Cultivation of Artemia salina in the aquatic complex of Murmansk Arctic University

In this article, we present the experience of cultivating Artemia salina, a gill-footed crustacean, in the aquatic complex of Murmansk Arctic University (Russia). Successful decapsulation of Artemia cysts was achieved, with a hatching rate of approximately 70%. On day 29, adult individuals with a maximum body length of 18 ± 1.8 mm were obtained; their egg sacs already contained developing cysts. The cultured Artemia were subsequently used as live feed for larvae of African clariid catfish and Nile tilapia during the early stages of their development.

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