In stock — 6 available
Frontosa
Cyphotilapia frontosaCaptive-bred, Sydney · Natural range: Lake Tanganyika
$95.00
Size/age: 4 - 5cm (juvenile — adults reach 25 - 30cm) · 12 - 16 weeks
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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
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.