Mass production of fresh water live feed

Fisheries and aquaculture play an essential role in the livelihoods of millions of people around the world. The success in the hatchery production of fish fingerlings for stocking in the grow-out production system is largely dependent on the availability of suitable live food for feeding fish larvae, fry and fingerlings. Some of the qualities that make up copepods a good candidate species for mass culture are its small size, acceptability by both marine and freshwater fish, tolerance of high densities, short generation time. In this context, this book discusses the basic and applied aspects of live feed culture, especially freshwater copepod Thermocyclops decipiens, nutritional enhancement, nutritional evaluation, and application of nutritionally enhanced live feeds for fish larviculture. Contents in this book offering an ample overview of the current issues and developments in the field of indigenous live feeds culture and commercial applications and it provides a valuable resource for researchers, commercial hatchery operators, and farmers.