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Author:  Briktorian [ Oct 13th, '16, 04:42 ]
Post subject:  What fish can be paired together?
What fish can you pair together? I live in texas so it is pretty hot here.I know tilapia can't be farmed year round, so could I Raise tilapia and catfish? I wanted to do aquaponics with tilapia but I heard it has a bad omega 3 to omega 6 ratio in farmed tilapia, so if you feed farmed tilapia algae instead of fish food will that Chang the omega ratio?
Author:  nosliwmas [ Oct 13th, '16, 07:01 ]
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Hi Briktorian,

Welcome to the BYAP forum! :wave:

Briktorian wrote:
What fish can you pair together? I live in texas so it is pretty hot here.I know tilapia can't be farmed year round, so could I Raise tilapia and catfish? I wanted to do aquaponics with tilapia but I heard it has a bad omega 3 to omega 6 ratio in farmed tilapia, so if you feed farmed tilapia algae instead of fish food will that Chang the omega ratio?

What part of Texas do you live in? Temps vary greatly between the Rio Grande Valley and the Panhandle about 800 miles to the north... :wink: But I would expect in many parts of Texas one could raise Tilapia year round without having to artificially keep the water warm.

Catfish have a habit of eating anything that will fit in their mouth. So with small Tilapia and larger Catfish you might end up with no Tilapia and fat Catfish.

Do you have any references to the bad omega 3 to omega 6 ratio in farmed Tilapia information? I think Tilapia are one of the most widely farm raised and eaten fish. According to tilapia.com:

Quote:
Tilapia fillets are a rich source of protein and low in calories. Tilapia contains no trans fats or carbohydrates. It is a rich source of essential minerals and vitamins. The nutritional values of tilapia are noted in the United States by the FDA which states that Tilapia is one of the safest fish for human consumption with the lowest level of mercury concentration.

Of course they supply about 25% of the North American Tilapia market so naturally might have a bias. However we're big fans of scientific studies around here, so any references would be appreciated.

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Sam
Author:  Briktorian [ Oct 13th, '16, 23:50 ]
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http://www.muscleandfitness.com/nutriti ... -fish-tale. Is one site I found. But Im not sure if it's the truth or not. I live in Longview TX, I think I will try tilapia, do you know any fish that can be kept in the same tank as tilapia? Thank You for your help
Author:  markb [ Oct 13th, '16, 23:57 ]
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I have bluegill one cat fish and tilapia all in the same tank for a year and ½. They are doing well together. The cat fish likes to hide most of the time the other fish just hang together.

I am careful not to add very small fish so they don’t get eaten.
Author:  Briktorian [ Oct 14th, '16, 00:25 ]
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After looking at Tilapia's omega ratio from the aquaponics perspective I found this. It brings up a good point to these post about tilapia having a bad omega ratio says nothing about aquaponics. Also I found out most farmed tilapia comes from China l, where they have lots of diffrent people farming them for mcompanys. I think that in its self is not a controlled envirment. Whats are your thoughts? viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18940&p=416739&hilit=Omega+6+tilapia#p416739
Author:  nosliwmas [ Oct 14th, '16, 00:46 ]
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Briktorian wrote:
http://www.muscleandfitness.com/nutrition/gain-mass/massive-fish-tale. Is one site I found. But Im not sure if it's the truth or not. I live in Longview TX, I think I will try tilapia, do you know any fish that can be kept in the same tank as tilapia? Thank You for your help

I think I'd go more with the conclusion of that article...

Muscle & Fitness wrote:
So don’t listen to the media sensationalism that warns against eating tilapia. It’s still a good, low-fat fish. Sure, it doesn’t have the fantastic omega-6:omega-3 ratio that salmon does, but there’s so little fat in tilapia that it’s a nonissue.
I personally try to avoid food coming from China. I'm quite leery of contamination in China. :puke:

Temp-wise, it looks like your average temp in Longview for the past year was 20.5ºC with only 8 days where the high dropped below 10ºC. Do you have much of an idea about what your water temps would be? If you can keep your water temps above 10ºC then most Tilapia varieties should survive. Keep it above 13ºC to minimize stress. They thrive in temps between 21ºC - 30ºC with some varieties being more temperature tolerant than others.

Good luck!

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Sam
Author:  Briktorian [ Oct 14th, '16, 02:31 ]
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Perfect thank you for all your help :)
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