what fish can go with frontosa

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Some of the larger haps from lake malawi or calvus would work..but your tank is only 4 feet long. your tanks footprint isnt very big, so id probably just keep the fronts by themselves-they will grow pretty large.

ive seen some keep them with large SA/CA fish and it seems to work-i wouldnt advise it, but it works for some i guess.
 
Comps, Comps, Comps!
Calvus, Calvus, Calvus!
 
excuse my nubbishness but what you do mean by "comps??" I'm also looking to get some frontosas and wondering what I can put with them.

I currently have a 125 gallon with 2 kribensis, 2 roseline sharks, and 2 small clown loaches. I want to get about 5 frontosas (4 female and a male), and pleco of some sort.

Ive read that they could all do well at about a 7.5-8 ph. Ideally I'd also want to add a peacock eel and some firemouths (and i'd consider calvus) as well but ive read that firemouths wouldnt go well with the frontosas. Which of all these fish listed could I keep together?
 
Buc_Nasty;4384371; said:
excuse my nubbishness but what you do mean by "comps??" I'm also looking to get some frontosas and wondering what I can put with them.

I currently have a 125 gallon with 2 kribensis, 2 roseline sharks, and 2 small clown loaches. I want to get about 5 frontosas (4 female and a male), and pleco of some sort.

Ive read that they could all do well at about a 7.5-8 ph. Ideally I'd also want to add a peacock eel and some firemouths (and i'd consider calvus) as well but ive read that firemouths wouldnt go well with the frontosas. Which of all these fish listed could I keep together?

We are referring to compressiceps and calvus. Both are Lake Tanganyika fish.
 
I know you asked what type of cichlids, but on another quick note, clown loaches work well with Fronts. Just my quick opinion.
 
Can't believe no one said Blue Dolphins.

Similar growth rate, attain similar sizes, have similar temperament.
 
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I still can't believe the quickness and quality of responses this site is awesome!

So my ideal setup would be 5 fronts, 2 firemouths, 2 kribensis, 2 roseline sharks, 2 clown loaches, a sunshine pleco, and a peacock eel in my 125 gallon. Is this possible or will I have problems? (really my priority is frontosas and firemouths - the others can go in my 50 gallon tank if they wont do well with this setup. I have read that fronts and firemouths may not go well together but different sources say different things. Any thoughts??


Ill totally get compressiceps and/or calvus if my plan won't work they both look awesome
 
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