The effect of different carbon sources on the nutritional value of bioflocs,a feed for Macrobrachium rosenbergii postlarvae

A 15‐day lab‐scale experiment was performed to determine the possible use of bioflocs as a feed for Macrobrachium rosenbergii postlarvae. The bioflocs were grown on acetate, glycerol and glucose. A glycerol‐fed reactor was initially inoculated with a Bacillus spores mixture. The highest protein content was obtained in the (glycerol+Bacillus) bioflocs, i.e. 58±9% dry weight (DW). The glycerol and acetate bioflocs showed a lower, but similar content (42–43% DW) and glucose bioflocs contained 28±3% DW. Higher total n‐6 fatty acid contents were observed in the glycerol and (glycerol+Bacillus) bioflocs. The vitamin C content was variable, up to 54 μg ascorbic acid g^?1 DW in the glycerol bioflocs. Bioflocs were fed to M. rosenbergii postlarvae as the sole feed. High survival levels were obtained in the (glycerol+Bacillus) and glucose groups, i.e. 75±7% and 70±0% respectively. This was significantly higher than the starvation control (0% survival after 15 days). This indicated that the prawns were able to feed on the bioflocs. These results are in accordance with the biofloc's nutritional parameters and suggest that the choice of the carbon source used for growing bioflocs is of prime importance.     

硝化型和光合自养型生物絮团对泥鳅生长、肠道菌群和水体微生物群落结构的影响

为了解硝化型和光合自养型生物絮团对于泥鳅(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)的养殖效果, 设置清水组(CW 组)、硝化组(BFT 组)和光合自养组(ABFT 组)生物絮团养殖泥鳅 45 d, 比较泥鳅的生长和消化酶活性、两类絮团的营养组成情况, 以及养殖水体和泥鳅肠道微生物的群落结构。结果显示, BFT 组和 ABFT 组的饲料转化率、特定生长率和末均重没有显著性差异(P＞0.05)。与 CW 组相比, 两实验组的饲料转化率显著降低; BFT 组的终末密度与 CW 组相比没有显著性差异(P＞0.05)。与 CW 组相比, BFT 组和 ABFT 组生物絮团可以提供(36.69±1.17)%和 (40.20±1.05)%的粗蛋白; 与 BFT 组相比, ABFT 组的生物絮团粗脂肪含量显著提高(P＜0.05), 并且促进脂肪酸由饱和向不饱和转化。ABFT 的泥鳅胰蛋白酶和脂肪酶的活性显著高于另外两组(P＜0.05)。微生物群落分析表明, 添加藻类对成熟生物絮团 Alpha 多样性指数、群落门水平和属水平没有显著影响。泥鳅摄食生物絮团会导致肠道菌群 sobs 指数显著降低。BFT 组肠道的优势菌群为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、放线菌门(Actinobacteriota)和绿弯菌门 (Chloroflexi); ABFT 组为变形菌门和蓝藻门(Cyanobacteria)。属水平上, ABFT 组检测到高水平的气单胞菌属 (Aeromonas)。本研究表明, 硝化型和光合自养型生物絮团养殖均适合作为泥鳅绿色健康养殖的新模式。     

生物絮团养殖模式下益生菌添加对异育银鲫生长、消化酶活性及肠道组织结构的影响

前期研究表明,生物絮团技术(biofloc technology,BFT)适于异育银鲫(Carassius auratus gibelio)养殖。为进一步优化BFT养殖模式,本研究设置3个实验组:BFT模式下EM菌添加组(BB组)、枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis)添加组(BI组)和BFT对照组(B组),以均体重(1.60±0.50)g的异育银鲫为研究对象,探讨BFT模式下外源添加益生菌对养殖动物生长、消化酶活性及肠道组织结构的影响。结果表明:(1)益生菌添加组异育银鲫增重率和特定生长率显著高于对照组(P0.05),BB和BI组的增重率分别提高了216.70%和184.04%,特定生长率分别提高了141.18%和125.49%,BB和BI组间差异不显著(P0.05);(2)益生菌添加组(BB组和BI组)的消化酶(淀粉酶、脂肪酶和胃蛋白酶)活性均显著高于对照组(B组)(P0.05)。益生菌添加组间,BB组淀粉酶活性显著高于BI组(P0.05),脂肪酶和胃蛋白酶活性亦高于BI组,但差异不显著(P0.05);(3)益生菌添加组肠道肌层厚度和黏膜下层厚度显著高于对照组(B组)(P0.05),BB组异育银鲫肠道黏膜皱襞高度和皱襞间质宽度与BI和对照组相比,均无显著差异(P0.05)。研究表明,BFT养殖模式下外源添加益生菌可以更好地促进异育银鲫生长。     

Effects of dietary Bacillus and medicinal herbs on the growth, digestive enzyme activity, and serum biochemical parameters of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

White shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) was fed six different formulations of medicinal herbs (MH) and Bacillus in a feeding trial conducted for 56 days. The survival, growth, digestive enzyme activity, and serum biochemical parameters were assessed. A basal diet without MH and Bacillus was served as the control. At the end of feeding trial, survival ranged from 76.19% to 84.76% with no significant differences (P > 0.05) among all groups. Growth measured as final weight, specific growth rate (SGR), protein efficiency ratio (PER), protein productive value (PPV), and feed efficiency ratio (FER) were improved with increased dietary MH and Bacillus. Shrimp fed 0.2% MH and 0.3% Bacillus (Diet 23) were found to have the best growth performance. For shrimp fed Diet 23 final weight and SGR were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than for controls. The digestive enzyme activity of protease and amylase in hepatopancreas and intestines were significantly (P < 0.05) enhanced by the feed supplements, however amylase of the hepatopancreas was not affected. Serum protein and glucose content were enhanced by the supplement of MH and Bacillus. Serum cholesterol in shrimp of high Bacillus level groups was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than in the control group. However, no significant difference (P > 0.05) in serum Triacylglycerols between supplemented groups and control was found. Results revealed that the combined MH and Bacillus in diet could enhance growth because it can improve digestive enzyme activity and digestive metabolism.     

Bacterial diversity in various coastal mariculture ponds in Southeast China and in diseased eels as revealed by culture and culture‐independent molecular techniques

Mariculture ponds are widely distributed in Chinese coasts and have become a threat to the health of coastal ecosystems. In order to improve our understanding on the microbial composition in mariculture environments, we sampled a variety of ponds farming different animals or plants around the Dongshan Island and Xiamen Island in Southeast China and isolated cultures from the tissues of diseased eels. Analysis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), clone library and direct culturing methods revealed highly diverse bacterial communities in these samples. Bacterial communities in the Dongshan samples were dominated by Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria and Bacteroidetes. The Gracilaria verrucosa pond harbours the most abundant species (20 DGGE bands), followed by Epinephelus diacanthus pond (18 bands), Haliotis diversicolor supertexta pond I (18 bands) and Penaeus vannamei pond (11 bands). In comparison with surface waters, Penacus orientalis pond sediment showed a much more complex bacterial community, from which only sequences affiliated with Deltaproteobacteria, Firmicutes, Acidobacteria and candidate phylum TM6 were found. Bacterial cultures in diseased eels were closely related to two pathogenic genera, Aeromonas in Gammaproteobacteria and Bacillus, in Firmicutes. Clones affiliated with another two genera, Escherichia and Vibrio, that have pathogenic potentials were also identified. Phylogenetic analysis of a total of 131 sequences showed that 48.9% of the sequences were clustered into Gammaproteobacteria and formed the most abundant group, followed by Alphaproteobacteria (19.1%), Firmicutes (7.6%), Bacteroidetes (5.3%), Deltaproteobacteria (5.3%), Actinobacteria (4.6%), Chloroplast (3.8%), Acidobacteria (2.3%), Cyanobacteria (1.5%), Betaproteobacteria (0.7%) and TM6 (0.7%). 43.7% (28/64) of the phylogenetic clusters cannot be classified into any known genus and 44.3% (58/131) of the sequences show <95% similarity to public database records, suggesting that abundant novel species exist in mariculture ponds. Gathering bacterial diversity data in mariculture ponds and diseased fish is meaningful for the prevention and control of fish diseases and for the improvement of our understanding of microbial ecology in a pond environment.     

Effects of Bacillus preparations on immunity and antioxidant activities in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of Bacillus preparations on immunity and antioxidant activities in grass carp. A total of 315 grass carp, with similar initial weight (average weight of fish 45?g), were randomly divided into three groups with three replicates. The control group was fed the basal diet without Bacillus; treatment group 1 was added Bacillus preparation no. 1 with 1?×?10⁸?cfu/m³ per 7?days in culture water and also fed the basal diet; treatment group 2 was fed the basal diet mixed with 0.5?% Bacillus preparation no. 2, and the culture water was added 1?×?10⁸?cfu/m³ Bacillus preparation no. 1 per 7?days. After 4?weeks of culture, 12 grass carp from each replicate were taken randomly for the determination of immune response and oxidization resistance indices. The results showed that compared with control, the level of globulin and IgM of treatment group 2 was significantly increased (P?<?0.05), which was also significantly higher (P?<?0.05) than that of group 1. For the non-specific immunity index, compared with control, the lysozyme activity and complement (C3) content of treatment group 1 significantly increased (P?<?0.05), and the level of myeloperoxidase and C3 of treatment group 2 was significantly higher (P?<?0.05) than that of control, which was also significantly higher (P?<?0.05) than that of group 1. In the serum, compared with the control, the level of total antioxidant activity (T-AOC), antisuperoxide anion free radical (ASAFR) and glutathione (GSH) of two treatment groups was significantly increased (P?<?0.05); GSH content of treatment group 2 was significantly (P?<?0.05) higher than that of treatment group 1 and control. There was no significant difference between T-AOC and ASAFR among the two treatment groups; no significant effect was found on glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and maleic dialdehyde (MDA) among the three groups. In the liver, T-AOC, SOD, ASAFR, GSH-Px and GSH from two treatment groups were significantly higher (P?<?0.05) than those of control; T-AOC, SOD and catalase from treatment group 2 were significantly higher (P?<?0.05) than those of treatment group 1; and MDA of two treatment groups was significantly decreased (P?<?0.05) as compared with the control. The results indicate that Bacillus preparations added into water can increase serum immunoglobulin levels and most of non-specific immune parameters content and enhance the antioxidant ability of grass carp, while adding Bacillus preparation into the water and feed is much better.     

絮团浓度对革胡子鲇零换水养殖效果的影响

为研究絮团浓度对革胡子鲇零换水养殖效果的影响,在不额外添加有机碳源（只利用饲料中的碳）的革胡子鲇（）养殖系统中,设置了平均絮团质量浓度为561.18 mg/L和780.41 mg/L两个处理组,比较了两实验组的水质、菌群结构、鱼生长及氮利用效率。结果表明,两种浓度絮团条件下,总氨氮（total ammonia nitrogen,TAN）和亚硝酸氮（NO₂^--N）能分别维持1.84 mg/L和1.79 mg/L以下。两处理组间pH、溶解氧（dissolved oxygen,DO）、TAN、NO₂^--N、氮素利用效率及主要生长指标无显著差异（-N）浓度（822.0 mg/L）明显高于低浓度絮团组（623.33 mg/L）。高通量测序分析菌群结构结果表明,两组间门水平的菌群组成种类及优势度无显著性差异（<0.05）。两处理组中的革胡子鲇存活率分别达到（91.11±1.53）%和（94.44±2.08）%,饲料系数为（1.41±0.18）和（1.27±0.26）,特殊生长率为（2.13±0.04）%/d和（2.19±0.08）%/d,均无显著差异（>0.05）。两实验组饲料氮的利用率分别达到了72.17%和71.34%。综合以上结果认为,仅利用饲料中的碳既能维持革胡子鲇的零换水养殖且能取得较高的氮素利用效率,两种絮团浓度对革胡子鲇的生长无显著影响,高浓度絮团组中的硝化作用更明显。     

陈氏刺棘虫感染对洄游型刀鲚肠道微生物群落的影响

于2017年洄游汛期内采集刀鲚(Coilianasus)样本,解剖后选取6尾感染陈氏刺棘虫(Acanthosentischeni)的刀鲚样本作为感染组,同时选取6尾未感染刀鲚作为对照组,采用16S rDNA高通量测序技术研究陈氏刺棘虫感染对刀鲚肠道微生物群落结构的影响。结果共鉴定出23个细菌门,其中对照组包含22个门,感染组鉴定出18个门,其中疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)只在感染组刀鲚中检测到;两组刀鲚肠道中主要的微生物类群均为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和软壁菌门(Tenericutes),且相对丰度总量均高于85%;感染组中厚壁菌门、梭杆菌门(Fusobacteria)和纤维杆菌门(Fibrobacteres)平均含量高于对照组,其余菌门相对丰度含量与对照组相比均呈下降趋势,但两组间微生物组成比例没有显著差异(P0.05)。此外,在已明确的130个科中,厚壁菌门中的梭菌科(Clostridiaceae)、消化链球菌科(Peptostreptococcaceae)、乳杆菌科(Lactobacillaceae)和变形菌门中的肠杆菌科(Enterobacteriaceae)含量高于对照组(P0.05),紫单胞菌科(Porphyromonadaceae)和毛螺菌科(Lachnospiraceae)中的Eisenbergiella丰富度在感染组刀鲚肠道中显著更高(P0.05);在群落多样性水平上,对照组和感染组间Shannon指数、Chao1指数和Simpson指数差异不显著(P0.05)。虽然陈氏刺棘虫感染对肠道微生物的群落结构和物种多样性影响不显著,但是在特定微生物物种的组成上存在显著差异。     

Effects of bioflocs on water quality,and survival,growth and digestive enzyme activities of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) in zero‐water exchange culture tanks

A 30‐day experiment was performed to investigate the effects of bioflocs on water quality, and survival, growth and digestive enzyme activities of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Altogether 28 shrimp (7.4 ± 0.1 g) were stocked in each 150 L tank. Two bioflocs treatments and one control were managed: ‘bioflocs 1’ and ‘bioflocs 2’ based on two different densities of the bioflocs, and clean water control without the bioflocs. Brown sugar was added to the bioflocs 1 and bioflocs 2 treatment tanks accounting for 28% and 80% of the shrimp feed respectively (corresponding to proximate C/N ratios of 10 and 14 in daily additions of organic matter respectively), so as to promote bioflocs production and approximately 14 mL L^?1 in treatment bioflocs 1 and 20 mL L^?1 in treatment bioflocs 2 were maintained from day 15. Monitoring of selected water quality parameters throughout the whole experiment period showed that all parameters remained within recommended levels for shrimp culture in the bioflocs treatments at zero‐water exchange, especially low total ammonia nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen levels. By the end of the experiment, shrimp survival rates were above 86%, with no significant differences (P > 0.05) among the three groups. Both weight gain rate and special growth rate tended to increase in the bioflocs treatments compared to those in the control. Meanwhile, the overall specific activities of protease, amylase, cellulase and lipase of the shrimp in the bioflocs treatments were all higher than those in the control; and for the specific activity of the same digestive enzyme, the differences between the bioflocs treatments and the control performed inconsistently among different organs: hepatopancreas, stomach and intestine. Present results suggest that the bioflocs can not only maintain favourable water quality conditions for shrimp culture and help shrimp grow well in zero‐water exchange culture systems, but may also have a positive effect on digestive enzyme activities of the shrimp.     

Effects of different carbon sources addition on nutrition composition and extracellular enzymes activity of bioflocs,and digestive enzymes activity and growth performance of Litopenaeus vannamei in zero‐exchange culture tanks

A 35‐day feeding experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different carbon sources addition on nutritional composition and extracellular enzymes activity of bioflocs, and digestive enzymes activity and growth performance of Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles (average 5.52 ± 0.21 g) in zero‐water exchange culture tanks. Molasses, corn flour and wheat bran were used as carbon sources and added into the tanks to promote the development of bioflocs during the experiment. During the entire experiment, good water quality and biofloc development were achieved under the addition of different carbon sources. At the end of the experiment, the proximate composition and extracellular enzymes activities of the collected bioflocs from seven biofloc groups were influenced by the addition of the different carbon sources. Meanwhile, the specific activities of protease, amylase, lipase and cellulase in the hepatopancreas, stomach and intestine of the shrimp showed differences among the seven biofloc groups, and most of them were significantly higher than those obtained in the control group (P < 0.05). There were differences in the performance (growth and FCR) of the shrimp among the seven biofloc groups, and all of them were significantly better than those obtained in the control group (P < 0.05). Based on the results of this study, 60% molasses + 20% corn flour + 20% wheat bran could be an appropriate formula of the addition of carbon sources for intensive culture of L. vannamei (mainly in terms of growth and FCR) in zero‐water exchange culture tanks.     

Settling velocity distribution of bioflocules generated with different carbon sources during the rearing of the river shrimp Cryphiops caementarius with biofloc technology

Controlling the concentration of bioflocs is one of the main concerns in aquaculture systems with Biofloc Technology (BFT). Biofloc accumulation deteriorates the water quality and can negatively affect the production rates of the farmed river shrimp. This study describes and characterizes the settling velocity distribution of bioflocs generated with the addition of two carbon sources (molasses and chancaca) when applying the BFT for the rearing of the river shrimp Cryphiops caementarius. This study revealed that bioflocs generated with different carbon sources have different settling velocity curves. Regarding the mass fraction settling velocities, there were significant differences (P < 0.05) for mean solids fraction at similar withdrawn times between molasses and chancaca. The average settling velocities for bioflocs were 0.1044 ± 0.1224 cm s⁻¹ for molasses and 0.1131 ± 0.1225 cm s⁻¹ for chancaca. Therefore, a settling device operating with a given overflow rate will more efficiently remove bioflocs generated with chancaca than with molasses. The settling velocity curves obtained in this research contain valuable information to select appropriate devices for bioflocs and suspended solids removal in aquaculture systems with BFT.     

饲料中添加壳寡糖和霉菌毒素吸附剂对凡纳滨对虾肠道黏膜形态及菌群结构的影响

实验旨在研究在饲料中分别或联合添加壳寡糖(chitosan oligosaccharide,COS)和霉菌毒素吸附剂(mycotoxins adsorbent)对凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)肠道黏膜形态及菌群结构的影响。在基础饲料(对照组)中分别添加250 mg/kg COS、2500 mg/kg霉菌毒素吸附剂、250 mg COS+2500 mg/kg霉菌毒素吸附剂(组号为C0、C0.25、M2.5、C0.25+M2.5),制成4组等氮等能饲料,投喂初重(0.23±0.02)g的凡纳滨对虾8周。结果显示:COS与霉菌毒素吸附剂联合使用有助于改善肠道形态学指标,C0.25+M2.5组绒毛高显著大于C0、C0.25组(P0.05),绒毛宽显著大于M2.5组(P0.05),肌层厚度显著大于其他各组(P0.05)。高通量测序结果表明各组有效操作分类单元(Operational Taxonomic Unit,OTUs)数目无显著性差异(P0.05);C0.25+M2.5组Observed species指数、Shannon指数、PD值显著低于M2.5组(P0.05),但显著高于C0.25组(P0.05),与C0组无显著性差异(P0.05);肠道菌群主要为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes),C0.25+M2.5组变形菌门细菌含量最低且厚壁菌门细菌含量最高,各组拟杆菌门细菌均升高,C0组含量最低。在属水平上,弧菌属(Vibrio)、假交替单胞菌属(Pseudoalteromonas)、Spongiimonas、发光杆菌属(Photobacterium)以及Candidatus Bacilloplasma占主要优势,C0.25+M2.5组弧菌属、发光杆菌属细菌含量均有效减少;C0.25+M2.5组发光杆菌属细菌含量最低,假交替单胞菌属细菌含量最高。250 mg/kg COS和2500 mg/kg霉菌毒素吸附剂联合添加对菌群丰富度无显著影响,但优化了肠道形态学指标及肠道菌群结构,提升了肠道健康,效果优于单一添加组。     

添加不同碳源对零换水养殖系统中团头鲂鱼种生长、肠道生化指标和水质的影响

为探究添加不同碳源物质所形成的生物絮团对团头鲂鱼种生长、消化酶以及抗氧化酶活性的影响,设计5个不同碳源物质的添加组[淀粉组、葡萄糖组、蔗糖组、甜蜜素组和复合碳源组(葡萄糖∶淀粉=1∶1)],其中淀粉组为对照组,每个碳源添加组设置3个重复。每个水泥池投放团头鲂鱼种20尾,初始体质量为(36.74±0.82)g,实验期为8周。结果发现:(1)形成的生物絮团可以有效地调节水质,降低水体中的氨氮和亚硝酸盐氮水平;(2)与对照组相比,葡萄糖组团头鲂鱼种的鱼体末质量显著提高23.1%,增重率显著提高39.4%,特定生长率也显著提高23.6%,饲料系数显著降低28.1%,但存活率并没有显著差异;(3)肠道组织光镜观察表明,团头鲂鱼种肠道单层柱状上皮附近存在未消化的生物絮团;(4)添加不同碳源形成的生物絮团对团头鲂鱼种体成分没有显著的影响;(5)复合碳源组的肠道总蛋白酶的活性(3.64±0.53)U/mg显著高于对照组275.3%,淀粉酶活性显著高于对照组(淀粉组)289.2%、葡萄糖组166.7%和蔗糖组860%;(6)葡萄糖组的团头鲂超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性为(238.67±13.63)U/mg,显著高于对照组的SOD活性72.5%,葡萄糖组团头鲂的过氧化氢酶(CAT)酶活性为(192.31±17.06)U/mg,显著高于对照组的CAT活性40.4%,与对照组的丙二醛(MDA)水平相比,葡萄糖组、蔗糖组、甜蜜素组和复合碳源组分别显著降低了69.0%、59.7%、38%.0和48.8%。研究表明,水体中添加葡萄糖为碳源能显著提高团头鲂鱼种的生长性能和抗氧化水平,并有效改善水质。     

The composition of the microbial community associated with Macrobrachium rosenbergii zoeae varies throughout larval development

The giant river prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is an economically important freshwater prawn. The cultivation of zoea larvae is crucial for the success of the M. rosenbergii industry. In this study, we surveyed the microbial community diversity and structure associated with M. rosenbergii zoeae at different stages of larval development. Samples of zoea larvae from different developmental stages were collected and subjected to high-throughput DNA sequencing. Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Actinobacteria were the dominant phyla in all six sample groups. At the genus level, the relative abundance of Bacillus decreased, and that of Enterobacter increased with the growth of the zoeae. This may have been related to the intestinal development of the zoea larvae. The microbial diversity of M. rosenbergii zoea larvae decreased significantly with development. The beta diversity analysis showed that the closer the developmental stage of M. rosenbergii, the more similar the structure of the associated bacterial communities.     

The tetrasporophyte of Asparagopsis armata as a novel seaweed biofilter

The red seaweed Asparagopsis armata (Harvey; Rhodophytae, Bonnemaisoniaceae) produces biologically active secondary metabolites that are valuable natural ingredients for cosmetics and medicine and its cultivation may therefore be a profitable venture. The tetrasporophyte of this species (“Falkenbergia rufolanosa”) was successfully tank-cultivated as a continuous biofilter for the effluent of a commercial fish farm in southern Portugal. Optimal stocking density for highest biomass yield and a low level of other algal species in winter and late spring was 5×g centrifuged fresh weight l^− 1. The effect of total ammonia nitrogen supply (TAN flux) on biofiltration and biomass yield was investigated in winter and spring. Results revealed that A. armata is currently the seaweed-biofilter with the highest TAN removal of up to 90 μmol l^− 1 h^− 1 at a TAN flux of about 500 μmol l^− 1 h^− 1. In the tanks used, this is equivalent to a removal of up to 14.5 g TAN m^− 2 day^− 1. At a lower TAN flux of about 40 μmol l^− 1 h^− 1, TAN removal by A. armata is more than double to what is reported at this flux for another successful seaweed biofilter, the genus Ulva. Monthly variation of A. armata biomass yield peaked in May and was lowest in January. At TAN fluxes between 300 and 400 μmol l^− 1 h^− 1, an average water temperature of 21.7 °C and a total daily photon flux density of 47 Mol m^− 2, seaweed yield was over 100 g DW m^− 2 day^− 1 with a recorded maximum of 119 g. During spring, autumn and early summer, the biomass of A. armata within the experimental tanks doubled every week. A model for the up scaling of this finfish integrated aquaculture of A. armata varies the investment in biofilter surface area and estimates the return in biofiltration and biomass yield. Highest TAN removal efficiencies will only be possible at low TAN fluxes and a very large biofilter area, resulting in a low production of biomass per unit area. To remove 50% of TAN from the effluent (1 mt Sparus aurata; 21 °C), 28 m² of biofilter, designed to support a water turnover rate of 0.8 Vol h^− 1 would be necessary. This system produces 6.1 kg FW (1.5 kg DW) of A. armata per day and has the potential to turn biofiltration into an economically sustained, beneficial side effect.     

Effect of increased water recirculation rate on algal supply and post-larval performance of scallop (Pecten maximus) reared in a partial open and continuous feeding system

In a commercial scallop hatchery spat production depends on a culture system which ensures high survival and good growth. Reuse of water with algae may increase the food exploitation and hence reduce the costs. Post-larvae of great scallop (Pecten maximus) were studied in a commercial hatchery using a partial open and continuous feeding tank system. Three different water recirculation rates (67, 83 and 92%) were tried out in two experiments with post-larvae originating from three spawning groups of ages between 43 and 57 days post-spawn, 316–886 μm shell-height and 1.1–9.6 μg ash-free dry weight. The post-larvae were held in sieves in tanks of 2500 l where a downwelling flow was maintained by airlifts. New water with a mix of monocultured algae was continuously added to the tanks at algal concentrations of 10 and 15 cells μl⁻¹ in experiment 1 (groups 1 and 2) and 2 (group 3), respectively. The algal supply to each sieve was reduced along with increased recirculation rate, but was kept between 6 and 13 cells μl⁻¹. Generally no significant differences in survival, growth or chemical content were found between the three recirculation rates, while few differences were found between and within groups. Large variation in survival was found between and within groups (1–81%). Highest survival was found in experiment 1, and where post-larvae from two settlements were used, the first settlement survived better than the second. The daily growth ranged from 15 to 62 μm shell-height and from 0.3 to 2.6 μg ash-free dry weight. The scallop post-larvae could well be reared at all three recirculation rates studied as an increase from 67 to 92% did not seem to affect the post-larval performance seriously. The algal supply, however, had to be compensated by an increasing number of cells (>10 cells μl⁻¹) when increasing the recirculation rate.     

The effect of low pH on physiology,stress status and growth performance of turbot (Psetta maxima L.) cultured in recirculating aquaculture systems

We evaluated the effect of low pH and low and high total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) concentrations on the physiology, stress status and the growth performance of turbot in RAS. Two experiments were conducted. In Experiment 1, turbot (466 g) were grown at control (pH 7.5; TAN ~0.5 mg/L) or low pH and high TAN (pH 5.7; TAN ~50 mg/L) for 55 days. In Experiment 2, turbot (376 g) were grown at control (pH 7.5; TAN ~0.5 mg/L), low pH and low TAN (pH 5.7; TAN ~5 mg/L) or low pH and high TAN (pH 5.7; TAN ~50 mg/L) for 59 days. In Experiment 1, final body weight, feed intake and growth were significantly lower and FCR significantly higher in turbot exposed to low pH and high TAN. In Experiment 2, only growth was significantly lower in turbot exposed to treatment low pH and high TAN as compared to fish in the control treatment and low pH and low TAN. Osmoregulation and stress indicators measured were within normal levels. In conclusion, turbot grew equally well in a water pH of 7.5 or 5.7 provided a low TAN. In contrast, low pH combined with a high TAN impaired turbot performance.     

不同地区稻虾综合种养系统的微生物群落结构分析

为研究不同地区稻虾综合种养系统的环境及克氏原螯虾肠道的细菌群落结构差异,为改进不同地区稻虾综合养殖策略提供依据,采用Illumina Miseq高通量测序技术,研究了武汉、永州和韶关地区稻田养殖克氏原螯虾的水体、底泥及虾肠道细菌群落结构,并对水体、肠道菌群与环境因子之间的关系进行了分析。结果显示,武汉地区稻虾综合种养系统的水体、底泥及克氏原螯虾肠道细菌群落的多样性均大于永州地区和韶关地区。武汉地区的稻虾综合种养系统的水体及底泥的细菌群落结构与永州地区和韶关地区均相似,其中水体的优势菌门均为放线菌门、蓝细菌门、变形菌门和拟杆菌门;底泥的优势菌门均为变形菌门。武汉地区的克氏原螯虾肠道的优势菌门为变形菌门、厚壁菌门和拟杆菌门;优势菌属为柠檬酸杆菌属(Citrobacter,10.85%)、气单胞菌属(Aeromonas,9.88%)和[Anaerorhabdus]＿furcosa＿group (8.43%)等。永州地区的克氏原螯虾肠道的优势菌门为厚壁菌门和放线菌门;优势菌属为ZOR0006 (9.78%)、拟杆菌属(Bacteroides,5.41%)和[Anaerorhabdus]＿fur...     

大豆浓缩蛋白对大黄鱼生长和肠道微生物菌群的影响

用大豆浓缩蛋白(SPC)替代鱼粉饲喂大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea),以探究其对幼鱼生长、肠道结构及肠道微生物菌群的影响.选取初始体重为(10.50±-0.04)g的大黄鱼幼鱼,SPC替代鱼粉的比例分别为0％ (SPC0,对照组)、25％ (SPC25)、50％ (SPC50)、75％ (SPC75)和...     

Water flow and diurnal variation in metabolite production rates of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) post‐smolt

Diurnal variation of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and total ammonia production in Atlantic salmon post‐smolt were studied at different water flow rates. The experiment comprised four groups each with two replicates representing specific flow levels of 0.5, 0.4, 0.3 and 0.2 L kg^?1 min^?1. During the first diurnal cycle, the seawater samples were collected eight times during 21 hr. In the second diurnal cycle, six samplings were performed during a prolonged sampling period of 35 hr. The highest CO₂ concentrations were observed in the lowest water flow group (0.2 L kg^?1 min^?1) between 4 and 10 p.m. for the first sampling period and at about 2 p.m. for the second sampling period. The overall real CO₂ production rates were in the range 1.7–5.5 mg kg^?1 min^?1 including diurnal variation in all groups for both sampling periods. In general, a second‐order polynomial model describes the relationship between specific water flow and real mean CO₂ production rate (p < 0.001). Maximum concentrations of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) occurred around 7 and 8 p.m. in all groups and was highest for the 0.2 L kg^?1 min^?1 group for both sampling periods. Note that maximum concentration of TAN and CO₂ both occurred in the afternoon. The TAN production rates were in the range 0.06–0.44 mg kg^?1 min^?1 including both sampling cycles.