PICS! The new Moba town!

[RonR.]

Glad to see the little ones doing so well. Their coloring is great! I think you picked some really nice ones.

I enjoyed meeting you and your boyfriend. Glad to see he is so supportive of you and your hobby.

These juvies will really enjoy the open space of your 125g. Keep us posted on their progress.

If you have any questions, these guys and gals here are great or just give me a call.

[JasonC]

Great looking fish! I too have Moba from Ron and they get better (and bigger) every day. Congrats!

[aquabee]

Great looking fish! I too have Moba from Ron and they get better (and bigger) every day. Congrats!

Thanks J! When did you get them? Post a pic! :)
Also... how are they doing with their tankmates?

[sunkenmetal]

I like that black sand... It looks nice...

[JasonC]

Thanks J! When did you get them? Post a pic! :)
Also... how are they doing with their tankmates?

I got them January 1st of this year. They were really small fry when I got them - I think a month old and eating the smallest NLS pellet.

They do fine with all the other fish in the tank with them. When it's feeding time they get in the mix and hustle all the food they want. They are super mellow too. The benthochromis are hyper skittish and even when they are freaking out the moba all are chill and staying put.

[aquabee]

I got them January 1st of this year. They were really small fry when I got them - I think a month old and eating the smallest NLS pellet.

They do fine with all the other fish in the tank with them. When it's feeding time they get in the mix and hustle all the food they want. They are super mellow too. The benthochromis are hyper skittish and even when they are freaking out the moba all are chill and staying put.

Nice. New Years' Mobas. :)

When did you add other tankmates in with them? Still debating on a species tank vs. not.

[aquabee]

I like that black sand... It looks nice...

Get it for your skrimps!

[sunkenmetal]

Get it for your skrimps!

Im to lazy to change substrates lol

[JasonC]

When did you add other tankmates in with them? Still debating on a species tank vs. not.

I kept them in a tank solo for 3 months or so until I got the 180 for them. I've only got 5 so I had plans from the beginning to add other fish. Remember that Mobas are large predatory fish - whatever can fit in their mouths sooner or later will go in their mouths so plan your fish accordingly.

[aquabee]

Remember that Mobas are large predatory fish - whatever can fit in their mouths sooner or later will go in their mouths so plan your fish accordingly.

True. I've actually been more concerned about other fish bothering my Mobas if we eventually decide on getting other types of fish. We wouldn't subject a smaller or less aggressive fish to the larger Moba, but it shouldn't go the other way around either. For example, I hear haps are notorious fin nippers, and the tropheus moorii that FR has in his store tank with his Moba colony have been tearing up the Mobas' fins too.

[TaTeR ToT]

Large calvus/compressiceps, benthochromis tricoti, gnathochromis permaxillaris, these would be my choices with frontosa.

[aquabee]

Large calvus/compressiceps, benthochromis tricoti, gnathochromis permaxillaris, these would be my choices with frontosa.

All really nice-lookin fish. Why would you choose those?

[danielp]

I have a bunch of clown loaches in with my Fronts and i plan on leaving it at that.

I did consider calvus at one time but they grow really really slow.

[aquabee]

I have a bunch of clown loaches in with my Fronts and i plan on leaving it at that.

I did consider calvus at one time but they grow really really slow.

Fronts grow pretty slow too though.

I like clown loaches but the bf doesn't... and "technically" it's "his" tank. I'm looking around for synos and am gonna be picking up some L-144 plecos from TangoMike in a couple weeks.

[TaTeR ToT]

I would go with these because they are all known for being very passive species, plus they live in lower light areas as frontosa do.

Calvus do grow slow, but if you purchase adults, they will do fine, calvus and comps have uniquely designed scales for evading predation, they arch their bodies and expose their Sharp bony scales, which basically wedges them in place, making them almost impossible to swallow or remove from crevices.

Gnathochromis are sand sifters and grow to a resonably large size.