Biofloc Systems for Sustainable Production of Economically Important Aquatic Species: A Review

Growth and feed utilisation of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed different protein levels in a clear-water or biofloc-RAS system

(2021) Nhi Nguyen Huu Yen et al.   AQUACULTURE

The enrichment of diet with beneficial bacteria (single- or multi- strain) in biofloc system enhanced the water quality, growth performance, immune responses, and disease resistance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

(2021) Ghasem Mohammadi et al.   AQUACULTURE

Microalgae and probiotic bacteria as biofloc inducers in a hyper-intensive Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) culture

(2021) Francisco J. Jiménez-Ordaz et al.   Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Increasing stocking densities affect hemato-immunological parameters of Nile tilapia reared in an integrated system with Pacific white shrimp using biofloc technology

(2021) Moisés Angel Poli et al.   AQUACULTURE

Biofloc removal by the oyster Crassostrea gasar as a candidate species to an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system with the marine shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

(2021) Léa Carolina de Oliveira Costa et al.   AQUACULTURE

Sensorial attributes and growth performance of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) cultured in biofloc technology with varying water salinity and dietary protein content

(2021) Sara Mello Pinho et al.   AQUACULTURE

Compensatory growth of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus , L. subjected to cyclic periods of feed restriction and feeding in a biofloc system

(2020) Alfredo Gallardo‐Collí et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Bio-augmentation of heterotrophic bacteria in biofloc system improves growth, survival, and immunity of Indian white shrimp Penaeus indicus

(2020) A. Panigrahi et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Biofloc technology as a promising tool to improve aquaculture production

(2020) Mohammad Hossein Khanjani et al.   Reviews in Aquaculture

Monitoring of growth, digestive enzyme activity, immune response and water quality parameters of Golden crucian carp (Carassius auratus) in zero-water exchange tanks of biofloc systems

(2020) Zhe Yu et al.   Aquaculture Reports

Integrated culture of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and mullet Mugil liza on biofloc technology: Zootechnical performance, sludge generation, and Vibrio spp. reduction

(2020) Bruno Augusto Amato Borges et al.   AQUACULTURE

Evaluation of hemato-immunological parameters and stress indicators of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in different C/N ratio of biofloc system

(2020) Mohammad Mahdi Haghparast et al.   AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL

Influence of differential protein levels of feed on growth, copper‐induced immune response and oxidative stress of Rhynchocypris lagowski in a biofloc‐based system

(2020) Zhe Yu et al.   AQUACULTURE NUTRITION

Effect of bio-floc on water quality and the production performance of bottom and filter feeder carp fed with different protein levels in a pond polyculture system

(2020) Zhigang Zhao et al.   AQUACULTURE

Sea lettuce integrated with Pacific white shrimp and mullet cultivation in biofloc impact system performance and the sea lettuce nutritional composition

(2020) Esmeralda Chamorro Legarda et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effects of different carbon sources and dietary protein levels in a biofloc system on growth performance, immune response against white spot syndrome virus infection and cathepsin L gene expression of Litopenaeus vannamei

(2019) Akbar Abbaszadeh et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Effect of biofloc technology on growth of speckled shrimp, Metapenaeus monoceros (Fabricus) in different feeding regimes

(2019) Dogukan Kaya et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Integrated multitrophic aquaculture applied to shrimp rearing in a biofloc system

(2019) Moisés Angel Poli et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effects of carbohydrate addition strategy and biofloc levels on the establishment of nitrification in biofloc technology aquaculture systems

(2019) Guozhi Luo et al.   AQUACULTURE

Dietary protein level and carbon/nitrogen ratio manipulation in bioflocs rearing of Cyprinus carpio juvenile: Evaluation of growth performance, some blood biochemical and water parameters

(2019) Mazdak Aalimahmoudi et al.   AQUACULTURE

Compensatory growth and digestive enzyme activity of Litopenaeus vannamei submitted to feeding restriction in a biofloc system

(2019) João Victor Rocha et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Bioflocs substituted fishmeal feed stimulates immune response and protects shrimp from Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

(2019) Phennapa Promthale et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Dietary protein reduction for Nile tilapia fingerlings reared in biofloc technology

(2019) Hamilton Hisano et al.   JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY

Effect of aeration intensity on the biofilm nitrification process during the production of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in Biofloc and clear water systems

(2019) Ana Paula Mariane de Morais et al.   AQUACULTURE

Heterotrophic and mature biofloc systems in the integrated culture of Pacific white shrimp and Nile tilapia

(2019) Mateus Aranha Martins et al.   AQUACULTURE

Water quality, animal performance, nutrient budgets and microbial community in the biofloc-based polyculture system of white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei and gray mullet, Mugil cephalus

(2019) Manh N. Hoang et al.   AQUACULTURE

Aquaponic production of Sarcocornia ambigua and Pacific white shrimp in biofloc system at different salinities

(2019) Isabela Pinheiro et al.   AQUACULTURE

Differences in feeding habits influence the growth performance and feeding efficiencies of African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) and lemon fin barb hybrid ( Hypsibarbus wetmorei ♂ × Barboides gonionotus ♀) in a glycerol-based biofloc technology system versus a recirculating system

(2018) Akeem Babatunde Dauda et al.   AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING

Use of different carbon sources for the biofloc system during the grow-out culture of common carp ( Cyprinus carpio L.) fingerlings

(2018) Farideh Bakhshi et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effect of fishmeal replacement with a vegetable protein mixture on the amino acid and fatty acid profiles of diets, biofloc and shrimp cultured in BFT system

(2018) Angélica Moreno-Arias et al.   AQUACULTURE

Influence of carbon/nitrogen ratios on biofloc production and biochemical composition and subsequent effects on the growth, physiological status and disease resistance of African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) cultured in glycerol-based biofloc systems

(2018) Akeem Babatunde Dauda et al.   AQUACULTURE

The addition of probiotic bacteria to microbial floc: Water quality, growth, non-specific immune response and disease resistance of Cyprinus carpio in mid-Himalayan altitude

(2018) Pragyan Dash et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effect of no carbohydrate addition on water quality, growth performance and microbial community in water-reusing biofloc systems for tilapia production under high-density cultivation

(2018) Wenchang Liu et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Effect of different water biofloc contents on the growth and immune response of gibel carp cultured in zero water exchange and no feed addition system

(2018) Mingming Zhang et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Stable isotope analysis to quantify contributions of supplementary feed in Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (GIFT strain) aquaculture

(2018) Justin Narimbi et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Crude protein levels in diets for two growth stages of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ) in a biofloc system

(2018) Marcos A da Silva et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Dietary supplementation of biofloc influences growth performance, physiological stress, antioxidant status and immune response of juvenile sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)

(2018) Jinghua Chen et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Culture of Nile tilapia in a biofloc system with different sources of carbon

(2018) Eduardo Cesar Rodrigues de Lima et al.   Revista Ciencia Agronomica

Fermenting rice bran as a carbon source for biofloc technology improved the water quality, growth, feeding efficiencies, and biochemical composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus juveniles

(2018) Nicholas Romano et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Pacific white shrimp and Nile tilapia integrated in a biofloc system under different fish-stocking densities

(2018) Moisés Angel Poli et al.   AQUACULTURE

Biofloc technology (BFT) applied to tilapia fingerlings production using different carbon sources: Emphasis on commercial applications

(2018) Lombardo García-Ríos et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effects of carbon sources and plant protein levels in a biofloc system on growth performance, and the immune and antioxidant status of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus )

(2017) Abdallah Tageldien Mansour et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY

Different carbon sources affects biofloc volume, water quality and the survival and physiology of African catfish Clarias gariepinus fingerlings reared in an intensive biofloc technology system

(2017) Akeem Babatunde Dauda et al.   FISHERIES SCIENCE

Bioremediation and biocontrol of commercial probiotic in marine shrimp culture with biofloc

(2017) Maria Gabriela P. Ferreira et al.   Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Autotrophic biofloc technology system (ABFT) using Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus obliquus positively affects performance of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus )

(2017) Joo-Young Jung et al.   Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts

Biofloc technology application in aquaculture to support sustainable development goals

(2017) Peter Bossier et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Effects of C/N ratio on biofloc development, water quality, and performance of Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles in a biofloc-based, high-density, zero-exchange, outdoor tank system

(2016) Wu-Jie Xu et al.   AQUACULTURE

C:N ratios affect nitrogen removal and production of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus raised in a biofloc system under high density cultivation

(2016) Jorge A. Pérez-Fuentes et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effect of combined use of Bacillus and molasses on microbial communities in shrimp cultural enclosure systems

(2016) Xiaojuan Hu et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Effect of C/N ratio on water quality in zero-water exchange tanks and the biofloc supplementation in feed on the growth performance of crucian carp, Carassius auratus

(2015) Guangjun Wang et al.   AQUACULTURE

Microbial biofloc as source of probiotic bacteria for the culture of Litopenaeus vannamei

(2015) Gabriela Soltes Ferreira et al.   AQUACULTURE

Effects of biofloc under different carbon sources and protein levels on water quality, growth performance and immune responses in black tiger shrimpPenaeus monodon(Fabricius, 1978)

(2015) Sujeet Kumar et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Optimization of C/N ratios for nutrient removal in aquaculture system culturing African catfish, ( Clarias gariepinus ) utilizing Bioflocs Technology

(2015) Nur Syuhada Abu Bakar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

The size of biofloc determines the nutritional composition and the nitrogen recovery by aquaculture animals

(2014) Julie Ekasari et al.   AQUACULTURE

Probiotic effect of FLOC on Vibrios in the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

(2014) Diana Aguilera-Rivera et al.   AQUACULTURE

Partial replacement of fishmeal with biofloc meal in the diet of postlarvae of the Pacific white shrimpLitopenaeus vannamei

(2014) E.M. Dantas et al.   AQUACULTURE NUTRITION

Replacement of fishmeal by fish protein hydrolysate and biofloc in the diets ofLitopenaeus vannameipostlarvae

(2014) B.C.S. Valle et al.   AQUACULTURE NUTRITION

Effect of cyclical feeding on compensatory growth, nitrogen and phosphorus budgets in juvenileLitopenaeus vannamei

(2014) Zhi-Ming Zhu et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Nursery ofLitopenaeus vannameiReared in a Biofloc System: The Effect of Stocking Densities and Compensatory Growth

(2014) Wilson Wasielesky et al.   JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH

The Reuse of Water on the Culture of Pacific White Shrimp,Litopenaeus vannamei, in BFT System

(2014) Dariano Krummenauer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY

Dietary protein level and C/N ratio manipulation in zero-exchange culture ofLitopenaeus vannamei: Evaluation of inorganic nitrogen control, biofloc composition and shrimp performance

(2013) Wu-Jie Xu et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Use of biofloc technology during the pre-maturation period ofLitopenaeus vannameimales: effect of feeds with different protein levels on the spermatophore and sperm quality

(2013) André Braga et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Biofloc technology in intensive broodstock farming of the pink shrimpFarfantepenaeus duorarum: spawning performance, biochemical composition and fatty acid profile of eggs

(2013) Maurício Emerenciano et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Preliminary investigation into the contribution of bioflocs on protein nutrition of Litopenaeus vannamei fed with different dietary protein levels in zero-water exchange culture tanks

(2012) Wu-Jie Xu et al.   AQUACULTURE

Substitution of fishmeal with microbial floc meal and soy protein concentrate in diets for the pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

(2012) William Bauer et al.   AQUACULTURE

Isolation of Bacteria Capable of Growth with 2-Methylisoborneol and Geosmin as the Sole Carbon and Energy Sources

(2011) Lior Guttman et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Development of phytoplankton communities and common off-flavors in a biofloc technology system used for the culture of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

(2011) Kevin K. Schrader et al.   AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING

Effect of biofloc technology (BFT) on the early postlarval stage of pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis: growth performance, floc composition and salinity stress tolerance

(2011) Maurício Emerenciano et al.   AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL

Biofloc technology application as a food source in a limited water exchange nursery system for pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (Latreille, 1817)

(2011) Maurício Emerenciano et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Influence of dietary protein levels on growth, digestibility, digestive enzyme activity and stress tolerance in white-leg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931), reared in high-density tank trials

(2010) Sudong Xia et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Suspended solids removal to improve shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) production and an evaluation of a plant-based feed in minimal-exchange, superintensive culture systems

(2009) Andrew J. Ray et al.   AQUACULTURE

The basics of bio-flocs technology: The added value for aquaculture

(2008) P. De Schryver et al.   AQUACULTURE

The biofloc technology (BFT) in indoor tanks: Water quality, biofloc composition, and growth and welfare of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

(2008) M.E. Azim et al.   AQUACULTURE

Evaluation of nitrogen uptake and excretion by tilapia in bio floc tanks, using 15N tracing

(2008) Yoram Avnimelech et al.   AQUACULTURE

Nitrogen removal from aquaculture pond water by heterotrophic nitrogen assimilation in lab-scale sequencing batch reactors

(2008) Peter De Schryver et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Studies on Bacillus subtilis and Lactobacillus acidophilus, as potential probiotics, on the immune response and resistance of Tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus) to challenge infections

(2008) Salah Mesalhy Aly et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY