ID Of wild caught cichlid?
- Thread starter rob0521
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I meant to say it's probably a hybrid. I say this because many many many strains of tilapia have been introduced to florida waters and most all of the tilapia here are hybrids.
cichla1004;1004537; said:
Perhaps.
Oreochromis sp. are notoriously hybridized and they do breed easily with one another. They are common introductions around the world. Tilapia mariae however is a substrate spawning species, not a mouthbrooder, and the only other substrate spawning species commonly found in FL is T. buttikoferi.
Perhaps some rendalli out there but there's not much else I can think of right off the bat that could easily hybridize with T. mariae.
mbunafishkeeper;1020357; said:
Well I kept one in my 55 and there might be another one in my 120. I've been on vacation for the past 12 days so I really doubt it's still alive it was only like 2". And my fish ate the other 2 I threw in there.
