Hyper-intensive farming white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Decapoda: Penaeidae) in a seawater tank under semi-controlled conditions

• Main Authors: A. A. Ortega-Salas, L. A. Rendón M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) 2013-05-01
• Series: Cuadernos de investigación UNED
• Online Access: https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/249

Shrimp development to a commercial size in high density culture saves food and avoids predators and disease. Our study was conducted to calculate the growth of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by hyper-intensive cultivation under semi-controlled conditions. We seeded at a density of 550 shrimp per m3 during the first cycle and 400 shrimp per m3 in the second cycle in an outdoor tank of 6m3or 6m2 covered with mesh, constant aeration. The shrimp were fed Artemia franciscana during the first two weeks and camaronina pellets (35% protein) as required, in food baskets, aftterwards. The temperature ranged from 22,3 to 31,3°C, pH 7,5-8,7, oxygen 4,26±1,43. The tanks are siphoned of debris every other day, and water was replaced according to a program. The food conversion ratio (FCR) was 1:1,3. The shrimp were measured weekly to calculate growth with the Bertalanffy model. Survival in the first cycle was 95,8 ( 97,9% for the second cycle). Population parameters (maximum likelihood method) for the first cycle were k=0,0301, L∞ =322,16 and t0 =-0,8852; second cycle: k=0,0203, L∞ =294,42 and t0 =-5,3771. There was rapid growth during the first 10 weeks. Biomass was 27kg for the first cycle (second: 16kg).  KEY WORDS Growth, high density, survival, biomass, semi-controlled conditions.