African cichlids driving you insane with their aggressive attitudes? Have you successfully dealt with them to turn them around? What was your trick? Share it with us!
Crowding the tank as you have done is the single most important factor in my opinion. The aggression is spread out that way and no one fish gets chased for too long.
I found moving the rocks around and leveling the sand out every water change in my all mbuna tank... They seem more occupied digging and checking out the new caves... I also keep the light off for a good part of the day... The wave make I added worked as well... I still get some chasing here and there but nothing like before...
I have two Strawberry Dragons Blood in my big display tank, the bigger one does run the tank and the younger smaller one is more of a lacky, but once in a while they tag team the other guys for a lil bit. Nothing bad and I have yet to separate them, but I do have extra tanks running and waiting if need be.
If fighting starts i rearrange the ENTIRE tank. Everything. And do a partial water change. I don't know exactly why but they just go back to regular behavior after that.. has worked every time so far. But the key is that the whole tank has to look completely foreign to them you can't halfway do it.
Appreciate it man. That was really cool of you. I laughed out loud at a couple of the Simpson lines… On another note, I think just as you stated, I think it’s important to have a bunch of different ideas in mind when dealing with fish especially when you’re continuously adding to them so I look at it as having another tool any time I find something that I didn’t know before I master it, and then add it to my toolbox, and use it when necessary.. This video is a banger 🤘
Where are your rocks from? I have been looking for the right fake rocks for my 6ft tank. Been to all the websites and looking around on the web and I love the way those look. The big rock that is gray and red is my favorite.
Love your videos, beautiful Fish what sand do you recommend first time starting at 75 all male peacock oh one more thing how many should I start with tank cycled for about two months
Thank you! I use Caribsea aragonite from Petco. I would start with 5 or 6, wait a few weeks to make sure the bacteria is sufficient, then add about 5 more and call it. None bigger than 5 or 6” once full grown. It will seem like you don’t have enough fish when they were small, but once they reach maturity, 10 is plenty. Go with some less aggressive ones like the blue neon and flame tail. A lot of people will tell you otherwise, and it’s fine if you want to go with other opinions. This one’s just my opinion.
You have to be careful with that. For example, in my 180 gallon Angelfish tank, I have the fx6 output angled upward and a small Wavemaker pointing almost straight up just as surface agitation. Can’t really have a lot of current in there
I have pipes in my tank where my blue mbuna lives and hides from the jack Dempsey. Jack will stare at one entrance cuz he can't fit inside it. mbuna knows the whole pipe system so he easily gets around without worry.
I have males and females together and they're doing fine, maybe I am insane but it's been working for over a year, I've had a couple babies survive and grow up in there. one is purple and the coolest peacock I've seen. only had one big fight where a male got really beat up and that male has been removed, temps around 78, strong current from an internal filter, plenty of rocks and hiding places, tank is 4ft long and 2ft tall and there's 11 fish total, 4 males and 6 females and 1 very young male that will be removed soon. but it's going well, and cool to see them breeding. I have another identical tank with albinos that are breeding out of control and I have to keep taking babies to the fish store, but there is some aggression in that tank, nothing too serious but it has way more fish.
I use a 800 gph on top pointed to top for surface agitation and a 550 gph on bottom to help move the stuff on substrate. Plus fish swim in the flow and keeps water clean.
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I don’t know if I’m allowed to say. I can tell you that if you look them up, they have at least 50% negative reviews. I will only use breeders with mostly positive - raving - reviews from this point on. And yes, still in business somehow.
@@CichlidCharmer good man been working on a bunch of stuff myself on Sunday the ninth on Easter. I got invited to another Fishtuber’s live stream to do a tank room tour and they were looking for other people who were also kind of fishtubing to do one as well. I’m not sure how it would work or how it’s going to work because it’s not my livestream, but I feel like you’re more than qualified if I am, so I thought maybe you’d be interested in finding out more about it
@@Parkbenchaquatics that is AWESOME, Steve! Easter I will be really busy with the family, but let me know when it’s on and I will try to watch. How cool is that?? Nice that you’re getting noticed.
@@CichlidCharmer yeah once I find the information here when I get home, I’ll send you the link. I’m not sure if I’m being notice I volunteered myself, but I am grinding recently to try to get good content.
I will pick the boss before they picked among them selves. I go for an American ciclid with a deformed mouth like red parrot, he will be first in the tank. American ciclid is aggressive but not targeting like African, he will stop any other whose has any idea and break up all the chase.
Oh, also a barb, like silver barb or flag fish. Big enough and fast enough and stupid enough to just keep moving to the territory and not be killed. The male will give up on his burrow afterwards
@CichlidCharmer I tried to move away from African ciclids, but I always go back to them. In my experience, they are all vicious, esp when they are at the top of the order. Put them in semi submissive positions, then they get along together fine.
African cichlids driving you insane with their aggressive attitudes? Have you successfully dealt with them to turn them around? What was your trick? Share it with us!
Crowding the tank as you have done is the single most important factor in my opinion. The aggression is spread out that way and no one fish gets chased for too long.
I found moving the rocks around and leveling the sand out every water change in my all mbuna tank... They seem more occupied digging and checking out the new caves... I also keep the light off for a good part of the day... The wave make I added worked as well... I still get some chasing here and there but nothing like before...
That all sounds great! I will be doing a video on a new attempt to add back one of my trouble makers soon. We will see how it goes
I have two Strawberry Dragons Blood in my big display tank, the bigger one does run the tank and the younger smaller one is more of a lacky, but once in a while they tag team the other guys for a lil bit. Nothing bad and I have yet to separate them, but I do have extra tanks running and waiting if need be.
If fighting starts i rearrange the ENTIRE tank. Everything. And do a partial water change. I don't know exactly why but they just go back to regular behavior after that.. has worked every time so far. But the key is that the whole tank has to look completely foreign to them you can't halfway do it.
Appreciate it man. That was really cool of you.
I laughed out loud at a couple of the Simpson lines…
On another note, I think just as you stated, I think it’s important to have a bunch of different ideas in mind when dealing with fish especially when you’re continuously adding to them so I look at it as having another tool any time I find something that I didn’t know before I master it, and then add it to my toolbox, and use it when necessary..
This video is a banger 🤘
That’s exactly how I look at it. Have to find the right tool for each situation. Thanks man!
Thank you for the video.
Thanks for the comment!
Where are your rocks from? I have been looking for the right fake rocks for my 6ft tank. Been to all the websites and looking around on the web and I love the way those look. The big rock that is gray and red is my favorite.
Thank you! This video tells you all about them: African CICHLID AQUASCAPE with AQUADECOR!
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This was a good watch
Thank you
Love your videos, beautiful Fish what sand do you recommend first time starting at 75 all male peacock oh one more thing how many should I start with tank cycled for about two months
Thank you! I use Caribsea aragonite from Petco. I would start with 5 or 6, wait a few weeks to make sure the bacteria is sufficient, then add about 5 more and call it. None bigger than 5 or 6” once full grown. It will seem like you don’t have enough fish when they were small, but once they reach maturity, 10 is plenty. Go with some less aggressive ones like the blue neon and flame tail. A lot of people will tell you otherwise, and it’s fine if you want to go with other opinions. This one’s just my opinion.
Thank you so much for your time 🙏 do
@@CarlosAlvarez-fv3di my pleasure, Carlos!
In regards to the wave maker, what about the fellows that like still water?
You have to be careful with that. For example, in my 180 gallon Angelfish tank, I have the fx6 output angled upward and a small Wavemaker pointing almost straight up just as surface agitation. Can’t really have a lot of current in there
I have pipes in my tank where my blue mbuna lives and hides from the jack Dempsey. Jack will stare at one entrance cuz he can't fit inside it. mbuna knows the whole pipe system so he easily gets around without worry.
I love that idea. Still - a little scary for the mbuna knowing death is just around the corner
I have males and females together and they're doing fine, maybe I am insane but it's been working for over a year, I've had a couple babies survive and grow up in there. one is purple and the coolest peacock I've seen. only had one big fight where a male got really beat up and that male has been removed, temps around 78, strong current from an internal filter, plenty of rocks and hiding places, tank is 4ft long and 2ft tall and there's 11 fish total, 4 males and 6 females and 1 very young male that will be removed soon. but it's going well, and cool to see them breeding. I have another identical tank with albinos that are breeding out of control and I have to keep taking babies to the fish store, but there is some aggression in that tank, nothing too serious but it has way more fish.
I use a 800 gph on top pointed to top for surface agitation and a 550 gph on bottom to help move the stuff on substrate. Plus fish swim in the flow and keeps water clean.
But then again I have more peacock cichlids coming today and 3 more on Wednesday lol
Sounds like heaven. And there’s no joy like new fish coming 😀🤩
@@CichlidCharmer come Wednesday I'll be at 12 peacock cichlids and I'm done for now lol. End of the year I'll have bigger tank then haps also
@@dennispeleg7843 what size do you have now, and what size are you moving to?
@@CichlidCharmer 75 gallon and by the end of the year I'm finalizing into a 125.
What's that orange yellow with black stripes, kinda has a face like an Oscar. What cichlid is that?
That there’s Zeke, the zebra obliquidens. He’s the best fish that ever lived.
where did you get your suction cups
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Who was the breeder? Is it still in business?
I don’t know if I’m allowed to say. I can tell you that if you look them up, they have at least 50% negative reviews. I will only use breeders with mostly positive - raving - reviews from this point on. And yes, still in business somehow.
I have a eureka red Jake and it's a menace to society
lol! I am done with ALL jakes.
Whats name of your biggest fish?
That’s Furc II, the 12” furcicauda. There’s another furc in there - he’s about 8”
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Yo bro where you been? You doing good? Hit me up!
Hey good to hear from you! I have a lot of photos to edit, so just taking a break. How have you been??
@@CichlidCharmer good man been working on a bunch of stuff myself on Sunday the ninth on Easter. I got invited to another Fishtuber’s live stream to do a tank room tour and they were looking for other people who were also kind of fishtubing to do one as well. I’m not sure how it would work or how it’s going to work because it’s not my livestream, but I feel like you’re more than qualified if I am, so I thought maybe you’d be interested in finding out more about it
@@Parkbenchaquatics that is AWESOME, Steve! Easter I will be really busy with the family, but let me know when it’s on and I will try to watch. How cool is that?? Nice that you’re getting noticed.
@@CichlidCharmer yeah once I find the information here when I get home, I’ll send you the link. I’m not sure if I’m being notice I volunteered myself, but I am grinding recently to try to get good content.
@@Parkbenchaquatics thanks, Steve. I’ll look forward to it.
I will pick the boss before they picked among them selves. I go for an American ciclid with a deformed mouth like red parrot, he will be first in the tank. American ciclid is aggressive but not targeting like African, he will stop any other whose has any idea and break up all the chase.
Oh, also a barb, like silver barb or flag fish. Big enough and fast enough and stupid enough to just keep moving to the territory and not be killed. The male will give up on his burrow afterwards
Interesting! I know that Kaveman Kev had one. I wonder if that is a common thing or just a happy coincidence?
@CichlidCharmer I tried to move away from African ciclids, but I always go back to them. In my experience, they are all vicious, esp when they are at the top of the order. Put them in semi submissive positions, then they get along together fine.