Population Dynamics, Fecundity and Fatty Acid Composition of (Cyclopoida, Copepoda), Fed on Different Diets.

The marine copepod species is considered as one of the most successfully mass cultured Cyclopoida species in marine hatcheries. This study investigated the effects of four feed diets (soybean, yeast, rice bran, and corn starch) on the population growth, growth rate, population composition, fecundity, and fatty acid composition of native isolated Cyclopoida copepod species . The experiment was continued for 15 days and the copepods were fed on one of the four diets with a concentration of 1 g 10 individual day.