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Thanks for the info guys. I did some searching and found 45 to 50 degrees
as the general low temp limit. It does vary by species to some degree.
Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
"Who hears the fishes when they cry?"
Henry Thoreau--1817-1862
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
><)> [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org]On Behalf
><)> Of Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS
><)> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:45 PM
><)> To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
><)> Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- low temps for exotics
><)>
><)>
><)> >>>Does anyone know of a low temperature limit for
><)> Tilapia sp? I am
><)> primarily
><)> interested for year round husbandry success, but
><)> even an LD 50 would be
><)> helpful?<<<
><)>
><)> Which Tilapia ? My impression is that lower limits
><)> vary among species. I
><)> think T. melanotheron and T. mossambica are more
><)> cold-sensitive than T. (or
><)> S.) aurea and T. nilotica. Geographic ranges in
><)> the US would suggest that,
><)> and I have seen cold-kills of T. melanotheron in
><)> Florida that left other
><)> species OK.
><)>
><)> - Jan Hoover
><)> Vicksburg, MS
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