Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)

The microalgae effect on population performance and fatty acid composition of Apocyclops panamensis was studied in two independent experiments (E), with starting densities of 4,000 (E1) and 8,000 nauplii L-1 (E2). In both experiments, copepods were fed once a day for 20 days in 0.4 L triplicates wit...

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Main Authors: Laura Ballesteros-Redondo, Harry W. Palm, Hanno Bährs, Alexander Wacker, Adrian A. Bischoff
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Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
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author Laura Ballesteros-Redondo
Harry W. Palm
Hanno Bährs
Alexander Wacker
Adrian A. Bischoff
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description The microalgae effect on population performance and fatty acid composition of Apocyclops panamensis was studied in two independent experiments (E), with starting densities of 4,000 (E1) and 8,000 nauplii L-1 (E2). In both experiments, copepods were fed once a day for 20 days in 0.4 L triplicates with a single-species diet containing Isochrysis galbana at 1 105 cells mL-1 day-1 (ISO), a two-species diet containing Nannochloropsis sp. at 1 105 cells mL-1 day-1 and I. galbana at 0.5 105 cells mL-1 day-1 (N + I), and a single-species diet containing Nannochloropsis sp. at 2 105 cells mL-1 day-1 (NAN). In E1, the highest final total animal density was reached with diet ISO (11,000 ind. L-1) and N + I (14,000 ind. L-1). In E2, the highest final densities were also found with ISO (8,000 ind. L-1) and N + I (6,000 ind. L-1). At day 20, 90 % of the copepods belonged to nauplii and copepodite stages, except for NAN in E2. In E1, the number of eggs per females was higher when the diet included I. galbana in both experiments. Thus, copepods fed with diets containing I. galbana had the best performance. Exclusive feeding with Nannochloropsis sp. yielded copepods with higher omega-6 fatty acids (n-6) percentage, while those fed with I. galbana had a higher omega 3 (n-3)/n-6 ratio. The docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content and the DHA/EPA ratio were higher in copepods fed exclusively I. galbana. Our data indicate that I. galbana provides a suitable nutritional profile for A. panamensis with 0.5–1.0 105 I. galbana cells mL-1 day-1, reaching high densities of 6,000–14,000 copepods L-1, a 1.8–2.6 % of DHA and a DHA/EPA ratio of 1.6–2.9. We conclude that A. panamensis has the potential for intensive cultivation and therefore is suitable as live feed for finfish larviculture requiring a fatty acid profile rich diet in omega-3 fatty acids and DHA.
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spelling doaj.art-e78072e65a9649e585bd249fcf71e2df2023-03-23T04:36:35ZengElsevierAquaculture Reports2352-51342023-04-0129101535Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)Laura Ballesteros-Redondo0Harry W. Palm1Hanno Bährs2Alexander Wacker3Adrian A. Bischoff4University of Rostock, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, Germany; Corresponding author.University of Rostock, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, GermanyAquacopa GmbH, Hoher Damm 25, 17194 Jabel, GermanyUniversity of Greifswald, Zoological Institute and Museum, Department of Animal Ecology, 17489 Greifswald, GermanyUniversity of Rostock, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, 18059 Rostock, GermanyThe microalgae effect on population performance and fatty acid composition of Apocyclops panamensis was studied in two independent experiments (E), with starting densities of 4,000 (E1) and 8,000 nauplii L-1 (E2). In both experiments, copepods were fed once a day for 20 days in 0.4 L triplicates with a single-species diet containing Isochrysis galbana at 1 105 cells mL-1 day-1 (ISO), a two-species diet containing Nannochloropsis sp. at 1 105 cells mL-1 day-1 and I. galbana at 0.5 105 cells mL-1 day-1 (N + I), and a single-species diet containing Nannochloropsis sp. at 2 105 cells mL-1 day-1 (NAN). In E1, the highest final total animal density was reached with diet ISO (11,000 ind. L-1) and N + I (14,000 ind. L-1). In E2, the highest final densities were also found with ISO (8,000 ind. L-1) and N + I (6,000 ind. L-1). At day 20, 90 % of the copepods belonged to nauplii and copepodite stages, except for NAN in E2. In E1, the number of eggs per females was higher when the diet included I. galbana in both experiments. Thus, copepods fed with diets containing I. galbana had the best performance. Exclusive feeding with Nannochloropsis sp. yielded copepods with higher omega-6 fatty acids (n-6) percentage, while those fed with I. galbana had a higher omega 3 (n-3)/n-6 ratio. The docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content and the DHA/EPA ratio were higher in copepods fed exclusively I. galbana. Our data indicate that I. galbana provides a suitable nutritional profile for A. panamensis with 0.5–1.0 105 I. galbana cells mL-1 day-1, reaching high densities of 6,000–14,000 copepods L-1, a 1.8–2.6 % of DHA and a DHA/EPA ratio of 1.6–2.9. We conclude that A. panamensis has the potential for intensive cultivation and therefore is suitable as live feed for finfish larviculture requiring a fatty acid profile rich diet in omega-3 fatty acids and DHA.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513423000741CopepodsLive feedLarvicultureIsochrysis galbanaNannochloropsis sp.
spellingShingle Laura Ballesteros-Redondo
Harry W. Palm
Hanno Bährs
Alexander Wacker
Adrian A. Bischoff
Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)
Aquaculture Reports
Copepods
Live feed
Larviculture
Isochrysis galbana
Nannochloropsis sp.
title Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)
title_full Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)
title_fullStr Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)
title_full_unstemmed Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)
title_short Effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of Apocyclops panamensis (Marsh, 1913) (Cyclopoida, Copepoda)
title_sort effect of microalgae diets on population performance and fatty acids composition of apocyclops panamensis marsh 1913 cyclopoida copepoda
topic Copepods
Live feed
Larviculture
Isochrysis galbana
Nannochloropsis sp.
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513423000741
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