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Help me select a type of fish for farming

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Hello everyone, i wanted to ask which type of freshwater edible fish would be suitable for fish farming in a tank?
Must be heat and cold tolerant, preferably herbivorous or at least omnivorous.
 
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Konstantinos, welcome to the forum!

Knowing the general area of your part of the world might make it easy to know what kinds of fish are raised there.

If I were picking a fish to raise I would pick something that I liked to eat, such as bass or catfish.

Some folks might like to raise Rainbow Trout.

I have heard that Tilapia is popular at the grocery store. This non-native species that I might not want to raise.
 
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I live in Greece.
Silurus Glanis, Barbus barbus, Carassius auratus gibelio, Rutilus, Cyprinus carpio are some of the Greek freshwater fishes.
 
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Which of those fish species are favorable for eating?

Which are readily available at the grocery store?

Which fish can be found in restaurants?

To me, these are questions that I would ask myself if I were planning a fish farm.

And which fish would bring in the most profit?

I hope someone will be able to give you better advice than I can.

 
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