Frontosa diet??????????

[Ceejay]

Hey fishboxers, I am starting a frontosa colony (burundi), and was just wondering if anyone here could help me. I just want to know what is the best food for bringing out their blue color. Any suggestions would be much appriciated, Thanks.

[Cesar]

I feed my frontosa NLS thera A 3mm formula, they are very healthy and happy.

[FrontosaurusRex]

PROTEIN!!! This is my feeding schedule for my Burundi tank and my Mpimbwe tank.
*Monday-Friday: NLS pellets in the morning, frozen bloodworms for lunch and spirulina enhanced brine shrimp for dinner.
*On the weekends i do mostly veggies. Cichlid flakes and pellets.
Burundi's will not keep their blue color as well as some of the other Fronts. My Burundi are about 4" and they are starting to lose a little of the "brightness" but they are all healthy. The Mpimbwe on the other hand, continue to get darker and brighter. Hope this helps.

[mikeb144]

New Life Spectrum is considered to be one of the best foods for Frontosa. I also feed TetraColor granules and spirulina base flake. I feed my adults once a day, my fry and juvies twice. DO NOT FEED ANYTHING THAT FLOATS, if you feed flakes sumerge the flakes into the tank before releasing them. Keep it simple!! Good Luck

[RonR.]

Hey fishboxers, I am starting a frontosa colony (burundi), and was just wondering if anyone here could help me. I just want to know what is the best food for bringing out their blue color. Any suggestions would be much appriciated, Thanks.

I feed NLS Thera A, Dainichi Ultima and Dainichi Color FX all mixed up. My mobas love it!!!!!!

[CichlidFan]

I feed mine NLS, Shrimp, and frozen blood worms occasionally .

CF

[Ceejay]

Thanks guys, I guess i need to get some NLS, anyone have some small mpimbwe for sale? Can I put burundi and mpimbwe together in a 240 gal?

[eklikewhoa]

I would say NLS, Dainichi and Shrimpmix.

[supadave]

NLS (New Life Spectrum) Thera A ....and Dainichi. I don't know if it's the fact that Thera A contains more garlic, but my Fronts go crazy over this stuff.

[cichlid1409]

Can I put burundi and mpimbwe together in a 240 gal?

if you dont care about them interbreeding.... that would be your only worry. and yes nls, dainichi,krill, bloodworms, brine shrimp, feeder fish, old tires etc. they eat just about everything :)

[Zulaab]

You can make it really expensive.. Fronts natural foods are cyps..

[eklikewhoa]

I would gut load those if used....

[eklikewhoa]

A cheaper alternative would be some quality silversides.

[Ceejay]

Thanks everyone for the help. this forum is awesome...great to have so much information, and experience at the tip of your fingers, you guys ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ceejay]

Hey, frontasauras rex....you got any pics of your Burundi tank?