Comments on: How to Set Up a Self-Sustaining Tilapia Farm https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/how-to-set-up-a-self-sustaining-tilapia-farm/ Create your own world! Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: Laurie Smith https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/how-to-set-up-a-self-sustaining-tilapia-farm/#comment-2489 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:20:29 +0000 https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/?p=6390#comment-2489 Hi, we have been raising tilapia for several years in an existing 1/2 acre pond on our farm in Florida. We only harvest fish for ourselves. They mostly fend for themselves but we want to start feeding them. What feed would you suggest that the softshell turtles won’t eat?

]]> By: Lane McRae https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/how-to-set-up-a-self-sustaining-tilapia-farm/#comment-2251 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:30:30 +0000 https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/?p=6390#comment-2251 I started growing tilapia fingerlings in October 2023. I used the 250 gallon food container using the top of the container as a 100 gallon vegetable growing bed leaving about 125 gallon fish tank. I started with 40 fingerlings. They have grown to about 6 – 8 inches. It has been very time intensive and expensive. Tilapia produce lots of waste. i added a 2nd filtration system as the beginning of December. Still, I’m doing 50 – 75 gallons of water changes every week to rid the system of ammonia. Luckily, I’ve only lost 1 tilapia. I’m using 3 large aquarium heaters to keep the temp at above 80 degrees. Food cost are too expensive, but the system requires 5- 20 hours every week.

]]> By: Patrick Grubbs https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/how-to-set-up-a-self-sustaining-tilapia-farm/#comment-267 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:50:13 +0000 https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/?p=6390#comment-267 In reply to Sitembele Dlutu.

Very impressive! You probably will want to supplement their food with an insect-based feed, such as black soldier fly larvae, to maximize growth and tastiness!

]]> By: Sitembele Dlutu https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/how-to-set-up-a-self-sustaining-tilapia-farm/#comment-254 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 14:06:30 +0000 https://www.selfsustainingecosystem.com/?p=6390#comment-254 Beautiful article iam starting to grow them i have made a dam and they are growing organic meaning i do not feed them I bought 8 finger sizes of them in December they look happy as I spotted them sometimes jumping and catching their prays.

Please advice what else should i add or do to them to master their growth but i want to keep them organic

King Regards

Sterra

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