Frontosa compatability with other africans

[C L O W N K N I F E]

Ya, like others have said, its not a very good idea since you have mostly mbuna for the reasons of the mbuna will most likely nip the fins of your frontosa(s) and outcompete the frontosa for food, they're also too robust for the frontosa...I currently have one frontosa growing out with mostly vics, 1 mbuna, 1 peacock, and 1 hap...no problems so far

 

[sun catfish]

yea just like people some times they get along other times they dont only thing is are you willing to risk it lol

 

[m1ste2tea]

I have tried it for a month with my colony of africans and my frontosas did not eat very well, got skinny and I had to seperate them. there was no aggression issues, and my fronts actually started to flare up at the mbuna for no reason, but they just ate too slow and didnt get enough food with the mbuna.

 

[ricomambo]

I have my fronts with various malawi cichilds and they are all thriving. I feed them 3mm NLS pellets and all of them gets a bite every time I throw the pellets in. See video of my tank taken in June 2011. I have them together in the tank for close to 3 years now. If you have enough space and you do not overcrowd, they should be fine. My tank is about 200 gallons.

 

[ricomambo]

Sorry, here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJUNpbhzTn4

I have my fronts with various malawi cichilds and they are all thriving. I feed them 3mm NLS pellets and all of them gets a bite every time I throw the pellets in. See video of my tank taken in June 2011. I have them together in the tank for close to 3 years now. If you have enough space and you do not overcrowd, they should be fine. My tank is about 200 gallons.

 

[RD.]

rico - your tank is mostly haps, not mbuna. Also the OP's tank is 60 gallons, not 200.

 

[C L O W N K N I F E]

rico - your tank is mostly haps, not mbuna. Also the OP's tank is 60 gallons, not 200.

Very true, I don't see a single mbuna in his tank. All I see is mostly haps along with a couple buffalo head cichlids and some other tanganyikans. Nice tank and fish though Rico

 

[OOL51]

I have a Frontosa in with my mix of africans, had it for about 2 years now with no dramas. Has been housed with mbunas since I got it, gets plenty of food and they leave it alone. So it is possible but I also may have gotton lucky

 

[sun catfish]

anything is possible like a convict with mbuna. it can happen but it could also really get ugly. i think the problem comes up when the mbuna have grow to adult size and have gotten meaner then the frontosa but then again i have seen frontosa that are meaner then green terrors. it was at the lfs and the terrors were torn up so just like people ever fish can act different than another

 

[Mokujin22]

I used to have a single frontosa in a 4' 110 gallon mixed Malawi male tank. He fared alright.