| Table 5. Feeding of live food for larval rearing | |||||
| Age (days) | Larvae (ind./l) | Phytoplankton | Live food | Artificial feed | |
| N. oculata (cells/ml) | Rotifer (ind./ml) | Artemia (ind./ml) | |||
| 2�12 | 20�30 | 300 000 | 10�20 | ||
| 12�16 | 2�3 | ||||
| 16�20 | |||||
| 20�25 | Weaning | ||||
| 25�35 | |||||
| Data source: adapted Tamaru et al. (2005), Gautier and Hussenot (2005) | |||||