Table 3. Water quality parameters during the challenge test of gourami with Aeromonas hydrophila

NO Treatment Parameters
DO (mg/L) Temperature (°C) pH Total ammonia (mg/L) Nitrite (mg/L) Nitrate (mg/L)
1 KJ 7.50 ± 0.28 28.10 ± 0.18 8.39 ± 0.02 0.0144 ± 0.0023 0.0180 ± 0.0080 0.0432 ± 0.0040
2 KK 7.63 ± 0.37 27.87 ± 0.17 8.48 ± 0.07 0.0151 ± 0.0036 0.0071 ± 0.0022 0.0430 ± 0.0020
3 GJ 7.56 ± 0.21 28.37 ± 0.40 8.07 ± 0.16 0.0157 ± 0.0038 0.0244 ± 0.0155 0.1743 ± 0.0018
4 GK 7.59 ± 0.27 28.43 ± 0.49 8.16 ± 0.23 0.0153 ± 0.0028 0.0275 ± 0.0139 0.1876 ± 0.0012
  Threshold value (Boyd & Tucker, 1998) > 3.0 25.0–30.0 6.50–8.50 0.02 ≤ 0.06 ≤ 20
The control of GJ (KJ); the control of GK (KK); the infected GJ with A. hydrophila (GJ); dan the infected GK with A. hydrophila (GK).
DO, dissolved oxygen.