frontosa

[gthiele]

At a Hatchery in my area its $300 for a mature pair. that are good to go to breed.

 

[mike dunagan]

I have heard people sell and seen people buy "breeding" pairs without much success. Sure they get some fry now and then, but the abuse the female takes often leads to early death... and worse poor looking fish... Females hid all the time...

 

[Pharaoh]

I would definitely suggeswt that you go with the group idea. Perfect situation....more fish, less aggression.

 

[k1ngph1l]

better start on the right track....if you're housing them in 75gal
i suggest you put 16pcs this way there is a better chance that you will have pairs and once you determine the pairs you can transfer the other fronts to another tank because once they pair up they will look for a territory and sometimes that maybe trouble some for the other fronts. And mind you they are slow growers compared to other cichlids so you have to be patient when it comes to frontosa keeping...hope this helps!

Frontosa do not pair up, they form colonies, with one Alpha male that gets to breed with the females, and a beta male that gets to breed if the alpha is nice.

 

[jhojho]

Frontosa do not pair up, they form colonies, with one Alpha male that gets to breed with the females, and a beta male that gets to breed if the alpha is nice.

based on my experience they do
maybe because the one that i got were born of pairing parents too?

 

[mike dunagan]

If only given the chance to be pair, then sure it will pair up... but like I said before it is not the best setup for the female... thats why they breed in colonies so well more women to meet the males needs to breed!

 

[ZaireBlue.com]

If only given the chance to be pair, then sure it will pair up... but like I said before it is not the best setup for the female... thats why they breed in colonies so well more women to meet the males needs to breed!

I agree with this, for what it's worth. You are better off with a 1:4 ratio, male to females respectively.