Years ago I setup a 125 gallon community tank, being a bit of a rookie I mixed fish from Malawi, Tanganyika, Victoria and even a few South American Cichlids, on day 3 of this crazy new setup my Labidochromis claimed a spot and started their breeding ritual. I eventually setup several smaller tanks in my basement and successfully bred Labidochromis and Lake Victoria Haplochromis Obliquedens by the dozens. BTW I liked that tank in the video with Labs and Acei
Really informative video. Yellow labs are definitely on my list as my first African cichlids I’ll get, so I was very interested in this. Thanks for all the run down on the species. It’s really appreciated. 👍🏻
They are just add water kind of fish, the right water parameters and the fun begins, I generally don't like Mbuna but Electric Yellow's are an exception but these days I keep only small fish from Lake Tanganyika.
Probably the most beautiful Cichlids there are. Thanks for the video from England 🇬🇧. The volume was very quiet at the gest if times & went up & down. What other fish (not just Cichlids) would you recommend to keep with these? Thanks
Thanks David. I would really only keep them with other African Cichlids. You could try keeping them with Pleco but I really wouldn’t try any other types of fish
Really nice video, thanks for all the information - I learned a lot. Have you ever seen these kept with Electric Blue Acara? It's a fish I've been eyeing due to their colour and personality.
I just picked up 3 yellow labs and they are currently with 3 electric blues, an angelfish and a red spot severum. They are all doing well together so far!
@@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 Since then I had to move my angelfish to another tank as the labs were beating him up and shredded one of his fins. They have not been messing with anyone else tho so fingers crossed it stays that way
Brilliant info fishtankbarn, just subscribed 👍 do you think yellow labs could be kept with haps and peacocks if a mostly veggie based diet is fed to the tank? thanks aaron
I have little to no experience owning fish and yesterday my mom brought home two electric cichlids because the aquarium at her workplace broke. Since it was not planned for us to get fish I dont even own the basics. Basically im looking for low a budget aquarium setup to begin with and advice regarding pH and water conditions.Actually this morning one of them died propably because of the shock or change in water??
Sorry to hear about the loss of your. I personally don’t have a good beginner video but I would search up Aquarium Coop and watch the beginner videos on their channel.
So I have a grow out tank of a 20 gallon set up for African cichlids. I'm gonna get a few (3-5) and when they age up I'm converting my 58 gallon tank to them. My question is do the labs only swim bottom. 58 gallon tank isn't long like 55-75. It's basically same dimension as 40 breeder but very tall.
Hi, in a 55 gallon how many labs would you recommend? And is a 55 gallon big enough to house them with other chiclids? Thanks for your help, great video
Thanks Celt! Me personally, I would keep them speices only in a 55 gallon. However you could house them with other smaller mbuna species depending on how many that you have.
@Fish Tank Barn, hi! I was just wondering if this stocking for a 40 breeder sounds good: 2-3 small fancy goldfish, their not stunted, they are in a 55 gallon now, but their petstore goldfish which I notice don’t really get as large as let’s say a high quality, the biggest is about 5” now and I don’t think she’ll get much bigger at all And 2-3 dojo loaches how does this stocking sound for a 40 breeder? Tysm!
@@FishTankBarn I tried Valisneria and Anubias barteri in my Mbuna tank. They ate the Val and left the Anubias untouched. I added Cryptocoryne last night.
I know is recommended but I was thinking of having 2 Yellow Barbs. 2 Socolof Cichlid and 10 neon tetras on a 30 gallon. is that too much ? would they fight? I might add a pleco to help with the cleaning.
I would exclude the Socolfi Cichlids and keep it more to the neons and yellow barbs. I would recommend keeping mbuna cichlids with other African Cichlids only.
I love my Yellow Labs but I’ve noticed that some of the fry grow up more white than yellow 🤔 I started with 2 and the female had some white on her underbelly. I now have 3 generations and I’m wondering if my original female was the problem.
Good point in obtaining labs with intense black bordering the dorsal, ventral and anal fins, So much hybridization and inbreeding has hurt the appearance of the true yellow lab.
I had a group in the mid 80s. I believe around the time they were first imported. A LFS in Brooklyn would bring in all of the new imports. They were gorgeous.
first of all i love your videos!! you asked for comments and i have one actually its a question i hope you can answer?? I keep yellow labs actually 9 of them in a 40 gal. and its funny when feeding 2 times a day they act just fine but when i go down before feeding i observe weird behavior i will have 4 of them vertical at the top of the tank one in each corner? why?? also i recently purchased 3 labs from a lady with a 90 gal. full of them, i asked her how often she dos water changes and she told me never she just tops of the tank when its down an inch or so.... is this really possible? again thanks for your wonderful clips!
I think it would be possible depend on how much she filters. Does she have a sump with plants in it. Usually if they hanging in the corner the are lower on the totem pole and I would watch them for being bullied.
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Years ago I setup a 125 gallon community tank, being a bit of a rookie I mixed fish from Malawi, Tanganyika, Victoria and even a few South American Cichlids, on day 3 of this crazy new setup my Labidochromis claimed a spot and started their breeding ritual. I eventually setup several smaller tanks in my basement and successfully bred Labidochromis and Lake Victoria Haplochromis Obliquedens by the dozens. BTW I liked that tank in the video with Labs and Acei
Nice, they are fun to breed! I enjoy the lab and acei tank as well.
one of the best channels on RUclips...for sure 😮
beautiful tanks my friend 😊
Thanks. I appreciate the kind words
Thanks. I appreciate the kind words
Really informative video. Yellow labs are definitely on my list as my first African cichlids I’ll get, so I was very interested in this. Thanks for all the run down on the species. It’s really appreciated. 👍🏻
Your welcome Brian!
They are just add water kind of fish, the right water parameters and the fun begins, I generally don't like Mbuna but Electric Yellow's are an exception but these days I keep only small fish from Lake Tanganyika.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us!
Your welcome Bill, I appreciate it.
Love electric yellows ❤️
me too
Nice Yellowtail Blue Acei cichlid you got there to 👌🐟
Thank you
Loved this! They are my favorites 😍 (subbed)
Thanks. I appreciate it
They get along with the Oscar really well
Interesting pairing only in time! Not one I would recommend but if it's working for you I can't say it wouldn't work.
Probably the most beautiful Cichlids there are.
Thanks for the video from England 🇬🇧.
The volume was very quiet at the gest if times & went up & down.
What other fish (not just Cichlids) would you recommend to keep with these?
Thanks
Thanks David. I would really only keep them with other African Cichlids. You could try keeping them with Pleco but I really wouldn’t try any other types of fish
Really nice video, thanks for all the information - I learned a lot. Have you ever seen these kept with Electric Blue Acara? It's a fish I've been eyeing due to their colour and personality.
I have not kept them with an Electric Blue Acara. I wouldn't recommend it since the African's are more aggressive than the Acara
I just picked up 3 yellow labs and they are currently with 3 electric blues, an angelfish and a red spot severum. They are all doing well together so far!
@@andrewbenedict6496 are things still going good with your tank? I was thinking about getting a few Yellow Labs myself.
@@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 Since then I had to move my angelfish to another tank as the labs were beating him up and shredded one of his fins. They have not been messing with anyone else tho so fingers crossed it stays that way
@@andrewbenedict6496 How's the severum getting along with the labs, everything ok still?
nice to meet you thanks for sharing
Your welcome Swampy Acres!
Same with me they love it
Brilliant info fishtankbarn, just subscribed 👍
do you think yellow labs could be kept with haps and peacocks if a mostly veggie based diet is fed to the tank?
thanks
aaron
Thank you Overland and Aquatics! Yes I think you can do as long as feed a mixture to satisfy the dietary needs of both groups of fish.
awesome vid
Thanks. I am glad that you enjoyed it.
Will yellow lab eat small amazon sword, ambulia and crypt wendtii? I currently have those small plants in my tank. Thank you
They might. I would keep an eye on them
WHT about jewel cichlids for tank mates?
I don't know about Jewels, I haven't really kept them and have heard they are kind of aggressive. I would probably shy away
I have little to no experience owning fish and yesterday my mom brought home two electric cichlids because the aquarium at her workplace broke. Since it was not planned for us to get fish I dont even own the basics. Basically im looking for low a budget aquarium setup to begin with and advice regarding pH and water conditions.Actually this morning one of them died propably because of the shock or change in water??
Sorry to hear about the loss of your. I personally don’t have a good beginner video but I would search up Aquarium Coop and watch the beginner videos on their channel.
I would start with his videos on the Nitrogen Cycle
Hey my yellow lab just holded the eggs in there mouth but the thing is there is no male in there then whyy!???
Is there another Mbuna in the tank of the same genus? I could spawned with a male of a different species
@@FishTankBarn unfortunately no as if i know, only 2 mbunas are there
@@FishTankBarn do they miss interpret
They also like live shrimp and give them something to do
Thanks only in time
So I have a grow out tank of a 20 gallon set up for African cichlids. I'm gonna get a few (3-5) and when they age up I'm converting my 58 gallon tank to them. My question is do the labs only swim bottom. 58 gallon tank isn't long like 55-75. It's basically same dimension as 40 breeder but very tall.
I would say they swim more bottom and middle level of the tank! That tanks should be ok for a small group.
Looking nice
Thanks Gerard
Hi, in a 55 gallon how many labs would you recommend? And is a 55 gallon big enough to house them with other chiclids? Thanks for your help, great video
Thanks Celt! Me personally, I would keep them speices only in a 55 gallon. However you could house them with other smaller mbuna species depending on how many that you have.
can i keep 3 in a 29 gallon?
It's possible but you'll probably have aggression issues. I would go for more in a bigger tank
Thank you so much for the good Information.? How do you take care of the algee in the tank
I usually manually remove it from the glass and then let the mbuna take care of the rest since they are vegetarian anyway.
oh the orange Labs are a hybrid and not a color morph? I did want to get some, but haven't yet
The orange that I have seen were being sold as yellow labs. There could be an actual orange lab morph like the white labs.
@Fish Tank Barn, hi! I was just wondering if this stocking for a 40 breeder sounds good:
2-3 small fancy goldfish, their not stunted, they are in a 55 gallon now, but their petstore goldfish which I notice don’t really get as large as let’s say a high quality, the biggest is about 5” now and I don’t think she’ll get much bigger at all
And 2-3 dojo loaches
how does this stocking sound for a 40 breeder? Tysm!
@Cadence I am not a goldfish expert but I wouldn't but goldfish in a 40 breeder. I do have one and he is over a foot long.
I have a 40 breader with 3 ciclids and one rainbow shark can I ad 2 more ciclids
If they are happy I wouldn't add more out of fear of the aggression towards the new fish
What was the plant that you used called ?
Valesnaria
Good video
Thanks Sam R.
@@FishTankBarn I tried Valisneria and Anubias barteri in my Mbuna tank. They ate the Val and left the Anubias untouched. I added Cryptocoryne last night.
G’day, what was the name of the plant you used as a line of sight block please?
Valesanaria
I know is recommended but I was thinking of having 2 Yellow Barbs. 2 Socolof Cichlid and 10 neon tetras on a 30 gallon. is that too much ? would they fight? I might add a pleco to help with the cleaning.
I would exclude the Socolfi Cichlids and keep it more to the neons and yellow barbs. I would recommend keeping mbuna cichlids with other African Cichlids only.
Would you be able to put these in a tetra tank
No, unless you want to use the tetra's as food.
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hi would it be ok to keep a few of them in a 29 gallon tank
You could but it would be a risk
I love my Yellow Labs but I’ve noticed that some of the fry grow up more white than yellow 🤔 I started with 2 and the female had some white on her underbelly. I now have 3 generations and I’m wondering if my original female was the problem.
I am not sure Brenda. I have had some white ones as well. In my understanding the yellow ones are the rarer form.
Good point in obtaining labs with intense black bordering the dorsal, ventral and anal fins, So much hybridization and inbreeding has hurt the appearance of the true yellow lab.
Thanks Alishan! There are a lot of funky yellow labs out there.
I had a group in the mid 80s. I believe around the time they were first imported. A LFS in Brooklyn would bring in all of the new imports. They were gorgeous.
That’s cool Alishan! I would imagine the wild ones are quite striking.
Can you have corys with yellow labs
Thank you for watching Anthony. Unfortunately yellow lab and Corydoras catfish do not go together.
Can I just have one with tiger barbs they are not agressive
In my experience I have found that yellow labs do better in groups. I would personally but them in separate tanks.
What type of cichlid was that? It looks tye died it was at 1.40 minutes
Thanks Crystal! It's an OB Peacock
first of all i love your videos!! you asked for comments and i have one actually its a question i hope you can answer?? I keep yellow labs actually 9 of them in a 40 gal. and its funny when feeding 2 times a day they act just fine but when i go down before feeding i observe weird behavior i will have 4 of them vertical at the top of the tank one in each corner? why?? also i recently purchased 3 labs from a lady with a 90 gal. full of them, i asked her how often she dos water changes and she told me never she just tops of the tank when its down an inch or so.... is this really possible? again thanks for your wonderful clips!
I think it would be possible depend on how much she filters. Does she have a sump with plants in it. Usually if they hanging in the corner the are lower on the totem pole and I would watch them for being bullied.
@@FishTankBarn... you mean i may have to many males and should have more females?
A 40 breeder will work too
It would but I really like 4ft tanks for my cichldis.
How to know whether a yellow electric cichlid is male or female?
Thanks Infinite. You can check for eggs spots on the anal fin but this is not 100% guaranteed
How many do you recommend in a 30 gallon? What if I only want 1? Or do they prefer being in groups?
I like keeping them in groups. I would try to do a 55 or 40 breeder if you can.
If cichlids is the only thing you want in the 30 gallon then I'd say like 4 and total fish 10 but get smaller species like demonsoni
@@aarongonzalez4458 agreed
Juliet
What is the name of the Plants/grass in this tank? Thanks
vallesnaria
@@FishTankBarn Thanks
I got a little bit and I'm trying some Crypts
If they don't like it they will dig it out and it goes to the top
true
My fish died within 6 hours after purchase
Sorry to hear that Bryan. How long has the tank been set up