Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 5
Fish Harvesting and Restocking Fish Tank
Tilapia is a low-fat, white-fleshed fish that is sweet, fine-textured and doesn't taste 'fishy.'
Baked Tilapia - Delicious
Enjoy your Tilapia by baking, broiling, grilling or steaming it. Because Tilapia has a very
mild taste, it is the perfect fish to mix with a wide variety of spices and flavors to create
subtle or bold dishes to satisfy the most discriminating pallet.
The history of Tilapia as a food can be traced back over 4,500 years to Ancient Egypt with
its origins in the Nile River. Tilapia has been called St. Peter's Fish since early Biblical times
because it is believed to be the fish that Jesus fed the multitudes in the biblical parable.
The fish used in most aquaponics systems are generally Tilapia. However, you can use cat-
fish, or perhaps several fish depending on availability and your State regulations. We recom-
mend tilapia.
PLEASE NOTE:
We do
NOT
recommend growing trout, bass, salmon, and other fish
which prefer cold water. The plants in the farms prefer warm water (78 to 80 degrees F) in-
stead of cool (54 degree F water).
Releasing your new baby fish into your Fish Tanks:
Most tilapia are delivered in plastic bags. (Refer to Photo 1 below). Place the bag containing
the fingerlings (small fish) in the tank with the top open and one of your air stones in the
bag to oxygenate the water. After an hour, place a gallon of fish-tank water in the plastic bag
with the fish. After two hours, very carefully remove the air stone and gently release the fish
