Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait Had a huge Tilapia hatch yesterday

I've been working on a white strain of Nile Tilapia for quite a while now. I've been selecting for fast growth and white coloration. One of my breeding colonies produced about 1500 to 2000 fry in a nicely synched spawn, and they became free swimming in the egg tumblers as of yesterday. That spawn was from just 3 young females that average about 7-8 inches in length! The fry are now in a nursery aquarium. I'll try to take some pictures and post them shortly.

I've been selling quite a bit locally for the last several years just to keep from becoming overloaded with fish. By spring, I will have produced over 30,000 fry. Crazy!