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Aquaponists who are growing their plants with tilapia
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Lists of Places to Buy Tilapia
Mail Order in the U.S.
The Aquaponic Source - http://theaquaponicsource.com/tilapia.php
Colorado
The Aquaponic Source - http://theaquaponicsource.com/tilapia.php - pickup available in Boulder, CO
California
http://www.bluebeyondfisheries.com/
http://www.imperialcatfish.com/
http://www.fbifarms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&...
This last one is also interesting in the fact that they raise Jatropa plants which are somewhat aquaponically raised. These plants make a high grade of bio diesel. In fact they claim to get 830+ gallons of biofuel per acre of land.
This last link will send you Tilapia as long as you can prove your State will allow them.
http://jimsfish.webs.com/bluetilapia.htm
It is a list of approved Fish suppliers in California by County
http://www.nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=3265
Jeff Givan
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I purchased my tillapia fingerlings from edgar sanchez at unlocksmith @tilapiafarmingathome.com
he sells breders and mixed sex fingerlings, nice guy his website is tilapia farming at home. He also offers a 75% discont on breeders if you are the first person to find out the rules for bring his type of tilapia into your state
I also purchased Blue Tilapia fingerlings from Rex his email is rrains@hotmail .com anouther nice guy usually has a ad on ebay.
In either case they were shipped via mail over several states I only lost one baby
I have breeders in the basment hopefully I will be having some for slae in the next couple of months pure strian blue and alsoT. hornorum X mossambica cross. This cross acording to what I have read shoud produce 98% male. This would be a a on a small scale.
Before you get any fish make sure you can have them where you live.
The U.S may be the home of the free but no when it comes to keeping tilapia.
Earl
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Florida,
Many people catch blue tilapia in ponds and canals as far as a free source. If you would like to buy them, only place I know of without an aquaculture permit here is Morning Star Fishermen.
They can sell Blue Tilapia but they don't ship so you have to go visit, bring an ice chest or other tank and a bubbler for the drive. They were very nice and showed me how to check gender of the fish (once they are big enough.) I have never been to one of their classes or workshops though.
TCLynx
Discussion Forum
Tips for guessing weight
Started by NTS. Last reply by NTS on Friday. 10 Replies 1 Like
Is there a scale (or rule of thumb) to estimate a tilapia’s approximate weight by knowing it length? I would like to look at a fish and say; that one is 12” long, so this fish is approximately X lbs.…Continue
Breeding Tilapia
Started by TCLynx. Last reply by Larry Reinhardt on Friday. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Just thought this group should have a discussion specifically about breeding these fish, since they are the easy ones to breed your own.What works?What doesn't?How to deal with fish domestic violence.Continue
Feeding Tilapia
Started by Sylvia Bernstein. Last reply by Kenyon James Hopkins May 2. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Taking TCLynx's lead, I also thought this group might want to discuss feed. What are you using? If commercial, what kind? If not, how are you growing it? Are you using a combo of the two? This…Continue
Raising Shrimp/Prawns with Tilapia
Started by Sheri Schmeckpeper Mar 31. 0 Replies 3 Likes
This is a discussion for those interested in raising shrimp in their aquaponic systems.First things first. Shrimp vs. PrawnAs I researched these terms, I found that "shrimp" and "prawn" are used…Continue
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Comment by Christian De La Nuez on March 30, 2012 at 7:16pm -
Sheri, thanks for the info. I've been wanting to get into aquaponics for a while now. My main purpose is the produce (Lettuce,Spinach,Micros). Tilapia fingerlings are just a supplemental for of income as would be the shrimp/prawns.
Any info on properly breeding the prawns? What prawns are the most profitable?
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Comment by TCLynx on March 30, 2012 at 6:11pm -
cool, that would be good.
Thanks Sheri
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Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on March 30, 2012 at 5:15pm -
We want to grow some, but haven't started yet. We're rebuilding our system this spring, so we might do it in the fall, after the summer heat. I can get a post started with what I know. I confess, everything I've learned has been from a local marine biologist here who's working to breed them. Let me find my notes & I'll get something started.
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Comment by TCLynx on March 30, 2012 at 4:41pm
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Sheri, might I be able to encourage you to start a Discussion thread somewhere telling us about growing shrimp in the sump? What kind of fresh water shrimp are you growing? Can you tell us much about it?
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Comment by Sheri Schmeckpeper on March 30, 2012 at 4:38pm
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Christian,
In our neck of the woods fresh water shrimp are raised in the sump rather than directly with the fish. It might depend on the type of shrimp.
Just a thought--If you want to test out tilapia breeding/selling in your area, you can start with a small tank & see what the demand is. It's a small investment, easy to start, and you can grow the business to fit demand. Its less risky than starting big on a gamble. Just be sure to follow local laws.
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Comment by TCLynx on March 30, 2012 at 4:32pm
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Yea I expect so. At least when Friendlies did the prawns they did it under the rafts.
Keep in mind that shrimp and prawns are territorial so it takes quite a bit of space per creature to grow them so don't expect huge harvests per square foot or even square yard of space.
In FL the Giant Tiger Prawns are exotic so you need the aquaculture permit to grow them or at least Miami aquacutlure isn't going to send them to you unless you can show you are "legal."
I don't know much of anything about any other type of shrimp in aquaponics other than maybe ghost or glass or cherry shrimp that I've through about raising as fish feed supplement but I haven't gotten anywhere with that idea yet.
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Comment by Christian De La Nuez on March 30, 2012 at 4:25pm
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Hey guys.. Whats this that I keep hearing about shrimp being raised along side the tilapia? Any truth to it? Keep both tilapia and shrimp in the same grow out tanks? If anything wouldn't they be better off in the lettuce tanks underneath the rafts?
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Comment by Christian De La Nuez on March 27, 2012 at 2:56pm
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Honestly, I really didn't want to catch the huge tilapia that were there. They have huge beds and they look good there. I wanted to catch some of the 6-12oz ones that were there. No luck.
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Comment by TCLynx on March 27, 2012 at 1:12pm
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Adult tilapia filter feed so you are unlikely to catch them by bait and hook. Nets are what people usually use to catch tilapia.
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Comment by Jake Livesay on March 27, 2012 at 9:00am -
This is my VERY FIRST tilapia ...
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