ABSTRACT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the addition of Navicula sp. on plankton composition and postlarvae growth of Litopenaeus vannamei reared in culture tanks with zero water exchange systems. Four treatments were considered: zero water exchange (ZWE); ZWE with the addition of feed (ZWE-F); ZWE with the addition of Navicula sp. (ZWE-N) and ZWE with the addition of feed and Navicula sp. (ZWE-FN), all in triplicate. Shrimp of 17.7 ± 0.02 mg were stocked at a density of 2500 shrimp m -3 and microalgae added on the 1 st , 5 th and 15 th day at a density of 5x10 4 cell mL -1. The shrimp were fed a commercial feed composed by 42% crude protein four times a day except in the ZWE treatment. For data analysis we used Cochran, ShapiroWilk, ANOVA, Tukey and Student-t tests (P < 0.05). The most frequent genera were: Anabaena, Arcella, Asplanchma, Bosmina, Brachionus, Cylindrotheca, Daphnia, Fragilaria, Hemiaulus, Keratella, Orthoseira, Oscillatoria, Phymatodocis, Rhabdonema, Skeletonema, Sckizothrix and Ulothrix. Significant differences between treatments were observed for TAN, NO2-N, alkalinity, final weight, weight gain, final biomass, biomass gain, feed conversion ratio, specific growth rate and survival. The ZWE-FN treatment showed better production parameters, indicating the benefits of the addition of Navicula sp. as a natural food source for L. vannamei postlarvae in zero water exchange systems. Keywords: Litopenaeus vannamei, Navicula, phytoplankton, zooplankton, cyanobacteria, aquaculture.Efecto de la adición de Navicula sp. sobre la composición del plancton y el crecimiento de postlarvas de Litopenaeus vannamei criadas en estanques de cultivo sin recambio de agua RESUMEN. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el efecto de la adición de Navicula sp. en la composición del plancton y el crecimiento de postlarvas de Litopenaeus vannamei en estanques de cultivo sin recambio de agua. Se realizaron cuatro tratamientos: sin recambio de agua (ZWE); ZWE con adición de ración alimenticia (ZWE-F); ZWE más la adición de la diatomea Navicula sp. (ZWE-N) y ZWE con adición de la ración alimenticia y adicionalmente Navicula sp. (ZWE-FN), todos ellos con tres repeticiones. Los camarones de 17,7 ± 0,02 mg fueron sembrados a una densidad de 2500 camarones m -3, las microalgas fueron adicionadas el 1º, 5º y 15º día de cultivo a una densidad de 5x10 4 cel mL -1. Los camarones se alimentaron con una ración comercial con 42% de proteína cruda, cuatro veces al día. Para los análisis estadísticos se utilizaron las pruebas de Cochran, Shapiro Wilk, ANOVA, Tukey y t de Student (P < 0,05). Los géneros más frecuentes fueron: Anabaena, Arcella,
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