By Manny Piñol
Mukhang Marites?
Ugly-Looking Tilapia
Hope Of Fish Farming
The photo of an ugly Tilapia with spouting lips which I attached to a post yesterday on Hybrid Tilapia production earned some of the funniest comments I've read in this page.
"Mukhang Marites," said one follower using a street slang for people who love to gossip.
Still another follower said: "Kung ganyan kapangit ang Tilapia, hindi na ako kakain."
I could not stop laughing poring over the funny comments.
Well, people who disliked the appearance of the Tilapia in the photo should be relieved to know that the Hybrid Tilapia that Fil-Am farmer/scientist Rocky French will breed will not be that ugly.
That ugly Tilapia, in fact, will improve the quality of fish when crossed to other species.
It is called "Hornorum Wami" Tilapia which is prized by many breeders in improving fish genetics.
Here is a literature on Hornorum Wami Tilapia I downloaded from a fisheries website.
"Oreochromis urolepis hornorum
Wami tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis hornorum) is a great choice for farmers wishing to utilize brackish environments, since this species can be grown in both fresh water and brackish water.
"Wami tilapia does not grow as rapidly as the famous Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), but it is much more salt tolerant than Nile tilapia and can therefore make it possible to utilize environments where most other types of tilapia would not thrive. It is also a great choice for farmers that wish to grow tilapia together with animals that need brackish conditions to thrive.
"Within the tilapia farming business, Oreochromis urolepis hornorum is an important contributor of genetic material for the production of hybrids. When Wami tilapia is crossed with Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) the resulting batch will normally contain a very low degree of female fish or no females at all.
"This is an appreciated trait, since many farmers prefer to raise male tilapia only to avoid uncontrolled reproduction in their growing units."
Rocky French's expertise and long experience in fish breeding will definitely help the country improve its Tilapia genetics.
#MagicOfGenetics!
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