my job's been pretty busy lately.. we're relocating data centers.. my ap system has been neglected.. my blue tilapia have had at least 2 hatches of babies, i set up a smaller system for breeding, but ended up filling it with 50 nile tilapia fry.. they grew quick, so this weekend i finally got a few things accomplished.. harvested 11 yp for dinner!... caught 5 blue's from the pool, one had a mouth full of eggs that she dropped in the transfer tank and then ignored.. then i moved the now 5-6" nile tilapia to the pool, and put the 5 blues in the breeding tank.. i moved a dozen fry i found in the sump to a 55 gallon tank i was trying to set up for fry, but i don't think they made it through the night..
out of the 11 i harvested, a few were from 2010, and the rest from 2011, and i managed to take some pic's so without further ado..
i couldn't decide what to make, so we had yp 3 ways
first was an egg wash, dipped in cornmeal, italian seasoned panko, and romano cheese
second was a parchment paper pouch, a little white wine, butter, dill from the basement garden, salt and pepper
third i did a quick salt and sugar brine, then hotsmoked with tea, oak and cherry chips
and for my bonus, i found 3 egg sacs.. i just added a little butter to the pan i fried the fish in and gave them a quick sautee, they were awesome!
i'm just going to need help next time i harvest!
