tulipa

[caz]

anyone got info on these? im not sure if the spelling is right, but thats how it sounds hehe thanx guys

 

[NickH]

Do you mean Tilapia?

 

[caz]

maybe. i know when they are little they have black stripes, and look alot like a convict, and as they get bigger they develop into a bluish color ?

 

[NickH]

Are you talking about Tilapia Buttikoferi? It is a West African cichlid that grows to 15". A very agressive fish....

 

[caz]

i dont think so. the lfs guy said they are new world, and only get about 5 inches or so

 

[ChilDawg]

Something like this?

 

[caz]

kinda a little different body shape though. what is that?

 

[ChilDawg]

It's Tulija, and they get to be 8" by Conkel--Cichlasoma sp. "Tulipa", which is now a Theraps, I believe.

 

[caz]

so there is a tulipa? i will get the exact name that they have for it tommorrow

 

[ChilDawg]

No, it is tulija. It looks like a Vieja intermedium, from any pics that I can find.