Clayton N. Patmagrian

Evaluating feed attractants and replacement diets to reduce Artemia spp. use in albino Rainbow Sharkminnow Epalzeorhynchos frenatum larviculture protocols

Abstract Objective Brine shrimp Artemia spp. nauplii are a widely used first feed in ornamental aquaculture due to their digestibility, adequate nutritional profile, and ability to elicit feeding behavior from larval fish. Issues with variable cost and nutritional consistency, ho...