The growing intensive aquaculture system around the world maintains a high stocking density, wherein it is essential to increase and sustain the optimum dissolved oxygen concentration (DO) through the provision of artificial aeration systems. The selection of an aerator is a crucial aspect of aquaculture operations. The selected aerator must be economically efficient and should be able to fulfill the requirement of oxygen supply in the pond water. The present study provides an extensive literature review on the importance of artificial aeration in aquaculture, the standard method of test for performance evaluation of an aerator, various aeration systems and their mechanisms, method to determine the numbers of aerator requirement, comparative studies of different type of aerators, and economic consideration in selection of aerators. In addition, a thorough analysis has been done to suggest the type of aerator that is economically viable and efficient for different pond volumes based on the performance data reported in the reviews. Therefore, this study may help the end-users (fish farmers) to select the best aerator based on their requirements.

在世界范围内，不断发展的集约化水产养殖系统保持了较高的放养密度，其中至关重要的是，通过提供人工曝气系统来增加和维持最佳的溶解氧浓度（DO）。曝气机的选择是水产养殖操作的关键方面。所选的曝气机必须具有经济效益，并且能够满足池塘水中氧气供应的要求。本研究为水产养殖中人工曝气的重要性，曝气机性能评估的标准测试方法，各种曝气系统及其机理，确定曝气机需求量的方法，不同类型的比较研究提供了广泛的文献综述。曝气器的选择，以及在选择曝气器时的经济考虑。此外，根据评论中报告的性能数据，已经进行了彻底的分析，以建议对于不同池塘体积在经济上可行且高效的曝气机类型。因此，这项研究可以帮助最终用户（养鱼户）根据他们的需求选择最佳的曝气机。