The use of alternative prey (crayfish, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Procambarus clarki</Emphasis>, and hake, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Merlucius gayi</Emphasis>) to culture <Emphasis Type="Italic">Octopus vulgaris</Emphasis> (Cuvier 1797) |
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| Authors: | P Domingues S Garcia I Hachero-Cruzado N Lopez C Rosas |
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| Institution: | 1.Centro IFAPA, Agua del pino, Carretera Punta Umbria,Cartaya,Spain;2.Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM,Hunucma,Mexico |
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| Abstract: | The effects of two alternative prey (crayfish and hake) were tested on growth and survival of both juveniles and adults of
Octopus vulgaris in two experiments. Octopuses fed the control (squid) were larger (3.0 ± 0.7 kg) than those fed crayfish (2.4 ± 0.6 kg) at
the end of experiment I. Similarly, overall growth rates were higher for octopuses fed squid (1.7 ± 0.3 and 1.2 ± 0.2 %BW day−1, respectively). Average feeding rates for the experiment were not different, being 6.5 ± 0.9 and 7.5 ± 0.9 %BW day−1, respectively, for octopuses fed either squid or crayfish. Nevertheless, food conversions for the experiment were higher
(42.4 ± 2.7%) for octopuses fed squid compared to the ones fed crayfish (23.9 ± 1.9 g). For experiment II, hake and crayfish
were compared to squid; the final weight of octopuses fed squid, hake or crayfish was 1,183.0 ± 242.7 g, 1,175.6 ± 240.1 g
and 922.3 ± 160.1 g, respectively. Overall growth rates for the experiment were 1.9 ± 0.2 %BW day−1, 1.9 ± 0.3 %BW day−1 and 1.1 ± 0.3 g, respectively. Final weight and growth rates were never different (P > 0.05) between octopuses fed squid and hake, but were always higher (P < 0.05) compared to the ones fed crayfish. Average feeding rates for experiment II were similar for the three diets, and
of 4.6 ± 1.5, 4.2 ± 1.3 %BW day−1 and 5.1 ± 0.9 %BW day−1, respectively, for octopuses fed squid, hake or crayfish. Food conversions for experiment II were of 41.0 ± 9.6%, 40.5 ± 9.9%
and 21.3 ± 7.4 g, respectively, for octopuses fed squid, hake or crayfish, and were always higher for octopuses fed squid
and hake compared to crayfish. The results indicate that crayfish is not an adequate replacement for the usual prey to fatten
octopus, even considering its much lower market price. |
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