Cichlid Identification

[DanielAro501]

I was recently given these cichlids and the person who gave them to me has no idea what they are and I have never kept any cichlids and just wanted to id them to see if I can even keep them in my parameters and tank mates. Any ideas help, thank you

 

[kno4te]

Tilapia species, zilli perhaps.

 

[DanielAro501]

Tilapia species, zilli perhaps.

Ok thank you, do you know their aggressiveness level?

 

[kno4te]

Ok thank you, do you know their aggressiveness level?

No but maybe @duanesnmay know.

 

[duanes]

They look to be Tilapines, zillii is reasonable, but most Tilapines look very similar at that size and there are probably at least 100 different species of them.
I've never considered them that aggressive (although they can be feisty among themselves) except buttikoferi and marine) all are very active. Most will eat any live plant. Here are a few to compare.
niloticus

zillii

bythobates

the above 3 are in the genus Coptodon
Oreochromis tanganikia directly below

linnellii

some get rather large, some don't, the one below (probably a hybrid is about 2 ft long

Below a shot of one in a Florida canal

 

[DanielAro501]

They look to be Tilapines, zillii is reasonable, but most Tilapines look very similar at that size and there are probably at least 100 different species of them.
I've never considered them that aggressive (although they can be feisty among themselves) except buttikoferi and marine) all are very active. Most will eat any live plant. Here are a few to compare.
niloticus

zillii

bythobates

the above 3 are in the genus Coptodon
Oreochromis tanganikia directly below

linnellii

some get rather large, some don't, the one below (probably a hybrid is about 2 ft long

Below a shot of one in a Florida canal

Ok thank you i will use this to to try to identify the ones i have, and I’ll think they’ll do fine in the tank. Btw i live in Florida, it’ll be cool if i some like them around

 

[Deadliestviper7]

They look to be Tilapines, zillii is reasonable, but most Tilapines look very similar at that size and there are probably at least 100 different species of them.
I've never considered them that aggressive (although they can be feisty among themselves) except buttikoferi and marine) all are very active. Most will eat any live plant. Here are a few to compare.
niloticus

zillii

bythobates

the above 3 are in the genus Coptodon
Oreochromis tanganikia directly below

linnellii

some get rather large, some don't, the one below (probably a hybrid is about 2 ft long

Below a shot of one in a Florida canal

The white one is either the strawberry (a hybrid) or a color variant such as Colorado white.
We get tilapia in the canals around here, ca. Live year round in some of the warmer states

 

[mattison187]

They look to be Tilapines, zillii is reasonable, but most Tilapines look very similar at that size and there are probably at least 100 different species of them.
I've never considered them that aggressive (although they can be feisty among themselves) except buttikoferi and marine) all are very active. Most will eat any live plant. Here are a few to compare.
niloticus

zillii

bythobates

the above 3 are in the genus Coptodon
Oreochromis tanganikia directly below

linnellii

some get rather large, some don't, the one below (probably a hybrid is about 2 ft long

Below a shot of one in a Florida canal

I googled the linnellii yesterday after seeing your post. Didnt have any luck finding info on it. Good looking fish, so is the bythobates.

 

[duanes]

Saratherodon linnellii is only found in one tiny lake in Camaroon, Barumbi mbo, they are mouthbrooders and not readily available, except from specialty breeders.

All the cichlids from the lake are Tilapines, another from the same lake is the predatory cichlid, Stomatepia pindu, one of my favorites,
Coptodan bythobates is from another tiny lake, Bermin.