Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I just thought of this as I was seeding a jalapeno pepper this morning. Pepper seeds should contain some protein so maybe the fish would eat them. The capsaicinoids in peppers bind to pain receptors in mammals but have no effect on birds, so it seems likely that they wouldn't taste "hot" to the fish either. I doubt that it would make the fish taste spicy but it would be an interesting experiment.

Tilapia (and probably other fish) will develop flavors in their flesh based on what they have been eating. That's one of the reasons that tilapia have a reputation as a "trash fish". They eat pretty much anything, and can reflect the flavor of it.

People who propose experiments on this board typically get nominated to carry them out. You might consider seeing if they'll eat chopped peppers in addition to the seeds. Grow a bunch of jalepenos in the dirt garden this summer and see how it goes! You might have a new market: Pre-seasoned fillets!

You'd have to think of a cool name for the new breed.

Jalapia™

Zing!

Or feed them dill.

Dillapia™

Then again rather than make then spicy it may just make them seedy.

or better still - grow them in your AP bed. Mine are doing very well - just harvested a heap of fruit last night.