Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

Hi there,

I've been lurking for a long time, this site is a fantastic resource. I'm in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I've kept tropical fish for many years as a hobby when I was a youngster, and I think aquaponics gives me a good reason to get back into the hobby. I just got myself a 90 gallon aquarium, with the idea of building a pond and next summer, and expanding into a hobby aquaponics setup. I'm looking for a few channel catfish or Tilapia fingerlings to start and having a hard time finding anything in Ontario, and would appreciate any assistance. I have a few other questions and will post in the appropriate sections.

Thanks,

Humanfly

howdy Humanfly, welcome to the addiction

Welcome Humanfly!

Hi Hf welcome to the forum, heaps of answers here and a few dodgey questions as well

Fellow Canadian here - note you will need to obtain a transplant permit from Fisheries & Oceans.

Here's the guvmint webpage with some details.

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/finfish/tilapia_e.htm

I'm in surrey, BC and plan to get my fish from Red Fish Ranch in Courtenay. http://www.redfishranch.com/

I beleive they only supply Fry though, not breeding stock.

Hi Esobofh,

I was able to get some channel cat fingerlings at a very reasonable price from a pet store, no permit required. I'll keep that in mind for Tilapia, though.

Hi Eso/anyone,

It may be more appropriate to ask this in the general forum, but
do you think it could be reasonable to be exempt from a permit under this clause:

24. (1) A person may, without a licence, engage in aquaculture if the fish are cultured in aquariums. O. Reg. 664/98, s. 24 (1).

(2) Subsection 51 (1) of the Act does not apply to the buying or selling of goldfish, koi (Cyprinus carpio) and the species of tilapia set out in Schedule B if these fish are bought or sold for the purpose of the aquarium trade. O. Reg. 113/04, s. 1.

(3) In this section,

“aquarium” means an artificial container used to culture fish for personal use or for the aquarium trade;

“aquarium trade” means the culturing, buying or selling of aquarium, tropical or ornamental fish for the pet or hobby market. O. Reg. 664/98, s. 24 (3)

I'm thinking this is my hobby.
http://www.canlii.org/on/laws/regu/1998 ... whole.html

thats the way I would see it too hf.