Cultured
Penaeus vannamei Boone has the advantages of high
growth speed, strong adaptability and high yield and becomes one of the main cultured varieties in northern areas of China. (1) pond
water color control: the ideal
color of water for culturing the
Penaeus vannamei Boone is yellow green or yellow brown formed by
green algae or diatoms; the
algae or diatoms are benign biocenosis in the micro-
ecological environment of a pond and play a role of purifying
water quality; (2) control of pond
water pH value, dissolved
oxygen and transparency: the pH value suitable for the
Penaeus vannamei Boone is 7.8-8.5, but the
peak value of 9.2 is generated at the middle and final stages culturing, and therefore, the pH value control is especially focused in the culturing process; the pH value is not suitable to be high, otherwise, the
toxicity of
ammonia nitrogen can be increased, thereby restraining the growth of the Penaeus vannamei Boone; (3) scientific bait
casting: generally, low-cost iced fish cream or small shells are fed, and some formula feeds are also fed; the formula feeds can be manually compounded; the formula feeds contain the following components: 17 percent of
fish meal, 40 percent of soya-bean cake, 28 percent of
bran, 10 percent of wheat middling, 3 percent of
bone meal and 2 percent of additive; and (4) pond patrol: the pond is patrolled in the
morning, at night and in the
midnight every day to observe the
water color change and whether Penaeus vannamei Boone raise above water to breathe or not; the activity condition, the growth condition and the repletion rate of the Penaeus vannamei Boone are observed by adopting two methods of lamplight observing and spoon-net inspection so as to regulate the bait
casting amount and decide whether to start an
oxygen-enriching
machine or not.