Assessment of Water Quality Parameters during Litopenaeus vannamei cultivation

Abstract

Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, encompassing fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants, in controlled or semi-natural environments, a practice that plays a significant role in global food production and ecosystem restoration. Aquaculture involves cultivating freshwater, brackish water, and saltwater populations under controlled or semi-natural conditions and can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is the harvesting of wild fish. In the present study, water quality parameters such as pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, nitrites, ammonia and total hardness were checked in  Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp cultivation pond and reported. The study found consistent pH levels but notable variations in alkalinity and nitrite concentrations, indicating that optimal water quality is crucial for shrimp growth and survival. The water's ability to withstand pH fluctuations is vital for shrimp development and survival.