Responsibility
The adoption of polyculture systems with controlled carbon:nitrogen ratios and substrates for periphyton development can improve utilization of the aquatic food webs in stagnant ponds.
Aquafeeds
Fixed microbial communities grown as periphyton on immersed substrates present advantages in terms of pond productivity and carbon and nutrient absorption from water. Periphyton can reduce feed inputs as well as increase growth and survival rates in shrimp.
Health & Welfare
In periphyton-based aquaculture, the various invertebrates that colonize the hard substrates provided in ponds supplement artificial feed.