Suitability of Ground Water Quality in Kala Khatae District Sheikhupura for Fish Farming

Abstract

The efficient profitable production of fish and other aquatic organism in aquaculture depends on a suitable environment in which they can reproduce and grow. Because these organism live in water the major environmental concern within the culture system is water quality. The physio-chemical and biological characteristic in the fish pond offers the most favorable conditions for the existence of fish as well as other biota which constitute essential components of the food chain. The survival and optimum growth of cultural fish is largely depend upon the good water quality. The aim of the study to provide overview of suitability for fish farm by analysis of ground water. Water samples from twelve sites in triplicate were collected randomly from different villages of Kala Khatai District Sheikhupura in March-April 2016. The collected samples were tested for temperature, odour, colour, electrical conductivity, phenol, turbidity, hardness, carbon dioxide, sulfite, alkalinity, pH, iron and chloride. The mean value and standard deviation of the temperature, conductivity, phenol, turbidity, hardness, carbon dioxide, sulfite, alkalinity pH and chloride were found (24.39±3.69 ^oC, 622.33±218.78uS/cm, 0.01±0.00 mg/L, 1.43±1.03 NTU, 221.36±99.49 mg/L, 56.25±18.16 mg/L, 41.89±50.30 mg/L, 273.39±92.30 mg/L, 7.02±0.35 and 66.94±12.38 mg/L) respectively. The values of temperature, conductivity, phenol, turbidity, hardness, carbon dioxide, sulfite, alkalinity pH, chloride, colour, odour and iron are almost within suitable range when compared with standards. Thus the ground water of Kala Khatae can be profitably used for fish culture.