Best Way to Add Tilapia to a Pond - 04/08/16 03:02 AM
Although I've heard great things about Todd Overton and the quality of fish he has, I don't have the free time in the next 6 weeks at least to drive down to Buffalo and pick up any fish.
There is, however, an aquaponics supplier that sells Mozambique tilapia for $2.50 per 1"-3" inch fish 20 minutes away from me.
I want to buy at least 100 fish in order to ensure that enough survive to reproduce and make a dent in the FA that is already becoming an aesthetic issue in the pond.
I'm about to order a bag of optimal to start throwing once the fish finish off this bag of feed, so I'm wondering if it would be better to buy a smaller number of fish and raise them to a larger size in my aquaponics system before releasing them into the pond, or buying more fish and just except that some will become two and a half dollar snacks? And by better I mean in terms of overall algae control and bottom line $s.
There is, however, an aquaponics supplier that sells Mozambique tilapia for $2.50 per 1"-3" inch fish 20 minutes away from me.
I want to buy at least 100 fish in order to ensure that enough survive to reproduce and make a dent in the FA that is already becoming an aesthetic issue in the pond.
I'm about to order a bag of optimal to start throwing once the fish finish off this bag of feed, so I'm wondering if it would be better to buy a smaller number of fish and raise them to a larger size in my aquaponics system before releasing them into the pond, or buying more fish and just except that some will become two and a half dollar snacks? And by better I mean in terms of overall algae control and bottom line $s.