Lipid and Fatty Acid Requirements of Tilapias

Tilapias have been shown to have a dietary requirement for linoleic (n‐6) series fatty acids (FAs; 18:2[n‐6] or 20:4[n‐6]). The optimum dietary levels of n‐6 previously reported were 0.5% for redbelly tilapia Tilapia zillii and 1.0% for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus . Tilapias may also have a requirement for the linolenic (n‐3) FA series (18:3[n‐3], 20:5[n‐3], or 22:6[n‐3]), but the optimum dietary requirement levels for n‐3 in various...