Survival percent
On day 15 ph group A larvae, fed rotifers followed by A. nauplii,
had a 42 ± 2% survival, while group B larvae, fed a combination of
rotifers/copepod nauplii and A. nauplii/copepodites-copepods showed a 55±2% survival (Fig. 1). Significant differences in survival between
these two groups were evident from day 8 ph. Group C larvae, fed
solely on copepod nauplii did not survive past day 6 ph (Fig. 1).
Group D larvae, fed rotifers followed by copepodites–copepods
showed a 32±2% survival. In this group, higher mortality was observed
between days 9 and 11 ph.