The Buttikoferi is among the most belligerent of African Cichlids
by Mike McEwan
Tilapia buttikoferi is a large and popular Cichlid. It comes from West Africa and is one of the largest of all African Cichlids.
Buttikoferis are extremely intelligent and aggressive aquarium fish. Many owners of these fish love them because they are very active and react to movements outside of the aquarium. It would not be advised to put another fish in a tank with a tilapia.
I have had a buttikoferi for about a year now. He has grown nearly 15 cm and is about 30 cm long now. Before I put him in a 170 liter tank by himself, I was breeding Pseudotropheus zebra's and about 8 of them escaped into the undergravel filtration.
Zebra Tilapia
Scientific Name: Tilapia buttikoferi
Family: Cichlid
About the Zebra Tilapia
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cichlids ...
Buttikoferi Cichlid
The Buttikoferi Cichlid, also known as the Zebra Tilapia, inhabits the river systems of Western Africa. The coloration of this fish is a series of black and white vertical stripes.
Buttikoferi Cichlid
Common Names: Buttikoferi Cichlid, Zebra Tilapia, Tiger Talapia
Scientific Name: Tilapia Buttikoferi
Family: Cichlidae
Maximum Size: 14 inches
Life expectancy: 10+ years
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gallons ...
Buttikoferi Cichlid
Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc.
Zebra Tilapia, Buttikoferi, Hornet Tilapia [Pictures]
Tilapia buttikoferi
SYN: Chromis buttikoferi
PD: An oval shaped fish with a black body coloring. Seven to nine yellow, transverse bands mark the body.
Green terrors are mean, but I've had success keeping them with the even more belligerent Tilipia buttikoferi From: Kevin
Date:11/18/2002
I currently have 2-Green Terrors in my 100 gallon tank full of aggressive cichlids.
Zebra tilapia (Tilapia buttikoferi) and a fish I didn't recognise. (A reader has since suggested that it is a Lake Malawi Haplochromine, perhaps Protomelas fenestratus ?).
Catfish..... rainbowfish
Lots more parrot fish..... black angelfish ...
A huge (over 45 cm) Tilapia buttikoferi in the same tank trully dominated it in terms of size. Unfortunaly a large Cichlasoma citrinellum dominated it in real terms.
While this is the true king of the tank above. Photo F.Zezza /MCH ...
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