Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Types of fish to choose Tyler Fish Farm

I put in 25 lbs of Moz Tilapia from Overton Fisheries in my 1.8 acre pond about 8 weeks ago. I hauled the fish about 2 hrs and all fish made it with flying colors. I see them all over the place when I feed and I feel they have helped considerably in controlling Filamentous algae. My primary purpose was to provide forage for bass and bluegill, the FA thing was just a side benefit. I have no doubt the Tilapia are breeding but I haven't confirmed it. I don't see lots of fry swimming around the bigger fish as you did Two lakes. Is that something I should be seeing? I have seen a few pint sized fish (maybe 1/4") in the shallows but not many. I have a good number of visible 1-2" bluegill in the shallows. Maybe the tilapia are getting eaten as fast as they are made? I don't know for sure.

halfastro,

Most of the Tilapia I see are white and they're located all around the pond as well. I just happened to see this larger dark grey fish up very shallow one evening. The fry were very small and most, if not all, were white.

The next day, I went back to the area and saw the same fish again with all the fry. When I took the video camera that afternoon, I didn't see them. I'm going to try to locate the fry again, but they may have moved deeper??

This is my first attempt to stock Tilapia, so I'm really not sure what the normal behavior is or how many fish should be spawning. If you keep looking, I suspect you'll see some fry sooner or later.

Just so you all know, Overton prefers to be referred to as "Spunky."