The positioning of aerators has also changed in some cases. There is now a wealth of products on the market in Thailand for water treatment and conditioning, including various bioremediation products based upon bacterial inocculi. To date there has been no convincing demonstration of their efficacy, although there are some promising indications. The cost of these products remains a major constraint. A simpler approach adopted by many farmers in Thailand has been to add sugar to the water in very intensive systems.
Most farmers are unable to identify the disease, and most treatments fail.
Red body coloration is associated with several diseases including whitespot. Lesser use of fresh feed which may also spread infection may also be appropriate and has been adopted by many Thai farmers. Antibiotics are generally ineffective but are still widely used. Secrets of Success Thailand has, so far, been the most successful farmed shrimp producer in the world. This is a formidable cocktail and goes some way to explaining the phenomenal growth of the industry.