Buttikoferi Cichlid (Tilapia buttikoferi) Pike Cichlid Tank mates must be too

Tank mates must be too large to be considered prey

The Xingu Peacock Bass is one beastly monster fish in the Cichla family

The arapaima

and Slopehead Catfish

They are extremely beautiful

Buttikoferi Cichlid (Tilapia buttikoferi) Pike Cichlid Tank mates must be tooThis attractive yet aggressive cichlid is found throughout much of West Africa, also known as the Zebra Tilapia or Buttikoferi Cichlid, it is a very popular aquarium fish. In nature they prefer the deeper waters and rocky habitats of vegetation choked West African rivers with salinities between next to nothing to nearly seawater strength at their mouths. They forage among the rock crevices for small crustaceans, worms, small fish, and vegetable