Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones

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Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones #124683 07/11/08 11:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest F fishtech Lunker
fishtech Lunker F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest	I have genetically enhanced male tilapia that produced fry. HMMMMMMM. I guess they weren't so genetically enhanced.

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones fishtech #124686 07/11/08 12:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,365 Eunice, Louisiana B bobad Lunker
bobad Lunker B Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,365 Eunice, Louisiana	Now that's scary right there. You can't even trust your fish any more. $\:D$ Shrimp

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones bobad #124690 07/11/08 01:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest F fishtech Lunker
fishtech Lunker F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest	Whats this world coming to?!

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones fishtech #124701 07/11/08 03:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 87 southern iowa I iowanagofishin Lunker
iowanagofishin Lunker I Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 87 southern iowa	sounds like the hathery made a boo, boo somebody in the lab dont know the boys from the girls!!!!!!! chris garton

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones iowanagofishin #124740 07/12/08 01:51 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 957 Chumpon Thailand R Rad Lunker
Rad Lunker R Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 957 Chumpon Thailand	The ones I buy are 99% guarenteed male, I think the reason being that the buyer is usually a farmer and will usually sell at around 5 months. So if there are any offspring it is of little or no concern. 1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be... Dwight Yoakam

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones Rad #124921 07/14/08 01:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest F fishtech Lunker
fishtech Lunker F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest	I didn't think the conditions were right. I have 12, 8" to 12" Tilapia in about 35 gallons of water. Just didn't expect it even if I knew there were females in the tanks.

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones fishtech #124925 07/14/08 01:36 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,037 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,037 Likes: 483 Miss.	tilapia are sexed using the genital papilla. Tilapia on the left is male and on the right, female. Last edited by ewest; 07/14/08 01:43 PM.

Re: Genetically Enhanced Male Tilapia had Little Ones ewest #124926 07/14/08 01:40 PM
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fishtech Lunker F Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 88 Midwest	I will check the rest of the fish tomorrow when I weigh them.