African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Effects of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on the physicochemical properties of fishpond water and growth of African catfish

Emmanuel A. Echiegu
  • Emmanuel A. Echiegu
  • Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
  • Google Scholar
Lillian I. Ezeugwu
  • Lillian I. Ezeugwu
  • Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria.
  • Google Scholar
Samson N. Ugwu
  • Samson N. Ugwu
  • Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 14 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 08 November 2017
  •  Published: 11 January 2018

References

Adeniran E (2011). The efficiency of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) in the treatment of domestic sewage in an African University, Annual Water Resources Conference, lbuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Aoi T, Hayashi T (1996). Nutrient removal by water lettuce (Pisitia stratiotes). Water Sci. Technol. 34:407-412.

 
 

American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA) (2012). Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater. American Public health Association and American Water Works Association. 

View

 
 

Austin BJ, Sinha A, Stone N, Green WR, Daniels M, Haggar BE (2016). How to Collect Your Water Sample and Interpret the Results for the Fish Pond Analytical Package, Arkansas Water Resources Center, Fayetteville, AR, FS-2016-02: 11p.

 
 

Banerjea SM (1967). Water quality and soil condition of fishponds in some states of India in relation to fish production. Ind. J. Fish. 14:115-144.

 
 

Behar S, Montpelier VT (1997). Testing the Waters: Chemical and Physical Vital Signs of a River. Watch Network. ISBN 0787234923. 

View

 
 

Bhatnagar A, Devi P (2013). Water quality guidelines for the management of pond fish culture. Int. J. Environ. Sci. 3(6):1980-2009.

 
 

Bhatnagar A, Jana SN, Garg SK, Patra BC, Singh G, Barman UK (2004). Water quality management in aquaculture, In: Course Manual of Summer School on the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Technology in Fresh and Saline Waters, CCS Haryana Agricultural, Hisar (India) pp. 203-210.

 
 

Bhatnagar A, Singh G (2010). Culture fisheries in village ponds: a multi-location study in Haryana, India. Agric. Biol. J. N. Am. 1(5):961-968
Crossref

 
 

Bhatnagar A, Garg SK (2000). Causative factors of fish mortality in still water fish ponds under sub-tropical conditions. Aquaculture 1(2):91-96.

 
 

Boyd CE (2015). Calcium and magnesium use in aquaculture http://www.wisconsinaquaculture.com/News_Details.cfm?NID=615&LinkType=57

 
 

Boyd CE, Lichtkoppler F (1979) Water Quality Management in Fish Ponds. Research and Development Series No. 22, International Centre for Aquaculture (J.C.A.A) Experimental Station Auburn University, Alabama, pp. 45-47.

 
 

Brendonck L, Maes J, Rommens W, Dekeza N, Nhiwatiwa T, Barson M, Callebaut V, Phiri C, Moreau K, Gratwicke B, Stevens M, Alyn N, Holsters E, Ollevier F, Marshall B (2003). The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe) II: Species diversity. Arch. Fur Hydrobiol. 158:389-405.
Crossref

 
 

Chapman D (1996). Water Quality Assessments: A Guide to the Use of Biota, Sediments and Water in Environmental Modelling. Chapman & Hall, London. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/41850/1/0419216006_eng.pdf
Crossref

 
 

Clerk RB (1986). Marine Pollution. Clarandon Press, Oxford P. 256.

 
 

Cossu R, Haarstad K, Lavagnolo MC, Littarru P (2001). Removal of municipal solid waste COD and NH4-N by phyto-reduction: A laboratory-scale comparison of terrestrial and aquatic species at different organic loads. Ecol. Eng. 16:459-470.
Crossref

 
 

Ehiagbonare JE, Ogunrinde YO (2010). Physico-chemical analysis of fish pond water in Okada and its environs, Nigeria. Afr. J. Biotechnol. 9(36):5922-5928.

 
 

Ekubo AA, Abowei JFN (2011). Review of some water quality management principles in culture fisheries. Res. J. Appl. Sci. Eng. Technol. 3(2):1342-1357.

 
 

Giraldo E, Garzon A (2002). The potential for water hyacinth to improve the quality of Bogota River water in the Mu-a Reservoir: Comparison with the performance of waste stabilization ponds. Water Sci. Technol. 42:103-110.

 
 

Gopal B (1987). Water Hyacinth. Elsevier, Amsterdam. https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19870701831

 
 

Gupta P, Roy S, Mahindrakar AB (2012). Treatment of Water Using Water Hyacinth, Water Lettuce and Vetiver Grass - A Review. Res. Environ. 2(5):202-215.
Crossref

 
 

Infonet Biodivision (2016) Fish farming (new, with animal welfare information) http://www.infonet-biovision.org/AnimalHealth/Fish-farming-new-animal-welfare-information

 
 

Isyagi NA, Karen L, Veverica KL, Asiimwe R, Daniels WH (2009). Manual for the Commercial Pond Production of the African Catfish in Uganda. USAID-FISH (Fisheries Investment for Sustainable Harvest) Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures; Auburn University, Alabama, USA 

View

 
 

Keremah RI, Davies OA, Abezi ID (2014). Physico-Chemical Analysis of Fish Pond Water in Freshwater Areas of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Greener J. Biol. Sci. 4(2):33-38.
Crossref

 
 

Lawson TB (1995). Fundamentals of Aquacultural Engineering. New York: Chapman and Hall. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0479-1
Crossref

 
 

Masser MP (1997). Cage Culture: Site Selection and Water Quality. SRAC Publication No 161. South Regional Aquacultural Centre.

 
 

Mayer E (2012). Monitoring Pond Water Quality to Improve Production 

View Accessed on 31/10/2017

 
 

McVea C, Boyd CE (1975). Effects of water hyacinth cover on water chemistry, phytoplankton and fish in ponds. J. Environ. Qual. 4:375-378.
Crossref

 
 

Meck N (1996). Pond water chemistry, San Diego, Koi Club, Http://users.vcnet.com/rrenshaw/h2oquality.html Revised on July 31, 1996.

 
 

Meerhoff M, Mazzeo N, Moss B, Rodriguez-Gallego L (2003). The structuring role of free floating versus submerged plants in a subtropical shallow lake. Aquat. Ecol. 37:377-391.
Crossref

 
 

Mitchell DS (1985). Surface-floating aquatic macrophytes. In: Denny P. (ed) The Ecology and Management of African Wetland Vegetation Dr. W. Junk publishers, Dordrecht. pp. 109-124.
Crossref

 
 

Mitchell MK, Stapp WB (1996). Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring: An Environmental Education Program for Schools. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt for GREEN (Global Rivers Environmental Education Network), c1996 

View

 
 

Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA) (2008). Water Quality Criteria - Ornamental fish. Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association.Company Limited by Guarantee and Registered in England No 2738119 Registered Office Wessex House, 40 Station Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3JN, UK, 

View. Version 2.0 March 2008.

 
 

Ochekwu EB, Madagwa B (2013). Phytoremediation potentials of water Hyacinth. Eichhornia crassipes (mart.) Solms in crude oil polluted water. J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. 17(4):503-507.

 
 

PHILMINAQ (2017). Water Quality Criteria and Standards for Freshwater and Marine Aquaculture. 

View Retrieved on 8/10/2017.

 
 

Request for Proposal (RFP) (2010). A manual for rural freshwater aquaculture. Rural Fisheries Programme, WRC Report No. TT 463/P/10. Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, S. Africa. 

View

 
 

Robinette HR (1976). Effect of Selected Sublethal Levels of Ammonia on the Growth of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Progr. Fish Cult. 38:26-29.
Crossref

 
 

Santhosh B, Singh NP (2007). Guidelines for Water Quality Management for Fish Culture in Tripura, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Center, Publication no. 29

 
 

Sarkar SL (2002). Freshwater Fish Culture, Vol. 1. Daya Publishing House, Tri Nagar, Delhi-110 035.pp.563.

 
 

Snow AM, Ghaly AE (2008). A comparative study of the purification of aquaculture wastewater using water hyacinth, water lettuce and parrot's feather. Am. J. Appl. Sci. 5(4):440-453.
Crossref

 
 

Steven R (2009). Fish Pond Water Quality: As Simple as Chemistry 101 

View Accessed on November 2, 2017

 
 

Stone N, Shelton JL, Haggard BE, Thomforde HK (2013). Interpretation of Water Analysis Reports for Fish Culture SRAC Publication No. 4606. South Aquaculture Regional Centre. 

View

 
 

Stone NM, Thomforde HK (2004). Understanding Your Fish Pond Water Analysis Report. Cooperative Extension Program, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Aquaculture / Fisheries. 

View

 
 

Swann L (2017). A Fish Farmer's Guide to Understanding Water Quality. 

View

 
 

Swann LD (1997). A Fish Farmer's Guide to Understanding Water Quality. Aquaculture Extension Illinois, Purdue University, Indiana Sea Grant Program Fact Sheet AS-503.

 
 

Toft JD, Simenstad CA, Cordell JR, Grimaldo LF (2003). The effects of introduced water hyacinth on habitat structure, invertebrate assemblages, and fish diets. Estuaries 26(3):746-758.
Crossref

 
 

Troutman JP, Rutherford DA, Kelso WE (2007). Patterns of habitat use among vegetation dwelling littoral fishes in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 136:1063-1075.
Crossref

 
 

Ugya AY, Imam TS (2015). The efficiency of Eicchornia crassipes in the phytoremediation of wastewater from Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company. IOSR J. Pharm. Biol. Sci. 10(1):76-80.

 
 

Velasco M, Cortes R (2005). Preliminary study on the effects of water hyacinths on water quality and production of tilapia receiving feeds in ponds 

View

 
 

Villamagna AM (2009). Ecological Effects of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on Lake Chapala, Mexico. Ph.D. dissertation. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. 

View

 
 

Von Willebrand factor (VWF) (2017). A Few Things to Know About Water Chemistry. Vertex Water Features. Pompano Beach, FL. 

View Retrieved on 8/10/2017

 
 

Wurts WA, Durborow RM (1992). Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, SRAC Publication No. 464.