All About African Cichlids | What Type Should You Buy?
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This video is about the different types of African cichlids. We touch on most of the species, and go in depth on the Lake Malawi cichlids - the mbuna, peacocks and haps. Hope you find this helpful and/or interesting.
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Let us know if you have any questions in the comments section below. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you on the next one!
Beautiful matching colours between aquarium dicortion and fishes 👌
Thank you!
Where to buy this Cichlids 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This should help! ua-cam.com/video/6WpT3GIvwk0/v-deo.html
You guys are great and all your setups ROCK! I am stepping into the African cichlid realm and starting a 55 gallon mbuna tank. My question is would a group of 6 yellow labs and 6 rusty cichlids be to much for this tank? Groups would be 2 males 4 females each. Thanks and keep the great videos coming!!!
Tropheus are by far my favorite.
They’re great!
Beautiful tanks man! What's the lighting on the Mbuna tank?
The Cichlid Guy thank you! It’s a Current USA Satellite Plus 👍🏻
3:10 what kind of rocks are those?
Can i put them alone in a tank
Hi my friend, beautiful video and explanation about these beautiful Malawi cichlids ... I had the pleasure of diving, researching, studying and catching in Lake Malawi ... I particularly love these cichlids . The name "Mbuna" in the Malawi language means rock hitter ... because many species continuously feed on the algae and microorganisms that grow on the rocks.... nice job and information.
Marco Isidori thank you! Really appreciate it 👍🏻
Nice information on these fish! thanks for sharing!
Golden Fish Tank thank you!
Nahh dont listen to him I had two peacocks in a 29 gallon for 8 years they just died
I’m sorry they had to live in that tank for 8 years
First row. Nice update, bro. Clear instruction. Like it 👍
Goldfish Corner thanks! Appreciate it
Hey bros your vidoes were pretty great keep it up
Thank you, appreciate it!
New to cichlids but I love doing my first cichlid tank
Great video Sir.
The Requirements of those Fish are those Beautiful Fish should be taken into greater consideration as many sometimes forget about giving thought into the Fish, they tend to buy on impulse rather than buy with wisdom and responsibly, which is very sad, and for you to have done this video is a really good thing and hopefully people will wake up!
Have a great week Sir!
Take care!
Thank you! Couldn't agree more. Appreciate the comment
Just noticed you guys left a nice comment on one of my vids. You guys are the ones that made me decide to do a cichlids tank!
ZT Aquatics and Exotics that’s awesome! Glad we were able to help 👌🏻
Love your videos but you can turn down the music 🎶? It is harder to listen to you 👏🤪🤪🐠🐡🐟
Buy em all dudes....👍
Hello there I’m planning on getting some Demasoni Cichlids are they compatible with Malawi eyebiters?
Hey there. I would usually recommend against it since the eye biters get much bigger. Although I’m sure it’s worked in some cases
I just purchased a 250 gallon tank how long should I let it cycle before I put fish in it.
The regular 1,5-2,5 months
The smaller colorful Haps and colorful Mbunas for me! 75g. Thanks!
Beautiful set ups! Spot on information Bros!
Aquatic Beast thank you!
Hello, at 01:59, there is a purple colored one at the right bottom, when you say "pop right away". Its scientific name please...
That may be the Johanni
Cool video man 👍
Young Fish Aquatics thanks!
One of my favourite fishes african cichlids.
Cool video guys
Adam C thanks man!
I have a community tank i just put one sunshine peacock and a yellow lab in my tank also a angelfish and i already had two giant danios and a convict and my tank is doing pretty good right now i think i want to put a couple of blood parrots and oscar in the tank also do you think that can work.
Idk if this is too late but it can work just you have to watch them and make sure the water perimeters are good for all the fish
Thanks for the video. What are the solid yellow fish at about 1:50?
Jim Nevens no problem! Those are Yellow Lab mbuna
The first tank you are talking about Mbuna's but I noticed right away that you had the Tropheus Duboisi in the tank. Malawi and Tanganyika mixed together, just an observation.
Yep, I had about 13 mbuna and 1 tropheus in that tank
i like your videos it keep me up on my cichlids tanks.
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching
Can you put a Jack Dempsey with Mbuna? The Jack is a baby about an inch long now, he's all alone cuz he killed off a few fish and I moved the rest out. Need something to match his aggression.
I wouldn’t recommend it. Different diets and scape needs
@@CichlidBros perhaps a group of convicts?
beautiful cichlids, wish i can have those to
It looks like the current is way too strong in some of those tanks.
African cichlids need more flow, and probably more so than in some of these tanks
I’m planing to buy some small size African cichlids and do an all African cichlids tank
Very nice!
Adding new cichlid, other fish keep bullying him what should I do please advise
Would try to rearrange decor, reduce lighting for a few days, have a back up tank if you need to remove the fish
@@CichlidBros will try thanks
Nice tank
CICHLIDS TANK thanks!
I’m seeking the some advice for my 60 gallon tank of cichlids I already have the mbunas I have 6 males each 2-3” right now, trying to truly add peacocks or relevant to them bc obviously more vibrant colors....... What would be YALLS suggestions on which ones? I’m truly looking for the colors like bright blue/pink peacocks and adding some orange and blue/yellows peacocks etc.... ( besides yellow labs lol)
Annny advice would be appreciated!
Is a 5*2*2 ft tank 150 gallon good for predetor haps.. Alec your videos are useful thank you
When buying from a fish store at what size can you tell male from female. Peacock.
Well my cichlid loves to move his decorations...there is a skull that is atleast 200x his weight he has shifted about 5 inches in the last month
He is about 1.5"
Hi Bro !right now I got 20 gallons tank and I had one 5 inch Jack Dempsey.what kind of fish could be to get alone with him ???
Maybe I will try African ciclets , nice video
thank you!
the black sand you have in the description leads to a broken link :(
Just updated the link, should be working now!
Hi.. can I mix all African cichlids in a same tank? Are they compatible?
And what is the fish with the white vertical stripe behind it head.
Nice🐡🐠🐟💯
Great video! Just one thing can mix lakes ? So if I have peacocks from malawi and then add some lake Victoria fish or lake tanga ?
Thanks! It can work with some types, I would just be careful with differing diets and aggression levels
Tilapia Butterkofri, my all time favorite African cichlid. Even though it's highly aggressive, I love that cichlid. Frontosa will come in number 2 on my list as my second favorite African cichlid.
Want to set up a tank what size should I get and what to get for it ?
I really don’t get the love for Ciclids. I think Endlers and even Guppy are much more interesting, not to mention they are absolutely beautiful. I watched this to see if I was missing something, but still feel the same. Let me know if you have suggestions. Nice video even still.
Guppies are boring
I honestly don't like guppies, african cichlid are much more fun and bigger.
Would like 4 mbunas be ok for a 20 gal tank ?
hi i have a few questions where i hope you can help .... do you have a instagram as i have been given some mbuna and was wondering if i sent a photo would you be able to identify what sort it is .... also can you keep tropheus with mbuna ..i have a 65 gallon what i am just setting up how many mbuna would you reccomend for that size thank you for any advice you can give
Lee and Mandy Battersby hey there. We do, it’s @cichlid.bros. Happy to answer any questions you have!
i found your instagram and sent a photo of the fish tank you
I’m seeking the same advice for the mbunas I have 6 males each 2-3” right now, trying to truly add peacocks bc obviously more vibrant colors....... What would be your suggestions on which ones? I’m truly looking for the bright blue/pink peacocks and adding some orange and blue/yellows ( besides yellow labs lol)
Annny advice would be appreciated!
Well done, interesting topic
Edgar Rivera thank you!
Nice brother
My Aqua fish thanks 👍🏻
I was wondering on the stocking of mbuna cichlids in a 75 gallon tank. I was thinking 4 red zebra, 8 electric yellow and 4-8 acei with cichlid sand and lava rock. I'm new to African Cichlids so any opinions will be welcomed.
Can I add 4 cobalt blue zebra too?
@@KathyKrueger yeah those are some of the most peaceful mbuna
do mbuna little surface area ? they are rock dwellers and rarely come to surface unless you put floating food there although they arent surface feeders
Dimorphic means the m and f are different colours
MARK COPLEY yes, more surface area means more tank space and room for the rock scape. And that’s what was meant by the dimorphic point, as both females and males show color, even at a young age; whereas female haps and peacocks never do
@@CichlidBros Yes a larger footprint tank is better than a tall tank of the same volume.
Monomorphic mbuna also show colour from an early age, eg demasoni and joanni
Beautiful tank and great information in this video. I'm starting a 55 gallon mbuna tank, what would you suggest for stocking idea's?
Thank you! I like really like groups of demasoni in a 55. Otherwise a nice mix of mbuna could work
@@CichlidBros You're welcome. I'll look into those. Thank you