<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>With the significant increases in the human population, global aquaculture has undergone a great increase during the last decade. The management of optimum conditions for fish production, which are entirely based on the physicochemical and biological qualities of water, plays a vital role in the prompt aquaculture growth. Therefore, focusing on research that highlights the understanding of water quality and breeding systems’ stability is very important. The biofloc technology (BFT) is a system that maximizes aquaculture productivity by using microbial biotechnology to increase the efficacy and utilization of fish feeds, where toxic materials such as nitrogen components are treated and converted to a useful product, like a protein for using as supplementary feeds to the fish and crustaceans. Thus, biofloc is an excellent technology used to develop the aquaculture system under limited or zero water exchange with high fish stocking density, strong aeration, and biota. This review is highlighted on biofloc composition and mechanism of system work, especially the optimization of water quality and treatment of ammonium wastes. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of the BFT system have been explained. Finally, the importance of contemporary research on biofloc systems as a figure of microbial biotechnology has been emphasized with arguments for developing this system for better production of aquaculture with limited natural resources of water.</p></abstract>

With the significant increases in the human population, global aquaculture has undergone a great increase during the last decade. The management of optimum conditions for fish production, which are entirely based on the physicochemical and biological qualities of water, plays a vital role in the prompt aquaculture growth. Therefore, focusing on research that highlights the understanding of water quality and breeding systems’ stability is very important. The biofloc technology (BFT) is a system that maximizes aquaculture productivity by using microbial biotechnology to increase the efficacy and utilization of fish feeds, where toxic materials such as nitrogen components are treated and converted to a useful product, like a protein for using as supplementary feeds to the fish and crustaceans. Thus, biofloc is an excellent technology used to develop the aquaculture system under limited or zero water exchange with high fish stocking density, strong aeration, and biota. This review is highlighted on biofloc composition and mechanism of system work, especially the optimization of water quality and treatment of ammonium wastes. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of the BFT system have been explained. Finally, the importance of contemporary research on biofloc systems as a figure of microbial biotechnology has been emphasized with arguments for developing this system for better production of aquaculture with limited natural resources of water.

Biofloc Technology: Emerging Microbial Biotechnology for the Improvement of Aquaculture Productivity

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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With the significant increases in the human population, global aquaculture has undergone a great increase during the last decade. The management of optimum...

Biofloc Technology: Emerging Microbial Biotechnology for the Improvement of Aquaculture Productivity

Article Category: mini-review

Data publikacji: 27 gru 2020

Zakres stron: 401 - 409

Otrzymano: 17 cze 2020

Przyjęty: 19 paź 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-049

Słowa kluczowe
biofloc, BFT, aquaculture, microbes, water quality, wastes

© 2020 Mamdoh T. Jamal et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Biofloc Technology: Emerging Microbial Biotechnology for the Improvement of Aquaculture Productivity

Article Category: mini-review

Data publikacji: 27 gru 2020

Zakres stron: 401 - 409

Otrzymano: 17 cze 2020

Przyjęty: 19 paź 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2020-049

Słowa kluczowebiofloc, BFT, aquaculture, microbes, water quality, wastes

© 2020 Mamdoh T. Jamal et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
biofloc, BFT, aquaculture, microbes, water quality, wastes