Help ID chiclid

[sturgeonlover]

Can someone kindly tell me what type of river chiclid this is. How big he is going to get and what types of foods he eats. Thank you

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[sturgeonlover]

Anyone?

 

[ciclasoman]

Away from computer, I can't see the attachment. Can you paste from photobucket?

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

Looks like a Tilapia

 

[duanes]

The angle of your photo does not help, because many helpful ID features are obscured.
It looks to be of Tilapine ancestry, the spot on the 7th bar (counting from the one on the gill plate) is found on Tilapines.
But because it is young, and because many Tilapines look similar at that stage, being more specific is difficult.
T. niloticus below, this one is older than yours, but note the spot on the 7th bar.

 

[sturgeonlover]

Away from computer, I can't see the attachment. Can you paste from photobucket?

I will post with photo bucket

 

[sturgeonlover]

The angle of your photo does not help, because many helpful ID features are obscured.
It looks to be of Tilapine ancestry, the spot on the 7th bar (counting from the one on the gill plate) is found on Tilapines.
But because it is young, and because many Tilapines look similar at that stage, being more specific is difficult.
T. niloticus below, this one is older than yours, but note the spot on the 7th bar.

I will get better angles and take pictures out of the tank. What would I feed and how big can I expect him to get? Tanks mates?

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

I will get better angles and take pictures out of the tank. What would I feed and how big can I expect him to get? Tanks mates?

I have one right now, big ole boy but still not full grown. He weighs a good 2 1/2- 3lbs, very thick. Most Tilapia are very mean, but some aren't. The one I have very calm but likes to chase the Sun Cats. Mine eats anything I put in the tank.

 

[sturgeonlover]

I have one right now, big ole boy but still not full grown. He weighs a good 2 1/2- 3lbs, very thick. Most Tilapia are very mean, but some aren't. The one I have very calm but likes to chase the Sun Cats. Mine eats anything I put in the tank.

Darn, they get really big? I got a mbu thats tolerant of everything but cat fishes and gold fishes. I got a school of african red eyes and congo tetras... will they be dinner one day?

 

[JasonsPlecosCichlids]

I've never had anything smaller than he can get in his mouth, tilapia have HUGE mouths. Maybe someone else on here has had the experience but I wouldn't put it past them. Better safe than sorry.