It is an oval shaped fish with a black body coloring. Eight to nine yellow, transverse stripes mark the body. The head has small, irregular yellow lines that extend from the eye to the snout, forehead, and mouth. It is one of the few tilapia species that regularly are kept in aquariums.
Characteristicsedit
Coelotilapia joka can reach up to about 10 cm (4 in) in total length.[3] It originates from West Africa; found near the banks of clear rivers and tributaries of the lower parts of the Moa and Moro Rivers, southern Sierra Leone and northern Liberia and lives from the middle to the bottom of the river. Males have an elongated anal and dorsal fins and, with age, have white tips on their fins. In the wild, its diet is mainly herbivorous with some live foods taken.
Pairs form monogamous bonds and later patriarch/matriarch families.
Special interest for aquaristsedit
Coelotilapia joka is a peaceful, calm species that does well when combined with fish that have a similar temperament and will do well if in a properly sized and maintained tank. The species requires frequent partial water changes and a pH from 6-7.5 at 73–77 °F (23–25 °C). While the species will breed in captivity, successful captive breeding is not common.
Referencesedit
^Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Coelotilapia joka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182524A58331019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182524A58331019.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ abDunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as “Tilapia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 29 March 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Coelotilapia joka" in FishBase. November 2019 version.
Data related to Coelotilapia joka at Wikispecies
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