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| Author: | Rio_Grande [ May 16th, '13, 10:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Talapia and prawn in the same tank? |
I was reading an article the other day and it said they raise talapia and prawn together because the prawn don't put off enough waste to feed the beds. What puzzled me was I figured the talapia would eat the prawn? |
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| Author: | scotty435 [ May 16th, '13, 12:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talapia and prawn in the same tank? |
Someone here will probably know. I would think you could do the Tilapia in cage culture or vice versa and not worry about it anyway. |
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| Author: | bcotton [ May 16th, '13, 16:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talapia and prawn in the same tank? |
I would have to read the context of the article but i would expect they are in different tanks in the same RAS. The tilapia will eat anything that can fit in its mouth, so if the prawns are small, for sure. If both are adults, I would think the prawns would eat the tilapia. They have big pinchers and are very aggressive brian |
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| Author: | Rio_Grande [ May 18th, '13, 13:30 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talapia and prawn in the same tank? |
Never thought about running 2 tanks circulating the same water, like two deep water sections of a creek, both separated. That might solve the issue of the prawn not putting off enough waste for the plants. Talapia are proven performers in that regard. |
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| Author: | bcotton [ May 18th, '13, 20:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Talapia and prawn in the same tank? |
yah man, prawns in the sump, they wont care that the water level changes. brian |
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