are our fish edible ?

[peter predtank]

ok so a thought is bounced around the ole noggin and thought i would wonder aloud here , and see what you guys think . hopefully without ruffling any feathers err.. i mean losing any scales lol

ok so i know that fish can be farmed indoors in aquaculture for food right ? i would imagine if i really wanted to i could probably grow some Tilapia or some other fish species , in my basement or garage or where ever . to be ate .

is there any reason that the tropical fish we raise in our aquariums would not be edible ? aside from some fugu puffers or other such poisonous critter lol ?

maybe from the food we are feeding them ? pellets for an example ? or any other reason , medication we might have treated with along the way possibly another reason ?

 

[Fat Homer]

A lot of the medications we use in our tanks state that i shouldnt be used on fish for Human Consumption due to it possibly being toxic to us...

So unless you in theory go out and catch a wild talipa yourself, and raise it in a tank with 0 chems etc, its always going to be a risk

 

[Ihsnshaik]

Only one way to find out...

 

[peter predtank]

ok ... i wonder if a fish was medicated some were along the way . say when they were very small , by say something like malachite , which i dont think we would want to eat lol . does it grow out of the fish ? if the fish was exposed to this when very samll say 5 inches and then grown out to 15 or 20 inches would it be safe is there anyway to find out info on this kinda stuff ? anyone happen to know ?

 

[Mikefallen13]

A lot of the medications we use in our tanks state that i shouldnt be used on fish for Human Consumption due to it possibly being toxic to us...

So unless you in theory go out and catch a wild talipa yourself, and raise it in a tank with 0 chems etc, its always going to be a risk

Depending on where you live, I'd wager fish from your fishtank are as safe or possibly even safer than stuff that you'd catch fishing locally. I live in Pennsylvania so some of our rivers are pretty sketchy when it comes to industrial waste from all the manufacturing that went on. So unless you used a TON of medication, I'd say it's fairly safe.

Now, that being said, I'd have a hard time bringing myself to eat a fish I grew out!

 

[Wailua Boy]

Just purchase your tilapia from a credible aquaculture/aquaponic hatchery dealing in edibles, those fish have been raised in food safe enclosures without the use of toxic chemicals

 

[peter predtank]

Now, that being said, I'd have a hard time bringing myself to eat a fish I grew out!

lol yes ! of coarse , i dont know if i could actually bring myself to it but... it would be one way to enjoy keeping many different species , to observe and learn about .
without feeling i am doing a disservice to the animal kingdom . by keeping a species that i know i cant truly house for its life time . as long as it wasnt an endangered species or something . this way it would also provide a food source i farmed my self like i said just a wondering that came to mind as i was watching my lovely fish lol

 

[FishTanksOfCO]

IIRC, they use Clown Knifes in fish balls.

 

[PYRU]

Without a doubt unless heavily medicated. They're tasty I know that. I went fishing in Florida and the guys I was with did a fish fry with some fish they had in the fridge. Turns out they fed us Oscar, Midas, Mayans, and I believe redtail cat.

We caught tons of these, but it just never crossed my mind that these were on the menu. They showed us the pics later.

 

[Fat Homer]

Depending on where you live, I'd wager fish from your fishtank are as safe or possibly even safer than stuff that you'd catch fishing locally. I live in Pennsylvania so some of our rivers are pretty sketchy when it comes to industrial waste from all the manufacturing that went on. So unless you used a TON of medication, I'd say it's fairly safe.

Now, that being said, I'd have a hard time bringing myself to eat a fish I grew out!

One must also consider our fish live in a closed in system, so unlike in nature, medicines may also linger longer in our tanks?