Frontosa fry grow out tank advice

Jag586 · Jun 29, 2014

Getting 15 1-1.5 inch frontosa fry Tuesday setting up the grow out tank here's my plans please give advice where you see fit

50 gallon tank
Bare bottom
Marine land 350
Heater 80-82
Lots of river rocks to make caves and that while young as they get bigger take out more and more

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tparker · Jun 29, 2014

With bare bottom tank (no substrate), what will you do for ph given fronts require high ph (8.0+)?

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timbo6684 · Jun 29, 2014

Why not throw them in the 220 you're planning to house them in? Besides size, super clean water is the only thing that will induce rapid growth. Twice weekly water changes will help with that.

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joe jaskot · Jun 30, 2014

Lower the temperature to the mid to upper 70's. Ditch the caves.

Jag586 · Jun 30, 2014

My 220 overflow is too strong and it has fish in it now so it's going to take a cpl weeks to clean the tank, and set it up and slow down the flow but I plan on having them in my 220 in a month or so

Why no caves? I can o without but I thought as babies or fry the caves would help them feel secure I see the reason no caves more water, more swim room...

The ph I am going to match what the breeder has. I didn't think of raising it so I will have to look into ways to do it I figured with bare bottom it'd help keep it cleaner while growing out

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joe jaskot · Jun 30, 2014

Jag586 said:
Why no caves? I can o without but I thought as babies or fry the caves would help them feel secure I see the reason no caves more water, more swim room...

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You can put some rocks in the aquarium, but frontosa don't use caves much.

Ash · Jun 30, 2014

If you like caves go for it but you don't really need them. I would add rocks that they can swim in front of or behind, but I'd skip the caves. They are skiddish and the more they get used to movement around the tank the better. I grew out fry in that size range in a 55gal starting and moved to a 150 after a few months. I had sand substrate. Also I agree I would lower the temp. they don't need super warm water. I always have mine between 75-78ish, except summer its 79-81ish. Mid-upper 70's is a good range. A lot of water changes and good food.