Freshwater Aquaculture: A Functional Approach (With Intricate Informations on Integration of Fish with other Crops, Diversifications of Suitable Alternatives of Indian Major Carp Culture Practices and Sewage-fed Aquaculture)

Freshwater Aquaculture - the study of breeding, rearing and commercialization of organisms, fish in particular, which inhabit in fresh water. Even though there remains some fragmentary information regarding the history of development of aquaculture in India but those seem to be far from being complete. In the present communication, the same has been given elaborately. The book concentrates on the culture technology of commercially important fresh water fishes. Various types of culture techniques including Aquaponics, Bioflocs, Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS) apart from the conventional Cage culture, Pen culture, Integration of fish culture with other crops viz. paddy, vegetables, dairy, piggery, poultry etc. have been dispensed in detail. Note: T & F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preamble Acknowledgements 1. Aquaculture: Types 1. Introduction 2. Types of aquaculture 3. Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) 4. Mariculture 5. Aquaponics 6. Fish rearing in cages (Cage culture) 7. Fish culture in pens 8. Biofloc technology in aquaculture 9. Polyculture-Utilization of all ecological niches of pond ecosystem 10. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) 11. Integrated Fish Farming 12. Composite fish culture 13. Proximate composition of fish flesh 14. Chemical composition of fish 15. Dietary Vitamin requirements in fish 16. Ecological niche of a pond 17. Aquatic weeds 18. Fish toxicants 2. Soil and Water Quality for Aquaculture 1. Introduction 2. Pond soil characteristics 3. Pond preparation techniques 4. Biotic components of natural waters 3. Diversification and Alternatives of Carp Culture 1. Introduction 2. Small Indigenous Freshwater Fish Species of India i) Culture possibilities of Pangasianodon hypopthalmus ii) Culture possibilities of Chanos chanos iii) Culture possibilities of Clarias batrachus iv) Culture possibilities of Heteropneustes fossilis v) Culture possibilities of Puntius sarana vi) Culture possibilities of Oreochromis niloticus vii) Culture possibilities of Anabas testudineus viii) Culture possibilities of Notopterus notopterus ix) Culture possibilities of Amblypharyngodon mola x) Culture possibilities of Mystus vittatus xi) Culture possibilities of Nandus nandus xii) Culture possibilities of Piaractus brachypomus xiii) Culture possibilities of Ompok bimaculatus xiv) Culture possibilities of Mystus cavasius xv) Culture possibilities of Macrobrachium rosenbergii xvi) Culture possibilities of Cyprinus carpio haematopterus xvii) Culture possibilities of Osteobrama belangeri – Pengba 4. Management of Nursery, Rearing and Stocking Ponds 1. Introduction 2. Management of nursery ponds 3. Management of rearing ponds 4. Composite fish culture in stocking ponds 5. Food and feeding habits of fishes 6. Supplementary feed 5. Sewage-Fed Freshwater Aquaculture: (With Special Reference to East Kolkata Wetlands a Ramsar Site) 1. Introduction 2. Definition of Wetlands 3. Physiography of East Kolkata Wetlands area 4. Components of sewage 5. Flow of sewage at present 6. Definition of Sewage 7. Treatment of raw sewage for fish culture 8. Management of sewage 9. Sedimentation Pond 10. Dilution and storage 11. Technologies adopted by farmers 12. Dyke protection 6. Fish Health Management 1. Introduction 2. Causes of Disease 3. Host-Pathogen-Environment relationship 4. Determination of fish diseases 5. Diseases of fish and the environmental stress 6. Diseases of fish due to pathogens 7. Diseases of fish due to Nuritional disorders 8. The basics of sustainable aquaculture References Cited The Book Concentrates On The Culture Technology Of Commercially Important Fresh Water Fishes. Various Types Of Culture Techniques And Integration Of Fish Culture With Other Crops Have Been Dispensed In Detail. Note: T&f Does Not Sell Or Distribute The Hardback In India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh And Sri Lanka.