I have become a huge fan of tilapia and would recommend them to anyone wanting to increase their forage base, clean out unwanted plants and have something nice for dinner. My season is now over for the tilapia. They began to die last week but once again the other fish in the pond benefitted from them. Instead of just all of a sudden dieing they started to act like a wounded bait fish. This triggered a huge feeding frenzy of almost all of the predators in the pond. I caught a few fish Sunday and every one of them looked like they had a yoke sac underneath them. I believe this will really help them over the winter almost like a bear that gains weight before hibernation. Does anyone else have a similar story? Has anyone had any negative effects from stocking tilapia?
