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Tropical lobsters in marine ornamental aquarium and trade : Attractive and adaptable- least known

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http://www.connectjournals.com/toc.php?bookmark=CJ-033215&&%20volume=24&&%20issue_id=02&&%20issue_month=July&&year=2021
https://connectjournals.com/03895.2021.24.1595
 
Title Tropical lobsters in marine ornamental aquarium and trade : Attractive and adaptable- least known
 
Creator Saleela, K N
Anil, M K
Ambarish, Gop P
Maheswarudu, G
Salini, O
 
Subject Ornamental Fishes
Crustacean Fisheries
Lobsters
 
Description The aquarium industry in India relies mainly on ornamental fishes harvested from nature mostly confined to
fresh water sources followed by brackish and to a little extent from marine waters. Lobsters, especially spiny forms have unique
blend of colors with peculiar shape, movements and are distinct from popular aquarium varieties. They also meet quality criteria
required for aquarium pets other than aesthetic value. Lobsters are calm, non-voracious, non-aggressive, less cannibalistic and
adaptable in aquarium conditions. The above factors favor introduction of lobsters as a candidate species that will add a new look
for marine aquarium. In India, all along the maritime states and union territories ; Puducherry, Daman and Diu, lobsters are
mostly landed as by catch by trawl nets. Lobsters below 150 g are banned from exporting in India and fetch low monetary value
in domestic market. A study was conducted to test the efficacy of spiny and sand lobsters for using in marine aquarium. The
details on husbandry practices emphasizing major water quality parameters and food and feeding experimented by introducing
spiny and sand lobsters in marine aquarium is presented in this paper. The major water quality parameters recorded from
lobster aquaria are, sea water temperature 29.07±0.04 to 29.98 ±0.020C, salinity 34.47±0.51 to 39±0.94 ppt, dissolved oxygen
4.82 ± 0.48 mg/l to 5.53 ± 0.28 ml/l, PH 7.97 ±0.18 to 8.31 ±0.19 and ammonia 0.004 ± 0.002 to 0.48 ± 0.64 mg/l, nitrite2 0.004
± 0.002 to 0.11 ± 0.14 mg/l and nitrate ranged from 1.06 ± 0.06 to 1.93 ±2.68 mg/l. In this experiments, 100% survival was
achieved for all the lobsters suggesting suitability of spiny and sand lobsters in marine ornamental aquarium.
 
Date 2021
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15189/1/Saleela%20K%20N_2021_J.%20Exp.%20Zool.%20India.pdf
Saleela, K N and Anil, M K and Ambarish, Gop P and Maheswarudu, G and Salini, O (2021) Tropical lobsters in marine ornamental aquarium and trade : Attractive and adaptable- least known. Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 24 (2). pp. 1595-1599. ISSN 0972 - 0030