How To Identify Cyphotilapia Frontosa - African Cichlids - Lake Tanganyika
**This Segment is for all those who have been asking me to ID your Frontosa.
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6 Wild Caught Mikula Frontosa
Gibberosa are the bluest from the location-variant Moba/Congo.(Mikula Collection Point)
These fascinating Cichlids require large tanks.
Species Profile Cyphotilapia Frontosa
(Gibberosa)
(Wild Caught)
(125 Gallon Fish Tank)
(125 Gallon Aquarium)
(Cichlid Tank)
Info I discussed In Video ( Here are SOME Examples..NOT ALL)..
-Burundi - the fish body is pale blue with 5 vertical black bands, the 6th one goes from the forehead along the fish eye to the other side.
-Blue Zaire Kapampa - the fish has saturated moderately blue colored fins. The body upper part and nape are opalescent. The dark band between the eyes reaches the fish mouth. The fish pelvic fin and light vertical bands are also moderately blue colored.
-Kavala - the fish has 5 bands and yellowish membranes on the dorsal.
-Kigoma - has 7 stripes, dark blue cheeks which can transform to almost black. The dorsal is yellowish. The vertical bands are white or white and blue. The band going over the eye is rather stumped and it looks almost like a stain. Dorsal and fluke membranes are yellowish.
-Kipili - is a 5-striped type of burundi frontosa that simultaneously has black stripes just like Kigoma has and a horizontal stripe between the eyes - just like Blue Sambia has.
-Blue Mpimbwe - its head and fins are blue, besides with aging the color becomes more saturated and bright. Blue color of these collective species is something in the middle between Burundi and Nord Congo fish types color.
-Congo - the body color is pale blue with 5 vertical bands, the 6th one goes from the forehead along the fish eye to the opercle insertions.
-Blue Sambia - the head and fins are blue, the bands on the body are light colored set off with blue. There is a distinct dark band between the eyes.
-Moba Zaire - the fish color varies from ultramarine to light violet.
-Zambian and Tanzanian look so similar it is extremely hard to tell the difference.
All tanz, zambian, and zaires have a mask instead of a eye stripe.
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Best Frontosa ID video I have ever seen in 40 years of fishkeeping. Subscribed.
@Frontosa4life
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! I am honored..
Now this is what I call a species spotlight video this was so full of cool info thanks so much for sharing 🤗🤗
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
My pleasure
Awesome video and very informative... Thanks for sharing and happy fish keeping my friend!!!
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
You're Welcome
Frontosa4life, Awesome descriptive video brother, really appreciate it.
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you bro
good stuff, I didn't realize there are that many different types of Fronts, haven't bought any yet but now I got this vid when I do👍👍👍
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Right man! Give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it.
On point. Nicely done and good info.
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks
I had a kapampa the water was a bit cold or at least that's what the thermometer said. I set the heater and went to work. By the time I got home the kapampa was belly up and so other fish. I lowered the heater and a few made it. I then got rid of all the mbuna and other types. Just 1 month ago I set my aquarium up and got mbunas, peacock, and haps, so far so good and the thermometer is way off. Heater is set at 73 degrees heater does not even read 64 so got a new thermometer and the water sits at 82 degrees. Now I'm trying to get a 240 gallon tank and make it lake tangayika only and mostly frontosa fish. Love those fish
very informative, I got rid of my kigoma and Tanzanian variant so I don't cross breed my Burundi.
don't know anything about Frontosas but now I can identify them so thank you 👍
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
No problem
Dam bro that's what's up. Got me three Mpimbwe Frontosa f1. Had a long talk with the breeder. Picking up two more soon. Thks for the video.
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
no problem give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it.
I love that map you presented...interesting...as was already stated, very informative video, thank you
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Thank You
Really cool vid, thanks for making it
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Your Welcome
That was a very smooth and informative video! I will refer people to this video for some of the people that ask me the same questions!
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it man & thanks!
@RickyKenerlyCichlids
8 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
Thanks for making this video ✌️ I subbed!!
@Frontosa4life
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you
I'm new to aquariums, but I think I have a Kigoma but I'm not sure. It's got 7 stripes but there's no hump. It's also brown/tanish color with dark stripes...no visible blue. Currently about 3 inches long.
Amazing video sir
@Frontosa4life
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing really helped me out! Subbed up!
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Greatly Appreciated!
I agree
Best video!
good information thanks
@Frontosa4life
6 жыл бұрын
No prob, thanks for dropping by!
I learned a lot from that vid.
@Frontosa4life
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you,Im glad. Give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it.
Great video my man, please tell me what is a good lighting system for fronts? I looked into the radion rx30, but I dont have that kind of cash. love them when the whites are sharp and the blues are electric. Most videos I see have so much blue that it washes out the white and the fronts dont look good.
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
Really cant say...I would go with a good Led light...some choose Beamswork because they are cheap but I'm not sure. I know Aqueon has the optibright..I'm thinking about trying one of those. May do a review in the near future.
Where do you buy your wild caught frontosa? Big fan of the moba i have 3 already plus a few other strains. Im looking for a good place to but some wild caught.
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
Google a site called "Cichlidsandherps"
Do you know the differences between male and female (in general)? Thanks for the video identifying the types.
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
If you google it you can see a picture. Best way to tell is venting as they get older.
Is the burundi have the biggest bump on there head then the other types?
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
Normally from my experiences..Yes
great video,im tryng to breed moba
Great video, have a question for you. what do you keep your PH at in your frontosa tank. and do you do something to bring it up? Mine is at 7.8 and thats with crushed coral bottom.
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
Good question,to me it seems like 7.8 range(mines is there too) is tough to get past. I would say limestone holey rock besides crushed coral could possibly help...I have also used lace rock in the past.
Are wild caught have better Coloration than captive bred?
good video! I've been looking into buying a colony of gibberosa, not really anything solid as far as a place to buy. do you have any info on a store , or a connection on getting wild caught. thanx in advance...
you seem like you know your s@## ....got 2 questions...good place to find the more exotic fronts... mobas or kapampa's...is there a big difference in the coloration...thanks
can you mix different types of frontosa ?
Which one is the most pretty
@Frontosa4life
6 жыл бұрын
Zaires in my opinion because of deeper blue...But everyone's opinion is different.
Subbed, I have 6 moliro
Also where are moliro from?
@Frontosa4life
6 жыл бұрын
I would Google that..I'm sure it's a collection point along this river just not sure where. If you find the small town along the river that's where their claiming the fish is from. Thanks!
Are these nice friendly fish to keep?or are they bullies?
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
They seem to be ok with opposite types of africans. When you keep a colony is when you may have dominance issues with males competing for females.
@stevenmills1820
5 жыл бұрын
I have 2 dolphin fish there little couple of alunacara fish looking at gettin a electric jack Dempsey on Thursday if i they have any of these fish would they be ok together in same tank?
@Frontosa4life
5 жыл бұрын
@@stevenmills1820 Cant say personality can be difficult to determine until they're all together. Watch one of my older introducing new fish videos...so you can at least guage it and do it right. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3VrqKamn6y-mqg.html
Mpimbwe frontosa in my opinion tho
@Frontosa4life
6 жыл бұрын
to each his own...I like darker colors,thats just me and the hobby over all I guess. They demand greater prices..
do you have facebook,I keep and breed frontosa Me like to obtain more knowledge and bring some new blood to my fronts,thanks for the. vid it's very informational
@Frontosa4life
7 жыл бұрын
James Jones you're welcome and no I operate here and on Instagram. Feel free to share this video to Facebook. Subscribe & Check out my latest videos,I just had fry as well.
I have only three months with the mobas an guy from Craigslist in my area CA he was collecting the frontosas but for some reason he lost the connection and he forgot the frontosas the frontosas was in really bad condition blinds and very skinny and very unhealthy and only paid the 10% of the market value
can you mix them in tank?
@Frontosa4life
7 жыл бұрын
I wouldnt as a breeder because they would cross breed. And we supply PURE strands.
what's the obsession with the WC?
@Frontosa4life
7 жыл бұрын
telcom6661 Not sure,but for me and the people I know its just the excitement of bringing a new generation of F1 fry to the areas we live if they breed. Also WC personality is different than tank raised.
@taylorwelsh149
7 жыл бұрын
Frontosa4life they aren't as shy
Wtf ... I thought I was going to learn something from this video .The only thing I learned was this guy was lazy to explain anything. What was the point of making this video? No wonder he has no subs.