210 gallon Frontosa build

[danotaylor]

Not sure about stress mate, more likely being greedy and picking up way too much food to chew and swallow. In an attempt to prevent other fish getting it, holds it in its mouth and slowly works on it. I’d think shrimp in a warm tank would go bad in 3 days though. I’d be a little concerned about that if it were me
If they’re readily taking high quality carnivore pellets there’s really no need to feed shrimp at this stage. When they get to breeding size you could reintroduce to stimulate spawning behavior

 

[Caperguy99]

Alright, well this is the (more than) 1 year update. My fish arrived on August 1, 2024.

First year was a measured success. Four of the original six survived. Two passed from water fluctuations, as far as I can tell, which I’ve worked to offset since that time. These were replaced by two sexed females from Finatics in Ontario.

Currently all seem healthy and hale. It looks like I have one male and 5 females, which isn’t too bad of a ratio. The largest are still a shade over 4 inches each, but the male is getting a bit of a larger lump on his head and his growth has begun to outpace the two larger females a little bit.

His name is also Homer. The kids couldn’t give up the name.

In terms of maintenance, keeping to 25% water changes every Sunday. Supplement with measured amounts of Cichlid Lake Salt and Malawi Buffer. This keeps me around 340 TDS, 8.2 PH, 11 GH and 11 KH. Nitrates still really low each week, as the fish are still small in the big tank.

Nothing else new to report. A few photos for your viewing pleasure. If there are any new Frontosa keepers looking to ask any questions about the build or the plans, feel free to send them my way.

 

[danotaylor]

Looking good mate. Getting some nice pelvic trailers going as well!