PENAEUS VANNAMEI CULTIRED

Metamorphosis to adulthood

    3) Myssis :
    • In this stage the animal’s body is bent and it uses abdominal appendages to swim.
    • It starts to eat artemia (a living organism).
    • This stage lasts for 3 days.
  • 4) Post Larva :
    • This is the stage when it looks like a miniature shrimp.
    • It feeds on artemia and microalgae. After the fifth day it starts to feed on balanced compound feed.
    • This stage lasts 12 days.