Remarks: Frontosa appreciate being kept in groups and will spend a considerable amount of time swimming in open water - where you can view them easily!

The Black Widow Frontosa (Cyphotilapia frontosa) are a man made variant of Frontosa. They will not have the typically baring as Six Stripe Frontosa and they all look very different with their markings.

We do offer Unsexed Six Stripe Frontosa (Black Widow gene). These will look more like the Six Stripe Frontosa, but may have some slightly different markings as they mature. These come from breeding the Black Widow Frontosa  and they are ones that do not have the distinctly different black barring that the Black Widow have. 

Scientific Name: Cyphotilapia frontosa

Common Name: Black Widow Frontosa

Max Size: 12"

pH: 7.5-8.6

Hardness: Hard

Temperature: 70-82°

Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive

Region of Origin: Lake Tanganyika, Africa

Captive Bred or Wild: Captive Bred

Diet: Flake or pellet, frozen and live food

Compatibility: Lake Tanganyikan cichlids

Tank Mate Options:

• Neolamprologus leleupi
• Julidochromis marlieri
• Synodontis multipunctatus

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