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The role of polychaete Nereis diversicolor in bioremediation of wastewater and its growth performance and fatty acid composition in an integrated culture system with Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758)
Author(s) -
Pajand Zabih O,
Soltani Mehdi,
Bahmani Mahmoud,
Kamali Abolghasem
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/are.13340
Subject(s) - biology , polychaete , eicosapentaenoic acid , huso , phosphorus , docosahexaenoic acid , aquaculture , zoology , composition (language) , food science , fatty acid , fishery , sturgeon , polyunsaturated fatty acid , fish <actinopterygii> , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry
This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of polychaete Nereis diversicolor in bioremediation of waste water and its growth performance and fatty acid composition in an integrated culture system with great sturgeon, Huso huso . Three treatments consisting of N. diversicolor fed with H. huso waste ( FNW ), N. diversicolor fed with fish feed waste ( NW ), and fish waste without the worm ( FW ) were considered at water temperature of 23°C for 8 weeks. The obtained results demonstrated that N. diversicolor in the flow‐through system could grow via feeding with the fish waste water. The pure production and survival rate of harvested Nereis in NW treatment were significantly higher than those of FNW treatment ( p < .05). However, no significant difference was observed in specific growth rate and weight gain between these two treatments ( p > .05). The highest removal efficiency of waste water including total nitrogen (56%), total phosphorus (53%), NO 2 ‐N (91%), NH 3 ‐N (35%) , PO 4 ‐P (47%), BOD 5 (60%) were seen in FNW treatment. Also, the highest additional efficiency of NO 3 ‐N occurred in FW (37%) treatment. Certain fatty acids specifically 20:5 ω3 (eicosapentaenoic acid [ EPA ]) and 22:6 ω6 (docosahexaenoic acid [ DHA ]) were also abundant in Nereis , and analysis revealed some differences due to the diet. These results demonstrated that the promotion of growth by cultured Nereis can enhance the decomposition rate of organic matter in enriched sediment and minimize negative effects in fish farms. These results also suggest that the use of N. diversicolor is an excellent potential candidate for an integrated aquaculture and nutrient recycling including the removal of organic wastes.