Production of Marine Shrimp Integrated with Tilapia at High Densities and in a Biofloc System: Choosing the Best Spatial Configuration

Integrating marine shrimp and tilapia has been shown to be a viable alternative in a system based on bioflocs, but there is no consensus on the spatial arrangement of farmed animals. The present study aims to (1) compare the performance of shrimp and fish in high density when subjected to polycultur...

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Published in:Fishes 2022-10, Vol.7 (5), p.283
Main Authors: Holanda, Mariana, Wasielesky, Wilson, de Lara, Gabriele Rodrigues, Poersch, Luís H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Animals
Aquaculture
Bacteria
Biofloc technology
Biological control
Biomass
Biometrics
Experiments
Feeds
Fish
Freshwater fishes
IMTA
Marine crustaceans
Monoculture
Monoculture (aquaculture)
multitrophic aquaculture
Nutrition
organic consumer
Organic matter
pacific white shrimp
Physiological aspects
Polyculture
Polyculture (aquaculture)
Productivity
Proteins
Salinity
Shellfish
Shrimps
suspended solids
Tanks
Tilapia
Water quality
Whitefish
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Summary:Integrating marine shrimp and tilapia has been shown to be a viable alternative in a system based on bioflocs, but there is no consensus on the spatial arrangement of farmed animals. The present study aims to (1) compare the performance of shrimp and fish in high density when subjected to polyculture (species in the same tank) and multitrophic (species in different tanks) arrangements, and (2) effects on water quality, especially on organic matter (biofloc). The experiment was carried out for 30 days, and three treatments with bioflocs were evaluated in triplicate: control: shrimp monoculture, polyculture: shrimp and tilapia in the same tank, and multitrophic: shrimp and tilapia in separate tanks. The results show that the best product configuration is the multitrophic system, where the biological control of bioflocs took place, and the best performance of the Pacific white shrimp L. vannamei and Nile tilapia O. niloticus was obtained. Tilapia, as an organic consumer, was effective in controlling bioflocs.
ISSN:2410-3888
2410-3888
DOI:10.3390/fishes7050283