frontosa http://www.allcichlids.com Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:19:12 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc2 I have a pair of blue frontosa cichlids. I was not trying to breed them but have found many eggs on the filter and side of the aquarium. How can I keep the mother and father from eating the eggs/ fry without disturbing the process? 'Guest' Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:32:35 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc3 Are you sure the eggs are from the Frontosas? They are mouthbrooders, so you shouldn\'t be finding eggs in the aquarium, the female should be storing them in her mouth. If you want to ensure their survival, strip the eggs from the female\'s mouth, and hatch them yourself in an empty fish tank, suspending the eggs in a fish net above an air stone. The stream of air & circulated water will keep the eggs from rotting justin Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:47:12 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc355 I have 1 frontosa, pair of red parrot, a pair of red oscars, 1 silver arowana, 2 silver dollars, 1 gold severum & 1 black shark, my parrots keeps bullying my frontosa, do you think i should keep one more frontosa so that they stop bullying my frontosa? Ravi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:44:21 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc356 Can u please reply to me on rfulena@yahoo.com, i would really appreciate it, forgot to mention, my tank is 48# and my frontosa is always hiding behind my power filter :(- Ravi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:46:59 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc376 frontosas tend to be aggressive with each other. if you add one frontosa they will tend to kill each other. add at least 2 more. RUMBA09 Thu, 01 May 2008 21:03:44 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc401 i have 55 gallon tank w/a trophiu dobiosi 1/2 inch max a frontosa 1 inch a bumble bee 4 inches a blue zeebra 4 inch a camleflauge 4 inch 1 possible female blue assorted 2 1/2 inch and a wierd wallmart horizontly striped brown and yellow 3 1]2 cichlid? should i take out the trophius ,its been 3 weeks hes been in there with out prblems, only 2 weeks for the frontosa who lives in a corner, i have ton of brick stacked as shelves ,i also perform weekly water changes and add cycle twice a week and constantly have nitrate problems reply hudsonadriane@yahoo.com james bond Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:33:04 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc458 They shouldnt be in the same tank togather you should remove them and get a seperate tank for the frontosa! Parrots are convicts and are very agressive! your oscars will have a problem with them too. Oscars are central american breeds, they should not be kept in the same tank as the frontosa. even if your not having problems they will eat the young! which will cost you Lots of money! frontosa keeper Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:03:21 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc573 i have a frontosa... but i am worried that he will eat the rest of my fish when he grows to full size... i have read about them on many different sites and in books and im confused because some say they are peaceful and in a book i have it says they are preditory gc59 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:15:49 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc656 hello lookin for some help i have 2 6 stripe frontosa\'s do any1 know what kind thay actuly are? . i have them in a 4 foot tank with other cichlids but thay r african cichlids is this ok? as my 2 fronts are always in hide mode? thanks keith keith Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:03:59 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc658 I found some realy nice rocks on a building site lol. If i scrubbed them in very hot, could i use them for my tropical tank... jamima Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:26:51 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc669 Hi, ived already brood Nigrofasciatus Convict Cichlids, Menlanchromis Nigrofasciatus, auratus & dempseys..Just started with cyphotilapia Frontosa a couple days ago, but i cant seem to make them feed yet on any of my usual cichlid food..Is it normal? is it becuase there new, cus they act pretty happy is so water condition is not an issue thoe but they are just not interested on the tetra food im offering such as spirulina, tetracichlid or bettabits what should i do wait it out? or go and find some live fish? or shrimp? im lost please help! louis Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:33:08 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc694 the 6 stripes frontosa are call brundi sui-meng Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:24:36 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc822 Yes you can !!! some people say you can not but TRUST ME i did it many times , Just make sure you scrub them in hot water with a brush ( No Chemicals ) and then BOIL them for about 15min then let cool completely cause they will hold hear for a LONG time. Then once they are cooled down your good to go . Just keep a eye on your PH and make sure it doesnt go up fishman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:07:55 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc823 I Think the 6 striped one or \" Mbuna cichlids\" and yes u can put them with your africans , i have 3 with my africans and they are ok , they are known to be a bit more calm then the africans but you should be fine . All fish are diff and all tanks are diff so iam not possitive but you SHOULD be ok fishman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:10:30 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc824 I wanna correxct myself lol thinking of wrong cichlids , the 6 striped fronts are BRUNDI cichlids , sorry for the mess up lol fishman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:14:31 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc929 It really makes my blood boil that people would spend so much money on their fish wihtout doing any research. Come on people,do a little reading before you put one of these fish in you little 40 gallon tank. You need to have at least 90 gallons of water for these guys to grow. And you should only pair them with fish from the same lake.. or country!!! fish lady Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:25:16 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc934 i have a 120g with 2 male 4 female6-7 inch frontosa 2 female livingstoni 6-7 in 2 petricola cats.the cats scattered thier eggs .the livigstoni both have the eggs in thier mouths.cool yes?now what? mike Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:22:53 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc935 hi fish lady are we the only ones on this site i just noticed the posting dates. mike Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:29:52 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc940 I\'ve got 7\" female fronts (I think) and 5\" unknown sex...I bought 2 more fronts 5\" my 2 orig. fronts are fighting the 2 new fronts to death...pls. help me y is this happening... carlo Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:31:54 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc941 I am thinking of getting 2 frontosas are they ok 2 put in a community tank with african cichlids scott Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:53:37 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc968 I have a Frontosa and 2 gold severum, 7 tiger barbs(although I know they will be eaten) and a Parrot fish, the parrot used to bully the Front but i used a divider to divide the parrot from the rest and fed the front and barbs more so they can grow faster. Now none of them bully any fish. Fish Man Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:28:35 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc977 yeah depending which species you put them in with, carlo! maybe the tank is two small. you need to have loads of rocks hiding places, with cichlids as they are really terrortorial. less the fish you have the more aggression there is in the tank. the more fish you have carms them down! And maybe you put 2 males in with a dominant male thats why they are fighting :P hope this helps Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:29:57 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc1002 I have 2 frontsha but they or small like a bout an Inch and a half im tryin to find out are they males or females partick Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:36:06 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc1015 CYPHOTILAPIA GIBBEROSA OR THE SIX-STRIPED FRONTOSA IS A SLOW GROWING FISH. THEY SHOULD BE KEPT IN A VOLUMINOUS ENVIRONMENT.THEY REALLY CANNOT BE SEXED UNTIL A LENGTH OF APPROX.6-8 INCHES IS AQUIRED.THEY LIKE TO DIG AND SPIT OUT SAND OR GRAVEL BURROWING UNDER ROCKS OR BEHIND SLATE.I DON\'T RECCOMEND FINDING UNKNOWN SUBSTRATE TO PUT IN WITH EXPENSIVE FISH. MIKE Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:05:52 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc1016 TO CARLO: YOUR ORIGINAL FISH CONSIDER THE TANK AS THEIRS. YOU PUT NEW FRONTOSA IN AND THEY ARE CONSIDERED INVADERS.ONE WAY TO STOP THE AGGRESSION IS TO CHANGE THE SETUP OR IF THAT DOES NOT WORK TAKE ALL ROCKS AND ORNAMENTS OUT COMPLETELY.THIS LEAVES NO TERRITORY TO DEFEND.GIVE IT TIME IF YOU SEE THINGS CALM DOWN YOU CAN START REPLACING ROCKWORK. MIKE Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:19:32 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc1112 hi i have/had 6 fronts in my 100gal tank, biggest male is 7inches now and over past few weeks has started targeting/bullying the others picking on them one at a time and harrassing them until they die any ideas what i can do? down to 4 left and hes picked his next target already ausy Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:01:16 +0100 http://www.allcichlids.com/lake_tanganyika/cyphotilapia_frontosa_7-stripe__5.html#josc1141 I have 2 giraffs and 2 other Malawi cichlids in my 125 gallon. I have always done new world, but I have been missing out! I\'m thinking of introducing Some Frontosas. My water conditions are almost perfect: Except ph is @ 7.6. I want to be carefull about increasing the ph to 8.0???? Any feedback???? Jamie Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:04:47 +0100