Salinized water as a strategy for increase stocking density in Heros severus larviculture, an Amazonian ornamental fish

Leonnan Carlos Carvalho de Oliveira; Bianca Gomes da Silveira; Edileno Tiago de Sousa Nascimento; Bruno José Corecha Fernandes Eiras; Lorena Batista De Moura; Ana Lúcia Salaro; Carlos Alberto Martins Cordeiro; Daniel Abreu Vasconcelos Campelo

doi:10.20950/1678-2305/bip.2022.48.e742

Authors

Leonnan Carlos Carvalho de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-6528
Bianca Gomes da Silveira Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-7180
Edileno Tiago de Sousa Nascimento Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-7946
Bruno José Corecha Fernandes Eiras Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9165-3829
Lorena Batista De Moura Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9225-6390
Ana Lúcia Salaro Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Biologia Animal – Viçosa (MG), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-427X
Carlos Alberto Martins Cordeiro Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2698-6918
Daniel Abreu Vasconcelos Campelo Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Estudos Costeiros – Bragança (PA), Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9204-3566

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305/bip.2022.48.e742

Keywords:

aquaculture, cichlid, culture management, first life stages, salt addition

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different salinized water (0, 3 and 6 g L^-1) and stocking densities (10, 15 and 20 larvae L^-1) in Heros severus larviculture. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 3x3 factorial design, with three replicates. For this, a total of 405 larvae of H. severus were randomly distributed in 27 aquariums (1L) according to the treatments and after 15 days all the larvae were measured, weighed and counted. Higher values for final length, length gain and specific growth rate were observed in H. severus larvae raised at any stocking density tested at 3 g L^-1 of salinized water (p < 0.05). The final weight and weight gain followed the same trend of the length, being higher in fish submitted to 3 g L^-1 of salinized water (p < 0.05). On the other hand, the salinized water of 6 g L^-1 was detrimental to larvae weight uniformity and survival rate (p < 0.05). The fish stocked at densities of 15 or 20 larvae L^-1 presented the best results of final weight and weight gain (p < 0.05). The stocking density of 20 larvae L^-1 in salinized water at 3 g L^-1is recommended for H. severus larviculture.

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