Tilapia Snyderae

[ilroost]

 Just got 10 fry from a friend today.
These fish are on the C.A.R.E.S list. Going to try to raise them and breed them. Has anyone here ever kept them before?
I have never even seen them until today, When i seen the parents at this guy's fish room.
I have googled them but can't really find out a whole lot on them

[Mugwump]

Besides being a food fish...there are numerous other species....

found this..

https://www.google.com/search?q=Tilapia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb

[ilroost]

These guy's are small, maybe about 5 inches or so full grown and have lots of color. The fishes lips turn white when in breeding dress. Really cool looking fish

[Mugwump]

These guy's are small, maybe about 5 inches or so full grown and have lots of color. The fishes lips turn white when in breeding dress. Really cool looking fish

neato....pics???

[ilroost]

I only have real small fry. I wish i would of took picts of the parents when i was there.
Can't seem to find out a whole lot about them anywhere

[ilroost]

Well i have found that they are from Cameroon. They are on the red list as critically endangered. It says they only get about 2 inches in size, but i swear the parents i saw were about 4 or 5 inches big.

[Mugwump]

Here's more info...."invasive species"..?

http://www.tilapia.ws/invasivespecies.php

[PaulineMi]

http://www.gcca.net/west-african-cichlids/168-tilapia-snyderae#.VCQK0-vD9Ds

http://www.borstein.info/profiles/west_africa/tilapiasny.html

There are several types of tilapia which are cichlids. 

[Mugwump]

http://www.gcca.net/west-african-cichlids/168-tilapia-snyderae#.VCQK0-vD9Ds

http://www.borstein.info/profiles/west_africa/tilapiasny.html

There are several types of tilapia which are cichlids.

Indeed there are, Pauline.....I know Sam, and he's a brilliant fish keeper...Rick Borstein is a past GCCA president, I believe, and current webmaster.   a very good source  ..

[ilroost]

Thanks Pauline, that is them. Now to raise the 10 fry i have.I think they are kinda neat. I always get excited when i get a fish i have never had before