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Comment by Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr. on December 16, 2013 at 5:02pm

A great pic (used with permission) from Jay Burgher his his take (and a good one I might add) on the tilapia egg incubator/tumbler detailed in the paper below. If you have also given it a try, please send pictures ;-)

Here is the link to the paper: http://bit.ly/ZESh8I

P.S. For detailed photos see the discussion above "a way to hatch tilapia eggs"

Comment by Hydroponics Curacao on December 15, 2013 at 7:28am

Yeah, I will wait a few morr months and try again. May start growing brine shrimp where I had them

Comment by Jim Enterline on December 14, 2013 at 6:56pm

Wow Hydroponics Curacao sorry, you sure never know what will happen messing with these scenarios.

Selia I think I remember that the cooler the water the longer the hatch time.

Comment by Hydroponics Curacao on December 14, 2013 at 3:09pm

None of them had babies. I found the male dead, so I got them all out of there. I don't know what went wrong this time. First time all the females had eggs...

Comment by Shelia Hoyt on December 13, 2013 at 7:56pm

  How long does it take for tilapia to hatch? I watched my tilapia breed almost 6 days ago. Two days ago I transferred two females with eggs in their mouth  to another tank because the male kept harassing them. I transferred them when they both got in a plastic coffee can that was supposed to be a nest for the male and it floated to the top with them in it. The move should not have been stressful  to the females because I just picked up the coffee can and set it into my other tank and they swam out.  I did not see them spit out any eggs.

   Also the temp was around 74 because my small heater quit working- I do not know if that will effect the time it takes to hatch or not, but I bought a heater today and put it in the tank.  I thought I should see fry swimming  by today, but I do not see anything...

  

Comment by Jim Enterline on December 11, 2013 at 8:29pm

Hey Hydroponics Curacao that is a good problem 5 at one time with eggs. I had trouble getting the females out without them spitting out the eggs. I found a bucket that would fit into the aquarium they are in, and when she goes in the bucket I ease it out with her in it and ease it down into one for hatching. Then after 7 days I flush them from her and remove her and let them go on their own without having to mess with a tumbler. But I think I remember info somewhere on here about a tumbler.

Comment by Hydroponics Curacao on December 8, 2013 at 4:17pm

Hey there. I may have 5 female tilapias with eggs in their mouths. They are in a tank with 2 males and some pvc pipe for hiding. What's the best way to get them out? Should I make an egg tumbler for the eggs? If so, how do yoi make a simple egg tumbler?

Comment by Shelia Hoyt on December 3, 2013 at 8:06pm

At 8 inches should it be fairly easy to determine the sex of blue tilapia? Today I separated and placed 3 fish in an aquarium - I thought they were females; however, in just a few hours after  I placed them in the aquarium with tubes and plants for breeding habitat they have turned a pretty bright blue green hue with almost a purple pinkish tint on their tales and fins. 

Comment by Stuart Polkinghorne on October 6, 2013 at 7:34pm

Randall I have see this too(smaller fish). I have put some into a small aquarium to see what sex they are when they are big enough..

Comment by Stuart Polkinghorne on October 6, 2013 at 7:30pm

I don't think the Indian and "normal" almond are that closely related, yes both are nuts but that is about it. Could be wrong and may be worth looking into.

I will also add that I'm looking into guyaba (guava) leaves to wash and seal cement tanks.(it may be a local wives tail but it has good oils and is an natural antibacterial).??

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