ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluating the Impact of Diverse Types
of Green Vegetables on Snakehead Fish
(Channa Striata) Nursery through an
Eco-Friendly Aquaponic Approach
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Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB University),
Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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Research Center of Fishery, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong 16911, Indonesia
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB),
Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN),
Cibinong 16911, Indonesia
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Research Centre for Veterinary Science, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong 16911, Indonesia
Submission date: 2024-03-30
Final revision date: 2024-05-21
Acceptance date: 2024-06-12
Online publication date: 2024-09-19
Corresponding author
Eddy Supriyono
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB University),
Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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ABSTRACT
The increasing demand for snakehead fish Channa striata consumption and the efforts to sustain
its production has driven the need to develop efficient and environmentally friendly aquaculture technologies.
As an innovative farming technique, aquaponics achieves these goals by mitigating emissions,
optimizing resource efficiency through water reuse, and fostering economic benefits through sustainable
cultivation of fish and plants. This study assesses the impact of lettuce (A), pak choi (B), and mustard
greens (C) on water quality, hemato-biochemical parameters, and production performance of snakehead
fish cultured in aquaponic systems. The research findings conclude that using different plant species
significantly impacted water quality, nitrogen-oxidizing bacteria abundance, hemato-biochemical parameters,
and production performance during the study. Treatment A resulted in the highest production
performance of snakehead fish with a survival rate (SR), weight-specific growth rate (SGRW), lengthspecific
growth rate (SGRL), and feed conversion ratio (FCR) measuring 90.33±2.08%, 3.37±0.22%
day-1, 1.23±0.10% day-1, and 0.79±0.05, respectively. Treatment A also yielded lower stress levels
and improved water quality. The better nitrogen retention (NR) and phosphorus retention (PR) by lettuce
plants, reaching 87.08±0.56% and 11.75±0.19%, respectively, led to the highest plant productivity. The results indicate lettuce’s potential as a promising phytoremediation plant for future snakehead fish
nursery cultivation.