Introduced nine tilapia to the pond yesterday after work. Six were 1.25lb and three were small quater pounders.
We have a tilapia farm local so I just bought $15 worth.
They will eat duckweed and just look cool.
They are non-tactical as hell.
Bright silver and orange.
They practically glow.
It took about an hour to acclimate them to the pond water/temp but they were swimming happily when I left. Water was 79 degrees,
. I was surprised how sensitive they were to the pond water. Much more so than bass, cats or brim. I'm glad I brought the bait bucket aerator to use with them.
They won't survive past 55degrees, so I don't expect them to winter over.
(Although I have heard stories of them surviving NC winters)
On a side note, if you shoot a snapping turtle in the head with a 75gr 5.56 handload, it sinks. (That's the good news)
Bad news is it comes back in a few days. The smell of a rotting snapping turtle is hard to explain. It's unforgettable.
Half acre 30 year old farm pond, Mebane NC. Aeration & feeder.
LMB, CC, SC, BG, HBC, two no account welfare carp and nine seasonal Tilapia that all the other fish are terrified of.
