210 gallon Frontosa build

[danotaylor]

@Caperguy99 the bullying suspect you mentioned seems to have frayed dorsal and anal fins also. I don’t suppose the smaller one is pushing back, so it seems your bullying suspect is also being bullied
I know your geographic locale makes this difficult, but I agree w @ken31cay and would really encourage you to try to get some additional fronts to add to the group mate

 

[Caperguy99]

Alright, I’m getting the message loud and clear. I’ll see if I can find a place to source 3-4 more F1 Mobas.

It’s a rough time of year for it, as it’s below freezing where I am and shipping usually takes awhile, especially from stateside. Maybe some of the Canadian distributors and speed something to me . . . Even if I meet at the airport or something.

Thanks for the advice - I’ll move forward hoping I can figure a way ahead.

 

[danotaylor]

@Caperguy99 I don't think there's a huge rush, but in the long run I think it would be very beneficial to add 4 more. One of the beautiful things I love about gibbs & fronts is their finnage. Some frayed fins & tails in the interim is no biggie and they do grow back. There's no margin for error shipping in this weather so I would just monitor the ones you have for now until things warm up.
Ideally if you could source some smaller vented females in the 4-5" range that would really help your ratio overall since it seems you have a few males already

 

[ken31cay]

@Caperguy99 I don't think there's a huge rush, but in the long run I think it would be very beneficial to add 4 more. One of the beautiful things I love about gibbs & fronts is their finnage. Some frayed fins & tails in the interim is no biggie and they do grow back. There's no margin for error shipping in this weather so I would just monitor the ones you have for now until things warm up.
Ideally if you could source some smaller vented females in the 4-5" range that would really help your ratio overall since it seems you have a few males already

I've received groups of various sizes (all wild caught) from Alison at Cichlids & Herps, the group I received last month were smaller than usual at 3"-3.5". I've never inquired about purchasing females only but it's worth asking. I've also personally never seen F1's larger than 2.5" from her.

So depending on what size/sex you're looking for I'd say contact her asap since there is usually a waiting time, and if she does have the fish you're looking for in stock I think she may probably hold them for a time. She's held 15+ wc groups for me for 4-5 months, of course I had to pay for them first.