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Tilapia

by Phil Slaton

Jul 30, 2014

Anyone raising Tilapia on the fish side of their aquaponics project?

 

If so, how tolerant are they of water temperatures??

 

Approximately, how fast do they grow from 6" fingerling to 1.5 pounds??

 

Thanks, phil

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    Phil Slaton

    Hey Rick good to hear from you and thanks much for the salient info.  I'm sticking with Trout.

    Aug 1, 2014

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    Rick Stillwagon

    Sounds like a plan.

    Aug 1, 2014

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    Phil Slaton

    Yeah.  Going to start raising the Trout from large fingerlings.  Adding 4 more 1200 gallon tanks.  During the grow out stage, I will keep purchasing and selling 1-1/2 pounders.

    The cost and die off is simply too expensive to keep buying and selling full grown Trout.  Going the fingerling route.

    Aug 1, 2014