They have the cutest shy personality I've seen. it's also amazing how though smallest out of the many south American. They hold their ground very well helping somehow balance the aggression.
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Nice Video Topic ! Ive enjoyed keeping EBAs for several years now.. Got some beautiful, young ones from Wet Spot Tropical.. Theyre doing well in my 1210 gallon Southy tank.. They are very personable
I currently have 2 in a qt tank, They're with a HRP and gold severum. They eat like exodons, banging into each other. Got 'em 2 months ago at 1 1/2 inches, and they're now about 3 1/2"! Mad water changes too.
@@deepakjonnadula6926 The anal and dorsal fin on a female will be rounded and on a male they will be pointed and a longer, but if they are small it can be hard to tell
Just got my first EBA, he is probably 1 inch right now, i wasnt planning on getting him but we bonded over the last few days at the pet store i work at, he is in a temporary set up while i cycle my new 55g then that will be his forever home
Literally I have two electric blue acaras (female and male) and they where really small when I got them they where about 3,5 - 4 centimeters, now the male is about 6 centimeters and the female is 4 centimeters. Im really happy about them :D. I hope they get big and healthy :>
I got a tiny pair ystday from my lfs. I love how active and curious they are in their new home, not to mention the unique metallic blue they show. Looking forward to their growth and breeding..
My guy is 3 inches now and grew up with my peacocks, I know some don't like mixing but they all get along great, of course I got a plan B if things get crazy when they all get bigger.
Planning on the same thing here, have all about 1-1.5 inch acara, peacocks, and jewel cichlids together. Even have tetra with them in a 30 gallon. They’re all babies so I’m assuming that’s why I’m getting away with it I hope the jewels play nice for some reason. 2 jewels and 4 EBAs, hoping the blues keep the peace in the tank aka the jewels off the tetra lol. They don’t bother a soul I’d be confident with full grown blues with tetra
Hi: I have one in a 10 gallon aquarium. He was eating pellets for cichlids and carnivore pellets but 2 days ago he stopped eating anything I'm giving to him. What can you recommend me?
Gonna get two of them 2" ones from our local fish 🐠 store here in Singapore 🇸🇬 later ..and put them in a grow out tank ..when they get bigger will transfer them to the 75 gallon.. can't put them in now or it will become expensive feeder fish for my silver arowana 😂😆😅 really love these EBAS... Absolutely stunning to see ..cute too
Hi I have two 1" electric blue acaras and a 2" blood red parrot cichlid in a 135g. How big should I let them get before adding a baby oscar or green terror? I know oscars grow much larger and faster than the others.
I've had mine for 1 month in my 125, and they just spawned. 76° and 50% weekly water changes. Blood worms twice a week, flakes the rest. Hopefully, a few survive..
What would it be the reason why my fshy is not eating the other fishies are growing happy and fatty but there is one not growing not eating it seams...Im still observing...Thanks for any advise greetings from Costa Rica
This fish has been on my bucket list. I've been debating on adding one in with my Severum, Blood Parrot, and Rainbows. That massive Acara at Aquarium Adventure is really cool too.
Love the looks of the Acara's. I had one a little over a year ago. It got injured some how not sure if one of my peacocks got after it or if it ran into a rock.
I have no patience... Lost it all waiting ( still ) for my JD to grow 🤣 she's about 6 inches now after a year. Just picked up a blue acara today to replace my tbar I just lost yesterday 😢 he's about an inch or so but going to grow him out a little before I add him into the 79g
@@CichlidBros Transferred all the smaller ones from QT today. Kinda concerned about the smaller ones getting enough food since the bigger guys feed at the top. I am feeding the Tetra color crisps they love and there's a decent amount of scraps. Anything to be concerned about? Also why is it better to grow them out in a bigger tank?
I bought 2 acaras for my gold severem, they get along, luckily got the only pair which was there. Exchanging my blood parrot Which got too aggressive after a year
So… petsmart had my fish labeled as this but my “guy” is more stripped and has 3 yellow dots on the bottom fin. I’m getting a lot of mixed research on if it’s 1. Actually this kind of fish and 2. Of its male or female!?
Really nice electric blue you got there! I have one at the moment that I bought from Pet Supply Plus approx. 3 yrs ago and at about 1.5 inch. He's around 5.5 inch now, tank mate with a yellow juvenile red devil I got from Florida this past December. Will be moving the red devil to a bigger tank this coming summer as we all know what red devils are capable of. Thanks for sharing and nice editing. Subscribed!
I wanted to ask, since they are hardy fish do they need a heater? I have a tank for him outside and with jack dempseys and yellow lab and goldfish and they seem to be fine. I have a heater just in case something happens but so far so good. ;)
you could start with 5 very small one-inch fish or a grow out of babies but frankly you'd only want one for any long term in that size of a tank with the possible exception of a breeding pair, but you'd LIKELY need a divider if you chose that route
It might be tricky since the Oscar is already bigger and will still grow faster from this point. Best chance would be if you had a sizeable tank (125g+)
I had 2 and they both died out of nowhere for no reason. Nothing in tank was attacking them. Just angelfish in tank. No clue what happened. Water was fine. Other fish are fine. No clear damage. 40 dollars gone but hey, that's the hobby. such beautiful fish tho
Just out of curiosity, do you have an opinion on why the Electric Blue Acara has surpassed the popularity of the natural Blue Acara? I personally have always kept the natural Blues as I find them far more appealing.
I have two small electric blues in a 150g. They get along well with two small oscars so far. I call them the blues brothers, but not sure if they are both males yet.
What the smallest fish you would keep with the electric blue acara. I have a community tank with Mollies and I have been researching these fish for the past week because my local petstore just got some babies and I want to get one.
An acara of reasonable size will definetly prey on mollies. I used to breed black mollies as feeder fish and you would be surprised how quickly a 5in acara will eat a handful of mollies. They mostly hunt at night, so you will notice the numbers drop overnight.
@@dramaticexperiment144 I keep 2 electric blue acaras at 4-5in with 6 polar blue convict parrots at 3-4in, they do wonderful together. Waiting until 2 of the parrots to pair off to mate and then they will be moved. Goodluck brother.
We have one Acara fish for 4 years now. He is very aggressive and kills off all our other fish. He is now the only fish in our tank. We have tried other South African cichlids but he will kill them as well.
Absolutely love these fish but unfortunately god doesn't want me to keep them smh ive had numerous and for some reason they alwayssssss get that white cottony fungus on them everytime... And my tank stays pristine and extra clean
Does this happen fairly soon after you get them from the pet store? If so it sounds like ich. If you have a quarantine tank set up I recommend keeping them in there for at least 2 weeks but a month would be best. If the fish looks healthy your good to go, but if the white spots show up add 1 table spoon of aquarium salt per every 2 gallons of water and run your tank temperature at about 80°. Bare bottom quarantine tank and 50% water changes every other to every third day and it should clear up quickly.
@@joshhopper6109 happened 5 different occasions a couple of them i had for about a year or so i hate it always happens to me for some reason i tried every remedy from salt to paraguard and everything in between
Man that sucks. I had one and it got injured about a month after I got it and ended up and died... It was kind of pricy for what I normally pay for cichlids so I didn't get another one. For me it was rams though I tried to keep them and kept failing.
@@joshhopper6109 yeah man i wish i could have 2 of thrse bad boys sucks so bad they look so good but its a curse for me Lol i had 1 jump out the tank before on me too found em on the living room floor
They have the cutest shy personality I've seen. it's also amazing how though smallest out of the many south American. They hold their ground very well helping somehow balance the aggression.
I have one now that's not taking any crap from my red jewel that's twice the size of my acara lol pretty cool.
@@darrellburks410 mine do the same they take no crap from the jewels my breeding pair
My 2 Angel's have learned bully tactics don't work!
Acaras are by far my favorite cichlid.
I enjoy this fish. I grabbed one right after I watched your video on Top 10 Cichlids. Huge Props.
Awesome! Hope you enjoy it 👍🏻
Some great food options for Electric Blue Acara can be found below!
- Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN
- Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - geni.us/9Cra
- Xtreme Nice Pellets - geni.us/6ADcc
Absolutely stunning colors. Kids love watching this one. With bright blue colors. Iridescent purple on the back end.
Thanks! They’re beautiful fish 👌🏻
I have had mine for nearly a year. He’s the big fish in the 75 gal tank. Loves blood worms too.🐟
Nice Video Topic ! Ive enjoyed keeping EBAs for several years now.. Got some beautiful, young ones from Wet Spot Tropical.. Theyre doing well in my 1210 gallon Southy tank.. They are very personable
I currently have 2 in a qt tank, They're with a HRP and gold severum. They eat like exodons, banging into each other. Got 'em 2 months ago at 1 1/2 inches, and they're now about 3 1/2"! Mad water changes too.
Cool. I have 3. Just got them back around Thanksgiving. Bout 2 inches. I have them in a 30 gallon bow front. I really like them.
love these fish i have 4 in a tank with 7 angelfish they get along amazingly
what sized tank do you have them in and how old are they?
there in a 55 ithere about 2 years old .. angels are about 1
@@leeandmandybattersby5958 thank you:)
Awesome video keep up the great work
Thanks! Will do!
This is so cool. I just found out that electric blue will go well with my geos and my severums.
Thanks for watching!
I love electric blue acaras, mine is about 4 inches, and he is beautiful
How to find wether it's mail r female can u help me
@@deepakjonnadula6926 The anal and dorsal fin on a female will be rounded and on a male they will be pointed and a longer, but if they are small it can be hard to tell
@@danthefishman6051 thanks ❤️ what if I send pics can u identify them ?
@@deepakjonnadula6926 ill help
Love the Blue Acaras. Like the new Cichlid Bros merchandise you are wearing and selling.
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@Noah Jared yup, I have been using flixzone} for since november myself =)
@Noah Jared Yup, I have been using Flixzone} for years myself :D
Just got my first EBA, he is probably 1 inch right now, i wasnt planning on getting him but we bonded over the last few days at the pet store i work at, he is in a temporary set up while i cycle my new 55g then that will be his forever home
Hey, I love electric blue acaras. I just got 4 from my local fish store but they are white and about 1 inch. Should they be blue already?
Literally I have two electric blue acaras (female and male) and they where really small when I got them they where about 3,5 - 4 centimeters, now the male is about 6 centimeters and the female is 4 centimeters. Im really happy about them :D. I hope they get big and healthy :>
I got a tiny pair ystday from my lfs. I love how active and curious they are in their new home, not to mention the unique metallic blue they show. Looking forward to their growth and breeding..
Best of luck with the new fish!
When it comes to water changes, you recommend weekly? What % change do you recommend. TIA
I love my Acaras, your videos are the best.
Thanks for watching!
Love it. Keep doing it!
Have a less then year old, he is about inch and 1/2 long, super color, great fish and has wonderful personality, named him Icraus.
Nice - theyre great fish!
Beautiful video very well explained thanks
I just picked two up, they are super dark, bad genetics or will they color up once they settle in?
My guy is 3 inches now and grew up with my peacocks, I know some don't like mixing but they all get along great, of course I got a plan B if things get crazy when they all get bigger.
Planning on the same thing here, have all about 1-1.5 inch acara, peacocks, and jewel cichlids together. Even have tetra with them in a 30 gallon. They’re all babies so I’m assuming that’s why I’m getting away with it I hope the jewels play nice for some reason. 2 jewels and 4 EBAs, hoping the blues keep the peace in the tank aka the jewels off the tetra lol. They don’t bother a soul I’d be confident with full grown blues with tetra
Hi: I have one in a 10 gallon aquarium. He was eating pellets for cichlids and carnivore pellets but 2 days ago he stopped eating anything I'm giving to him. What can you recommend me?
Great video!
Thanks!
Gonna get two of them 2" ones from our local fish 🐠 store here in Singapore 🇸🇬 later ..and put them in a grow out tank ..when they get bigger will transfer them to the 75 gallon.. can't put them in now or it will become expensive feeder fish for my silver arowana 😂😆😅 really love these EBAS... Absolutely stunning to see ..cute too
They may never be big enough to put with the arowana, I wouldn’t ever do it.
Hi I have two 1" electric blue acaras and a 2" blood red parrot cichlid in a 135g. How big should I let them get before adding a baby oscar or green terror? I know oscars grow much larger and faster than the others.
I've had mine for 1 month in my 125, and they just spawned. 76° and 50% weekly water changes. Blood worms twice a week, flakes the rest. Hopefully, a few survive..
Could 1 electric blue acara and 1 jewel cichlid live together in a 75 gallon
This is one of my favorite fish
Same!
Aata is best fish ever thanks for sharing important things❤️
Great video. 🤘😎
Beautiful video ❤️😊👍
What would it be the reason why my fshy is not eating the other fishies are growing happy and fatty but there is one not growing not eating it seams...Im still observing...Thanks for any advise greetings from Costa Rica
great video on my favorite fish
Thank you!
This fish has been on my bucket list. I've been debating on adding one in with my Severum, Blood Parrot, and Rainbows. That massive Acara at Aquarium Adventure is really cool too.
Nice, I don't think you can go wrong with those tank mates!
I put one with guaramis, tire track eel and a Raphael catfish and hes happy as can be. Very calm too.
Love the looks of the Acara's. I had one a little over a year ago. It got injured some how not sure if one of my peacocks got after it or if it ran into a rock.
Is it common that if you end up having 2 males, they fight? I have 2 that are still young, so I want to prepare myself. They are alone in a 55g tall
Can I put them with my juvy Severum I got giant danio also?
In a fully planted 75 gallon with Columbian tetras and buenos Aires tetras can I have an acara and maybe some apistos or keyhole cichlids?
I have no patience... Lost it all waiting ( still ) for my JD to grow 🤣 she's about 6 inches now after a year. Just picked up a blue acara today to replace my tbar I just lost yesterday 😢 he's about an inch or so but going to grow him out a little before I add him into the 79g
I just ordered 1 of these they are beautiful
Hi, just wondering how much did you get your electric blue acara from the old orchard aquarium? Thanks
I just got 4 at 9.99 per yesterday. About 4 month olds
How long would you suggest growing out a group of 6 one inchers in a 10g before adding them to my 125g?
Maybe a month or so. Adding to the big tank sooner the better 👍🏻
@@CichlidBros Transferred all the smaller ones from QT today. Kinda concerned about the smaller ones getting enough food since the bigger guys feed at the top. I am feeding the Tetra color crisps they love and there's a decent amount of scraps. Anything to be concerned about? Also why is it better to grow them out in a bigger tank?
Nice. I'm getting some tomorrow. Hopefully lol👍✌️
Thanks - good luck!
I've got two of those, they are pretty adorable and cute. One of them rushes towards me like a pet puppy, when i tap on the glass.
If I wanted one of these with my Oscar and sevrem in a 75 gallon, should I get a full size or 3-4in one while my Oscar is still small?
I would try to get the larger EBA in that scenario
Great video
Thanks!
I bought 2 acaras for my gold severem, they get along, luckily got the only pair which was there. Exchanging my blood parrot Which got too aggressive after a year
I was thinking of putting some in my African cichlid tank
Although it could work, I typically wouldn’t recommend it
would you recommend blue acara together with angelfish?
They’d be pretty good tank mates most of the time!
@@CichlidBros awesome! thanks for reply!
i have 2 eb acaara on my 75g tank
both about 3"
my question is can i add a 4" jaguar cichlid on it?
any advices will be helpful
tnx!
I would probably stay away from the jaguar. They might be too aggressive for the EBA, and they usually need larger tanks than a 75g as adults
Are electric blue acaras ok with keyhole cichlids?
Probably will work
So… petsmart had my fish labeled as this but my “guy” is more stripped and has 3 yellow dots on the bottom fin. I’m getting a lot of mixed research on if it’s 1. Actually this kind of fish and 2. Of its male or female!?
If you want to DM us a pic on Instagram we can help ID it
Really nice electric blue you got there! I have one at the moment that I bought from Pet Supply Plus approx. 3 yrs ago and at about 1.5 inch. He's around 5.5 inch now, tank mate with a yellow juvenile red devil I got from Florida this past December. Will be moving the red devil to a bigger tank this coming summer as we all know what red devils are capable of. Thanks for sharing and nice editing. Subscribed!
I wanted to ask, since they are hardy fish do they need a heater? I have a tank for him outside and with jack dempseys and yellow lab and goldfish and they seem to be fine. I have a heater just in case something happens but so far so good. ;)
I would recommend a heater if their temp is dipping below 75. They do best in high 70s
Curious if you would put any acara in a 33 gal long. If so, how many? It would be a acara only tank
you could start with 5 very small one-inch fish or a grow out of babies but frankly you'd only want one for any long term in that size of a tank with the possible exception of a breeding pair, but you'd LIKELY need a divider if you chose that route
Sir I like Oscar fish for fast growth
Thanks good content
Thanks!
Do you think two in a 30 gallon tank for a year is okv
Yes, but would need a bigger tank long term
Any issues keeping maybe 5 of these in a 125g tank with mollies/platies/variatus?
Nope. They’re angels, you can even put this guys with tetra if they grow together
Question can I put an Acara with some goldfishes, kois and angel fish?
I probably would avoid it due to differing temperature requirements
I am living in Jamaica 🇯🇲
I have 2 EBAs one has fins that look really bad and small and they were both the same size
You are the best
I managed to get a breeding pair they’re about 4 inches and 3 inches the female. They must be quite a bit older as I only bought them a month ago.
Can u help me to identify the gender of my electric blue Acara plz
Their behavior is IMO the best clue to gender.
No issues at all with that bala shark in there?
Nope, they’re great tank mate options
love these cichlids
They’re the best 👍🏻
Can I keep 2& 3 inch acara with a single 5 inch Oscar?
It might be tricky since the Oscar is already bigger and will still grow faster from this point. Best chance would be if you had a sizeable tank (125g+)
Won't black substrate make The Electric Blue pop more?
Some would say so. But I feel like the blue pops in almost all setups
Pls tell me best frozen food for blue accra. ?
Bloodworms or brine shrimp
Where do you buy your fish?
A mix of local fish stores and ordering online depending on the fish
Can you keep them with Angel fish?
Definitely good tank mates
I've always wanted to breed these nice species
You can breed them I am breeding them if you want I will upload a video on it on my channel reply me if you want it
@@shantanudiwedi2007 😎cool 😎
Plz reply me yesbro
😂😂cool fish ki video chahiye ok😂😂
I had 2 and they both died out of nowhere for no reason. Nothing in tank was attacking them. Just angelfish in tank. No clue what happened. Water was fine. Other fish are fine. No clear damage. 40 dollars gone but hey, that's the hobby. such beautiful fish tho
Just out of curiosity, do you have an opinion on why the Electric Blue Acara has surpassed the popularity of the natural Blue Acara? I personally have always kept the natural Blues as I find them far more appealing.
Because of the more vibrant and intense color. People are drawn to those qualities.
I have two small electric blues in a 150g. They get along well with two small oscars so far. I call them the blues brothers, but not sure if they are both males yet.
Try him with tubifex my one loves it, mine is around 6.5 inches
Can I do an all male tank
What's y'alls opinion on one in a 75 gallon with smaller schooling fish? Neons and others. And a lot of plants and caves
Probably will eat the neons and smaller fish over time
is that a Glofish?
But the terras not aggressive?
I’ve got five three little guys at about two inches and two at about two and a half three great fish hope I get a breed pair 🥸
What substrate did you use at 4:05 ?
Carib Sea Sand - sunset gold: amzn.to/3e540vN
@@CichlidBros thanks a lot !
❤
My blue just spawned
Congrats
Got 3 small ones ...1 male x2 females with x4 firemouths 6x Angel fish..
Very nice
What the smallest fish you would keep with the electric blue acara. I have a community tank with Mollies and I have been researching these fish for the past week because my local petstore just got some babies and I want to get one.
An acara of reasonable size will definetly prey on mollies. I used to breed black mollies as feeder fish and you would be surprised how quickly a 5in acara will eat a handful of mollies. They mostly hunt at night, so you will notice the numbers drop overnight.
@@jimlewis2428 thank you. Now I know I shouldn't brother getting one. Appreciate it.
@@dramaticexperiment144 I keep 2 electric blue acaras at 4-5in with 6 polar blue convict parrots at 3-4in, they do wonderful together. Waiting until 2 of the parrots to pair off to mate and then they will be moved. Goodluck brother.
@@jimlewis2428 same to you. Your tank sounds beautiful
Oops! I'm growing one out in a community tank.with ember, black and glowlight tetras!
Ahoy!
Have you ever dealt with Ick? If so, what was your method to treat your tank and fish?
We have one Acara fish for 4 years now. He is very aggressive and kills off all our other fish. He is now the only fish in our tank. We have tried other South African cichlids but he will kill them as well.
That is indeed odd
Males have darker heads very black versus a Grey color for females
ペアリングして発情すると青さが消えてプラチナカラーみたいな白い魚になっちゃうんだよね
おとなしくてとても良い魚だと思う
Mines really mean to my Oscar he's always taking his hiding spots and my Oscar doesn't even try to fight even tho he's bigger
Absolutely love these fish but unfortunately god doesn't want me to keep them smh ive had numerous and for some reason they alwayssssss get that white cottony fungus on them everytime... And my tank stays pristine and extra clean
Does this happen fairly soon after you get them from the pet store? If so it sounds like ich. If you have a quarantine tank set up I recommend keeping them in there for at least 2 weeks but a month would be best. If the fish looks healthy your good to go, but if the white spots show up add 1 table spoon of aquarium salt per every 2 gallons of water and run your tank temperature at about 80°. Bare bottom quarantine tank and 50% water changes every other to every third day and it should clear up quickly.
@@joshhopper6109 happened 5 different occasions a couple of them i had for about a year or so i hate it always happens to me for some reason i tried every remedy from salt to paraguard and everything in between
@@joshhopper6109 waters always at 81-82 also
Man that sucks. I had one and it got injured about a month after I got it and ended up and died... It was kind of pricy for what I normally pay for cichlids so I didn't get another one. For me it was rams though I tried to keep them and kept failing.
@@joshhopper6109 yeah man i wish i could have 2 of thrse bad boys sucks so bad they look so good but its a curse for me Lol i had 1 jump out the tank before on me too found em on the living room floor
👀
Not the best fit with rainbow fish, especially when the acara gets bigger
"Five and a half inches long, and really thick"
I farted while I was watching this video.
Breed Acaras and that looks like a female, nice looking but female.
Thanks. Yeah the dorsal only recently started curling. It used to be longer and pointed straight so I thought male but you might be right
How to identify gender of electric blue Acara can u help me plz