Comparison Study of Water Quality and Organoleptic Analysis of Catfish (Clarias sp.) From Conventional Pond and Aquaponic Systems

Abstract

Catfish is one of the most popular in Indonesia because it is easy to maintain. Catfish can be cultured in ponds or together with plants, known as an aquaponic system. This study aimed to compare water quality and the quality of catfish cultured using conventional systems in concrete ponds and an aquaponic systems in plastic fiber ponds. This study has the results of water quality testing showing a difference in the ammonia value of 3 ppm in concrete pond using conventional system and 0.5 ppm in plastic fiber ponds using an aquaponic system. Meanwhile, the results of organoleptic test show that catfish cultured using an aquaponic system provide higher value comparison to the conventional system. Catfish cultured with an aquaponic system is better than conventional systems in ponds.