Pet / ornamental aquarium fish — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)
Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, query "(pet fish OR aquarium fish OR ornamental fish OR captive fish) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feed)", 9226 hits (2026-07-22). Each entry is a first-hand peer-reviewed study; the abstract opening is quoted verbatim from the publisher abstract. 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).
- PMID 41770439 — The effects of the inclusion of jabuticaba peel flour on performance, metabolism, and its influence on the skin color of Carassius auratus. (Tropical animal health and production, 2026). Abstract (opening): This work aimed to evaluate the inclusion of jabuticaba peel flour (JPF) in skin color and productive performance, biochemical, blood, and enzymatic parameters of Carassius auratus
- PMID 41060374 — Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States. (Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, 2026). Abstract (opening): The global marine aquarium hobby is a multibillion-dollar industry, largely driven by demand from the United States. Much of this trade occurs online. We web scraped 4 major US-bas
- PMID 42255161 — Effects of Jack Mackerel Meal Inclusion in Diets Replacing Fish Meal With Combined Tuna By-Product and Corn Gluten Meals on the Growth and Feed Utilization of Red Sea Bream ( (Aquaculture nutrition, 2026). Abstract (opening): A 56-day feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of substituting fish meal (FM) with combined tuna by-product meal and corn gluten meal (TC) at substitution levels o
- PMID 42121768 — Health-Promoting Phytobiotic-Based Feed Additive Improves Skin and Gill Proteome Response of Infected Fish. (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2026). Abstract (opening): Skin is a multifunctional organ essential for maintaining body homeostasis, regulating functions and providing protection from environmental stressors. In fish, skin is immune acti
Note: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.
Source text: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_fish_aquatic_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).
License & attribution
Source abstracts / records are Open Access under Creative Commons. Each referenced study is reproduced with attribution under its specific CC license (CC BY / CC BY-NC / CC BY-NC-ND); the exact license variant for each reference is stated on its Europe PMC / PMC record. Original records:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41770439/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41060374/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42255161/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42121768/
Cleaning removal log (2026-08-05, codebuddy)
PMID 41979743 — heavy metals in dry CAT foods and cats, not fish PMID 42245978 — dog raw-feeding practices study, not fish