Frontosa

[Full3R]

I know i frequently change my mind in which fish i wanna get but i wanna make sure that i get the right one for me, so i was curious how frontosas and Ocars will do

[William]

Not the best match in the world as they prefer different water values.

[Full3R]

i see, owell, ill keep searching Aus :P, i just wanna add a little colour to my tank

[William]

do that. Cichlids from the great lakes are all a less than great idea to keep with South American cichlids.

[Full3R]

which would be the best, remembering i have not yet found any pikes

[William]

I would look for something else from Central America (or some South American species like the pikes) as my first choice.

[Full3R]

not to keep with oscars but alone in a species tank what would be a minumim sized tank for an adult frontosa?

[Severus]

If you figure an adult frontosa is roughly a foot(maybe a little more), i wouldnt want anything much smaller than 75 gallons.

[jman]

Hey i think if you get a big enough tank you can try breeding the frontosa's they are worth it and they are so cool. If you do i might be able to step you through when they get big enough and if you want you can sell the babies for a pretty decent amount of money or credits at your local fish store.

[Severus]

Hey i think if you get a big enough tank you can try breeding the frontosa's they are worth it and they are so cool. If you do i might be able to step you through when they get big enough and if you want you can sell the babies for a pretty decent amount of money or credits at your local fish store.

I take it you have bred Frontosas before?

[jman]

i personally havent but know some that have and they were pretty good looking i try not to in my african tank because i dont want them starting a fight because of the other fish there mine seem very happy though maybe in the future i will get a tank after settling my arowana because he grows like crazy!

[Severus]

yea, i have never really had any luck breeding cichlids. I guess i havent tried that hard either, but it would be cool to do one day. What kind of arowana do you have? It is your avatar right?

[jman]

same color as avatar but it is a silver and much smaller.

i have better chance of keeping breed southamerican cichlids. The other lakes i just don't have that extra space for the babies yet.

My salvanni's are trying to breed now.

[jman]

my frontosa's are getting big