Increasing quantity and quality of Artemia franciscana cysts after exposing fish silage

Abstract

Artemia is one of live feed needed in aquaculture as fishes and crustacean. Commercially, Artemia usually sold in dry cysts which can kept for years. The aim of this research were to know increasing quantity and quality A. franciscana cysts after exposing various concentration of fish silage as artificial food and to know optimal concentration of fish silage that can increase quantity and quality A. franciscana cysts. This research was done in Laboratory of Live Feed BBPBAP Jepara Central Java. This research was conducted by 5 treatments. Treatments were grouped based on amount of concentration given, i.e: control (coconut cake) with concentrate 10 g/m3, fish silage concentrate 10, 20, 30, and 40 g/m3. Parameter investigated were number of cysts produced by individual female A. franciscana, diameter of A. franciscana cysts, hatching percentage, and hatching rate of A. franciscana cysts. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and continued using Tukeys test at significant level 5%. The result of this research showed that exposing fish silage can increase quantity and quality A. franciscana cysts. They were increase number of cysts production by individual females, decrease cysts diameter, increase hatching percentage and hatching rate. Optimal concentration of fish silage on increase quantity and quality of A. franciscana cysts was 20 g/m3.