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Table 2 water quality parameters (Mean ± SD) during 70 days of the experimental period

From: Effect of Garcinia kola seeds supplemented diet on growth performance and gonadal development of Oreochromis niloticus juveniles breed in ponds

Parameters

Rearing period (daRearing period (days)

0

14

28

42

56

70

Temperature (°C)

28.10 ± 0.35

28.10 ± 1.10

28.71 ± 0.70

28.1 ± 0.80

28.71 ± 0.70

27.96 ± 0.70

Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

5.56 ± 0.25

5.46 ± 0.35

5.56 ± 0.32

5.55 ± 0.28

5.55 ± 0.38

5.55 ± 0.37

pH

7.20 ± 0.03

7.34 ± 0.10

7.35 ± 0.10

7.36 ± 0.10

7.22 ± 0.20

7.17 ± 0.20

Transparency (cm)

36.60 ± 4.44

36.61 ± 3.70

37.23 ± 3.40

37.23 ± 4.00

38.85 ± 4.10

36.28 ± 2.20

Ammonia (mg/l)

0.58 ± 0.02

0.50 ± 0.05

0.50 ± 0.05

0.50 ± 0.00

0.50 ± 0.08

0.50 ± 0.02

Nitrite (mg/l)

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

0.03 ± 0.00

Nitrate (mg/l)

0.12 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.05

0.12 ± 0.05

0.12 ± 0.05