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Which Tilapia
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Basil
2005-02-22 15:48:58 UTC
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Does anybody know which Cichlid the Tilapia farmed as a food fish is? I
have not been able to identify it from specimens seen in supermarkets.
Charles
2005-02-22 18:34:42 UTC
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Post by Basil
Does anybody know which Cichlid the Tilapia farmed as a food fish is? I
have not been able to identify it from specimens seen in supermarkets.
They are generally sterile hybrids, bred so that they grow large
rather than make babies.
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Charles
2005-02-22 18:36:23 UTC
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Post by Basil
Does anybody know which Cichlid the Tilapia farmed as a food fish is? I
have not been able to identify it from specimens seen in supermarkets.
some info:

http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ata.html
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Charles

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