Frontosa

Cyphotilapia frontosa

A stately, blue-and-white banded deep-water Tanganyikan with a forehead hump.

Water

Freshwater

Temperature

75–82°F

pH

7.8–9

Hardness

10–20 dGH

Max size

13 in

Min tank

125 gal

Temperament

Semi-aggressive

Social

Groups (5+)

Swim level

All

Diet

Carnivore

Care level

Advanced

Lifespan

15-20 years

Breeding

Mouthbrooder

Suitability

Advanced

Origin

Lake Tanganyika, Africa

Frontosa grow large, live long, and are slow, dignified predators best kept in groups in a big, hard-water tank. Males develop a pronounced cranial hump (nuchal hump).