right on time my friend, i was Just about to get a species only tank with these. The only problem is that there are no regani in my region, but i will probably stay with the marlieri, they seem awesome too, thanks for the video
That is a shame you're unable to get regani where you are. Agree though, marlieri are an awesome Julie cichlid too! Good luck with your fish mate! Glad you enjoyed the video
I knew a guy who used to have a store in the US who had a breeding pair that was 16 years old and the female was week over 1ft long. Massive, massive fish!
I had to come and rewatch this video because mine just spawned and I counted over 15 I'm super excited I been trying for about 2 and a half years now and I finally got succes
Great vid :) My local fish store was shutting down so I picked up some fry he'd received that were supposed to be Bumblebee's, but they didn't look like the Bumblebee fry at all, so I started looking, and my best guess is that they're regani. (They have that very slight shimmer on the top of the dorsal fin). They're the latest video on my channel. At least I've narrowed the genus down, so that will help :)
Glad you enjoyed it. Wow Bumblebee's are a completely different fish! How can a fish store get fish completely mixed up like that? I watched your video and believe they are actually Julidochromis ornatus. Typically, regani have 4 horizonal bars, while ornatus have 3.
@@JasonsCichlids Thanks! Every little bit of new info helps. I have a bunch of extra coral from my marine tank to build some caves for them. Looks like I have a bit of time before I need to transfer them over to the 55 gallon, so I can get creative :D
Thank you very much. I assume kipilis are also known as marksmithi? I don't know a lot about them but online sources say they reach around the 4 inch mark. You would be able to keep a lot of them in a tank that size! I'd say the tank would be over kill for a single pair. But I have never kept them personally although I would love to try them given their beautiful yellow colouration.
@@JasonsCichlids These guys are Regani Kipili. LFS state they stay at 8cm but Google states they get much larger and are aggressive! I'd be creating different biotopes including Multies, caudopunctatus and cyprochromis
Great video I just got 5 of these beauties in a species only tank I'm hoping to breed from your video I think I might have 3 females and 2 males but not totally sure. So you mentioned terracotta pots and that they will spawn in them can you tell me about other areas they will spawn like under rocks or beside rocks or will the also spawn on the open sand ? 🤔. I'd love any advice you could give me. Tia
Looks like you spawned them very quickly Tina, I just responded to your other messages. So well done with that. They won't spawn on the open sand as they like to dig. They will spawn under caves as well as in terracotta pots.
Jason which of the julies stay the smallest? Also this is my new RUclips name! You know me aka gunsRfun xdm I hope to start making some beginner content in the near future. The pattern recognition on the Julie makings is very interesting, thank you mate!👍🏻
Hey mate, good to hear you will be posting some beginner content! Julidochromis transcriptus are said to be the smallest, growing to 7cm. Followed closely by Julidochromis ornatus that are said grow to a max size of 8.5cm. Glad you found the video interesting mate, trying to keep these breeding profiles as interesting and full of facts as possible.
Thanks but I just share my experiences with them on youtube. I feed Brine Shrimp and Mysis Shrimp. Once every two to three days. Alternating with different types of sinking pellets which I always pre-soak before feeding.
Hi Jason, I have a 2x1.5x1.5 ft tank (121 litres) with a lot of rocks in it. I currently have a pair of caudopunctatus in the tank. I have two julidochromis transcriptus juveniles and a lelupi in a large tub with some rocks. Can I add the julies in the tank with caudos? They seem to get along with the lelupi but I was wondering if they will they get along with the caudos ?
I am sorry for the late reply but unfortunately I would say your tank is too small to add more fish. Especially as they will all be competing for the same territory as all are rock dwellers (even though people say caudopunctatus are shell dwellers). If you did do it, how did it go?
Awesome tutorial! I have four of these in my 75 gallon community tank, two larger and two smaller, but they have not shown any sign of pairing up for me in the six months I've had them. Any tips for getting a pair bond going?
Thank you very much. It could be any number of things. Water parameters, frequency of water changes, diet, rock work for them to hide in, the amount of fish in the tank (although that doesn't bother my second breeding pair). What size are your regani? Could also be that they haven't reached sexual maturity yet?
It is best remove all other fish to prevent the fry being preyed upon. However, the bond with regani is a strange one and it is sometimes beneficial to keep a sub-dominant fish in with the breeding pair. The reason for this is that the female of the pair can sometimes attack the male. Having a sub-dominant fish in the tank with the pair will mean their bond stays strong as they will be pre-occupied defending their fry from the sub-dominant fish. I don't like this practice due to the aggression being placed on the sub-dominant fish as well as this fish may still manage to eat some of the fry.
I would recommend open water species of fish like Cyps and Ventralis so they don't have to compete with other rock dwelling cichlids as much. That said, you should be able to keep them Neolamps.
So i have a question i got a 20 gallon with 2 julis same species one male one female they grew up together and yet have not tried to breed the male tries to move in sometimes but the female kicks him out of the cave immediately the only time that the female doesnt bother him is when my synodontis comes out to eat which is like twice a day is there a way to get them to pair with eachother or are they just going to be mortal enemies for their whole life?
Hmm hard so say. But are you absolutely sure they are male and female? I would purchase some more. Maybe another 4 to 6 and put them in with them. See what happens then, you're sure to end up with a pair eventually.
Yes Jason, the video is informative precise and to the point. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'll treasure it
Thanks for that mate, glad you enjoyed the video!
Thanks Jason for a very interesting and informative video. Always learn when I watch your videos.
Thanks Rick, really pleased to hear you found the video both interesting and informative. Really glad you enjoy them mate.
right on time my friend, i was Just about to get a species only tank with these. The only problem is that there are no regani in my region, but i will probably stay with the marlieri, they seem awesome too, thanks for the video
That is a shame you're unable to get regani where you are. Agree though, marlieri are an awesome Julie cichlid too! Good luck with your fish mate! Glad you enjoyed the video
Nice fish room and very well put together video!
Cheers Lucas! Love your channel mate ✌
Really informative. Just what I was waiting for .
Glad you found the video informative Stephen.
This is an awesome video! Very informative and interesting 👍
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and found it interesting!
Good video. Gave the exact info I was looking for.
Awesome, glad you found it useful!
I knew a guy who used to have a store in the US who had a breeding pair that was 16 years old and the female was week over 1ft long. Massive, massive fish!
Wow really? I would love to see a photo of one at that size! Or even better, a video of one!
Juliadachromis are one of my very favorite genus.
Nice Lisa, they are pretty beautiful fish!
Good interesting video Jason. Well done.
Thanks heaps for that Peter, appreciate the feedback mate
Excellent video and very educational - thank you 👍
Cheers mate. Glad you found it informative ✌
I had to come and rewatch this video because mine just spawned and I counted over 15 I'm super excited I been trying for about 2 and a half years now and I finally got succes
Congratulations David! Glad to hear you have some fry. Well done mate
remarkable content
Cheers for that Daniel
Great info 👍
Thanks mate
Great vid :) My local fish store was shutting down so I picked up some fry he'd received that were supposed to be Bumblebee's, but they didn't look like the Bumblebee fry at all, so I started looking, and my best guess is that they're regani. (They have that very slight shimmer on the top of the dorsal fin). They're the latest video on my channel. At least I've narrowed the genus down, so that will help :)
Glad you enjoyed it. Wow Bumblebee's are a completely different fish! How can a fish store get fish completely mixed up like that? I watched your video and believe they are actually Julidochromis ornatus. Typically, regani have 4 horizonal bars, while ornatus have 3.
@@JasonsCichlids Thanks! Every little bit of new info helps. I have a bunch of extra coral from my marine tank to build some caves for them. Looks like I have a bit of time before I need to transfer them over to the 55 gallon, so I can get creative :D
Like the vids jase.... do you use silica sand for these?
Thanks for that, glad you enjoyed it. It is simply pool filter sand.
Fantastic breakdown Jason. Regarding Julidochromis Kipilis, how big do they get? And can a few of them be kept together in a 100 gallon?
Thank you very much. I assume kipilis are also known as marksmithi? I don't know a lot about them but online sources say they reach around the 4 inch mark. You would be able to keep a lot of them in a tank that size! I'd say the tank would be over kill for a single pair. But I have never kept them personally although I would love to try them given their beautiful yellow colouration.
@@JasonsCichlids These guys are Regani Kipili. LFS state they stay at 8cm but Google states they get much larger and are aggressive! I'd be creating different biotopes including Multies, caudopunctatus and cyprochromis
Great video I just got 5 of these beauties in a species only tank I'm hoping to breed from your video I think I might have 3 females and 2 males but not totally sure. So you mentioned terracotta pots and that they will spawn in them can you tell me about other areas they will spawn like under rocks or beside rocks or will the also spawn on the open sand ? 🤔. I'd love any advice you could give me. Tia
Looks like you spawned them very quickly Tina, I just responded to your other messages. So well done with that. They won't spawn on the open sand as they like to dig. They will spawn under caves as well as in terracotta pots.
Jason which of the julies stay the smallest? Also this is my new RUclips name! You know me aka gunsRfun xdm I hope to start making some beginner content in the near future. The pattern recognition on the Julie makings is very interesting, thank you mate!👍🏻
Hey mate, good to hear you will be posting some beginner content! Julidochromis transcriptus are said to be the smallest, growing to 7cm. Followed closely by Julidochromis ornatus that are said grow to a max size of 8.5cm. Glad you found the video interesting mate, trying to keep these breeding profiles as interesting and full of facts as possible.
Jason's Cichlids the breeding profiles are spot on mate🙂👍🏻
@@pelhamsaquatics thanks for the positive feedback mate, much appreciated
Jason's Cichlids excellant content deserves it mate well done!
Cheers mate
nice
Thanks ✌
Nice video! Can I keep a tank with a couple of julies, a couple of Caudopunks and only one Brichardi as cebterpiece? What should be the size?
Thanks but I just share my experiences with them on youtube. I feed Brine Shrimp and Mysis Shrimp. Once every two to three days. Alternating with different types of sinking pellets which I always pre-soak before feeding.
My next project will be a Tanganika tank :)
Great to hear that! Good luck!
Hi Jason, I have a 2x1.5x1.5 ft tank (121 litres) with a lot of rocks in it. I currently have a pair of caudopunctatus in the tank. I have two julidochromis transcriptus juveniles and a lelupi in a large tub with some rocks. Can I add the julies in the tank with caudos? They seem to get along with the lelupi but I was wondering if they will they get along with the caudos ?
I am sorry for the late reply but unfortunately I would say your tank is too small to add more fish. Especially as they will all be competing for the same territory as all are rock dwellers (even though people say caudopunctatus are shell dwellers). If you did do it, how did it go?
Awesome tutorial! I have four of these in my 75 gallon community tank, two larger and two smaller, but they have not shown any sign of pairing up for me in the six months I've had them. Any tips for getting a pair bond going?
Thank you very much. It could be any number of things. Water parameters, frequency of water changes, diet, rock work for them to hide in, the amount of fish in the tank (although that doesn't bother my second breeding pair). What size are your regani? Could also be that they haven't reached sexual maturity yet?
I hve 5 and 2 of them wont allow the others to feed. Any thing i can do ? Thanks.
Looks like you have a pair forming then. I have responded to your other comment about removing the fish. Good luck.
Regan-eye, please.
After a pair spawn do you take out the other fish ?
It is best remove all other fish to prevent the fry being preyed upon. However, the bond with regani is a strange one and it is sometimes beneficial to keep a sub-dominant fish in with the breeding pair. The reason for this is that the female of the pair can sometimes attack the male. Having a sub-dominant fish in the tank with the pair will mean their bond stays strong as they will be pre-occupied defending their fry from the sub-dominant fish. I don't like this practice due to the aggression being placed on the sub-dominant fish as well as this fish may still manage to eat some of the fry.
Jason, which tank mate go great with julidochromis?
I would recommend open water species of fish like Cyps and Ventralis so they don't have to compete with other rock dwelling cichlids as much. That said, you should be able to keep them Neolamps.
So i have a question i got a 20 gallon with 2 julis same species one male one female they grew up together and yet have not tried to breed the male tries to move in sometimes but the female kicks him out of the cave immediately the only time that the female doesnt bother him is when my synodontis comes out to eat which is like twice a day is there a way to get them to pair with eachother or are they just going to be mortal enemies for their whole life?
Hmm hard so say. But are you absolutely sure they are male and female? I would purchase some more. Maybe another 4 to 6 and put them in with them. See what happens then, you're sure to end up with a pair eventually.
You have Instagram jason
I will have one up and running soon. Look out for an update on it in a video soon!
@@JasonsCichlids great thanks Jason
Hey mate, I have finally set up an instagram account. Not much on there at the moment but its instagram.com/jasonscichlids
@@JasonsCichlids awesome ill follow
Do u have an instagram?
Not yet Riccardo. I need to pull my finger out and get one set up as I have been asked that a number of times. Hopefully will have one set up soon.
Hey mate, I have finally set up an instagram account. Not much on there at the moment but its instagram.com/jasonscichlids