Cultivo do camarão marinho (Litopenaeus vannamei) em fase de pré- berçário utilizando efluente tratado com a microalga Spirulina platensis na presença e ausência de probiótico

Abstract

Marine shrimp production is dominated by the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, which is the species most successful internationally. Aquaculture is, most often, vulnerable to changes in environmental conditions, that may have negative impacts on production. Most aquaculture ventures perform improper disposal of their effluents, without any treatment, causing harm to the environment. This study aim to evaluate the growth performance of post-larvae of Litopenaeus vannamei cultured in water originating from a effluent treated by the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis in the presence or absence of probiotics. The experiment was conducted in a shrimp farm located in Beberibe - CE, which was developed in two phases: one in covered area and another in the external environment within a period of 50 days. The experiment consisted of three treatments with five replicates each. In treatment 1, the water used followed the routine preparation management of pre-nurseries with the addition of bacteria of the genus Bacillus. The treatment 2 had the water of the effluent of the shrimp nursery tank, treated with S. platensis. The treatment 3 had the effluent treated with the addition of bacteria. Maximum percentage of removals above 99% were achieved for TAN and PO4- and NO3- in cultivation of S. platensis in effluent. In the treatments tested were detected differences of 5% statistical significance of T2 and T3 compared to T1, with higher concentration of NAT and NH3 in the treated effluent. The higher survival was found in T2 (93%) followed by 89% in the other treatments. The highest average weight was found in T1 with 45 mg followed by T2 (42.6) and T3 (41.6), however no significant differences were detected in any of the zootechnical parameters tested. In view of what has been exposed here, it follows that the cultivation of marine shrimp post-larvae in effluent water treated with S. platensis, in the presence or absence of probiotics, is a viable alternative for the marine shrimp production.