Frontosa vs Convict

[Kanstar]

which do you prefer and if you want, why?

[PumaWard]

Frontosa's because I think they are prettier than cons, and well, I really like most Tanganyikan cichlids.

[NickH]

My vote goes to the Convict. A cichlid for anyone on any budget. A scrappy, spunky, chunky fish that can hold it's own with cichlids 3x it's size. A prolific cichlid that will do anything to keep it's own kind going. You gotta respect those qualities.

Frontosa are very impressive looking when full grown. If you can wait that long. And have a 6 foot tank. And don't mind them occasionally getting freaked out and bashing themselves into a rock, etc. Handsome but a little on the clumsy side. And way too expensive.

[Kanstar]

Zarie blue and purple are the only expensive ones. 7 Bar isn't expensive at all.

[NickH]

So say you. By me they are ALL expensive. Especially if it is over 3 inches in length.

[Tightdog1]

copnvict cause they easy to keep and they are american.

[Verse914]

Definitely a frontosa. Cons are too common and no take no challenge whatsoever to keep or breed. On the other side, cons can get some great color.

[RyJ]

copnvict cause they easy to keep and they are american.

Central American...yup.

[SomeGuy88]

gotta love dem convicts

[rift-n-reef]

C. Gibberosa gets my vote. My "mpimbwe" are my babies...and by far the best fish I've ever owned.


http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd37b3127ccebad7635dfbc90000001610


Not sure if pics work here or not, but thats one of my F0 Mpimbwe females.


"J"

[Anubias]

Ok, so frontosas are beutiful, stately and live amazing as a family unit. But the humble Convict, cheap, can live in a small tank, breeds like a rabbit and looks spectacular. If you want to intruduce a child to aquaria, how can you go wrong in giving them a 2ft tank with two convicts and watching the joy in having them breed fish for the first time and watching the care the parents show for their young?? Enough said!!

[Verse914]

lol...this thread is only two years old...