The Possibility of Using Probiotics in the Aquaculture of Freshwater Fish

Abstract

Listed as one of the highest producer of aquaculture fish, Indonesia’s fisheries sector holds a promising potential to be developed as source of global food security. The total production value of both inland and marine farming from both fish and non-fish species were reported to be increased each year. The current government targeted to excel the production up to 25% by 2024. To support this, many innovation and research have been done to accelerate the production of cultured fish, especially fresh water fish which demand is always high in the market. Several fresh water fish commodities have a poor growing performances, such as growth rate, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and survival rate. Thus, a probiotics were used to boost their performance. Probiotics is known for their ability to enhance the growth of fish by secreting enzyme which beneficial to breakdown complex compounds, making it easier to digest for the fish. It is also commercially widespread in the market in various form, either incorporated to the feed or directly use to the medium. In this review, a comprehensive analysis of how probiotics help to increase aquaculture efficiency of fresh water fish will be thoroughly discussed. The discussion will be focus on three fresh water fish species, which are Gouramy fingerlings (Oshpronemus gouramy) Siamese catfish (Pangasius hypopthalmus) And Nilem fish (Osteochillus hasselti) .