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Posted	does anyone keep red tilapia?
14-03-2006 13:20 by tony mcculloch	hello. i have just aquired 2 red tilapia along with some other cichlids. I think they are very ugly (no snide remarks please). have looked on the net for info on them and what i have found seems to be more rounded in shape and a lot nicer to look at. I now feel that the 2 i have, have been seriously under fed. can anyone shed any light on this. If so how can I feed them more without over feeding the other tank occupants. and what type of food, ie, prawns
14-03-2006 13:21 by tony mcculloch	heres a photo.
14-03-2006 13:42 by Alan	Looks like an oreochromis not sure which as I don't think it is a natural colour form. They will eat anything and in large quantities they are very hardy to.
14-03-2006 13:52 by tony mcculloch	Oreochromis mossambicus is a tilapia alan. just done a search for your suggestion and it came up as mossambicus tilapia.
14-03-2006 14:15 by Alan	Yes Oreochromis is a tilapia there are a number of different species as this is a gold colour morph it is difficult to work out which. Massambicus is the most common in the trade as it is farmed as a food fish it does also have this gold colour varient but I expect there are other species that also do mossambicus is certainly a possibility.
14-03-2006 14:27 by tony mcculloch	are they a popular fish for the tank, as i am wanting to part ways with them if i can.
14-03-2006 14:37 by Alan	Erm no not really although I think they might be going through a bit of a revival their breeding behaviour is fascinating. Danny boy can tell you more about these wee beasties incidentally how big are they?
14-03-2006 14:51 by MC	DB seems to have dissapeared after his "leccy bill" hope he's OK
14-03-2006 15:22 by tony mcculloch	easily 8 or 9 inches. would keep them but they are going against the grain of the tank. mc, saw that bit about elecky bill, maybe they cut him off.
14-03-2006 16:27 by Stephanie	Prawns tend to be a bit fatty so use them as a treat once a week, whitebait and cockle/mussel should be good though with some green stuff thrown in for good measure (spirulina, cucumber, peas). Looks like Oreochromis mossambicus to me, though I am no expert. Mouthbrooders and a good food fish.
14-03-2006 16:38 by tony mcculloch	thanks for the info stephanie, will try some of thes foods. as much as i dont want them, dont think I could eat them, yuck.
14-03-2006 16:50 by Stephanie	any info on how you acquired them? just being a nosey scouser!
14-03-2006 17:00 by tony mcculloch	haha, from broadgreen myself, but in s-port now. my mate gave me his setup as he had no space, i already have a few tanks myself that i am just setting up. said for last 18 months would like another tank and in the space of a week have ended up with 6. telapia came with tho other fish and took them on as i thought my mate was fond of them, bit suprised to find out when he was going that he actually hated them, so dont want to be stuck if i dont have to be
14-03-2006 17:18 by Stephanie	Somewhere like Maidenhead Aquatics would prob take them off you for store credit at the very least, thats if you decide not to keep them. Bit too big and ugly looking for my liking. Ha! Ha! Just joking!
14-03-2006 17:46 by tony mcculloch	its no joke, they are ugly.
14-03-2006 17:58 by tony mcculloch	sainsburys sell red telapia i believe? maybe i might get away with leaving them on there counter.
14-03-2006 18:35 by wayne	stephanie your surname wouldnt be ashton by any chance would it?
14-03-2006 22:45 by Stephanie	No sorry wayne its Dillon, I tell you something though I am not slow or anything but its hard going trying to keep up with all the threads here. Its took me 5 mins to find out what this surname business is about!!!!!
14-03-2006 23:45 by wayne	i just asked because some people get blocked, men mostly and they all seem to come back as women ,ive done it ,anyway a guy was blocked yesterday and i thought it was he returning ,sorry ,welcome to the mad house any way
14-03-2006 23:59 by Lexter	Wayne, you a right bag of tricks mate!!! gonna have to watch you buddy, be alert!!! ha ha, just kidding, you know how the humour works, its getting late, i am over tired and humour comes out!!! gotta get to bed, feed the fish etc....
16-03-2006 13:31 by tony mcculloch	to solve my dilemma with the tilapia do you think they would be ok living in the fish pond with the gold fish?
16-03-2006 13:40 by Alan	No but if you find an out fall from a power station the water might be warm enough for them there. Only joking they probably would survive there but you would risk prosecution. They wouldn't survive with your goldfish have a ring around of your LFS see if they will take them off your hands it is unlikely you will get anything for them.
16-03-2006 14:15 by tony mcculloch	dont want anything for them but feel bad pushing them out as they were given to me. cheers alan. ps the pump has now gone.
17-03-2006 00:47 by tony mcculloch	and pleased to say, so have the tilapia

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