Where do I get the fish for my aquaponics system?
• Pet and Aquarium Stores: Just about any fresh water aquarium fish from a pet store works well in an aquaponics system. Pay special attention to the temperature range that the fish thrives in, and whether they would be compatible with the other fish in your tank (i.e. not eat them). Pet store fish we have grown with success in aquaponics so far are goldfish (avoid feeder goldfish, they are prone to disease), koi, oscars, pacu, and guppies. • Hatcheries: More and more fish hatcheries are willing to sell small batches of fish to local aquaponic growers. You can also find online sources of shipped fish fingerlings, but this is becoming increasingly difficult as state fish and game departments are more tightly regulating interstate fish shipments. The Aquaponics Gardening Community keeps lists of sources for food fish fingerlings in the fish Groups pages.
