Table 1 Water quality parameters of the experimental colonies. Results are the mean and standard deviation (SD) of four measurements made during larval generations 12 to 15

Temperature (°C)

29.5 ± 0.4

29.3 ± 0.4

t = 0.49; P = 0.322

pH

7.4 ± 0.2

7.2 ± 0.5

t = 0.48; P = 0.326

Dissolved oxygen (ppm)

3.09 ± 0.20

1.53 ± 0.15

t = 10.85; P = 0.001

Conductivity (μS/cm)

1518 ± 69

4890 ± 387

t = 14.85; P = 0.001

Total dissolved solids (ppm)

774.33 ± 66.40

2577.67 ± 185.05

t = 15.88; P = 0.001

Salinity (PSU)

0.77 ± 0.07

2.68 ± 0.34

t = 9.44; P = 0.001