Marine Ornamental Shrimp Biology, Aquaculture and Conservation

by Calado, Ricardo

• ISBN13: 9781405170864
• ISBN10: 1405170867
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Marine ornamental shrimp are amongst the most heavily traded invertebrate species in the aquarium industry. The majority of traded species are still collected from the wild, having a major effect on ocean ecosystems. An increase in the amount of culture of these species is now a major priority for those in the trade and for marine conservationists. Marine Ornamental Shrimp provides a global overview of the biology, culture and conservation of the major families of marine ornamental shrimp. Coverage in this thorough volume includes ecological aspects, reproductive biology, major techniques used in culture systems for maturation, larviculture, and juvenile growth, and details of the main conservation issues surrounding these important species including a discussion of the negative aspects of wild specimen collection and the ongoing efforts to mitigate such impacts. Marine Ornamental Shrimp is an important and extremely timely publication which will be an essential reference and manual for all those involved in the trade and culture of marine ornamental species, including aquaculture scientists and personnel in aquaria. Conservation biologists and invertebrate zoologists will also find much of importance within this book. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where aquaculture and biological sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this book on their shelves.

Author Biography

Ricardo Calado, University of the Algarve, Portugal.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The marine ornamentals industry	p. 1
What is a marine ornamental shrimp?	p. 3
Recruiting new ornamental shrimp species for the marine aquarium trade	p. 5
New 'best-selling' marine ornamental shrimps	p. 6
Collected and Traded Species	p. 9
Collecting sites and techniques	p. 9
Marine ornamental shrimp families	p. 10
Family Stenopodidae	p. 10
Family Alpheidae	p. 14
Family Gnathophyllidae	p. 16
Family Hippolytidae	p. 16
Family Hymenoceridae	p. 20
Family Palaemonidae (subfamily Pontoniinae)	p. 20
Family Palaemonidae (subfamily Palaemoninae)	p. 22
Family Rhynchocinetidae	p. 22
Ecological Aspects	p. 23
Ornamental shrimp coloration	p. 23
Sea anemone-shrimp associations	p. 24
Fish cleaner shrimps	p. 25
Goby-shrimp associations	p. 31
Other remarkable associations	p. 33
Hymenocera and their starfish diet	p. 34
Reproductive Biology and Mating Behavior	p. 37
Stenopodidean shrimps	p. 37
Caridean shrimps	p. 39
Larval Development and Metamorphosis	p. 45
Larval stages and morphology	p. 45
Energetic aspects of larval biology	p. 54
Metamorphosis and settlement cues	p. 56
Broodstock Maintenance in Captivity	p. 59
Broodstock maturation systems	p. 59
Choosing broodstock and triggering maturation in captivity	p. 70
Broodstock nutrition	p. 72
Lipids	p. 76
Proteins	p. 78
Carbohydrates	p. 79
Vitamins	p. 79
Minerals	p. 81
Carotenoids	p. 81
Broodstock condition and larval quality	p. 83
Biochemical criteria	p. 84
Morphological criteria	p. 85
Behavioral criteria	p. 86
Productive criteria	p. 86
Survival in stress tests	p. 86
Larval Culture	p. 89
Larval culture systems	p. 89
Culture procedures and selection of high quality larvae	p. 97
Larval quality and culture tank management	p. 97
Water quality	p. 101
Microbiological aspects	p. 102
Importance of water temperature, larval density, and photoperiod	p. 107
Settlement cues	p. 109
Larval feeds and nutrition	p. 112
Microalgae	p. 113
Rotifers	p. 117
Artemia	p. 119
Copepods and mesocosms	p. 122
Other dietary items	p. 124
Formulated larval diets and digestibility issues	p. 126
Grow-out	p. 129
Grow-out systems and culture procedures	p. 129
Grow-out diets, and nutritional and energetic issues	p. 139
Wild juvenile shrimps raised in captivity	p. 143
Packing, shipping and acclimatizing ornamental shrimps	p. 147
Other Marine Ornamental Decapod Species with Culture Potential	p. 153
Marine ornamental porcelain crabs	p. 153
Marine ornamental hermit crabs	p. 157
Marine ornamental crabs	p. 161
Marine ornamental lobsters	p. 171
Future Improvements in Marine Ornamental Shrimp Culture	p. 175
Broodstock management and maturation	p. 175
Larval culture	p. 177
Grow-out	p. 179
Traceability and marketability	p. 182
Conservation Issues	p. 185
Conclusions	p. 191
Glossary	p. 195
References	p. 201
Index	p. 257
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