ARTEMIA AND HALOPHYLIC BACTERIA
Sent: December 16, 1999
From: Raúl Coyula <coyula@fbio.oc.uh.cu>
To: <Artemia-l@sparklist.com>
QUESTION:
In solar saltworks, which bacteria Artemia predates: lightly,
moderately or strongly halophilic bacteria?
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COMMENTS:
I would tend to believe that in light or moderate salinities wherein
halophilic bacteria are present with halotolerant algae that this
would be the area of most ingestion. In extreme salinity conditions
where
halophiles dominate I would believe that the feeding rates of Artemia
drop off considerably and they are barely able to survive. If you
look at Artemia from very high salinities (over 220 ppt) you find them
much smaller than their lower salinity counterparts.
Howard W. Newman
Artemia task force div.
Inve aquaculture, Inc.
E-mail : BShrimp@aol.com