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PENAMBAHAN WATER CONDITIONER PADA TRANSPORTASI SISTEM TERTUTUP BENIH IKAN NILEM (OSTEOCHILUS VITTATUS)
The provision of bonylip barb fingerling from different hatchery requires appropriate transportation handling, one approach to maintaining fish comfort during transportation is the addition of a water conditioner. This study evaluated the effectiveness of water conditioner addition in the transport media in maintaining the physiological condition and survival rate of bonylip barb fingerling during 24-hours closed transportation system and 14-days recovery period. This research was conducted at the Basic Fisheries Laboratory, Aquaculture Laboratory and Experimental Pond, Aquaculture Study Program, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Univeritas Sriwijaya. The route of transportation was from Indralaya to Lahat and back to Indralaya using the same route, with a total transportation time of 24 hours. A Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was applied with five treatments and three replications: without water conditioner (P0), and the addition of water conditioner at 75 µL L⁻¹ (P1), 100 µL L⁻¹ (P2), 125 µL L⁻¹ (P3), and 150 µL L⁻¹ (P4). The parameters observed were blood glucose levels, oxygen consumption rates, survival rates, absolute weight growth, feed efficiency of bonylip barb fingerling and water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and ammonia). The results showed that the addition of water conditioner at doses of 125 and 150 µL L-1 had no significant different and produced better physiological conditions, thereby maintaining normal blood glucose levels of 43.00 mg dL-1, reducing oxygen consumption levels by 0.103 mg O2 g-1 h-1, and maintaining a survival rate of 100% immediately after transport. The addition of water conditioner during transport had a significant different on ammonia levels, resulting in a value of 0.131 mg L-1, but had no significant effect on temperature, dissolved oxygen levels, and pH immediately after transport. Treatment P4 (150 µL L-1) produced the best results in terms of glucose levels, oxygen consumption rates, survival rates, absolute weight growth, and feed efficiency of bonylip barb fingerling, and the water quality values obtained were still within a range that supported the survival of bonylip barb fingerling at the end of the recovery period.