Why no kurper(tilipia)

"Fishing season open" sign on the water's edge

 

it is illegal to move any fish from any body of water to another body of water - technically buy fish at teh LFS and driving them home without a permit is illegal

 

And if they stop you shoot them.the fine is only R2000.00 for shooting people as opposed to R10 000.00 for illegally transporting fish.

 

Now that sounds ridiculous, but the ecological damage that can be done by introducing fish to another body of water is generally a more serious issue than the death of some people, IMO :blink1:

 

LOL
Yes,true and i am glad that people on this site knows or can be educated about the dangers because there just is not enough inspectors/civil servants to do it,or they just do not have the required knowledge.

The above post was just a poke at them.:boxing:

 

Ironically, my interest in perhaps becoming one of the people who do ecological research and conservation may lead to my demise because of that very post, lol.

I didn't know the fines for those two crimes, and you raise a valid point... Thanks for that.

 

What if they catch you and you pull out a grill and some charcoal?

 

:bigsmile:

Thanx for this one.
I fell off my chair now.:bigsmile:

 

Hi guys this might be upsetting or whateva. Again I didnt know and still dont feel like im doing anything wrong.

I just got my hands on 20 Mosambiek talapia
I got them threw a zoo and im pretty sure they wouldnt give me illegal fish???
IDK?
They were pricy though...

What do you think?

I was plannig on selling some and breeding.
But i dont wana be busy with ellegal stuff

 

I have seen them lately at the petshops and they are quite pricey,keeping in mind that some of our ecosystems are already invaded by them,and all that you need to get hold of then is to cast a line!!

If i am correct the Orange river system has not been invaded as yet,but most other systems are.

 

stunning fish, are they fully grown?

 

No jokes but my linefish at ocean basket tonight was tilipaia form mozambique and it was good. Just be careful if those are blue kurper(mozambique tilipia) they easily reach sizes over 1kg and need large areas to swim its cheaper catching them than buying them just get a freshwater permit abt R60 a year to fish wheter u eat or remove u can take out abt 20+ tilipia a day

 

I don't know why you'd pay a decent price for them... they're common in most rivers, ponds and dams nationwide, and besides that, they're avaliable commercially as both food fish and as ornamentals, never exceeding R100 (even for big specimens).

I kept a few a little while back. While only the males ever look nice, their personality and willingness to breed made them worthwhile pets.

 

i agree many fingerlings of tilipia can be bought at R2 a piece just google to find any place in your region and they are sold sometimes by the 1000s

 

Guys - go read the forum rules. they are on the black lists and it is illegal to remove fish from a river/dam and move them alive.

For those of you that dont belive me - copied and pasted from the black list. the spp part mean ALL TILAPIA and OREOCHRIOMIS are banned.

Tilapia Spp
Oreochromis Spp
Tilapia Aurea
Tilapia Buttikoferi Hornet Tilapia
Tilapia Galilaea Galilee Cichlid
Tilapia Guinasana Otjikoto Cichlid
Tilapia Guineensis Guinea Cichlid
Tilapia Heudeloti Senegal Cichlid
Tilapia Macrocephala African Cichlid Black-Chinned Cichlid
Tilapia Mariae Aquidens Mariae Tiger Cichlid Zebra Cichlid
Tilapia Mossambica (Oreochromis Mossambicus) Mozambique Tilapia
Tilapia Nilotica Nile Mouthbrooder
Tilapia Ovalis Round-Tailed Tilapia
Tilapia Rendalli Red-Breast Tilapia
Tilapia sp "Orange" Orange Tilapia
Tilapia sp "Rose-Breasted" Rose-Breasted Tilapia
Tilapia Stornsii
Tilapia Tholloni Thollon's Tilapia

 

one of the reasons that it is blacklisted is because I think of the following, check here http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2002/january/tilapia.htm

 

Depending on the reason for the collection of the fish there would be two different people to contact. One for Scientific and the other for recreation. At Cape Nature speak to Danelle @ 021 659 3416/3418/3420 or Email: dkleinhans@capenature.co.za for scientific call Dean or Marissa at 021 866 8000. Hope this helps.

 

that Dean Impson?

 

dean kleinhans

 

ok cool - i think it might be time to close this thread