Some fecundity parameters and ovarian maturity criteria of ornamental red cherry shrimp Neocaridina davidi

The red cherry shrimp RCS Neocaridina davidi is a tiny shrimp that has a bright red color; therefore, it has become a popular ornamental species. The aims of this study are to determine the fecundity, egg size, and maturation time of the RCS at different sizes and also to determine its ovarian maturity criteria. A total of 18 adult female shrimps in 3 different size groups based on carapace length were used. They were grouped as small S: 1.5-1.7 cm , medium M: 1.8-2.0 cm , and large L: 2.1-2.3 cm ; a total of 36 adult male shrimps 1.5 ± 0.2 cm were used in the research. The parameters observed in this study were fecundity, size of the egg diameter , and gonadal maturity of the female. The L-size group of the RCS obtained the highest fecundity, the highest uniformity of egg size, and the fastest maturation period, so it can be concluded that the best reproductive performance was observed in the L-size group of RCS. We also determined 4 ovarian maturity criteria of the RCS so that they can be used for production efficiency, in further research, and for its culture.

___

  • 1. Cai Y. A revision of the genus Neocaridina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 1996; 21 (2): 129-160.
  • 2. Liang XQ. New species of Atyid shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea) from China. Oceanologia et Limnologia 2002; 33 (2): 167-173.
  • 3. Jabłońska A, Mamos T, Gruszka P, Szlauer-Łukaszewska A, Grabowski M. First record and DNA barcodes of the aquarium shrimp, Neocaridina davidi, in Central Europe from thermally polluted River Oder canal, Poland. Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystem 2018; 419 (14): 1-5. doi: 10.1051/ kmae/2018004
  • 4. Patoka J, Bláha M, Devetter M, Rylková K, Čadková Z et al. Aquarium hitchhikers: attached commensals imported with freshwater shrimps via the pet trade. Biological Invasions 2016; 18 (2): 457-461. doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-1018-9
  • 5. Pantaleão JAF, Gregati RA, da Costa RC, López-Greco LS, Negreiros-Fransozo ML. Post-hatching development of the ornamental ‘Red Cherry Shrimp’ Neocaridina davidi (Bouvier, 1904) (Crustacea, Caridea, Atyidae) under laboratorial conditions. Aquaculture Research 2017; 48 (2): 553-569. doi: 10.1111/are.12903
  • 6. Cavalli RO, Scardua MP, Wasielesky Jr W. Reproductive performance of different sized wild and pond-reared Penaeus paulensis females. Journal of World Aquaculture Society 1997; 28 (3): 260-267. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1997.tb00641.x
  • 7. Collart OO, Rabelo H. Variation in egg size of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum (Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 1996; 16 (4): 684-688. doi: 10.1163/193724096X00775
  • 8. Díaz AC, Gimenez AVF, Harán NS, Fenucci JL. Reproductive performance of male Argentine red shrimp Pleoticus muelleri Bate (Decapoda, Penaeoidea) in culture conditions. Journal pf the World Aquaculture Society 2001; 32 (2): 236-242. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2001.tb01101.x
  • 9. Otoshi CA, Arce SM, Moss SM. Growth and reproductive performance of broodstock shrimp reared in a biosecure recirculating aquaculture system versus a flow-through pond. Aquaculture Engineering 2003; 29 (3-4): 93-107. doi: 10.1016/ S0144-8609(03)00048-7
  • 10. Crocos PJ, Coman GJ. Seasonal and age variability in the reproductive performance of Penaeus semisulcatus broodstock: Optimising broodstock selection. Aquaculture 1997; 155 (1-4): 55-67. doi: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00109-9
  • 11. Lin J, Shi P. Effect of broodstock diet on reproductive performance of the golden banded coral shrimp Stenopus scutellatus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2002; 33 (3): 383-386. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2002.tb00515.x
  • 12. Pangantihon-Kühlmann MP, Millamena O, Chern Y. Effect of dietary astaxanthin and vitamin A on the reproductive performance of Penaeus monodon broodstock. Aquatic Living Resources 1998; 11 (6): 403-409. doi: 10.1016/S0990- 7440(99)80006-0
  • 13. Ibarra AM, Racotta IS, Arcos FG, Palacios E. Progress on the genetics of reproductive performance in penaeid shrimp. Aquaculture 2007; 268 (1-4): 23-43. doi: 10.1016/j. aquaculture.2007.04.028
  • 14. Kohal MN, Fereidouni AE, Firouzbakhsh F, Hayati I. Effects of dietary incorporation of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis meal on growth, survival, body composition, and reproductive performance of red cherry shrimp Neocaridina davidi (Crustacea, Atyidae) over successive spawnings. Journal of Applied Phycology 2017; 30: 431-443. doi: 10.1007/s10811- 017-1220-5
  • 15. Sherly S, Anjali W, Karthika KS. Reproductive performance of ornamental red cherry shrimp, Neocaridina heteropoda (Kubo) in aquarium tanks. Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheriers 2016; 4 :137-140.
  • 16. Baliña S, Temperoni B, Susana L, Greco L, Tropea C. Losing reproduction: effect of high temperature on female biochemical composition and egg quality in a freshwater crustacean with direct development, the red cherry shrimp, Neocaridina davidi (Decapoda, Atyidae). Biological Bulletin 2018; 234 (3): 139- 151. doi: 10.1086/698266
  • 17. Tropea C, Stumpf L, Greco LSL. Effect of temperature on biochemical composition, growth and reproduction of the ornamental red cherry shrimp Neocaridina heteropoda heteropoda (Decapoda, Caridea). PLoS One 2015; 10 (3): 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119468
  • 18. Izquierdo MS, Fernández-Palacios H, Tacon AGJ. Effect of broodstock nutrition on reproductive performance of fish. Aquaculture 2001; 197 (1-4): 25-42. doi: 10.1016/S0044- 8486(01)00581-6
  • 19. Bernardo J. The Particular maternal effect of propagule size, especially egg size: patterns, models, quality of evidence and interpretations. American Zoologist 1996; 36 (2): 216-236. doi: 10.1093/cdj/35.4.428
  • 20. Kao HC, Chan TY, Yu HP. Ovary development of the deep-water shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1826) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Aristeidae) from Taiwan. Zoological Studies 1999; 38 (4): 373-378. doi: 10.6620/ZS
  • 21. Levi D, Vacchi M. Macroscopic scale for simple and rapid determination of sexual maturity in Aristaeomorpha foliacea (Risso, 1826) (Decapoda: Penaeidae). The Crustacean Society 1988; 8 (4): 532-538. doi: 10.1163/193724088X00378
  • 22. Llodra ER. Fecundity and life-history strategies in marine invertebrates. Advances in Marine Biology 2002; 43: 87-170. doi: 10.1016/S0065-2881(02)43004-0
  • 23. Green BS, Gardner C, Hochmuth JD, Linnane A. Environmental effects on fished lobsters and crabs. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 2014; 24 (2): 613-638. doi: 10.1007/s11160-014- 9350-1
  • 24. Rey F, Domingues MRM, Domingues P, Rosa R, Orgaz MDM et al. Effect of maternal size, reproductive season and interannual variability in offspring provisioning of carcinus maenas in a coastal lagoon. Estuaries and Coasts 2017; 40 (6): 1732-1743. doi: 10.1007/s12237-017-0235-0
  • 25. Rodriguez JN, Oteme ZJ, Hem S. Comparative study of vitellogenesis of two African catfish species Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Claroteidae) and Heterobranchus longifilis (Clariidae). Aquatic Living Resources 1995; 8 (4): 291-296. doi: 10.1051/alr:1995029
  • 26. Oh CW, Hartnoll RG. Size at sexual maturity, reproductive output and seasonal reproduction of Philocheras trispinosus (Decapoda) in port Erin Bay, Isle of Man. Journal of Crustacean Biology 1999; 19 (2): 252-259. doi: 10.1163/20021975- 99990364
  • 27. Peixoto S, Cavalli RO, Wasielesky W, D’Incao F, Krummenauer D et al. Effects of age and size on reproductive performance of captive Farfantepenaeus paulensis broodstock. Aquaculture 2004; 238 (1-4): 173-82. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.04.024
  • 28. Sobrino I, García T. Reproductive aspects of the rose shrimp Parapenaeus longirostris (Lucas , 1846) in the Gulf of Cadiz (southwestern Iberian Peninsula). Boletín Instituto Español De Oceanografía 2007; 23 (1-4): 57-71.
  • 29. Bagenal TB. Relationship between egg size and fry survival in brown trout Salmo trutta L. Journal of Fish Biology 1969; 1 (4): 349-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1969.tb03882.x
  • 30. Rana KJ. Influence of egg size on the growth, onset of feeding, point-of-no-return, and survival of unfed Oreochromis mossambicus fry. Aquaculture 1985; 46 (2): 119-31. doi: 10.1016/0044-8486(85)90196-6
  • 31. Shakuntala K. The Relation between body size and number of eggs in the freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium lamarrei (H. Milne Edwards) (Decapoda, Caridea). Crustaceana 1977; 33 (1): 17-22. doi: 10.1163/156854077X00188
  • 32. Clarke A. Egg size and egg composition in polar shrimps (Caridea; Decapoda). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 1993; 168 (2): 189-203. doi: 10.1016/0022- 0981(93)90259-Q
  • 33. Menasveta P, Sangpradub S, Piyatiratitivorakul S, Piamsak M, Sakon S, Piyatirattvorakul S. Effects of broodstock size and source on ovarian maturation and spawning of Penaeus monodon fabricius from the Gulf of Thailand. Journal of World Aquaculture Society 1994; 25 (1): 41-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1749- 7345.1994.tb00802.x
  • 34. Quintero MES, Gracia A. Stages of gonadal development in the spotted pink shrimp Penaeus brasiliensis. Journal of Crustacean Biology 1998; 18 (4): 680-685. doi: 10.1163/193724098X00548
  • 35. Saito T, Koya Y. Gonadal maturation and embryonic development in the deep-sea sponge-associated shrimp, Spongicola japonica Kubo (Crustacea: Decapoda: Spongicolidae). Zoological Science 2001; 18 (4): 567-576. doi: 10.2108/zsj.18.567
  • 36. Ayub Z, Ahmed M. A description of the ovarian development stages of penaeid shrimps from the coast of Pakistan. Aquaculture Research 2002; 33 (10): 767-776. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2002.00715.x
  • 37. Campos BRD, Felipe L, Dumont C, D’Incao F, Branco JO. Ovarian development and length at first maturity of the sea-bob-shrimp Xiphopenaeus kroyeri (Heller) based on histological analysis. Nauplius 2009; 17 (1): 9-12.
  • 38. Tyler CR, Sumpter JP, Witthames PR. The dynamic of oocyte growth during vitellogenesis in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Biology of Reproduction 1990; 43: 202-209. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod43.2.202
  • 39. Quackenbush LS. Vitellogenesis in the shrimp, Penaeus vannamei: in vitro studies of the isolated hepatopancreas and ovary. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 1989; 94 (2): 253-261. doi: 10.1016/0305-0491(89)90342-8