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Vijai
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 Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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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.
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Hey, is that a clown you have chosen as your avatar 
you are right, syno's are better equipped than loaches for african cichlids, but I think 
there are smaller syno's like the nigriventris or the true upside down's but again need to be kept in groups and may not be easily available here.. I have kept mine successfully with clown's and other cichlids......choice is your's! there are other cichlids.....catfishes........loaches.....and btw you need to pick these tankmates of similar size  |
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Whitesnake
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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thanks vijai,
please will you recomend the best for me as per your knowledge?
please post some snaps of your fronts and the baby?
regards
clive |
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Alistair
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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| Alistair wrote (View Post):
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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.
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Hey, is that a clown you have chosen as your avatar
you are right, syno's are better equipped than loaches for african cichlids, but I think
there are smaller syno's like the nigriventris or the true upside down's but again need to be kept in groups and may not be easily available here.. I have kept mine successfully with clown's and other cichlids......choice is your's! there are other cichlids.....catfishes........loaches.....and btw you need to pick these tankmates of similar size
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Thats the reason i put the statement "Let the experts comment if this is the right fish." btw, Cant fronts handle these guys? They are from the same lakes rite?
Yes, thats a clown in my avtar. |
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Vijai
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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| Whitesnake wrote (View Post):
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thanks vijai,
please will you recomend the best for me as per your knowledge?
please post some snaps of your fronts and the baby?
regards
clive
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I have already recommended you the best that has worked for me
hey, will surely take the snaps and post them! have you seen my earlier snaps posted? babies! 
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Thats the reason i put the statement "Let the experts comment if this is the right fish." btw, Cant fronts handle these guys? They are from the same lakes rite?
Yes, thats a clown in my avtar.
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I thought you had already kept these with fronts  , yeah they can handle but size does matter! |
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Whitesnake
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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Dear vijai,
No I have not seen the snaps?
please can you post them again?
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Clive |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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Vijay,
I guess Gallery links to your album are not working.
@Clive - Vijay's Fronts were really cool which were posted earlier. Maybe after few months, he will be showing-off his Zaires to us.  |
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Whitesnake
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| Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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| wow Zaires thats cool |
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Vijai
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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give me a break, will ya! .....Zaires is that a native    |
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trevor
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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A pic of my humble fish. Please do not insult him or his genes.
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chinkz
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:29 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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| Thats a beautiful Burundi Sir - thanks for sharing the pic. You must be so proud of him / her |
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trevor
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| Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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Thanks, Chinkz, They have grown very well and big thanks to my unorthodox feeding.
Should post the pic of of one of the dudes with his hump soon.
Difficult to click due to low light in the tank and the fact that I haven't got an SLR camera as yet.
Sorry for hijacking your thread, Clive. |
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chinkz
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:08 am Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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Thanks, Chinkz, They have grown very well and big thanks to my unorthodox feeding.
Should post the pic of of one of the dudes with his hump soon.
Difficult to click due to low light in the tank and the fact that I haven't got an SLR camera as yet.
Sorry for hijacking your thread, Clive.
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Would love to see the pics of the males Sir - Kindly do post them when possible. Low light is great for fronts ( as they live in very deep waters of the lake) and I understand that it will be difficult to take a good pic in low light, with a normal camera...
Anyways thanks again - I'm sure my bro Clive will not mind |
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Mephitis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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well I thought you had ket them that the reason i asked
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No problem. If the above was the case, would have stormed this thread with loads of inputs as an experienced Frontosa keeper.
Try this if you get time:
Cichlid Forum - Frontosa Fanatics
Regards,
Rohan.
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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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Opinions vary. I do not think sharing information (off third party links even if the individual has not had enough experience with the species) is an issue. The original poster obviously would do their bit of research and come to a conclusion based on the inputs EXPERTS have on here.
PS: None of my inputs on this thread have been 'conclusive'.
Cheers.
Regards,
Rohan. |
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trevor
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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Okay then, Chinkz
Like one of our Guru's said "I trust only IAH". |
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chinkz
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject: Re: Keeping frontosa |
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wow he is amazing sir - I'm speechless - the pic clearly shows how much care and love he has been given - if I may say this - he and his colony (assuming he is the Alpha) is truly blessed to have been under your kind care... Thanks again...
Thanks again...
Hope you are having a nice Sunday Sir...
Lots of Regards from the heart
Kush |
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