02-20-2003, 04:35 PM
scoob: Interesting. I didn't know of two species of tilapia. Here's a story you might like. The commercial interests like to raise "light colored fish" because they appear more attractive to customers in the grocers fish case. So, using the old genetics they have developed a totally cream colored tilapia. About one fish in 2000 (something like that) is born cream colored. They hold out for a "pair" and soon get lots of cream colored offsprings. If you are familiar with the Mexican Cabrilla,did you know that the golden cabrilla is actually a genetic mistake. If you bring that Hammer Tail to Southern California there are lots of other fish that will bite your tail faster than a halibut and fight much harder. One thing about saltwater vs freshwater...sometimes you never know what you're going to catch. In a way it's fun to get spooled or broken off by some denizen that you weren't expecting. This is getting "windy" so I will hlod off telling the story of Triploid Trout.
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