Effect of Copepod (<i>Apocyclops dengizicus</i>) Addition on Growth, Survival and Proximate Composition of <i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i> Postlarvae Cultured in Brackish Water Biofloc System

Hosain, Md. Eilious; Arshad, Aziz; Arshad, Aziz; Kamarudin, Mohd Salleh; Karim, Murni; Shohaimi, Shamarina; Naser, M Niamul; Romano, Nicholas

doi:10.1002/naaq.10308

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The rotifers also contain an essential portion of microorganism biomass in a BFT system or an unique ecosystem [2,9,10]. The biochemical composition of bioflocs includes protein, lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids, and antioxidants reflected by the presence of various microorganisms [4,11,12]. The biofloc composition is known to result in higher growth, production, survival, and spawning rates, besides increasing the immunity of the cultural species [7,8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Effects of Different Carbon Sources on the Growth and Production of Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) in a Zero-Water Exchange Biofloc Culture System

Hosain,

Amin,

Kamarudin

et al. 2024

Aquaculture Research

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Brachionus plicatilis is considered an indispensable first live feed for many fish and crustacean larvae; the demand for the species has increased globally. The mass production of the rotifer involves quality microalga and a standard diet; this culture is expensive and needs a skilled workforce. The hatchery’s incubators are likely to have limited resources leading to sudden rotifer culture crashes that ultimately disrupt the larvae production. More recently, improved sustainable rotifer production has been achieved through biofloc technology (BFT) that uses fish wastes and wheat flour. However, various carbon sources, which are typically used in BFT-based systems need to be explored and tested for their efficacies. A 4-day rotifer, B. plicatilis batch culture, was conducted in BFT systems by adding four carbon sources: molasses, rice bran, maize starch, and palm kernel expeller versus a control (without any carbon source). Fifteen 125 L containing polyethylene tanks with a water volume of 100 L were used for this experiment, and each tank was stocked with 5 × 106 rotifer (50 rotifers mL−1). Different carbon sources in triplicates including a control were tested as treatments. The carbon : nitrogen ratio in the study was maintained at 10 : 1. The rotifers were fed with Baker’s yeast at 1.0, 0.50, and 0.25 g million-−1 rotifers for the first, second, and third day and continued after that. Total ammonia–nitrogen (TAN) and pH values were found to be significantly (p<0.05) lower in all four treatments of the BFT system than in the control. Significantly higher (p<0.05) settleable solids were obtained in the molasses and rice bran treatments than those in the maize starch or palm kernel expeller. Likewise, the significantly (p<0.05) higher density of B. plicatilis and their specific growth rate were obtained in the molasses and rice bran-adding treatments, followed by those in palm kernel expeller, maize starch, and the control. This study indicates that molasses and rice bran as carbon sources when added to BFT-based systems enhance B. plicatilis production.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Media composed of the fertilizers and chemicals was administered to an unicellular marine microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata culture tank; this microalgae was added daily during B. plicatilis stock culture[11]. Statistical analysis was done using the computerized SPSS version 25.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%