**7. Conclusions and perspectives**

Biofloc technology will enable aquaculture grow toward an environmentally friendly approach and biosecurity. Consumption of microorganisms in BFT reduces FCR and consequently costs in feed. Also, microbial community is able to rapidly utilize dissolved nitrogen leached from shrimp/fish feces and uneaten food and convert it into microbial protein, maintaining the water quality. The physical, chemical, and biological interactions that occur into the biofloc systems are complex; further studies can elucidate specific phenomena and their possible applications to other biotechnological fields.
