White Nile Tilapia??

twhittle

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Someone gave me this tilapia as they were moving. I put it in my 1200 gallon indoor pond with some larger cichlids. He told me it was a white nile tilapia. He is a legitimate 16 inches, possibly more. The pic is a screen grab from my live stream pond camera. Any insight on these guys is appreciated.

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Think it looks like oreochromis niloticus.
 

twhittle

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Think it looks like oreochromis niloticus.
Thats what I gathered from Google, but I saw there was a variety of colors to them. Also not a ton of informative articles.
 

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Thats what I gathered from Google, but I saw there was a variety of colors to them. Also not a ton of informative articles.
They are bred that way so there will be variation.
 
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They are bred that way so there will be variation.
Great. Thank you. So articles won't be specific to a "white strain:?
 

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Great. Thank you. So articles won't be specific to a "white strain:?
There probably are some available. I don’t know myself.
 
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