Hi so I bought this fish for my mixed cichlid tank and the owner of the fish store sold it to me for half off because he didn’t know the breed of the fish. Does anybody know the name or species of this little guy.
Identify this breed of fish?
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Herotilapia buttikoferi. aka zebra tilapia... really mean large fish 15+". Capable of wrecking a lot of fish once full grown.
One of my favorite fish but yeah butti’s can be violent. I would say there is a 90% chance he is the only fish in the tank within a year
Oh dear. This is the OP's first post and he's just been told all his fish barring one are probably going to be dead within a year!
That's a fantastic welcoming present.
That's a fantastic welcoming present.
Welcome aboard
Take a pic next time if no one knows what the fish is before purchasing and post it here members will be happy to ID the fish. See if the LFS will take the Buttikoferi back if you don't want it.
Take a pic next time if no one knows what the fish is before purchasing and post it here members will be happy to ID the fish. See if the LFS will take the Buttikoferi back if you don't want it.
I can't tell how big that is from the pic but it appears to be pretty young. My big male is already about 10" at a year old. They're docile for a while but they'll snap eventually and be incredibly violent.
I'd recommend planning on having a dedicated tank for it sooner rather than later. It very well may dominate and kill the red devil
Looks like I’m putting him in his own tank or with my other big aggressive boys, are they worth much because the owner of the store didn’t know what it was.