Tilapia is now widely distributed around the world. It has become the mainstay of many small-scale aquaculture projects of poor fish farmers in the developing world. It is now cultured in more than 70 countries.

Fishery experts have dubbed tilapia as “aquatic chicken” because it possesses many positive attributes that suit the fish for a varied range of aquaculture systems. For one, tilapia tolerates a wide range of environmental conditions and is highly resistant to diseases and parasitic infections.

Other good traits of tilapia include excellent growth rates on a low-protein diet, ready breeding in captivity and ease of handling; and, more importantly, wide acceptance as food fish. Tilapias are among the widely cultured species in the Philippines and has been a commercial success.

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16 Responses
  1. mafe says:

    hello po! meron pa po ba kayong guide for tilapia raising? meron po kasi kami piggery before and i wanted to convert it into fishpond sa likod bahay namin. mga 10 cages po kasi sayang yung concrete. hope you can help me.thank you so much…

  2. butch goneo says:

    my technical assistance is free contact me butch goneo 09215899027 or 09154287525

  3. genevieve quiachon says:

    thanks for the infos, it helped us much in making our business plan.

  4. leomel says:

    gud day po sir yong 80tausan pwede n po ba makapagsimula ng pag aalaga ng tilapia.merun na kc akung fish pond ang kulang AY SIMILya at pagkain bali 80tau ang puhnan ko.papano ko magsisimula sa ganitong paraan.salamat

  5. sir ako po ay nakatira sa san pedro laguna gusto ko po malaman kung san pede malapit makapagsiminar tungkol sa pas aalaga ng tilapia sa palaisdaan…nais ko po magkaroon ng kaalaman bago simulan ang negosyong ito.salamat po

  6. jbautista says:

    sir, gusto ko pa sana maghanap nang seminar about tilapia raising kelan po ba ang mga susunod na seminars or any contact numbers po.salamat

  7. yob says:

    anu b magandapara gumanda laki ng isda, by level ,anu mhga pakain,

  8. aron goldzweig says:

    I’m interesting in one big tilapia proyect in Philipines , 10.000 tones of finish fillet , proyect is Salt Water tilapia , not fresh water tilapia .

    Can someone tell me who i have to contact

  9. aljer says:

    I NEED TILAPIA BREEDERS..ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHERE I CAN GET THESE BREEDERS?HOW MUCH..THANKS

  10. [...] not given much attention by the government because the priority had always been food fish such as tilapia, bangus, carp and other [...]

  11. Jhong Caranto says:

    Hi Sir,

    I would like to request if you can send me a standard design for the construction of concrete pond, area will be approx. 100-150 Sqm. You can send it to my email (js_caranto@yahoo.com). Also, if you can send other operational requirements, etc..it will be very much appreciated.

    Thank you.
    Jhong

  12. Subrata Sarker says:

    I want PDF file of this article.

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