DANA T Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 I was at the LFS yesterday and saw some Zebra tilapia ,Very nice looking fish and can get quite large. My question is does any one have any stories about them good or bad and what would be good tank mates in a 108 gal tank. Thanks Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-man Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 It's called a Tilapia buttikoferi! They are very aggressive and should only be kept in a species tank by itself. It would probably eventually kill everything in your tank when it got bigger. It might work with larger predator fish like itself with a little bit of tattered fins. I had one myself a long time ago and got rid of it due to aggression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerz69 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) I have 1 that turns 8 this year. Got it at 2" now is at 14" long 6" deep. Mine is very friendly does not bother the other fish at all. I just redid the tank and added some 2" yellow labs and 1.5 demonsoni. I have read the temperment depends on male or female, not sure what I have. I have it in a 180G tank. 4" Kenya trying to mess with it. The only time I seen this happen. The cats in the picture are 7" long and the ventus is 4" long. Edited March 1, 2010 by Powerz69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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