According to a study done by the Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) under the Council of Agriculture, ground bamboo charcoal can boost the growth of fish and can greatly enhance the efficiency of aquaculture. It is informed that the results were achieved through experiments in which fish food containing ground bamboo charcoal was used to feed Taiwan tilapia, a species farmed mainly for its meat.
A recent news report states that the fish fed with ground bamboo charcoal showed significantly better results in terms of weight gain, growth and length-weight factor than those fed with normal food. The study of FRI also showed using ground bamboo charcoal and bamboo vinegar simultaneously produced better results than using ground bamboo charcoal alone.
FRI opined that previous study revealed that wood charcoal and wood vinegar can yield similar outcome. Citing an example FRI told that feeding eels with food that incorporates ground wood charcoal and wood vinegar improves fish growth and the feed conversion rate and boosts the fish’s immunity against diseases.
