The nutritional effect of Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros muelleri cultured with different seaweed extracts on the larval development, growth and survival of the marine shrimp, Penaeus indicus

• Published in: Aquaculture research Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 1444 - 1454
• Main Authors: Rohani-Ghadikolaei, Kiuomars, Abdolalian, Eisa, Hojatollah, Fouroghi, Masoud, Gharibnia, Ng, Wing-Keong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2015; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Microalgae; Penaeus indicus; seaweed extract; shrimp larvae; survival rate

The microalgae Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros muelleri were cultured with seaweed extract (SWE) from six different seaweeds and each SWE was used either as a supplement or as an alternative media to conventional f/2 medium. Microalgae cultured with only the f/2 media acted as the control treatme...