New cat...frontosus?

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Thanks. I was thinking he would probably not get along with the discus, and I don't really want to change the water he is in. I will have a look around at what I could mix with him. At the moment the tank only has the BN and him.
 
monsternoob;968732; said:
Thanks. I was thinking he would probably not get along with the discus, and I don't really want to change the water he is in. I will have a look around at what I could mix with him. At the moment the tank only has the BN and him.
just try a couple others..like maybe an angel and see how he is with them..
 
Yeah I really like angel fish too. There are lots around here so I could definitely pick out some nice ones. Another thing I was thinking is maybe getting another frontosus, not sure if two could really fit in a 70 though. Thanks for your help again :D
 
monsternoob;968792; said:
Yeah I really like angel fish too. There are lots around here so I could definitely pick out some nice ones. Another thing I was thinking is maybe getting another frontosus, not sure if two could really fit in a 70 though. Thanks for your help again :D

i would definitly get the other one... you will most likely never see them again.. make sure it is a fairly big fish in with him though.. you don't want him to eat any..
 
Thanks if I go for it I will get the second biggest. He was in with a bunch of tiny mollies in the shop lol. I just spoke to my dad and turns out he really doesn't like Angel Fish so I will probably just get a second frontosus for now. I will give this guy a week to settle in first though. Thanks a bunch :D:D
 
monsternoob;968828; said:
Thanks if I go for it I will get the second biggest. He was in with a bunch of tiny mollies in the shop lol. I just spoke to my dad and turns out he really doesn't like Angel Fish so I will probably just get a second frontosus for now. I will give this guy a week to settle in first though. Thanks a bunch :D:D

wow let me know how they work out together..
 
So this morning I went and got myself another, they had 3 and I chose the lightest, I have a feeling the other two may be stunted or something because they are very dark with few spots, despite their small size. None of them looked too hot, they were all very thin and the one I bought is pretty thin, but I watched him munch on an algae wafer like 5 mins after being put in the tank so he should fatten up like the other one.

There was some aggression between the two but no biting just the bigger one chasing the new one, he seemed to be asserting his dominance, and the little one tried to push him out from his cave which he didn't like. I will post pictures hopefully of the two together tomorrow when my dad returns from fishing with the camera.
 
monsternoob;972884; said:
So this morning I went and got myself another, they had 3 and I chose the lightest, I have a feeling the other two may be stunted or something because they are very dark with few spots, despite their small size. None of them looked too hot, they were all very thin and the one I bought is pretty thin, but I watched him munch on an algae wafer like 5 mins after being put in the tank so he should fatten up like the other one.

There was some aggression between the two but no biting just the bigger one chasing the new one, he seemed to be asserting his dominance, and the little one tried to push him out from his cave which he didn't like. I will post pictures hopefully of the two together tomorrow when my dad returns from fishing with the camera.

looking forward to seeing the pic..and hope they get along okay.. the first guy loves his new home and does not want to share.. keep me posted..:grinno:
 
Thanks Opiate, here are the pics of the smaller of the two,

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I couldn't get a picture of both of them together, their caves are at opposite ends of the tank and they don't seem to have much interest in eachother. I just took an updated shot of the bigger one and his new belly.

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