On Sep 18, 2006, at 11:16 AM, Ev Convert wrote:

> Previously frozen and defrosted tilapia filets are $2/lb.  Whole  
> tilapia are usually about $1.  Frozen fillets are $2.50.  These all  
> appear to be from China.
>
> "Fresh" tilapa from Ecuador is about $6.
>
> Which brings up another question.  What would I do with the whole  
> tilapia?


These fish are likely fed the cheapest garbage possible, and given  
massive antibiotics, etc. because of crowding. They have a pretty  
lousy O3 profile. Almost universally, my friends who feed raw fish to  
their dogs report total rejection of tilapia. I wouldn't eat them.

ginny