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I'm not a big fan of fish,
That is kind of a sacrilegious statement from a man in your line of work!  But I tend to agree with you. Fish is certainly not my first choice on the menu items in a restaurant. But certain species of fish (that are not oily and "fishy" or seafood tasting) prepared in the correct way, like you "Yumm! give me more". I don't care for most seafood at all, but good, white, flaky fish that is not too fishy tasting is the exception. We have enjoyed eating the fish my wife has prepared from our pond so far.
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Think I answered my own question about reproduction.
Was feeding today and noticed what looked like some weird minnows along the bank. Looked like they had the remnants of a yolk sack hanging down. Too big to be FHM FRY. I think they must be tilapia. I netted a dozen or so and put them in my wife's concrete pond and will feed them long enough to see for sure what they are. If they are tilapia fry, they will grow quickly to a size I can be sure.
False alarm on the Tilapia reproduction. I was seeing something small minnow sized that I knew was not FHM and Tilipia was my first thought. Netted some more this morning and looked some pictures of fry up and I think they are lowly Gambusia. How they got in, don't know. But they are lousy in a nearby creek so not surprised I guess. Took them 3 years but now they are here. With no bass in that pond they likely will do quite well.
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I like gams...So will Tilapia
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I'm not a big fan of fish,
That is kind of a sacrilegious statement from a man in your line of work! I look at it like I did when I was a chef...Don't eat up the profits! Literally! (added to bait Condello into posting )
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I'm not a big fan of fish,
That is kind of a sacrilegious statement from a man in your line of work! I look at it like I did when I was a chef...Don't eat up the profits! Literally! (added to annoy Condello into posting) And you JUST told me you were traumatized as a child by fish skins... Profits he says now! Cmm
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One of the best anglers I know doesn't eat fish at all. All catch and release.
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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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I like the taste of fish. Not some oily, overpowering taste, but I want to be able to tell it's fish that I'm eating. That's why I don't like Tilapia and Crappie, as they are both bland tasting to me.
Come to think of it though, I suppose I could grind up some Aquamax to add to the breading/seasoning. That should fish up the flavor a little.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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I like the taste of fish. Not some oily, overpowering taste, but I want to be able to tell it's fish that I'm eating. That's why I don't like Tilapia and Crappie, as they are both bland tasting to me.
Come to think of it though, I suppose I could grind up some Aquamax to add to the breading/seasoning. That should fish up the flavor a little. 
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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I like the taste of fish. Not some oily, overpowering taste, but I want to be able to tell it's fish that I'm eating. That's why I don't like Tilapia and Crappie, as they are both bland tasting to me.
Come to think of it though, I suppose I could grind up some Aquamax to add to the breading/seasoning. That should fish up the flavor a little. dangit Sparkie that's a good idea
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TGW1 - Expect your tilapia to grow about 1mm per day; sometimes 1.6mm/day in optimum conditions. This will be informative for you to report back here in Oct-Nov with some measurements and maybe a few pictures?. Bill, I need to take some time and learn how to do pic's. but the wt and measurements should be no problem. I have been catching some of these fish on a copper john fly. Tracy
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How big will a Tilapia grow in E Texas? Length and wt? I added them to the pond last April. They were in the 4 to 6" size and are feeding at the feeders using Cargils 42% protein feed. And I see little to no FA in the pond so I am guessing they are feeding on it also. I see a lot of the Tilapia fingerlings around the pond from their spawning. What size do u guys think I might see in November when the water starts to cool down?
Tracy TGW1 we stocked 30 lbs of Mozambique Tilapia at Easter this year in our 2.5 acre pond and managed to catch a 1.5 pounder this evening on a nightcrawler. Didn't get a length measurement but I was pleased nonetheless! We caught another one too that was about the size of our original stockers. https://goo.gl/photos/fRdPgeDgcitxtfFz8
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Tracy we dumped 10 lbs in this spring to help with the FA. We're seeing some 10"+ eating pellets..... Now don't see any sign that they are in there anymore...... Wondering
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Now don't see any sign that they are in there anymore...... Wondering were some of them you dumped in the albino or light colored ones?
Fishing has never been about the fish....
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Now don't see any sign that they are in there anymore...... Wondering were some of them you dumped in the albino or light colored ones? Nah just the regular hard to see kind. The water is tea stained with a vis of 2' so you can see them when they are near the surface... Had an encounter with a large bass the other day that I guess could eat a 10" tilapia.... Just wouldn't think that a few big bass could eat 10# of tilapias that quick but who knows
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Now don't see any sign that they are in there anymore...... Wondering were some of them you dumped in the albino or light colored ones? Nah just the regular hard to see kind. The water is tea stained with a vis of 2' so you can see them when they are near the surface... Had an encounter with a large bass the other day that I guess could eat a 10" tilapia.... Just wouldn't think that a few big bass could eat 10# of tilapias that quick but who knows Pat, I have had customers describe Bass feeding on lethargic Tilapia when the last pockets of warm water cool, as sounding like hundreds of beaver tails or boat paddles slapping the water for hours....
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Tracy we dumped 10 lbs in this spring to help with the FA. We're seeing some 10"+ eating pellets..... Now don't see any sign that they are in there anymore...... Wondering Pat, I added only 5 lbs of Tilapia around the first of April. There were no predators in the 3.5 acre pond at that time. Overton's CB legacy (not sure what name they will give these exceptional LMB) were added the first week of June, as fingerlings. Yesterday I was at the pond and adjusting the feeding times on the feeders because of daylight times changing, and the Tilapia have taken over at the feeders. I added 30 (4 to 6") fish and yesterday there were so many it was hard to count them, but I would guess several hundred and maybe more. Most in the 4 to 10" size, not sure how many newbies are being hatched every week. I am happy about their babies feeding the lmb, because I don't see many FHM's these days. Tracy
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I guess that we will see what is there when the water cools down this fall
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