Jake Livesay
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Consistently High Mortality Rate

Started this discussion. Last reply by TCLynx Aug 25, 2011. 13 Replies

I received 100 tilapia fingerlings on July 1st and have been losing one per day, every day, with a few ups and downs (I'm down to probably 30 to 40 fish now).  The fish were all less than one inch…Continue

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Jake Livesay commented on Sylvia Bernstein's group Tilapia Growers
"This is my VERY FIRST tilapia ...   "
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"have you used this setup in the past for aquaculture ?  any advice on using one in the future?"
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"this is awesome ... can you give me some idea how much it cost ?"
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"My tilapia have stabilized and are getting bigger all the time."
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TCLynx replied to Jake Livesay's discussion Consistently High Mortality Rate
"Ok, keep us posted about your results."
Aug 25, 2011
Jake Livesay replied to Jake Livesay's discussion Consistently High Mortality Rate
"Update:    I added 3 lbs of salt and two more air stones to my system..."
Aug 25, 2011

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How did you find us?
Search engine (Google)
If you found us through a search engine, what search words were you using?
Tilapia Aquaculture
Are you an aquaponic gardener already?
No
How old is your system?
Less than 6 months
What type of fish do you grow with? (select all that apply)
Tilapia
How big is your fish tank?
300 gallon
Please tell us something else about yourself.
Just getting started and having trouble with lingering mortality rate ...

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At 3:12pm on August 24, 2011, Sylvia Bernstein said…

Welcome Jake,


Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community!  I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics.  There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions.  Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.  


A great place to start is to read the “How to Use This Site” link on the upper right corner, “Start Here” section of the Home page.  You might also find the “Aquaponic Gardening Rules of Thumb” guidelines helpful.


Please participate and check in with us every day!  We are constantly posting news about aquaponics and the good food movement.


Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.


Sylvia

 
 
 

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