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#475697 07/08/17 10:03 AM

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Cleaning the Pond

Found a lot of them dead... Can you ID them for me.
Thanks

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Re: Cleaning the Pond Miguel120 #475699 07/08/17 10:28 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,954 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,954 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas	Tilapia P.S. welcome to the forum . Feel free to jump in and become part of the Pond Boss family. Last edited by Pat Williamson; 07/08/17 10:57 AM.

Re: Cleaning the Pond Pat Williamson #475705 07/08/17 12:08 PM
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 4 FL M Miguel120 OP
OP Miguel120 M Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 4 FL	Thanks Pat, for your quick response. Is this is a blue Tilapia ? Definitely I will be using this forum, I have an 1/2 acre pond that I just deepened and cleaned. Thanks again, Miguel

Re: Cleaning the Pond Miguel120 #475708 07/08/17 12:44 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,954 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas P Pat Williamson
Pat Williamson P Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 3,954 Likes: 184 Oakwood,Texas	Looks to be... we don't see the blue ones in Texas, least I haven't. Maybe Bobby Rice or Rainman will chime in on what species it is

Re: Cleaning the Pond Pat Williamson #475882 07/11/17 02:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 67 Wisconsin T TSK
TSK T Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 67 Wisconsin	Looks to me like a blue tilapia, yes.

Re: Cleaning the Pond Miguel120 #475884 07/11/17 02:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,154 Likes: 493 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH B Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,154 Likes: 493 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	Tilapia for sure. The species are pretty hard to correctly identify to species especially since they hybridize and yours are dead which masks the characters often used or needed for photo identification. Last edited by Bill Cody; 07/11/17 02:32 PM.

Re: Cleaning the Pond Miguel120 #475969 07/12/17 07:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area R Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker R Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area	Definitely has Blue Tilapia genetics. Looks crossed with Mozambique with the shallower body depth. Only Blue Tilapia are allowed to be possessed in FL.

Re: Cleaning the Pond Miguel120 #477403 08/01/17 09:23 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,930 Likes: 2 N FL R RER
RER R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,930 Likes: 2 N FL	where if FL is your pond located? Goofing off is a slang term for engaging in recreation or an idle pastime while obligations of work or society are neglected........... Wikipedia