Feeding Tilapia - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T12:54:03Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/feeding-tilapia?groupUrl=tilapiagrowers&commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A371690&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHas anyone considered the ing…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-22:4778851:Comment:3716902012-07-22T02:07:17.279ZJ Shockliehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JenniferChatmon
<p>Has anyone considered the ingredients in what they buy to feed their fish? And does anyone have any opinions that they would share with me on what they think would be considered better ingredients or whether buying bulk for low price is their main priority? </p>
<p>Has anyone considered the ingredients in what they buy to feed their fish? And does anyone have any opinions that they would share with me on what they think would be considered better ingredients or whether buying bulk for low price is their main priority? </p> i just ordered a 50lb bag of…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-07:4778851:Comment:3474232012-06-07T20:57:08.338ZKeith Rowanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KeithRowan
<p>i just ordered a 50lb bag of purina aquamax 5D09 for $27 for my itlapia</p>
<p>i just ordered a 50lb bag of purina aquamax 5D09 for $27 for my itlapia</p> I am still using the feed the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-23:4778851:Comment:3391172012-05-23T20:40:43.240ZKen Elrichhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KenElrich
<p>I am still using the feed the breeder sold me out of his stock. he just put it in a ziplock baggy so I am not sure on the brand.<br></br>I have been getting duckweed from small ponds around my area. But, because it is hard to come by in the winter in michigan, I have started to dry it, and freeze it into ice cube trays. I will drop one cube in and they destroy it. by morning it is all gone. because I pump water from the bottom on the tank and above the tank to a bio filter and gravity feed back,…</p>
<p>I am still using the feed the breeder sold me out of his stock. he just put it in a ziplock baggy so I am not sure on the brand.<br/>I have been getting duckweed from small ponds around my area. But, because it is hard to come by in the winter in michigan, I have started to dry it, and freeze it into ice cube trays. I will drop one cube in and they destroy it. by morning it is all gone. because I pump water from the bottom on the tank and above the tank to a bio filter and gravity feed back, I never find any in the bio filter and the hanging filter on the back only has mechanical filtration and activated carbon in it and very little signs of duck weed. FYI duck weed will come back to life after freezing.</p> They will also be getting the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-02:4778851:Comment:3289432012-05-02T17:13:29.807ZKenyon James Hopkinshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KenyonJamesHopkins
<p>They will also be getting the leftover pulp from juicing (as mentioned above by Dan Ponton above) for a rounded balanced diet as are the mealworms. The fish seemd to go crazy eating it when I tried it. There aren't getting anything right now because my ammonia and nitrites are too high.<br></br><br></br><cite>Kenyon James Hopkins said:…</cite></p>
<p>They will also be getting the leftover pulp from juicing (as mentioned above by Dan Ponton above) for a rounded balanced diet as are the mealworms. The fish seemd to go crazy eating it when I tried it. There aren't getting anything right now because my ammonia and nitrites are too high.<br/><br/><cite>Kenyon James Hopkins said:</cite></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">I'm raising meal worms in a quantity I hope will keep up with 200 hungry tilapia. I'm also investigating shallow pools piped into a second (smaller) aquaponic system that will only grow duckweed and possibly a second type of fast growing water plant. At night I am uncovering my tank for bugs to fall in. I'll be buying a bug light/zapper and hang it over the tank soon. Anything I can do to keep it as natural as possible. I found a local source of chilated minerals and liquid seaweed that's cheaper than what I've found online +shipping. I'm looking at soldier fly larvae too but I think mealworms will do better. The fish will also get any garden scraps that they can eat that are not given to the mealworms. Will this not work?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Is there something else I should consider?</span></p>
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I'm raising meal worms in…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-01:4778851:Comment:3282692012-05-01T21:07:01.154ZKenyon James Hopkinshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KenyonJamesHopkins
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">I'm raising meal worms in a quantity I hope will keep up with 200 hungry tilapia. I'm also investigating shallow pools piped into a second (smaller) aquaponic system that will only grow duckweed and possibly a second type of fast growing water plant. At night I am uncovering my tank for bugs to fall in. I'll be buying a bug light/zapper and hang it over the tank soon. Anything I can do to keep it as natural as possible.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">I'm raising meal worms in a quantity I hope will keep up with 200 hungry tilapia. I'm also investigating shallow pools piped into a second (smaller) aquaponic system that will only grow duckweed and possibly a second type of fast growing water plant. At night I am uncovering my tank for bugs to fall in. I'll be buying a bug light/zapper and hang it over the tank soon. Anything I can do to keep it as natural as possible. I found a local source of chilated minerals and liquid seaweed that's cheaper than what I've found online +shipping. I'm looking at soldier fly larvae too but I think mealworms will do better. The fish will also get any garden scraps that they can eat that are not given to the mealworms. Will this not work?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: black;">Is there something else I should consider?</span></p> Yes Kenyon, these are concern…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-05-01:4778851:Comment:3283262012-05-01T20:26:27.063ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>Yes Kenyon, these are concerns. And most of us would like to get away from commercial fish feeds but as you say, most of us can't really afford $50 for 20 lb of feed, heck, most of us are not too keen on $20 for 50lb of feed for the normal commercial feed. But how to formulate and grow your own fish feed? It is no small feet to grow enough feed for your food. </p>
<p>Yes Kenyon, these are concerns. And most of us would like to get away from commercial fish feeds but as you say, most of us can't really afford $50 for 20 lb of feed, heck, most of us are not too keen on $20 for 50lb of feed for the normal commercial feed. But how to formulate and grow your own fish feed? It is no small feet to grow enough feed for your food. </p> Are their no concerns about i…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-29:4778851:Comment:3270782012-04-29T10:58:55.830ZKenyon James Hopkinshttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KenyonJamesHopkins
<p>Are their no concerns about introducing the commercial foods into an otherwise organic ecosystem? I've been struggling with this for a while now. I know there is an organic fish food on the market now but at $50 for 20lbs + shipping that's not an option for me and my 200 tilapia. I'd like to raise soldier larve, meal worms and duckweed but I'm not sure I can produce enough fast enough for them when they get bigger and will have to suppliment them with commercial feed. What will adding the…</p>
<p>Are their no concerns about introducing the commercial foods into an otherwise organic ecosystem? I've been struggling with this for a while now. I know there is an organic fish food on the market now but at $50 for 20lbs + shipping that's not an option for me and my 200 tilapia. I'd like to raise soldier larve, meal worms and duckweed but I'm not sure I can produce enough fast enough for them when they get bigger and will have to suppliment them with commercial feed. What will adding the pesticides and manufactured fertilizers contained in the fish food do to my fish and plants and them my family when we eat them?</p> If you find the fish aren't i…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-06:4778851:Comment:3167152012-04-06T21:55:26.773ZRebecca Bhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/RebeccaBranham
<p>If you find the fish aren't interested in the food in this form, it would be perfect to feed to compost worms in a bin and then feed them to the fish.</p>
<p>If you find the fish aren't interested in the food in this form, it would be perfect to feed to compost worms in a bin and then feed them to the fish.</p> Question for the group.
My wi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-04-06:4778851:Comment:3167062012-04-06T18:47:44.889ZDan Pontonhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/danielponton
<p>Question for the group.</p>
<p>My wife and I are juicers and we produce a lot of vegetable and fruit pulp. Can we feed this back to the fish? Do we need to supplement this with a commercial feed?</p>
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<p>Question for the group.</p>
<p>My wife and I are juicers and we produce a lot of vegetable and fruit pulp. Can we feed this back to the fish? Do we need to supplement this with a commercial feed?</p>
<p></p> Here is a link from Purina to…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-09-22:4778851:Comment:128842010-09-22T18:37:56.000ZM Cosmohttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MichaelCosmo
Here is a link from Purina to find your local source for Aquamax.<br />
<a href="http://aquamax.purinamills.com/" target="_blank">http://aquamax.purinamills.com/</a>
Here is a link from Purina to find your local source for Aquamax.<br />
<a href="http://aquamax.purinamills.com/" target="_blank">http://aquamax.purinamills.com/</a>