Aquariums were populated with 36,000 post-larvae (PL 10) of marine shrimp (L. vannamei) of approximately 0.002087 ± 0.000196 g. The water in the aquariums was fertilized four days before the settlement with molasses and feed on a carbon to
nitrogen ratio of 15:1. Shrimp were fed five times a day (09:00; 11:00; 13:00; 15:00; 17:00) with specific feed for this stage of development (EPAK PL:XL and EPAK XL, INVE, USA).