Abstract
Experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of rhythmic fluctuation of light intensity on the molting and growth of Litopenaeus vannamei. Molting, growth performance, feeding and body composition of the shrimps were tested in one constant light intensity treatment (2700lx, “CL”) and four rhythmic fluctuating light intensity treatments (2700±600lx, “FL1”; 2700±1200lx, “FL2”; 2700±1800lx, “FL3”; 2700±2400lx, “FL4”). The initial wet body weight of shrimp was 2.74±0.00g (mean±S.E.). After a 45-day experiment, the weight gain (WG) and the specific growth rate (SGRd) of shrimps in FL3 treatment were significantly higher than those in other treatments (P<0.05), which might be caused by high feed intake (FId) and food conversion efficiency (FCEd). Another reason for the better growth in FL3 was that the energy allocation for respiration was lowest and the energy allocation for growth was highest. These results suggest that suitable fluctuation of light intensity could promote the growth of L. vannamei. There was no significant difference in molting frequency (MF) between constant light intensity and four fluctuating light intensity treatments (P>0.05). The value of crude lipid in FL1-4 treatments decreased compared with that in the constant light intensity treatment, because of the effect of the fluctuating light intensity.
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