Tilapia

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General

  • Nile tilapia grows to 9 lb and 9 years old - [1]
  • Overview of integrated growing with duckweed and algae - [2]
  • UFG design basics - [3]

Temperature

  • Best temparature is 72-90F - [4]

Grow Beds

  • 1:1 ratio - but of what? Volume tank to volume grow bed.
  • 1 cubic foot of grow bed for every pound of tilapia - [5]
  • 6-10 gallons of water for every square foot of deep (12") grow bed - [6]
  • If we have an excess of water, then the limiting factor to the fish stocking is grow bed area. Now this will depend on other systems - such as duckweed

Duckweed Assist

  • If duckweed is cultured in addition to plants, how much filtration does duckweed perform?
  • Duckweed and watermeal on ponds - [7]

Growth Rate

  • Exponential, linear, and plateau growth rates are the normal course of life of a tilapia. Depending on the genetics, the growth rate is linear up to from 1-3 lbs of weight. Linear phase starts at 100 grams, and before that, the rate of weight gain increases. - [8]
  • It takes 6-12 months until harvest. - [9]
  • 2% average growth rate of tilapia - [10], but .7% if fed duckweed alone - [11].
  • 1-3% in linear stage - [12]
  • Fish growth in lenght is linear, but weight gain is overall exponential in the general case - [13]

Stocking Rate

  • 1/4 lb per gallon without supplemental pure oxygen. With oxygen, stocking up to 1 lb per gallon is possible. -[14]
  • 5-9 lbs per cubic foot with oxygen - [15]. Same? 1 cubic foot = 7.5 gallons. Thi
  • Bright Agrotech - correct stocking rate of 1 lb for 8-10 gallons of water - [16]. This rate allows for flow aearation, as opposed to air pump aeration - allowing the splash of flowing water to provide adequate oxygen. Summary: this figure is 1/2 or less the MSU publication above - so consistently conservative.
  • 3 gallons to one pound of fish - [17]
  • 1 lb per 5-10 gallons of water - [18]

Stocking Rate for Fry

  • Southeast Asia stocking of fry - not adult carrying capacity of the water - .7 kg/m2 - [19] - if 1 meter deep, that is 264 gallons

Feeding

  • In tilapia monoculture systems, animal manures stimulate phytoplankton which the tilapia feed on - [20]
  • Tilapia can feed on duckweed alone with a 1:1 fish conversion ratio. Feed Conversion Ratio is best on duckweed alone, though the growth of the fish was half of that on a mixed diet. - [21]