Butt Kicker (tilapia buttikoferi).

[bigspizz]

That is the fattest Butti I have ever seen!!

Spizz why ya think it's different? The faded color? They get that way when they are adult mine is like that when he sleeps and stuff..

but man I have never seen one that robust.. I just feed hikari gold.. What do you feed it, Beefheart, Shrimp and Small Children?

The way the pattern is off a bit...the bars are not vertical like all other buttis I have seen...And mine is also an adult....

 

[Miles]

haha Probably cause it's old and fat I have seen a few big butti's go through the pet stores.. alot of varieties. One of the guys that first got me into fish had this 15 year old female (apparantly most buttikoferi in Spokane came from him).. and it was WEIRD looking compared to these, very different body from what I remember.

They are all Buttikoferi though, just variations probably from genetics.. they are a fish food in alot of places.. I would cook that fatty there for sure!

 

[Opiate]

try umbee/dovii as tankmates...that should make or break him

 

[Gourami Swami]

Nah... I think the only way that butti wouldnt rip up a dovii or umbee in the first couple of DAYS its in the tank is if the dovii/umbee is like 18". I say so because when the dovii or umbee is still getting used to the tank it wont show much agression or have will to fight.

BTW, that Butti is gorgeous! I gotta get some pics of mine up, hes a pet store rescue, and a total glassbanger.

And PS ORCA.- I remember you back when you were on fishforums.com

 

[fwlion]

looks like at in OLD FEMALE to me

 

[ORCA.]

Txs all, It eats most anything (pellets, bloodworm,earthworms,shrimp, lettuce,shelled peas but not interested in feeders?)

 

[johnptc]

mated pair

 

[John Rambo]

Very NICE! I had one at 12" as well, not as fat. It also never had any live tank mates. I wonder why this fish never makes the top ten list of killers.