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The fish culture system with BFT presents favorable conditions of water quality and supply of live food for the culture of fish with indirect development in early stages, in this sense, the present study aimed to evaluate the larvae and juveniles culture of Piaractus orinoquensis with BFT at different stocking densities. For this purpose, biofloc was established at a carbon/nitrogen ratio of 15/1, evaluating six stocking densities, as follows: T1 = 10, T2 = 20, T3 = 30 larvae L-1 (initial weight = 0,74 ± 0,05 mg and an initial length = 5,07 ± 0,7 mm) and T4 = 40, T5 = 50 and T6 = 60 larvae L-1 (initial weight = 0,73 ± 0,07 mg and an initial length = 5,35 ± 0,3 mm). The studies were conducted in two phases: the first one of larviculture, during 12 days of culture, the results show that the survival (%) and the final weight were higher in the treatments of lower densities, however, the treatments with higher densities presented greater number of live larvae. For the second phase, from day 13 to 24 post-stocking (DPS), similar responses to larviculture were presented, being that survival (%) was higher at lower stocking densities (T1 = 79,8 ± 6,90 %), however, the total number of live juveniles was higher at higher densities (T6 = 34,5 ± 5,2 juveniles L-1); the final weight decreased as the density increased without the length presenting statistical differences. The multivariate analysis that related survival, weight, length, number of live larvae and juveniles, indicated that the best responses were presented in T3 with a survival of 49,5 ± 7,4 % and a final number of juveniles of 14,9 ± 2,1 L-1. The possibility of cultivating larvae and juveniles of P. orinoquensis in a superintensive way with biofloc technology is feasible under the reported conditions, obtaining the best results at a density of 30 larvae L-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To evaluate the effect of two feeding strategies and the presence of substrate for periphyton on the fatty acid profile, sensory and microbiological characteristics in tilapia and bocachico fillets, we performed a polyculture under a 2x2 factorial design with 3 replicates. The first factor with two levels, A1: food with 20% crude protein [CP] and A2: a meal plan with decreasing levels of PB, (38, 32,24 and 20%). The second factor B1 substrate and B2 absence of substrate for periphyton. At the end of the cultivation of eight months were analyzed both fish fillets. All samples met the standard microbiological parameters as INVIMA. The sensory panel found no significant differences between treatments. There was no effect of the presence of substrate on fatty acid profile in fish. In tilapia, the feeding strategy had effects on the fatty acid profile. Ω-6/Ω-3 ratio was 0.7 ± 0.12 in bocachico, in tilapia was 3.9 ± 1.2 and 0.7 ± 0.007 for periphyton. Ω-6/Ω-3 ratio was less than 1 and the presence of DHA and EPA, bocachico can be identified as a functional food. Periphyton showed high levels of ALA, which makes it an appropriate source for fish. Tilapia has a higher ratio of Ω-6/Ω-3, but with good levels of DHA and EPA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]