Effects of food and temperature on survival and development in the peppermint shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni

The effects of four kinds of foods (Artemia nauplii, rotifer, and microalgae Chaetoceros gracilis and Isochrysis galbana) and four temperature regimes on survival and development of larval Lysmata wurdemanni, a marine ornamental shrimp, were determined. The larvae fed with Chaetoceros or Isochrysis only survived for a maximum of 17 d, before developing to zoea IV. The survivorship of the larvae fed with Artemia nauplii or rotifer from zoea II to post-larvae was 66.7% and 68.9%. respectively, without significant difference (P > 0.05). But larvae fed with Artemia nauplii grew significantly (P < 0.05) faster than those fed with rotifer. Larvae fed with Artemia nauplii reached postlarvae in 29–32 d, compared with 32–36 d in the rotifer treatment.