Tilapia Breeding
A place to exchange information on breeding tilapia. How to set up tilapia breeding colonies. How to sex fish for breeding colonies. What foods are best for breeding pairs and fingerlings.
Transfering Tilapia from Salt-water to Fresh-water
I like to share this information because may be somebody will find it helpful.
I went to Saudi Fish Research Center in Jeddah, KSA to get some Tilapia for my apuaponic system. They have given me about Tow Hundreds 1.5 inch young tilapia (free), thanks to them. But the tilapias had been living in Saltwater and I do not know for how many generations. I used a 30 gallon bucket to transport the tilapia to my home. At home I took out half of the salt water then I refilled the bucket with fresh water. I waited for 30 minutes then I repeated the same procedure. I did this four times then I transferred all tilapias to my aquaponic 500g tank. It has been a week now and they seem healthy and happy.
Jeff S
I bet they would be quite tasty in salt water.
Jan 31, 2014
Yusuf Mario Germino
Jeff Sullivan said:
Feb 6, 2014
Yusuf Mario Germino
in the philippines, i grew up beside a salt water river which is the source of water for many tilapia and tiger prawn ponds... tilapias are very hardy as they can survive in both salt and fresh water, same with gourami and cat fish
Yusuf Mario Germino said:
Feb 6, 2014