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Tilapia
Jun 6, 2017 18:27:42 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jun 6, 2017 18:27:42 GMT -5
Getting 100 tilapia tomorrow to put in my 1/4 acre algae infested pond ! To see how they control the algae and I like to eat fish Any one else tried this , got questions if you have
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jun 6, 2017 19:40:31 GMT -5
Pretty sure there's at least one if not a couple others on here who have them in their ponds. I'm sure they'll be on to answer. I never knew you could have them here in Indiana until I saw it on this forum.
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Post by esshup on Jun 6, 2017 22:44:13 GMT -5
Ask away! I've been stocking them in clients ponds for the past 6 years, and in my personal pond for 10.
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Tilapia
Jun 7, 2017 7:55:55 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jun 7, 2017 7:55:55 GMT -5
Can you feed them to monitor growth ? Will the algae be plenty food ?got. 1/4 acre covered max depth 6 ft will they bite on hook and line ? Due to diet and freshness do they taste better than store bought what's the latest they will live ?? How big can I expect them to be ? Best size to harvest ? Guess I should of gotten a book lol tia
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Tilapia
Jun 7, 2017 8:02:08 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jun 7, 2017 8:02:08 GMT -5
Supposed to be here at noon ! I'm ready
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Post by esshup on Jun 7, 2017 9:54:16 GMT -5
They will prefer to eat algae. Yes, the algae will be plenty. They will bite rarely, I've caught them on a worm and a jig, but only a few. They will live to water temp of around 50 degrees. 6"-9" fish will be 17" by the fall and about 5 pounds. Best size to harvest is whatever size fillet you want.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 7, 2017 11:05:15 GMT -5
I'm curious about how they are harvested. Do you have to drain the pond or can you catch them some other way than hook/line?
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Tilapia
Jun 7, 2017 11:33:15 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jun 7, 2017 11:33:15 GMT -5
Jumpers ain't they I'm in the business I'll try cast net and seine Was hoping they would come to floating food! I got 3 and 4 inch fish whatcan I expect from them
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Post by esshup on Jun 7, 2017 20:38:59 GMT -5
Jumpers ain't they I'm in the business I'll try cast net and seine Was hoping they would come to floating food! I got 3 and 4 inch fish what can I expect from them Yes they are jumpers! The seines that they make for Tilapia have an 18"-24" flat panel that floats in front of the vertical part of the seine to prevent them from jumping over the seine. I usually put them in a bucket with tranquilizer to slow them down before I weigh them and stock them in a pond. They recover within 1-2 minutes and swim off, no worse for the wear. If you have 12"-14" largemouth bass (or larger) in the pond, you can expect a number of them to be eaten in the next few days. I stock them at 6"-9" so that won't happen. I've found that if there are bass in a pond, that is the best "bang for the buck" size wise for stocking them. You need to stock 10-12 pounds in your 1/4 acre pond (depending on nutrient load, water clarity and how steep the banks are) to allow enough Tilapia to eat the algae. I have also found that it's crucial to treat the Filamentous Algae with a copper based algaecide then stock the Tilapia 3-7 days post treatment. If there is floating mats of algae in a pond, they cannot eat the older floating algae AND the new algae that grows, even when stocked at 3x the density (120#/surface acre). Some might come to food, but if there is plenty of algae to eat, it won't be many. 3"-4" fish should be 10"-12", maybe 14" by late Sept, early Oct. Since I can't throw a cast net worth a darn, I wait until the water is in the low 60's or upper 50's and there is a sunny low wind day. They will be up near the surface sunning themselves, trying to get warm. A 3/0-5/0 treble hook works great to snag them....
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Jun 9, 2017 10:14:31 GMT -5
Post by esshup on Jun 9, 2017 10:14:31 GMT -5
Just stocked a bunch in a Country Clubs' Golf Course ponds. They are tired of treating every few weeks for algae.
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Tilapia
Jun 9, 2017 10:46:11 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2017 10:46:11 GMT -5
Just stocked a bunch in a Country Clubs' Golf Course ponds. They are tired of treating every few weeks for algae. I guess they have a lot of food-golf balls.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 9, 2017 10:55:22 GMT -5
Frankly, I never cared for the taste of tilapia...
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Tilapia
Jun 9, 2017 11:08:11 GMT -5
Post by esshup on Jun 9, 2017 11:08:11 GMT -5
Woody, to me there isn't much taste at all.
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Tilapia
Jun 9, 2017 11:16:23 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jun 9, 2017 11:16:23 GMT -5
It was said they take up the seasoning well
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Tilapia
Jun 9, 2017 11:19:53 GMT -5
Post by Woody Williams on Jun 9, 2017 11:19:53 GMT -5
Woody, to me there isn't much taste at all. The tilapia I had seemed to have a muddy taste to it. A lot of tilapia comes from China.
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Post by esshup on Jun 9, 2017 20:25:46 GMT -5
A word of advice on Tilapia in the store. I wouldn't eat any that were not grown here in the USA. Lets just say that some places don't feed them what we would call fish food....... Or any type of food at all for that matter.
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Post by deadeer on Jun 10, 2017 0:02:20 GMT -5
A word of advice on Tilapia in the store. I wouldn't eat any that were not grown here in the USA. Lets just say that some places don't feed them what we would call fish food....... Or any type of food at all for that matter. Go ahead and say it. They eat turds. Lol
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Post by featherduster on Jun 10, 2017 7:21:52 GMT -5
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Post by throbak on Jun 10, 2017 19:37:07 GMT -5
Duster that is exactly why I want to grow my own I can control that stuff lol
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Post by throbak on Jul 23, 2017 17:24:33 GMT -5
Well the Tilapia are doing well The 2 to 3 inches are now 5/6 inches doing so well so bought another 5 lbs I have NO Filemtous algae to speak of trying to get them to come to floating food they seem to be pretty shy Some of the bigger ones are getting brighter color to them could be breeding I'm thinking Bought a Trammel Net but I don't know about it Looks like a backlash to me lol we'll see !! The ponds not so big I can't pull a net I'm thinking a seine 6ft x20 ft or so is what I need
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