The key is, clean water, healthy fish that feel comfortable in the tank, water flow can't be too high, the males milt will just wash away before the female can bring her eggs through. Clay pots can help or caves of some sort, but they can breed , females at 5 inches can lay eggs. just need a male that will breed too.
frontosa breeding
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thats way to warm ???? i was told keep it warm and do the water change which would make the water cool and it would snap them into breeding modebearfan;1616653; said:
Frontosa take a long time to reach maturity, 3 years with proper husbandry. They need a large tank (125 at the least) with caves and a protein rich diet. Frontosa are harem breeders so you want a lot of females and only a few males. If your fish are big, healthy and old enough to breed but they aren't interested, remove your alpha male and let the beta male have his shot at the ladies. 87 degrees is way too hot, at that temp O2 will leave the water and you'll have over heated fish gasping for air. Keep your water hard, clean, and at 79 degrees.
The real key to breeding fronts is having a male that's interested.
The real key to breeding fronts is having a male that's interested.
KABB44423;1621641; said:
yea they should be fine as long as you dont feed infected feeders or something to expose them to ich...
icecube;1615560; said:
wow so this means i'm good to go??? i got about 8 fronts about 3-4 years old... but i cant tell who is a male and who is a female i think i am male heavy though... anyways what do breeding caves look like? 12in terrcata pot? or breeding cone?? i'm getting interested in breeding my guys i just gotta find out which are males and which are females...
When you add cool water, how much does your temp drop, and do you leave the heater at the normal temp? Or do you lower it for a few days/ weeks etc?
