I am in north Florida and almost every BOW near me has tilapia including the intercostal waterway and the St. Johns river. They can have a place in a pond but also can have their own set of issues. The Blue tilapia we have around here can push five ponds. they breed very fast and can become a heavy load in a pond that they over winter in with out proper and or heavy predation.

Taste is relative, Any tilapia I have eaten right from a natural/wild setting taste just like dirt to me. Ones that have been "purged" for awhile do tend to taste a little better.

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