| Table 3. Typical algae, Artemia and formulated feed amounts for Penaeus monodon1 |
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Stage2,3 |
Density |
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| Skeletonema
costatum, C.
gracilis or C. muelleri |
Artemia5 |
Tetraselmis chuii or T. suecica |
Artificial (dry formulated)
feed6,7 |
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volume (m3) & {water exchange (m3/day)} |
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Algae density (1000 per ml) |
Artemia per ml (Max) |
Grams/ million animals/ day
divided into 3 feeds |
Algae density (1000 per ml) |
Max density (1000 per ml) |
Gram/ million animals/ day
divided into 5 feeds |
| 2-5
{0} |
N/Z1 |
40�80 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
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Z1 |
80�100 |
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0 |
10 |
22.5 |
| 3 |
Z1/Z2 |
80�100 |
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5 |
30 |
246�607 |
| 6 |
Z2 |
100�130 |
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10�15 |
35 |
30�90 |
| 10 |
Z3 |
100�130 |
0�1 |
8 |
10�15 |
35 |
30�110 |
| 10
{1-3}4 |
M1 |
100 |
1 |
21 |
10�20 |
35 |
37�120 |
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{1-3} |
M2 |
75�100 |
1.57�38 |
62 |
10�30 |
35 |
37�120 |
| 10
{1-3} |
M3 |
50�100 |
2�6 |
152 |
10�40 |
40 |
38�120 |
| 10
{1-3} |
M3/PL |
50�80 |
2�6 |
152 |
10�20 |
25 |
45�120 |
| 10
{3-4} |
PL1 |
50�80 |
2.5�6 |
300 |
5�20 |
20 |
45�120 |
| 10
{3-4} |
PL2 |
40�80 |
3�6 |
370 |
5�20 |
20 |
45�120 |
| 10
{3-4} |
PL3 |
40�80 |
2.5�6 |
494 |
0 |
20 |
45�150 |
| 10
{3-4} |
PL4 |
40�80 |
2�6 |
617 |
0 |
20 |
53�150 |
| 10
{3-6} |
PL5 |
40�80 |
0�6 |
823 |
0 |
20 |
56�150 |
| 10
{3-6} |
PL6 |
40�80 |
0�5 |
823 |
0 |
20 |
60�150 |
| 10
{3-6} |
PL7 |
40�80 |
0�4 |
617 |
0 |
20 |
68�150 |
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{3-6} |
PL8 |
40�80 |
0�3 |
412 |
0 |
20 |
76�168 |
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{3-6} |
PL9 |
40�80 |
0�2 |
206 |
0 |
20 |
84�168 |
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{3-6} |
PL10 |
40�80 |
0�1 |
206 |
5�20 |
20 |
92�180 |
| 10
{3-6} |
PL11 |
40�80 |
0�1 |
200 |
5�20 |
20 |
100�180 |
| 10
{3-6} |
PL12 |
40�80 |
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200 |
0 |
5 |
115�180 |
| 1Boddy et al. (2000); D'Souza et al. (2000, 2002); Evans (1992); FAO (1996, 2007a); Kumlu
(1998); Kurmaly et al. (1989); Ronquillo et
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| 2N: nauplius, Z: protozoea, M: mysis, PL: postlarva stage;
3After
FAO (1996) |
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| 4If ammonia and
nitrite are being measured, water can be exchanged on the basis of |
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| these maximum allowed levels: unionized ammonia, 0.1
ppm; nitrite 0.1 ppm (use tables to determine� |
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| unionized ammonia from Total Ammonia Nitrogen (TAN))
(Treece and Fox, 1993; FAO, 2007a). |
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| Mysis: 300 μm screen; PL1�4, 400 μm; PL5�8,
500 μm; PL9�12, 700 μm. |
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| 5Feed Artemia in the evening
or split into 3 feeds. Zoea 3 and Mysis 1 feeds are live, frozen or heat
killed Artemia. |
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| 6Digby Fleming, personal communication
(2000) |
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| 7Aquafauna
biomarine, P. monodon feeding protocol with low Artemia feeding. |
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| 8Treece and Fox
(1993) |
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