Effect of prepared diet on the induction of precocious maturation in Pleoticus muelleri Bate (Crustacea, Penaeoidea)
2004
Diaz, A.C. | Fenucci, J.L.
Experiments were conducted comparing the reproductive performance of ablated female shrimp Pleoticus muelleri fed either a fresh frozen diet (ND) (clam, prawn, squid) and the same diet supplemented with 15% of an artificial diet (SD) (54% protein, 13% lipid, 7% moisture). The shrimp were maintained in 3500-L tanks (12 h light-12 h dark photoperiod, temperature 18-20°C, pH 7, salinity 31 g L-1, ammonium <0.2 mg L-1, and sea water exchanged at 100% per day) for 45 days. Significant differences in weight gain were determined between ablated females fed ND (37.2%) and SD (26.4%). No significant differences in the average duration of the intermolt period (19+/-2 days) were recorded. Females fed SD showed signs of maturation 20 days after ablation, with spawning occurring 1 day later, as long as ablated females fed ND reached maturation 4 weeks after did not occur. The number of eggs per spawn varied from 136 000 to 345 000; the percentage viability ranged between 39.3% and 99.3% with an average of 78.5%. The results indicated that a suitable formulated diet together with eyestalk ablation promotes maturation of P. muelleri in captivity.
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