Acclimatization of juveniles of marine prawn Penaeus monodon to fresh water

Penaeus monodon, hitherto cultured in brackishwater, has been acclimatized to fresh water for culturing in fresh water system. One hundred juveniles of P. monodon measuring in an average 27.7 mm were procured from the coastal lowlying areas near Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and were used to conduct an experiment on acclimatization. High percentage of survival (96.0%) was observed when the water salinity was lowered gradually at the rate of 10% per day for the first 2 days, 5% per day during the next 2 days and later at the rate of 1% per day.

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Main Authors: Reddi, D.V., Gopalakrishna, G., Tiwari, B.N., Rami Reddi, P.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:Aquaculture, Biology, brackishwater aquaculture, acclimation, fresh water, survival, Penaeus monodon, marine, freshwater, Kalinada, Andhra Pradesh, India,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/31681
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