Aquaculture and Tilapia

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Aquaculture and Tilapia
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Aquaculture

• Science, art and business of cultivating aquatic
  plants and animals

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Terms

• Fry- Stage after hatching, smallest
• Fingerling- 2nd stage of fish growth 2and up
• Aeration-mechanically adding oxygen to the water
• Hatchery-Facility for rearing fish

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Tilapia

• Growth rate
• Controlled by water quality, temperature, and
  feeding rates
• Fast growing 1-1.25 ponds in 9 months
• Resistant to most disease
• Tolerant to less than ideal water conditions
• Good to Eat- firm white flesh, mild taste

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• Over 110 Species
• Originated in Central Africa
• Based on a drawing found in an Egyptian tomb they
  believe this has been around for 4000 years