Reproduction cycle of tilapia specie
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REPRODUCTION CYCLE OF TILAPIA SPECIE
OREOCHROMIS NILOTICOS
NILE TILAPIA
NILE TILAPIA
FAMILY TREE OF THE NILE TILAPIA
PHYLUM – CHORDATA (NOTOCHORD)
SUBPHYLUM – VERTEBRATES(WITH BACKBONES)
CLASS – OSTEICHTHYES(BONY FISHES)
ORDER – PERCIFORMES(PERCH-LIKE FISHES)
FAMILY – CICHCLIDAE(CICHLID FISHES)
GENUS – OREOCHROMIS(MOUNTAIN GROUP)
SPECIE – NILOTICUS(NILE TILAPIA)
BREEDING CHARACTERISTICS:
MALE – POLYGYNY OR CAN BREED WITH MORE THAN 1 FEMALE
FEMALE – POLYANDRY OR CAN BREED WITH MORE THAN 1 MALE
SEXUAL MATURITY:
3 – 5 MONTHS OF AGE
150 – 200 GRAMS IN BODY WEIGHT
“SYNCHRONOUS BREEDERS”
UNDERGO SUCCESSIVE SPAWNINGS
EVERY 3-4 WEEKS
THEY BREED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
BEST SIZE FOR BREEDING:150 – 300 GRAMS BODYWEIGHT
PER 100 grams BW = 500 EGGS
NUMBER OF EGGS PER 100 GRAMS:
1 BREEDER =300 GRAMS
300 grams X 100 grams 3,000 EGGS
TILAPIA EGG
BREEDING SEQUENCE
MOUTH BROODERS
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