TITLE:
Culture Mixed-Sex and Monosex of Tilapia in Ponds in Mexico City
AUTHORS:
Jose Luis Gómez-Márquez, Bertha Peña-Mendoza, María del Carmen Alejo-Plata, José Luis Guzmán-Santiago
KEYWORDS:
Tilapia, Culture, Growth, Survival, Mexico City
JOURNAL NAME:
Agricultural Sciences,
Vol.6 No.2,
February
3,
2015
ABSTRACT: In this study, the growth of Oreochromis niloticus both mixed sex and males sexually reversed were analyzed in concrete ponds in the FES Zaragoza, UNAM, under the environmental conditions of the Mexico City. The experiment was carried from May to November 2013, in two concrete ponds of 50 m2. Similar feeding regime and stocking density of fish were maintained for the culture systems. Different growth parameters like body weight, length, daily weight gain (DWG), specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion rate (FCR), Fulton’s condition index (K) and survival were analyzed during six months culture period. It was found that culture with monosex males tilapias yielded the highest weight, length, DWG and SGR compared to mixed sex populations tilapias. Water quality was monitored along the experiment. Based on the results, there were statistically significant differences in size (W = 20942.5, p 5 mg/L), warm water (>20°C), productive (3) and slightly basic (pH > 8). Acceptable growth of fish and a yield of 3 ton/ha/6 months were obtained in both two ponds; therefore, the culture of tilapia under conditions of Mexico City was recommended.