Anyone tried breeding Nile Tilapia?

[Gobrian44]

Hey jw if anyone here has tried breeding nile tilapia. I know they grow fast and found a website that can get me some so i was wondering.

THANKS!!!

 

[Oddball]

Not in CA since Tilapia (new: Oreochromis) niloticus is an illegal species in CA. Sorry. As far as breeding them, I've found them to be easier to breed than convicts and they can start breeding at a very young age/size.

 

[cockroach]

If you search the web I am sure you will finds loads of info as this fish was bred intensively in Lake Kariba and other places a few years ago.

 

[Gobrian44]

oh okay thanks oddball....u are crazy smart lol

 

[Oddball]

If you search the web I am sure you will finds loads of info as this fish was bred intensively in Lake Kariba and other places a few years ago.

They're also the "In" species to raise in Mom & Pop type operations in the US for the past few years. Large hatcheries are even offering batches of fry on eBay as growouts to anyone wanting to try making a buck or two selling market size tilapia from a small investment.

 

[Gobrian44]

dam i wish i could....cuz convicts are easy and i heard tilapia are easier and grow faster...damn CA

 

[cockroach]

Yeah, in Siavonga, Zambia the fingerlings are cheap as chips and grown by hotels in the lake as fresh fish for the menu. You order fish and chips and A guys runs to the edge of the water and nets one, takes to the kitchen and bam it's on your plate.

 

[FlatFishLeo]

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