ID frontosa please

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Hi, i would be grateful if someone could please ID my frontosa. what is the quality and value of this frontosa? thx a lot =)

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it's a burundi. around here a fish like that goes for $40 tops at a local fish store. If ur trying to sell it to someone here maybe $25
 
It does look like a burundi, but you can never be sure by looks alone, and you shouldn't give it a location if your selling it. just sell it as "Frontosa"
 
It really just depends. It looks like a burundi and value depends on location/size. A 8 inch one where I live can go for $80-100 in other areas they go for less. As far as quality its hard to judge by just a photo but if it doesnt show mooning or split stripes or anything weird you are good.
 
Burundi! You can get wild ones for $75. Also if it's a male, the price will drop dramatically. I would also not recommend keeping him with the discus, they have different water requirements, etc...
 
cobalt;5012182; said:
Burundi! You can get wild ones for $75. Also if it's a male, the price will drop dramatically. I would also not recommend keeping him with the discus, they have different water requirements, etc...

Those aren't discus.
 
thanks a lot guys. hope it's a burundi and it gets a big hump =P. it's actually feeding on chicken heart, hikari arowana that i sink and hikari carnivore sinking pellet. it's around 6" or so and i paid around $100. they are not that common here in mauritius at that size, that's why it's quite expensive. those are not discus but red spotted severum and i also got a 17" RTG. the RTG doesn't bother with the severums or front unless they steal its food =P
 
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