Description

This functional 34.9ha Tilapia Fish Farm (Lilac Holdings Farm) is located approximately 6km NE of Port Alfred on the Mooifontein quarry road.

The fully fenced property comprises of the main large farmhouse, two single garages including workshop and laundry space, an interconnecting two-bedroom flat, numerous outbuildings, an administration block with separate his/her ablutions, 5 carports, a large vegetable garden, a chicken coop providing fresh organic farm eggs, three wooden chalets with communal swimming pool, (can be rented out for additional income), 8 Tilapia breeding tunnels and 1 water filtration tunnel, an active 10 000L per hour borehole, supplying the main concrete header reservoir (800 000L), farming implements plus more.  

The main farmhouse has 4 spacious bedrooms, a lounge, I.5 bathrooms and kitchen with granite tops and gas stove. The scullery is separate. Off the kitchen is a laundry/linen room. There is an outside toilet in the enclosed courtyard with an undercover semi-enclosed braai area. The two single tandem lock up garages includes a workshop and an additional laundry. The adjoining two-bedroom flat has a lounge, kitchen with breakfast nook and a bathroom. The flat is currently utilised by staff members. The 34 KVA standby diesel generator is stored in an outbuilding next to the Eskom power supply.

The neat secure administration office block has separate his/her ablutions. There is external burglar bars and security gates. 2X 5000L water tanks supply water via a pump.

Three suspended wooden chalets, each with a private, wooden deck, an open plan kitchen and living area, a bedroom and bathroom and a private deck are located near the farm dam. The sparkling communal swimming pool and braai area is ideal to rent out for weekends, bringing in additional income.

A 10 000L per hour borehole feeds a large 800 000L concrete reservoir, which in turn feeds the Tilapia tunnels. A second smaller reservoir feeds the farmhouse and wooden chalets. 

Of the 9 tunnels, one is a filtration tunnel, where the water cleanliness is assisted with water lettuce filtration. There is presently about 20 000 Tilapia breeding in the tunnels. The fingerlings grow to a mass of about 450grams before harvesting and are sold per/kg in weight. Tilapias are hardy fish and can be fed a variety of foods. The fish are sold on order and are either collected or delivered in the surrounding areas. The ideal water temperature for breeding is between 20-30 degrees. The farm has permits for the following: Water user's license. Permit for Mozambique and Nile Tilapia. Game permit for Burchell's Zebra and Impala. There is currently 5 Zebra, 1 Impala and 1 waterbuck roaming the buffalo grassed fields. The soil is fertile with acacia and pine trees, attracting various species of birdlife.

The farm has a distant view of the Indian Ocean.

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