Table 3. Feed and feeding schedule for different larval stages of giant freshwater prawn | |||||
Age of larvae� | Growth stages | Feed constituent and amount | |||
(in days) | Artemia nauplii | Moina | |||
No./ml | No. times per day | No./ml | No. times per day | ||
02-Mar | I-II | 02-Apr | 2 | - | - |
04-Jun | III-IV | 04-May | 3 | - | - |
Jul-15 | IV-VI | 05-Jun | 2 | 2 | 1 |
16-25 | VI-IX | 05-Jun | 1 | 3 | 2 |
26-35 | IX-XI & PL | 06-Jul | 1 | 3 | 2 |
36-45 | X-PL | 06-Jul | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Data source: New and Singholka (1985); Daniels et al. (1992); Jain (2007) |