Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system
The current study was carried out to examine the effects of four different experimental salinities (T1 = 0‰, T2 = 5‰, T3 = 10‰, and T4 = 15‰) on growth, water quality, proximate composition, total bacterial (TB), and hemocyte counts of white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and giant prawn (Macrobr...
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| author | Halim, Md. Abdul Aziz, Dania Arshad, Aziz Wong, Nur Leena W. S. Karim, Murni Islam, Md. Ariful Syukri, Fadhil Rahi, Md. Lifat |
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| description | The current study was carried out to examine the effects of four different experimental salinities (T1 = 0‰, T2 = 5‰, T3 = 10‰, and T4 = 15‰) on growth, water quality, proximate composition, total bacterial (TB), and hemocyte counts of white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and giant prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in biofloc based nursery bi-culture system for 6 weeks. A total of 12 cylindrical plastic tanks (125 L) filled up 100 L water for rearing L. vannamei and M. rosenbergii post-larvae (PLs) at an equal ratio: (50 L. vannamei: 50 M. rosenbergii). At the end of the experiment, for L. vannamei, the significantly higher (p < 0.05) growth rate was recorded in T4 (15‰) compared to the other treatments. For M. rosenbergii, a significantly higher (p < 0.05) growth rate was recorded in T2 (5‰) than in other treatments. Similar to growth, the best (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) for -L. vannamei was found at T4 (15‰) while it was at T2 (5‰) forM. rosenbergii. Gross return, net profit, and benefit–cost ratio (BCR) analysis revealed higher profit T4 (15‰) than T3 (10‰), T2 (5‰), and T1 (0‰). TB counts were found to be significantly greater (p < 0.05) in T4 than other treatments. Hemocyte counts for L. vannamei were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in T4 (15‰) than T3 (10‰), T2 (5‰), and T1 (0‰) and for M. rosenbergii hemocyte was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in T1 (0‰) than T2 (5 ‰), T3 (10 ‰), and T4 (15‰). Therefore, it can be suggested that 15‰ salinity will be the best condition for the nursery bi-culture of white leg shrimp (L. vannamei) and giant prawn (M. rosenbergii) in the biofloc system. |
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| spelling | upm-1187382025-07-23T02:52:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118738/ Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system Halim, Md. Abdul Aziz, Dania Arshad, Aziz Wong, Nur Leena W. S. Karim, Murni Islam, Md. Ariful Syukri, Fadhil Rahi, Md. Lifat The current study was carried out to examine the effects of four different experimental salinities (T1 = 0‰, T2 = 5‰, T3 = 10‰, and T4 = 15‰) on growth, water quality, proximate composition, total bacterial (TB), and hemocyte counts of white leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and giant prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in biofloc based nursery bi-culture system for 6 weeks. A total of 12 cylindrical plastic tanks (125 L) filled up 100 L water for rearing L. vannamei and M. rosenbergii post-larvae (PLs) at an equal ratio: (50 L. vannamei: 50 M. rosenbergii). At the end of the experiment, for L. vannamei, the significantly higher (p < 0.05) growth rate was recorded in T4 (15‰) compared to the other treatments. For M. rosenbergii, a significantly higher (p < 0.05) growth rate was recorded in T2 (5‰) than in other treatments. Similar to growth, the best (p < 0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) for -L. vannamei was found at T4 (15‰) while it was at T2 (5‰) forM. rosenbergii. Gross return, net profit, and benefit–cost ratio (BCR) analysis revealed higher profit T4 (15‰) than T3 (10‰), T2 (5‰), and T1 (0‰). TB counts were found to be significantly greater (p < 0.05) in T4 than other treatments. Hemocyte counts for L. vannamei were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in T4 (15‰) than T3 (10‰), T2 (5‰), and T1 (0‰) and for M. rosenbergii hemocyte was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in T1 (0‰) than T2 (5 ‰), T3 (10 ‰), and T4 (15‰). Therefore, it can be suggested that 15‰ salinity will be the best condition for the nursery bi-culture of white leg shrimp (L. vannamei) and giant prawn (M. rosenbergii) in the biofloc system. John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118738/1/118738.pdf Halim, Md. Abdul and Aziz, Dania and Arshad, Aziz and Wong, Nur Leena W. S. and Karim, Murni and Islam, Md. Ariful and Syukri, Fadhil and Rahi, Md. Lifat (2025) Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system. Aquaculture Research, 2025 (1). art. no. 5368636. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1355-557X; eISSN: 1365-2109 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/are/5368636 10.1155/are/5368636 |
| spellingShingle | Halim, Md. Abdul Aziz, Dania Arshad, Aziz Wong, Nur Leena W. S. Karim, Murni Islam, Md. Ariful Syukri, Fadhil Rahi, Md. Lifat Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
| title | Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
| title_full | Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
| title_fullStr | Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
| title_short | Effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of Pacific White Leg Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
| title_sort | effect of salinity on nursery bi-culture of pacific white leg shrimp (litopenaeus vannamei) and giant prawn (macrobrachium rosenbergii) in a biofloc system |
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