Recent content by ganotisim

"Good for your wallet" sand can be purchased at a pool supply store. Pool Filter Sand, or PFS as commonly seen on forums, are the cheap way to do. 20 Grade size is the most common one used. I, for one, use it myself. I purchase a 20lbs bag for $10. It was more than enough to fill my tank...

Just trying to prevent an "impulse" buy. I am guilty of that myself, at times. Currently, I'm new to keeping Duboisi, and it's been real hard to resist the temptation of keeping the tank an "all species" tank. I'm always itching to add a tankmate with them. The Alto. Compressiceps could also...

I'd make it so that you have 12 total. I know it's impossible to sex them at an early age but what I did was get 20 of them and trade the biggest one every 3 months. It's not a sure way of achieving that ratio but it worked for me. A 6ft tank would better, if possible. I agree with...

If you absolutely want/need Frontosas in you tank, I recommend you do a lot of reading first in their care. I'm not sure if this is true everywhere else, but at least in my area (So Cal), the common Fronts sold at LFS are Burundi. To answer your question, Frontosas are carnivores generally...

Generally, I think a 6ft tank is common. You can house them in something smaller but eventually, you'll end up moving them as they grow bigger. I'm a beginner aquarist (almost 3 years now) and started off with African Cichlids. As stated from the previous replies, it is difficult to sex the...