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I'm not worried about losing fish. I figure if nature can do it, I can. The minnows are there to feed the fish when they get bigger. I'll be stocking them all at roughly the same size. If some get eaten then that is the way of nature. The only immediate problem I see is disease. But since I don't eat fish it will be fun to see what happens. I'm choosing these fish for their cold tolerance. I don't see raising tilapia through the winter as a cost effective thing. Maybe through the summer months.
For cold tolerance, use goldfish ingerlings (cost effective) and/ or Koi fingerlings (little more pricey but worth every bit).
Chi Ma said:I'm not worried about losing fish. I figure if nature can do it, I can. The minnows are there to feed the fish when they get bigger. I'll be stocking them all at roughly the same size. If some get eaten then that is the way of nature. The only immediate problem I see is disease. But since I don't eat fish it will be fun to see what happens. I'm choosing these fish for their cold tolerance. I don't see raising tilapia through the winter as a cost effective thing. Maybe through the summer months.
Chi, I think you could sell the video rights to what is going to happen in your tank as a reality TV show titled "Predator Aquaponics: Only the Strong Survive". Each week the audience gets to vote on who they think will get eaten next. What do you think?
Just plop them in Margo. They'll figure things out. You have two non aggressive species of fish. That's what is in my tank now.
Margo Searls-Begy said:
I have some feeder goldfish that are in my tank to get it up and running, and I am growing up my tilapia from frys in an aquarium. Do I have to get rid of the gold fish before I put the Tilapia in the beg tank? Will they all "play nice", provided they are of a similar size? The Tilapia frys grow at such a different rate from one another; some are 2.5", and some are still 1/2" long. Any thots? -Margo
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