Size: up to 16 inches for males. Females smaller.
Spawning: Maternal mouth brooder. Frontosa should be kept in a colony with one large dominant male.
Comments: Frontosa come from very deep in Lake Tanganyika and have to undergo decompression when they are being brought to the surface of the water. They are a food fish to the locals and are fished with hook and line. Their primary food in the lake is cyprichromis.
Fronts are known to become a pet almost like a dog. Often they will come to the front of the tank to greet their owners and are known to take food out of their hands.