Adding African Cichlids to Your Tank 

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I don't understand how people who watch RU-vid, will not give a thumbs up? These people work hard to film and edit the shows we watch, it is the least we can do.

I'm learning so much about African cichlids lately. Thanks for sharing this info.

Never thought about the blue light trick. Cool video zeno. Thanks for the great tips!

I always add at least 5 fish at a time. Thanks for the video 👍

Good explanation and info! I havent added new cichlids to my tank in over a year, despite losing 2, all because i dont want to mess with the balance!

Love this video cause you really hit this subject the right way! I have cichlids and the plant 🌱 in the corner really helps when you got aggression issues in the tank 👍🏻 I seen that less rocks sometimes helps cause there not enough Territory to be claimed and the fish keep moving

Hey Zenzo I was able to re introduce my big hongi using your method worked great Thanks again..

I’m excited to do my peacock tank I’m planning and doing lots of research and your African cichlid playlist has really helped!

I like the night club comparison. 🤣

That's really cool. The hole blue light concept 💙

Awesome tanks and Great content! You are a well spoken Fishtuber. One of my fav channels on the site. Whenever you get time i would love to see an update on the new lake tang tank you recently scaped. Happy fish keeping my brother 💯

So many great ideas in this video! I will start trying all of these when I stock my new tank! Thanks Zenzo!

As usual, lots of good info on the rift lake cichlids.

Thanks Kenzo for the tips been following these steps now that i have cichlids water babies and it helps a lot!

I shared your vedio with one of my service client that has a 180 African tank .. 👍🏼

Great video! And just in time too. Adding some African Cichlids next week.

Love their colors and size but I don't enjoy moving furnishings to accommodate the aggression. It's a different way of thinking like and being the fish. You obviously know how to manage their issues. Thanks!

Hi! Your videos are really great! So well presented and very clear. So enjoyable. Thanks. I have an Mbuna cichlid tank set up 1 week ago. I just added more rocks last night, and plan to buy more Mbunas on the weekend. New rocks only been in for 48 hours by the time new fish come in. Do I need to change the rocks again when adding my new fish on Sunday?

Hey Zenzo, you should re-make your shirt to sport a "Z" in the middle.

Hey Zenzo, great tip and great video! That particular technique definitely works, as I have done something similar before. I think I saw John do something like this before in one of his old videos. Anyways, you did a great job explaining this technique and rationalizing this method. Thanks for sharing 👍.

Very informative. I learned so much here.

Thx bro..I just lost one new blue dalphin because I did not respect that steps! Next time I will buy more then two at time..

Great video Zenzo keep up the great work mate. hope you have a great day.

Adding 3 or more at a time really helps, too, I've found.

Great tips, thanks man. My fish freak out with the blue light.

Another awesome video!

This is a great video! very good info!

I can't get anymore fish because the boss said no (aka the wife). Lol

very knowledgeable info sir nice

What’s up chuck Norris ..thanks for another great vedio.. lol 😂 the fish sayin your in my hood fool ...sounds like when I was trying to go to school ..lol

Awesome bro. Great vid!

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for this. The problem is i dont have a blue light.but i am gonna try this. Tyey are picking on the beautiful peacock i just bought and now He is hiding all day and not eating with the group.

Great information

Great video. Could you do an update video on your 75g mbuna tank?

Great video brother.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I found it very informative and a lot of useful info. These same practices can be used on lots of other aggressive fish besides chiclids as well. ☺️ I've had to put a gourami in "time out" for a day or two because he was so mean to the other fish. And surprisingly, it worked!!! HaHa I've been contemplating on starting my own African Chiclid tank but I've been afraid to because it's hard to find a lot of chiclids at one time to add. I've been worried about adding more fish later because of the aggression. I certainly feel more confident now. Maybe I'll move my Angels out of the 46 gallon to make room for them. LOL How many African chiclids would you recommend for a 46 gallon bow front with one or two HOB filters? And since this specific tank has been running since 1998, should I leave the existing Amazon Sword in there or change all of the substrate to sand? I've had ram chiclids in there in the past and didn't have any problems with them and the Eco Complete. I'm not well versed in African Chiclids but I'm excited to learn. Thank you again for all the great videos. I've shared them with my family and some friends' children who are getting into the hobby. One girl, who is 14 y/o was so excited to show me her tank. She had three Oscars in a 10 gallon!!! 🙉🙈 That's not the case anymore though. LOL I'm sorry this was so long. Again, I appreciate everything. I especially appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experiences as well. I hope you have a great day! ☀️🌴

Great video!!

Great advice. One thing to remember fish can't think like humans. Matter of fact , no animal can. They never think hey this and hey that or question this or that. it's just instinct.

I found that my fish Get more rest if I do not have the lights on at night. I can see where they have Settled to the bottom of the tank . That is just me of what I do.

Getting ready to put some clowns into my cichlid tank to help me with the snail problem. Good timing for this video. Do mostly the same stuff

Great video! What light bar do you have and what would you recommend for a 72" long tank?

Great video. What kind of filters you use for your Peacocks Aquarium? Also the black pump inside your tank what does it do keeps the water clean?

What kind of light in your top left tank? Crazy bright 💪🏼 need one of those on my 300

How many fish in your 75g love the videos by the way I just set up 75g myself I have 30 juveniles in won’t be putting in anymore

I went from taking care of something simple to a damn Oscar I have no regrets about it Except the prices for a bigger tank

Thanks for this video. Would you recommend to use the same strategy if adding new, young cichlids into a group of already established young cichlids? Less than 6 months old.

is it a good idea to purchase a "family" pack of 12 or 25 assorted African cichlids and put them in the tank all at once?...I lost about 6 fish over the weekend, they big 4 inch ones...only 1 left, my water levels were fine, I added 3 new ones, 1 inch each on Friday and when I woke up Saturday one of my big albino and the bumblebee were dead, took them out and removed the other 2 albino and orange zebra to a smaller tank...2 hours later checked the smaller tank...they were dead too...don't know if too much stress ..they all had been fighting each other since I had put those little cichlids in...I currently have 1 cobalt blue zebra barely hanging in there, 2 electric blues and I think 1 bumblebee left....im debating weather to move them or take them back to the store and just start with all little ones from the same tank and same species..like maybe 6 mbuna yellow electric or should I go with the assorted family pack? this has been a lot harder than I thought...mostly because I have no idea what I am doing...thanks

Suggestion at the end your videos... end off giving tips on how to get huge biceps like those Lol

This could be a little more challenging depending on your scape but taking out menace fish then putting back in after introducing new fish sometimes works, sometimes it doesn't. Cichlids are pretty smart like that. No matter what you do they seem to know. I have some that I move from tank to tank and immediately take over.

Hey Zenzo any advice on introducing females into a male established tank?

Hello. Great video. I have some African cichlid since last 6 months in a tank. I have brought new African cichlid today. Now I want to add my old and new cichlid into a new bigger tank. How can I do it? New cichlid is around 2inches and older ones are around 5inches.

i cant find a fake hanging plant. i don’t think i’ve seen it in stores

Can I add 2.5 inch fishes to an established tank with 3.5 inch ones ?

The black one is getting the most.. he is a nice fish tho..

Great info. I have a question though, I thought with the majority of cihclids you want to stay away from ones that look similar to each other. You have a lot of blue ones that look pretty close to each other is that not a problem?

Definitely GOTTA ask if anyone's got time to help??? So quickly.... I have two Canister Filters Fluval 407's two sponge filters and two wave maker's.... Trying to make SURE that I have my intake and outakes pointing right way?? Does ANYONE have them both on ONE side or left and right but pointing which way? Right now I have mine both of each side with wave maker's one up top for surface agitation and other on other side 90 degree angle pointing at other one but I'm more focused on getting these intake and outake pointing the riiight way?? Get that circular motion!! Thanks in advance for anyone watching and willing to reply!

Do u find u need to change the environment on a regular basis even if u haven’t added any new fish?

Good video. Mine get stirred up like the footage of what you showed as your refilling almost every time I do a water change. Nothing gets moved or anything, just a water change. What would be the reason for this?

I notice some are you fish are “flashing” is this common behavior in cichlids??

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What about when first stocking your tank? Can you buy them at separate times or should you save up and buy them all at once?

What do you do with a aggressive male that’s is beating up his females in a breeding setup

Hey mate would love to see a video on how to sex African cichlids and peacocks in particular. Ive been filming the progress of a single female peacock holding, spitting and developing the fry week by week and have to say I've got the cichlid bug now Haha. Cheers mate.