Pescatarian Dude

Photo: Feed Navigator According to thehealthyfish.com, some Tilapia , particularly those fishes farmed in China, are raised in unethical conditions, and the quality of the fish suffers as a result. According to theatlantic.com, Tilapia is the fish everybody hate. A 2007 The Washington Post article described it as, "the fish chefs love to hate" because it doesn't taste like fish. Locavores deride it because it's farmed in large, industrial pens and fed industrial soy meal. Nutritionists shun it because it lacks the abundant omega 3 fatty acids with which they've come to associate fish. A study conducted at Wake Forest University (North Carolina) in 2008 seems to justify, as it was found that Tilapia contains more omega 6 than omega 3. Although omega 6 is also needed by the body, its superiority means an increased risk of asthma, arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions. The above aforementioned are some of Tilapia's bad reputation. And upon reading them, y...

Photo: TheHealthyFish.com Dirty. Filthy. Nasty. Just a few words to describe the ‘legendary’ Tilapia . Besides being the all time favorite thanks to its mild taste and affordability, what exactly did we missed? Well, you know fishes poop too, right? Ever wondered where that tiny bits go after?   How about we take a trip to memory lane and reminisce that time you and your family went swimming. I will bet a penny you peed on that very swimming pool you swam. When we were young, we used to think no one would notice. And frankly, not a single soul did. You most probably swallowed some of that ‘pool water’ too. No one had the faintest idea  besides chlorine, there was urine! Can’t blame y’all. I should have known better, too. Now, imagine you’re a farmed fish locked in a pen with hundreds or maybe thousands of other fishes. You don’t get to decide where to piss and poop unlike humans. By feeding time, when feeds are thrown in the waters, you just eat what you see.  God kn...

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 inter...

Are you one of those who ask these on Google? We asked the specialist from the fresh and frozen seafood delivery store, Fishta , and here is the answer: Tilapia and all other farmed fish will not fare well in an environment that is full of toxins.  Growth will likely suffer and mortality will be high.   Good water quality (well oxygenated and free from chemicals) has to be maintained in order to make the fish survive and grow.   So while some people are scared to try Tilapia because of the false claim that Tilapia are raised dirty pens, why not help this farmed fish get its good reputation back? In fact, Tilapia is nutritious.  Share your friends this info coming from a reputable website FoodData.