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Frontosa ID
By: Cichlider Date: October 6, 2014, 11:32 am
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Hello everyone!
I recently picked this guy up but the previous owner did not
know what type of Frontosa he was. Any Frontosa experts out
there that might have an idea? ;D
Thanks everyone! :D
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Lovemyfish Date: October 6, 2014, 7:39 pm
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Hi, looks like a Burundi. I have seven. They are beautiful
fish.
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Cichlider Date: October 6, 2014, 8:25 pm
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Awesome, thanks Lovemyfish!
Frontosas are such beautiful fish! ;D
I would love to have a whole tank dedicated to frontosas!
Do you happen to know if two males would be compatible in an all
male tank setup? (I know they perfer 3-4 females per male, but
if there are no females will it still be an issue?) Thanks again
for your input!
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Lovemyfish Date: October 7, 2014, 10:57 am
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It is best to have a colony to start with. As they grow, the
larger one of the colony will probably be male and I would sell
him/trade him off. Do this about every six months until you get
down to about four - five then I would introduce a large male.
This way you will have less deformities in the fry. This is of
course you are looking to breed them.
Males sort of get along..( depending on size of tank, and hiding
spots, caves)like any colony there is a pecking order and every
fish has a different personality so it is hard to say for sure.
Best scenario Is one male to several females for a peaceful
tank.
Hope this helps.
PS it is important to change fronts water a lot due to a hormone
the alpha male will produce called "growth inhibitor" to keep
the rest of the colony smaller.
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Cichlider Date: October 7, 2014, 1:56 pm
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[quote author=Lovemyfish link=topic=215.msg1220#msg1220
date=1412697443]
It is best to have a colony to start with. As they grow, the
larger one of the colony will probably be male and I would sell
him/trade him off. Do this about every six months until you get
down to about four - five then I would introduce a large male.
This way you will have less deformities in the fry. This is of
course you are looking to breed them.
Males sort of get along..( depending on size of tank, and hiding
spots, caves)like any colony there is a pecking order and every
fish has a different personality so it is hard to say for sure.
Best scenario Is one male to several females for a peaceful
tank.
Hope this helps.
PS it is important to change fronts water a lot due to a hormone
the alpha male will produce called "growth inhibitor" to keep
the rest of the colony smaller.
[/quote]
Ok great! Right now I'm not really interested in breeding, I
just want to have a "peaceful" tank (I say peaceful in the fact
that no one gets seriously hurt, because cichlids will be
cichlids...) :)
I did not know about that hormone that frontosas put off! Thanks
for letting me know! :)
I really appreciate all your help!
(And I would LOVE to see a picture of your Frontosa tank! They
are just so beautiful!).
Thanks again Lovemyfish!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Lovemyfish Date: October 7, 2014, 2:44 pm
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Ok then it would be fine to add more fronts but as they grow you
will have to rehome some because it is almost impossible to sex
fronts until they are mature. If there are any females, you
will have aggression.
I can't seem to post a pic. I get an error each time saying
uploaded file is full? If I get the issue fixed I will send.
I have mine in an African community tank. They are just
starting to spar with my peacocks.
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Cichlider Date: October 7, 2014, 3:16 pm
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[quote author=Lovemyfish link=topic=215.msg1225#msg1225
date=1412711045]
Ok then it would be fine to add more fronts but as they grow you
will have to rehome some because it is almost impossible to sex
fronts until they are mature. If there are any females, you
will have aggression.
I can't seem to post a pic. I get an error each time saying
uploaded file is full? If I get the issue fixed I will send.
I have mine in an African community tank. They are just
starting to spar with my peacocks.
[/quote]
Ok! I currently just have the two right now (One I had
previously and then going to add this new one). Hopefully there
won't be too many issues.
Very nice! How many gallons is your African Community Tank with
your Fronts? 8)
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Lovemyfish Date: October 7, 2014, 3:31 pm
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125 gallon
#Post#: 1228--------------------------------------------------
Re: Frontosa ID
By: Lovemyfish Date: October 7, 2014, 3:43 pm
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Sent pics via email.
Lisa
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Re: Frontosa ID
By: Cichlider Date: October 7, 2014, 4:33 pm
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[quote author=Lovemyfish link=topic=215.msg1228#msg1228
date=1412714596]
Sent pics via email.
Lisa
[/quote]
They are absolutely stunning! Thanks Lisa! ;D ;D ;D
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