After failed attempts for developing a Giant Malaysian prawn M. rosenbergii industry in
México the culture of native prawn species in the farms turned an important activity for the local aquaculture industry. According to Ponce-Palafox et al. (2002), M. americanum and M. tenellum are native fresh water prawns species with aquaculture potential in the Mexican Pacific coast. For M. tenellum, there are some studies on physiology
biology and reproduction but information about nutrition is scarce.