Frontosa
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Cichlids · CyphotilapiaNT
- 23–27°C
- pH 8–9!
- Calm
- 10 in!
- Mid
- Meat
- Semi-agg.!
- 5+ group
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Frontosa
Cyphotilapia frontosa
Northern Lake Tanganyika: deep rocky slopes 15-70 m, Cape Tembwe to Bulu Point · lake
- Temperature
- 23–27°C
- pH
- 8–9
- Adult size
- 10 in · 25.5 cm
- Flow
- Calm
- Swims
- Mid-water
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Group
- 5+
- Status in the wild
- Near threatened
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
savethelittlefish.org/species/frontosa/
Photo: Maha Dinesh, CC BY-SA 3.0