Review

Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 31, 2026
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Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications

Abstract

Minerals are necessary nutrients that are important to all organisms,including fishes and crustaceans. In aquaculture, careful attention must be paid to the mineral content of feed formulations to ensure the health and productivity of fish and crustaceans. This may involve supplementing with specific minerals to meet species-specific requirements. The formation of the skeleton, osmotic pressure balance, colloidal system maintenance, nerve and muscle impulses, regulation of acid-base equilibrium, and production of blood cells, antioxidants, pigments, enzymes, and vitamins are all regulated by minerals in aquatic animals. Aquatic animals have special physiological processes for absorbing and retaining minerals from their food and surrounding water. In order to form a nutritionally balanced feed and increase production, it is important to understand the suitability of mineral requirements for fishes and crustaceans. The effects of minerals on growth, survival, and feed utilization, deficiency syndromes and toxicity signs, bioavailability, and influence on disease resistance in different fishes and crustaceans have been researched and reported by different researchers. This paper summarizes aquaculture-focused studies on dietary mineral supplementation in fishes and crustaceans, focusing on mineral functions, requirement levels, deficiency and toxicity signs, bioavailability, and implications for growth, survival, and disease resistance. In this regard, the paper reviews the optimum dietary requirement of nine minerals, including zinc, iron, copper, manganese, selenium, chromium, cobalt, magnesium, and phosphorus. Therefore, the growth, survival, feed intake, and disease resistance to pathogens in fishes and crustaceans can all be improved by a sufficient amount of dietary minerals.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Aquaculture and Fisheries (Other)

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

March 31, 2026

Submission Date

January 8, 2026

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Kundu, P. R., Fatema, U. K., Anjum, A., & Hossain, A. (2026). Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications. Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections, 10(1), 27-51. https://doi.org/10.26650/tjbc.1859144
AMA
1.Kundu PR, Fatema UK, Anjum A, Hossain A. Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications. tjbc. 2026;10(1):27-51. doi:10.26650/tjbc.1859144
Chicago
Kundu, Pinky Rani, Umme Kaniz Fatema, Anika Anjum, and Amzad Hossain. 2026. “Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications”. Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections 10 (1): 27-51. https://doi.org/10.26650/tjbc.1859144.
EndNote
Kundu PR, Fatema UK, Anjum A, Hossain A (March 1, 2026) Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications. Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections 10 1 27–51.
IEEE
[1]P. R. Kundu, U. K. Fatema, A. Anjum, and A. Hossain, “Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications”, tjbc, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 27–51, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.26650/tjbc.1859144.
ISNAD
Kundu, Pinky Rani - Fatema, Umme Kaniz - Anjum, Anika - Hossain, Amzad. “Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications”. Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections 10/1 (March 1, 2026): 27-51. https://doi.org/10.26650/tjbc.1859144.
JAMA
1.Kundu PR, Fatema UK, Anjum A, Hossain A. Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications. tjbc. 2026;10:27–51.
MLA
Kundu, Pinky Rani, et al. “Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications”. Turkish Journal of Bioscience and Collections, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 27-51, doi:10.26650/tjbc.1859144.
Vancouver
1.Pinky Rani Kundu, Umme Kaniz Fatema, Anika Anjum, Amzad Hossain. Minerals Supplementation in the Diet of Aquaculture Fishes and Crustaceans: Requirements and Implications. tjbc. 2026 Mar. 1;10(1):27-51. doi:10.26650/tjbc.1859144