TILAPIA ALTERNATIVES - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T21:30:39Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346855&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy bluegill love them but the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3470492012-06-06T20:58:02.242ZGeorgehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/Geoge
<p>My bluegill love them but they're slow to get going at my place this year.</p>
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<p><cite>Gerrit Nathan King said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346886&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment347048"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>what are BSF?</p>
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<p>My bluegill love them but they're slow to get going at my place this year.</p>
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<p><a href="http://blacksoldierfly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://blacksoldierfly.blogspot.com/</a></p>
<p><cite>Gerrit Nathan King said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346886&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment347048"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>what are BSF?</p>
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thanks for the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3470482012-06-06T20:52:10.937ZGerrit Nathan Kinghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GerritNathanKing
<p>what are BSF?</p>
<p>thanks for the advice<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Meg Stout said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346886&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment346886"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I use bluegill and they do fine on pellets. They do love it when I toss in worms and I presume they snap up the slugs I toss in from time to time. I can buy 50 pounds of 'lil strike pond pellets for…</p>
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<p>what are BSF?</p>
<p>thanks for the advice<br/> <br/> <cite>Meg Stout said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346886&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment346886"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I use bluegill and they do fine on pellets. They do love it when I toss in worms and I presume they snap up the slugs I toss in from time to time. I can buy 50 pounds of 'lil strike pond pellets for under $20. I'd love to get to self sustainability with worms and BSF, but it's nice to know I can feed my fish inexpensively while I'm waiting for the rest of my stuff to get working. </p>
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</blockquote> I use bluegill and they do fi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3468862012-06-06T20:44:59.308ZMeg Stouthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MegStout
<p>I use bluegill and they do fine on pellets. They do love it when I toss in worms and I presume they snap up the slugs I toss in from time to time. I can buy 50 pounds of 'lil strike pond pellets for under $20. I'd love to get to self sustainability with worms and BSF, but it's nice to know I can feed my fish inexpensively while I'm waiting for the rest of my stuff to get working. </p>
<p>I use bluegill and they do fine on pellets. They do love it when I toss in worms and I presume they snap up the slugs I toss in from time to time. I can buy 50 pounds of 'lil strike pond pellets for under $20. I'd love to get to self sustainability with worms and BSF, but it's nice to know I can feed my fish inexpensively while I'm waiting for the rest of my stuff to get working. </p> thanks
So if I go with Bluegi…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3469642012-06-06T19:07:52.871ZGerrit Nathan Kinghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GerritNathanKing
<p>thanks</p>
<p>So if I go with Bluegill i should probably start a worm farm and raise some feeder fish.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Keith Rowan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346773&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment346773"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>bluegill will do fine on the same type of pellets that you would feed to tilapia (36% protein) but they also do well with game…</p>
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<p>thanks</p>
<p>So if I go with Bluegill i should probably start a worm farm and raise some feeder fish.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Keith Rowan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346773&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment346773"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>bluegill will do fine on the same type of pellets that you would feed to tilapia (36% protein) but they also do well with game fish food (46% protein)</p>
<p>supplement with worms/insects/feeder fish</p>
<p>they won't really eat much vegetation, but mine have nibbled on duckweed</p>
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</blockquote> bluegill will do fine on the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3467732012-06-06T17:12:09.968ZKeith Rowanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KeithRowan
<p>bluegill will do fine on the same type of pellets that you would feed to tilapia (36% protein) but they also do well with game fish food (46% protein)</p>
<p>supplement with worms/insects/feeder fish</p>
<p>they won't really eat much vegetation, but mine have nibbled on duckweed</p>
<p>bluegill will do fine on the same type of pellets that you would feed to tilapia (36% protein) but they also do well with game fish food (46% protein)</p>
<p>supplement with worms/insects/feeder fish</p>
<p>they won't really eat much vegetation, but mine have nibbled on duckweed</p> what to the Bluegill eat? are…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3469512012-06-06T16:06:12.225ZGerrit Nathan Kinghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GerritNathanKing
<p>what to the Bluegill eat? are the omnivorous like Talapia?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Keith Rowan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346855&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment346855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i've heard that crappie are hard to feed train, but i did read one post somewhere where a person was feeding them with pellets..</p>
<p>there's a lot of hype surrounding "hybrid"…</p>
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<p>what to the Bluegill eat? are the omnivorous like Talapia?<br/> <br/> <cite>Keith Rowan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://aquaponicscommunity.com/forum/topics/tilapia-alternatives?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A346855&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment346855"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>i've heard that crappie are hard to feed train, but i did read one post somewhere where a person was feeding them with pellets..</p>
<p>there's a lot of hype surrounding "hybrid" bluegills.. the main reason hybrids were develeped was so that most would be male, and therefore have less of a chance of overpopulating a pond.. regular bluegill grow just as well after the first year..</p>
<p>catfish grow well, but need a big tank... is the buffalo a bass? they have a pretty bad fcr...(something like 10:1)</p>
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</blockquote> i've heard that crappie are h…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3468552012-06-06T14:46:20.652ZKeith Rowanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/KeithRowan
<p>i've heard that crappie are hard to feed train, but i did read one post somewhere where a person was feeding them with pellets..</p>
<p>there's a lot of hype surrounding "hybrid" bluegills.. the main reason hybrids were develeped was so that most would be male, and therefore have less of a chance of overpopulating a pond.. regular bluegill grow just as well after the first year..</p>
<p>catfish grow well, but need a big tank... is the buffalo a bass? they have a pretty bad fcr...(something…</p>
<p>i've heard that crappie are hard to feed train, but i did read one post somewhere where a person was feeding them with pellets..</p>
<p>there's a lot of hype surrounding "hybrid" bluegills.. the main reason hybrids were develeped was so that most would be male, and therefore have less of a chance of overpopulating a pond.. regular bluegill grow just as well after the first year..</p>
<p>catfish grow well, but need a big tank... is the buffalo a bass? they have a pretty bad fcr...(something like 10:1)</p> Did you come to a decision on…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-06-06:4778851:Comment:3468452012-06-06T14:11:16.761ZGerrit Nathan Kinghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/GerritNathanKing
<p>Did you come to a decision on what fish to use?<br/><br/><br/>My wife an i are in the same situation. (we are still in the planning phase)</p>
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<p>Did you come to a decision on what fish to use?<br/><br/><br/>My wife an i are in the same situation. (we are still in the planning phase)</p>
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<p></p> Took 4-hour introduction to a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-04-10:4778851:Comment:853772011-04-10T22:00:42.844ZBill Moorehttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BillMoore
Took 4-hour introduction to aquaponics a couple weeks ago here in Omaha and the suggestion/question was raised about the feasibility of using freshwater drum in the upper midwest due to its wide range of habitat from Gulf to Great Lakes. Anyone have any experience with them in an aquaponics situation?
Took 4-hour introduction to aquaponics a couple weeks ago here in Omaha and the suggestion/question was raised about the feasibility of using freshwater drum in the upper midwest due to its wide range of habitat from Gulf to Great Lakes. Anyone have any experience with them in an aquaponics situation? Scanned through the Louisiana…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2010-11-28:4778851:Comment:247202010-11-28T15:58:40.000ZMeg Stouthttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/MegStout
Scanned through the Louisiana rules - which part was particularly onerous? I was amused by the bit that the shipping vehicle had to have "TILAPIA" written on at least two sides of the truck in letters no less than 6" high. I can see that having two adults who are both fully conversant in tilapia culture, etc., might be a problem for those without a partner of some sort.<br />
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I did some quick research on legality of tilapia culture at the state level - seems like most states (Maine, Utah, and Nevada…
Scanned through the Louisiana rules - which part was particularly onerous? I was amused by the bit that the shipping vehicle had to have "TILAPIA" written on at least two sides of the truck in letters no less than 6" high. I can see that having two adults who are both fully conversant in tilapia culture, etc., might be a problem for those without a partner of some sort.<br />
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I did some quick research on legality of tilapia culture at the state level - seems like most states (Maine, Utah, and Nevada excepted) allow tilapia. Curious about local regulations that are more restrictive (e.g., all of Northern California?!?!?!).<br />
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<a href="http://3x5aquaponics.blogspot.com/2010/11/tilapia-legal-in-your-town.html" target="_blank">http://3x5aquaponics.blogspot.com/2010/11/tilapia-legal-in-your-town.html</a>