Predators and Competitors of Shrimps Within A Pond

One kind of other problems concerning the waters of the pond and there was no association with water quality problems as discussed previously is the presence of aquatic biota that are predators and competitors for shrimp as well as live and thrive in the pond.

Identification of Pond Water Quality Problems - 02

As explained in the previous discussion, the parameters that can be used practically as a benchmark of pond waters quality include water transparency, water color (plankton), waters physical condition, and pond bottom conditions.

Identification of Pond Water Quality Problems - 01

Pond waters are closed waters that are stagnant and limited by plot of a pond, so in terms of water dynamics that are relatively static and its waters quality depends on influence / treatment from the outside. Ecosystems that form in it can be said is not an ecosystem that can control the balance and stability of pond waters by itself as in a natural and open waters ecosystem.

Shrimp Culture News of The Month - 4

Penaeid (Penaeus monodon) Shrimp Culture Have a Potency to Recoverable
Source : kompas
edition : 2 June 2008

Makassar (South Sulawesi), Kompas - Penaeid (Penaeus monodon) shrimp culture where it became to virtual collapse since early 2000 which it caused by white spot syndrome have a potency to recoverable. At present, there is already found a mother prawns that sterile from white spot syndrome baculovirus complex.

Shrimp Disease: White Spot Syndrome – 03 – Base of Decision Making

The discussion of white spot like already explained before, it was a basic knowledge of white spot disease. At field implementation (shrimp culture management), this knowledge is needed to possess by shrimp culturists viewed from scientific side.

Shrimp Disease : White Spot Syndrome – 02 – The Signs Identification

At explanation before, it already discussed a general view about white spot syndrome that infects a shrimp. The basic knowledge of the WSS is need to known as a basis on management and handling of the problem which infect a shrimp. In order to understand the characteristic of WSS disease, it is need to know the clinical signs of infected shrimp, as a basis on decision making.

Shrimp Disease : White Spot Syndrome – 01 – Introduction

White Spot Syndrome (WSS) is a shrimp disease, that can reasoning a big financial lose. The virus has a wide host range and is highly virulent and leads to mortality rates of 100% within days in the case of cultured penaeid shrimps. This characteristics make this virus is very famous and it to be fearfully for the implementors of shrimp culture, moreover to be present there are no available treatments for WSS.

Fresh Feed for Shrimp

The fresh feed is one of the ways commonly used to treat shrimp which is decreased appetite and it is used incidentally. Fresh feed is a type of feed derived from animal / aquatic biota that have been processed and provided to the shrimsp on still fresh conditions with its aim is to improve quality and condition of shrimp to boost appetite indicated affected to certain problems.

Indonesia's Group Profile of This Month

Indonesia Aquaculture Community (Masyarakat Akuakultur Indonesia – MAI)

Indonesia Aquaculture Community (Masyarakat Akuakultur Indonesia – MAI) was declared 30 October 2001 at Diponegoro University (UNDIP) Semarang (Central Java), together with Indonesia Aquaculture Seminar 2001.

Artificial Feed for Shrimps

As described in the previous discussion, an artificial feed for shrimp can be interpreted as feed made on an industrial scale with nutrition and nutritional composition in accordance with the requirements of shrimp and provided to supply of feed in a pond with natural feed availability level has thinned / completely empty.

Hepatopancreas as Indicator of Shrimp Conditions

At one cycle of cultivation, in particular the shrimp can go through decreasing of its conditions and quality caused by natural factors (climate changes, environment) and a factor derived from shrimp body itself (molting process). In this condition, a symptom that usually emerges is the shrimp decrease in appetite or in a more severe condition the shrimp have been infected with certain diseases.