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    Re: Help me with choosing best fish to use

    welcome to the forum

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    Re: Help me with choosing best fish to use

    Most don't ever mention KOI, however pound for pound and inch for inch, Japanese KOI are worth far more than any other fish you can raise and they take the cold quite well.
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    Re: Help me with choosing best fish to use

    Quote Originally Posted by JCO
    Most don't ever mention KOI, however pound for pound and inch for inch, Japanese KOI are worth far more than any other fish you can raise and they take the cold quite well.
    I was just in the pet store looking at their very small and EXPENSIVE African cichlids... it definitely got me thinking...

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    Re: Help me with choosing best fish to use

    Neither of those are very edible. I have never really thought of raising the fish in order to sell the fish. Intriging thought.

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    Re: Help me with choosing best fish to use

    I raise guppies to sell them but I started selling them because they breed to fast lol.... It takes alot longer to raise fish to eat then it does to breed ornamental fish to sell... And if you sell the you can buy fish lol

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    Re: Help me with choosing best fish to use

    I did some research and wrote about this issue in the latest issue of Aquaponics Survival Communities. I showed charts, prices, and growth rates.

    You'll get your best bang-for-your-buck if you buy 7-8" Trout in the fall, and 7-8" Tilapia in the spring. At those sizes, you can grow them to plate size in 6 months.

    For insulation, I'd encourage you to check this out. Cheaper and better insulated than anything else you're likely to find.
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