African Cichlids
Zebra Tilapia
Heterotilapia buttikoferi
Photo: Ms. Fiona Slattery · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6.5–8
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size30 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia
- Size
- 30 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 5 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- bottom – middle
- Behavior
- aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 500 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; pair with parental care
Notes: Very distinct black and yellow stripes. It was sold as Tilapia buttikoferi. Very aggressive as an adult; keep only with large fish.
