What Should You Consider Before Choosing Fish Feed Supplements?
In aquaculture, what you supplement is just as critical as what you feed. While core fish feed provides basic nutrition, supplements influence how efficiently that nutrition gets used and how well your fish cope with stress, disease, or intensive culture conditions. For farmers scaling up or battling unpredictable growth patterns, feed supplements are no longer optional. They’re a lever of control in a system full of variables. So, how do you choose the right one? Start With the Problem, Not the Product Before you buy a bag of additives, ask: What challenge am I solving? Low weight gain or poor FCR? Look for enzymes or digestibility enhancers. High mortalities in early life stages? You might need probiotics or gut stabilisers. Post-antibiotic recovery? Organic acidifiers or yeast-based immunostimulants often help. Not every supplement is relevant to every farm. Generic blends may seem cost-effective, but they rarely address your system’s unique stressors. The right aqua feed supp...