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Recirculation rate of rearing water affects growth of Japanese smelt Hypomesus nipponensis larvae

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Larvae of Japanese smelt Hypomesus nipponensis have unique salinity adaptability and a small gape size; consequently, no system has been developed to feed them for stable high growth and survival. Therefore, suitable conditions for larval growth of Japanese smelt remain to be studied. In an earlier study, we developed a Japanese smelt rearing method using a closed recirculating system. Using that system for this study, we examined recirculation rate effects on Japanese smelt larval growth because the recirculation rate can affect larval feeding opportunities through regulation of the rotifer retention time in the rearing tanks. Using 0.2–0.3% salinity and water temperatures of less than 20 °C, we fed Japanese smelt larvae with SS-type rotifer and commercial feed. Results indicated that larval growth with a recirculation rate of less than 648% per day (LR) is superior to that achieved at a rate of over 2160% per day (HR). Moreover, rotifer density under the LR condition declines more slowly than under the HR condition. These results demonstrated that the recirculation rate affects their growth, perhaps by affecting the opportunities for larvae to ingest the rotifers. Furthermore, SS-type rotifers are available for feeding teleosts in a wide range of water temperatures and salinities.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Mr. Hiroki Hoshikawa and the staff of the Nagano Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station, and Mr. Jun Nagura and the staff of the Yamanashi Fisheries Technology Center for their helpful advice about rearing Japanese smelt larvae. We thank Dr. Kazuhisa Teruya, Dr. Hiroshi Kuwada, Dr. Masahiko Koiso, Mr. Shigenori Suzuki, Dr. Hiroshi Hashimoto, and Dr. Hiroyuki Matsunari for advice about teleost seed production using rotifers. Moreover, we thank Mr. Kouji Muto, Mr. Hidefumi Nakamura, Ms. Haruka Morino, Mr. Miyoshi Takayama, and the staff of Nikko Laboratory, FRA for experiment support. Rotifers were provided by the GeneBank of FRA.

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Masuda, Y., Miyamoto, K. & Sekine, S. Recirculation rate of rearing water affects growth of Japanese smelt Hypomesus nipponensis larvae. Fish Sci 89, 53–60 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-022-01650-w

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