Studies on the rearing effects of various diets for the spiny lobster, Panulirus stimpsoni

Abstract:

Six diets: mussel, oyster, trash shrimp, trash crab, trash fish and formula diet were fed the spiny lobster, Panulirus stimpsoni, for 104 days. And the effects of various diets on growth (molt increment, intermolt period) and survival for rearing the spiny lobster, Panulirus stimpsoni were determined. The results showed there were difference in growth rates, molt body weight growth rates, intermolt periods and food coefficients significantly along the various diets, and no significant difference in the molt body length growth rates and survival rates. The mussel was the best food for the culture of the spiny lobster, follows were the trash shrimp, trash crab and the oyster. The trash fish had to be fed for the spiny lobster in combination with some other kinds of diets. To improve the rearing effect is requirement for the artificial formula diet to add some components and feeding activators.