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Old 02-12-2013, 06:06 PM
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TALIPIA.......These are the fish that restaurants, now a days, are always featuring on their menu's. Many places try to give you the impression that you are getting an exotic fish. They are actually a fresh water farm raised, common and cheap pond fish.
Tilapia are a non-native fish, originating in the Middle-East and Africa. And, yes, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission considers them an exotic animal species.

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