How long does it take for tilapia to be harvested?

In other words, during the first 240 days, a pound of food yields a pound of fish. After this period, the farmer will rapidly get less weight gain for every pound of feed given. To answer your question with a number, it takes 240 days, or 34 weeks for food grade tilapia to reach a 16 to 20 ounce harvest size. read more

As we said, a food grade blue tilapia can grow to over one pound in as little as 240 days. But, some people can't get their tilapia to grow to one pound in a full year, if ever. The longer you feed your tilapia, the more they will cost per pound. read more

7 Steps to Tilapia Farming – Step 6: Raise Your Tilapia Fish Until They Are Ready for Harvesting – (Part 1) Tilapia fish are omnivorous. They can eat insects’ larva, aquatic plants, algae etc. read more