Open AccessTHE MASS CULTURE OF THE ROTIFER, Brachionus plicatilis , FOR USE AS FOODSTUFF IN AQUACULTURE 1
Author(s) -
Fontaine Clark T.,
Revera Dickie B.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0748-3260
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1980.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - rotifer , brachionus , hatchery , fishery , shrimp , aquaculture , biology , mass culture , fish <actinopterygii> , live food , ecology , sociology , anthropology
Discussed is the mass culture of rotifers at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Galveston Laboratory, Galveston, Texas, in the Galveston penaeid shrimp hatchery system and for use in marine fish larval culture. Techniques are described for: 1) harvesting rotifer tanks by “skimming” the surface of the water; 2) concentrating the harvested rotifers by shocking with deionized water; and 3) storing large quantities of rotifers to be used as foodstuff by conventional freezing methods. Also discussed is a technique being developed whereby the rotifer is used as a carrier medium for various nutrients.