red tilapia. Red tilapia is a hybrid of tilapia. Its meat is tender and delicious, and it tastes good whether braised or boiled in water. It is ornamental, and it is often used to cultivate ornamental fish ponds. The black tilapia, on the other hand, is coarse in meat and slightly tasteless, which is easy to be infected with bacteria and affects the health and growth of fish. So it is better than red tilapia.