Abstract
ABSTRACTThe effects of three temperatures (15°C, 20°C and 25°C) and four feed types (artificial feed, AF; sediment, SM; fish faeces, FF; and fish meat, FM) on the growth, carbon budget and nitrogen budget of the polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis were evaluated over a 35 day period. The final body weight and specific growth rate (SGR) of P. aibuhitensis were significantly affected by temperature and feed types (T, F = 15.831, P = 0.000; Feed, F = 81.827, P = 0.000), but the interaction between these factors was not significant (F = 0.435, P = 0.848). The worms achieved the highest SGR in the AF group at 20°C. However, the SGR in the SM group was only half that of the other groups. The food conversion efficiency (FCE) was significantly lower at 25°C than at 15°C and 20°C (P < 0.05). The FCE was highest in the FM group (P = 0.000), with a mean of 39.83%. The apparent digestibility rate (ADR) at 25°C was significantly higher than at 15°C and 20°C (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that the higher FCE coupled with ADR (78.48%) resulted in higher SGR in worms that were fed artificial feed at 20°C. The slow growth in the SM group was attributed to the lower organic content in sediment and the higher expenditure of carbon and nitrogen in faeces and metabolism. The proportion of total C and N deposited was lower in groups fed with the higher-quality feed used for fish cage farming. Most of feed carbon and nitrogen were released into the water by polychaetes, which was good for the sediment environment recovery under the fish cages.
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