Tilapia fish are a group of cichlids which are endemic to Africa. This means they are all over Africa and somewhat out of control. They are very good parents and watching over their fingerlings until a certain time then they cannibalize them. So if you are thinking about raising them in a back yard aquaponic system, you will need to check and see if you need a permit. Many states you do not need a permit, but here in Florida you do. I can see and understand why? Look at the thousands of pythons that are taking over the everglades here in Florida. It’s really frightening. The balance of wild life is really in grave danger in the everglades. If they start getting into the canals, I’m out of here, and hopefully not by a python. If the cost of the permit will help to eliminate problems like the python, then I’m all for it. Florida has allowed permits to rais tilapia fish hydroponics operations, so I don’t see a problem.
Don’t let that deter you from aquaponics because it is a closed system and the fish are kept enclosed and there is no real danger of getting into the wild if proper care is taken or you deliberately toss them into a canal. You might have more problems with some of the plants that you might raise. Although considering, I don’t see why that would become a problem because they are also contained and closely controlled. After all, it’s going to be your automatic grocery renewal in your back yard. There are alternatives, however the tilapia is a favourite because of their good quality food and rapid growth and ease of breeding and raising them. You might consider raising local type of fish. I don’t know right now what that might be, but other fish will do well and work well for you but may not be as productive. It depends if you want to sell fresh fish in the market.
In third world countries the breeding of tilapia is carried on from ponds and they suffer from stunted growth. Probably due to food shortages. They gather the fingerlings from the ponds and put them into their stock tanks for raising. This is not a good way. Since this is going to be a family type enterprise of the future, it would be best to bring along and develop as the backyard breeding of tilapia. This can easily be accomplished by putting one male with about 5 females and let them breed. This is a special process, but not difficult. When the fingerlings arrive and the mothers are still carrying them in their mouths they need to be separated from the other fish and put alone with her fingerlings in a separate tank. There is a method for accomplishing this. Then shortly after that you have to separate the mother from her fingerlings because they will cannibalize them. So be watchful or your fingerlings will disappear.
For more in depth study of raising tilapia go to the following web-site. You will have answered questions that you haven’t thought to ask. The articles are very good, well documented and thorough.
http://tilapiafarmingathome.com/default.aspx
Thank you for reading my blog. Brad Vigansky
Don’t let that deter you from aquaponics because it is a closed system and the fish are kept enclosed and there is no real danger of getting into the wild if proper care is taken or you deliberately toss them into a canal. You might have more problems with some of the plants that you might raise. Although considering, I don’t see why that would become a problem because they are also contained and closely controlled. After all, it’s going to be your automatic grocery renewal in your back yard. There are alternatives, however the tilapia is a favourite because of their good quality food and rapid growth and ease of breeding and raising them. You might consider raising local type of fish. I don’t know right now what that might be, but other fish will do well and work well for you but may not be as productive. It depends if you want to sell fresh fish in the market.
In third world countries the breeding of tilapia is carried on from ponds and they suffer from stunted growth. Probably due to food shortages. They gather the fingerlings from the ponds and put them into their stock tanks for raising. This is not a good way. Since this is going to be a family type enterprise of the future, it would be best to bring along and develop as the backyard breeding of tilapia. This can easily be accomplished by putting one male with about 5 females and let them breed. This is a special process, but not difficult. When the fingerlings arrive and the mothers are still carrying them in their mouths they need to be separated from the other fish and put alone with her fingerlings in a separate tank. There is a method for accomplishing this. Then shortly after that you have to separate the mother from her fingerlings because they will cannibalize them. So be watchful or your fingerlings will disappear.
For more in depth study of raising tilapia go to the following web-site. You will have answered questions that you haven’t thought to ask. The articles are very good, well documented and thorough.
http://tilapiafarmingathome.com/default.aspx
Thank you for reading my blog. Brad Vigansky
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