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At least I think there brim.:rolleyes: I've been feeding these guys in my personal pond for years and finally got some hooks to catch a few.
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Just thought I'd share.
I may be mistaken, but that looks like a tilapia. They look like bluegills. But the dorsal fin is different.
Yeah, those are tilapia, but they are great eating too.
Tilapia! They pull good and eat good!
Yep, tilapia are really good eating.
african perch, nice catch
Thanks guys. I was mostly trying to figure to out what they were when I stumbled on this site.
Oh man Tilapia! Those are the one of the most popular fish you can buy at our supermarkets Up here in central NY! We LOOOOVE Tilapia! Too bad they cant handle our NY winters :P
what did you use to catch them ?
they are raised in the Califorina desert. They use them to clean up after the stripers have been harvestedQuote:
Originally Posted by bassnbrian
:confused: Huh?????Quote:
Originally Posted by stinkies daddy
that looks like a tilapia they eat the same food breams eat they are showing up on lake seminole 30 min from lake talquin
Where is your personal pond full of Tilapia? It must be a blessing to be able to walk out and harvest them anytime you want.
They grow stripers on a fram in the ca desertQuote:
Originally Posted by crappielimits
they keep the stripers in large holding tanks until mature, they feed them. and feed them, and feed them.
the water gets very very dirty, so they put in the talipa and some sort of other fish to clean up after the stripers. meaning they eat striper poop.
after the talipa get they fill the water is recycled and the talipa are harvested and sold to market.
Saw it on dirty jobs
i have heard of them but never actually seen one--i heard they were good to eat--how do you cook em
Tilapia...ahhh the memories!
Went Back home to California this past summer. My stepfather and I ventured to Carona lake to try and catch a few fish. Well, we end up catching close to 100 that day. That was my fist time feeling the pull of the mighty tilapia. I didn't know that they were so agressive! They were all around 2lbs or so. We couldn't get to the larger tilapia that were in the thickest of brush, they kept hitting the top of the water feeding on ???. Their backs were showing in the shallow water.
I have no idea where they came from, I've just been feeding them for the past few years. I've also got some bass and a dozon or so catfish in the pond that is probably 30' x 12'.Quote:
Originally Posted by shipahoy41
I definitely don't eat them, there like pets almost, I go out every day and feed em.
Hey Rev, Would you mind takeing a few pics of your pond and posting them ? I was really considering putting a small one in, 40' x 40', or so. Pics would give me an idea. Thanks... oh and if anyone else has a small pond, would you please post a few pics..?
Sure. I hung out of the window trying to get the whole thing in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fessum
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Let me know if you need anymore pics.
I used to catch em near Yuma, AZ at a spillway near where the Gila River dumps into the Colorado. I agree, good fighters, great eating.
Nice pond!! How handy is THAT.:)
that looks like a little piece of paradise. nice looking pond there rev. i assume you keep the salt water species in the "concrete pond".
thanks for the picture Rev...very nice pond.
Purty things ain't they?I also saw the Dirty Jobs show on those and now my wife won't buy them anymore.:mad: They sure are good eatin though.I also hear that they are native to Mexico lakes and thats what those big ole bass down there feed on.
Try this it will tell you all ablut them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia_as_exotic_species
Hey I just wanted to mention that there is another Cichlid member that lives out west. Texas, Arizona, Cali.....its the Texas Cichlid, or Rio Grande perch. Looks very similar to the Tilapia.
nice catch rev
Excellent eating, They are vegatarians... Best way to catch them is with small piece of cucumber on a hook.
Brian
Im a former central NY resident who got smart and moved to Alabama the Beautiful 5 yers ago. Where in NY do you hail from
nice! wish I didnt have to drive a couple hours to catch some Tilapia :(