Tu P. C. Nguyen * , Ha N. Nguyen , Tinh T. Phung , & Nhan T. Dinh

* Correspondence: Nguyen Phuc Cam Tu (email: npctu@hcmuaf.edu.vn)

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Abstract

The present study evaluated the effects of stocking density on water quality parameters, growth performance and survival rate of white leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, reared in fiberglass tanks, without water exchange. Three stocking densities (50, 100 and 200 shrimp/m2) were tested. Each treatment consisted of three replicate fiberglass tanks (500 L). The shrimp were fed ad libitum four times per day with a commercial pellet (40-42% protein). After an 8-week trial, concentrations of nutrients in the culture tanks showed an increasing linear relationship with increasing stocking density. The growth performance of shrimp in low stocking densities was significantly greater than that in high stocking densities. The results from this study demonstrate that with increasing the stocking density the production of shrimp increased but n a low final weight and survival compared to low stocking density.

Keywords: Density effect, Growth performance, Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, Water quality

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