IIRC, Moz grow at about 2/3 the rate of Blue or Nile tilapia.
Some of the Texans here should know what the growth rates are in pond enviornments, but since both species are maternal mouth brooders, they will interbreed. I don't deal with hybrids, so I don't know if there is a slang name for crosses.
So it sounds like the Moz would be a better fit just for forage base, and maybe a little algae removal.
Niles may be a good option if I do not need them to spawn before I pull them out but may have to stock more, and not sure if they care to even eat algae.
Where Blues would eat the most algae and other muck out of the 3 options and grow to a harvestable size assuming I can catch them, before they die. (if put in a pond with predators they would be forage as well) In turn giving me the most bang for my buck!!!
Am I way off base here?
