Tilapia with eggs - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T23:19:49Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/tilapia-with-eggs?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A452065&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJust for the record, natural…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-11:4778851:Comment:4847472013-06-11T16:59:16.403ZDr. George B. Brooks, Jr.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DrGeorgeBBrooksJr
<p><span>Just for the record, natural breeding is great. No argument and I would never dissuade anyone from following that method. However, many who use artificial tumbling have great results as well</span><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p><span>Just for the record, natural breeding is great. No argument and I would never dissuade anyone from following that method. However, many who use artificial tumbling have great results as well</span><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p> I agree with Chip. leave it t…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-10:4778851:Comment:4842802013-06-10T14:59:46.819Zsyazwanhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/syazwan
<p>I agree with Chip. leave it to its natural process. I have unfortunate experience of making my own tumbler for the eggs for a couple of time, but ended up with unhatched eggs. But now, I let the mother do her job, and this time I have lots of fry. I follow Chip advice. :) <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Chip Pilkington said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/tilapia-with-eggs#4778851Comment283820"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Respectfully, leave…</p>
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<p>I agree with Chip. leave it to its natural process. I have unfortunate experience of making my own tumbler for the eggs for a couple of time, but ended up with unhatched eggs. But now, I let the mother do her job, and this time I have lots of fry. I follow Chip advice. :) <br/> <br/> <cite>Chip Pilkington said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/tilapia-with-eggs#4778851Comment283820"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Respectfully, leave her alone.</p>
<p>People frequently try to intervene and end up disturbing a very successful, natural process. Tilapia know how to have and then care for their young. There have been many unfortunate experiences posted by folks trying to "help."</p>
<p>She needs to get to those eggs - she will collect them and eject them over and over again. The tumbling process is beneficial to the eggs. You may have seen youtube vidoes of people building "tumblers" to simulate this. Many attempting to artificially hatch eggs have sad results as well. Moms know best - let her take care of her babies.</p>
<p>After they hatch, I generally don't take mom out for a few weeks. By that time they can eat finely ground pellets.</p>
<p>Good luck. It's a fun process and very rewarding.</p>
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</blockquote> most tilapia species are mout…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-10:4778851:Comment:4843332013-06-10T08:16:06.727Zntambi alexhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ntambialex
<p>most tilapia species are mouth brooders so you should not interupt</p>
<p>most tilapia species are mouth brooders so you should not interupt</p> If the eggs did not get prope…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-10:4778851:Comment:4840642013-06-10T00:56:46.712ZTCLynxhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/TCLynx
<p>If the eggs did not get properly fertilized and don't hatch, the mother will eventually swallow them.</p>
<p>If the eggs did not get properly fertilized and don't hatch, the mother will eventually swallow them.</p> Thanks for the reply Keith. …tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-09:4778851:Comment:4841322013-06-09T23:59:39.099ZCharles Moranetzhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CharlesMoranetz
<p>Thanks for the reply Keith. I think I'll just let them try on their own a few more times. I don't really want more fish, I just want to be able to not sabotage them when I need them.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Keith Langdon said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/tilapia-with-eggs?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A484046&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment484046"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Most of us aquarium breeders will put the mother in…</div>
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<p>Thanks for the reply Keith. I think I'll just let them try on their own a few more times. I don't really want more fish, I just want to be able to not sabotage them when I need them.<br/> <br/> <cite>Keith Langdon said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/tilapia-with-eggs?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A484046&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4778851Comment484046"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Most of us aquarium breeders will put the mother in a bare tank with a couple PVC pipes a sponge filter to let her take care of things. If she is a young mother the first couple broods may not work out.<br/> Others will strip the eggs and put them into the afore mentioned egg tumblers. Once they hatch the go into a bare tank with sponge filter.</div>
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</blockquote> I'm having an issue with eggs…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-06-09:4778851:Comment:4839802013-06-09T18:03:31.642ZCharles Moranetzhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/CharlesMoranetz
<p>I'm having an issue with eggs that disappear. I have some young Tilapia, they were acquired in late Feb. and only 1 to 3 inches. Now the biggest are 6 or 7 inches, and I have seen eggs in their mouths 3 or 4 different times in some fish. After about 5 days, the eggs disappear, and no fry are seen swimming around.</p>
<p>The biggest fish never has been seen with eggs, and I'm assuming it is male. It is the stoutest looking one, and is the most aggressive. I have seen it building nests…</p>
<p>I'm having an issue with eggs that disappear. I have some young Tilapia, they were acquired in late Feb. and only 1 to 3 inches. Now the biggest are 6 or 7 inches, and I have seen eggs in their mouths 3 or 4 different times in some fish. After about 5 days, the eggs disappear, and no fry are seen swimming around.</p>
<p>The biggest fish never has been seen with eggs, and I'm assuming it is male. It is the stoutest looking one, and is the most aggressive. I have seen it building nests and rubbing up against the other fish. The fish that I have seen with eggs are generally longer in proportion compared to the one I think is male.</p>
<p>I have a 55 gallon tank with a divider that sections off about a third of it. I have four fish in the 2 thirds side. When I see the eggs, I transfer the mother over to the 1 third side. I have never seen the mother drop the eggs when I transfer. Sometimes, the mother is seen for several days still tumbling the eggs in her mouth after the transfer.</p>
<p>I don't know why they do not appear to hatch. Can anyone offer advice?</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Charles </p> Good advice Jason. I use a ch…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-22:4778851:Comment:4531612013-03-22T15:40:19.864ZDr. George B. Brooks, Jr.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DrGeorgeBBrooksJr
<p>Good advice Jason. I use a chemistry lab squeeze bottle that a get from a local lab supply store to flush the eggs.</p>
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<p>Decided to build one. Had not done so for years. Took me 14 minutes and $8 dollars from memory. Used a plastic bucket instead of a 10 gallon tank, though I did find new tanks at Petsmart later in the day for $13 each. Here are some pics.…</p>
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<p>Good advice Jason. I use a chemistry lab squeeze bottle that a get from a local lab supply store to flush the eggs.</p>
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<p>Decided to build one. Had not done so for years. Took me 14 minutes and $8 dollars from memory. Used a plastic bucket instead of a 10 gallon tank, though I did find new tanks at Petsmart later in the day for $13 each. Here are some pics.</p>
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<p></p> I forgot to mention the other…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-19:4778851:Comment:4520672013-03-19T22:59:24.323ZDr. George B. Brooks, Jr.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DrGeorgeBBrooksJr
<p>I forgot to mention the other thing that led to the development this simple tumbler, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. Thanks to a couple of fantastic teachers, Joyce Baldwin and Ed Mendoza, we took a bunch of kids from the Gila River Indian Community all the way to win at the International Science Fair, host a session on education at the World Aquaculture meeting in 2005 and earn scholarships to Northern Arizona University. It is amazing what a child can…</p>
<p>I forgot to mention the other thing that led to the development this simple tumbler, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. Thanks to a couple of fantastic teachers, Joyce Baldwin and Ed Mendoza, we took a bunch of kids from the Gila River Indian Community all the way to win at the International Science Fair, host a session on education at the World Aquaculture meeting in 2005 and earn scholarships to Northern Arizona University. It is amazing what a child can learn from watching tilapia eggs develop. Here is an early article on our work back then.</p>
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<p>Link to article: <a href="https://bitly.com/aDpeAY" target="_blank">https://bitly.com/aDpeAY</a></p> Agreed, completely. I use the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-19:4778851:Comment:4520652013-03-19T22:39:35.506ZJon Parrhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/JonParr
Agreed, completely. I use the tumbler mostly because I don't pay close attention to when the females should be moved, so I sometimes net females that just layed, and other times ready to wean. The MSF method doesn't kick out as many fry per week as tumbling, but takes almost no effort or attention.
Agreed, completely. I use the tumbler mostly because I don't pay close attention to when the females should be moved, so I sometimes net females that just layed, and other times ready to wean. The MSF method doesn't kick out as many fry per week as tumbling, but takes almost no effort or attention. Thank you Jon. I had heard a…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2013-03-19:4778851:Comment:4516782013-03-19T19:04:06.062ZDr. George B. Brooks, Jr.https://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/DrGeorgeBBrooksJr
<p>Thank you Jon. I had heard a few places were using the idea but I did not know where. Philippines huh? Cool. I will definately give your suggestion as a way of collecting fry in a more natural manner a try. I think it could have some real advantages for the home user. The tumbler idea was more designed for folks needing to produce a lot of fry in a controlled manner for a low cost. Also when you take the eggs from a female she immediately kicks back into breeding mode increasing the number…</p>
<p>Thank you Jon. I had heard a few places were using the idea but I did not know where. Philippines huh? Cool. I will definately give your suggestion as a way of collecting fry in a more natural manner a try. I think it could have some real advantages for the home user. The tumbler idea was more designed for folks needing to produce a lot of fry in a controlled manner for a low cost. Also when you take the eggs from a female she immediately kicks back into breeding mode increasing the number of fry that can be produced in a given amount of time.</p>