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Frontosa

Name: Frontosa (Cyphotilapia frontosa)
Brand: Aqua Nest
SKU: cyphotilapia-frontosa
Price: 95.00 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Captive-bred, Sydney · Natural range: Lake Tanganyika

$95.00

Size/age: 4 - 5cm (juvenile — adults reach 25 - 30cm) · 12 - 16 weeks

Recommended purchase: Breeding group

Australian captive bred
Bred and raised in our Sydney fish room
Quarantined and health checked
Carefully oxygen-packed for transport
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The iconic humphead cichlid of the deep water — slow-growing, long-lived, and genuinely majestic at full size.

Care requirements

Temperament: Peaceful, social — does best kept in a group despite its size
Minimum tank size: 6ft / 400L+ (adult)
Water parameters: pH 7.8 - 9.0 · 24 - 27°C · 10 - 20 dGH
Diet: Carnivore — quality pellet plus meaty frozen/live food

See how Frontosa compares to other species in our Species Care Guide.

About Frontosa

Cyphotilapia frontosa is one of the most iconic Lake Tanganyika cichlids, known for its bold vertical striping and the pronounced nuchal hump adult males develop. Naturally found in deeper water, it's an unusually peaceful, social species for its eventual large size and does best kept in a group. Slow-growing — sold as juveniles here, but plan ahead for the large adult tank this species will eventually need.

Frontosa

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