Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations New here and want to ask about the Albino Tilapia

Hello, I am thinking about getting a few Albino Tilapia and was wanting to look up some information of the fish is there any way to get a scientific name on this fish ?
Judy

Welcome to the forum!

Did you want them for a fish tank, or for an outdoor pond?

We stocked a lot of hybrid Tilapia this year that were white, but not technically an albino.

well starting out I was thinking of putting a few in a new big tank we got i seen a pic of the Albino Tilapia and I reall ylike it and they say it's a cichlid i just want to see tempre
ment of the fish and the size it should be when grown
Judy

Size will depend on the gallons of water that it's swimming in and the amount of food that it gets. I think Rainman has seen 3#-4# fish.

Where in Indiana are you?

I live in Montezuma,IN 57 miles west if Indianapolis
Judy

HA! I know exactly were that is. I have a friend that lives there. He's on Patterson Street just down from the baseball field.

Yes, I have a pond. It's stocked with a number of different fish. This year the Tilapia I stocked are a hybrid of Mozambique and Blue Tilapia, and there are quite a few of the white looking ones.

All the fish that I have in my pond are listed in my signature, a key for what all the acronyms stand for is here:: http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92442#Post92442

Sounds wonderful and I will further checkout your website looks very interesting that's what you do.
Judy

Thanks. Yep, I'm one of the fish/pond guys on here that do it for a living.

Thats a wonderful way to make a living .

Much better than getting stuck doing a service call at a stinky factory on a Saturday afternoon

my father has made just about every older pond around IN prior to 1994 the year he retired alot of the ponds were made mid 1950's and 60"s when I was younger
Judy

yes that would make a dent in your Sat afternoon

The only problem with doing it is that it's a wee bit slow during the middle of winter.

I don't know of any true "albino" Tilapia. There are Nile (Niliotica) tilapia the are often called "Rocky Mountain White" tilapia and as essup alluded to with hybridized tilapia, a genetic mix with Nilotica will often produce fish that are very light colored.

I understand that being around excavator and construction all my life
Judy