Postlarval prawns were purchased from a commercial
supplier (Aquaculture Corporation of
America, Biloxi, MS, USA) and were randomly
stocked at a density of 2.5/L into a 90-L experimental
aquaria.At stocking, the postlarval prawns
were approximately 3 d postmetamorphose, and the mean individual wet weight of a postlarval prawn was 0.01 g.