Effects of Different Diets on the Dietary Attractability and Selectivity of Chinese Shrimp,Fenneropenaeus chinensis

1Introduction Shrimp and crab have sensitive chemoreceptors andthey are chemosensitive to substances dissolved in wa-ter(Chen and Sun,1992;Chen,1995,1996a,1996b).This capability is crucial to their feeding behav-ior?.It has been found in shrimp and crab that alarge number of chemical substances and some con-tents distilled from their diets can activate their feed-ing responses.These kinds of chemical substances anddistilled content are defined as'food attractant'or'feeding stimulant'(Fuzessa…

Effects of Different Diets on the Dietary Attractability and Selectivity of Chinese Shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis

Attractabilities of different diets and dietary selectivity of Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis were studied through behavior observation and feeding experiment, respectively. The five diets used in the experiment are: Fish Flesh (FF), Shrimp Flesh (SF), Clam Foot (CF), Polychaete Worm (PW), and Formulated Diet (FD). No significant differ- ences of attractability exist between any two different diets when every two natural diets or all five diets are provided simul- taneously. On the other hand, significant differences of attractability exist between FD and every single natural diet when they are provided simultaneously. Results of behavioral observation indicate that natural diets are more attractive than FD. In feeding experiment, Chinese shrimp has distinct selectivity on different diets. It positively selects CF and PW, negatively selects FF and SF, and excludes FD absolutely. The results of the present studies indicate that the dietary selectivity of shrimp was based not only on the attractabilities of the diets, but also on the responses such as growth and food conversion.