Dude. That's cruel. When a fish is like this, you separate it. Don't tape it while it's getting nippt at. The fish is obviously suffering and is stressed like hell.
Hi thank you for your advice. I did end up separating the fishy and it healed up very impressively. It’s now back in the tank with all the other fish and doing very well. 😊
Great to see another successful tank with mixed cichlids. I have a mixed tank as well but on RU-vid, all the creators are “only peacocks and haps” or “only mbunas!” Such BS…. Great looking aquarium!🙌🏽
Tank dimensions 380litres. Approx 100gal 183x45x45cm. 72x18x18inch I lost count. There’s so many more little fishes behind the rocks as mine are constantly breeding.
I haven’t treated it. Treating it meant treating the whole tank for that one fish. I have removed it and left the one male, that should help with easing off the stress between the two males.
@@DocHempy Thank you for this advice. I am monitoring my tank and so far I have no issues. Will adjust if some issue arises. Will keep you updated on this channel.
Cool tank and fish . My only critique which isn’t really anything important would be to remove some rock and give your fish a little more room . That’s just me though , don’t ruin the vibe in the setup over my comment .
Thank you 😊. The rocks do seem a lot but really they’re towards the back of the tank. The front is pretty free space for the fish to swim around. I also have too many fingerlings hiding in the rocks and crevices so I dare not move them right away. Appreciate your comment.
@@CichlidLove Canisters or any filtration doesn’t equate to good water quality. Algae loves nitrates and seeing how that tank is so heavily overstocked I’d check your actual water parameters and reevaluate how to stock a fish tank.
Poetry in motion. In your opinion what would be the best size tank for a Frontosa tank of say 4 or 5 small ones to watch them grow I have access to a 330 lt corner tank curved front.
Thank you. This tank is 380litres. I have two big canister filters on each side. African cichlids like Frontosa are better kept in larger groups as it helps with the aggressive behaviour. The fewer they are the easier it is for them to target each other and kill.
My cichlid tank looks about the same with American Cichlids mixed in with Africans. The upside with this many fish is reduced aggression. The huge downside is the frequency of water changes.
@@CichlidLove 75 percent once a week. I've got too many tanks, I spend every Sunday just draining and refilling my tanks and it never fails I get water all over the floor.
@@CichlidLove I test my water for nitrates and within a week they are high. I have a couple 55 barrel drums and fill them with tap water, let them sit over night with an aerator and heater. My filters and gravel have crushed coral for water hardness.
Great. I have a video which I bring the fish up close and have listed the varieties in the description. It may be of interest to you. Here’s the link : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s3HoZ2RATa4.htmlsi=ItoNcBVnbP1Lb3Ta
Every Sunday bro!!! I think my problem is over feeding. I let them mess with my head & everytime i get home from work they come up to me like their starving!!! 😅😂 ill work on it man, thank u!!!
@@marcoscastillo1650 You’re welcome. I feed them a stingy handful every 2-3 days. My water changes are fortnightly. This is a YT short I made when I fed my fish after 5days. Just enough for them to catch before it falls to the bottom. ru-vid.comqskTfv3Re28?si=iUgY_lhaajvhaVKf
it's either good or bad depending on how you look at it. The fish all look healthy and are not beaten up by each other so from that aspect all good. if it is astatically pleasing to have that many fish together and also from different continents is a different question. If your goal was to recreate a natural environment/biotoop it is not done well. but it seems like your goal was to have lots of beautiful fish together in a glass box, you most definitely succeeded! if the Oscars continue to work out in that tank with these tank mates? Time will tell . It's won't hurt to have a plan made up for when things are not working out anymore. The most important opinion is your own opinion as it is your tank. good luck and don't let other peoples opinion affect you.
Odd to see south american cichlids mixed witth african cichlids. I have a 125 packed with fish. I do water changes every other week and i filter with an fx6. No water quality trouble
You seem to have a great filtration system going on there, which in my opinion is important if you have a whole lot of fish. Also keeping up with water changes. This tank is about 380litre with two canister filters, 2700l/h and 2400l/h on either side.
@@GtSharo-io4uq I’m not sure about being ‘insanely’ crowded. Please watch this video, it may give a better perspective. Let me know what you think 😊 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rX7YHtpZc7U.htmlsi=lCgoCNMvh7IzcKys
I’m anxious as to whether this fish will produce a lot of fry. Also with the knowledge that these Geophagus Brasiliensis have a fast growth rate. They might take over my tank…🤔
I LOVE that you have a mix of S. American with the African cichlids! I’ve done this with my African Cichlids also and I have to say the S. Americans helped curb the African’s aggression way better than just having the Africans all by themselves. 😉 Your tank is beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing it. My Blood Parrot turned out the best the perfect referee for my fish. She has since passed on and I’m thinking of adding my 2 y/o Gold Severum in there instead. I’m just not sure how tame or scared she’ll be once I put her in there though. Any thoughts?
Thank you kindly. Yes I agree, the Africans have such strong temperaments and they do need other type of fish to ‘tame’ them a little😂. Makes the tank a little more interesting imo. What I would suggest is introducing it but separate it so the other fish get used to it for a number of days or weeks. Then release it and monitor. If it gets battered separate it again to heal and release. I have some videos I did when I recently introduced my juvenile Oscars and this worked really well. Now they’re part of the family and defending themselves very well and not being attacked as much as when I first introduced them. Some links to the relevant videos: ru-vid.comLvAsR9QqqWk?si=zZ3ps105EJ3XyRRj ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RBglZA6hc_U.htmlsi=trn1ESbM8-zGMB1y ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JPGwk2QR7h8.htmlsi=PYhlvME7n4Y0Etff ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fVmPL6ALDrc.htmlsi=ZwrUOPFZclpTftMi In this last video 👆the juvenile Oscars can be seen in their cages.
@@CichlidLove I just watched the last video you recommended. It was really funny to watch the peacocks casually hover over the Oscar as he and your hap were fighting. I see what you mean by keeping them penned until everyone settles and I do have floating pond plant baskets I’ve used in the past for exactly that purpose. However, my Severum is unfortunately way too big to fit in one of them. LOL Maybe…. I could cut out some of the light diffuser and create a wall within the 75 gallon? That way I can partition everyone on either side and I’ll still get good water movement too. Hmm... 🤔 I’ll let you know how this goes when I get a chance to try this out. Thanks for the videos too. I love your tanks!!
