African Cichlid Growth Rate Malawi Mbuna - Beautiful African Cichlids

HOW QUICK DO AFRICAN CICHLIDS GROW
This is the growth stages of my Malawi mbuna fry.
Metriaclima zebra
Ice Blue zebra and hongi
General Malawi Mbuna care guide :
How to keep your african cichlids vibrant colourful and healthy.
PH 7.5-8.5
Temperature 24-26°C/75-79°F.
Dietary requirements : Herbivore diet mainly algae based (avoid high protein foods)
I recommend at least 15 plus fish dependant on species within each community to help disperse aggression.
Minimum tank size should be at least 55 gallon preferably larger.
The aquariums footprint (groundspace) is more important than height as these fish are a rock dwelling species of cichlid.(make sure rock and ornaments are secure as these fish like to dig and constantly move the substrate around the aquarium).
The aquarium setup should have plenty of rock work formed into structures swim-throughs and caves to divide territory, block lines of sight and create hiding spaces.
It is best to use a sand based substrate for these fish as they constantly dig out pits for Spawning (it's a good practice to use a crushed coral aragonite based substrate as this helps buffer ph
Tip…Over filter 10 times the aquarium volume to help with bioload as african cichlids are generally messy fish. Accompany this with weekly water changes, a good weekly maintenance regime will help towards the well being of your aquarium and keep your fish healthy
Cookies for all who made it here 🍪🍪🍪
We feed them on vitalis green cichlid pellets through the whole growth
African Cichlid Growth Rate Malawi Mbuna - Beautiful African Cichlids
African Cichlid Growth Rate Malawi Mbuna - Beautiful African Cichlids
African Cichlid Growth Rate Malawi Mbuna - Beautiful African Cichlids
African Cichlid Growth Rate Malawi Mbuna - Beautiful African Cichlids
African Cichlid Growth Rate Malawi Mbuna - Beautiful African Cichlids

[@Fishaholic]

Nicely put together all he footage that you have collected over the months to show different stages of growth of these beautiful fish. Well done

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks matey it's been cool, the next step is moving them to the big boi tank

[@Fishaholic]

@@AfricanCichlids that's nice mate, are you planning to keep them all

[@AfricanCichlids]

Probably mate, I've been thinning out a bigger tank the last couple of weeks and removing a load of rock for them, these fish do best in large numbers.

[@Fishaholic]

@@AfricanCichlids sounds like a good plan, it will be relaxing seeing them all swimming around in a bigger tank. How big are you planning to go

[@AfricanCichlids]

I have removed big fish from a 6x2 and pulled out alot of rock to increase the water capacity, there are still some big ones in there but they should mix well with the confusion..... Hopefully lol

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Stunning video while showing timelapse growth on your beautiful fish.... Man those African cichlids are truly beautiful.

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks Stubbs, I am transferring them to a bigger tank soon.

[@bettafighter1984]

Nice video, Very professional recordings.. I like it a lot.. keep it up

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou for the positive feedback, have a great weekend my friend.

[@MarcoIsidori]

It is always exciting to see the incubation, reproduction and growth of these Mbuna from Lake Malawi. Your care and breeding information is flawless! 17 Like Good day my friend.

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou Marco, I enjoyed making this for everyone and myself, I love watching my fish develop.

[@shubunkin.goldfishtank]

Incredible footage! Looks like you did an awesome job raising them up!

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks Greg, I've been making space in a bigger tank over the last few weeks with fish and rock removal to make space for these to grow bigger, there are near 100 cichlids in here believe it or not.

[@shubunkin.goldfishtank]

@@AfricanCichlids That's a lot of fish, what size tank are you putting them in?

[@AfricanCichlids]

It's a 6x2, they will grow well in that, then I'll thin them out when they grow and trade some in for juves

[@shubunkin.goldfishtank]

@@AfricanCichlids Cool!

[@AfricanCichlids]

We'll see how it goes lol

[@jackanddan]

Great follow here Heap we love our electric blues and they are always breeding!! We are probably going to get some more females for our male after we rescape the 220 😀😀👍👍

[@AfricanCichlids]

I also keep the females,keeps the males entertained lol

[@litoloco4fish]

loved the video...beautiful transformation

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks my loco friend, bigger tank for these chaps soon.

[@litoloco4fish]

@@AfricanCichlids sweet can't wait to see it

[@adrianwsmith]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!! Thank you sharing.

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, appreciate the support.

[@simonmoylan4014]

Great footage

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou my friend.

[@rallylotus]

very nice movie 😊👍 Charming cichlid

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou my friend, merry Christmas.

[@Shadow-wn5fw]

Amazing video!!

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks bruv

[@timeepicvideos]

I love cichlids yours are looking healthy and happy

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou my friend, have a great weekend

[@joemunoz1251]

Nice transformation 👌

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks Joe, some of these fish have turned out amazing.

[@acuariombr]

Awesome video my friend, I like the video!, a big hug, 👍31

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou MBR

[@ProtimAquatics]

Amazing ! 😘

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks Professor.

[@FKJ_WORLD]

beautiful indeed my brotha

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks brotha

[@johnwall9583]

Just set up a new mbuna tank, I'm curious what food you feed your fish?

[@AfricanCichlids]

Vitalis cichlid green, I've found over the years that this is the best food for growth and colour.

[@feyziunal836]

Erkek ve dişi de benim sahip olduğum balıklardan. Ve uzun zamandır bu balıkların türünün ne olduğunu araştıyordum. Erkeğin ve dişinin türünü biliyor musun acaba ?

[@AfricanCichlids]

These are metriaclima zebra

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

awesome

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thanks buddy

[@fas8019]

beautiful shots, it would have to be added: the fish show extensive social behavior from the 1st day,,,

[@AfricanCichlids]

That's true, kind of wishing I'd started with that line now lol

[@fas8019]

@@AfricanCichlids ❤️

[@ThanhThaoChannel.]

Amazing ! 😘

[@AfricanCichlids]

Thankyou. Have a great day.