CLOSE OBSERVATION & FAST ACTION *SAVES NEW FISH!*
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- Опубліковано 25 тра 2024
- It took a lot of close observation, having the right gear and fast action to save my new African Cichlids! It's things like this that get people to quit and give up keeping African Cichlids. I get it! Let's talk about what happened and how I managed to avoid a cichlid aggression disaster!
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After 7yrs of this I finally tapped out and started keeping more peaceful SA cichlid community tank. My blood pressure is much lower nowadays. Lol
This video makes me realize that I'm going to be a great gold fish keeper 😋
Usually it goes fine but the way you handled it was pretty cool and smart.
You gotta love it 😂🤓🎸
Nice job staying ahead of the aggression. My personal opinion I'd give them 7 - 10 days if they look good add them to the big tank 😎
Ben as usual you're information is spot on. Having been in this hobby in like forever I find all that you said to be not only true but imperative to keeping africans. Later bro
When fish go nuts! Ha. Good luck, Ben! It's always a fluid situation with Cichlids.
Always have a back up plan ready with cichlids
You are all in a time out! 😅
Wow beautiful fish but usually a problem, had two eye biters and both had to remove
Ben,
Your musical chairs scenario was funny! I love it. What a tremendous great effort . I ordered dividers now. Thanks.
Oh yeah, that is so common with African cichlids!😅 I think they will be Ok for the rest of the quarantine period. I also think the aggression will be well spread in the 300 gals tank. Good luck, Ben!
Yeah, I have been dealing with random aggression that pops up out of nowhere. I lost a Blue Blood dragon, John Stoni, and a Buccochromis nototaenia. It has made me pull my hair out, I always wanted a peacock and hap tank since I was a kid. There are a few others I want but I don't want to keep killing fish the dividers give me hope. It's been a few months since the last and it seems like everything died down so I don't want to upset the balance. It was never one particular fish that picked on one of the 3 above. The alpha never cared he seems like the most chill. But yeah that is a beautiful tank thank you for the info.
I like that shirt a lot. Is it in the description?
Always the same problem , but glad to see you finding a solution , curiosity Ben what happened to your old Wye Biter tank boss?
Tank dividers are key to the fish hobby.
Been there done that about 150 times lol 😅😆🤣
Ben I have a blue cobalt in quarantine for two months now he’s having a good time by his self .I’m nervous to put him the main tank worried he will get beat up. Like you said you get attach to these guys .
hope things go smoother when they go into the large tank