"Check out Florida Fish Farms. They were out of tilapia when I was ready so I got catfish fingerings $30/100. Don't have phone #so w me but I will check site tonight when I get home &I post if no one gives it to u. Located in central fl and…"
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Suzi Mills replied to Edwin Mercado's discussion Central Florida Source for Blue Tilapia??? in the group Florida AquaponicsSuzi Mills replied to clay hartwig's discussion south florida farmers unit (or at least put yourself on the member map) in the group Florida Aquaponics"We're central FL, Lake Wales. Small set up with lots of trials & many errors. Still have fish & grow beds are still growing. Mainly we are learning more every day. Even tho we aren't close this is a good community to learn from."
Suzi Mills replied to TCLynx's discussion 2011 Catfish group order in the group TCLynx"Not sure. Tank is 80" diameter and 24" deep. "
Suzi Mills replied to TCLynx's discussion 2011 Catfish group order in the group TCLynx"I would like to get 30. My tank and grow beds should be cycled good by then. Now that hunting season is over my husband is ready to help me get going. My only problem is getting him to look at the plans, pictures & comments from all of you so he…"
Suzi Mills is attending TCLynx's eventTCLynx 300 gallon expansion workshop at TCLynx's Place in Tangerine (Near Mount Dora, FL)
December 11, 2010 at 10am to December 12, 2010 at 4pm
I've gone ahead and set the dates for Sat Dec 11 and Sun Dec 12 because I need to start making plans and no one has chimed in.Workshop discussionI haven't nailed down times yet either but figure we could have both weekend days from roughly 10 am till say 4 pm and you would not be required to attend both days. We will do a pot luck lunch and "discussion/class time" will be while we sit and digest our…See More
Suzi Mills replied to TCLynx's discussion Dates for the Workshp in the group TCLynx"Looks like everything is set up for 12/11. Any particular time? Also need address.I will be there w/ my 13 yr old. Someone my husband works w/ wants to come too. Do we need to bring anything to work w/, to eat, to share?
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Suzi Mills replied to TCLynx's discussion Dates for the Workshp in the group TCLynx"Dec 11 looks good to me.
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Think of it like a book club or library. A place to share recommended titles, links and articles. Start a discussion about a particular book or ask for recommendations from othersSee More
Suzi Mills replied to TCLynx's discussion Dates for the Workshp in the group TCLynx"Hate to admit but I do have to work a normal job so weekends are my only choice. Nov 6 & 7 are out, 13 th is ok, cat has 9:00 vet appt but after that I'm ok. Will take me 1.5 hrs but will need exact address for gps. Thanksgiving wkend not…"
Suzi Mills replied to TCLynx's discussion Expansion and Education Workshop at TCLynx's place in the group TCLynx"Count me in. I thought about asking you if I could a while back if I could come over so I could see how yours was set up. I would be glad to offer labor services for the increased knowledge. Let me know what date you pick. I can rearrange most any…"
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- Plan to use hydroton w/ 2 grow beds & 1 large plastic fish barrel for tilapia. Starting seedlings today. As I understand it I have to have everything set up in Florida, get inspected, then I can purchase fish. I have tried to find every web site and looked at MANY Utube videos. Any advise would be appreciated.
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- I am a nurse w/ 12 yr old daughter who is as excited as I am and a husband who is not excited but willing to help w/ the plumbing and pumps. I think he'll catch the fever.
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 7:28pm on September 15, 2010,
TCLynx said… - The Giant Tiger Prawns are definitely exotic and require lots of space per creature. I understand that Friendlies did try it for a while but didn't find them very cost wise for their situation.
Catfish are great, easy, and being native and climate appropriate there seems to be little reason not to grow them unless your religion has something against fish without scales. (And many who might find wild caught catfish unclean, find that aquaponic catfish are very good.)
- At 9:45pm on September 13, 2010, TCLynx said…
- You can get blue tilapia from Morning star but you have to do it in person and have a container and aerator to get them home since they are not set up to ship or bag with oxygen or anything like that.
I actually like catfish better since you don't have to worry about keeping them warm and they grow bigger fast in my experience.
- At 9:43am on September 12, 2010,
Sylvia Bernstein said… - Hi Suzi,
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 Main page.
Please participate!
As a side note, I started the same way you are, but it was my 13 year old son at the time. My husband, who started with us by being the plumber, is now my business parter in our aquaponics business. They do come around eventually ;-)
Thanks again for joining us, and I look forward to getting to know you.
Sylvia
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