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Dry Aquarium Floating Fish Feed Catfish Food Processing Machine 1

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Dry Aquarium Floating Fish Feed Catfish Food Processing Machine

A floating fish feed pellet processing line is an automated system designed to transform raw ingredients like fish meal, soybean meal, and corn into puffed, buoyant feed pellets for aquaculture. These lines use twin screw extrusion technology to cook the mixture under high heat and pressure, causing it to expand and float upon exiting the die. The shape of fish feed are pellets, granule and tablet. We offer tailor-made configurations to suit your specific feed formulation and capacity needs.

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1 set

shipping:

FOB Qingdao

Payments:

T/T, Trade Assurance, L/C at sight acceptable

Customisation:

Voltage, color, spare parts configuration can be customized

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Core Processing Steps & Equipment

A complete floating fish feed production line typically follows these sequential stages

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Crushing (Hammer Mill): Raw materials are ground into a fine powder (0.5–0.8 mm) to ensure uniform mixing and better nutrient absorption.
Mixing: Powdered ingredients and additives are blended thoroughly to ensure consistent nutritional balance in every pellet.

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Extruding (Fish Feed Extruder): The "heart" of the line. Ingredients are cooked (120–150°C) and forced through a die to form pellets. Buoyancy is controlled by adjusting temperature, moisture, and pressure.
Drying (Pellet Dryer): Freshly extruded pellets have high moisture (25–30%) and must be dried to approximately 10–13% to prevent spoilage and improve shelf life.

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Coating (Oil Sprayer): Fats, vitamins, and flavor enhancers are sprayed onto the surface to increase energy density and palatability.
Cooling (Counter-flow Cooler): Hot pellets are cooled to harden them, preventing breakage during transport and storage.
Packaging (Packing Machine): Finished pellets are weighed and sealed in bags for commercial distribution.

Major advantages

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Production Flexibility

The production line can easily change mold sizes to produce pellets of various shapes and sizes, suitable for different fish species and sizes, from fingerlings to mature fish.

Easy Storage

The finished pellets have low moisture content (less than 10%), making them durable and easy to store for longer periods without spoilage.

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Improved Digestibility and Growth

3）The extrusion process (puffing) cooks the starch, improving the palatability and nutrient absorption, which leads to better feed conversion ratios

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Adjustable Buoyancy

By changing the extrusion degree, temperature, and moisture, the same line can produce floating, slow-sinking, or sinking pellets.

Diverse formulations

This type of production line can customize feeds of different diameters (2mm - 15mm) and shapes according to different growth stages (such as fry, adult fish) and species (such as tilapia, catfish, grass carp, etc.).

Parameters

Model	Floating fish feed machine MT70	Floating fish feed machine MT85	Floating fish feed machine MT100	Floating fish feed machine MT110	Floating fish feed machine MT135
Installed power	90kw	145kw	170kw	240kw	300kw
Power consumption	65kw	102kw	120kw	165kw	210kw
Capacity	150-200kg/hr	300-500kg/hr	1-1.5t/hr	2-3t/hr	3-5t/hr

Product display

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FAQ

Q: What feed can a floating fish feed pellet machine produce?

A: The floating fish feed pellet machine mainly produces high-buoyancy floating fish feed pellets. It supports multiple pellet sizes for ornamental fish, tilapia, catfish, carp and other aquatic species. This floating fish feed pellet machine can also make customized nutrition feed for different fish farming needs.

Q: What is the production capacity of the floating fish feed pellet machine?

A: Our floating fish feed pellet machine covers full capacity ranges from 100kg/h to 5000kg/h. Small portable models suit family farms and small workshops, while industrial floating fish feed pellet machine units support continuous mass production for large aquaculture factories.

Q: What raw materials are suitable for the floating fish feed pellet machine?

A: The floating fish feed pellet machine works well with common aquafeed raw materials, including corn flour, wheat flour, fish meal, soybean meal and rice bran. A starch content of over 20% ensures stable floating performance, and this floating fish feed pellet machine supports mixed raw material formula production.

Q: Can the floating fish feed pellet machine make both floating and sinking feed?

A: Yes. The floating fish feed pellet machine adopts adjustable extrusion parameters. By modifying temperature, screw speed and formula, this floating fish feed pellet machine can produce both floating and sinking fish pellets to meet diverse fish farming requirements.

Q: How long do pellets made by the floating fish feed pellet machine float in water?

A: Pellets produced by the floating fish feed pellet machine have stable water resistance. Standard floating pellets can stay on the water surface for 30–60 minutes without breaking. This floating fish feed pellet machine effectively reduces feed waste and improves feeding utilization rate.

Q: What after-sales warranty do you offer for the floating fish feed pellet machine?

A: We provide a 1-year full machine warranty for the floating fish feed pellet machine. We also offer 24-hour online technical support, factory-price spare parts and lifelong maintenance service.

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