In aquaculture, incubation of eggs under high density leads to hypoxia and elevated ammonia concentration.
Knowledge of the effects of these stressors on the viability of marine species is very limited.
Red snapper embryos and newly hatched larvae were exposed to different levels of hypoxia and elevated ammonia concentrations.
Moderate ammonia concentration (0.37 mg UIA-N L-1) or hypoxia (3 mg DO L-1) affected the survival of embryos and larvae.
The tolerance to hypoxia and elevated ammonia concentration varied significantly among spawns.