Frontosa Fanatics

[Phoenix]

Hi,

I just bought 5 front fry...one died from internal parasites.....treating them with Interpet No. 9

Anywone here loves these fish as much as I do?

Will post pics soon.....

[art]

I love them too
How did that one die ?
What visible signs if any ?

[Phoenix]

First you should notice is the stillness of the fish....loss of appetite during feeding, shuns company from other fronts....
Since administering the medication, fish have recovered significantly...
How many fronts have you got....
I'm stocking a 4 x 2 ft tank with 4 fronts at the moment, plan to purchase two more....

[route]

i've got two small ones. got them from the taiwanese lady shop in serangoon north near petmart as this is my first time keeping them , anything you would advice me on ?

[Pacific_Flame]

yes keep the pH on high levels ard 8/8.5 they will look great and they will be more active.

[Phoenix]

Dark subdued lighting, as Fronts live deep in the rift lakes, provide a good atmosphere for them, some hiding places (like rock caves and clay pots)are important for the territorial instinct of males....many recommend white coral sand to buffer the water, but I use black gravels and some coral pieces....
A good diet, like Tetrabits or JBL Novo Bits, and frozen / freeze dried brine shrimp or krill as a treat.....Not forgettign the abovementioned tip to keep your PH high (8.5 ideal) to gain the best results....
This should provide a pleasing result in your fronts....
Enjoy your beauties....

[route]

thanks
am currently feeding them a cichlid food i got from ben's wuhu. a brand name called Azoo.

[Phoenix]

I've added a new front to my brood....
and two clown loaches....
I'm thinking about putting natural river sand in place of my black large sized gravel as food is gettign trapped beneath it..

[jade]

Me also into frontosa have 15pcs of them in my 4 ft tank.

http://community.webshots.com/user/jadej

[route]

have problems visiting the page.

[lsz]

i love them too but i dont have any now.

a thing to take note abt having clown loaches with predatorial (esp piscivores...fisheaters i.e)

if you so happen to have large fish (fronts in your case) with clown loaches (or any loaches) .. be sure the size difference is not as big as to have the fronts seeing the loaches as food.

loaches are armed with very tough spikes below their eyes near the mouth. if swallow, they can lodge themselves in the mouths of their predators.

i know of incidents of big fish substaining bad mouth injuries and dying from attacking loaches.

[Phoenix]

Point taken....The locahes a larger than the fronts. which are only fry at this point, and fronts grow very slowly, giving the loaches a chance to pace their growth and not be victims.....