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Tilapia Breeding

A place to exchange information on breeding tilapia.  How to set up tilapia breeding colonies.  How to sex fish for breeding colonies. What foods are best for breeding pairs and fingerlings.

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Tilapia Source

Started by Jennifer Pankey. Last reply by Zalinda Farms Inc Oct 10, 2015. 1 Reply

Hello I am wondering if anyone knows of someone who sells large amounts of tilapia fingerlings in southern California. They must be Mossambica due to state regulations. I would appreciate any help.…Continue

6 - IBC GROW OUT SYSTEM

Started by Phil Slaton Jun 3, 2015. 0 Replies

The barrels in the back of the 6-IBC grow out tanks are 2-media filters, 1 lava rock filter and on the extreme left, the sump.  Aeration is provided to each individual IBC.  Since my heart surgery…Continue

tilapia for sale

Started by john mark. Last reply by Jeff Fultz Apr 13, 2015. 3 Replies

hi , i live in farmington michigan and am looking to buy some blue tilapia does any one have any 2-3 inch ones for sale.thanksjohn markContinue

tilapia eating eggs

Started by Kevin R.. Last reply by Jeff Fultz Apr 13, 2015. 4 Replies

can someone give advice on a tilapia breeding/hatching question.my tilapia breed about once every couple months but fail to get thru the entire process.they lay the eggs, they are fertilized, they…Continue

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Comment by Fred Countryman on June 8, 2012 at 3:39pm

Thanks Sheri I'm still  

Learning about Tilapia before I really get into it I plan to get a small tank more in the hobby range to get familiar with how to take care of them well I say hobby (150 gal) as I understand it the best ones for what I'm thinking about doing would be a hybrid male blue and female Nile is what I’ve been told would work the best.

With an 80 % mail offspring rate.

Comment by Stephanie Grim on June 8, 2012 at 10:31am

Hi Dave,

I have purchased tilapia from Sarah and Kellen many times over the last three or four years.  Their fish are great and they've been extremely helpful any time I've had a question or system issue.

I am not an expert, just experienced.

Keep it simple. Start with 20-40 tilapia. Fingerlings are best they can learn to adapt to the way you do things. If you use good feed and feed 4-6 times a day, you can start eating at about the 6 mos time frame. If all goes well, then start thinking about breeding. I had a lot of encouragement and helpful discussions, before I started breeding. I am not competition to anyone. I do think it is alot easier to just buy fish from Sarah at http://tilapiasource.com 

But I will be off the grid next year. So I want to know how to do.

Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on June 7, 2012 at 10:03pm

Fred, my condolences to you regarding your regulatory issues. Logic isn't always involved. Actually, logic is rarely involved. LOL!

Anyway, you'll need some good heaters up there. Tilapia breed best around 85 degrees, and depending on the type of tilapia, it's risky to go below 60. And that's just for survival. Growth is best in the 80s.

I raise Nile, but they're the most likely to be banned, so if you're going to sell cross-country, have you thought about which ones you'll be breeding?

Comment by Fred Countryman on June 7, 2012 at 9:19pm

Had a good system.

That was years ago, Assuming I can get through the State paper work just so I can start. My plan is to build 3 - 750 gal tanks for spawning then raise the fingerlings in doors in my shop in smaller tanks I'm still looking for the best size.

Comment by Dave & Yvonne Story on June 7, 2012 at 9:05pm

Fred,

You must have a good system.

 

Comment by Fred Countryman on June 7, 2012 at 6:49pm

 

Eating carp. YUCK. Way to Fishy, Oily and boney.

 

I don’t think your aware of just how lucrative the Tilapia fingerling trade can be. Its easy to raise 2 to 5,000 every month and sell them to small growers for .75 to 1.25 each. even if you go with the conservative number that's $2,000 per month. And you can eat the ones that don't want to spawn. As for koi that market is already over run in my area.

Many years ago I raised Tropical fish and sold them to pet stores, back then the sell price was .05 to .10 ea. I was grossing $100 to $150 a month.

Comment by TCLynx on June 7, 2012 at 6:17pm

Fred, if you want to raise something you can sell for money, the Koi and goldfish will probably bring much more money without the red-tape, fees, permits, regulations, and risk of huge fines that the tilapia apparently bring.  And many people do eat carp ya know.

Comment by Jon Parr on June 6, 2012 at 10:47pm
Haha. Funny typo. GOOD tip about...
Comment by Jon Parr on June 6, 2012 at 10:46pm
I agree about the lack of logic with anti-tilapia rules. I'll look up Oregon regs and see if I can help you bend them.

Rabbit food is pretty cheap, like $12 per $50 lb bag, and I would guess it's even cheaper everywhere else than coastal Cali. Goo tip about that alfalfa. And on a completely non-fish note, pure alfalfa is high in calcium, and is said to eventually give rabbits bone spurs. Rabbit hay is a mix of Timothy, alfalfa, and others.
Comment by Fred Countryman on June 6, 2012 at 9:56pm

 

Rabbit food: several years ago my daughter was raising a rabbit for 4-H we found Alfalfa pellets at the grocery store sold as odor control kitty litter. The ingredient label guaranteed it to be 100% Alfalfa with no chemicals or additives. We fed this half price alternative to the rabbet for years the rabbit did great and won a first place ribbon in 4 H

 

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