Hi there I'm new here so I hope I am posting this in the right area. I was hoping someone could identify this beautiful fish for me. Thanks in advance. 
Please help ID.
- Thread starter Dave D
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Tilapia buttikoferi? If so, they usually end up being really large and really mean. This one looks to have the large part handled already.
tlindsey beat me to it.
tlindsey beat me to it.
They have actually now been placed in the genus Heterotilapia.
They are very aggressive and loners normally not playing well with other cichlids, and are known to follow Hippos in rivers in Africa eating their feces.
They are very aggressive and loners normally not playing well with other cichlids, and are known to follow Hippos in rivers in Africa eating their feces.
