Kiran Dube

• PhD
• Retired Principal Scientist at Central Institute of Fisheries Education

An experimental trial for 120 days was conducted to optimize the stocking density of the fish in a recirculatory bio floc- integrated nutrient film technique (BFT-NFT) aquaponic system using GIFT (Oreochromis niloticus) and Bell pepper (Capsicum annum). The experiment followed Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with three treatments and a control i...

Histological study to evaluate maturity of four crosses of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus and Indian magur, Clarias batrachus (Cg ♀x Cg ♂, Cb♀x Cb♂, Cg ♀x Cb♂ and Cb♀ x Cg ♂) was carried out by dissecting the ovaries and examining the stage of oocyte development on fishes reared for one year. The sacrificed fishes were fixed in 10% neutral buf...

A 330-day field trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of stocking density and feeding ration on stunted Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) fingerling reared in floating net cages. The stunted fingerling of L. rohita with an average body weight 38.23 ± 1.90 g were stocked in cages (3 × 3 × 3 m) at different densities viz. T 1 (10), T 2 (15), T 3 (20...

The present study was conducted for 240 days to evaluate the effects of stocking density based on growth attributes, digestive enzymes, muscular composition, biochemical and physiological responses of Labeo rohita fingerlings in tropical inland open water cages. L. rohita (30.35 ± 1.08 g) were randomly distributed into three treatments, namely low...

Aim: To evaluate the efficiency of an integrated aquaculture system in a reservoir utilizing three components like ornamental fish, ornamental aquatic plant and leafy vegetable in floating net cages. Methodology: Components used in the study comprised Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare), aquatic plant (Ceratophyllum demersum), and leafy vegetable (Spi...

The present study was conducted for 240 days to evaluate the effects of stocking density based on growth attributes, digestive enzymes, muscular composition, biochemical and physiological responses of Labeo rohita fingerlings in tropical inland open water cages. L. rohita (30.35±1.08 g) were randomly distributed into three treatments, namely low st...

In intensive aquaculture system feed is the single most crucial input factor which has profound influence in determining the cost of production and profitability margin. The present study investigates into the economic performance of feed mills established by Directorate of fisheries, Jharkhand with an objective to reduce farmers dependency on exor...

The present study compares the diversity and dominance in three undrainable village ponds of Central Gujarat, namely zero-fed, bag-fed and integrated cage cum pond (ICP) aquaculture systems. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytoplankton and zooplankton groups was carried out. The phytoplankton and zooplankton data were analysed using the d...

Aim: To rear stunted Labeo rohita fingerlings in cages and determine the optimum stocking density and feeding ration for better growth performance of fishes. Methodology: Eight-month-old stunted fingerlings of Labeo rohita (14.65cm/38.23g) were stocked in floating net square cages at different stocking densities (10, 15, 20 and 25 fishm-2) and fed...

Carotenoprotein, a complex of carotenoids and protein, extracted from shrimp shell waste can be an effective source of carotenoid as well as antioxidant in fish diets. In the present study, the nutritional potential of carotenoprotein extracted from shell wastes of Parapeneopsis stylifera on growth, physiometabolic changes and coloration in high-va...

Six purified diets were formulated to determine the optimum dietary lipid levels of pengba, Osteobrama belangeri juveniles. Experiment trials were conducted for 60 days to evaluate growth performance, total lipid, lipase activity and fatty acids by inclusion of fish and sunflower oil (ratio 1:1) in the diet. The dietary lipid level showed a signifi...

The growth and production of Indian butter catfish Ompok bimaculatus, popularly known as ‘pabda’ with Indian major carps (IMCs, catla, rohu and mrigal) was evaluated with an aim to introduce this fish into carp-based polyculture systems. Nine earthen ponds of similar dimensions were used for this study. The duration of culture was eight months and...

The experimental trial was performed for 120 days with different stocking densities of fish ie, 150 no.m⁻³(T1), 250 no.m⁻³ (T2) and 350 no.m⁻³ (T3) in an aquaponic system integrated with biofloc technology (BFT) and the control aquaponic unit with stocking density of 150 no.m⁻³ without biofloc. Theweight and length of fish at the time of stocking w...

Freshwater aquaculture in Gujarat is mainly focussed on village ponds which are leased to the farmers. The state has 6860 village ponds comprising an area of 0.22 lakh ha contributing up to 9% of the inland fish production of the state. The study aimed at evaluating economic analysis of three different types of aquaculture practices viz., zero-fed,...

An experiment was conducted for 120 days to evaluate optimum dietary lipid requirements for gonadal maturation of Cyprinus carpio fed with varying dietary lipid levels under biofloc‐based systems (BFT). About 180 fingerlings (22 g ± 0.05) were randomly distributed in 15 tanks (300 L) at the rate of 48 no./m2 and fed with varying lipid levels (T1—4%...

Carotenoproteins from four different shrimp shell wastes Penaeus monodon, Parapenaeopsis stylifera, Metapenaeus affinis and Nematopalemon tenuipes were extracted with the aid of papain enzyme and characterized by their protein, amino acid and carotenoid content of the shell wastes and the antioxidant activities like DPPH, FRAP, ABTS radical scaveng...

Freshwater aquaculture in Gujarat is mainly focussed on village ponds which are leased to the farmers. The state has 6860 village ponds comprising an area of 0.22 lakh ha contributing up to 9% of the inland fish production of the state. The study aimed at evaluating economic analysis of three different types of aquaculture practices viz., zerofed,...

Carotenoproteins from four different shrimp shell wastes Penaeus monodon, Parapenaeopsis stylifera, Metapenaeus affinis and Nematopalemon tenuipes were extracted with the aid of papain enzyme and characterized by their protein, amino acid and carotenoid content of the shell wastes and the antioxidant activities like DPPH, FRAP, ABTS radical scaveng...

30-day feeding trial was conducted to study the antistress ability of dietary Cynodon dactylon methanol extract against acid stress in Labeo calbasu fingerlings. Fish fingerlings (average weight 5.57 +/- 0.04 g) were randomly distributed into 4 groups; each with 3 replicates were fed with either of 4 diets containing different levels of C. dactylon...

An experiment of 36 days duration was conducted to study growth performance of goldfish Carassius auratus and basil Ocimum basilicum reared in a media bed aquaponic system. Goldfish fry (3.32 ± 0.45 g and 4.20 ± 0.39 cm) were stocked in rectangular 75 l capacity (water volume of 50 l) plastic tanks at three different stocking densities viz., 500 m-...

A nursery rearing experiment of fry to fingerling was conducted in cages in Dimbhe reservoir of Pune District of western India, located at 19°06′ N, 73°44′ E to evaluate optimum stocking density for better growth performance and production of Indian Major Carps, Catla (Catla catla) and Rohu (Labeo rohita) using formulated feed with 36% protein. The...

The present experiment was conducted for 60 days to compare growth and colouration of Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) among three culture systems such as aquaria (AQ), cement tanks (CT) and cages (CG) suspended in pond. Fry of gold fish with mean length 4.1 ± 0.19 cm and mean weight 2.26 ± 0.24g were stocked with 0.2 nos/l and fed with marigold...

The study describes, for the first time, captive breeding, embryonic and larval development of Barilius bendelisis. The captive breeding trial was carried out in April, in fish farm of Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research (DCFR), Bhimtal, India using differnet doses of ovatide. The most appropriate dose of ovatide was reported to be 0.3 ml/k...

Inhibins are members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) superfamily known to regulate ovarian functions through stimulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis. In the present study, we aimed to design a species-specific inhibin-α chimeric peptide (ICP) and evaluate the effect of immunoneutralization using anti-ICP antisera to enha...

study on effect of sugarcane bagasse substrate on periphyton production and growth performance of Labeo rohita fingerlings reared in floating net cages

Pengba, Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844) is considered as one of the candidate species for diversification of aquaculture. However, only scanty information is available on its nutrient requirements. Hence, the present study was conducted on growth and digestive enzyme activities of pengba fry in response to different dietary protein levels...

Fish samples of Indian hill trout Barilius bendelisis, were collected from the Gaula river (290 17’ 25’’ N Latitude, 790 32’ 143’’ E) and reared in captive condition at Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal (29021´ N, 79034´ E, altitude 1370 m MSL).Gonadosomatic index was found maximum in May for females (13.24 ± 0.92) and males (1.1...

The present study aimed to evaluate the reproductive performance of Koi carp, Cyprinus carpio exposed to different light spectra using light-emitting diodes, LEDs: blue (peak at 450nm), green (530 nm), yellow (580nm) and red (630nm) within a visible light under long photoperiod (16h, light : 8h, dark) at »0.9 W/m2 light intensity. White fluorescent...

The present study was undertaken to assess the growth performance and non-specific immune response of koi carp, Cyprinus carpio exposed to light-emitting diodes (LEDs): blue (450 nm), green (530 nm), yellow (530 nm) and red (630 nm) under long photoperiod (16 h light) for 90 days. White fluorescent light (simulated natural photoperiod, SNP) was use...

The impact of the application of compost obtained from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on spawn of fringe lipped carp Labeo fimbriatus was assessed in terms of growth and survival, in comparison to the inorganic fertilizer manured cisterns and untreated cisterns. Application of water hyacinth compost led to statistically significant improveme...

A study was conducted to compare the reproductive performance of Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) collected from three different rivers viz., Krishna in Andhra Pradesh, Godavari in Maharashtra and Narmada in Madhya Pradesh. Twenty pairs of brooders from each location were randomly selected and induced with pituitary extract (P) and ovaprim (O). R...

The Indian hill trout cyprinid, Barilius bendelisis is a member of family Cyprinidae that dwells in shallow, cold, and clear water. In this study, growth parameters and reproductive biology of Indian hill trout, Barilius bendelisis from river Gaula, Central Himalaya region, India, were studied. The length-frequency data were grouped sex wise and we...

Hybridization was conducted to compare performance of hybrids to their parental line of the pure Clarias gariepinus and Clarias batrachus crosses as a control in triplicates for a period of 60 days, with fortnightly sampling. The hybrid crosses showed intermediate characters between the control crosses in mean weight gain (MWG), specific growth rat...

The study was carried out for 210 days to compare the growth, survival, production and economic performance of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in cages and ponds. The fingerlings of Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (71.47 ± 0.84 g wt. and 18.83 ± 0.23 cm length) were stocked at 50 to 70 fingerlings/m3 in cages (6 x 4 x 3 m3) whereas, they were stocked at 5...

In this study, differentiation in the morphological traits of an important ornamental cyprinid fish, Barilius bendelisis (Hamilton, 1807) was investigated. A total of 134 individuals were collected from River Gaula and Kosi between November 2013 to March 2014 in Uttarakhand region of Central Himalaya; 6 meristic and 24 morphometric characteristics...

An attempt has been made to record the seasonal and diel variations in plankton production in relation to physico-chemical parameters and its impact on fisheries of river Narmada from Lamhetaghat to Bhedaghat near Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh). Physico-chemical parameters like colour, odour, turbidity, temperature, pH, specific conductivity, total soli...

Growth, survival and production of endangered Indian butter catfish (Ompok bimaculatus) fingerlings were examined at different stocking densities. The experiment was conducted for 8 months in nine earthen ponds having an area of 0.03 ha each. 30-day-old fingerling, stocked at 40 000 ha−1 was designated as treatment-1 (T1), 50 000 ha−1 as treatment-...

Farm reared pengba, Osteobrama belangeri were induced to spawn in captivity during August, 2012 by injecting three different synthetic hormones, Ovaprim, Ovatide and Gonopro-FH. Single dose (1 ml kg(-1) body weight) of each hormone was administered and results were recorded. Spawning was observed within 8 h after injection. Hatching of eggs were ob...

Danio aequipinnatus (30 to 40 mm size) were collected from their natural habitats in an around Guwahati, Tejpur and Itanagar (North- East India) and brought to Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai. The acclimatized and matured fishes were reared in 50× 25× 25 cm glass aquaria. Overall six different sets were arranged for captive...

Danio aequipinnatus (30 to 40 mm size) were collected from their natural habitats in an around Guwahati, Tejpur and Itanagar (North- East India) and brought to Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai. The acclimatized and matured fishes were reared in 50× 25× 25 cm glass aquaria. Overall six different sets were arranged for captive...

A 30-day feeding trial was conducted to study the antistress ability of dietary Eclipta alba (L.) ethanol extract against acid stress in Labeo calbasu fingerlings. Fingerlings (6.45±1.3 g) were randomly distributed into four treatment groups with three replicates, each, and fed one of four diets containing different levels of E. alba ethanol extrac...

Pengba is one of the most potential candidate fish species for aquaculture and an ideal fish species for diversification of carp culture due to its better taste and meat quality. In order to develop its culture technique, feeding of early stages has to be evaluated. The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of co-feeding of pengba larvae with...

The study was aimed at evaluation of growth and survival of Ompok bimaculatus larvae at different stocking densities (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 larvae/ litre) during their nursery phase. Total length, wet weight, specific growth rate, percent weight gain and survival rate of larvae were found to be decreased significantly with increased stocking density le...

A 30-day feeding trial was conducted to study the antistress ability of dietary Eclipta alba (L.) ethanol extract against acid stress in Labeo calbasu fingerlings. Fingerlings (6.45±1.3 g) were randomly distributed into four treatment groups with three replicates, each, and fed one of four diets containing different levels of E. alba ethanol extrac...

An experiment to assess the effect of temperature on ovarian development and serum levels of vitellogenin in Chela clupeiodes was conducted at aquaculture division of Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai for a period of 60 days from the month of January to February. Results showed that raising temperature to 30°C significantly en...

Macrobrachium lar (Fabricius, 1798), an endemic freshwater prawn is available in wild in Andaman and Nicobar islands (India). A study was conducted on the fecundity of the said shellfish collected during May, 2008 to May, 2009 from the wild. Cast net was used for collecting the specimens. Among the ovigerous females of M. lar, 60 numbers of females...

The importance of live feed in fry and larval rearing has been reported by several authors and moreover indicated the importance of essential fatty acids specially eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. In most aquaculture systems Artemia sp is the major live feed being used and the limiting factor would be the high cost. As a low cost liv...

Studies were conducted to determine the effects of water hardness on egg hatchability and larval survival of aquarium fish Danio rerio. The fertilized eggs were incubated at 27 °C at six levels of water hardness: 5, 32, 63, 127, 220 and 315 mg 1-1 CaCO3. Incubation period of eggs increased with increase in water hardness. The mean hatching rate was...

Effects of feeding Macrobrachium rosenbergii postlarvae with a formulated feed enriched with four different media viz. vitamin E (feed F1), vitamin D (feed F2), cod liver oil (feed F3), astaxanthin (feed F4) on growth, survival and fatty acid composition of the postlarvae were investigated in comparison to the unenriched formulated feed (FC, contro...

Soil pH often is measured in samples from the bottoms of aquaculture ponds. Several different techniques for soil pH are used. This study considered the differences in pH obtained by the different methods and determined which methods appeared most useful. Dual electrodes (indicating and reference) and a single-probe combination electrode gave simil...

Electroconvulsive Shock (ECS) administered prior to training showed significant deficits in memory of Trichogaster fasciatus No ECS control group demonstrated any significant deficit in memory when retained 2 hours following training. Failure to escape was positively correlated with predicted retraining performance

Juveniles of rohu (Labeo rohita) were obtained from nursery ponds of Freshwater Fish Farm of Powarkheda, CIFE. One hundred and forty seven specimens (15 to 50 mm FL) had a full length body weight relationship of W = 0.0026948 L 3.32745.

Morphometric and meristic characters and their interrelationships of 180 specimens of Tor tor in length range of 35.0 to 95.0 cm. (total length) and weight range of 0.250 to 6.500 kg. were studied. Value of 'K' was found to be 0.537. Correlation coefficients and graph show corresponding growth of one part of the body with growth of the other. Growt...