Dead Tilapia - 05/21/20 12:45 AM
I contacted my local fish supplier here in Central Ohio and ordered 8 pounds of tilapia to help w FA. Picked them up on Saturday morning. Floated them for 30 minutes before stocking them.
By that evening I found several dying tilapia. By Sunday I had collected a total of 10 dead. As of today, I’ve collected a total of 2 pounds of dead tilapia. No other fish species found dead and the perch are feeding well as of tonight.
Fish supplier has agreed to replace 2 pounds. My questions are 1.) why did this happen? and 2) if I found 2 pounds, how many others are likely dead that didn’t float?
Water only has about 12” of visibility right now due to the 4” of rain we’ve had the past couple days making it difficult to see what’s actually swimming in the shallows.
By that evening I found several dying tilapia. By Sunday I had collected a total of 10 dead. As of today, I’ve collected a total of 2 pounds of dead tilapia. No other fish species found dead and the perch are feeding well as of tonight.
Fish supplier has agreed to replace 2 pounds. My questions are 1.) why did this happen? and 2) if I found 2 pounds, how many others are likely dead that didn’t float?
Water only has about 12” of visibility right now due to the 4” of rain we’ve had the past couple days making it difficult to see what’s actually swimming in the shallows.