Just picked up 8 zillii juvies at our local auction, figure they'll be nice dithers until they hit eating size. They are housed with some juvie Nimbochromis at the moment.
Tilapia zillii
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They definitely grow quickly and get to large size. Here was my Coelotilapia zillii about 2 years after purchase, measured at 13 3/4":
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But it has never been a very significant aquacultured food fish. You will never see one at the grocery market. "Tilapias" at the food market are all mouth brooding Oreochromis species.
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[/URL]But it has never been a very significant aquacultured food fish. You will never see one at the grocery market. "Tilapias" at the food market are all mouth brooding Oreochromis species.