The impact of dietary supplementation with astaxanthin on egg quality and growth of long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) juveniles

• Published in: Aquaculture nutrition Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 304 - 312
• Main Authors: Palma, J., Andrade, J.P., Bureau, D.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Hindawi Limited 01.04.2017
• Subjects: astaxanthin; Decapoda; egg quality; Hippocampus guttulatus; juvenile growth; Palaemonetes varians; seahorse; survival; A, Atlantic

This study investigated the effect of dietary astaxanthin supplementation on egg quality and juvenile growth of long snout seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Captive breed seahorse broodstock were fed four diets composed of frozen shrimp [Atlantic ditch shrimp, Palaemonetes varians) used as a vector...