Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21811
Title: Growth and survival of Cherax destructor and Bidyanus bidyanus stocked in a communal aquarium system
Contributor(s): Duffy, Rodney E. (author); Godwin, Ian  (author); Purivs, Ian (author); Nolan, John  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21811
Abstract: Polycultural aquaculture typically utilises a mix of low trophic level species to increase yield above that which can be obtained from a single species. Low trophic level species are not widely accepted for consumption within Australia, so this study focussed on two species that have market acceptance, the yabby (Cherax destructor) and the silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus). Laboratory scale trials examined the effect of each species on the growth and survival of the other species as well as the role of shelter for crayfish in this system over a 13.5 week period. Neither species negatively impacted the growth of the other, however, survival was negatively impacted. Shelter enhanced crayfish survival, although fish survival was impacted in those treatments. A higher total biomass was harvested from polyculture treatments than monoculture treatments. The positive results warrant further investigation at the scale of mesocosm, prior to large-scale pond trials.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Freshwater Crayfish, 21(1), p. 199-204
Publisher: International Association of Astacology
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 2076-4332
2076-4324
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070401 Aquaculture
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300501 Aquaculture
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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