Hi I also have a Butterkofferi, about 8". It is very docile and gets along well with a Texas cichlid; Convict cichlid; Red Hooks and a Tin Foil Barb sharing a 180 gallon aquarium. . The Butterkofferi does not display aggression when eating floating pellets and seems to avoid eating frozen krill. I would like to add a Jack Dempsey, Green Terror and Jaguar cichlid in an effort to add color. It would be great if my existing and planned fish would all be compatible. Thanks for producing your videos! Very informative.
Thank you! For a 180gallon that's a good selection...just be careful with a jaguar cichlid...those can be monsters! You could get a docile one like your butterkoferi because those are know to be monsters as well and yours isn't bad; I had a female jaguar that was pretty docile....but many people can have had opposite experiences! Other then that the rest should go fine together. (a little quarrels for dominance every now and then is normal)
Good video man! Your a great well educated & informed narrator. Enjoyed listening. I agree with Darius, it's a really interesting fish with personality and attitude. A fish very worthy of the experience of owning. I've seen large ones up to 20 inches. Just be prepared for it, if you decide to try it out. Your informed preparation will ensure your success with this one.
At this point mine wasn't dominate so it didn't...but a few months later when I moved him to his own tank all the gravel was pushed to one side of the tank and when I tried to flatten it back he attacked me!
@@dwsdarius thanks for the info, I think I might be able to hand feed mine as when I feed them they come very close to my hand as it is. They are very interesting Cichlids.
Mine is about 10", have had her(?) in a 90 gal for going on 7-8 years now. Up until today, I've had her in a 90 gal alongside a 55 gal full of Yellow Labs, a Yellow Peacock and a Zebra Obliquidan. Once large enough I've just taken the Peacock, a Yellow lab and the Zebra Obliquidan, and moved them in with the Butterkorei. Lots of places to hide, going to see how it works out! But seems like the slower moving fish stand a better chance not to antagonize the Tilapia, so perhaps best to stick with Central and S American species for several reasons including that!
These are definitely an Awesome Fish. They look awesome, and from the ones I've seen personally they do have tons of personality. What are the juvenile cichlids in the tank with the butterkoferi tho? I find them interesting as well.
I have a Butterkoferi Talapia she is almost if not a foot in a half. I have 150 gallon tank she killed all the fish she was raised with as babies. I can't put any other fish in the tank with her. Have any suggestions? I like the Oscar's and the red devils. Does anybody know if she will kill them too?
Same here. I had total 10 fishes in my tank 6 of them were Butterkoferi raised as babies, eventually killed around 4 other breed fishes that i had with them and later one of them killed the other 5 of the same breed. Now I am left with single butterkoferi fish in my tank. She is super fast and can chase/bite off any other fish until they die. Please suggest which tiny fish or anyother aggressive fish that I can accompany her?
Awesome video, I have 2 myself in a 125, one is about 10 or so inches the other about 6, I have them along with a giraffe cichlid a catfish, can't remember what kind, but it's silver in color and has no eyes which is weird. They really like feeding time as when I lift the lid they come right to the top.
i bought the exact looking fish like this months ago, idk if it was the species cus the seller didn't even know what kind of fish it was 😂 but it sure do looks like this but in smaller size like 10/8 cm each, i bought them cus i love their stripes even tho i knew nothing about the species, i put them in the pond tho and there are like 6 of them, they always group together
my festae has just started picking fish off and he's only 3 inches he's killed a 4 inch male green terror 5 inch male white spotted pike cichlid 4 inch female atromaculatum cichlid and last night a 4 inch male maybe cichlid who was bullying him last time I checked but I guess the festae will be a beast when he's older
That really sucks bud, You might have to house him alone. Some of these SA & CA Cichlids don't play well with others. They are often known to have a killswitch and overnight they can decide that they don't want tankmates anymore. It happened with our Midevil but we were home and gave her a tank to herself.
AQUA NUT ye ikr but oddly enough my pair of ellioti cichlids keep him in check and he only chases the yellow acaras abit but I think he will definitely be housed alone
Hmm, I'm wondering if the pit bull of the American Cichlids (Mayan Cichlid) would be bold enough to establish full dominance over a Butterkoferi. Imagine a 400 gallon+ setup with at least 6 of the most dominant breeds vying for complete RULE. In the end there can only be ☝️.
WOW! WHAT A BEAUTY. I HAD ONE FOR 7 YEARS, BUT HE DIDNT SURVIVE MY MOVE. I COULDNT FIND ANOTHER AFTER THAT, SO NOW I HAVE A FLOWERHORN, WHO GREW S U P E R FAST!
@rubber triangle No, I am asking you a serious question. We have a huge tank that we stock fish in, when they get big enough, we eat them. Hence my question: Can you eat them when they get bigger? I am not afraid to eat them if they taste good.
