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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa
Your baby fronts are so beautiful Clive - you must be so proud of them. Very nice colors, good solid stripes and contrast, and no mooning - I'm sure they are from a goood lineage and they'll grow up to be very beautiful fronts, and will make you even prouder... Really very happy for you, from the heart...
Thanks for sharing the pics, Clive
Take care and Have a great time caring and raising them,
Lots of Regards
Kush
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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:59 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa
Clive, If I may suggest this -
1. Try to feed them more than once a day as this is a very important growing stage for them. I have a few boxes of NLS that I had bought from Vivek recently and I can give you some if you need, as anyways I dont have any fronts to feed for now, and I dont think the only guppies in my 212 gallon tank need a daily NLS feed...
2. Also if I may suggest, kindly try to reduce the water change frequency
Anyways, its best to do what suits you and your tank best - these are just a few friendly suggestions :)
I just used to love doing the twice weekly water changes ( which I sadly dont need to do for now ) on my 212 gal tank - it gave me a great sense of satisfcation that I have done something to benefit my darling fronts and they just used to love the fresh clean water...
Anyways take care and keep smiling !
Lots of Regards and Wishes to everybody,
Kush
Can i put some small suckers in the front tank with it cause any trouble to the fronts,
Technically speaking, NO. As the kind of water parameters required for both the species is not the same. [Frontosas - Hard/Alkaline; Plecos - Soft/Acidic]
I may be incorrect though. Wait for the experts to comment on this.
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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa
Clive,
Instead of plecostomus, I would better suggest you go for a loach like the chromobotia macracanthus as your bottom feeders, you will love them and they are more compatible and adjust to cichlid conditions.
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa
Clown loaches also need soft water right? And they get too big (though slowly) and live too long, and you need to keep them in schools. So your schools of clown loaches would need a tank as big as your fronts to themselves one day.
Wouldnt syno's go well with Fronts, as they too need hard water and are from the rift lakes. In case you are interested clive, I have Synodontis Eupterus for sale.
But first let the experts comment if this would be the right fish in your set-up, as im not sure.
Rohan, Avoid commenting if you have not kept the fish and have no first hand knowledge. Goggling and giving links of foreign websites on IAH has become a new habitual trend for several members who have not even kept the fish. While I appreciate efforts to help the original poster I am sure everyone knows how to Google. This is just my own honest personal opinion and no offense or ill will meant to you or anyone.
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