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Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.

Information on the growth of Tachypleus gigas is not well established as compared to its temperate counterpart Limulus polyphemus. Lack of documented study on T. gigas has further encouraged research on the growth and molting frequency under different culture methods. This report compares the size...

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Main Authors: M.I., Mohamad Faizul, Christianus, Annie, Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad, S., Shafeeqa, T., Rishzuan
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Published: Academic Journals 2011
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spelling my.upm.eprints.238162015-10-19T23:47:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23816/ Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems. M.I., Mohamad Faizul Christianus, Annie Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad S., Shafeeqa T., Rishzuan Information on the growth of Tachypleus gigas is not well established as compared to its temperate counterpart Limulus polyphemus. Lack of documented study on T. gigas has further encouraged research on the growth and molting frequency under different culture methods. This report compares the size and weight increments and molting frequency of T. gigas larvae cultured using conventional (80-90% water change/day) and non-conventional (recirculating aqua culture system) methods. Size increment was measured based on prosomal width and weight increments of the larvae. Molting frequency was determined for the larvae from 6 to 11-month old. The larvae culture using these two methods molted 3 times during the culture period. Result of t-test showed that there was no significant differences (p>0.05) in the molting frequency of the larvae between the two methods. The final prosomal width for T. gigas larvae cultured using conventional method was 23.50 mm which is significantly (p<0.05) smaller as compared to 27.99 mm using non-conventional method. Similarly the final weight of the 11-month-old larvae cultured using conventional method was 0.61 g which is comparatively lower than those cultured under recirculating aqua culture system, 0.92 g. Water parameters (pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and ammonia) for both systems were monitored and it was found that the conventional and non-conventional method of culture does not differ in salinity, temperature and pH except for dissolved oxygen (DO) and ammonia. Academic Journals 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23816/1/Evaluation%20of%20growth%20performance%20of%20Tachypleus%20gigas.pdf M.I., Mohamad Faizul and Christianus, Annie and Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad and S., Shafeeqa and T., Rishzuan (2011) Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 6 (7). pp. 788-794. ISSN 1816-4927; ESSN: 1996-0751 English
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description Information on the growth of Tachypleus gigas is not well established as compared to its temperate counterpart Limulus polyphemus. Lack of documented study on T. gigas has further encouraged research on the growth and molting frequency under different culture methods. This report compares the size and weight increments and molting frequency of T. gigas larvae cultured using conventional (80-90% water change/day) and non-conventional (recirculating aqua culture system) methods. Size increment was measured based on prosomal width and weight increments of the larvae. Molting frequency was determined for the larvae from 6 to 11-month old. The larvae culture using these two methods molted 3 times during the culture period. Result of t-test showed that there was no significant differences (p>0.05) in the molting frequency of the larvae between the two methods. The final prosomal width for T. gigas larvae cultured using conventional method was 23.50 mm which is significantly (p<0.05) smaller as compared to 27.99 mm using non-conventional method. Similarly the final weight of the 11-month-old larvae cultured using conventional method was 0.61 g which is comparatively lower than those cultured under recirculating aqua culture system, 0.92 g. Water parameters (pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and ammonia) for both systems were monitored and it was found that the conventional and non-conventional method of culture does not differ in salinity, temperature and pH except for dissolved oxygen (DO) and ammonia.
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author M.I., Mohamad Faizul
Christianus, Annie
Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad
S., Shafeeqa
T., Rishzuan
spellingShingle M.I., Mohamad Faizul
Christianus, Annie
Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad
S., Shafeeqa
T., Rishzuan
Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
author_facet M.I., Mohamad Faizul
Christianus, Annie
Nurul Amin, Sanker Mohammad
S., Shafeeqa
T., Rishzuan
author_sort M.I., Mohamad Faizul
title Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
title_short Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
title_full Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
title_fullStr Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of growth performance of Tachypleus gigas (Muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
title_sort evaluation of growth performance of tachypleus gigas (muller 1785) under two different culture systems.
publisher Academic Journals
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