CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Can wild tilapia grow large?

No, wild tilapia cannot grow up. They may start to reproduce after about three months of growth, so they cannot grow up. The better seedlings should be all male and can grow to 1.5 to 2.0. Tilapia usually lives in fresh water, but can also live in salt water with different salt contents, and can also survive in shallow water in lakes, rivers, and ponds.

It has a strong ability to adapt and can reproduce in small waters, and can even grow in rice fields. It is also highly adaptable to water with less dissolved oxygen. Most tilapia are omnivorous and often eat aquatic plants and debris. Now it is a freshwater farmed fish that is the focus of scientific research and cultivation in the world's aquaculture industry, and is hailed as one of the main sources of animal protein in the future.

Additional information:

Tilapia lives in the middle and lower layers and is an omnivorous fish that feeds mainly on plant-based bait. Tilapia cannot tolerate low temperatures and will freeze to death when the water temperature is around 10°C.

Some species of tilapia have mouth-brooding behavior, that is, the female fish holds the fertilized eggs in its mouth until they hatch into fry. This behavior of protecting the fry is very beneficial to its reproduction. Before breeding, some species of tilapia will dig the bottom soil to build a basin-shaped nest, which has a strong territorial nature. The female fish lays eggs in the nest, and after hatching, the female fish holds the fry in its mouth to protect it.

At present, the tilapias raised in my country include the Tilapia tiliaceus of the genus Tilapia; the Nile tilapia, Mozambique tilapia, yellow-edged black tilapia, Aurelia tilapia, etc. of the genus Tilapia; there are also hybrid varieties such as the Onyx tilapia, red tilapia and Pompano tilapia). Tilapia has the advantages of fast growth, wide diet, strong reproductive capacity, few diseases, good meat quality and high yield.