Red Tilapia

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Jack Dempsey
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Hi Folks,

The LFS had these new juvenile fish in called "Red Tilapia" no scientific name or anything. The employees at the store had no idea about them, and the owner wasn't around.

Anyway they were about 1.5 to 2inches long at bright burgundy in color with gold shimmery scales. Absolutely beautiful fish, but I don't want to buy them without some more info? Anyone got a guess as to what they are.

i know its not alot info to go on, but thats all i got right now

Thanks for any help
 
Do they look like one of these? These are 3 different species of tilapia that commercial farms have developed the red morph either by selective breeding, red-promoting diets, and/or hormone inducement.

redtilapia.jpg
 
I think I'm going to buy one and take some pics, after talking to someone at the LFS he said they grow to about 8 inches and are not really aggresive.

Of the three pics in the above post it most closely resembles the first. The body is more elongated. and the body color isn't as uniform.


Thanks for the help so far. Soon as I get pics I'll post them
 
They are aggressive "occationally"

If they are hungry, they will kill other fish, even the ones bigger than they are and eat them.

I used to keep tilapia when I was young (native to my country) I had 1 that was 2 inch long, and it was killing everything I put in. (size from 2 to 6 inches)
 
It's a Talapia Snyderi, I have 60 of them and I was told that they get around 6"

They seem peacefull and they do fine in 8.0 liquid rock.
 
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