White Nile Tilapia??

[twhittle]

Someone gave me this tilapia as they were moving. I put it in my 1200 gallon indoor pond with some larger cichlids. He told me it was a white nile tilapia. He is a legitimate 16 inches, possibly more. The pic is a screen grab from my live stream pond camera. Any insight on these guys is appreciated.

 

[kno4te]

Think it looks like oreochromis niloticus.

 

[twhittle]

Think it looks like oreochromis niloticus.

Thats what I gathered from Google, but I saw there was a variety of colors to them. Also not a ton of informative articles.

 

[kno4te]

Thats what I gathered from Google, but I saw there was a variety of colors to them. Also not a ton of informative articles.

They are bred that way so there will be variation.

 

[twhittle]

They are bred that way so there will be variation.

Great. Thank you. So articles won't be specific to a "white strain:?

 

[kno4te]

Great. Thank you. So articles won't be specific to a "white strain:?

There probably are some available. I don’t know myself.

 

[duanes]

It also may be Coptodon zillii, or a hybrid of zillii and some other Tilapine.
Here are some shots of much younger zillii, I had, they get more and more red with age.