Frontosa ?s

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groovitudedude

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I'm usually not a cichlid person, but I find that this is one wicked looking fish. I wanted to grow one up, but I didn't know if I could keep one with my current stocking. I am planning on having a tank bigger than 100Gs by the time that it will be full grown, but I don't know if it would destroy my Leporinus or pwn my fire eel.... SO, frontosa owners, or anybody for that matter, any advice on this fish? Is it necessary to have at least 4? Are they non-community fish? I'm thinking 240G in the long run, but I might have to lower to maybe 150Gs...... What would be the minimum tank size with the current 100G stocking (see sig)? Would a frontosa not get along with my fish? Are they only cichlid-community-tank fish? If this fish is not right for me, PLEASE TELL ME NOW before I do anything stupid and/or noobish. Thanks!
 
Good choice in fish!

Frontosas are not that aggressive ive seen them kept with bala sharks, black ghost knifes, I saw one with a school of tiger barbs also fronts seem to better in a group of about 4-6 (in my experience)
 
They tend to be timid feeders in community tank setups. You will need to feed the other fish floating and sprinkle in sinking pellets for the fronts. Fronts have been known to starve to death in community setups with aggressive feeders. They like sand and rockwork with caves, they are not aggressive to other fish . They can be very aggressive to eachother. The alpha male will often damage or kill other male fronts. He will not want to share his girlfriends. They get what are called trailers (fin extentions) that are glorius but easy for tankmates to nip off to stubbs.(that is why they are often kept alone as a species) They are very slow growers after the first year. Adult males are over 12 inches often reaching 13 or more inches but take many years to reach that size and females while smaller can get 10-12 inches after many years.Both male and females get humps on the head, but a alpha males hump is often larger. Burundi varient are known for massive humps compared to other varients. Minumum recommended tank size for adult fronts is a six foot long tank. The bigger the better since they are a colony fish and live in groups of one (sometimes two) males and 5 or 6 females. The larger tank sizes allow for hiding areas when aggression occurs.
 
Alright, I'll keep that in mind. How many years 'till they need a 6 footer if I get one at about 2 inches? What do they eat? Tubifex, Bloodworms, Freeze-dried krill, crayfish, what?
 
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