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
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 (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)
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
Quote from: ilroost on September 24, 2014, 08:15:33 PM
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???
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
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.
Here's more info...."invasive species"..????
http://www.tilapia.ws/invasivespecies.php (http://www.tilapia.ws/invasivespecies.php)
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.
Quote from: PaulineMi on September 25, 2014, 07:34:28 AM
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 ;D..
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