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Trio of Essential Minerals For Shrimps Fast Moulting, Thick Shell, Beautiful Color

For vannamei shrimp, which are often raised in high density in an environment with low salinity, the growth and development of shrimp depends a lot on the amount of minerals added to the water environment. Among them are Magnesium (Mg), Potassium (K) and Calcium (Ca) – three macro-minerals especially necessary for the molting process and the formation of new shells of cultured shrimp.

Trio of Essential Minerals For Shrimps Fast Moulting, Thick Shell, Beautiful Color

Like any crustaceans, vannamei shrimp need to molt regularly in order to grow and grow in both size and weight. However, unlike the natural growth environment, shrimp cultured in ponds often has too high density and low salinity, so mineral deficiencies are likely to occur during molting. This easily leads to slow growth, curved body, soft shell or mortality if not supplemented with minerals from the outside through the food and water environment.

1. What Are Minerals?

Minerals are the general name for a group of inorganic substances that do not produce energy but play many important roles and functions in the body. In living organisms, minerals cannot be biosynthesized but must be obtained from food sources or the external environment. From a nutritional perspective, minerals can be divided into two main groups:

• Macrominerals: Nutrients that tissues and cells need in large quantities such as magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P) …
• Trace minerals: Nutrients that tissues and cells have relatively small requirements but are indispensable for growth such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu). …

2. The Role of Minerals Mg, K and Ca

With whiteleg shrimp, minerals such as magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn) … are considered extremely necessary. In particular, magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) are three macrominerals that are not only particularly important for molting but also affect many other biological processes for shrimp.

2.1. Magnesium (Mg)

During molting, shrimp need to absorb large amounts of Mg to mineralize their exoskeleton. In addition, Mg also plays an important role as a catalyst for enzymes in the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. It is required for the formation of enzyme complexes (ATP-Mg2+ and ATP-Na+/K+) important in the regulation of osmotic pressure and ion concentration to adapt to low salinity environments. Lack of Mg, shrimp will reduce feed consumption and high mortality.

2.2. Potassium (K)

Potassium plays an important role in the regulation of osmotic pressure, metabolism and enzyme activities in cells. When absorbed into the stomach and intestines of shrimp, K helps to lower the pH, creating the necessary alkaline environment, thereby increasing the release of enzymes from the hepatopancreas, helping shrimp to digest feed well and have enough nutrients for molting. Lack of potassium, shrimp will slow growth, stunted and easily catch chisel muscles, curved body, which if transferred heavily can lead to mass mortality of shrimp.

2.3. Calcium (Ca)

Not only is calcium essential for the formation of the chitinous shell of shrimp, calcium also plays an important role in muscle functions, blood clotting and osmotic pressure regulation. Lack of calcium, shrimp will be soft shell, not hard shell after molting or not molt periodically. In addition, calcium also functions as a buffer solution in the pond environment such as increasing alkalinity, stabilizing pH.

3. Notes When Adding Minerals to Shrimp

Thanks to the mechanism of osmotic pressure regulation, shrimp can absorb or excrete minerals directly from the aquatic environment through gills and body surface. Therefore, the mineral requirement in the diet will depend largely on the mineral concentration in the aquatic environment; This means that adding minerals directly to the water, although more expensive, will also be more effective than adding minerals through feeding.

Notes When Adding Minerals to Shrimp

Regular mineral supplementation for shrimp is essential, but it should be monitored and adjusted to suit the specific conditions of the pond:

3.1. Salinity

The salinity of water is related to the process of balancing osmotic pressure of the body (blood and muscle) of shrimp, thus affecting not only the ability to maintain life, growth rate but also the ability to absorb/ mineral excretion of shrimp.

The osmotic pressure of the shrimp body will increase with the salinity of the water, but slower than the osmotic pressure of the environment. In addition, high salinity means more mineral salts, so mineral supplementation for shrimp should be paid more attention in ponds with low salinity.

3.2. Mineral ratio

Shrimp need minerals to grow, but mineral supplementation for shrimp also needs to be calculated properly because different minerals will affect the usefulness of each mineral.

Chart 1. Suitable minerals ratio in pond

3.3. Development stage

The mineral requirements of shrimp will vary depending on the growth stage and molting more or less. Biologically, small shrimp have a shorter molting cycle than adults; Moreover, the ability to exchange mineral salts with the outside environment also decreases with the maturity of shrimp. This means that the larger the shrimp, the higher the need for minerals and the more necessary to add minerals to the pond in both dose and quantity.

Especially from the age of 20 days, shrimp molts and grows strongly, so mineral deficiency in the environment is easy to occur. Farmers need to regularly monitor and supplement minerals, especially in the period 2-4 am when shrimp have molted and begin to absorb minerals to form new shells.

Table 2. Characteristics of shrimp molting cycle

3.4. Solubility

Minerals are not enough, must be dissolved minerals to be good. Because shrimp absorb minerals through the water in the form of mineral ions, the higher the solubility of minerals, the more minerals shrimp will absorb. However, common mineral supplements only have a solubility of about 70-80%. This leads to profits losses, along with the risk of increasing bottom viscosity in canvas ponds.

Understanding that, Truc Anh BiOTech has improved the production process and launched TA-Mix 100 – a mineral supplement product with quality ingredients that are finely ground into particles of extremely small cross-section ( 0.05mm). With TA-Mix 100, you can dissolve it first with water or pour it directly into the pond, ensuring 99% solubility.

With a water area of ​​1000 m3, people should use 5 kg (in the first 45 days) – 10 kg (in the 46 days onwards) TA-Mix per day to provide three essential minerals for the body. pond. This will help stabilize the water environment, support the molting process so that the shrimp quickly harden their shells, heavy weight, beautiful colors.

Periodic use of TA-Mix 100 also helps prevent diseases of curved body,chisel muscle, soft shell, and dead flesh on shrimp. In case of detecting diseased shrimp, depending on shrimp health status and pond conditions, the dosage can be increased 2-3 times and choose the appropriate time to use. If the cause of mineral deficiency has been identified, TA-FeedMin can be added to shrimp diets for optimal effectiveness.