Bill (and all others),
Except for "swimming" ponds, I think most people have reducing the FA with tilapia as a secondary objective after their primary fish management objective.
So, for example, if a person has a LMB/BG pond, and small BG eat lots of tilapia fry, then there really isn't anything the pond manager could do to help the tilapia fry survive to adulthood.
However, can you list some "supplemental fish" that you think should be excluded from a pond if you suspect the pond will have significant FA problems?
I am thinking about things like Golden Shiners, or Crappie that might really hoover up the tilapia fry, and therefore you should NOT include those species in your pond stocking plan if you think tilapia are going to be an important part of the pond's management tools.
