All My AFRICAN CICHLIDS in My 240G Cichlid Tank
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- Every African cichlid fish profile living in my 240 gallon African cichlid tank, Alcatraz. How is the recent shipment of cichlid fish from Ron's Cichlids blending in with the older fish in the tank? You'll see hap cichlids, a peacock cichlid mix and an mbuna. Remember to like and subscribe.
Cichlid Charmer is dedicated to sharing the joy of keeping African cichlids and American cichlids and sharing information about them. Much of my content is not cichlid fish specific, however. It also pertains to all tropical fish aquariums. I will share what I have learned about cichlids and other fish, and everyone is welcomed to comment with their own experiences and information about fish and aquarium practices in general.
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0:00 - Intro
00:54 - Victorians
06:11 - Odd Balls
08:23 - Oto's
11:16 - Next 5
15:37 - Next 6
20:39 - Feeding
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So, what’s your favorite of these nut jobs? Let me know! Or your favorite fish in your tanks! Thanks for watching. Remember to hit the like button 🙏
The nova blue long nose. I'm currently breeding them their a beautiful fish.
@@swaggysauce9889 Good choice!
oh yea , finally i met someone who shares my take of tetrastigma is the most beautiful Hap
Definitely the most gorgeous!!
I picked up a FlameBack - lake Victoria
Really looking forward to seeing him in all his glory 🙌
I like my Fusco as well ❤️
Ooooooh sweet. He’s gonna be awesome.
I am really glad that you are enjoying this tank again. Now l can get to troll you again wee.
Absolutely love ❤️ your comment 🥰😂
Came across your channel a couple weeks ago and have been binge watching all your previous videos. Your tanks look incredible and I enjoy the format of your videos. I think my fav fish in this tank is Zeke the Zebra Obliquidens. I’m planning to set up a new 75 gal tank in the coming weeks and was thinking a couple angelfish and Corys but lately I’ve been considering an African cichlid tank… I wish I could have them all!
Thank you! You are obviously a refined person if you’ve chosen Zeke as your favorite 🤩. You have impeccable taste. A 75 is a pretty good size for some smaller African cichlids. Have you looked into mbuna and Lake Victorians? They would do quite well in a 75. I just started a tank like that 🤘🔥
Great video my friend I can't believe I missed it yesterday.
Thanks, Danny! Any names for my nameless fellas?
Malawi hawk (3.5inch)is my favourite, funny thing is that he bosses my 10 inch Fusco around. Enjoyed your video very much on Alcatraz , Glad I’m not the only one who treats his fish as family.
Good choice on the Hawk. It’s surprising that he bosses your big fusco around 😂😂. The Hawk should have no color at that size - yours has no color, right? Just wondering since he’s acting a bit dominant. Thanks Stefanos!
@@CichlidCharmer yes has no colour, the Fusco is a scary cat for some reason just about every in my tank bosses him around but I have him as my second favourite 👍👍
Hi Stella, are you so happy to have daddy home again, OK "Zeke" is my main man for sure he is stunning, I also just love Alcatraz you put so much into it making it and the fish look stunning, can't wait to see and hear about or next video (I'll send an email with some names it would get a bit long for here)..Polly.
Thank you, Polly. I can always count on you for good names!
Awesome job on those scientific names 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👌🏿
Super hard… many tries behind the scenes 🤓
🔥🔥🔥🔥 love the Haps
Many thanks!🙏
if you love the mdoka white lips you will absolutely love the star sapphire
Always nice to watch your beautiful tank. Keep up the good work
Aw man thank you 🙏
Great video love your channel watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Hi Michelle! Thanks for watching - Australia ❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Could you please do a video on how to film a tank to get footage like yours? You have clearest quality I've seen, it's amazing.
That’s a good idea! It’s just an iPhone too. Thanks for the compliment 🤩
Really glad to see you enjoying this tank again fish are looking awesome!
Thank you and thank you 🥰🤩 good to see you back here my friend
Haha Stud Muffin!!!! Love it!!! Party on Garth 😊
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Whoops baby looks like a protomelas steveni Taiwan reef? Gday from Tasmania! Edited after I realized you have a TR as well 😂
He could be! I had a female that I had no idea what she was and the dad was an OB I bought from a local guy on FB marketplace. Thank you! Gday to you as well!
You are so entertaining
Thanks, Tammy!
Mighty mouse easy name to remember
Love the channel. I wanted your opinion on the Fluval FX in-line clarifier
Thank you! I don’t have any experience with it, unfortunately.
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Wow what a great video thank you for sharing us the fish in Alcatraz. I can’t wait for the next video update of the other tanks. If you take that good of care of those inmates I can’t wait to see what you chose for CA/SA cichlids tank you are getting. I am sure it will be beautiful fish and tank and the fish are lucky to have you as a fish keeper. 😂😊
You’re the best, Jeremy 🥰. I might have trouble getting what I want for the new tank - everybody’s out of stock on some of the guys I want. I still have some time, but if they become available before I’m ready I might have to order and set up a temp home!
@@CichlidCharmer yeah I ordered some of mine online and got some from the local Petco or PetSmart believe it or not. Keep trying I am sure you will find them.
I think my name fits for your Hippo Point, 😂
Chad?
@@CichlidCharmer Yup! 😂
Hello @chiclidcharmer
You have been a great inspiration while creating chiclid tank.
I’m new into this hobby and set up a 3 feet chiclid tank.
I have got 11 chiclids so far and struggling to control their aggression.
How do you deal with these beautiful mean little creatures??
Hello! Which kind of cichlids are they?
Your Hippo Point Salmon's new name... Harry.
A firm and strong name.
But also, Hippo Point = HP.
Harry Potter.
Done. Thanks!
So are you just keeping haps and mbuna now? Would love an update on the mbuna tank
I have one half peacock and then my SA tank with angels and geos mostly. I also have my big SA or CA tank coming soon. I'll have some kind of video on the mbuna this coming Saturday. Thanks for asking!
Beautiful fish! Taiwan reef looks a little beaten up or is it like that since start?
Thanks! He just looks that way as far as I know. I’ve never seen him in a scuffle and he never gets better or worse. Strange 🤔
I would name the Hippo Point, Lu, after Lu the Hippo from Homosassa Springs Florida. The oldest living Hippopotamus in recorded history
That’s a really cool fact that I was completely unaware of. Thanks for the suggestion!
where in the PNW are you? setting up my 570 gallon all male tank
Idaho, near Spokane Wa. Whoa a 570!! What are the tank dimensions? Doing all haps? Mix?
Any suggestions or videos on substrate color? Black or white goes best with african cichlids?
I don’t have any videos on it. Black will deepen the colors of some fish, but white can boost the colors in other fish. I’ve seen great looking fish with both colors, so I just went with what I liked best.
Hi. I am starting up an acrylic 135 tank. I will put peacock and some Haps, that don't get huge. It's more affordable to get the in the 2 inch range. But I am curious on how long they will take to get to 4 inches. I know they won't color up until then.
I just am wondering on the growth rate. I love your tank. Stunning! Thanks!!
Great question! They do have different growth rates. Like my venustus took a long time to grow as did some of my other predator haps. The peacocks grow more quickly. One thing about the two inch range is that you might wind up with the wrong sex. They are easier to sex once they hit the three inch mark or so for the most part.
Thanks. I will keep this in mind on the sex. I want an all male tank. I am also setting up a 75 gallon in my bedroom. So I can put some in there too, if some turn out to be female. Which, is likely. 😅
@@gregory7414 You're welcome!
Finally got my 180 all set up and full of peacocks and haps (mostly juvenile). I have one red shoulder peacock who heards the rest of the fish to 1/3 of the tank. Is this pretty typical of the top fish on the totem pole or is he a jerk fish?
Also added on yellow lab because of Ray. Seems perfectly happy with the peacocks and haps
A 180 is a good tank, sir! So that red shoulder is probably a jerk fish, unless he only occasionally does this. I had an Insignis hap who liked to herd everyone to one half of the 240. BUT he only did this occasionally. It was fairly rare. And as long as no one is getting hurt, and it doesn’t bother you, you could probably just deal with it. Be aware though that the stress levels of everyone else will go up. And stress leads to illness.
You’ve got yourself a little Ray of sunshine do ya? What a great fish. I’m liking my new one, Icarus, as well.
@@CichlidCharmer thanks! I’m super excited about it. Only had fish in it a couple weeks now. 2/3 of the fish were only added a few days ago so I think he may be just trying to assert himself as tank boss but time will tell.
Sure do! Big fan so far. I’ve decided to name him Houdini as he’s the only fish in the tank who knows how to hide behind the 3D background and come back to the main area when he pleases
That is the perfect name for that guy. That’s awesome, man!
do you really reply to every comment? By the way, your tank is beautiful. Alos, can yellow lab be in 55 or even 40?
That would be funny if I didn’t reply to this one 🧐. Yea I do reply to every comment. I always hate it when I have a question on a video and I never get an answer. Are you talking about a single yellow lab all by himself?
Hi! Love your videos but can you do a video on “fish pacing”? I could use the info for my mbuna.
I just got him (1.5 weeks ago). Im worried he is stressed beyond belief. Could use some tips and if not, im considering brining him back to the store because i dont know what else to do!
Btw water parameters are good. He is the only one of my ten.
P.s. 75 gallon.
Thanks for your videos :)
Also, im new to the hobby and i dont know if im freaking out too much. Lol
That’s a great suggestion. He must be stressed. Watch from afar to make sure he isn’t someone’s target. Try leaving the light off for a few days. Make sure there are lots of hiding places. May even add some temporary fake plants to add some security. I am assuming the temp is around 78-82 or so.
@@CichlidCharmer yeah the temp usually hangs around 80.
Thanks for all your time and effort helping all of us make the fish hobby thrilling. Ive never been so obsessed over water before lol.
@@richfrith8882 Totally my pleasure.
My favorite part of my early morning ! What time is it where you live ? It’s 7am in detroit
Your a bot but I'm game. The creator is in CST, your in EST, and I'm in PST.
Haha ii have a hard time believing that, Eli, but thanks for saying it! 😂😂😂
Eli is no bot, sir. He’s been around since the beginning 🤩
I mean… Ian 😎
Well then... This gives me a good laugh. 😀
Hey cichlid charmer, I have just set up a 70 gallon tank, however it is not like most tanks of that size. The tank i have set up is 6 foot in length, 1 foot wide and around 1.5 feet tall. I currently have 5 fish in there, an electric yellow mbuna, a flameback (lake Victorian cichlid), a small frontosa, a livingstonii and a red kadango cichlid. How many fish do you think i can have in my aquarium considering there is 6 feet of swimming room unlike most other 70 gallons. Also do you have any recommendations in terms of what fish i could put in there? Not looking for the boring standard stuff, but also not the really expensive stuff 😂. Thinking of adding all three of haps, mbunas and peacocks (not too many peacocks as i know they can be trouble). I know its not best to mix all three but I think i will be able to handle it and i also have a spare aquarium if any need to be taken out due to aggression. Please let me know of your thoughts, it would be a great help
I’ve never seen a 70 gallon like that - you’re right. Very unusual. So you have the length going, which is good. The depth and height still play a part with these guys in my opinion. And that’s all I’m offering - my opinion. I would still stick to six-inches due to the turnaround room. I can’t say it would be definitely a terrible situation to have a ten inch fish trying to turnaround in a 12 inch tank, but for me that would be way too tight. So the livingstonii I think will need more room once they mature. The frontosa definitely will. He will be larger than 12 inches. The borleyi and the others are great. If it were me, I’d have about 20 or so max six or seven-inchers depending on filtration and how into water changes I was 🤔. I’m not into overstocking, but those who are will tell you that you could go 30 or maybe 35 six inch fish or so, but I like my boys to have room. I think it’s more about the right balance of fish and personalities than the number as far as reducing aggression. Victorians would be great haps for a tank like that. That’s my two cents anyway. Thanks for the great question and for watching! 🥰
@@CichlidCharmerThank you for the reply, might have to consider re-homing those larger fish in the future. Just added a Johanni, Crimson Tide and a Yellow-Tail Acei today!! Also keep up the great videos, been really enjoying them recently 😊
@@Jsjjshshz Best part of the hobby is ordering new fish! Thank you for the encouragement!
Aw man, my Venustus had lymphocystus in the mouth too. To the point where he struggled to eat. A number of people said I was delaying the inevitable and risking other fish catching it if coming in direct contact with him. Apparently this is something that most fish carry as a virus(?) but not all fish end up with the cauliflower growths from it. Hate the cruel to be kind days. Worst part of the hobby
Oh boy. In the last week I've noticed that Gary will take one of the monster pellets I always feed him, but now after a minute or two, he'll spit it back out. He can only eat smaller pellets. I'm hoping the extra water changes help, but we'll see. Monty's eye issue is going away already, so that's good at least. Have a great week, Paul!
If I had a dollar for everytime my wife renamed a fish to be later changed again by me, I could buy UA-cam lol 😂 I love my obliquidens! They were a challenge at first but with their alpha male they mellowed out and became communal
😂😂😂 I always get excited when my wife names a fish because at least that means she cares about them. Do you have different species of obliquidens?
@@CichlidCharmerno only the zebra obliquidens, but they are 6 with 2 males and 4 females. Because the beta male never coloured up (or some reason) he would only ever go on charges against my other cichlids, but I raised a fry to maturity that just so happened to colour gorgeous like your Zeke, very steady breeders but don’t need a special place like some ob or peacocks do. To be honest I wish I had your fish and set up because each fish is just cruising and not looking for trouble. This being said my table swelled with peacocks before I could count to 10, I love having my wife involved but it always seems to have a catch, like “last one” or “just this tank” 😂
@@HapiPETSWM Glad you got a beautiful zebra -- and you raised him which is cool. Yeah my guys usually aren't looking for trouble, but sometimes they do. My wife always complains that that's all we have is fish tanks. "I want a picture on the wall there." How about you picture a new fish tank there instead? hahaha
what the , did you not have a fire Uganda hap , am i missing something .....
I did but I lost him 🥲
oh no , did you tell this in a video how did i miss it @@CichlidCharmer
@user-tl5fg9hl6q Yeah it was in the video where I killed almost all my fish by forgetting to dechlorinate the water 😭
no no , did you not buy another one ?@@CichlidCharmer
@@user-tl5fg9hl6q No. I would have if one had been available when I was ordering other fish, but you know how availability is with these guys....
I would not keep lake Victorian cichlids with mbunas for sure. They will get chased around and have their fins ripped up. Plus they lose their color when they are stressed. I have a nyererei cichlid with some zebra obliquidens cichlids and he gets chased around a lot by one of them. He no no longer has brilliant color anymore. I originally had him with peaceful fish like a Frontosa, a brichardi and an electric blue acara. All of those fish are not too mean yet they can hold their own against the nyererei. Before the other Victorian cichlids the nyererei was like brilliant rainbow but now he is dull. I tend to think Victorian cichlids do better without other Victorian cichlids in their tank. They fight each other too much.
You could be on to something there. If my Victorian has a hard time I’ll move him. So for the Victorian s in Alcatraz are good except for some minor chasing between Eduardo and Monty. We shall see once the new two get some size on ‘em.
As of now my nyererei gets chased relentlessly by my zebra obliquedens. My experience with Victorian cichlids is that they fight each other a lot yet leave the other types of fish alone. The nyererei is really beautiful when he is colored up and before the zebra obliquedens he was always brilliantly colored and swimming at the top of my tank with my electric blue acara. I had purchased the zebra obliquedens from a pet store because he was stuck in a small tank with a Kenyi mbuna and the mbuna had torn up his fins and I felt sorry for him so I bought him and then he grew larger than my nyererei and he chases him around all the time. I personally feel that one Victorian cichlid per fish tank is best. And they better with less aggressive fish like South American cichlids or Tanganyikans or Malawi haps.