I have recnetly aquired a paratilapia and noone seems to know much about him, any advice or stories???
Paratilapia Polenni
- Thread starter Krause0503
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Advice(From google): They get around 12inches for male, 6in for female. Min. tank size: 55 gallons
Unlike google, I'll add my personal experience. I had a big one for approximately 6 years in my 125. They can get rather dominant if kept with fish at their level of aggression. I do not consider them to be that aggressive compared to a lot of the popular cichlids (amphilophus, parachromis). I kept mine in a mixed community with some acaras, dempsey, firemouth, geo steindachneri, and a few haps. have had both small spots and large spots, but no difference in behavior IME. as they grow, will develop Oscar-like personality.
if they have a oscar like personality then i start thinking of getting one!
yeah they are rather cool make a great wet pet. id say its a fair description comparing them to an oscar.
Thanks for the advice. he is definately a fun guy to have. The main problem i have is he doesnt like many foods. i tried a variety of hikari products, frozen food, and flakes. so far he only really likes the flakes. is there anything that will get him to eat a bit more?
Pretty much same as any other large cichlid can be aggressive but I found less aggy than some.
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