Makes sense to me now also if the goal is raising large Tilapia...but not the good eating part.
Without Todd's information it sounded to me like Todd was recommending all male Tilapia stocking for small ponds. If the goal is growing large Tilapia, I agree with your approach....if the goal is good eating fish, I do not agree.
Here is why I say that...and it is based on actual experience...for those folks who may be considering following the same approach...
You guys may recall the Tilapia I caught and posted a picture of on Cecil's record site. It tasted absolutely terrible. I caught it out of a very small pond, that had no artificial feeding and the only thing available to eat was algae(just like the situation Todd describes).
Don't be surprised if the all male Tilapia without artificial feed and only algae turn out to taste just like algae smells. That's what happened to me. The Tilapia I catch and eat from the big pond with artificial feeding are absolutely delicious....to die for...the Tilapia that feed only on algae (at least my algae) are not fit for consumption.
My whole point on this is that there usually are more than one points of view on most pond subjects. I thank you for allowing mine to be expressed so that the Forum as a whole can see more aspects of the matter and make up their own minds. Thanks.
