Developing High-Density Culture System of Pseudodiaptomus annandalei (Copepoda: Calanoida) with Various Microalgae Concentrate

Main Article Content

Pitchaya Chainark
Tawat Sriveerachai
Kom Silapajarn

Abstract

Pseudodiaptomus annandalei rearing high-density culture system require further development productivity. The feeding copepod with different species of microalgae concentrate could present opportunity of improves production for P. annandalei rearing in high-density culture system. This study was carried out to investigate the population growth (copepod density and specific growth rate) and egg rate (number of female carrying egg) of P. annandalei when fed 3 mono- and 4 combination microalgae concentrate, Chaetoceros sp. (Chae), Isochrysis sp. (Iso), and Nannochloropsis sp. (Nan) Chae+Iso, Chae+Nan, Iso+Nan, and Chae+Iso+Nan in high-density culture system for 10 days. Three replicates, with an initial 1,000 adult P. annandalei per 1 mL (1,250 L fiberglass tank), were set up for each treatment. In all the treatments water temperature and salinity were maintained at 28-29°C and 30-31 ppt. Pure oxygen was used in each treatment in order to maintain adequate dissolved oxygen concentrations under high copepod density culture conditions. The results showed that microalgae concentrate significantly affected population growth. The highest copepod density was 2,820±27 copepod/ mL on P. annandalei fed Chae+Iso+Nan, which was significantly higher (P<0.05) than all other microalgae concentrate tested. The lowest copepod density was 1,520±35 copepod/mL on P. annandalei fed Nan (P<0.05). The highest specific growth rate was 0.29±0.03 of P. annandalei fed Chae+Iso+Nan, and lowest specific growth rate was 0.18±0.02 of P. annandalei fed Nan (P<0.05). Microalgae concentrate also had a significant effect (P<0.05) on egg rate, though the high egg rate was recorded with eggs produced by P. annandalei fed Chae+Iso+Nan (80%), this was not significantly different (P<0.05) from that of eggs produced by P. annandalei fed either Chae+Iso (76%). The results of this study suggest that the combination of Chae+Iso+Nan was the best for the culture of P. annandalei in high-density culture system.

Article Details

Section
Research Article

References

J. S. Hwang, R. Kumar, C. W. Hsieh, A. Y. Kuo, S. Souissi, M. H. Hsu, J. T. Wu, W. C. Liu, C. F. Wang, and Q. C. Chen, “Patterns of zooplankton distribution along the marine, estuarine and riverine portions of the Danshuei ecosystem in northern Taiwan,” Zoology Studies, Vol. 49, pp. 335-352, 2010.

D. Beyrend-Dur, S. Souissi, D. Devreker, G. Winkler, and J. S. Hwang, “Life cycle traits of two transatlantic populations of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda: Calanoida): salinity effects,” Journal of Plankton Research, Vol. 31, pp. 713-728, 2009.

D. Kuhlmann, G. Quantz, and U. Witt, “Rearing of turbot larvae (Scopthalmus maximus) on cultured food organisms and postmetamorphosis growth on natural and artificial food,” Aquaculture, Vol. 23, pp. 183-196, 1981.

R. M. Knuckey, G. L. Semmens, R. J. Mayer, and M. A. Rimmer, “Development of an optimal microalgal diet for the culture of the calanoid copepod Acartia sinjiensis: Effect of algal species and feed concentration on copepod development,” Aquaculture, Vol. 249, pp. 339-351, 2005.

D. T. Morehead, S. C. Battaglene, E. B. Metillo, M. P. Bransden, and G. A. Dunstan, “Copepods as a live feed for striped trumpeter Latris lineata larvae,” in Copepods in Aquaculture, C.S. Lee, and P.J. O'Bryen, N.H. Marcus, Ed. Melbourne, Australia: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2005, pp. 195–208.

L. Holste, and M. A. Peck, “The effects of temperature and salinity on egg production and hatching success of Baltic Acartia tonsa (Copepoda: Calanoida): a laboratory investigation,” Marine Biology, Vol.148, pp. 1061-1070, 2006.

H. W. Lee, S. Ban, Y. Ando, T. Ota, and T. Ikeda, “Deleterious effect of diatom diets on egg production and hatching success in the marine copepod Pseudocalanus newmani,” Plankton Biolology Ecology, Vol. 46, pp. 104-112, 1999.

H. M. Matias-Peralta, F. Yusoff, M. Shariff, and H. Mohamed, “Reproductive performance, growth and development time of a tropical harpacticoid copepod, Nitocra affinis californica Lang, 1965 fed with different microalgal diets,” Aquaculture, Vol. 344, pp. 168-173, 2012.

P. Coutteau, “Microalgae,” in Manual on the production and use of live food for aquaculture, P. Lavens, and P. Sorgeloos, Ed. Rome, Italy: FAO, 1996, pp 7-47

L. Van-Thinh, S. M. Renaud, and D. L. Parry, “Evaluation of recently isolated Australian tropical microalgae for the enrichment of the dietary value of brine shrimp, Artemia nauplii,” Aquaculture, Vol. 170, pp. 161-173, 1999.

S. M. Renaud, L. Van-Thinh, and D. L. Parry, “The gross chemical composition and fatty acid composition of 18 species of tropical Australian microalgae for possible use in mariculture,” Aquaculture, Vol. 170, pp. 147-159, 1999.

E. Lubzens, O. Zmora, and O. Barr, “Biotechnology and aquaculture of rotifers,” Hydrobiologia, Vol. 446, pp. 337-353, 2001.

P. Teixeira, S. Kaminsk, T. Avila, A. Cardozo, J. Bersano, and A. Bianchini, “Diet influence on egg production of the copepod Acartia tonsa,” Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 82, pp. 333-339, 2010.

R. R. L Guillard, and J. H. Ryther, “Studies on marine planktonic diatoms: I. Cyclotella nana Hustedt, and Detonula confervacea (Cleve),” Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Vol. 8, pp. 229-239, 1962.

K. W. Lee, H. G. Park, S. M. Lee, H. K. Kang, “Effects of diets of the growth of the brackish water cyclopoid copepod Paracyclopina nana Smirnov,” Aquaculture, Vol. 256, pp. 346-353, 2006.

P. Southgate, “Feeds and feed production,” in Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants, J.S. Lucas, and P.C. Southgate, Ed. Melbourne, Australia: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2003, pp. 172–198.

M. Milione, and C. Zeng, “The effects of algal diets on population growth and egg hatching success of the tropical calanoid copepod, Acartia sinjiensis,” Aquaculture, Vol. 273, pp. 656-664, 2007.

N. Jeyaraj, and P. Santhanam, “Influence of algal diet on population density, egg production and hatching succession of the calanoid copepod, Paracalanus parvus (Claus, 1863),” Journal of Algal Biomass Utilization, Vol. 4, pp. 1-8, 2013.

A. Lacoste, S. A. Poulet, A. Cueff, G. Kattner, A. Ianora, and M. Laabir, “New evidence of the copepod maternal food effects on reproduction,” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Vol. 259, pp. 85-107, 2001.

J. Dhont, and P. Lavens, “Tank production and use of on grown Artemia,” in Manual on the production and use of live food for aquaculture, P. Lavens, and P. Sorgeloos, Ed. Rome, Italy: FAO, 1996, pp. 164-195.

M. Boersma, and C. P. Stelzer, “Response of a zooplankton community to the addition of unsaturated fatty acids: an enclosure study,” Freshwater Biology, Vol. 45, pp. 179-188, 2000.

M. F. Payne, and R. J. Rippingale, “Effects of salinity, cold storage and enrichment on the calanoid copepod Gladioferens imparipes,” Aquaculture, Vol. 201, pp. 251-262, 2001.