底质和饵料对不同生长阶段橄榄蛏蚌稚蚌成活和生长的影响

为提高橄榄蛏蚌(Solenaia oleivira)稚蚌成活率,在稚蚌生长3个阶段设置不同的饵料和底质组合,探究饵料和底质对稚蚌成活和生长的影响.结果表明:前期稚蚌投喂破壁微拟球藻组的成活率、壳长和壳高生长均显著高于投喂未破壁微拟球藻组;3.4×105个/mL和6.8×105个/mL饵料浓度对前期稚蚌成活率、壳长和壳高...     

鱼蚌混养对池塘水质、藻相结构及三角帆蚌生长的影响

2012年4月26日—2012年12月12日通过在鲢鳙鱼养殖池塘中放养不同密度的三角帆蚌,研究不同三角帆蚌放养比例对鲢鳙鱼养殖池塘中水质、藻相结构及三角帆蚌生长的影响。实验中,鲢鳙放养比例统一为3∶7,总密度为1.5尾/m3。三角帆蚌放养密度则设置4个水平,分别为单养鲢鳙鱼池塘(0只/m3),低密度三角帆蚌混养池塘(0.8只/m3),中密度三角帆蚌混养池塘(1.0只/m3)和高密度三角帆蚌混养池塘(1.2只/m3)。结果显示,混养三角帆蚌池塘的水化指标(TP、PO4-P、NH3-N、NO2-N和NO3-N)均显著低于单养鱼池塘。中密度三角帆蚌混养池塘除NH3-N和化学需氧量(COD)与低密度三角帆蚌混养池塘无显著差异外,其他各项水化指标均显著低于其他3个池塘,并且极显著低于单养鲢鳙鱼池塘。单养鲢鳙鱼池塘藻类平均密度均极显著高于鱼蚌混养池塘,其中在鱼蚌混养池塘中浮游植物密度与三角帆蚌密度成负相关关系。单养鲢鳙鱼池塘的浮游植物生物量均极显著低于中、高密度鱼蚌混养池塘,并且显著低于低密度混养池塘。浮游植物生物量与三角帆蚌密度成正相关关系,鱼蚌池塘中绿藻和裸藻的生物量在养殖过程中上升显著。低、中密度三角帆蚌混养池塘三角帆蚌存活率均显著高于高密度三角帆蚌混养池塘;低密度混养池塘中蚌湿重、壳长及壳宽相对增长率均为最大,显著高于中、高密度三角帆蚌混养池塘。研究表明,养鱼池塘混养三角帆蚌不仅能改善养殖池塘的水质,还能控制藻类数量,促使绿藻和裸藻等大型藻类的生长,提高养殖水体浮游植物的生物量总量,最终还能有效提高三角帆蚌的存活率及生长率。从改善水质,藻相结构,蚌成活率及生长等指标角度考虑,在鲢鳙鱼养殖池塘中,三角帆蚌最佳放养密度为1.0只/m3。     

池塘养殖条件下当年繁育三角帆蚌的生长

为研究池塘养殖条件下三角帆蚌幼蚌的生长情况,进而为优化三角帆蚌的养殖模式提供参考依据,在浙江省诸暨市的淡水珍珠实验基地进行了池塘养殖试验。结果表明:经过86 d培育,当年繁育三角帆蚌的壳长从3.4 cm增长到6.4 cm,体质量从3 g增加到18 g;试验期间,壳长的增长率为0.035±0.005cm/d,体质量的增长率为0.192±0.044 g/d;吊养水层深度可显著影响幼蚌的生长速度,吊养在水面下40cm处的蚌,其壳长和体质量的增长速度显著高于吊养在水面下10 cm和80 cm处。     

自溶面包酵母在马氏珠母贝育苗中的饵料效果

在实验车间内利用120L的塑料箱作为实验容器,采用自溶面包酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)作为单细胞藻的辅助饵料,研究其在马氏珠母贝(Pinctada martensii Dunker)育苗中的饵料效果,以期解决该贝育苗过程饵料供应不稳定、易培饵料品种小球藻(Chlorella sp.)利用率低的问题。研究结果表明:(1)在温度(30.0±0.5)℃、NaCl质量分数3%、pH6.5～7.0的自溶条件下,用经过18h自溶的酵母投喂D形幼虫,其平均日壳长增长率显著高于其他自溶时间酵母投喂组效果,单独投喂非自溶酵母时D形幼虫不能存活;(2)D形幼虫期单投自溶酵母,幼虫成活率与金藻组没有显著差异(P>0.05),生长速度比金藻组提高8%(P<0.05),说明自溶酵母可以完全替代湛江等鞭金藻(Isochrysis zhanjiangensis Hu﹠Liu),但在壳顶幼虫期和稚贝期单投自溶酵母不能使幼虫和稚贝正常发育和存活;(3)壳顶幼虫期及眼点幼虫至稚贝期投喂"自溶酵母 小球藻(Chlorella sp.)"或"自溶酵母 扁藻[Platymonas subcordiformis(Wille)]",其生长速度及存活率或稚贝育成率均显著高于单投扁藻或小球藻(P<0.05),单投小球藻的饵料效果最差;(4)自溶酵母与小球藻混投对眼点幼虫至稚贝培育效果较单独投喂影响显著,可显著(P<0.05)提高稚贝的育成率、生长速度和耐干露能力。研究表明,使用自溶酵母可以优化马氏珠母贝健康苗种规模繁育中的饵料供应工艺及提高易培饵料品种小球藻的利用价值,从而提高该贝育苗效果。     

补充β-胡萝卜素和虾青素对三角帆蚌内壳色、组织总类胡萝卜素含量及珍珠质量的影响

探究补充不同类胡萝卜素对所育珍珠质量的影响,为改善淡水珍珠品质筛选出合适的类胡萝卜素提供理论基础。本研究选用β-胡萝卜素和虾青素2种类胡萝卜素,对紫色系和白色系三角帆蚌(Hyriopsis cumingii)育珠蚌进行为期120 d的补充投喂养殖实验,比较分析不同类型类胡萝卜素对不同色系三角帆蚌育珠蚌内壳色、组织总类胡萝卜素含量(TCC)及所育珍珠质量的影响。结果显示,补充β-胡萝卜素和虾青素对紫色系三角帆蚌内壳色色度值(b^*)和色差(dE)均有显著影响,而明度值(L^*)和色度值(a^*)无明显变化;白色系三角帆蚌中投喂虾青素组个体内壳a^*差异显著,其余颜色参数则未见显著变化。补充类胡萝卜素后,三角帆蚌肝胰腺和外套膜边缘膜组织TCC均有显著增加,中央膜组织仅紫色系三角帆蚌个体产生显著变化,斧足组织则均未见显著改变。紫色系三角帆蚌中,补充虾青素组所育珍珠L^*、b^*和dE存在显著变化;白色系三角帆蚌中,补充2种类胡萝卜素后,所育珍珠b^*和d...     

限食对合浦珠母贝幼虫生长、成活及变态的影响

自2009年4月27日至2009年5月25日,在不同投饵条件下研究了限食对合浦珠母贝（Pinctada fucata）幼虫生长、成活和变态的影响。结果显示,试验初期对照组幼虫的壳长、壳高日增长率逐渐升高,自第20天开始迅速下降;试验一组（隔天投喂）和二组（隔2d投喂）幼虫的壳长、壳高日增长率缓慢升高,且与对照组同期幼虫的日增长率差异显著,这表明饵料是否充足直接影响马氏珠母贝幼虫的生长。试验期间,对照组幼虫的成活率逐渐降低,畸形率无显著性变化,而试验一组和二组幼虫的成活率显著低于对照组,试验二组幼虫的畸形率高于同期对照组和试验一组幼虫的畸形率,表明在食物匮乏的情况下,幼虫的发育受到影响。对照组幼虫在第20天时开始变态,随后变态率逐渐升高,试验一组幼虫在第30天时开始变态,而试验二组幼虫在试验期间一直没有变态,表明该组幼虫的营养状况不足以支持其变态附着。     

尖紫蛤壳顶幼虫适宜饵料的研究

为了研究尖紫蛤壳顶幼虫适宜饵料种类和投喂浓度,选用5组微藻做为饵料,研究其对尖紫蛤(Soletellina acuta Cai et Zhuang)壳顶幼虫生长和存活的影响。5组微藻分别是A组微绿球藻(Nannochloropsis oculata sp.),B组亚心形扁藻(Platymonas subcordiformi),C组湛江等鞭金藻(Isochrysis zhanjiangensis)+亚心形扁藻,D组绿色巴夫藻(Pavlova viridis)+亚心形扁藻,E组小球藻(Chlorella sp.)+亚心形扁藻。单因素方差分析表明:A组饵料效果为最好;B组和C组的饵料效果次之,E组和D组的饵料效果较差;不同饵料种类下,A组壳顶幼虫有最大生长和存活率;不同饵料浓度下,A组的最适投喂浓度是12 000个/(mL.d),C组的最适投喂浓度是5 000+5 000个/(mL.d)。A组和C组获得了较高的生长速率和成活率,可做为尖紫蛤壳顶幼虫适宜的饵料。     

三角帆蚌对蓝藻的滤食作用及其对沉水植物生长的影响

双壳贝类是淡水生态系统常见的滤食性动物,以浮游植物和有机物悬浮颗粒为食,其作用可能降低蓝藻浓度,从而促进沉水植物生长。通过构建4组(草+蓝藻、草+蓝藻+低生物量蚌、草+蓝藻+高生物量蚌、草)室外微型生态系统,研究了湖泊下风区常见蓝藻堆积浓度下,三角帆蚌(Hyriopsis cumingii)的滤食作用对蓝藻水华和沉水植物苦草(Vallisneria natans)生长的影响。结果表明:(1)蓝藻对苦草的生长具有显著抑制作用,草藻组和草组的相对生长率分别为-7.65mg/g·d和7.19mg/g·d;(2)三角帆蚌对蓝藻具有明显的下行滤食压力,其大小与蚌生物量有关,蚌生物量高时效果明显;(3)三角帆蚌的滤食可以不同程度上缓解蓝藻对苦草的生长抑制,低蚌组和高蚌组苦草相对生长率分别为-5.31mg/g·d和4.24mg/g·d。蓝藻颗粒被滤食后,水体光照条件的改善可能是有蚌组苦草生物量相对较高的主要原因。说明双壳贝类可以通过滤食浮游植物使水体理化环境向着有利于沉水植物生长的方向发展,但这种作用的大小与贝类生物量的合理配置有密切关系。     

中国五大湖三角帆蚌群体与诸暨养殖群体生长性能的比较研究

对鄱阳湖(PY)、洞庭湖(DT)、太湖(TH)、巢湖(CH)、洪泽湖(HZ)等中国五大湖中三角帆蚌群体和诸暨(ZJ)养殖群体进行了周年生长比较研究。结果表明:四个生长性状指标在各群体间存在显著差异,体重增长速度依次为PY>ZJ>CH>TH>DT>HZ,壳长增长速度依次为PY>DT>CH>ZJ>TH>HZ,壳高增长速度依次为PY>CH>DT>TH>HZ>ZJ,壳宽增长速度依次为PY>DT>CH>TH>ZJ>HZ;三角帆蚌的生长可划分为2个阶段,3~11月为快速生长阶段,其中5~9月为最适生长期,11月到翌年3月为缓慢生长阶段;在全年的任一生长阶段,鄱阳湖群体的三角帆蚌平均成活率最高。依据生长性能和成活率评价,鄱阳湖群体三角帆蚌最佳。     

珠母贝浮游幼虫饵料的研究

研究了湛江等鞭金藻、等鞭金藻OA-3011、亚心形扁藻、小球藻、绿色巴夫藻、面包酵母、光合细菌单独及多种混合投喂对珠母贝浮游幼虫生长、存活和变态的影响.结果表明:单独投喂时湛江等鞭金藻、等鞭金藻OA-3011效果最好,幼虫壳长93 μm时可投喂亚心形扁藻,小球藻、绿色巴夫藻、面包酵母、光合细菌不宜单独投喂;直线铰合期、壳顶幼虫的最适日投饵量扁藻为2 400cell/mL和5 000 cell/mL,湛江等鞭金藻为3 000 cell/mL和5 500 cell/mL,光合细菌为10 000 cell/mL和15 000cell/mL湛江等鞭金藻、亚心形扁藻、光合细菌和绿色巴夫藻混合投喂对浮游幼虫生长、存活和变态有显著提高,出现壳初、眼点、附着和变态时间显著缩短.     

Effects of dietary fish oil replacement by microalgae raw materials on growth performance,body composition and fatty acid profile of juvenile olive flounder,Paralichthys olivaceus

Replacing dietary fish oil with DHA‐rich microalgae Schizochytrium sp. and EPA‐rich microalgae Nannochloropsis sp. for olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) was examined. Three experimental isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets with lipid source provided by 50% fish oil (F50S50), 50% (M50F25S25) and 100% microalgae raw material (M100) respectively were compared with a soybean oil (S100) diet as control. Triplicate groups of olive flounder juveniles (16.5 ± 0.91 g) were fed the experimental diets, and a group was fed the control diets for 8 weeks in a recirculation system. Results showed feed efficiency and growth performance were not significantly changed when fish oil (FO) was totally substituted by soybean oil (SO) or microalgae raw material (MRM). The whole‐body composition, lipid content of liver and muscle, and lipid composition of plasma were not significantly influenced by the total substitution of FO by MRM. The polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) content of muscle and liver declined in fish fed S100 diet, whereas it was not significantly reduced in fish fed M50F25S25 and M100 diets. The total substitution of FO by MRM not only maintained the levels of arachidonic acid, EPA or DHA but also increased n‐3/n‐6 ratio. In conclusion, MRM as the sole lipid source is sufficient to obtain good feed efficiency, growth performance and human health value in olive flounder juveniles.     

插片后珍珠蚌生长性状及其无核珍珠成珠率和大小

为了筛选优质的珍珠蚌插片组合,探究不同种类珍珠蚌相互插片后生长性状间的差异和相关性,以及各组合无核珍珠成珠率和大小的差异,利用三角帆蚌(S)、池蝶蚌(C)和褶纹冠蚌(Z)分别作为供片蚌和育珠蚌,获得9个育珠蚌组合,测量各育珠组合的体质量、壳长、壳高和壳宽,比较9个育珠蚌组合及3个未插片的三角帆蚌、池蝶蚌和褶纹冠蚌对照组在1年后生长性状的差异,对各生长性状相关性进行分析。测量每个育珠蚌所产无核珍珠的数量和大小,计算成珠率和圆度,分析不同组合之间无核珍珠的差异。结果显示,无核育珠手术影响珍珠蚌的生长性能,以三角帆蚌和池蝶蚌为育珠蚌的组合生长性状均优于对照组,S-S育珠组合在以三角帆蚌为育珠蚌组合内生长最优,S-C和C-C育珠组合在以池蝶蚌为育珠蚌组合中生长最优,而以褶纹冠蚌为育珠蚌的组合插片后生长性状指标均小于对照组。其中除了池蝶蚌同种插片组合(C-C育珠组合)外,其余各育珠组合壳长与体质量间相关系数均高于其他生长性状间相关系数,C-C育珠组合壳宽与体质量相关系数最大;三角帆蚌和池蝶蚌之间的插片组合（S-S、C-S、S-C和C-C育珠组合）及褶纹冠蚌同种插片组合（Z-Z育珠组合）成珠率较高(91.67%~100%)。S-S、S-C和C-C育珠组合所育珍珠较圆但珍珠大小在各育珠组合内处于中等。研究表明,无核育珠手术改变珍珠蚌的生长性能,不同育珠组合生长性能存在差异,S-S、S-C和C-C育珠组合插片后生长性能较好,成珠率高,珍珠较圆但珍珠大小在各育珠组合中处于中等,该结果为探索不同珍珠蚌生长性状差异和相关性及其所产无核珍珠成珠率、大小的比较提供重要依据。     

Comparative analysis of total carotenoid content in tissues of purple and white inner-shell color pearl mussel,Hyriopsis cumingii

The freshwater pearl mussel Hyriopsis cumingii is the most important mussel species for freshwater pearl production in China. Mussel shell color is an important indicator of pearl quality. The objective of this study was to assess whether total carotenoid content (TCC) in H. cumingii is related to shell color. TCC of different tissues (gonad, gill, hepatopancreas, kidney, axe foot, mantle, and adductor muscle) of purple and white inner-shell H. cumingii was determined by UV–Vis spectrophotometry. The results revealed that TCC ranged from 12.91 ± 0.78 to 56.30 ± 0.74 μg/g. In general, TCC was higher in the hepatopancreas, followed by the mantle, gonad, gill, kidney, axe foot, and adductor muscle. TCC in gonad, gill, hepatopancreas, kidney, and mantle of purple mussels was significantly higher than that of white mussels. TCC in mussel tissues of H. cumingii was significantly different (P < 0.001) with respect to shell color. There were significant positive correlations between TCC in mussel mantle and shell color intensity. Future studies will assess the biological roles of carotenoids in shell color formation.     

Effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid sources,microalgae meal and oil,on growth,fatty acid composition and docosahexaenoic acid retention of orange‐spotted grouper,Epinephelus coioides

This study evaluated the effects of Aurantiochytrium spp. microalgae meal and oil as dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) sources on the growth, fatty acid composition and DHA retention of orange‐spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. Dietary fish oil was replaced with microalgae meal or oil to provide an equal amount of DHA as a fish oil‐containing basal diet. In total, three experimental diets were fed to triplicate groups of fish (initial wt: 8.48 ± 0.06 g) in a recirculating system for 8 weeks. The weight gain and feed efficiency of the fish did not differ significantly among the experimental diets. The fatty acid composition of the whole body of the fish generally reflected the composition of their diet. The concentration of eicosapentaenoic acid in the whole body was higher in the fish fed the fish meal control diet than in those fed the two experimental diets The fish fed the control diet and those fed the diet containing microalgae oil exhibited higher DHA concentrations than did the fish fed the diet containing microalgae meal. The whole‐body DHA retention was the highest in the fish fed the diet with microalgae oil, followed by the fish fed the control diet. The lowest whole‐body DHA retention was observed in the fish fed the diet containing microalgae meal. The results suggested that the oil from Aurantiochytrium spp. microalgae can be used as DHA source for the grouper. DHA utilization by the fish was higher when the diet was supplemented with microalgae oil than with dry microalgae meal.     

Comparison of Growth and Fatty Acids Composition of Freshwater Rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas, Fed with Two Types of Microalgae at Different Concentrations

As algae and their concentrations are important factors for mass culture of rotifer, two experiments were conducted to find the effects of two types of algae, Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus obliquus, and three concentration of chosen algae (0.1 × 10⁶, 1 × 10⁶, and 10 × 10⁶ cells/mL) on growth and fatty acid composition of freshwater rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus. The result of the first experiment showed that the maximum density of rotifer was significantly higher when fed with Chlorella sp. (478 individuals/mL) than fed with S. obliquus (328 individuals/mL). Mean population growth rate (r) was 0.61 and 0.44 for rotifer fed with Chlorella sp. and S. obliquus, respectively. The amount of highly unsaturated fatty acid (HUFA) in rotifer fed with Chlorella sp. (3.32%) was relatively more than those fed with S. obliquus (2.65%). Then, Chlorella sp. was selected based on better performance. In the second experiment, the maximum rotifer density of 108 ± 8, 489 ± 47, and 493 ± 51 individuals/mL was reached after 5 d for the respective Chlorella sp. concentrations; at concentration of 10 × 10⁶ cells/mL, the maximum density of 1820 ± 47 individuals/mL was obtained. Mean growth rate at mentioned concentrations was 0.18, 0.42, and 0.51/d, respectively. Increase in algal concentration was associated with a relative increase in HUFA and decrease in monounsaturated fatty acid.     

Growth and survival of juvenile spider crabs,Maja brachydactyla (Balss, 1922), fed with fresh or frozen mussels

The effects of diet freezing on the growth, survival and biochemical composition of the diets and juvenile spider crabs (Maja brachydactyla) were studied. Fresh and frozen (at ?20 °C for 21 days) mussels, Mytilus edulis, were used as food. Two experiments were conducted and in each, spider crabs were placed in individual trays. During experiment I, 40 juvenile spider crabs (2 months old) were used. Twenty animals (9 ± 2 mg) were fed fresh mussels, and 20 animals (8 ± 2 mg) were fed frozen mussels. Spider crabs fed fresh mussels grew larger than the ones fed frozen mussels (304.0 ± 118.0 and 70.0 ± 40.1 mg respectively). During experiment II, 16 juvenile spider crabs (5 months old) were used. Eight animals (3.4 ± 0.8 g) were fed fresh mussel and eight animals (4.1 ± 1.3 g) were fed frozen mussel. Spider crabs fed with fresh mussels were larger than the ones fed with frozen mussels (92.5 ± 41.7 and 41.5 ± 17.7 g respectively). There were no significant differences in the protein, amino acids and fatty acid composition between fresh and frozen mussels. The freezing procedure makes mussels less adequate for the culture of 2‐month‐old early juveniles of M. brachydactyla up to 5 months, although they promoted acceptable growth and good survival in older animals (>5 months old).     

First step of non‐fish meal,non‐fish oil diet development for red seabream, (Pagrus major), with plant protein sources and microalgae Schizochytrium sp

A feeding experiment was conducted to develop non‐fish meal and non‐fish oil diet for red seabream by using plant protein source and Schizochytrium meal which is rich in 22:6n‐3 (DHA). Three iso‐nitrogenous and iso‐lipidic experimental diets were prepared (CP 41.2% ± 0.4%, CL 16.4% ± 1%). Control diet contained both fish meal (40%) and fish oil (6%). In the second diet, fish meal was replaced by plant meals (soy protein concentrate, soybean meal, corn gluten meal) [FO]. In the third diet, fish meal and fish oil were replaced by algae meal (Schizochytrium sp. powder) and plant proteins [AO]. Duplicated groups of juvenile red seabream (8.8 g ± 1.5) were fed the experimental diets for 12 weeks to near satiation. There was no statistical difference among treatment in specific growth rate. Feed conversion ratio of AO diet group was higher than that of control. In wet basis, whole body protein level was significantly higher in AO diet than FO group while lipid content was lower than control group. In fatty acid profile, AO group had significantly lower 18:4n‐3, 20:4n‐3, 22:5n‐3 and 20:5n‐3 (EPA) level, but significantly higher 18:3n‐3 and DHA level than the other two diet fed fish. The results might suggest that further developments in microalgae diet offer a promising lipid source of n‐3 PUFA as essential fatty acid on marine fish. And it showed possibility to develop non‐fish meal and non‐fish oil feed for marine aquaculture fish by using microalgae.     

体外培养条件下三角帆蚌胚胎早期发育观察及胚胎发育生物学零度和有效积温分析

为了探寻三角帆蚌胚胎体外培养方法,本实验以解剖获得的雌雄配子为材料,使用与三角帆蚌体液等渗的平衡盐溶液(BSS)进行人工体外受精和体外培养,观察各阶段胚胎的形态特征,并分析计算不同胚胎发育阶段的生物学零度和有效积温。结果显示,在温度为(25±1)℃的BSS培养条件下,受精卵发育至第二极体排放、二细胞期、四细胞期、八细胞期、十六细胞期和桑葚期的时间分别为1.8、2.8、5.6、10.5、13.9和17.3 h,胚胎最长发育至桑葚期后停止发育。另外,池塘平均水温分别为26.5、28.1和29.2℃时,三角帆蚌胚胎发育至成熟钩介幼虫分别需要10、9和8 d,计算得出三角帆蚌胚胎发育的生物学零度为14.81℃,根据生物学零度计算胚胎发育至卵裂期、囊胚期、原肠期、膜内钩介幼虫期和成熟钩介幼虫的有效积温分别为12.95、25.99、42.27、69.21和118.14℃×d。研究结果初步尝试对三角帆蚌受精卵进行体外培养,并根据胚胎发育水温和时间获得三角帆蚌早期胚胎发育的生物学零度和有效积温,可为突破三角帆蚌全人工繁育技术奠定基础,对淡水贝类现代生物育种技术研发和种质资源保护具有重要意义。     

Partial and total replacement of fish meal by marine microalga Spirulina platensis in the diet of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei: Growth,digestive enzyme activities,fatty acid composition and responses to ammonia and hypoxia stress

In the this study, we evaluated the effect of replacement of fish meal by a marine microalgae Spirulina platensis on growth, digestive enzyme activities, fatty acid composition and responses to ammonia and hypoxia stress in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (2.6 ± 0.2 g). Experimental diets contained S. platensis at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% replacement levels. After 8 weeks of feeding trial, growth parameters and proximate body composition were not significantly different among treatments (p > .05). Amylase and lipase activities did not show any significant differences between control group and other experimental diets (p > .05), while activities of trypsin and chymotrypsin were significantly higher in shrimp fed diet with 50% substitution of microalgae compared to control group. Fatty acid contents, particularly polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) including arachidonic acid (ARA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), were significantly higher in control diet compared to other experimental diets. On the contrary, the majority of fatty acids including the contents of PUFAs in the whole body of L. vannamei fed with different levels of S. platensis were significantly higher compared to those of control group. After 48‐h exposure to ammonia, survival per cent was not statistically different between all groups (p > .05), but in hypoxia challenge, the survival per cent of control group was significantly less than that of treatments fed diets contained S. platensis (p < .05). Altogether, o ur results demonstrated the effectiveness of S. platensis as a reliable protein source for substitution of fish meal in shrimp aquaculture.     

Growth and Survival of Juvenile Feather Duster Worms,Sabellastarte spectabilis,Fed Live and Preserved Algae

The use of live algae and preserved algal products was examined as to their utility in supporting growth and survival of the feather duster worm, Sabellastarte spectabilis. Hatchery‐reared 4‐mo‐old worms were provided the same cell densities of live T‐Iso, preserved T‐Iso, live Nannochlropsis sp., and preserved Nannochloropsis sp. over the course of 132 d. A group of worms placed in a water table that received a continuous flow of raw seawater served as controls. Live and preserved T‐Iso resulted in the highest survival (86.7 ± 6.2% and 78.3 ± 16.5%, respectively) compared to all the other treatments. Live T‐Iso fed worms resulted in significantly larger worms than all other treatments with the preserved T‐Iso treatment supporting similar growth to those being fed live Nannochloropsis sp. and exposed to raw seawater. The preserved Nannochloropsis sp. resulted in significantly lower survival and growth when compared to all the other treatments. Fatty acid profiles of the algal diets and worm carcasses obtained during the current investigation suggest that T‐Iso outperformed Nannochloropsis because of its higher energy or fatty acid content.