Open AccessPreliminary Studies on the Suitability of a Fairy Shrimp Streptocephalus dichotomus as Live Food in Aquaculture
Author(s) -
Prasath Ethiraj Balaji,
Munuswamy Natesan,
Abdul Nazar Abdul Khudus
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the world aquaculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0893-8849
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1994.tb00182.x
Subject(s) - biology , juvenile , shrimp , aquaculture , fish <actinopterygii> , juvenile fish , food science , energy budget , zoology , fishery , ecology
A preliminary growth study was conducted with juvenile Oreuchromis mossambicus using a live‐food Streptocephalus dichotomus . Experimental fish showed better growth, survival and food conversion ratios, as well as a significant increase in protein (12%), free sugars (34.4%) and protein bound sugars (101%). However, there was a decline in the lipid content (‐3.99%). Energy budget analysis revealed that about 90% of the consumed energy (as live‐food) was assimilated by the experimental fishes. It is likely that the fish used 45% of the total energy assimilated for metabolic activities associated with growth.