i stumbled upon some juveniles around 1", I was wondering how rare are these fish, what they eat how aggressive they are and if someone has some pics please post them i already did a Google search i want to see what members have.
Paratilapia polleni
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My paratilapia sp. unknown tend to be docile when they're in big tanks. They are only really aggressive when they have already paired off. My couple likes to eat guppies, crickets, flake food, brine shrimp, blood worms, and any insect that falls into their tank. I actually made the mistake of temporarily putting one of my paratilapia sp uknown in a tank full of x. variatus livebearers and it ate one 1/4th its size.
As for pictures, people have started posting pics on another thread here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170672
As for pictures, people have started posting pics on another thread here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170672
I have some that could be Bleekeri and mine have grown quite fast since i have had them for only a month. Mine eat hikari gold, cichlid fry that I feed them, worms, ...almost anything I throw in the tank. They change colors from black to brown once in a while. Overall, I cannot wait for mine to become adults. Goodluck with yours.
what about other tank mates? i see some are black and others are brownish/yellow is there many type of variants???
They colour-up once they reach about 2"+. The variants are the 'large-spot' and 'small-spot'. They will cross breed if kept together. There are a few good articles on the net. I have kept mine mostly with South/Cent Americans and they do fine. They will hold their own if picked on but get 10". I've seen one lip-lock with a Dempsey once and they came to a mutal understanding. They are usually not aggressive unless pairing up or being pushed around. Kept with Oscars, Terrors, convicts, firemouths, etc. Also with some mbuna. Hope this helps.
I keep mine, which is about 6" now with my Peacocks, Jewels and Fronts without issue, he keeps to himself and is not aggressive, but he doesn't let the other fish push him around. I can also hand feed him already.
A peacock bass will quickly surpass these fish in size, and most likely kill them, as they only attain 10-12" as adults, pbass can get to 30"+
A peacock bass will quickly surpass these fish in size, and most likely kill them, as they only attain 10-12" as adults, pbass can get to 30"+
mine is dominant in the tank, but does not do more than throw its weight around, doesn't really injure any of the others.
I keep mine by itself in a 120g wide divided off with a jaguar on the otherside.. I find that these make amazing showfish and if your looking for a glass banger at ~6", this is your man.. I have fed mine an exclusive diet of hikari bio-gold and the spangling is amazing. The jaguar tankmate buddy makes him get excited and keeps him competitive, but absolutely no tears in the fins, always a very dark black no fading in color, and is very bulky and full-bodied. I tried to put it in with a community of jewel cichlids (west africa theme) and jewels beat it up.