Water monitoring and quality analysis for the management of Narmada Mahseer (Tor tor) culture

Abstract

Water is called as a “liquid gold”. So keep the water clean is our responsibility. My working experiences in observing the flow of water in Mahseer fish pond and ensuring it is quality is the reason for this discussion. A satisfactory fish production is totally dependent on the physical, chemical and biological qualities of water. So, successful pond management requires for understanding the water quality. Water quality is analyzed by variables like – Temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Free Carbon dioxide (CO2), Turbidity, Alkalinity, Total Hardness etc. In the present study water quality management in Mahseer culture have been examined to make aware the Mahseer culturist about the importance of water quality parameter that determine the health of a pond and the optimum level of parameter that should be required for Mahseer culture for better growth. In this study I further discusses the how looks a good water quality and the poor water quality and their effects in pond and how it should be improve.