If you're raising a special kind of tilapia in slightly salty water that's low in potassium, they need a bit more potassium in their food—about 0.57 to 0.60 grams per 100 grams of food—to grow well and stay healthy, compared to what they'd need in regular freshwater.

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Taurine and/or inorganic potassium as dietary osmolyte counter the stress and enhance the growth of GIFT reared in ion imbalanced low saline water

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2022 Jul 30

The study tested how much potassium GIFT tilapia need in their food when living in salty water, and found the best amount is just under 0.6 grams per 100 grams of food, which matches the claim.

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Taurine and/or inorganic potassium as dietary osmolyte counter the stress and enhance the growth of GIFT reared in ion imbalanced low saline water

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DOI: 10.1016/j.fochms.2021.100058

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