The origin of tilapia is in Africa. They live in low latitudes where the water temperature is suitable, and then they are introduced into the freshwater basins of other countries.
It is also distributed in China, mainly living in low latitude provinces, such as Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan.
Tilapia generally inhabit the middle and lower reaches of the water, and like to live in places rich in aquatic plants and food.
First, whether tilapia is a sea fish or a river fish is bigger. There are all kinds of fish living in China, and tilapia is one of them.
Fish can be divided into many aspects, among which, from the living environment, fish can be divided into marine fish and river fish, which live in seawater and river water respectively.
Tilapia is one of the river fish and lives in rivers.
Tilapia originated in Africa and lives in a freshwater basin with low latitude and high water temperature.
Later, it was introduced to other countries, and now it is also distributed in China.
However, their living habits have not changed, and they still like to live in places with high water temperature. So they mainly live in low latitudes in China, and the main provinces are Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan.
Tilapia likes to move in the middle and lower reaches of the water, and generally does not go to the upper reaches.
Only when the air pressure is low and there is less dissolved oxygen in the water will they reach the upper layer.
Tilapia are omnivorous fish, but they prefer to eat plant food.
Therefore, tilapia generally moves in freshwater basins rich in aquatic plants.
Second, can tilapia be farmed? Tilapia originated in Africa, and later spread to other continents, and now it is also distributed in China.
Tilapia is a fish that can be cultured artificially in China, and it is also one of the main aquatic products in China.
As a kind of cultured fish, tilapia has obvious advantages, such as very fast growth, short growth cycle, particularly strong reproductive ability, good adaptability, good resistance, not easy to get sick and not picky eaters.
Therefore, many farmers choose tilapia as the breeding object.
When breeding them, it is generally necessary to use a breeding pond with a water depth of at least 1 m.
The water temperature is very important, not too low.
In addition, they must prepare enough food, and plankton or plant debris can be their food.