Health & Welfare
Managing nitrifying bacteria in biofloc culture of Pacific white shrimp
It is possible to maintain a microbial community in artificial substrates, after a period of absence of shrimp, aeration and even water.
Health & Welfare
Comparative experimental culture of pink and Pacific white shrimp in a biofloc technology system
Study shows L. vannamei are better suited to catch biofloc as a supplementary feed with better grow-out performance when compared to F. brasiliensis.
Health & Welfare
Bacterioplankton communities and their temporal dynamics in a biofloc shrimp culture system
An understanding of rearing water microbiota and factors influencing their dynamics is key for effective management of biofloc shrimp culture systems.
Health & Welfare
Colored LED lights can influence shrimp growth, water quality in biofloc culture
Pacific white shrimp reared with green and red lights grew much larger but showed little differences for survival, feed conversion or productivity.
Health & Welfare
Assessing the effect of temperature on FCR in Pacific white shrimp cultured in biofloc systems
Research shows promise to improve shrimp feeding protocols in biofloc systems, especially in regions with significant water temperature fluctuations.
Health & Welfare
Effect of aeration on the development of the microbial community in shrimp biofloc technology systems
Evaluating three aeration systems showed that air-injector nozzles produced greater microorganism diversity, biofloc development, overall shrimp productivity.
Intelligence
Evaluating Nile tilapia, giant freshwater prawns in biofloc and RAS
Study evaluates Nile tilapia in monoculture and polyculture with giant freshwater prawns in biofloc and recirculating aquaculture (RAS) conditions.
Health & Welfare
Evaluating biofloc technology for the freshwater fish piracanjuba
This study evaluated the growth performance of the freshwater fish piracanjuba raised in biofloc and clear-water systems for 34 days.
Health & Welfare
Hybrid tilapia culture in an outdoor biofloc production system
This study in an outdoor biofloc technology production system evaluated impacts on fish production indices, common microbial off-flavors and water quality dynamics for hybrid tilapia.
Responsibility
Importance of aeration intensity for nitrification in biofilms in intensive biofloc systems
This study evaluated the importance of aeration intensity for the nitrification process in biofilm in intensive biofloc technology aquaculture systems.
Health & Welfare
Performance of Pacific white shrimp in biofloc with different light regimes
A study determined the zootechnical performance of Pacific white shrimp under different light regimes. Shrimp exposed to light had better zootechnical parameters than those with reduced or no exposure.
Health & Welfare
Biofloc technology holds potential for carnivorous fish species
Juvenile carnivorous African catfish performed well in biofloc-based systems, which could help produce better quality and more disease-resistant seed of this important aquaculture species and support the expansion of African catfish farming industry.
Responsibility
Optimizing tilapia biofloc technology systems, part 3
The economic and environmental performance of tilapia biofloc technology systems are compared against other conventional tilapia grow-out production systems, highlighting the merits of BFT as a competitive and sustainable alternative low-cost intensive feedlot technology.
Responsibility
Optimizing tilapia biofloc technology systems, part 2
Chambo Fisheries, one of the world’s largest tilapia biofloc tank farms and the largest in Africa, has developed its own, on-farm production of specialized feeds and procedures to optimize feed applications and feeding rates.
Responsibility
Optimizing tilapia biofloc technology systems, part 1
Chambo Fisheries, the world’s largest tilapia biofloc tank farm and the largest tank farm in Africa, has a multi-cohort, sequential, continuous production schedule.
Health & Welfare
Building a better shrimp nursery, part 2
Shrimp nursery systems offer the shrimp industry an important opportunity to increase profits, by helping produce strong, healthy and uniform juveniles with significant potential for compensatory growth after their transfer for final pond grow-out. Biofloc technology and water quality are critical components of shrimp nursery systems.