cichzorro Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Just came back from a friends place and to my amasement his 6 bar Frontosa is holding a mouthful(2 days).Whats amasing to me is that there only 8 months old and both male and female are only 10-11 cm. Is this rare,I thought they had to be about 2 years old and 14cm plus. Also,how long does it take for the eggs to turn into fully formed fry,I've read about 40 days. Very interested in your thoughts,especially Frontosa breeders. PS.Best part,my friend is a complete amateur and knows nothing about cichlids!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noyd Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 wow, you sure it's a mouth full dude? if so, what have you done to make sure she's actually holding eggs? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita_ozfish Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Probably took some xrays just to make sure - what do you reckon?? Zorro, I think it's wonderful for this to happen to your friend - it is just awesome to have your first mouthful of fish. Are you sure of the fish's age though? Size is irrelevant in my opinion as you will always have tall and short fish so to speak and unless he has had the fry from about 1/2" onwards, he would only be guessing at their age. Hope all goes well for him with the mouthful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichzorro Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 Anita,the fish are definately 8 months old.He got the fish of me when they were only 2cm.I didn't take any X-rays or a Mamograph(haha),but did see the eggs in the mouth.Anyway,the same question.Is this rare! If it wasn't Frontosas would only be worth a third of what they are now. Thanks all,comments appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I think the longer we are breeding them in captivity the earlier, smaller and easier they will breed. I mean this in a generational sense. It seems I can remember when fronties wouldnt breed before 3 years, and I havent been active in the hobby long enough to remember how long it took when they first entered the country. I think the longer we have them in captivity the easier they get to breed. This is true of almost every species I can think of - bristlenose catfish even!! I think fronties will hold most of their value though, as it takes a special kind of person to keep and breed them, and then raise fry. A very special, boring, person who likes watching grass grow. Sorry had to sneak that in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontyKing Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I here ya Ducksta buddy but what's wrong with watching the grass grow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Well it's about as interesting as watching fronties breed, thats all. Plus when you see it grow, its time to mow it. I hate that time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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