Pink Tilapia eats asparagus

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So my tilapia is a total pig. I frequently give him lettuce to eat, but was making asparagus last night and decided to give him some. I quick blanched a couple end pieces I usually just throw away. They were about 2 inches long. I toss them in and he instantly swallows one of the pieces whole. I'm like oh no please don't choke. I watch him swim around for 10-20 seconds chewing on it. Then he spits it out and it's only an inch long. He finished that piece off that night, the other piece he ate the next day.

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Thats why they are introduced around the world.Great food source for most countries populations ,due to the fast breeding,growth rate ,and the tilapia will eat all the thick vegetation from a pond.Is it's lips getting large and rubbery at all?

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His lips are good sized but looks the same as other pics I've seen.

He will gobble up as much food as he can and then take 1 more pellet and swim around with it in his lips until he's ready to eat it. Kind of like his little cigarette.
I haven't ate Tilapia since I found out what kind of fish I had. He looks exactly like the kind they farm. I don't know how he ended up at petco but my wife wanted him and he was only a dollar. Luckily I have a big tank to keep him in.