Great information Rex! Had no idea that tilapia had those differences from our normal pond fish. That explains how they can use food sources (like FA) that other fish would not gain much nutrient benefit from.
Thanks!
Tilapia are definitely chow hounds.
The differences in the tilapia intestinal tract, and ability to eat any food, including "non-nutritious" foods, is probably why many state biologists feel tilapia will compete with and displace all native species. This danger is only on paper, and in the pond, Tilapia most prefer foods no other species can/will eat and get nutrition from. And of course, once the tilapia eats the trash plants, the other fish thrive on eating the tilapia.
