Thanks for the answers. I did not know the estimated perecentage (5%-10%) of survivaliabiity, and while I'm sure this is a very educated guess by Chad and Greg, I was hoping for a larger 25% or so surviv eability. Oh well, don't blame me for hoping.

From purely a fiancial perspective the fingerlings are less than 1/2 the price of the adults if you figure on a 10% survive ability. But, if you figure time is money, then who knows.

It was too late to fin clip. Can you realistically fin clip 300 fingerlings? I think I like the idea of tagging 20-30 adult florida's.

One last question. With so many mixed up genetics on the market, how do you REALLY know what you are buying. For instance everybody is selling mozanbique tilapia, but very few (maybe nobody) really has pure mozanbique. Can somebody recommend a pure florida gene availability in Texas?