Québec Cichlidés Advenures in Fish Keeping, Amazing Fish & Sharing Knowledge Terrebonne, (Qc) Canada
From our humble beginnings in 2002, our local fish store has grown so much and is continuously evolving. Specialized in african cichlids, we also have other freshwater fish, aquatic plants and saltwater.
In our channel, Richelle will share valuable information and beautiful footage of our fish. Also, embark on an adventure with us as we rearrange our store & breeding facility. Moving aquariums, setting up plumbing & how-tos are on the menu!
Hiya really love your channel and explanations. Can I ask the products you mentioned I don’t need them all do I? I have Prime, I have Microbelift but I don’t need all of them do I can I just use one product or did you mean use all of the ones you mentioned?
You have omitted a very important thing. When you use activated carbon in a planted tank it also removes the minerals in the tank that Plants need to grow. So if your tank is planted you should not be using activated carbon.
Here's why I'm infuriated at the fish industry. I can buy a pair of cichlids from my local fish store but it turns out the male is harassing the female so I realize I need more females to dissipate the aggression. Alas "these fish are not easy to find!" the local fish store informs me, so I'm off to search on the internet but, if I'm lucky, the only option is to buy a bunch of unsexed adolescents and "hurry up! The stock is low!". Will they grow up to be all males? Who knows! And why some of them are deformed? Because they were inbred.
It sounds like you're unlucky with the fish stores surrounding you :( Before buying anything, you're going to have to do a lot of research to make sure you're not getting swindled. If you're from Canada, you can order directly from our website, we have many african cichlids. quebec-cichlides.com/
What about planted mini ponds? I have fishes to take care of algae etc. ...but i still feel the need to find solution of smelly pond (the anaerobic bacteria in mud)
i have about 9 white cloud mountain minows, 1 female platty, a dwarf frog, 6 mini tetra's, 1 pleco and one guppy that snuck in there all with my African Malawi Cichlid Kenyi and they all seem to get along great. i would not recommend a sword fin molly with cichlids.
I found the easiest way to clean rocks and get rid of algae is turnover the rocks. My only issue is I have a very big decoration that has air bubble stone
@QuebecCichlides I have about 20+ tiger barbs. Will the jewel cichlids be a bad tank mate for them? As they are also semi-aggressive themselves. Even if I get a juvenile?
What can I mix with blue and yellow Ram cichlids? I know they're more timid compared to African cichlids. My kids want more of a community tank but I want bright fish
With respect to Melanochromis auratus ... there are even nastier ones. ANY Petrotilapia will be a berserker. Then there's Melanochromis chipokae, which is a hardcore aquarium terrorist. All of those I would rate as expert only. Among the other Mbuna that will be well behaved in the aquarium is Pseudotropheus minutus. But be careful with this one, as a beginner can confuse it with the much more aggressive Pseudotropheus elongatus. Make sure you obtain the genuine minutus.
Thanks for clearing this up! I had just ordered the medication that turns your tank blue but thankfully found this video in time to cancel it and order the stuff you recommended.
Personally I started mine with five, two males and three females. Amedly one of the big reasons is. Because the tank boss is so big. This way, I have a second male in case the tank boss doesn't produce offspring.
@QuebecCichlides yes that can clog all the way out to the street/ city connection. Sediment density and resistance to chemical breakdown mean it has to be physically removed.
Not being a grumpy old goat, but, bleach is really bad for getting that sparkling clean look (which isn't natural, anyway). ANd just to be clear, bleach is NOT ammonia..it is sodium hypochlorite in water solution. If you MUST use bleach, after rinsing several times with running water, let it sit outside in the air for a day or two in sun if you can. If you can detect ANY scent of bleach, PLEASE put your pieces in a solution of 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide (avail in the cleaning aisles of most grocery stores) to 3 to 5 parts water. Hydrogen peroxide is a very good bleach neutralizer and is relatively inexpensive. Be sure you know if you are cleaning real rocks whether or not they will react to the ingredients in cleaning solutions. In fact, hydrogen peroxide can be used to clean aquarium items because it is very good at killing algae and is very safe to use (but don't pour it into the aquarium....that could be bad).... Hydrogen peroxide breaks down into oxygen and water. I prefer it to bleach even if you have to do a little scrubbing. Be well. Treat grumpy old goats kindly....they actually know a thing or three.
Plants. Not that it gets rid of ammonia, but they filter it out very efficiently. This has been my experience with my first planted tank...and here is the proof. First I set my aquarium up with plants, used root tabs, and gave them about a week to acclimate to my water before adding life....then snails. Also had planaria come in on some plants, luckily their numbers are smaller now, but the snail population was impacted....during this time, ammonia barely even registered, which I found a bit strange, but 2 weeks later, I added 7 small fish...(Ive got about 6.5 gallons of water, maybe 7 at most) I expected the ammonia spike but it never happened....What did happen? My plants started growing like weeds. Cardinals grew about an inch and a half so far, my Java fern is growing new root systems off of all of its leaves, and the floating plants root systems I added the day I added the fish are now 2 to 3xs larger than they were 5 days ago. Im quickly realizing, in order to have a truly balanced aquarium, plants are a 100% necessity.
