Hypophysis or the pituitary gland of human is small pea-shaped gland weighing about 0.5 gm which makes up 80 percent of the gland’s overall weight. It is located under the brain, just behind the bridge of the nose between the hypothalamus and the pineal gland. Hypophysis or the pituitary gland consists of the following two … Read more
The unit of protein formation is the amino acid. 23 types of amino acids have been isolated from natural proteins. Amino Acid Requirements of Fish essential. In this case, 10 out of 23 are important for fish. Animals cannot make essential amino acids. So these have to be taken with food. The quality of food … Read more
Plankton (sing. Plankter) is a diverse group of organisms that live in water and cannot swim against the water current. They are used as an important food source for a variety of aquatic organisms such as fish and whales. Distribution of plankton varies. They are floating organism such as various animals, protists, archaea, algae or … Read more
Aquatic farming, especially fish farming, has increased dramatically in the last few decades. The aquaculture industry is the fastest growing food production industry in the world. From this sector people get about 50% of the fish production. Significant progress has been made in fish nutrition in recent years. A balanced commercial diet has been developed … Read more
The term lotic comes from Latin lotus meaning washing. It is a running water bodies such as streams and rivers. Lotic or flowing ecosystem is river channels and other related aquatic environments creek, brook, spring, or stream. They vary in size and shape. It includes small waterfalls to various big sized river water bodies. This … Read more
Pond is a small body of stagnant water which is smaller than a lake. Ponds can be either nature-created or man-made. The marsh, aquatic plants and various aquatic animals live mainly in the pond water. Various animals depends on the water level of the pond, food level, presence of plants, presence of harmful animals, confirmation … Read more