Abstract:In order to improve the hatchability of Artemia saline eggs and survival rate of A. saline larvae indoor recirculating aquaculture condition, this study investigated the effect of light intensity on A. saline hatchability, as well as the effect of temperature and seawater type on A. saline larvae survival. The results showed that the hatchability of A. saline eggs under 0,1 000,2 000,3 000,4 000 and 5 000 lx of light intensity were (5.12±2.18) %, (55.68±4.73) %, (59.66±13.04) %, (62.50±19.51) %, (48.29±10.06) % and (38.07±11.04) %, respectively. The hatching rate was highest at 3 000 lx, and the results of One-Way ANOVA indicated that light intensity had a significant effect on the hatching rate (P <0.01). In the two-factor experiment, two temperatures were set as A1 (25.17±0.51) ℃ and A2(32.03±1.04) ℃, and five seawater types were set as B1 (brine), B2 (brine + tap water), B3 (sea crystal + tap water), B4 (sea crystal + purified water), and B5 (natural seawater). The influence of temperature and seawater type on the survival rate of larvae at 6 h, 24 h and 48 h after hatching were studied by the Two-factor Analysis of Variance. The results showed that temperature, seawater type and their interaction had no significant effect on the survival of A. saline at 6 h (P>0.05). At 24 h, temperature, seawater type and their interaction had significant effects on A. saline survival (P<0.05), and the influence of seawater type reached an extremely significant level (P<0.01). The survival rates were highest in A1B1 and A1B2 treatments, whose survival were both (98.89±1.92) %. At 48 h, temperature, seawater type and their interaction also had significant effects on the survival rate of A. saline (P<0.05). A1B1 treatment had the highest survival rate (97.78±1.92) %, followed by A1B2 treatment (96.67±3.34) %. There was no significant difference between A1B1 and A1B2 treatments (P>0.05). Based on these results, and considering brine price, transportation cost, operation loss and other factors, brine + tap water is more economical and convenient than directly using brine to breed A. saline at the temperature of (25.17±0.51) ℃, which is suitable for the conditions of circulating aquaculture.