This study describes the differential effect of sexual reversion in tilapia strains on survival rates, growth and the percentage of phenotypical males under different environmental conditions. Two Orechromis niloticus strains (common Nile tilapia and Thai-chiltralada) and one hybrid Oreochromis sp (red tilapia) were used, which were fed from hatch during the first thirty days of life with 17-α-methyltestosterone hormone incorporated to the ration (60 mg/kg). At the 90th days, the survival rate of the common Nile had surpassed Thai-chiltralada in 39.00% and red tilapia in 22.70%, while the growth rate was similar in common Nile and Thai-chiltralada, and slightly lower in red tilapia. The percentage of males decreased at the following order: common Nile, Thai-chiltralada and red tilapia (98.73, 96.23 and 89.46% respectively. In situations of temperature oscillation, the common Nile strain was more efficient in productive terms; however, further studies to verify the genetic pureness and reproductive management of different strains should be conducted.
condition factors; growth; sexual reversion; survival rate
