Originally posted by Rad:
When I fed the tilapia daily I had a poacher on a regular basis, he sold them to seafood places that dot my neighborhood. Now I feed every other day and the tilapia get very little of the food so their diet is mostly algae as is their body odor and taste. The poacher has stopped or almost anyway. I don't see any difference in fish size with the lack of feeding. I have pacu which are eager eaters, especially when only fed every other day. They keep the tilapia from the food.
George, I would love to try goats but I am afraid of the area dogs, all of which run loose.
Rad, dogs running loose are prevalent in our area, but the increasing goat raisers are using livestock guard dogs to control predators.
Here's a photo of Brutus, a Great Pyrenees.
He thinks he's a goat..
Been raised with the goats since he was weaned - never been out the goat pens or pasture except to go to the vet.
Now that's an experience with a dog that size..
