The Production of Fairy Shrimp as Live Food for Aquatic Animals and Transfer to Farmers
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Fairy shrimps are zooplankton, a small crustacean with high nutritional value and carotenoids. Fairy shrimps are aquatic animals that feed on both living and non-living food by filtering. In Thailand, there are 3 species of fairy shrimps, namely Streptocephalus sirindhornae, Branchinella thailandensis, and Streptocephalus siamenesis. The three species of fairy shrimps exhibit distinct characteristics in terms of size, color, and egg morphology. There are 3 types of fairy shrimp culture in Thailand, namely, cement ponds, clay ponds, and hapas, which are adult fairy shrimp cultures. Both living and non-living forms of fairy shrimps are used by freezing. The usage of fairy shrimps comes in both living and non-living, frozen forms. Fairy shrimps are fed as food for beautiful aquatic animals such as goldfish, cichlids, etc. They are also used as food pellets to feed aquatic animals such as giant freshwater prawns, Rad tilapia fish, etc. Therefore, it can be concluded that fairy shrimps have a significant potential as a valuable food source for both larval and adult aquatic organisms. Consequently, the widespread dissemination of knowledge about fairy shrimp aquaculture and utilization can greatly enhance their adoption in the aquaculture industry, thereby promoting sustainability.
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