Cydonia Aquaponics Feed Systems and Waste Integration

Pelletized Feed

Non-carnivorous species are fed pellets made from:
• organic food waste
• purpose-raised earthworms
• grasshoppers and crickets
• Surinam and German cockroaches

Soy-based vat-grown protein is used as a stabilizing base.

Cockroach Integration

AI-driven live traps release thousands of cockroaches daily into the aquaponic tanks.

This serves multiple purposes:
• protein source
• behavioral enrichment for fish
• pest control
• waste recycling

Cockroaches are not viewed with disgust in this context. They are seen as a solved problem.

Megaloblatta longipennis (Machine War Legacy)

During the First Machine War, autonomous machine systems gene-modified Megaloblatta longipennis to:

• increase size
• thicken exoskeletal armor
• improve wing strength
• accelerate reproductive rate

The intent was biomass conversion and waste processing.

Some of these modified cockroaches followed humans into space habitats, where they became a persistent nuisance.

Cydonia’s aquaponics system is one of the few places where these insects are considered an asset rather than a failure.

Feeding Carnivores to Preserve Balance

Lionfish and ivory gar are deliberately fed:
• soy-based vat protein
• pelletized insect protein

This reduces predation on jade perch and tilapia and allows population levels to be adjusted with precision.

Predation is still present. It is simply controlled.

Quiet System Truth

Cydonia’s aquaponics works because nothing is wasted.

Not cockroaches.
Not algae.
Not predators.
Not beauty.

Even leftovers from an ancient war are eaten, digested, and turned into stability.