I love the predator hap videos that much that I’m about to spend 2k on a whole setup 😂 please could you do a video explaining care guides and just more on them as nobody seems to keep them. Keep the videos up tho 👌
Those Denison barbs are fish from India.... just saying Maybe Columbian red and blue tetras or black phantom tertas or serpae tetras would be good in this tank ... also coconut huts for them(apoisto/acara/rams) to breed in ... and a pleco cave ... so u can find him. Maybe u can find some Indian c8chlids to chill with those barbs... There are only three cichlid species endemic to India and they are all of the genus Etroplus - Etroplus suratensis / canarensis / maculatus. Their closest living relatives are the Paretroplus from Madagascar. These two ancient lineages split when Madagascar and the Indian Plate finished drifting apart by the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago. Etroplus suratensis (Green Chromide) is native to India and Sri Lanka, and is primarily found in brackish water but tolerates fresh or marine waters for short periods. It is found in large rivers, reservoirs, lagoons and estuaries where it feeds on filamentous algae, plant material and insects. Etroplus canarensis (Canara Pearlspot) is endemic to South Karnataka in India. Unlike other members of the genus, it does not occur in brackish waters, being found in freshwater only. It is a much sought after cichlid, and somewhat rare in the aquarium hobby. The Orange Chromide (Etroplus maculatus) is endemic to freshwater and brackish streams, lagoons and estuaries and co-occurs throughout its range with the Green Chromide. In their natural setting, Orange Chromides prey on the eggs and young of E. suratensis and also act as a "cleaner fish" removing parasites from the much larger Green Chromides in a cleaning symbiosis
Speaking of geophagus... Sorry, but I can't help it...you have some really beautiful fishes "hidden" in other tanks that deserved much more spotlight (I mean attention, more videos of them for us). I'm talking about the Gymnogeophagus Terrapurpura. They are relly, really beautiful fish, but you don't show them as much as they deserve. 🙂
Just curious but do any of your EBA have thread fins? I have 4 EBA and my big Male has long threads extending past his tail. I’ve literally never seen another one like him.
Awesome 150 gallons tank I bought a 75 gallon tank I got sevrums and i want to put a chocolate cichlid in with my sevrums and a pair of parrot fish also can't wait for the setup
Love the tank. How do you keep the plants alive in a sand substrate? Do you just add root tabs in the sand substrate or do you also include feetilizer? 🤔
Looks great! I have very similar setup. 150g and same fish and lights. I highly recommend lowering those AI Primes. I had mine pretty high for the first year or so and then realized they needed to be lower. I have mine about 7 inches off the water and I he plants on the floor of substrate love it. Keep up the good work!
Wow...the fish and the tank all look amazing!!! I love the D. Barbs. They look great. I wanted to get some for my schooling fish but my tank is only a 75 gallon so just purchased 8 dwarf neon rainbow fish instead. I hope they get along well with my little geophagus topajos. He or she is proving to be a little fiesty but so stinking cute!!! I am curious to see if the Valisneria stays in the substrate because of all the Geophagus. What type of Val did you get (jungle or regular) as it looks so good. Are you able to share where you purchased your plants from? Thanks for another inspirational video:)
Ive had my new tank for about a 2 weeks. My tank is all murky because of the bacterial bloom just wondering how long does ut take for it to settle? It a 4 feet tank.
Im gonna be ordering a 150 gallon. Custom tank …… from that company……. How is the sump doing ? Im. Debating on there sump. Or. Going with a canister. 💦. 🐠
@@CichlidBros Thank you so i can to that. Just a beginner so I was looking at apisto to begin with in a 20 gallon thank. do u have any suggestion on easy plants for apisto. thanks
Love the Geo. sveni. Have to say that, on your recommendation and your praise about their peaceful nature, I added 4 small Electric Blue Acaras to my Geophagus tank. Big Mistake. ELA are nor peaceful at all (especially the males) and after about a month started to attack my Geos, causing damage to my Male balzanii in particular. They are now living in a tank with three green Severums. I plan to rehome them. Very pretty fish but need to be in a tank with more aggressive fish.
Sorry to hear they were aggressive. Most times they are peaceful as long as their tank is large enough and if they aren't breeding. Always can find outliers when it comes to individual cichlids though
Nice setup and fish! Are there any peaceful geophagus you'd suggest for a 90 gallon? I just set it up - currently has a red spot severum, a festivum and a pair of Bolivian rams. I may add a female chocolate cichlid and/or an electric blue acara (inspired your videos!). Or let me know if you think this is enough stocking? 😊
Thank you! A few geos would be a great addition, especially if you have a sand substrate in there already. EBAs would be good too. Love the chocolate but keep in mind they do get large, and a 75/90g is around the minimum I'd reco for them. Best of luck!
Question. Have either of the three of you ever kept a Dimerus Cichlid(hope I spelled that correctly)? Got him at my LFS. I have him with a green terror, a Jack Dempsey, a green Texas, and an African ropefish. Just wondering how you all cared for him. That’s if either of you have ever kept one. Just need a couple of pointers.
Haven’t kept one, but have had Bimaculatum (Black Acara), which is very similar. We have a care guide on them that would be very similar for the Dimerus
the 150 is an amazing aquarium
I love the predator hap videos that much that I’m about to spend 2k on a whole setup 😂 please could you do a video explaining care guides and just more on them as nobody seems to keep them. Keep the videos up tho 👌
The tank looks better with the plants in the background. Let's see if the geophagus let them in the substrate!
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What kind of glue due you use to attach plants to rocks and driftwood?
Those Denison barbs are fish from India.... just saying
Maybe Columbian red and blue tetras or black phantom tertas or serpae tetras would be good in this tank ... also coconut huts for them(apoisto/acara/rams) to breed in ... and a pleco cave ... so u can find him.
Maybe u can find some Indian c8chlids to chill with those barbs...
There are only three cichlid species endemic to India and they are all of the genus Etroplus - Etroplus suratensis / canarensis / maculatus. Their closest living relatives are the Paretroplus from Madagascar. These two ancient lineages split when Madagascar and the Indian Plate finished drifting apart by the end of the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago. Etroplus suratensis (Green Chromide) is native to India and Sri Lanka, and is primarily found in brackish water but tolerates fresh or marine waters for short periods. It is found in large rivers, reservoirs, lagoons and estuaries where it feeds on filamentous algae, plant material and insects. Etroplus canarensis (Canara Pearlspot) is endemic to South Karnataka in India. Unlike other members of the genus, it does not occur in brackish waters, being found in freshwater only. It is a much sought after cichlid, and somewhat rare in the aquarium hobby. The Orange Chromide (Etroplus maculatus) is endemic to freshwater and brackish streams, lagoons and estuaries and co-occurs throughout its range with the Green Chromide. In their natural setting, Orange Chromides prey on the eggs and young of E. suratensis and also act as a "cleaner fish" removing parasites from the much larger Green Chromides in a cleaning symbiosis
Seems like such a huge tank for such small fish 🤷♂️ I mean it’s nice they have room but you don’t want any bigger cichlids ?
These are just the fish he loves everyone is different. I'm with you though, I would have a jag in that puppy lol.
Would u like to sell ur electric blue fries?
Great Video.. the 150 is fantastic... Troy for the "W"...
Haha, thank you!
WOW!! tank is looking freaking AWESOME!!! I dream of getting my own 150 someday.
Thank you, appreciate that!
😯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍
As always another great video. Loved it and love all your tanks!
Thank you!!
Tank looks great! I can relate to the algae situation. Hope those plants can win the battle. Still fighting it here. 😂
Haha, thanks! 👊🏻👊🏻
Beautiful aquarium!
Thanks!
Such a nice tank. Thats my next set up as well. As soon as I can afford one. This hobby is not cheap.
Thank you!
Tank continues to look great. Fish look beautiful.
Thank you!
I love your videos & your geophagus are amazing, I need one advice, I have a geophagus tapajos tank should I add few Indian almond leaves to the tank?
Thank you! Not necessary, but would be fine. Just up to you!
Super dope bro ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤟🤟🤟❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥💥💥🏆👑👊
Thank you!
Boom
Speaking of geophagus... Sorry, but I can't help it...you have some really beautiful fishes "hidden" in other tanks that deserved much more spotlight (I mean attention, more videos of them for us).
I'm talking about the Gymnogeophagus Terrapurpura. They are relly, really beautiful fish, but you don't show them as much as they deserve.
🙂
Just curious but do any of your EBA have thread fins? I have 4 EBA and my big Male has long threads extending past his tail. I’ve literally never seen another one like him.
Mine use to have that too! I love the look so I used him as a breeder and only a few of his offspring every had it. Super nice looking!
very nice tank! i love the jungle val and anubias
Thanks!
Do you ever get allergy in the sand? If so how you do take care of it
Awesome 150 gallons tank I bought a 75 gallon tank I got sevrums and i want to put a chocolate cichlid in with my sevrums and a pair of parrot fish also can't wait for the setup
What did you use to attach the plants to the rocks?
The one which own my heart💪 But I really like Your second tank with big cichlid very much too👍
Love the tank. How do you keep the plants alive in a sand substrate? Do you just add root tabs in the sand substrate or do you also include feetilizer? 🤔
Yep to both
I also love the EBA and have three of them in my 75 and love watching them grow. 🤩
My cichlid tank soon get dirty in a week. Pls can you describe some tips to prevent it.
I have videos on the channel of doing maintenance on the tank!
What is the advantage of gluing the anubias to the rock. How do the roots get established?
Keeps it in place. Anubias roots shouldn’t be planted
Looks great! I have very similar setup. 150g and same fish and lights. I highly recommend lowering those AI Primes. I had mine pretty high for the first year or so and then realized they needed to be lower. I have mine about 7 inches off the water and I he plants on the floor of substrate love it. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I’ve tuned in the lights lately 👍🏻
With all the breeding going on what exactly do you do with all the fry?
Growout in other tanks
Add Electric Blues to my community tank few months ago,. Amazing 🐟
Very nice!
May I know the type of plants you added to the tank?
- Anubias Barteri - geni.us/CxmAnz
- Java Fern - geni.us/SyEYJBS
Is the eco chiclid sand to large of a grain to use with Geophagus?
Likely will be just fine. I do like the fine sand with Geos though
Wow...the fish and the tank all look amazing!!! I love the D. Barbs. They look great. I wanted to get some for my schooling fish but my tank is only a 75 gallon so just purchased 8 dwarf neon rainbow fish instead. I hope they get along well with my little geophagus topajos. He or she is proving to be a little fiesty but so stinking cute!!! I am curious to see if the Valisneria stays in the substrate because of all the Geophagus. What type of Val did you get (jungle or regular) as it looks so good. Are you able to share where you purchased your plants from? Thanks for another inspirational video:)
Thank you! I bought the plants from a local fish store - Beyond the Reef. Nice to hear the Tapajos doing well. Best of luck with the rainbows as well!
Ive had my new tank for about a 2 weeks. My tank is all murky because of the bacterial bloom just wondering how long does ut take for it to settle? It a 4 feet tank.
Should be about a month
@@CichlidBros thank you.
Until then should I do a water change or anything?
Or just let it be as it is?
Could you name the plants names in the description?
I cought:
Vallisneria but I'm wondering what else withstand the Cichlids 😆
Here you go!
- Anubias Barteri - geni.us/CxmAnz
- Java Fern - geni.us/SyEYJBS
- Windelov Java Fern - geni.us/rkYNsBM
@@CichlidBros wow! Thank you for getting with your answer so fast! Cheers!
Where did you get the Denison barbs?
Ordered some from Imperial Tropicals, some from Discus Madness online
Love this tank! Cant wait to see the plants grow in.
Im gonna be ordering a 150 gallon. Custom tank …… from that company……. How is the sump doing ? Im. Debating on there sump. Or. Going with a canister. 💦. 🐠
Nice! I’m loving the seamless sump. Wish all my tanks had one
Cool. I’ll probably go with a sump. But gotta do some research. The plumbing. Ect ect ………..
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Did you put any soil first as the base and sand on top of it so your plants will grow? Thanks
Nope, but have applied root tabs to help
@@CichlidBros Thank you so i can to that. Just a beginner so I was looking at apisto to begin with in a 20 gallon thank. do u have any suggestion on easy plants for apisto. thanks
Anubias, Java fern, and jungle val are all good options
@@CichlidBros Thank you very much.
Love the Geo. sveni. Have to say that, on your recommendation and your praise about their peaceful nature, I added 4 small Electric Blue Acaras to my Geophagus tank. Big Mistake. ELA are nor peaceful at all (especially the males) and after about a month started to attack my Geos, causing damage to my Male balzanii in particular. They are now living in a tank with three green Severums. I plan to rehome them. Very pretty fish but need to be in a tank with more aggressive fish.
Sorry to hear they were aggressive. Most times they are peaceful as long as their tank is large enough and if they aren't breeding. Always can find outliers when it comes to individual cichlids though
Nice setup and fish! Are there any peaceful geophagus you'd suggest for a 90 gallon? I just set it up - currently has a red spot severum, a festivum and a pair of Bolivian rams. I may add a female chocolate cichlid and/or an electric blue acara (inspired your videos!). Or let me know if you think this is enough stocking? 😊
Thank you! A few geos would be a great addition, especially if you have a sand substrate in there already. EBAs would be good too. Love the chocolate but keep in mind they do get large, and a 75/90g is around the minimum I'd reco for them. Best of luck!
@@CichlidBros thanks! Yes there is sand substrate. What type of Geos would work in a 90 gallon? Red head tapajos maybe?
Question. Have either of the three of you ever kept a Dimerus Cichlid(hope I spelled that correctly)? Got him at my LFS. I have him with a green terror, a Jack Dempsey, a green Texas, and an African ropefish. Just wondering how you all cared for him. That’s if either of you have ever kept one. Just need a couple of pointers.
Haven’t kept one, but have had Bimaculatum (Black Acara), which is very similar. We have a care guide on them that would be very similar for the Dimerus
@@CichlidBros Cool. Thanks. I will check it out. Keep inspiring…please.
What to use to fertilize the plants?
Root tabs and easy green from aquarium co op
What type of substrate do U use...
Carib Sea Crystal River Sand - amzn.to/3C4E6TX
Where do you purchase your cichlids
Some at local stores, but many online as well
Turkhish langue please 🙏