Quote Originally Posted by aquahealth
Still trying to decide which fish I'll use, but read that talapia eats algae. Anyone know how good a job they do? I'd like to have a pristine clean looking system.
They do an excellent job of eating algae. I have about 100 pounds of tilapia in an 800 gallon system. The water is crystal clear. With very heavy tilapia stocking densities, the algae seldom becomes problematical, but the water can get really muddy looking from suspended tilapia excrement.