FEED FORMULATION FOR

FEEDING TECHNOLOGY
FOR FISHES

FISH FEED INGREDIENTS/NUTRIENTS

Protein's and amino acids

FISH MEAL
SOYBEAN MEAL

FISH HUDROSYLATE

SKIM MILK POWDER

LEGUMES

WHEAT GLUTEN

Protein's and amino acids

The

building blocks of protein's (free

amino acids) ;
lysine
methionine
These two are commercially available
to supplement the diet of fish.

LIPIDS
Oil

from marine fish such as

MANHADEN

VEGETABLE OIL
FROM CANOLA

SUNFLOWER

LINSEED

CARBOHYDRATES
Cooked

carbohydrates from flours of

corn, wheat or other breakfast
cereals, are relatively inexpensive
sources of energy that may spare
protein (which is more expensive)
from being used as an energy
sources.

PIGMENTS
A variety

of natural and synthetic

pigments or carotenoids are available
to enhance coloration in the flesh of
salmonoid fish and the skin of fresh
water and marine ornamental fish.

RED

YELLOW

BINDING AGENT

Binding

agent is also important in fish

diets to provide stability to the pellet and
reduce leaching of nutrients into the
water.

Also

popular binding agent are;

Carbohydrates (starch, cellulose,
pectin)
And various other polysaccharides,
such as extracts or derivatives from
animals (gelatin), plants (gum Arabic,
locust bean) and sea weeds (agar,
carageenin and other alginates).

PRESERVATIVES
Preservatives

such as antimicrobials
and antioxidant are often added to the
fats.
Commonly available commercial
antioxidants are butylated
hydroxyanisole, or butylated
hydroxytoluene and ethoxyquin.

Sodium

and potassium salts of

propionic, benzoic or sorbic acids are
commonly available antimicrobials
added at less than 0.1% in the
manufacture of fish feeds.

ATTRACTANTS
Other

common additives incorporated

into fish feeds are chemo-attractants
and flavorings, such as fish hydrosylates
and condensed fish solubles (typically
added at 5% of the diet .
The amino acids glycine and alanine,
and the chemical betaine are also
known to stimulate strong feeding
behavior in fish.

OTHER FEEDSTUFFS

SOME COMMON CONVENTIONAL

FEEDSTUFFS

GROUNDNUT CAKE

SOYBEAN MEAL

PALM KRERNEL MEAL

BREWERS DRIED
YEAST

BREWERS DRIED
GRAIN