“…On the other hand, Pérez‐Fuentes et al (2016) recommend tilapia culture in lower C/N ratios, tending to a C/N ratio of 15/1, similar to that reported by Wang et al (2015) for the cultivation of Carassius auratus , this being an efficient ratio to reduce the concentration of ammonia nitrogen to nitrite and nitrate through nitrification in the culture of aquatic organisms with biofloc (Azhar et al, 2016; Cavalcante et al, 2016; Ekasari et al, 2014; Harini et al, 2016; Khanjani et al, 2016; Syamala et al, 2017; Wei et al, 2016). However, Zapata et al (2017) reported a better growth performance in the rearing of tilapia juvenile ( Oreochromis niloticus ) at a C/N ratio of 10/1, reducing production costs by decreasing the input of organic carbon and oxygen consumption (Xu et al, 2016), being this ratio the one reported by different authors in the culture of species in biofloc system (Crab et al, 2010; Green & McEntire, 2017; Kumar et al, 2015; Suita et al, 2015).…”