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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: rcombs on February 03, 2014, 10:50:01 PM

Title: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: rcombs on February 03, 2014, 10:50:01 PM: I purchased a frontosa. The person I bought it from said it was a kigoma. Does he look like one? I read somewhere that they had 7 stripes. Then again you cant believe everything you read on the internet right. I think he looks good but what do you look for to get a good quality Frontosa. I am going to start focusing on learning about these guys. They sparked an interest in me out of no where for some odd reason.
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: danielratti on February 03, 2014, 10:52:30 PM: Not a kigoma... maybe brundi
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: rcombs on February 04, 2014, 12:14:09 AM: Thought so. Thank you.
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: Ron on February 04, 2014, 10:54:41 AM: Yep, Kigoma have 7 stripes and the one over the face is more like a raccoon mask than a single-width stripe. If the person who sold you the fish doesn't know what it is, I'm not sure I'd consider it a good one to build a colony with.
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: rcombs on February 04, 2014, 11:04:25 AM: Quote from: Ron on February 04, 2014, 10:54:41 AM
Yep, Kigoma have 7 stripes and the one over the face is more like a raccoon mask than a single-width stripe. If the person who sold you the fish doesn't know what it is, I'm not sure I'd consider it a good one to build a colony with.

Good advice Ron. This guy was just to see if I like fronts. Kind of an experiment. He will not be added with any other fronts. I do not want ANY Breeding with a fish I am unsure of.

He said he thinks its a kigoma. I bought him because I liked all of the blues on his fins. Then started to research some fronts trying to find something similar to him and got hooked on fronts. Also became almost positive that it was a brundi.
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: rcombs on February 04, 2014, 11:10:38 AM: Correct me if im wrong.

Gibberosa - 6 stripes, Zoro mask
Kigoma- 7 stipes
brundi- 6 stripes. one going all way through eye vertically from top to bottom.
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: Ron on February 04, 2014, 10:28:27 PM: I believe you're correct, but I'm not 100% on the gibberosa.

As for a quality front...
- known variant/local collection point
- correct, full stripes, with good spacing, no mooning (areas of white within the dark stripes that may or may not go completely through the stripe
- good color, body shape, full finnage, etc...
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: Mastiffman on February 08, 2014, 03:51:20 PM: Almost looks like and young Mpimbwe
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: Marty on February 08, 2014, 09:24:46 PM: Is the underside of the mouth all white, or does it have some darkness to it?
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: jcunningham0295 on February 08, 2014, 11:01:52 PM: Quote from: Mastiffman on February 08, 2014, 03:51:20 PM
Almost looks like and young Mpimbwe

I thought Brundi was the only one that had the mask come up threw the eye and head.
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: Mastiffman on February 09, 2014, 12:41:29 AM: Well Technically Speaking all Cypho's do. Some just vary in width of the mask as well as the length that it travels downward.. I just didn't think that Burundi would have that much blue on them at such a young age. WC typically don't have much blue to begin with from what I understand.

You're probably right Josh. :)

But to answer the OP's Question: How to tell a quality Cypho?

Buy True Wild Caught from a reputable Importer or F1 from the person that did. ;)
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: 20prima10 on February 09, 2014, 09:10:39 AM: watch out for the aggression out of the fronts. they need to be with several of there own species or you will end up with one angry big clumsy fish.. i had this problem a few months ago =[ in one night he killed two of my show male peacocks and did some good damage to three other
Title: Re: How do you tell a good quality frontosa
Post by: Mastiffman on February 09, 2014, 11:15:59 AM: That's atypical of what Cyphos really are. They are a Peaceful fish until spawning.... Unless underfed and in higher temps from my experience.