Yeah, I have also had this same problem...

I feed all the other fish first then I feed the frontosa something only for
him....I think they now know which food is for the frontosa and which is
theirs.

my frontosa likes blood worms and krill a lot, but at such a small size, you
may want to stick to just blood worms.

keep in mind they grow pretty slowly anyway.

what kind of fish are you keeping him with, btw

Bob


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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".