Tilapia has a terrible reputation, does it really live on poop?

Planning to start a backyard Tilapia production but still stuck with the question does Tilapia really live on poop? Again, we found you an expert to give light to the confusion. 

We asked the question to the fish farming expert coming from fresh and frozen seafood delivery store Fishta. Quoted below is the exact answer.

"Fish cannot live in their own feces – they will all die!  In fish cages, the feces can never accumulate because they fall down the mesh of the nets and are carried away by the current to be dispersed in the wide expanse of the sea.  Some waste may settle on the seabed but in well-managed fish farms these are eventually by scavengers organisms which may include other fish and degraded by natural microbes to be converted back to basic minerals.

In fish ponds and tanks, the fish wastes are removed or reduced by regular water change or by the use of bio-remediation (beneficial bacteria which hastens the process of decomposition). It is o the interest of the fish farmer to always keep the pond environment clean."

Therefore your favorite Tilapia is fresh and clean.

Post comments below if you have questions that you need expert opinion and we will tackle that in the next blog posts.