Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Evaluating and adjusting fish populations Talipia Question on spawning

Hello everyone,

I stock 15Ibs of talipia last Friday, today I noticed some of them having something all over them. It look like eggs, could it be eggs? They did not have it on them when I released them, and I have been told they carry there egges with them till they are hatched. I will try to get some good pics, the ones I took today you could barely tell thet they was fish.

I am far from a tilapia expect, I think Rainman or Weissguy would qualify as that, but if I recall correctly... Tilapia hold their eggs and young fry in their mouths. If what ever you are seeing is all over them, I don't think it is eggs or fry. It sounds like some may have been handled a bit rough and got a little stressed and got some sort of fungal infection. That is just a guess though... A picture would help greatly.

Leebass, in Tx. you would have stocked Mozambique or a hybrid of it. The female carries the eggs/fry in her mouth for up to 3 weeks. You may be seeing missing scales that were knocked off during the handling of the fish as this is VERY common. Tilapia are some of the most disease resistant fish there are, so I wouldn't sweat whatever it is.

Thanks, this is my first go around with these fish and do not know what to expect...