Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1976

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Abstract

This paper describes a 12-week comparative study of the effects of aeration vs. non-aeration on growth and survival rates of the freshwater shrimp, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, reared in outdoor concrete culture tanks. At four week intervals, the shrimps were counted, measured and weighed. Shrimps cultivated under aerated conditions did not grow significantly faster than shrimps cultivated under non-aerated conditions. Survival rates of shrimps cultivated under non-aerated conditions were significantly higher than those of shrimps cultivated under aerated conditions. The physico-chemical parameters of dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, turbidity and ammonia concentration were monitored throughout the experiment. Water hardness was monitored during the final four weeks only. Water quality was similar among all tanks, except for pH and dissolved oxygen concentration. From this study, aeration is not recommended under normal culture conditions for M. rosenbergii.

Extent

53 p.

Comments

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.

Identifier

FADT13824

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