Abstract:
The growth and reproduction of
Daphnia magna fed with
Microcystis viridis and
Chlorella spp respectively and 20% fish oil + 80% yeast and yeast were studied. The intrinsic rate of natural increase of
Daphnia magna (rm) was 0.243 fed with
Microcystis viridis, 0.301 with
Chlorella spp., 0.244 with 20% fish oil + 80% yeast and 0.193 with yeast. The result showed that:
Daphnia magna fed with
Microcystis viridis had lower growth rates than that fed with
Chlorella spp. an d 20% fish oil + 80% yeast which both had full fatty acids. And the
Daphnia magna fed with yeast was the lowest. So the fatty acids composition of diet may affect the growth of
Daphnia magna. This paper further examined total lipids and main HUFA (EPA and DHA) compositions of the continuous three generations of
Daphnia magna (in order to get rid of t he effects of former diet) fed with different of above diets (except the yeast). The result showed that:the three generations of the
D. magna fed with
Microcystis viridis had the lowest total lipids and the percentages of the HUFA (EPA, and no DHA) have a significant decrease and get the lowest EPA in the final experiment because of the very low HUFA especially EPA and DHA in
Microcystis viridis. So the results indicate that
Microcystis viridis with low HUFA made the lower growth rate, spawn ing rate and hatching rate of
Daphnia magna.