Frontosa Update....

[bunty82]

Hi, i got my frontosa's on 3rd June 2010.Here are few updates.
Also would like to know.Is it necessary to feed frontosa's Sinking food.check my setup do i have to make any changes to it example like caves more cave or less cave.I need your ideas.
Currently 8 mates there.Size 2-3 inches.Dont know about Alpha male.
Also tell me what type of frontosa's are they.
Thank you.

 

[G4series]

cyphotilapia frontosa mpimbwe aka paratilapia frontosa. i like your tank btw

 

[swk]

cyphotilapia frontosa mpimbwe aka paratilapia frontosa. i like your tank btw

Have to disagree here. Looks like 1 7 stripe kigoma and the rest are burundi IMO

 

[nishant_datta]

nice fronts. the set-up's just fine for fronts. caves should not be too many as they tend to hide too much. what are you feeding them ?

 

[Crispy]

my large fronts only eat sinking foods.. my front fry will eat off the top. tank looks great! I see 1 seven stripe kigoma... rest may be 6-stripe kigomas (due to inbreeding)?? I do get some 6-stripe kigomas in my fry....

 

[Diskboy12]

What size tank is it? Very nice.

 

[Ash]

I would say burundi with mooning/split stripes.. I used to have 3 that were like that... 7 on one side 6 on the other plus mooning on one side or 6 stripes with mooning on both sides. Still nice fish though I used to have burundi with mooning but they were stunning in coloration for a burundi. I like the tank also, what is the background is that a diy cement one or is it just one of those sheets you buy at the store?

 

[08trdoffroad]

I would have to say they look like burundi's to me. Does the one with seven stripes have seven on both sides or just one?

I wouldn't worry too much about the mooning, the fry are young and if feed right the mooning can fill in. My fry had mooning alot worse that what I see on yours, they are now about 3-5" and the mooning is all but filled in.

Feed them a high quality food that contains lots of spirulina. I feed mine 2 mm sinking NLS and an HBH veggi flake. Both food are high in spirulina. This is one of my suspected males at about 4". You can see just a hint of the mooning that remains.

Here is another group shot and you can see the slight shadowing of mooning that is darkening and filling in!

 

[Hominoid]

Your fronts look beautiful.

 

[Red Devil]

They are all beautiful... i remember about 4.5 years ago when mine were this size.. what a beautiful tank set up