Hi all, (especially cichlidaddict and freshmike)
I have my heart set on converting my 75g tank into a frontosa tank. I am currently reading a lot into this, and have got in touch with a fairly local breeder (who was featured in PFK). He says that he has quite a lot of young 1.5-2" ikola, Zambian blue, Nangu Burundi, Yellow Dorsal and Kigoma 7 stripe and also has a large group(as in big fish 1m 3 f ) of breeding wild Zaire's for sale.
I have read variuos articles (and previous threads) saying that it is best to start with a large young group collected from different sources, until after a couple of years you end up with a breeding group, or would you suggest starting with a breeding trio like he has for sale? Also are there any big differences in these types apart from looks?
In the long term is a 1m 3f combination about right for a tank this size? I already have a fair bit of bogwood in there, and would get a load of rocks for them too.
any info much appreciated.
cheers
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I have my heart set on converting my 75g tank into a frontosa tank. I am currently reading a lot into this, and have got in touch with a fairly local breeder (who was featured in PFK). He says that he has quite a lot of young 1.5-2" ikola, Zambian blue, Nangu Burundi, Yellow Dorsal and Kigoma 7 stripe and also has a large group(as in big fish 1m 3 f ) of breeding wild Zaire's for sale.
I have read variuos articles (and previous threads) saying that it is best to start with a large young group collected from different sources, until after a couple of years you end up with a breeding group, or would you suggest starting with a breeding trio like he has for sale? Also are there any big differences in these types apart from looks?
In the long term is a 1m 3f combination about right for a tank this size? I already have a fair bit of bogwood in there, and would get a load of rocks for them too.
any info much appreciated.
cheers
jump