Fish

Diseases of the Australian Freshwater Fish Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) - Part 1
Diseases of the Australian Freshwater Fish Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) - Part…

Diseases of the Australian Freshwater Fish Silver Perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) - Part 1

Food fit for a king (salmon)
Food fit for a king (salmon)

After seven years of research and development, a selection of advanced diets tailor-made for king salmon has finally been produced.

Improving the performance of cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture
Improving the performance of cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture

A new project aims to produce ballan wrasse that are more effective at eating sea lice on salmon farms.

Barramundi breeders aim to strike gold
Barramundi breeders aim to strike gold

Plans to create a pure breeding line of the rare and highly prized gold barramundi have been revealed by scientists at James Cook University (JCU).

Realising the unmet potential of farming tilapia in saltwater
Realising the unmet potential of farming tilapia in saltwater

Producing tilapia in marine environments offers a number of advantages over traditional freshwater farming of these fish – saltwater

The pros and cons of tagging farmed fish
The pros and cons of tagging farmed fish

The use of tags to monitor the behaviour of farmed fish can provide scientists with important information, but also create welfare issues, according to a new st

Specialist lighting increases tilapia growth rates by 10 percent
Specialist lighting increases tilapia growth rates by 10 percent

Trials of a specialist lighting system have led to a 10 percent increase in tilapia growth rates and a 10 percent reduction in their feed conversion ratio (FCR)

Feed ingredients and feeds for channel catfish - Part 2
Feed ingredients and feeds for channel catfish - Part 2

Commercial catfish feeds are supplemented with a vitamin premix that provides all vitamins in quantities necessary to meet requirements

Feed ingredients and feeds for channel catfish - Part 1
Feed ingredients and feeds for channel catfish - Part 1

This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on what feeds and feed ingredients should be used for channel catfish.

High hopes for an oral Francisella vaccine for tilapia
High hopes for an oral Francisella vaccine for tilapia

Researchers are optimistic about the possibility of developing an oral vaccine against francisellosis in tilapia, following promising trials in Thailand.

Why stress causes smaller tilapia to spawn
Why stress causes smaller tilapia to spawn

Tilapia living in crowded aquaculture ponds or small freshwater reservoirs adapt so well to these stressful environments that they stop growing and reproduce

How Aflatoxins threaten pangasius catfish production
How Aflatoxins threaten pangasius catfish production

The importance of aquaculture in Asia goes beyond its relatively high contribution to the worldwide aquaculture output.

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