Tilapia and other questions

[dayna]

We are currently digging out a pond on our property. Okay, my husband is digging out the pond! lol

I was thinking of having tilapia (to eat). I've never had tilapia, though I am a fish lover. I am the ONLY person that eats fish or seafood in my household.

What does one do with a tilapia? How does one prepare it. I've looked online and mostly what I saw was a white fish type or fried preparation. I'm used to cooking fresh salmon and halibut. How would tilapia compare to those in both flavors and cooking methods?

Is there somewhere locally I could order dinner, of tilapia that is not fried to I can see if I like to eat it or not?

Along with tilapia can you keep other fish? Like those fish that eat mosquitoes?

Does anyone know how deep a pond needs to be for tilapia and how many inches of tilapia per gallon? I'd have to measure how long and wide the pond we are digging out is, I'm sure we'll have to have a special liner made just for it as it's a heck of a lot bigger than any liner I've seen at home depot or similar places.

Any advice on this project would be very welcome.

Dayna

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