Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system

ABSTRACT The stocking density of the freshwater prawn native to the Mexican Pacific coast, Macrobrachium tenellum, has not been evaluated in a recirculating aquaculture system. M. tenellum prawns with an average wet weight of 1.71 ± 0.11 g were reared for 60 days at three stocking densities (T1 = 10...

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Autores principales: Peña-Herrejón,Guillermo Abraham, Sánchez-Velázquez,Julieta, García-Trejo,Juan Fernando, Soto-Zarazúa,Genaro Martin, Rico-García,Enrique
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-560X20190002003422019-06-04Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture systemPeña-Herrejón,Guillermo AbrahamSánchez-Velázquez,JulietaGarcía-Trejo,Juan FernandoSoto-Zarazúa,Genaro MartinRico-García,Enrique Macrobrachium tenellum freshwater prawn growth performance survival aquaculture Mexican Pacific coast ABSTRACT The stocking density of the freshwater prawn native to the Mexican Pacific coast, Macrobrachium tenellum, has not been evaluated in a recirculating aquaculture system. M. tenellum prawns with an average wet weight of 1.71 ± 0.11 g were reared for 60 days at three stocking densities (T1 = 10 ind m−2; T2 = 15 ind m−2; T3 = 20 ind m−2), in nine (1 m2) tanks connected to a recirculating aquaculture system inside a greenhouse. Average individual weight gain (AIWG), biomass weight gain (BWG), specific growth rate (SGR), food conversion ratio (FCR) and survival rate (SR) were determined. Stocking density affected the BWG and SR. The lowest BWG was observed at the highest density (T1, 20.70 ± 4.75 g m−2; T2, 20.75 ± 4.72 g m−2; T3, 11.31 ± 3.65 g m−2), although weight per area unit increased with densities. SR decreased with increasing density (T1, 77.77 ± 9.62%; T2, 59.25 ± 12.83%; T3, 44.44 ± 4.81%). Other parameters did not show a difference between densities, with a maximum average individual weight at T2 (5.41 ± 1.14 g). The overall results suggested that stocking density affected the productivity and survival but not the individual growth of juvenile M. tenellum prawns cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del MarLatin american journal of aquatic research v.47 n.2 20192019-05-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2019000200342en10.3856/vol47-issue2-fulltext-14
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Macrobrachium tenellum
freshwater prawn
growth performance
survival
aquaculture
Mexican Pacific coast
spellingShingle Macrobrachium tenellum
freshwater prawn
growth performance
survival
aquaculture
Mexican Pacific coast
Peña-Herrejón,Guillermo Abraham
Sánchez-Velázquez,Julieta
García-Trejo,Juan Fernando
Soto-Zarazúa,Genaro Martin
Rico-García,Enrique
Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
description ABSTRACT The stocking density of the freshwater prawn native to the Mexican Pacific coast, Macrobrachium tenellum, has not been evaluated in a recirculating aquaculture system. M. tenellum prawns with an average wet weight of 1.71 ± 0.11 g were reared for 60 days at three stocking densities (T1 = 10 ind m−2; T2 = 15 ind m−2; T3 = 20 ind m−2), in nine (1 m2) tanks connected to a recirculating aquaculture system inside a greenhouse. Average individual weight gain (AIWG), biomass weight gain (BWG), specific growth rate (SGR), food conversion ratio (FCR) and survival rate (SR) were determined. Stocking density affected the BWG and SR. The lowest BWG was observed at the highest density (T1, 20.70 ± 4.75 g m−2; T2, 20.75 ± 4.72 g m−2; T3, 11.31 ± 3.65 g m−2), although weight per area unit increased with densities. SR decreased with increasing density (T1, 77.77 ± 9.62%; T2, 59.25 ± 12.83%; T3, 44.44 ± 4.81%). Other parameters did not show a difference between densities, with a maximum average individual weight at T2 (5.41 ± 1.14 g). The overall results suggested that stocking density affected the productivity and survival but not the individual growth of juvenile M. tenellum prawns cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system.
author Peña-Herrejón,Guillermo Abraham
Sánchez-Velázquez,Julieta
García-Trejo,Juan Fernando
Soto-Zarazúa,Genaro Martin
Rico-García,Enrique
author_facet Peña-Herrejón,Guillermo Abraham
Sánchez-Velázquez,Julieta
García-Trejo,Juan Fernando
Soto-Zarazúa,Genaro Martin
Rico-García,Enrique
author_sort Peña-Herrejón,Guillermo Abraham
title Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
title_short Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
title_full Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
title_fullStr Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
title_full_unstemmed Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn Macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
title_sort effect of stocking density on growth and survival of the prawn macrobrachium tenellum, cultured in a recirculating aquaculture system
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate 2019
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2019000200342
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