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hygiene of equipments used in fish culture

1. Hygiene of equipments used in fish culture

2. Hygiene : Hygiene refers to practices and conditions that promote and maintain cleanliness,health and well- being. Hygiene of fish culture : Refers to the practices and measures taken to maintain cleanliness and health in fish farming or aqua culture. It insures clean water quality, proper sanitation of equipments , regular monitoring Of fish health and waste management.

3. Importance of hygiene:

4. Equipments used in fish culture : Fish tanks or aquarium . Filters Air pumps or air stones for aeration. Heaters or chillers to maintain water temperature. Lightning system. Nets for handling and transferring fish .

5. Thermometers to monitor water temperature. Water testing kits to check water parameters. Boats

6. General guidelines about hygiene in equipments : Some general methods used in hygiene of equipments used in fish culture. Fish tanks : Clean the tank regularly by removing any debris , Uneaten food and algae.

7. Air pumps: periodically check and clean the air pump ‘s air filter to ensure proper air flow.

8. Filters : Two types of filters used in aqua culture : Biological filter Mechanical filter

9. Heaters or chillers: Heaters or chillers are used to maintain the water temperature.. Water conditioners : Use a water conditioner to treat tap water before adding it into the tank . This help remove chloramine and heavy metal, that can be harmful to fish .

10. Sunlight exposure: Natural method is exposing the equipments in Sunlight. UV rays from the sun have some disinfecting properties and can help kill bacteria and algae. Nets : Nets are very important in capturing and transferring fish . Different types of nets used in fish culture . These are ;

11. Several common fish diseases in aqua culture: Bacterial infections like Columanris . Fungal infections like Saproleginasis . Parasitic infections like Ichthyophthiriasis ( Ich ) . Viral infections like Viral hemorrhagic septicemia VHS . Protozoan infections like Icthyophthiriasis .

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