TILAPIA

[DavidJHarrisonEssex]

Hi.
I've never posted before, so I this post is allowed.
I have a Tilapia, about 7 inches long. It's a predator fish. I no longer want it. I want to either sell or exchange it for a Cichlid - Datnoid - or possiblly any other type of topical fish(s)
I live in Wickford, Essex, not far from Southend On Sea.
Feel free to contact me via my email address:
D.harrison981@btinternet.com

 

[jaylach]

I know nothing about Tilapia but I thought they were bottom garbage eaters, not predators.

 

[Colin_T]

tilapia eat anything that fits in their mouth

 

[GaryE]

I wish the OP luck rehoming that fish. It's a big one, and there isn't a lot of demand for fish like that where I am. Here's hoping southern England has bigger tanks.

Tilapia are big food fish, but their close relatives are a really diverse group that includes some smaller aquarium Cichlids. Most eat anything and everything, which is why wild releases and farming mistakes have been so costly to native fish where Tilapia, Oreochromis and others have been introduced. They eat like humans.

Their relatives are often specialized feeders of different types.

 

[Magnum Man]

I raise Tilapia to eat, but I'm no expert... there are several varieties, the bulk of which are algae / plant eaters... do you know the variety you have??? it has a longer snout, than the ones I'm familiar with, so maybe it is a variety, that adapted to eat other than plant life... obviously, don't release it into the wild.... it would still be edible if you like to eat fish... also there are many sources for rescuing fish that grew too large... and if it's a unique variety, maybe a local fish store would take it to resell...

 

[GaryE]

It might be Saratherodon mossambicus, though the photo's not clear. I've seen tiny ones sold in the trade.

They are mainly plant eaters, but protein's protein. If they can catch it, they'll eat it.

There were big Coptodon, probably rendelli, in the catches of fishermen when we traveled in Central Africa - fish that could be a meal for a couple of people. They were quite beautiful.