Hey was in the fish section at the local asian supermarket and saw these... I was like wow, what a waste of a nice Red Texas... They were labeled as Red Nilotica. Anybody ever heard of these? They looked like good eating 
Red Nilotica
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ya I eat tilapia all the time, it's good fried or grilled. I was wondering if this is a red texas or if it is some red kind of tilapia.
Hi!
They are a hybrid cross that started with T. Mossambica. The guy at cherrysnapper.com has selective breeding'd a couple of different strains, including a line with this brilliant orange color.
I would love to have a breeder colony of his pennyfish for our aquaculture venture, but I need the $ for tanks and permits.
http://www.cherrysnapper.com/Hybrids/Pennyfish/0.html
Right now I'm growing Hybrid Nile/aurea.
http://www.miami-aquaculture.com/tilapia.htm
The same page also shows some pretty Jamaican reds. I think those would sell really well if the color was a little darker.
-ellie
They are a hybrid cross that started with T. Mossambica. The guy at cherrysnapper.com has selective breeding'd a couple of different strains, including a line with this brilliant orange color.
I would love to have a breeder colony of his pennyfish for our aquaculture venture, but I need the $ for tanks and permits.
http://www.cherrysnapper.com/Hybrids/Pennyfish/0.html
Right now I'm growing Hybrid Nile/aurea.
http://www.miami-aquaculture.com/tilapia.htm
The same page also shows some pretty Jamaican reds. I think those would sell really well if the color was a little darker.
-ellie