Effects of C/N ratio and substrate addition on natural food communities in freshwater prawn monoculture ponds

• Main Authors: Asaduzzaman, Md., Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Azim, M. Ekram, Islam, Md. Ashraful, Wahab, Md. Abdul, Verdegem, Marc, Verreth, Johan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2010
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/2623/1/Effects_of_CN_ratio.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/2623/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848610003650
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

An on-station trial was conducted to investigate the effects of three C/N ratios (10/1, 15/1 and 20/1) along with substrate presence or absence on natural food communities in freshwater prawn culture ponds. An experiment was carried out in 40 m2 ponds stocked with a stocking density of 2 prawn juve...