Tilapia in a bass pond

[Moose]

Anybody tried it? We’re picking up some tomorrow and I’m curious if stocking them is really going to live up to the hype.

[Ætheling]

Have not but would assume any fry would be eaten by the bass. My bass ate everything. Perch can keep up and large cats but that was it.


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[Cantcatch5]

They Grow fast and are good food for those bass but they will all die when it gets cold which makes the a perfect boost for the bass. I talked to a guy who put them in his pond last week.

[BrandonA]

I've heard they are great. I have considered stocking them as well.

[Moose]

They Grow fast and are good food for those bass but they will all die when it gets cold which makes the a perfect boost for the bass. I talked to a guy who put them in his pond last week.

Same thing I’ve heard, hence why we’re trying it. But I’ve yet to talk to anybody who has done it, besides the guy selling the tilapia[emoji41]

[Drycreek3189]

I did. There weren't many left to die that winter, but it's like a food plot , you put it there to be eaten.

[Moose]

I did. There weren't many left to die that winter, but it's like a food plot , you put it there to be eaten.

Did you notice any significant difference in your bass size or health?

[Dushon]

It works well. I stock them in small “bait fish” ponds we had built. What I do is buy 20 lbs and wait til their offspring are about 3 in long and then set traps and keep moving the fingerlings to our ponds with predators. Last winter when it got really cold we had dead tilapia everywhere lol. Buzzards had a field day


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[CTR0022]

i put some in my 10 acre pond 3-4 years in a row. honestly never saw that much of a change in my bass so i stopped spending the money on them just for them to die off every winter. They will help your bluegill population rebound if they are suffering, that was a positive out of them.

[PYBUCK]

I was under the impression they were a restricted species and had to be permitted.

[bryan sandlin]

I was under the impression they were a restricted species and had to be permitted.

same here. like koi or that type of Asian carp. but the bayou behind the house has them. vegetarian fish?

[Dushon]

I was under the impression they were a restricted species and had to be permitted.

There are different types. The ones I get die when the water temp gets below 55-60 degrees


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[hog_down]

Tilapia spawn a lot more times a year than any other fish, so you have all that extra food in your pond, and they die off when it gets cold. I would say go for it.

[Fling em]

My dad did it a few years ago and we have yet to catch/see any of them. He was told to fish for them with marshmallow pieces. We tried it and never caught one.

[Drycreek3189]

Did you notice any significant difference in your bass size or health?

Not really, but I don't know how you can compare that. I also had coppernose bream and fathead minnows in there so comparisons would be a guess at best. They surely didn't hurt anything though.