I could use all the help I can get I am starting to raise and breed Fronts. Right at the momement I have 2 female and 1 male. in a 30g tank. I am going to get 150 g to 200 g and at least 10 females and 3 males ( I think still pondering) I am tryin to raise the PH but it keeps falling. What do I need to do, what do I need from rocks, filter stuff, etc. where do I find it for a the best price online. I need to know really everything. I am new to Fronts and breeding them. I have the idea of how to do it from my relative, but he died a couple years ago so I cann't ask him. I really need all the Water Specs and what I need to do to keep them and what I need in my take to keep them. Sorry to ask questions like this, but I don't know and want to get it right and the best so I need to know what i don't. Thanks
Mpimbwe Frontosa I Need help
- Thread starter drieckenberg
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I suggest doing LOTS of research. Google search 'mpimbwe frontosa' and try to learn as much as you can on keeping them. People who have kept them will for sure give you advice... but to tell you everything would require an essay! There are numerous sites out there that should be easy for you to find and do some research.
About your pH - use crushed coral or agronite as a substrate or in a stocking in your filter... that will slowly raise the pH to about 8.2. It can be difficult to get it up to the sometimes 9.0 pH of Lake Tangynika, but IMO I dont think its nessecary to get it up that high, and it varies over the lake anyways.
I also think you should concentrate on knowing your fish and thier needs inside out before you attempt to breed them... espeically frontosa's which can be very picky.
-Diana
About your pH - use crushed coral or agronite as a substrate or in a stocking in your filter... that will slowly raise the pH to about 8.2. It can be difficult to get it up to the sometimes 9.0 pH of Lake Tangynika, but IMO I dont think its nessecary to get it up that high, and it varies over the lake anyways.
I also think you should concentrate on knowing your fish and thier needs inside out before you attempt to breed them... espeically frontosa's which can be very picky.
-Diana
Some good advice above. I would use a bag of crushed coral to buffer the ph. I'm assuming you are using sand for a substrate(?). I wouldn't go and try to play mad scientist with your water parameters. See what you have, and evaluate. Consistency is the key with breeding frontosa. Try to keep conditions as close as you can all the time. This will help you in the long run, instead of trying to buffer, and chem. treat your water all the time.
How big are these frontosa currently?? I don't know if you are aware, but frontosa don't generally become sexually mature for 2-3 years. I have been keeping Mpimbwe for about 3 years now. Be patient when it comes to breeding them.
To give you all the answers that you need will require a novel, so I will turn you on to some folks who really know there stuff, and you can ask all the question you have.
http://www.cyphos.com/
How big are these frontosa currently?? I don't know if you are aware, but frontosa don't generally become sexually mature for 2-3 years. I have been keeping Mpimbwe for about 3 years now. Be patient when it comes to breeding them.
To give you all the answers that you need will require a novel, so I will turn you on to some folks who really know there stuff, and you can ask all the question you have.
http://www.cyphos.com/