Manejo de la primera alimentación de dorada Brycon sinuensis ofreciendo larvas de bocachico Prochilodus magdalenae bovinos de Antioquia e Valle del Cauca

This study evaluated several predator-prey ratios on Dorada (Brycon sinuensis) larviculture. The onset of exogenous feeding using four predator-prey ratios 0:1 (T1), 1:1 (T2), 2:1 (T3) and 4:1 (T4) was studied. The preys used were newly hatched Bocachico (Prochilodus magdalenae) larvae, which were fed just once. The Dorada larvae were weighed and measured at the beginning and the end of the experiment. The variables measured were weight gain (Wg), length gain (Gl), specific growth rate (G), survival (S), stress resistance (Rs), natural mortality (Nm) and cannibalism mortality (Mc). The T4 had the highest Wg (3.9 ± 0.4 mg) and G (5.8 ± 0.4%/h). Survivability was increased when feeding two (T3 = 84.2%) and four forage larvae for each Dorada larvae (T4 = 86.7%). The lowest survivability was observed when no forage larvae were fed (T1 = 51.8%), coinciding with the greatest mortality from cannibalism (46.3%). The lowest mortality from cannibalism occurred when two (T3 = 12.7%) to four forage larvae per Dorada larvae (T4 = 12.0%) were offered. Natural mortality was low, ranging between 1.3% (T4) and 3.2% (T3) (p> 0.05). The test values of Rs ranged from 86.7 ± 10.3% (T1) and 95.0 ± 5.5% (T3) (p>0.05). These results indicate that offering between two and four forage larvae as first feeding to Dorada larvae reduces cannibalism and offers the best results for survival and growth during larviculture. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o efeito da densidade de presas na larvicultura de Dorada Brycon sinuensis, para o qual foram fornecidas, durante 24 horas, quatro diferente proporção presa-predador 0:1 (T1), 1:1 (T2), 2:1 (T3) e 4:1 (T4) ao inicio da alimentação exógena. Como presa foram utilizadas larvas recém eclodidas de Bocachico Prochilodus magdalenae, as cuais foram fornecidas por uma única vez. As larvas de Dorada foram pesadas e medidas ao inicio e final do experimento para calcular ganho de peso (Gp), ganho de comprimento (Gl) e taxa de crescimento específico (G); também foi calculada a supervivência (S), resistência ao estresse (Re), mortalidade natural (Mn) y mortalidade pelo canibalismo (Mc). Os maiores valores de Gp (3.9 ± 0.4 mg) e G (5.8 ± 0.4%/h) foram registradas no T4, apresentando diferença com os demais tratamentos (p0.05); mas sim com relação a T1. Quando foi alimentado com duas (T3 =