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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (28): 146-154.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2025-0370

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Effects of Fertilization on Pond Water Quality, Plankton Population Structure and the Growth Performance of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Aristichthys nobilis

LYU Fengshuo1(), CHEN Ming1, DONG Xiaoqing1,2,3(), KONG Yuxin1, NIU Xiaotian1,2,3, CHEN Xiumei1,2,3, WANG Guiqin1,2,3   

  1. 1 Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118
    2 Key Laboratory of Animal Production, Product Quality and Security, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130118
    3 International Joint Laboratory of Modern Agricultural Technology, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130118
  • Received:2025-05-13 Revised:2025-07-09 Online:2025-10-05 Published:2025-10-10

Abstract:

To investigate the effects of fertilization on pond water quality, plankton population structure, and the growth performance of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Aristichthys nobilis, H. molitrix and A. nobilis were used as experimental subjects. Four fish fertilizers with different compositions were applied in ponds, namely compound fertilizer (C1), compound fertilizer (C2), organic fertilizer (C3) and inorganic fertilizer (C4). The effects of four fish fertilizers were explored by measuring the physicochemical indicators of pond water, quantitatively analyzing plankton, and measuring growth performance of H. molitrix and A. nobilis. The results showed that the dissolved oxygen content of C2 ponds was significantly higher than C4 ponds (P<0.05), the nitrite content of C1 and C2 ponds were significantly lower than C4 ponds (P<0.05), and the total hardness of C1 and C2 ponds was significantly higher than C3 and C4 ponds (P<0.05). On the 8th day of fertilization, the biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton of C1 and C2 ponds was significantly higher than C3 and C4 ponds (P<0.05), the biomass of phytoplankton of C3 ponds was significantly lower than C4 ponds (P<0.05). On the 10th day of fertilization, the biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton of C1 and C2 ponds were significantly higher than C3 and C4 ponds (P<0.05), and the biomass of phytoplankton and zooplankton of C3 ponds was significantly higher than C4 ponds (P<0.05). The growth results showed that the weight gain rate of H. molitrix and A. nobilis of C1 and C2 ponds were significantly higher than C3 and C4 ponds (P<0.05). The fullness of H. molitrix of C1 and C2 ponds were significantly higher than C3 and C4 ponds (P<0.05), the fullness of A. nobilis of C1 ponds were significantly higher than C2, C3 and C4 ponds (P<0.05). In conclusion, compound fertilizer build a positive material cycle from plankton to fish by continuously releasing nutrients, which can maintain stable water quality and improve fish growth performance. The effect of compound fertilizer is better than the single inorganic fertilizer and organic fertilizer. Under the condition of maintaining the best water quality, the ratio of compound fertilizer of C2 is the best.

Key words: fertilize, pond water quality, plankton, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Aristichthys nobilis, growth performance