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- Title
Spontaneous Spawning of Captive Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, and Dietary Lipid Effect on Reproductive Performance.
- Authors
Papanikos, Nikolaos; Phelps, Ronald P.; Davis, D. Allen; Ferry, Amy; Maus, David
- Abstract
Two experiments addressed the spontaneous spawning of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, under controlled temperatures and photoperiods and the effect of broodstock diets supplemented with oils rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. In Experiment 1, broodfish were fed a standard diet (ST1) and one enriched with menhaden oil (ER1) over a 355-d period. ER1-influenced egg fatty acid profile, however, did not positively influence egg production. Both diets produced highly viable eggs and larvae but results varied within treatments. In Experiment 2, broodfish were fed either a standard diet (ST2) or one supplemented with oils (ER2) rich in docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid using a 203-d cycle. Both treatments produced eggs but fertilization rates ranged 0–10%. There was no clear influence of the diets on egg fatty acid profiles. These results indicate that red snapper can spawn spontaneously in tanks under controlled environmental conditions and produce viable eggs and larvae when fed diets based on squid, shrimp, and fish. The fatty acid composition of the diets was reflected in the eggs to some degree, but the oil enrichments did not further enhance the reproductive performance and egg quality under the conditions of this study.
- Subjects
SPAWNING; LUTJANUS campechanus; PHOTOPERIODISM; UNSATURATED fatty acids; LARVAE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC acid; ARACHIDONIC acid; FISH reproduction; LIPIDS
- Publication
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 2008, Vol 39, Issue 3, p324
- ISSN
0893-8849
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1749-7345.2008.00171.x