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Post by aaronf116 on Jun 20, 2023 17:28:54 GMT -5
Took a break from salt and went back to fresh for a change. I forgot how easy the freshwater anglers have it 😂  |
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 20, 2023 18:00:08 GMT -5
An invasive species?
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Post by carlf on Jun 20, 2023 20:13:14 GMT -5
Nice mess of tilapia. What bait did you use?
Couple of shellcrackers too?
Yes, the tilapia are invasive but don't appear to conflict with native species much.
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Post by fishsci on Jun 21, 2023 8:10:38 GMT -5
I am wondering... how do the tilapia compare with native centrarchids (bluegill, sunfish, etc.) in terms of how they taste when fried up like most normally do with panfish? I have only tasted aquacultured tilapia fillets like are now so available in grocery stores, but I have never tasted any that I have caught myself. Also, do you know what species those tilapia that you caught were? Looking at the Florida Museum site, probably they are Nile tilapia, but I don't know for sure from looking at pictures.
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Post by carlf on Jun 21, 2023 9:43:55 GMT -5
Same here, have only eaten farmed tilapia, which dont have much taste at all. Wondered how the "wild" one fry up.
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Post by thecatfishchannel on Jun 21, 2023 10:34:54 GMT -5
Looks more like a Mayan Cichlid than a tilapia to me.
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 21, 2023 10:57:07 GMT -5
Catfish, I agree, Tilapia I've seen didn't have stripes
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Post by carlf on Jun 21, 2023 14:06:28 GMT -5
I do belive you are correct, Mayan Cichlids. Popular food fish in Mexico and Central America.
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 21, 2023 14:14:42 GMT -5
Heard they are tasty, I tried Tilapia once, nasty.
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Post by aaronf116 on Jun 21, 2023 14:48:47 GMT -5
Yeah they're mayan cichlids with a few shellcrackers. Only used nightcrawlers with a split shot.
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Post by carlf on Jun 21, 2023 16:29:16 GMT -5
Cool, might have to take the kayak over there one day.
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Post by fishsci on Jun 22, 2023 12:11:20 GMT -5
Catfish, I agree, Tilapia I've seen didn't have stripes Yes, those are Mayan chichlids. The key feature that those in the picture, like Mayans have a caudal ocellus (tail eye-spot), whereas Nile tilapia have none. Also, Mayans have an orange coloration. However, both species DO have stripes, although Nile tilapia often are silvery and the stripes are not distinct. Nile: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/florida-fishes-gallery/nile-tilapiaMayan: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/florida-fishes-gallery/mayan-cichlid/Both species are members of the Tilapia family, so both ARE tilapia, although people tend to think that the name Tilapia only applies to the commonly aquacultured Nile tilapia that are commonly sold in stores. However, I seem to still not get an answer about how their taste compares to say a bluegill. Is it very much the same, better, worse, stronger, milder, more fishy, or what??? |
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Post by kingmackerelman on Jun 22, 2023 13:01:55 GMT -5
Catfish, I agree, Tilapia I've seen didn't have stripes Yes, those are Mayan chichlids. The key feature that those in the picture, like Mayans have a caudal ocellus (tail eye-spot), whereas Nile tilapia have none. Also, Mayans have an orange coloration. However, both species DO have stripes, although Nile tilapia often are silvery and the stripes are not distinct. Nile: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/florida-fishes-gallery/nile-tilapiaMayan: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/florida-fishes-gallery/mayan-cichlid/Both species are members of the Tilapia family, so both ARE tilapia, although people tend to think that the name Tilapia only applies to the commonly aquacultured Nile tilapia that are commonly sold in stores. However, I seem to still not get an answer about how their taste compares to say a bluegill. Is it very much the same, better, worse, stronger, milder, more fishy, or what??? taste good |
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 22, 2023 13:40:53 GMT -5
I'm not gonna eat any, store bought tilapia is farm raised, in sewage ponds in 3rd world countries
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Post by Flatsrunner on Jun 22, 2023 14:45:05 GMT -5
A lot of the tilapia are cast netted in local ponds and lakes and sold to local fish markets, They have a somewhat mild taste ,better than the farm raised fish, still no comparison to salt water fish.
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Post by thecatfishchannel on Jun 22, 2023 14:47:46 GMT -5
Catfish, I agree, Tilapia I've seen didn't have stripes Yes, those are Mayan chichlids. The key feature that those in the picture, like Mayans have a caudal ocellus (tail eye-spot), whereas Nile tilapia have none. Also, Mayans have an orange coloration. However, both species DO have stripes, although Nile tilapia often are silvery and the stripes are not distinct. Nile: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/florida-fishes-gallery/nile-tilapiaMayan: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/florida-fishes-gallery/mayan-cichlid/Both species are members of the Tilapia family, so both ARE tilapia, although people tend to think that the name Tilapia only applies to the commonly aquacultured Nile tilapia that are commonly sold in stores. However, I seem to still not get an answer about how their taste compares to say a bluegill. Is it very much the same, better, worse, stronger, milder, more fishy, or what??? Are they both tilapia, or are they both cichlids? That's the real question...  |
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Post by shot33gun9 on Jun 22, 2023 15:37:53 GMT -5
My question is how they got this far north?
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Post by carlf on Jun 22, 2023 17:12:58 GMT -5
Technically, they are Cichlids within the Tilapia sub-family.
It seems most of the introduced populations in Florida were established by people dumping aquarium fish into local waterways and then they spread to connected waters.
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Post by SkyJay on Jun 23, 2023 0:47:18 GMT -5
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