Thanks for the responses! Fortunately my pond is in Texas, so Tilapia are an option. I hope to put some in a 1/4 acre growout pond with no predators, along with prawns. Will also put some in main BOW.
I hadn't considered that baby tilapia would feed YOY LMB and large BG. I do know from personal experience that ponds with tilapia are far less prone to FA infestation, so they are worthwhile even just for that.
Interesting that pure blue tilapia putting more weight on LMB than Mozambique due to temp sensitivities. I believe Texas allows only Mozambique stocking without a special license for precisely that reason, as they cannot survive Texas winters anywhere except in the extreme southern part of the state.
7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160
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