Freshwater Shrimps Cultivation in Laiya National High School

Authors

  • John Paul S. Samarita

Keywords:

algae, aerator, freshwater shrimp, Cultivation

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The freshwater shrimp is suitable in warmer climate. It dives in inland bodies of water like rivers, lakes, swamps, irrigation canals, estuaries and even in inland bodies of water. Cultivating freshwater shrimp is popular in Asia. This aquaculture farming needs a wide area such as a pond. in this study, the researchers focus on cultivating freshwater shrimps in a small tank with the use of the aerator to supply oxygen. The researchers also aim to find the most suitable food for the freshwater shrimps in cultivation.

METHODS

The researchers used experimental method to test if the freshwater shrimps can survive in a small tank and identified the most effective food in cultivating freshwater shrimps in a small space.

RESULTS

Based on the findings of the study, cultivated freshwater shrimps survive in a small tank using two aerators. The first aerator was used to give oxygen while the second aerator was used to circulate the water using the improvised water lifter. The foods that were distributed on the three different compartments was suitable, however, the results were different. In the first compartment which contains 100% corn, the freshwater shrimp’s growth rate was slow. in the second compartment which contains 50% corn and 50% algae, growth rate was moderate while in the 100% algae, the result was excellent.

DISCUSSIONS

The result shows that cultivating freshwater shrimp in a small tank was possible with the use of aerators to makes the water well oxygenated. While the most suitable food to the freshwater shrimps was algae.

Published

2019-01-18