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Nimbochromis Livingstoni

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Thank you for watching 😊

Fun thing to do trust me!!

Thank you. So far so good. They’re still alive and well. 😊

Thank you. I believe the two filters are doing their job. I don’t feed them much as well. 🙂

Thank you. This is a 100gal (approx 380l) tank.

I don’t know to be honest. I don’t have another tank that I could separate it into. Do you have any suggestions or advice?

Thank you😊

Boa noite. Não sei quantos peixes tenho agora. O tanque é de 100 galões.

Thank you.

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.

The tank is 100gallon. I’ve also got two big canister filters for it.

@@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.

⁠@@HUKIT. Thanks for this advice. I will be checking my water quality and update.

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Thank you. No I do not have a jaguar. Tank size is 183x45x45cm.

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.

100 gallons

True. How often are your 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.

@@martingranzow6624 Wow😃😃 So you’re draining 75% once a week?? You’re busy! How’s your water hardness? Are you having to do anything to the water?

@@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.

@@martingranzow6624 I see. How often do you feed your cichlids?

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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 : ruclips.net/video/s3HoZ2RATa4/видео.htmlsi=ItoNcBVnbP1Lb3Ta

I will😊

Thank you😊.

Thank you😊. Good filtration and less feeding. Keep on top of your water changes.

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. ruclips.net/user/shortsqskTfv3Re28?si=iUgY_lhaajvhaVKf

In this tank, they seem to be getting along just fine. 😊

May i know what accessories and filters you used in this tank?

⁠@@shamsshanu4724 Sure. I will make a video on this soon. I use 2 canister filters 2700l/h and 2400l/h on either side.

Thank you for your advice. I will be definitely monitoring the fish and adapt. My goal is for the fish to be healthy.

Thank you.😊

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.

Yes a good filtration is necessary.

Why though? Do you have any reasons why it can’t be good?

Thank you for the suggestion. How big do you think this tank is?

@@CichlidLove a bit gigger than whats in the frame they look insanely crowded

@@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 😊 ruclips.net/video/rX7YHtpZc7U/видео.htmlsi=lCgoCNMvh7IzcKys

My peacocks seem to be doing fine together with my Oscars. I do not know if this is the right thing to do or not; or there’s a better way?🤔

nice tank, i only said it looks insanly packed because the frame was showing a quarter

⁠​⁠@@GtSharo-io4uq Sure I understand. Thank you.😊

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: ruclips.net/user/shortsLvAsR9QqqWk?si=zZ3ps105EJ3XyRRj ruclips.net/video/RBglZA6hc_U/видео.htmlsi=trn1ESbM8-zGMB1y ruclips.net/video/JPGwk2QR7h8/видео.htmlsi=PYhlvME7n4Y0Etff ruclips.net/video/fVmPL6ALDrc/видео.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!!

Gracias. 😊😊

I disagree. You can keep oscars with other cichlids if the tank is crowded enough and have little to no issues even in the long-run.

@DesiDhumal Why is this?🤔

I haven’t had any issues as yet with the Oscars or any of the other cichlids.

@@prisoner5629 The movement of oscars are slow, and cichlids have fast movement and they are aggressive too, i kept my oscar with cichlids , cichlids starting bulling oscars.

@@DesiDhumal I see. I had some bullying issues especially with the two new Oscars I added. I had to separate them for some days for the other fish to get used to them. Now I don’t seem to have much of that happening. The Oscars seem pretty comfortable and defend themselves. Look at my other videos/shorts (links below) where I show the fish separated and also the scars they got when I introduced them. ruclips.net/video/JPGwk2QR7h8/видео.htmlsi=tVk68C5nDk6adORL ruclips.net/user/shortsLvAsR9QqqWk?si=AaXY_cxR-zp4fet0

Thank you. This is very helpful. 👍 I have given them one feed since.

@@CichlidLoveoff topic but i think you would be better off removing some of the rocks. You have haps and mbuna. Mbuna literally means rockfish but haps are open water swimmers and prefer open spaces, same with the Oscar. If it were mine, I’d do a low pile of rocks with small caves along the bottom and leave the top 2/3 open space. Just my opinion

@@NotSure876 Thank you for the suggestion. The rocks are more to the back half of the tank. The whole front is clear of rocks to allow for free space.

@@CichlidLove oh gotcha

Fish were Ok, just the longest they’ve spent without a feed.

Fish can go much longer than 5 days w/o food

@@NotSure876 Yes. Only worried that they may go for each other if too hungry. I wonder how long I can keep them hungry without them getting ideas of devouring each other🤔

Thank you. 😎

Video coming up very soon. “An HOUR In The Life of A Common Pleco | Plecostomus At Work”. Watch this space👀.

Here’s a link to the “Pleco” video I recently made: ruclips.net/video/-tIj2hbA224/видео.htmlsi=0HUAJd5Tc4H__BoG

Two canister filters 2700l/h and 2400l/h on either side. Thank you😊.

@@CichlidLove woah. Thats why it looks so clear. Please make a video on filtration for such a well maintained overstocked tank

@@yashbhoir2087 Thank you. I will.

@@yashbhoir2087 not feeding for 5 days keeps your water clear as well

@@Someoneonthisplanet1979 That’s true. The water was clear. My only worry is the bigger fish might have got a little hungry and start going for the smaller fish. I wonder what a good balance might be with regards to how long the feeding intervals are and also keeping the fish happy and not going for each other. 🤔

Thank you for this advice. Point taken. The fish seem happy. I stay on top of the water changes to keep the water quality good. Also two big filters which are cleaned out regularly.

183cmx45cmx45cm

This little fish has starved itself for weeks and won’t let go of the fry in its mouth. 😲 😲🐟🐟🐟

Thank you so much 😀

Keep watching. I will keep updating my subscribers of the welfare of my cichlids and what I observe.