larval rearing of the white leg shrimp Penaeus vannamei and the first culture laboratory in Basrah, Iraq

In the study we cultured shrimp P. vannamei (initial weight 0.0004 g) under laboratory conditions in marine science center and using three types of food. These were life food (Artemia nauplii), artificial died mixed nauplii died). The highest average achieved when feeding on feed (1.210 g), while, lower values fed diets 0.220 g. There are significant differences (P<0.05) between these types. A similar results obtained for growth terms length, length larvae after six weeks was (36.58 mm), comparing with Artemia 31.11 18.72 mm respectively, there difference significantly too (P < 0.05) increment recorded during sixth week it 0.55 g, compared 0.23g 0.12 g respectively. higher survival rates calculated treatments, high 90.58 %, diet 85.62% 73.24 %