Aquaculture equipment catalog
Product types for fish and shrimp farms, hatcheries and seafood plants — what each does, published specification ranges, trade-offs and what to put in a request. Choose what you need and send one RFQ through FishMatch.
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12 of 12 product types
- RASEstablished
RAS culture tanks
Circular, octagonal and raceway tanks in GRP, HDPE, lined steel or concrete — the hydraulic base of every RAS.
- Commercial salmon tanks 14.5–20 m Ø
- HDPE tanks ≈600–3,200 L
RAS · Hatchery — Fish, Shrimp
- Biofilters & filtrationEstablished
Drum filters
Rotating screen filters that remove solids before they reach the biofilter.
- Screens ≈40–60 µm ahead of biofilters
- Sized to loop flow
RAS · Hatchery — Fish, Shrimp
- Biofilters & filtrationEstablishedPilot / research
RAS biofilters
Moving-bed, fixed-bed and sand filters that turn ammonia into nitrate.
- Media ≈500–5,500 m²/m³ (basis varies)
- Weeks to mature
RAS · Hatchery — Fish, Shrimp
- Aeration & oxygenEstablished
Paddlewheel aerators
Pond aeration and circulation; efficiency differs widely between designs.
- Optimised design ≈2 kg O₂/kWh
- Many designs ≤1 kg O₂/kWh
Ponds — Shrimp, Fish
- Aeration & oxygenEstablished
Oxygen cones
Pressurised contactors that dissolve pure oxygen into a side-stream.
- High absorption at pressure
- Paired with LOX or PSA supply
RAS · Hatchery — Fish, Shrimp
- Aeration & oxygenEstablished
Oxygen generators (PSA/VPSA)
On-site oxygen from air, with liquid oxygen as backup.
- ≈90–95% purity options
- ≈2–473 Nm³/h in one range
RAS · Ponds · Hatchery — Fish, Shrimp
- FeedingEstablishedEmerging
Automatic and AI feeders
Timer, acoustic shrimp and camera-assisted feeders; AI savings claims need site evidence.
- Acoustic shrimp feeding since 2013
- 2026 camera AI assistants
Ponds · Cages · RAS — Shrimp, Fish
- Water qualityEstablishedEmerging
Water quality sensors
DO, pH, ORP and salinity probes, sondes and IoT stations linked to alarms and aerators.
- Optical DO ±0.1 mg/L
- pH ±0.1 near calibration temp
Ponds · RAS · Hatchery · Cages — Fish, Shrimp
- Shrimp pondsEstablishedEmerging
Shrimp pond liners
HDPE-lined ponds and nursery tanks with central drains and sludge removal.
- FAO: 0.25–1.0 ha, ≥1 m deep
- 1 mm liner nursery example
Ponds — Shrimp
- HatcheriesEstablished
Hatchery systems
Egg incubators, larval tanks, Artemia hatchers, algae production and UV/ozone.
- ≈8 L jars at 2–4 L/min
- Artemia cones 100–500 L
Hatchery — Fish, Shrimp
- Processing & freezingEstablished
Seafood freezers
IQF, spiral, tunnel, plate and brine freezers with glazing.
- Spiral IQF ≈500–4,000 kg/h
- Core target −18°C or colder
Processing plant — Shrimp, Fish
- Processing & freezingEstablishedEmerging
Shrimp graders and sorters
Roller, optical and laser grading into count sizes; peeling lines.
- Rollers ≈400–1,500 kg/h
- Optical ≈4,000–5,000 kg/h (2025)
Processing plant — Shrimp
Fish and shrimp commercial grades
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Before you request quotes
Equipment scope
What equipment does a commercial aquaculture project actually need?
A grow-out project typically needs holding infrastructure (tanks, ponds or cages), water movement (pumps, piping, valves), aeration or oxygenation, water treatment appropriate to the system, feeding equipment, grading and handling gear, monitoring and alarms, and backup power. RAS adds mechanical filtration, biofiltration, degassing, disinfection and tighter process control. Hatchery and processing scopes are specified separately.
Which equipment should be specified before requesting quotes?
Specify the items whose sizing changes everything downstream: design biomass and stocking density, water exchange or recirculation rate, oxygen demand at peak temperature, and installed pumping head. With those four fixed, suppliers can quote aeration, filtration, pumps and power on the same basis. FishMatch calculators produce these figures and attach them to the RFQ.
Can equipment be sourced in stages?
Yes, and phased procurement is common. The usual sequence is water supply and holding infrastructure, then aeration and treatment, then automation and monitoring, then processing and cold chain. Staging works when interfaces and capacity headroom are defined at the start; otherwise later phases force replacement rather than addition.