piranha_guy_dan Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 (edited) personally myself i have 7 wild caught Cape nangu frontosa also known as (neon blue). 2 males and 5 females. the males are 8 inches each and the females are 5-6 inches each. it is a breeding group and ive only had them 2 weeks and within the first week i had a female holding but eggs were not fertile because the tank hadnt astablished an alpha male yet so neither male was settled in enough to fertilize and she swollowed the eggs. i am working on getting another species of frontosa and setting up a 100 gallon tank for that group but im not sure which species yet and how many. im thinking either mpimbwe or else a zaire species like kitumba, moba or kapampa. here is a couple pics of my Cape Nangu frontosa and there is lots more pics on my site at the link in my signature feel free to post your pics and species Dan Edited July 3, 2006 by piranha_guy_dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Man Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 (edited) Those fish are really sweet Dan! Great post!! Edited July 3, 2006 by Piranha Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 My nine mpimbwes range from 5 inches to 9 inches but I don't know the gender. The smallest half of them are 18 months old, the others probably 3 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha_guy_dan Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 My nine mpimbwes range from 5 inches to 9 inches but I don't know the gender. The smallest half of them are 18 months old, the others probably 3 years old. if thats your mpimbwe in your avatar pic that this is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! do yours breed yet or no? any pics to share? are they F1 or do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha_guy_dan Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 i just sold my 2 stingrays for $190 and also got 4 mpimbwe as part of the deal as well. the mpimbwe are 3-4.5 inches except for one of them is only a fry and is about 1.5 inches. now i have 6 mpimbwe in total and 7 cape nangu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 (edited) I have 2 f1 kitumba and 2 f1 mpimbwe That are about 2.5 inches now. I also have a Zaire heres a pic . Edited July 4, 2006 by Pop Eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha_guy_dan Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 those are GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kitumba are a zaire species so what is your other zaire species? is it a moba or maybe a kapampa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punman Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 My frontosas have not bred yet. They are NOT wild caught - probably F! from two different sources ranging in age I would guess from 1.5 to 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBrain Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 (edited) I have 4 F1 mpimbwe Frontosa I believe to have a 2Male 2Female ratio maybe 3M 1F not sure. Edited July 7, 2006 by Canadbis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha_guy_dan Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 pics guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfish Girl Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 i have 8 F1 zaire blue frontosa. not sure M/F ratoi yet. still alittle small they really are nice, but like every frontosa, complete babies. i've kept them with guppies and bettas. they get along quite nicely. i just put them in my show tank so their color is starting to come out. they are just about at the age. also, i was wondering, wat is the difference between the zaire species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha_guy_dan Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 zaire species tend to be more blue also meaning they are more sought after. there are more then 1 varient of zaire frontosa tho, you are likely to have one of the main 3 called moba,kapampa or kitumba. post pics of them if you have some, i wont likely be able to tell which is which varient or anything but would still be nice to see them Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmguy Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 i know a guy selling Group of 4 seven stripe frontosas ranging from 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches long. found him on the internet no pix though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha_guy_dan Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 i know a guy selling Group of 4 seven stripe frontosas ranging from 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches long. found him on the internet no pix though they are kigoma, whats the price and are you thinking of getting them? if so ask what the ratio of male and female is out of the 4. you want at least 2 females 3 would be ideal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatfish Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I have 2 Mpimbwe fronts in with some clown loaches, a couple plecos and a parrot. I might get a couple more when I get my big tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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