55 Gallon Mbuna Tank: A Non-Biotope Enjoyable Tank! 

If you want to learn more about the fish featured in this video check out these species profiles: Pseudotropheus saulosi: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bw00qEP23UU.html Rusty Cichlid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J3KtIZY7OBg.html Here is how to set up an mbuna tank: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0W4-vspA5RU.html Also, our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch For the latest in the fish room check us out on Instagram primetime_aquatics For more cool behind the scenes stuff consider becoming a member! ru-vid.com/show-UCYVN... If you want to see all the cool stuff Joanna does with other types of scapes check out her channel! ru-vid.com/show-UCPEZ...

i have looked for inspiration at many a mbuna setups and in my opinion this is by far the best i have seen , WOW!

I like how the tank isn’t over stocked with plants. It gives the fish more room to swim around in. I also like the colors of the fish. Really cool!😎🐠

Thank you for sharing this tank. I currently have a 29 gallon and plan to get a 55 gallon Mbuna tank next in addition to.

I appreciate that you prefer to keep your fish after projects are complete. We see my son’s fish as members of the family rather than decorations. That may be a bit of extreme for some; however, I feel in is just part of a positive ethic we envision for our son.

The tank looks amazing I’ve been out the hobby almost a year now and I miss 😢 so much

Great Video and Layout! Inspiring!

Love your videos, I have 19 mbuna in a 60 gallon running with only two sponge filters. It's been running for over a year with no issues.

I've had mbuna for over 30 years, have had many other cichlids over the years oscars,Dempseys,Devils ,jaguars,etc etc but Africans are on another level when in a large community tank, it's always interesting and none stop. I have 14 in a 75 gallon and they all play nice to an extent lol. My substrate is old washed out crushed coral and wow my rustys look like Jack Dempsey there spine and under belly are burgundy but there sides are a beautiful blue hue.

All most there Jason, you'll be at 100,000 before you know it!! Great job young man!!

Very nice looking fish tank , beautiful fish and colors , great combination..

This tank design has definitely given me ideas of how to setup my 55. Love your videos, thank you for the great information and the care you put into caring for your fish.

Oh my gosh this is so pretty! The fish are stunning! And the way you have the tankscape really highlights and showcases the fish. This is the kind of tank that makes me want to keep cichlids again! I really love it! Thank you so much for sharing and I hope you've had an incredible day! 👍🌱🐟🌿

I love this combination of fish. They look and act great together.

Oh my it looks amazing

Wow! Looks great. Everyone looks happt and content. Im lucky enough to keep cichlids in a planted tank without issues, but i would like to do a hard scaped tank too.

Beautiful fish, and nice tank. Do you plan to add plants? Btw you are one of the best freshwater channels on themtube. Thanks for all the knowledge you share, it saves fish & stops people from making some big mistakes!

I love creating new bio topes for my fish. My leleupis are in a planted tank. They adjusted quite well.

Beautiful tank !!! So love the way the colour of the fish pops out !!!

Nice video😃👍

Beautiful!!

Very nice, amazing looking fish 🤓

Ty!

Amazing tanks and fish. Love them all.😊🐟👍

Fish juggling haha...looks awesome 👌 👏

Awesome Looking Tank. 👍

Beautiful

Those purple ones look nice.

Gravel won't hurt them and it doesn't suck like sand does... literally and figuratively. I don't care what species I play with from this day until my last day, I'll never do sand again. It's the devil. It has ruined more filters than I can remember and it destroyed my utility sink in the basement after a few years of (Python) water changes. 😆 #neveragain #ihatesand The tank looks good 👍 though. I love the different species mixed together. My effort to do that eventually ended with a tank full of silver grey fish that had cross bred to the point where I had no idea what they were anymore 😅 One day I'll have to send you an IM on where to find the local fishkeeping groups and clubs. As of this second, you're the only fellow Brother in The 'Nois that I know about. Certainly the only one I trust to shoot me straight. It's my hope that you might be able to point me in the right direction to finding some reputable local clubs. For 45 years, give or take a couple, that I've been doing this, I never thought to look into clubs before. Not until I discovered RU-vid a year or two ago anyway. Well, I mean, I've known about RU-vid, but I only used it to look up music or goofy videos in the past. I didn't realize people had channels where they put out specific content on a regular basis. Have I mentioned I hate sand? 😜

Hey Jason, how many do you have in there? And what would be the mbuna count limit in a 55 for you (considering the fish comfort and not the flitration)? Thanks!

Brought home 15 Pseudotropheus acei today. It isn't biotope correct but I like it more as it is now

Love it!! I've been trying to decide between Salousi and Rusty cichlids for my 55. Both maybe?

That looks incredible... Where did you get those stones?!?! I am having a heck of a time finding ones that big..

My Mbuna tank has become a baby factory !! What the heck do I do with all of these babies ?? I should have held out and got the Neolamprologus caudopunctatus that I wanted..

Beautiful very nice tank 😁

Looks great...👍👍👍🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹...

It’s a very nice tank! I do want to ask of everyone’s opinion on my 55 gallon Mbuna tank to see if it’s overstocked now. I’ve had the tank running for a little under 2 years so here’s the list. 3 female yellow labs and 1 male 1 male red zebra and 1 female 2 male blue zebras 1 male bubble bee and 2 female 1 albino blue zebra female 1 male electric blue johanni 1 aruautus male and 1 female I also have a few babies that were able to escape into the cracks and have began to develop and grow. Thanks for everyone’s opinions! I would also like to point out that I’ve had minimal aggression issues and they breed at the ready and the water parameters stay in check as I run two 350 penguins and a magnum canister filter and to a 50% water change once a week. Thanks a ton!

What are all the fish you used in the mbuna tank

So awesome 👍👍😍👌👌

Quick question... What kind of rocks are in that 75 mbuna tank that came onto the screen quickly around 3:12

Can I have a common pleco with yellow labs?

How many are in there and and how many fully grown can I get in a 55 gallon

What's the fish with black stripes on blue called?

Sir, please help. I'm building a tank with dimensions 66in x 15in x 24in (lxbxh) which is 102 gallons . This is maximum depth I can give because of lack of space. Is the dimensions okay to have Oscars? How many Oscars can I keep in this custom tank?

Jason I m shutting down my fish room I'm a longtime follower would you like some fish

Is it better for mbuna cichlids to have gravel or sand?

What is this white small swimming is it a baby fishes?

Have you guys thought about making hats? I'd buy some.....

I love my “mbuna” tank. I’ve broken some “rules” too. Check it out and let me know what you think. I’m open to suggestions. It’s 65.

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Dude just get black sand

First 🙂

why do you keep them like that this is just sad

Does the Jungle Val affect your pH at all? My tap water is low pH so I need to use a buffer, but would like to add some plants.