Hey all,
I have a 150g frontosa tank.Originally housed 30-40 African cichlids but recently rehomed them all and now only have 6 frontosas 4 are around 3-4 inches. One around 5 and an other around 6-7 inches.They are all fairly skittish but when tank is on there doesn’t seem to be much confrontation. But every week that goes by a few look a little more beat up. Torn fins, mouth scars etc. the hard part is I think the 7 inch is a male (very skittish and docile) and I’m not sure about the 5 inch. I’m assuming the 5 is the beta and causing the issues if male but I can’t tell. Do schools of frontosa usually have standard conflict like typically cichlids or am I dealing with a larger issue here where I might have to rehome one? Another note: there are 3 babies in the tank (nooooo clue how, as they all seem young in the tank). And haven’t seen any breeding activity at all. Super odd. Any thoughts on the behavior (skittish and fighting) and suggestion on what to look for in breeding as well? Thanks all.
I have a 150g frontosa tank.Originally housed 30-40 African cichlids but recently rehomed them all and now only have 6 frontosas 4 are around 3-4 inches. One around 5 and an other around 6-7 inches.They are all fairly skittish but when tank is on there doesn’t seem to be much confrontation. But every week that goes by a few look a little more beat up. Torn fins, mouth scars etc. the hard part is I think the 7 inch is a male (very skittish and docile) and I’m not sure about the 5 inch. I’m assuming the 5 is the beta and causing the issues if male but I can’t tell. Do schools of frontosa usually have standard conflict like typically cichlids or am I dealing with a larger issue here where I might have to rehome one? Another note: there are 3 babies in the tank (nooooo clue how, as they all seem young in the tank). And haven’t seen any breeding activity at all. Super odd. Any thoughts on the behavior (skittish and fighting) and suggestion on what to look for in breeding as well? Thanks all.