The influence of the mangrove leaves infusion Excoecaria agallocha against Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria infection in tilapia

Tilapia is fish consumption with some excess, that is has a high protein, non-cholesterol, the taste is delicious, affordable and easily cultivated. One of the problems in cultivating them is a disease because it can cause the death of the fish. Disease-causing factors can be derived from the bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila. The bacteria A. hydrophila can cause the death of fish until 80%-100% within 1-2 week and even many that are already resistant to several types of commercial antibiotics, so that the need to look for a new antibiotics source. The source of these antibiotics can be derived from nature because it is cheaper, safer and environmentally friendly. Mangrove Excoecaria agallocha has been known to have potential as an antibacterial, larvacide, and antifungal. This can be used as a source of antibiotics. The purpose of this research is to analyze the potential of the mangrove leaves infusion E. agallocha in preventing the spread of disease in tilapia infected the bacteria and identify the compounds of secondary metabolite. This research was carried out from March-August 2018 and use approach posttest-only control group design (by comparing the treatment with the control group). The amount of treatment is five with three replicates. The dose used, namely 0%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10%. The results showed that there was no difference in the influence of the mangrove leaves infusion E. agallocha against weight gain and survival rate of tilapia juveniles. The result of phytochemical screening indicates that E. agallocha leaves infusion contains tannins and flavonoids.