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Aqua Feeds: Formulation & Beyond Volume 2, Issue 1, 2005
Title:	Fairy Shrimps as Live Food in Aquaculture
Section:	pages 10-12
Author:	Dr. N. Munuswamy Unit of Live Feed Culture, Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus Chennai 600 025, India
E-mail:	Munuswamynm@yahoo.com

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Fairy shrimp, the freshwater relatives of the more popular Artemia, offer interesting possibilities as live food in larval culture. They are probably more appropriate for freshwater fish and crustacean cultures that depend on live foods. Their high carotenoid content makes them a candidate for color enhancement in ornamental fish culture. They are also amenable to enrichment and bio-encapsulation making them an ideal candidate for the delivery of valuable nutrients and other molecules to the young larvae.

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