Tilapia buttikoferi is an African tilapiine cichlid fish that can be found mainly in West Africa, more specifically Liberia. They are freshwater fish that tend to live in rivers and streams.
I have 3 Tilapia buttikoferis that are 8, 20, and 25 cm in size. They are pretty aggressive, but not as much as Red Devils, Managuenses, Doviis, or Trimacs. Not from my experience anyways. They don't need a high pH like other african cichlids.
Zebra Tilapia
Scientific Name: Tilapia buttikoferi
Family: Cichlid
About the Zebra Tilapia
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cichlids ...
Tilapia buttikoferi is a large and popular Cichlid. It comes from West Africa and is one of the largest of all African 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 ...
Tilapia buttikoferi
SYN: Chromis buttikoferi
PD: An oval shaped fish with a black body coloring. Seven to nine yellow, transverse bands mark the body. The head is yellow and the throat is black.
I have 6 of these fish in a 300 gallon tank together with various loaches, tilapia buttikoferi, gouramis. I find they don't bother any other fish due to the room they have. pH 6.
 See also: Buttikoferi, Fish, Cichlid, Water, Aquarium
  
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