Originally posted by Theo Gallus:
About the only question I have left about Tilapia is whether stocking them in a new pond concurrently with the initial BG forage is a good or bad idea. That's a study I'd like to see someone run with, preferrably contrasted with a no-Tilapia control pond.
Theo, I may have some data on that after this growing season with new ponds in work.
As you may recall, the TGG experimental pond was not stocked with Tilapia consistent with the wishes of some who wanted the experiment to be more pure...not so this year, as the TGG pond will have Tilapia in abundance and it will be interesting, I think, to see what happens. My prediction is for significantly increased weights on the TGG's. With their mouth size, they should be a natural for Tilapia predation.
Thanks for your consistent encouragement on conducting experiments.
