Authors:
Dedi Fazriansyah Putra
1
;
Mariana
1
;
Sanani
2
and
Muchlisin Zainal Abidin
1
Affiliations:
1
Department of Aquaculture, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
;
2
Center for Brackishwater Aquaculture, Ujung Batee, Aceh Besar District, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Live feeds, Black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), Growth, Survival rates
Abstract:
The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of various feeding of live feeds on the growth and survival rates of black tiger shrimp larvae (Penaeus monodon). The complete randomized experimental design was used with 4 treatment levels and 4 replications. The live feed treatments were (A) Chlorella sp., (B) Tertraselmis chuii, (C) Spirulina sp and (D) Skeletonema costatum. The larvae were fed with 120,000 cells/ml with feeding frequency of 4 times daily for 11 days. The results showed that different live feed had significant effect on weight gain, length gain, daily growth rate, specific growth rate and survival rate. Duncan's further test showed that the optimum weight gain, length gain, daily growth rate, specific growth rate and survival rate were found in treatment D (Skeletonema costatum) with 0,0006±0,0008 gram, 3,94±0,15 mm, 0,0005±0,0001 g/day, 14,98±2,47 %/day and 83,50±5,29 %, respectively. Thus, it is concluded that the recommended live feed for black tiger shr
imp larvae feeding was Skeletonema costatum.
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