Of ancestral origin, there are millenarian signs of this fish from 5,000 years BC in Africa and Asia, where is known as Saint Peter Fish or Mojarra, within other denominations.

Their habitat is the tropic, they live in temperatures of an average of 26C / 28C and abundant water, just the same characteristics of our Production Center.

Of likeable aspect, essentially friendly and living in groups, it is a pleasure to watch them swimming freely in their natural habitat.

The Tilapias are herbivorous, this is the reason why their domestication in aquaculture has reached reproductive success, from which Meli’s Fishery has selected within all the subspecies, the one who has the best adaptability to reach its objectives, the best habitats, obtaining the production standards to develop the whitest and firmest texture and high concentrations of Omega 3, entering into the international market with an spectacular acceptance in the last years.