Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Anyone looking for Tilapia in IN

Hi everyone,

I just joined this site and wanted to introduce myself. I am a tilapia farmer in Northern Indiana, we have about 20,000 tilapia growing in Goshen, IN. We have them fingerling to market weight. Please feel free to contact me if you need fish.

Thank you,
John Metz
Owner/President
Northern Indiana Aquaproducts

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What type of Tilapia are they?

Ted,

I know he has blues but I think he has other species of tilapia as well. His fish are 98 percent male but he will be getting in a bunch of females soon.

He's pretty busy so hopefully he'll get back here soon.

All I know is Rex has awesome fish and service but this guy is only 20 minutes from my house. I can't pass that up if I need any. I can pick them up myself.

Will Tilapia grow to eating size in a .63 acre pond in SW Michigan?
Do you have to feed them?
jim

Yes and no.

Jim 100,

I hear the blues do better outside, at any rate; we have them at any size you need. Pulled one out today that topped nearly 3.5lbs or anything under that... I have it.

Thank you Cecil

A simple "SWAG" purity test is to lower water temp to 48 degrees with ice and hold it there..any hybridization and a non-pure Blue tilapia will die within 12-20 hours....a pure strain will live unless and until injured and will also continue to eat some.

The slightest genetic impurity causes the lower lethal water temp in a blue to go from 42-45* to 52-55*

Plus, impurities and inbreeding will cause the fish to eventually cease growing at around 3/4 pound after about 4-8 generations of inbred offspring...a pure strain is never affected by inbreeding....or at least mine haven't in an estimated f36000 generation from the original 30 fish....I have brood stock topping 20 pounds.

Rex, I'd love to see a picture of a 20+# Tilapia!!!

Jim, yes, they will grow to eating size in a typical sport fishing pond wih no additional feeding needed, however, Tilapia are illegal in open water stocking in Michigan...That said, several pond owners have picked up fish in Ohio and Indiana and taken them back home...Presumedly for indoor only use of course...

I fixed this thread as it has some useful info. I did not like its tenor from its early stages. I don’t fix many threads and second chances are hard to obtain. For you that have been here a while you know better. For all new people read the rules first. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Now unlocked so please follow the rules.

Thanks ewest, A lot of people are getting interested in tilapia and are looking for any info they can find to siut their situation.

Rainman, I'm right in line behind esshup wanting to see a picture of a 20# tilapia..... Oh, By the way.... Mason is looking like a blue ribbon hog right now .

Thanks ! Always in your debt for taking care of the PB hound. Any pics of Mason ?

ewest,I'm about as dumb as it gets when trying to post pictures. I know I've been saying this for the last couple years but I will get the pictures on PondBoss.(even if I have to hire someone to post them for me).

This is his situation right now.... He has a 3 acre fenced in backyard with a half acre pond in it. He has 4 other dogs for company... One St.Bernard(3 yrs old), One Golden Retreiver(12 yrs old), One NewFoundland(2 yrs old) and One New Foundland pup(4 months old). Mason will not take crap from any of them except the puppy.

All of our dogs are inside dogs(especially Mason, he has the shortest hair of all of them). And when he gets cold, he is the first one to cuddle up with the bigger dogs. You wouldn't believe how good of a watch-dog he has become....but he is like a puppy when anyone comes in. He is one of the best moves I've ever made getting a dog.

Mason is getting older and grayer but he has grown all of his hair back and like I said "he looks like a blue ribbion hog" I'm serious. He is a fat dog and will never have to worry about starving again.

Go to photobucket.com and open up an account. Download photos to Photobucket. When the pictures of finished uploading, use the HTML link, cut and then paste it here. Easiest way I have found to put pictures in your post.