"If you feed the tilapia enough to get them to grow fairly fast so you can eat them later, they probably won't be all that interested in scraping the walls of the tank but tilapia can filter feed once they grow up so they will eat floating aglae…"
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"Wow, thanks for the link Bob. Chalk yet another one up for the Evil 'M'-pire...Got to hand it to 'em, they sure know how to play (and rig) the Game...while the rest of us seem to be fast asleep. What ever happened to good old…"
Larry Alesi replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?"It looks like if you could get the temperature up in Dec and Jan just a bit that it would be perfect for Blue Tilapia. Either by insulation or heater(elec/or Solar). I'm on the east coast of Florida and that's what I plan on doing. Also…"
Pat James replied to Pat James's discussion Tilapia as 'graisers' in the group Tilapia Growers"Thanks TC, I just want to take advantage of the algae and phyto-plankton in my pool. I'm not real interested in keeping the sides particularly clean. I have fat-head minnows, but I'm looking for something that I eat later."
Conrad Chin-Yee replied to Scott Hair's discussion What fish would you recommend for a beginner?"For me Hawaii Gold don't survive very well especially when raised with blue tilapia. The Blues seem to be more aggressive and the Golds are more passive. Golds seem to be less hardy. But it may be that I am doing something wrong.
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ModeratorVlad Jovanovic replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion Dual Root Zone (possible for AP) in the group Fish-less Systems
" This second pic is the pot that had the struvite that I made and zeolite mixed in, it seems to be doing among the best (though none of them are doing poorly :) Might just be a coincidence, but either way...I'll take it..."
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Jim Troyer commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"
Good point Sheri!
Are the fish showing signs of spousal abuse?"
Sheri Schmeckpeper commented on David Schwinghamer's group Arizona Aquaponics"Just grasping at straws, have either of you gents noticed aggressive behavior in your tanks? When they reach maturity, dominant tilapia can harass subordinate tilapia to death."
len pierce replied to Beth Medeiros's discussion How many fish do I need?"Thanks Vlad,
Yes, I piped it out of the wenatchee river (I have irrigation from the river) and the total is 180 gals.
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ModeratorBob Terrell replied to Vlad Jovanovic's discussion GMO's may have led to increased pesticide/herbicide usage
"Vlad, interesting read
http://www.dailyfinance.com/on/monsanto-gmo-roundup-ready-seeds-patents-food-prices/"
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