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Old 30-10-2010, 06:03 PM   #1
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Please tell me whats this species ?
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Old 30-10-2010, 06:15 PM   #2
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shd be burundi... me too gt myself 6 burundi few weeks ago....
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Old 30-10-2010, 11:47 PM   #3
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Congratulations on your purchase bro. What you have is a burundi frontosa. They are fairly common and widely available in the market. The more xpensive are the Zaire blues which are much more rarer and costlier. The ones that are in between are the mimpbewe.

Enjoy your front....btw, jes being a kaypoh...hee hee.... what size is your setup and what tankmates does this burundi have?
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Old 31-10-2010, 02:15 PM   #4
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shd be burundi... me too gt myself 6 burundi few weeks ago....
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Congratulations on your purchase bro. What you have is a burundi frontosa. They are fairly common and widely available in the market. The more xpensive are the Zaire blues which are much more rarer and costlier. The ones that are in between are the mimpbewe.

Enjoy your front....btw, jes being a kaypoh...hee hee.... what size is your setup and what tankmates does this burundi have?
Thanks. Having 2 fontosas in a 2.5ftx1x1.5 custom tank setup. They are still about 1inch plus in size.
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Old 31-10-2010, 02:16 PM   #5
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They grow very slowly. Takes 2 years to reach 5".
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Old 31-10-2010, 02:18 PM   #6
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They grow very slowly. Takes 2 years to reach 5".
Wow thats a long time. Gd. No need to upgrade tank so quickly. haha
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Old 31-10-2010, 06:54 PM   #7
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They grow very slowly. Takes 2 years to reach 5".
Yep, Tangkanykans seem to be slow gowing species no matter type. Could be the environment or conditions they are living. The Lakes of Africa have their own special conditions

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Wow thats a long time. Gd. No need to upgrade tank so quickly. haha
Yep and they are long lived to up to fifteen years or twenty years
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Yep and they are long lived to up to fifteen years or twenty years
that's a long time bro. Thks for the info. Clearly it's time for me to read up more on frontosas .
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Old 01-11-2010, 12:58 AM   #9
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that's a long time bro. Thks for the info. Clearly it's time for me to read up more on frontosas .
Bro, check the threads there are several good threads on frontosas - also use your search engine and type the word frontosa and you will come to an excellent site as well as cyphos. It will provide you with information you need. There is a bro call R.Ron from the US who also posts on AF he is excellent with fronts.

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Old 01-11-2010, 01:41 AM   #10
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It a burundi frontosa. Nice catch. may be you can get a few more piece look great when in a group.
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