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Tilapia
Tilapia
by
Leonard Lovshin
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
Auburn University, AL 36849 U.S.A.
Tilapia are native to Africa, Israel and Jordan
Water Temperatures
for:
zooplankton
Tilapia can be cultured in fresh and salt water.
2. Mossambique tilapia
and red tilapia with
Mossambique tilapia
genes can be grown
in salt water.
Females incubate eggs
Reproduction
1. ponds
2. cages ( hapas )
3. tanks
Fry can be harvested:
2. completely harvested
Eggs can be removed from females:
Mixed-sex Culture
Advantages:
1. Technically easy
Disadvantages:
1. Small harvest weight
2. Mixed sizes at harvest
Mono-sex culture
Advantages:
1. Large harvest weight
2. Uniform size at harvest
Disadvantages:
1. Technically difficult
Mono-sex male tilapia populations can
be produced by:
1. Visual selection
3. Sex-reversal
4. Genetic manipulation
Visual Selection of the Genital Papilla
anus
Male papilla
anus
Hybridization
2) XY”F” x XYM
3) XXF x YYM
100% XYM
Tilapia are raised in:
Small earthen ponds
Tilapia are raised in:
Large earthen ponds
sinking
whole on ice
Advantages of Farming Tilapia