Andalusia
Asturias
Catalonia
Catalonia
Canary Islands Galicia
Galicia
Italia
Brazil
Japan
IFAPA
CEP
ICM-CSIC
IRTA
ICCM
IEO
USC
MRS
FURG
YS
Reference Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Carrasco et al.
(2006)
Villanueva (1994,
1995)
Estévez et al.
(2009)
Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Seixas et al.
(2010)
De Wolf et al.
(2011)
Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Okumura et al.
(2005)
Tank
volume
(L)
400
30
25–50
500
100
1,000
50
100–6,000
100
500
Tank colour Black
Grey
White
Black
Black
Grey
Black
White
Light-grey
Black walls and
white bottoms
Black
Orange
Tank shape Cylindrical
Rectangular
Parabolic
Cylindrical
Parabolic
Cylindro-conical
Cylindrical
Cylindrical
Conical
Circular
Slightly
cylindro-conical
Cylindrical
Cylindrical
Water
system
Open
Open
(recirculation)
Open
Recirculation
Open 25
%
day
−1
First week
stagnant then
semi-open
(3–4 h = 100 %
day
−1
)
10 % day
−1
100–200 % day
−1
Open (recirculation)
First 5 days
stagnant then
open
First week
stagnant then
open (0.7–1 L
min-1)
Aeration
Yes, gentle
Yes, gentle
No
–
Yes, gentle
Yes, intermediate –
Yes, gentle
No
Yes,
gentle
Light
Natural
photoperiod
12
h L–12 h D
1 fluorescent
40 W
24 h Bulb 60w
900 Lx
16 h L–8 h D
500 Lx
Natural
photoperiod
24 h 2 fluorescents 36 W
2,000 Lx
14 h L–10 h
D Fluorescent
daylight
lamp
14 h L–10 h D
Artificial light
60–250 Lx
10 h L–14 h
D Natural +
cold
light
1 fluorescent
36W
Temperature (ºC)
19–22
20–22
19–23
18
21.5–22.5
20–22
19–20
18.5–25
19–24
25
Clear/green
water
Green Tetraselmis + Isochrysis
Clear
Clear
Green during first
week
Clear
Green Isochrysis + Nannochloropsis
Clear
Green
Nannochloropsis sp., Isochrysis galbana and
a mix
Clear
Green Freshwater Chlorella
sp.
Table 23.1 Summary of paralarvae rearing conditions of Octopus vulgaris carried out by different research groups. (Adapted from Iglesias et al. 2007)
Asturias
Catalonia
Catalonia
Canary Islands Galicia
Galicia
Italia
Brazil
Japan
IFAPA
CEP
ICM-CSIC
IRTA
ICCM
IEO
USC
MRS
FURG
YS
Reference Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Carrasco et al.
(2006)
Villanueva (1994,
1995)
Estévez et al.
(2009)
Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Seixas et al.
(2010)
De Wolf et al.
(2011)
Iglesias et al.
(2007)
Okumura et al.
(2005)
Tank
volume
(L)
400
30
25–50
500
100
1,000
50
100–6,000
100
500
Tank colour Black
Grey
White
Black
Black
Grey
Black
White
Light-grey
Black walls and
white bottoms
Black
Orange
Tank shape Cylindrical
Rectangular
Parabolic
Cylindrical
Parabolic
Cylindro-conical
Cylindrical
Cylindrical
Conical
Circular
Slightly
cylindro-conical
Cylindrical
Cylindrical
Water
system
Open
Open
(recirculation)
Open
Recirculation
Open 25
%
day
−1
First week
stagnant then
semi-open
(3–4 h = 100 %
day
−1
)
10 % day
−1
100–200 % day
−1
Open (recirculation)
First 5 days
stagnant then
open
First week
stagnant then
open (0.7–1 L
min-1)
Aeration
Yes, gentle
Yes, gentle
No
–
Yes, gentle
Yes, intermediate –
Yes, gentle
No
Yes,
gentle
Light
Natural
photoperiod
12
h L–12 h D
1 fluorescent
40 W
24 h Bulb 60w
900 Lx
16 h L–8 h D
500 Lx
Natural
photoperiod
24 h 2 fluorescents 36 W
2,000 Lx
14 h L–10 h
D Fluorescent
daylight
lamp
14 h L–10 h D
Artificial light
60–250 Lx
10 h L–14 h
D Natural +
cold
light
1 fluorescent
36W
Temperature (ºC)
19–22
20–22
19–23
18
21.5–22.5
20–22
19–20
18.5–25
19–24
25
Clear/green
water
Green Tetraselmis + Isochrysis
Clear
Clear
Green during first
week
Clear
Green Isochrysis + Nannochloropsis
Clear
Green
Nannochloropsis sp., Isochrysis galbana and
a mix
Clear
Green Freshwater Chlorella
sp.
Table 23.1 Summary of paralarvae rearing conditions of Octopus vulgaris carried out by different research groups. (Adapted from Iglesias et al. 2007)