Effect of the addition of Chaetoceros calcitrans, Navicula sp and Phaeodactylum tricornutum (diatoms) on phytoplankton composition and growth of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) postlarvae reared in a biofloc system

Marinho, YF; Brito, LO; Figueiredo da Silva Campos, CV; Severi, W; Andrade, HA; Galvez, AO

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4132644

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Journal Article

Year

2017

HERO ID 4132644
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Year 2017
Title Effect of the addition of Chaetoceros calcitrans, Navicula sp and Phaeodactylum tricornutum (diatoms) on phytoplankton composition and growth of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) postlarvae reared in a biofloc system
Authors Marinho, YF; Brito, LO; Figueiredo da Silva Campos, CV; Severi, W; Andrade, HA; Galvez, AO
Journal Aquaculture Research
Volume 48
Issue 8
Page Numbers 4155-4164
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of Chaetoceros calcitrans, Navicula sp. and Phaeodactylum tricornutum (diatoms) on phytoplankton composition and the growth of Litopenaeus vannamei postlarvae reared in a biofloc system. Four treatments were used: BFT (biofloc system without feed and no addition of diatoms); BFT-F (biofloc system with feed and no addition of diatoms); BFT-D (biofloc system with the addition of diatoms and no feed); and BFT-FD (biofloc system with the addition of feed and diatoms), all in triplicate. The shrimp (16 +/- 0.02mg) were stocked at 2500 postlarvaem(-3) and fed a commercial feed. Diatoms were added on the 1st, 5th, 10th and 15th day at a density of 5x10(4) cellsmL(-1) for each species. No significant differences (P>0.05) between treatments were observed for gross primary production, net ecosystem production and water column respiration rate. However, significant differences (P<0.05) were observed for nitrite, orthophosphate, alkalinity, final weight, weight gain, yield, feed conversion ratio (FCR), phytoplankton and cyanobacteria composition. The BFT-FD treatment had better performance parameters for final weight (270mg), weight gain (254mg), yield (0.67 Kgm(-3)) and FCR (0.61), indicating the benefits of the diatoms C.calcitrans, Navicula sp. and P.tricornutum for decreasing cyanobacteria and improving growth of L.vannamei postlarvae reared in biofloc systems.
Doi 10.1111/are.13235
Wosid WOS:000404982300014
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Keyword diatoms; water quality; cyanobacteria; growth; survival