Effectiveness of Adding Different Types of Vitamin C in Improving the Quality of Artemia salina sp.

Ajeng Sukmasari (Hang Tuah University)
Nuhman Nuhman (Universitas Hang Tuah)
Ninis Trisyani (Universitas Hang Tuah)

International Journal of Marine Engineering Innovation and Research
Vol 8, No 2 (2023)

Artemia is a natural food that contains pigments (canthaxanthin), protein, vitamin C and some essential fatty acids for the growth of fish and shrimp. Artemia contains vitamin C, but it is still suspected that additional vitamin C is needed for larval development, gonad maturity and gamete quality. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) absorption in the enrichment of Artemia sp. The stocking density of Artemia cysts was 2 g per 2 liters of water with a dose of Vitamin C of 100 mg/liter. The hatching process produced Hatching Percentage (HP) of 54.22% and 53.69%. The method used was laboratory experiment, analyzing Vitamin C absorption using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry method at 450-750 nm wavelength followed by BNT test. UV-Vis spectrophotometer method to determine the level of vitamin C absorbed during the artemia immersion process. Vitamin C absorption concentration after soaking process for 6 hours obtained an average of 0.8640 ppm and 0.8642 ppm. The results of the BNT test showed results with a value of 0.05, so the second type of Vitamin C applied to Artemia was not significantly different.