Frontosa with blue dolphin cichlid

SK13

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I have a blue dolphin cichlid along with two severums.
Can i add frontosas with them? Or will it create problem?
Tank size is 75 gallon.
 

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the dolphin and fronts are African cichlids while the severums are southamerican technically like different water but it can be done
 
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Fronts do grow slowly, but if you don't plan on upgrading the tank, I would not get them. They are social and like to live in groups and 75 gallons is not large enough to keep a group. If the severums and dolphin are getting along I would just leave them in there. That is enough large fish to fill out the tank.
 
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I gotta agree with the others that's not a tank for really any of those species because they pretty much all outgrow it. I have a colony of frontosa myself in a 6ft tank, they like to be kept in groups of at least 4-6 or more which won't work in a 75g. My alpha male is a full 12"-13" so not a fish for a 75g.

I also have a few Moorii (blue dolphin) in my 240g Hap & Mbuna tank. Those are also a fish which I would not suggest for a 75g. They get to an average of about 8" but sometimes will get even bigger, and they can be a bit aggressive. Frontosa are a very peaceful and easily spooked fish and while some people have kept Moorii in with fronts in a very large tank it is not something I would suggest.
 
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