Economics of Freshwater Prawn Farming in the US
Freshwater Prawn And Shrimp Farming Early attempts at prawn culture were hampered by lack of seed stock and problems in marketing...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Freshwater prawn production occurs in three stages—hatchery, nursery and grow-out. In the hatchery stage, fertilized adult female prawns produce 10,000 to 20,000 eggs, which hatch into prawn larvae in 3 weeks. Newly hatched larvae are kept in brackish water where they need protein- rich feed such as zoo plankton. After 22 to 30 days, post larvae can be stocked in freshwater.