Sorry for the shock of getting fingerlings when not expecting it. I think you have done the right thing, seperate them untill you're ready to start them breeding. To feed them, crush the adult feed or get fingerling feed, when they are little bit bigger give them duck weed.if you have the time you can make their feed, I make mine.
Hi, I'm curious what your stocking density was when your tilapia reproduced? How many fish? what size were the fish? how big was the tank? did you have hiding shelter put in there or was it an empty tank? Thanks.
I have a 1000 liter tank with 400 liters of water. I have a gew PVC bends 110mm in the tank as well as some PVC offcuts 75mmx270mm also in the tank. I also have about 4 handfulls of 13mm gravel in the one corner of the tank. There were 20 fish in the tank at the time and since I bought sex reversed fish they were all supposed to be male so I can't tell you what the male to female ratio was. The average size was I guess arround 250g or 8-12cm
The fry are doing well, most of them died and I have about 50 remaining of the origonal +-200. I have changed my setup and I think I lost a lot of them due to shock. Also many died on my current drainage system(I will have to revisit this some time). I have sepperated the male and femal fish so I should not be getting any more fry any time soon. I want to sort out my raising tanks first. I was never supposed to get any fry to start with so I am learning as I go.
Sorry for the shock of getting fingerlings when not expecting it. I think you have done the right thing, seperate them untill you're ready to start them breeding. To feed them, crush the adult feed or get fingerling feed, when they are little bit bigger give them duck weed.if you have the time you can make their feed, I make mine.
gladmama 1 month ago
Hi, I'm curious what your stocking density was when your tilapia reproduced? How many fish? what size were the fish? how big was the tank? did you have hiding shelter put in there or was it an empty tank? Thanks.
origamae 1 year ago
@origamae
Hi,
I have a 1000 liter tank with 400 liters of water. I have a gew PVC bends 110mm in the tank as well as some PVC offcuts 75mmx270mm also in the tank. I also have about 4 handfulls of 13mm gravel in the one corner of the tank. There were 20 fish in the tank at the time and since I bought sex reversed fish they were all supposed to be male so I can't tell you what the male to female ratio was. The average size was I guess arround 250g or 8-12cm
grantmcdonogh 1 year ago
How are the Tilapia Fry doing?
ZombieGreaser501 1 year ago
@ZombieGreaser501
The fry are doing well, most of them died and I have about 50 remaining of the origonal +-200. I have changed my setup and I think I lost a lot of them due to shock. Also many died on my current drainage system(I will have to revisit this some time). I have sepperated the male and femal fish so I should not be getting any more fry any time soon. I want to sort out my raising tanks first. I was never supposed to get any fry to start with so I am learning as I go.
grantmcdonogh 1 year ago