I am interested in information to start Tilapia farming on the Pacific
coast of Colombia SA.
The location of my property is near Arusi on the ensenada de tribuga.
The project should be with minimal cost and no environmental impact.
The purpose of the project would be to create an altenative source of
protein for the local residence. The reason of this project is that
over fishing in the area will lead in a short time to the same result
as we have on the east cost of Canada

Hi samoa-ga! Your objective is good and so you deserve to have as much
info as possible.

In every undertaking it is imperative for one to have as much
knowledge and information as possible. Colombia is a tropical country
so cultivating tilapia there will be easy. To give you a brief
description, tilapia is a freshwater fish that belongs to the genus
Tilapia and also to a similar genus Sarotherodon. The fish is native
to Africa and was brought to many countries as a food fish or an
aquarium species.

Here is a list of sources that will aid you in planning and starting
your endeavor. One nice site to get good ideas is Aquaculture.ph
(http://www.aquaculture.ph/products.htm). It is the website of
Pilipinas Development Corporation’s Aquaculture Division. Here you can
find pictures of three different kinds of tilapia and most
importantly, a diagram of their farm’s layout that can give you good
ideas on how to build your farm.

Your one-stop-shop to tilapia information is the American Tilapia
Association’s website (http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ata.html). Here is
a site highly dedicated to tilapia that will surely give you more
links and ideas regarding environment friendly tilapia farms, photos,
how to culture tilapia, marketing tilapia, recipes and nutritional
value of tilapia. It also has other information including tilapia
FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) I personally recommend this site to
help you get started on the right track.

Another site that may be helpful would be The Center for Aquatic
Genomics’ Tilapia Genome Project webpage.
(http://tilapia.unh.edu/WWWPages/TGP/TGP.html) It also has links plus
extra info on tilapia.


Other links that you may find helpful are:

North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension Service where you can
find an informative article on tilapia complete with references.
http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/alt-ag/tilapia.htm

Aquaponics and Tilapia Aquaculture Short Course 
http://rps.uvi.edu/AES/Aquaculture/UVIShortCourse.html

Hames: offering a computer related assistance in diagnosing and
treating tilapia diseases
http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/praise/hames/

Genetic Computation Ltd: provides information on aquaculture genetics,
breed improvement and biodiversity conservation, etc.
www.genecomp.com/

Aquaculture Consulting - Tilapia Culture & Shrimp Farming 
www.noe-aquaculture.com/

Auburn University manual for simple, practical guidelines for fish
culture in ponds.
www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/faa/intrpond.html

Aquaculture Association of South Africa 
www.sun.ac.za/aasa/

Aquaculture Production Technology (Israel) 
www.aquaculture.co.il/

FDA/SPRC/CFSAN Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia (RFE) Browse Page
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/rfe0.html

Aquatic Network: Home 
www.aquanet.com/

Aquaculture Magazine Online 
www.aquaculturemag.com/

The Aquaculture Health Page 
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/7490/

The BEST Fish Keeping Site For Beginners 
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/3515/food.htm

Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center Home Page 
http://darc.cms.udel.edu/

Fish Culture in China: Guizhou Province
http://www.idrc.ca/books/focus/776/shisong.html

Fingerlakes Aquaculture, LLC
www.indoorfish.com/


There are so many sources of info from the Internet related to
tilapia. Of course, your answer will not be complete if we don’t
include some links to enjoy tilapia under your palate plus other
related links:

World Recipes: Costa Rican Recipes
www.world-recipes.info/costa-rican/

Angola Cuisine
http://expedition.bensenville.lib.il.us/Africa/Angola/cuisine.htm

Cuisine of Angola
www.angola.org/culture/foodind.html

RecipeSource: Rustic Fish Stew
www.recipesource.com/soups/stews/rustic-fish1.html

Rediff On The NeT: Try these recipes
www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/21us2a.htm

World of Creative Cookery 
www.wineloverspage.com/food/fishsou.shtml

Recipe 7 : Tilapia Fillets with Normandy Sauce
http://tilapia.unh.edu/WWWPages/TGP/recipe7.html

Raspberry Tilapia 
www.seafoodrecipe.com/AZ/RspbrryTilpi.asp

Tilapia Recipes--Sautéed Tilapia Fillets with Lime 
www.simplyseafood.com/recipes/recipefiles/Sau166Rec.html

Tropical Aquaculture Products, Inc. 
www.eattilapia.com/htmlsite/recipes/diji.html

Seafood Recipes: Captain's Choice Tilapia 
www.fl-ag.com/flckbk/captain.htm

Fresh Fish Recipes : Seafood Recipies, Lake Fish Recipes 
www.chamtech.com/fishnet/recipes/

Fresh Fish Recipes : Seafood Recipies, Lake Fish Recipes 
www.chamtech.com/fishnet/recipes/

Capitaine & Pili-Pili in Palm Oil -- The Congo Cookbook: African
www.congocookbook.com/c0110.html

African Recipes - The Congo Cookbook -
www.congocookbook.com/

Filipino and Asian Recipes
www.epilipinas.com/erecipes.htm


Search strategy:

Google directory search “tilapia”

Remember, posted information or websites are subject to change without
prior notice. I hope I made it easy for you to dive into uncharted
waters and swim towards your success. Thank you and goodluck!

Feilong-ga

Thank you feilong-ga 
You provide me with a long list of links

You missed a key site.  A couple in Missouri have set up what they
call bioponics.  S and S Aqua Farm combines hydroponics with
aquaponics to generate a totally recirculating system to grow herbs,
vegetables, and tilapia.  Essentially, fish food is added to the tank.
 The fish tank water is sent over to water tomatoes, basil, or
whatever they have growing.  The roots from the plants take up
impurities from the fish water and a bacteria culture cleans the rest
so that clean water is then sent back to the tilapia tanks.

I did a report on this system for a graduate class, am a Ph.D.
environmental engineer and a hydroponics grower (for overwinter salad
vegetables).  I can say that this system seems reasonable and workable
although I have never set it up.  I do not think it is highly
profitable in the U.S. though - but the website shows me that someone
makes a living off it.

http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/

dave