Open AccessUse of microalgal‐enriched D iaphanosoma celebensis S tingelin, 1900 for rearing L itopenaeus vannamei ( B oone, 1931) postlarvae
Author(s) -
Khatoon H.,
Banerjee S.,
Yusoff F.M.,
Shariff M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aquaculture nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2095
pISSN - 1353-5773
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2012.00952.x
Subject(s) - litopenaeus , biology , food science , zoology , shrimp , fishery
The present work investigates the effects of C haetoceros calcitrans , N annochloropsis oculata , T etraselmis tetrahele and I sochrysis galbana diets on the lifespan, growth, neonate production and the nutritional profile of D iaphanosoma celebensis . In addition, the effects of enriched D . celebensis on the survival and growth of L itopenaeus vannamei postlarvae ( PL s) was compared with A rtemia . Results showed that significantly higher ( P < 0.05) neonate production of D . celebensis was attained when fed with C . calcitrans compared to the other microalgae. In addition, D . celebensis fed on C . calcitrans had significantly higher levels ( P < 0.05) of protein, lipid and carbohydrate compared to the other three microalgae. On the other hand, D . celebensis had a significantly ( P < 0.05) longer lifespan when fed on N . oculata and T . tetrahele compared to those fed with C . calcitrans and I . galbana . Shrimp PL s fed D . celebensis enriched with C . calcitrans had higher survival and specific growth rate but it was not significantly different ( P > 0.05) from PL fed only A rtemia , indicating that D . celebensis has potential to be used as live feed for the hatchery rearing of L . vannamei PL s, in place of A rtemia . This study illustrated that the quality of the D . celebensis production and proximate composition was highly correlated with the food type, and it can be used as a valuable live feed for shrimp larviculture.