Frontosa tank?

You can do quite a few in a 200gal. You can easily do a good sized colony, I have a 150gal and I have 12 of them (though mine is at its limit). You can probably do a nice breeding colony of 12-14 if you wanted. Sand for substrate is nice they like to move it around. I personally use quartz, easy to wash, doesn't float and looks nice. Get some nice rock work going with some caves or areas to hide in and if that is do plain you can try to add plants (though they will probably get dug up). They are laid back in the sense that they typically don't go around beating each-other up and causing problems. They fin nip. They can also be skiddish (mine swim super fast and hit the lid sometimes if I walk by the tank really close and fast). They are pretty hardy too. They get a decent size and I think they are cool looking for a nice show tank. Nice hard water for them, good food (I feel NLS sinking pellets and frozen krill) and regular water changes - they should thrive.

I do. I don't keep anything to fancy Just some Kigoma

I recommend that you buy from a local breeder if you can or try to find a reputable breeder off aquabid. Ask around I am sure you can find one. It is cheaper if you buy them as fry (get twice as much as you plan to keep) and weed out your males/females for a good ratio and you can make money selling off the rest. If you have questions feel free to PM me.

If you have nice lighting it can bring out the colors of the fish also..


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Tank shot (I am hoping to eventually add more rocks/background etc.)