dsi1 wrote:
>
> On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:13:56 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > I've had farmed catfish and it was OK. Not my first choice, but if
> > served, I'll eat it. Tilapia eats crap too so I avoid it.
>
> We actually hate tilapia in Hawaii but the times they are a changin.

Do either of you fellows like crab or lobster? Both are bottom
scavengers and often feed on dead things. They eat crap.

On 3/15/2017 5:43 PM, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:13:56 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> I've had farmed catfish and it was OK. Not my first choice, but if
>>> served, I'll eat it. Tilapia eats crap too so I avoid it.
>>
>> We actually hate tilapia in Hawaii but the times they are a changin.
>
> Do either of you fellows like crab or lobster? Both are bottom
> scavengers and often feed on dead things. They eat crap.
>

My wife likes lobster but it does nothing for me, especially at the
price. I used to eat blue crabs once in a while but have not had any
for probably 30 years.

On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10:43:09 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:13:56 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > I've had farmed catfish and it was OK. Not my first choice, but if
> > > served, I'll eat it. Tilapia eats crap too so I avoid it.
> >
> > We actually hate tilapia in Hawaii but the times they are a changin.
>
> Do either of you fellows like crab or lobster? Both are bottom
> scavengers and often feed on dead things. They eat crap.

The reason we hate the tilapia has little to do with the taste. Tilapia is found everywhere in stinkin' waters and they have taken over our overland waterways, displacing our native species. The very idea of eating one of these nasty, dirty, fishes is revolving. That said, I wholeheartedly encourage people on the mainland to eat tilapia because they're a wonderfully sustainable fish and because the only good tilapia is a dead tilapia.

On 2017-03-15 5:39 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10:43:09 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
>
>> Do either of you fellows like crab or lobster? Both are bottom
>> scavengers and often feed on dead things. They eat crap.
>
> The reason we hate the tilapia has little to do with the taste.
> Tilapia is found everywhere in stinkin' waters and they have taken
> over our overland waterways, displacing our native species. The very
> idea of eating one of these nasty, dirty, fishes is revolving. That
> said, I wholeheartedly encourage people on the mainland to eat
> tilapia because they're a wonderfully sustainable fish and because
> the only good tilapia is a dead tilapia.
>


Some people like it. I don't. As I said in another post, I tried a dish
in a Mexican restaurant with some trepidation because the fish was
talapia. I had low enough expectations that I was not disappointed by
the taste and texture. It was pretty much as bad as I had expected it to
be. I had previously considered getting some frozen fish tacos but
opted not to because it was talapia. Since that time I have been to one
of my favourite restaurants and considered getting their Thai fish dish.
It used to be made with white fish but they had changed talapia so I
opted for something else.

If it is as invasive as you say and they need help to exterminate it
they can start giving it away. I don't hate it enough to never eat it.
I just don't want to pay for fish like that.