Features of artemia salina ontogenesis in aquaculture depending on the salt level

Ulyanovsk State Agrarian University named after P.A. Stolypin, 1, Novy Venets Avenue, Ulyanovsk, 432017, Russia

^* Corresponding author: vvr-emr@yandex.ru

Abstract

The work is devoted to the study of influence of salinity level at the rate of hatching, productivity and morphometric parameters of artemia in aquaculture. The cultivation technology of Artemia salina in aquaculture for obtaining live starter feeds has been used in practice for a long time, but it is still far from perfect, since it is developed for a certain averaged artemia, and in practice we have to deal with specific species and their ecomorphs (ecological morphotypes), the optimal conditions of cultivation of which differ in many ways. One of the most important factors determining the development of artemia is the salinity of the environment. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of the salinity level of culture medium at the rate of hatching, productivity and morphometric parameters of artemia grown in industrial aquaculture. The results of the study showed that with an increase in the concentration of salt in the solution for cultivation of artemia, metamorphosis of the free embryo in nauplia is prolonged and the percentage of their yield decreases. Differences in the average population indicators of length and body weight of nauplia were found, which tended to decrease with an increase in water salt concentration. When studying the absolute fertility of female artemia grown at different concentrations of salt, it was found that an increase in water salinity in reproductive age of females makes it possible to increase their absolute fertility when breeding in artificial conditions.