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finally got my system cycled up and have found a tilapia supplier in the UK, going to pick them up next tuesday. does anyone know of a good feed supplier in the UK or a brand name i can get or failing that a breakdown of whats in a good feed, protein levels etc. i will supplement with worms and veg scraps but cant find a good main feed to use.

 

 

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I expect a good koi feed will probably suit Tilapia too.  Something with a protein level in the 32-38% range is generally thought appropriate for Tilapia and channel catfish though when they are tiny they will do better with higher protein feed and the plants will get more nitrates from feeds with higher protein.  I'm not sure what other content % are recommended but there are lots of papers that can be found with a quick internet search that will probably give the run down on suggested % of different things in Tilapia aquaculture feed.

 

I use Aquapmax 4000 (dense culture feed) here in the USA and it is a purina mills product so you might be able to go to their web site and find out the contents and be able to compare products you can find in your location.



TCLynx said:

I expect a good koi feed will probably suit Tilapia too.  Something with a protein level in the 32-38% range is generally thought appropriate for Tilapia and channel catfish though when they are tiny they will do better with higher protein feed and the plants will get more nitrates from feeds with higher protein.  I'm not sure what other content % are recommended but there are lots of papers that can be found with a quick internet search that will probably give the run down on suggested % of different things in Tilapia aquaculture feed.

 

I use Aquapmax 4000 (dense culture feed) here in the USA and it is a purina mills product so you might be able to go to their web site and find out the contents and be able to compare products you can find in your location.

 

thanks mate, ill have alook into that.

Hi Ian, I've been searching for a tilapia supplier in the UK for a few days now with no success. Can you tell me where your supplier is based please.

Thanks
Wayne

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