Finfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

Unit 9 - Breeding of tilapia

9.2. Brood-stock development

• Broodfish is maintained in cement cisterns with a protein-rich commercial diet
• Tilapia mature in 3-4 months in a tropical country like India. They produce 500-1,000 eggs (brood) per female.
• Males grow much faster than female sand exhibit territorial behavior.
  

Red Tilapia broodstock