Great info, thanks!
I am in Holland/Zeeland MI and the pond is 1.5 acres so it will take a good amount of blue tilapia.
I am nuking the pond this weekend with sonar/fluridone to kill all the weeds but I know FA will always be a problem.
I have found several people on eBay selling them but I would need around 60lbs of fish and don't think that would work being shipped.