Jurnal Perikanan dan Kelautan
Vol. 31 No. 2 (2026): June

Combination of Filter Media with Blood Shells on Water Quality and Growth of Asian Redtail Catfish (Hemibagrus nemurus) in the Recirculation System

Karisma Agung (Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Riau)
Rusliadi Rusliadi (Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Riau)
Mulyadi Mulyadi (Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine, Universitas Riau)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Jun 2026

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of combining blood clam shell (Anadara granosa) filter media on water quality in the recirculation system for Asian Redtail catfish (Hemibagrus nemurus) maintenance. The study was conducted from December 2025 to February 2026 at the Cultivation Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Riau, using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) experimental method with four treatments and three replications. The treatments consisted of P0 (control without blood clam shell), P1 (150 g/25 L of water), P2 (200 g/25 L of water), and P3 (250 g/25 L of water). The results showed that the use of blood clam shells as a filter medium was able to maintain water quality during cultivation, with a temperature range of 24–28.6°C, pH 2.16–7.94, DO 4.96–6.47 mg/L, TDS 22–1038 mg/L, ammonia 0.015–1.429 mg/L, and nitrate 0.0604–21.2729 mg/L. The best treatment was obtained at P3, with a final fish length of 16.8 cm, SGR of 3.60%, feed efficiency of 93.45%, and the lowest FCR of 1.07. The fish survival rate ranged from 87–96%.

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Earth & Planetary Sciences Energy Materials Science & Nanotechnology Physics

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