Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations On the fly tonight

Regarding the "tipping point" when it comes to FA and Tilapia. Here in North Central Indiana we've found that the tipping point is between 35 and 40 pounds per surface acre for Tilapia to control the algae, with a few caveats.

1) If there is a lot of FA in the pond, or enough to make ANY floating mats, the FA has to be treated (i.e. killed) within 5 days of stocking the Tilapia (pre or post). If the algae isn't killed, we have NOT found the tipping point. I believe Bob Lusk found out that even stocking 100#/surface acre won't be enough.

2) The Tilapia stocked should be 2-6 per pound when stocked. Any larger and there aren't enough mouths to eat the growing FA and the pond quickly becomes too infested with FA for them to keep it cleaned up (see #1 above). Any more Tilapia per pound than that, and if there are bass in the pond too many get eaten, then see #1 above for the result.....