Review of garlic, Allium sativum, in aquaculture; 20-year retrospective of global aquaculture; heavy metals controversy; health implications of heavy metals and pesticide residues; heavy metal-induced toxicity in fishes; waste production in aquaculture; agro-based organic amendments' effects on cadmium uptake; arsenic hyperaccumulation by Pteris vittata and Pityrogramma calomelanos; dietary curcumin against waterborne lead toxicity; water contamination by heavy metals and their toxic effects on aquaculture and human health; pathogenic microorganisms, heavy metals, and antibiotic residues in freshwater aquaculture; antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture; plant-derived products in farmed fish; effects of herbal feed supplements on Nile tilapia; Moringa oleifera leaf's effect on immune response; application of herbal dietary supplements in aquaculture; 10-gingerol's efficacy against Ichthyophthirius multifiliis; essential oil from ginger in tambaqui juveniles' diet; turmeric, ginger, and garlic's enhancement of digestive enzyme activities; ginger extract's effects on common carp; dietary co-exposure to fungal and herbal additives on rainbow trout; Tamarindus indica as a supplement for Cyprinus carpio; Moringa oleifera-based diet effects on Oreochromis niloticus; agro-waste biochar as a fish feed additive; potential plant protein sources for aquaculture sustainability; determination of metabolites in medicinal herbs; protective effects of dietary garlic on common carp exposed to ammonia toxicity; garlic's modulation of gut microbiota in tilapia; turmeric's folk medicine perspective; turmeric powder in common carp diets; dietary cinnamon's enhancement of European sea bass's growth and immunity; cinnamon supplementation's effect on glycemic control; tilapia polyculture review; growth performance, intestinal histomorphology, and gene expression in response to Ziziphus mauritiana in Nile tilapia; cinnamaldehyde nanoemulsion's boost to antioxidant and immune-related genes; diseases of Australian native freshwater fishes; alleviative effects of Indian lotus leaves on heavy metals-induced toxicity; active charcoal's effect on heavy metals exposure; Official Methods of Analysis; Nutrition and Feeding of Fish; impact of feeding biochar sources in Labeo rohita; routine hematological methods for fish blood; clinical methods for assessing environmental stress on fish health; Nutrient Requirements of Fish; laboratory histopathology; statistical methods; influence of garlic, ginger, thyme, and their combination on sobaity sea bream; cinnamon's recuperative effects on Catla catla after lead exposure; dietary nanocurcumin's effect on Nile tilapia challenged with Aspergillus flavus; cinnamon powder and lysine's effects on Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; microencapsulated garlic extract's effects on Oncorhynchus mykiss; acute chromium effects on Pangasianodon hypophthalmus; garlic powder's effects on Perca fluviatilis; histological changes in Nile tilapia fed essential oils; ginger's protection role against glyphosate-induced toxicity; recuperative effects of honey bee pollen, ginger, and Moringa oleifera in Nile tilapia; garlic powder's protective effects against cadmium-induced toxicity; garlic and Fu-ling's mitigation of lead toxicity in grass carp.