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

The present study evaluated the possibilities of the autotrophic biofloc technology (ABFT) system replacing the heterotrophic microbial biofloc technology (BFT) system with microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus obliquus). There were no significant differences in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) survival, growth or body composition, though there was, in fact, a superior immune response by the two microalgae species as compared with...