"Pokey" wrote in message
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I recently acquired a juvenile Frontosa, placing him in a tank with a
variety of other fish. Everything seems okay except there's a concern
at
feeding time. All the other cichlids go to the top to feed on the
offerings,
however, the Frontosa rarely joins in. By the time he even seems
interested
the floating food is gone. Question, is this a potential problem or is
it
necessary to feed him some type of sinking pellet. Currently, he is
only
about 2".

Yes, you have a problem. Frontosa are big but slow eaters. If you do
nothing, the Front will usually eventually get more aggressive about
feeding, so even though he doesn't get enough to really prosper, he will
probably not starve. Try using foods which sink & disperse so the Front
gets some (ie: thawed bloodworms, brine shrimp etc). Another strategy is
to use large pellets which fit in the Front's mouth and are too big for
anyone else. You might need to hand feed him a bit (dropping 1 pellet at
a time, directly over him). Carnivore sticks are handy, as are
earthworms.

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