Frontosa questions

[cichlidiot]

I've been doing some research on these extrorinary fish and have seen many discrepancies. For instance some web sites list the max length for a male front to be 12", some list14" and some even 15-16". All do agree that max female size is 10 inches. Also the breeding age of these fish are listed at 12-18 monthes on some sites and some say 3-4 years at the earliest.

So what I need to know is what size tank I need to be planning on for a group of 1 male with 2-3 females? How long will it be before I can expect to see any fry.(water quality and diet being optimal of course) What would be a good clean up crew? And how much agressive behaviour should I expect out of my male.

Any other advise would be greatly apreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[JSchmidt]

In my experience, frontosa are rather variable from fish to fish in their aggressiveness. These fish can easily reach 12' in total length in captivity; I wouldn't keep a group of 3-4 in anything less than a 125.

Jim