Information on types of Frontosa

[Red Devil]

I picked up 5 mpimbwe fronts at my LFS for about 12 dollars each they are 2-3 inches. I am keeping them in a 50 gallon until I can get my 75 up and running then I will prolly downsize the colony to a male and two females. I know they do better in larger groups, but I guess I am asking if this would be ok until I can get my livingroom remodeled and get a 125 set up.

It sounds good to me as long as they were the only fish in the tank until you were ready.. keep in mind that the only way you will be sure of sex is by venting only... go for it...

 

[F.F. Julio]

thanks for the info and the quick reply I will keep in mind about the venting to be sure about the sex of the fish

 

[Red Devil]

thanks for the info and the quick reply I will keep in mind about the venting to be sure about the sex of the fish

good luck... show them off if you get them.... this is a venting diagram..View attachment 453376

 

[Deepsouth]

It sounds good to me as long as they were the only fish in the tank until you were ready.. keep in mind that the only way you will be sure of sex is by venting only... go for it...

I agree. I noticed that you hear a lot about fronts needing a 125 gallon and larger ones need that plus some, but fronts grow extremely slow. In my opinion you could probably keep a quad of fronts in a 75 for 2-3 years without many issues. On the other side of things, I have a huge male Moba that is crammed into a 125 gallon, so you will eventually have to upgrade the 75, but you have plenty of time.

 

[Red Devil]

I agree. I noticed that you hear a lot about fronts needing a 125 gallon and larger ones need that plus some, but fronts grow extremely slow. In my opinion you could probably keep a quad of fronts in a 75 for 2-3 years without many issues. On the other side of things, I have a huge male Moba that is crammed into a 125 gallon, so you will eventually have to upgrade the 75, but you have plenty of time.

yes... you have time... the only thing i suggest and hope that everyone is diligent about ..".is water changes.".. this is the main ingredient to keeping them healthy and growing well....

 

[F.F. Julio]

I come from a salt water reef background so water changes are not a problem for me. I do 10-20 percent water changes every week on my tanks now.

 

[mike dunagan]

You will need to do higher volume changes with fresh

 

[F.F. Julio]

You will need to do higher volume changes with fresh

Why is that 10 to 20 percent weekly seems like quite a bit, I had a nano salt tank I did this on and I was growing small polyped stony coral and was forced to frag bi monthly due to them crowding out other corals. A true test of your water quality and lighting in salt water is getting good growth out of SPS. im not trying to be confrontational just curious as to why more of a volume of water would need to be changed in a FW as opposed to a SW, is it due to the fact that fronts growth seem to be tied to the quality of the water somewhat.

I also forgot so state that I tend to over filter my tanks (another salt water quirk I have) The tank I have is a 75 gallon marine land tank with an FX5

 

[mike dunagan]

Water quality is really important with overstocking. There are some similarities when it come to fresh and salt, but I would not say they are the same. The more water changes, done properly, help with growth and overall health of fish. Cichlids are messy fish.

Over filtering is the norm.

 

[F.F. Julio]

Ahhhh ok I understand thanks