Title
Effect of Two Novel Experimental Microdiet Types on Growth, Survival, and Pigmentation during the Weaning Period of the Fine Flounder, Paralichthys adspersus, Larvae
Date Issued
01 August 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Blackwell Publishing Inc.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate two new types of experimental weaning microdiets for fish larvae, using the same formulation, but with different manufacturing processes, microextrusion marumerization (MEM) and particle-assisted rotational agglomeration (PARA). Both microdiets were compared to a commercial microdiet, Otohime™ (OTO), during the weaning of the fine flounder, Paralichthys adspersus. Weaning was achieved by cofeeding with live food from 40 to 50 d after hatch (d.a.h.). Thereafter, only the microdiets were fed to the end of the study (60 d.a.h.), where the total length, dry weight, and survival rates were 15.9 ± 3.20, 14.3 ± 1.72, and 14.4 ± 2.28 mm; 8.83 ± 3.40, 5.53 ± 2.85, and 7.10 ± 3.56 mg; 18.1, 16.3, and 15.2%, for OTO, MEM, and PARA, respectively. The dry weight and total length were significantly higher (P < 0.05) for larvae fed OTO compared with those fed MEM. There were no differences between the other comparisons. Based on these results, any of the two experimental microdiets can be used for future investigations. However, we recommend the PARA microdiets because the manufacturing process produces less-dense and smaller particle size diets, reducing sinking rates and increasing the probability of the larvae in detecting and ingesting the diet.
Start page
770
End page
779
Volume
49
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Acuicultura
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85045711937
Source
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
ISSN of the container
08938849
Sponsor(s)
This research was funded by the National Innovation Program for Competitiveness and Productivity Innovate – PERU under the agreement number 236-FINCyT-IA-2013 “Production of flounder Paralichthys adspersus seed in captivity: II Improvement larviculture techniques.” We thank Jorge Tam for reviewing the manuscript. Mike Rust and Rick Barrows kindly provided the experimental microdiets for this study and are duly recognized.
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