Premium
Experiments for the improved use of decapsulated Artemia cysts in intensive culture of African catfish larvae
Author(s) -
Bardócz T.,
Kovács É.,
Radics F.,
Sándor Zs.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1999.tb01058.x
Subject(s) - biology , catfish , larva , zoology , fishery , aquaculture , aquatic animal , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology
Feeding dried and vitamin C enriched decapsulated Artemia cysts to African catfish larvae increased their growth rate significantly after 6 days over those fed only freshly decapulated cysts. Groups fed with Artemia nauplii had a significantly higher growth during the experiment, although this difference was not considerably important in practice. Tank colour had no influence on growth. Because of their lower price, the decapsulation of lower quality cysts can be an appropriate feed source in intensive cultures of African catfish larvae.