Peculiarities of fish phosphorus balance at a high Cu2+ content in water

The essential infringements of fish phosphorus balance at elevated concentrations of Cu2+ in water was established – a sharp increase ofintensity of phosphorus excretion, which ultimately leads to a significant decrease in its content in the body of fish. The peculiarities of the phosphorus balance of fish of various trophic groups: zooplankton phage, benthophages and ichthyophages have been established. It was found out how trophic conditions effect on the components of the phosphorus balance. It was found out how trophic conditions affect the components of the phosphorus balance. Bentofages and zooplankton- phages at the conditions of higher copper content have more pronounced disorders the phosphorus balance then ichthyophage-predators at the same time, even with an increase in the intensity of phosphorus excretion due to the increased copper content in the aquatic environment, was noted by minimal changes in its content in the body, due to the chemical composition of the food of these trophic groups. It was shown that when the content of Cu2+ in water is 10 µg / l of feed use with a high phosphorus content (3.0 %), it can compensate for its loss due to increased excretion, normalize its natural content in the body and increase the growth rate of fish and their feed efficiency. It is proposed to use the intensity of phosphorus excretion for the diagnosis of toxic pollution of the aquatic environment by heavy metals. At the same time, fish of various trophic groups should be used, with the exception of predators