I have a steep learning curve watching your videos Adam. I have to Google every single name, species and genera because your keeping all those terminator Cichlids I have never seen before. Great video man!
Hi Adam.. great points. I don't think I have ever seen any of your fish with injuries or even fin damage so you are doing a great job of introducing fish. Even with my Mbuna I have issues. I never add less than 4 at once.. and that's always during a water change. The optimal time is when I have the scape removed and am doing a water change. There's too much going on to worry about a new fish or two. I then rescape and everyone is checking out new territories so the new fish get a chance to find places of safety. I agree that's the hardest part. Especially when you can't save them ... It's too bad you didn't get that experience of video though. I think this is a important process that many newbies don't realize. Great share.. have an awesome day Adam! =D
Great video Adam. My malawi hawk's are the corporate that goes after new fish once I add them. (I added 4 new guys this weekend to the 220) For me turning the lights out and feeding right away helps to take the attention away from the new guys. I do a lot of water changes and stay current on cleaning my canister's, bc I feed my guys a good portion once a day and its like they never get full. I skip feeding on friday's and the next day I always notice that there's fin damage. So I have to feed that morning. 3 days without feeding for me means a fish will be sacrificed lol
thanks adam . will remeber your tips for adding to an established tank , mine have been ok so far as most are still young and regular haps not the huge guys you have .
wow...thats some story. I have used similar technique of keeping the lights out for long periods so that the new introduced fish dont stress as much...my tank is relatively new and I had not really given thought to these type challenges...thanks for sharing Adam.
Frankie Kennneth thanks Frankie, if u have a fairly young tank your best bet is to find as many of the fish that you want asap while your existing fish are still young. if they grow up together it's soooooo much easier in my experience
Adam C absolutely. That has been my exact strategy. I've aggressively have taken my with stock list down to when I am now at max capacity. I can't unfortunately get all the ones I want. But I am really exited to see the boys I do have all grow together
Corey Hecker haha no kidding. the noto was the typical keeper mistake. I started keeping only hap about 5 years ago and that situation was the first time I really learned that this hobby is never complete, it's always a work in progress whether the tank is 1 day old or 10 years old
I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 24 haps, peacocks and mbuna. I added 6 at first, waited for a few weeks, added 12 more, and waited again for a few weeks before adding 6 more. My biggest fish are a german red and a copadochromis borleyi 9 red fin, at 5 inches and my smallest are 2 Cyrtocara moorii (2 inches). Everything is good, so far!
Not just Haps. I have Peacocks, Haps, Mbuna and a few other varients. I have struggled with this problem for the past year. I now have a couple tanks that are about 6-12 months established. I have tried all of the methods, lights off, added in groups, more food and water. Not much luck. I added 4 from a LFS that were all about the same size as the other tank mates. There was sadly a Female Star Sapphire with those 4 (I aim for mostly males in that grow out). She got tore to pieces after the first night. Same goes for pulling holding females out and putting them back. I pull all holding females and move them to their own 10G maternity tank. They are normally in here for 2-4 weeks. I keep them in with the fry for a minimum of 1 week to recover after spitting. I am now finding that I run into the same problem. Adding a female back to the established tank with 20+ other 2 inch juvi's is now leading to the females being killed when returned to the tank. I have been sitting on this problem for a month now, but definitely noticing a major problem forming. Still have not found a consistent fix.
TheFakeDadeMurphy i agree with all u said. there's no consistent fix. I sometimes use the critter cage method where I have a clear box from a pet store that was meant for hamsters. sometimes I put a new fish in it and sink it in my big boy tank. the fish in there can see him and get used to him without hurting him for a few days, once they ignore him in the box I release him and have a better chance at success
I haven't tried the breeder box idea yet. Since I am only keeping Juvi's, I keep a ton of rock work. Most of the aggression takes place in hiding or at night. I witness almost 0 aggression, yet the next morning I tend to find major nipping or death. Next time I can get a better idea of who the bully is, I will give him a time out. Also will give acclamation in the box a try next time as well. Just figured it would cause a bunch stress, trapped in a glass box in a new place surrounded by potential threats. Either way, thanks for the tip. Tons of videos out here on Cichlids, just not too many warning those new to the hobby about all of the downsides. The real down sides, not the obvious MTS, Increase to costs of utilities etc. I mean the gut wretch feeling, when the tank you put all that time and effort into, has a death. Or the losses from mis-information or the mistakes that occur when trying out new things. This is turning into a wall of text and I am going to /endrant.
I have had luck with the mirror but didn't look right with the tank. Rearrange may work but there has been a new holding female about 2-3 times a month. That would be a lot of weekly rock re-work. Thank you for the suggestions! Much appreciated
TheFakeDadeMurphy Welcome. Hope you manage to sort something out, never nice waking up to a seriously nipped or dead fish, lost a few females in the beginning due to aggression.
I was just thinking about this , I do the same turn lights off and add at night when the established fish are zombies. I feed more and change water also . But one major thing that helps & I might do a video on this this week is to QT them . Shipping alone causes a lot of stress let alone putting them in a new tank with other fish going at them . They transition way better after they have been QT for a couple weeks to month
Completely agree Adam, the challenge for me in Australia is that my LFS (my only source of good quality rare cichlids) only sells the fish at 5cm. The issue is that my showtank is 6x2x2 and I have a 600L growout tank for my new 5cm fish, but since my 6ft has a larger capacity, the fish in there grow faster than the ones in the growout, so the new fish never get big enough to be put in! I always have to take risks, and occasionally some hold their own but im always taking fish in and out of the showtank... so frustrating! Any tips? Of course getting a large growout tub would help but its hard
Harrison Yeung I would suggest whenever introducing a fish to your big boy tank to get a clear critter care, basically a clear box that are meant for hamsters from a pet store. put the fish you want to add into that critter cage and sink it into the big tank and put a rock on top of it. this will allow the big fish in the existing tank to see the new fish for a while and get used to him while not being able to hurt him. after your fish stop paying attention to the new guy in the critter cage you should have a better chance of releasing him successfully since the other fish have already seen him for a few days. that's probably your best bet
Jeez, your really making me reconsider my stock list now. I'm in the midst of setting up and cycling my tank. I've kept mbuna, and a few peacocks over the years but this is my first attempt with haps. My list is mostly average sized all male peacocks and haps but I really wanted a Venustus, and Fusco. Now, I don't know if I want the stress/hastle. It's the main reason I'm going away from mbuna this time
Hi I know this is an old video but I’ll ask anyway in the hope that you might see my comment. When you say you turn your lights off for 3-5 days after the new fish go in do you also abstain from feeding during this time frame?
good morning sir I'm having an issue also just added six 7-inch venustas and a Star Sapphire to my 180 and now the venustas is taking over a third of a tank when other fish swim by he chases them away he wants that whole corner so I presume he's trying to establish hierarchy in the tank
I wonder if you can trick the fish by pulling out two or three established fish, put them in a quarantine tank for a couple of days then introduce them back in to the tank with a NEW fish.
Food for thought Adam. Great tip. Quick question for tanks like yours with filter inputs behind your background: How do you handle the detritus in between water changes? Surely it doesn't all go through the holes you drilled out in the background, or does it just build up on the substrate?
JCan most of the time it builds a little on the substrate and I vacuum it out. the little that gets behind the background is usually sucked into the filters. pretty easy
This video applies to all cichlids. It helps to do a huge water change before introducing the fish also I recomend changing the decor. Also throw some food in and the new fish should survive. It also helps to introduce 5 fish at once in tanks above 100 gallons and to introduce at least 4 fish to anything smaller so that the aggression is more spread out.
I used to keep malawis and what i found was the less rocks you have the better. Theyre just something to fight over, and if the fish in the tank take a dislike to another fish it doesnt matter what you do itll get killed!! Its all trial and error. Sometimes adding the fish while doing a large water change can help, also turn the lights off!!
All of you guys are dead on but what I do is change around the rock or any things u would have in the tank and once u do that everyone has to establish themselves again and all so if I still see fighting I put the fish in a breeder net for a day or two and that tends to work great for me
Adam C thanks for taking the time to reply. I've learned do much from your RUclips channel. Also thanks for showing the Veterans love. I myself am a U.S. Marine. Oohrah!
They were covered in ick at a local fish shop. The owner was going to cull them. I took them for free and treated them. They were in the hap tank until I could find an appropriate tank for them. Now they are in a 180 planted tank with Corey cats
Always the hardest part, should I add the new fish or not? Wait? I like to pull the fish out when I can, re arrange the tank and then add the new and existing fish back together. All in the dark, I like the fact they there are like sleeping, it seems to help. That is one crazy story dude.
I notice a lot of people who keep Haps and Peacocks also have Clown Loaches in their tanks. Is there any particular reason for that or just purely because they look good?
+TND Running most people like how they look, technically they don't really belong with african cichlids but it can be done. I have them because I had an infestation of Malaysian trumpet snails in my tank and clown loaches love eating snails. so they control the snail population in here. thanks for watching
good stuff Adam, like u said at the end, its the same with mbuna & peacocks too...its very difficult for me to successfuly add to my mbuna tank unless the fish are full grown, it really sucks bcuz I like to how out my own fish...great tips tho 👍😎👌
Hey Adam. I constantly here ppl say they added new fish to a tank. Was these fish quarantine before adding them or just acclimated and put in?? Just curious as how some do it. I myself try to quarantine now as I learned the hard way. Thx.
I agree.. my africans are crazy. Almost all types of fish get settled in their home, you can't really blame them. Same with salt water, have to be careful what order you add them. Good video man, keep up the good work
I do almost the same exact thing ....before I hit the airport to pick up my guys I place a sheet from the linen closet over my tank turn the lights off when I return I drop a little food in as the bags are sitting in the tank after the 20minute wait time I feed again normal feeding amount and then I sneak the new fish in lol ....by the way OMGEEE Adam where did you find a lepturus green I've been looking for that fish for about a year now and no one ever seems to have them I am willing to pay very handsome for one I don't care what size it is I have a grow out/hospital tank
bernie grant hi Bernie I got him from Dave at davesfish.com he found some lepturus at a fish farm and ordered them in a while ago and I was lucky enough to get one. you can always call Dave he's a friendly guy
Adam C awesome man!!!! is yours the one that had the bubble eye and you did a video and replied it yourself??? he looks great man and I'll contact Dave thank you so much
I like your taught of thinking I do all you stated but 1 and that the light of for a few days seems to work either way...all.the boys look beautiful as ever 👍
my boys are still small, and they all seem to get along, " for now" lol, looking to add 3 or 4 more!! great video Adam! tank looking awesome as always✌
Michael Hayes thanks Michael, if u are able find the ones u want while your existing fish are still fairly young you are better off. if they all grow up together it's soooo much easier in my experience
+SuckaJombie i liked the look of the Sahara sand. but it didn't maintain as high a PH as I wanted for 220 gallons. the arogonite is higher in ph so by mixing them I got the look of the Sahara sand with the higher PH of the crushed arogonite
I would assume this is easier when they are way younger and smaller? I have a tank with red ear, jack demp, convict, 2 giant dannys, survived feeder. Wanted to add fish that can hide and fight so turtle wont be too much trouble. Wanted to throw a Hap in but would have to be young. None of my fish besides feeder are bigger than 3 inches. Need them to get a head start in size so the hap dont eat them
Predator haps grow quickly. Just keep in mind you are putting south american cichlids and African cichlids in the same environment. They would never meet naturally so it can be hard to predict how they react to eachother. For some people it works out on occasion, for others its problems most of the time
@@adamc7918 Understood. I have Mbuna's in a tank with 2 blood parrots and they are doing ok. The bloods battle with each other more than anyone else but I already see the most dominant African claiming territory. Planning to make more hiding spaces so everyone has their own space. Picked up the Bloods much bigger than the Africans since Africans I believe can do more damage than bloods.
I’m excited I just ordered 4 malawi trouts, a frontosa, taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis, and a champsochromis caeruleus .. already have a pleco and 3 decent size clown loaches holding down the fortress for the real kings to arrive 😅🤷🏼♂️🐠🐟🙏🏼👀🤭👑👑
Hi Adam, I agree completely with what you need to do regarding adding new fish in a Predator Hap tank. The last two times I added fish were larger fish such as the Trout, or during my last addition last weekend, I added 5 new fish which I think is going to do it for me. Anyways, thanks for sharing
I have a steep learning curve watching your videos Adam. I have to Google every single name, species and genera because your keeping all those terminator Cichlids I have never seen before. Great video man!
Aquatic Logic thank you I appreciate it. their names can certainly be a mouthful
Hi Adam.. great points. I don't think I have ever seen any of your fish with injuries or even fin damage so you are doing a great job of introducing fish. Even with my Mbuna I have issues. I never add less than 4 at once.. and that's always during a water change. The optimal time is when I have the scape removed and am doing a water change. There's too much going on to worry about a new fish or two. I then rescape and everyone is checking out new territories so the new fish get a chance to find places of safety. I agree that's the hardest part. Especially when you can't save them ... It's too bad you didn't get that experience of video though. I think this is a important process that many newbies don't realize. Great share.. have an awesome day Adam! =D
DebTim A CANADIAN Girl thanks debtim way back when I kept mbuna i actually found them to be much more difficult so kudos to you for your success
tank looks great. your tank presentation is always spot on👍
Brian and Xman's Aquariums thank you Brian
Couldn't agree more Adam. Hence why my current 180 is so empty, the struggle is real...lol. Great topic man!
Maximus Aquatics hahahaha thank you. it is a struggle
Great video Adam! Some really good pointers! Thanks for sharing your experience! And as always the tank looks amazing! Keep up the good work!!
Diver joe i appreciate it joe
Great video Adam. My malawi hawk's are the corporate that goes after new fish once I add them. (I added 4 new guys this weekend to the 220) For me turning the lights out and feeding right away helps to take the attention away from the new guys. I do a lot of water changes and stay current on cleaning my canister's, bc I feed my guys a good portion once a day and its like they never get full. I skip feeding on friday's and the next day I always notice that there's fin damage. So I have to feed that morning. 3 days without feeding for me means a fish will be sacrificed lol
Frank Wite thanks for watching Frank. I also skip feedings like u, I feed 5 or 6 times a week
thanks adam . will remeber your tips for adding to an established tank , mine have been ok so far as most are still young and regular haps not the huge guys you have .
Ricardo cichlid hi Ricardo, no matter whether it's peacocks or hap when the fish get older they become tougher on new fish
Ricardo cichlid id recommend getting as many of the fish u want as u can while your guys are still young, it's not too bad then
Adam C thanks adam , yes will get my stock list up while I have the chance before they grow to much
wow...thats some story. I have used similar technique of keeping the lights out for long periods so that the new introduced fish dont stress as much...my tank is relatively new and I had not really given thought to these type challenges...thanks for sharing Adam.
Frankie Kennneth thanks Frankie, if u have a fairly young tank your best bet is to find as many of the fish that you want asap while your existing fish are still young. if they grow up together it's soooooo much easier in my experience
Adam C absolutely. That has been my exact strategy. I've aggressively have taken my with stock list down to when I am now at max capacity. I can't unfortunately get all the ones I want. But I am really exited to see the boys I do have all grow together
Gang initiation in the hap tank! I agree it's a pain. sucks to hear about the bucco Noto! That's a crazy story!
Corey Hecker haha no kidding. the noto was the typical keeper mistake. I started keeping only hap about 5 years ago and that situation was the first time I really learned that this hobby is never complete, it's always a work in progress whether the tank is 1 day old or 10 years old
I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 24 haps, peacocks and mbuna. I added 6 at first, waited for a few weeks, added 12 more, and waited again for a few weeks before adding 6 more. My biggest fish are a german red and a copadochromis borleyi 9 red fin, at 5 inches and my smallest are 2 Cyrtocara moorii (2 inches). Everything is good, so far!
Jack D. good luck Jack
Thanks!
Def a great tip on the black out the tank when add in new fish Adam
Howie Phan thanks Howie
great video, also those boys looks awesome, love your tank Adam
Great video, I can imagine the damage such big fish can cause on new fish!
DWSDARIUS FISH TANKS thanks darius sometimes it isn't pretty
Great topic adam I do the same turn off the lights for about 2 days and over feed
Manny Jr thanks manny
Great videos Adam love all the content you've been posting lately! Keep it up
Kevin i appreciate it Kevin
Good points and info thxs Adam..
Reggie's H&P Cichlids thanks Reggie
Looking good Adam....
J.T Amazing Cichlid Man thanks JT
Not just Haps. I have Peacocks, Haps, Mbuna and a few other varients. I have struggled with this problem for the past year. I now have a couple tanks that are about 6-12 months established. I have tried all of the methods, lights off, added in groups, more food and water. Not much luck. I added 4 from a LFS that were all about the same size as the other tank mates. There was sadly a Female Star Sapphire with those 4 (I aim for mostly males in that grow out). She got tore to pieces after the first night.
Same goes for pulling holding females out and putting them back. I pull all holding females and move them to their own 10G maternity tank. They are normally in here for 2-4 weeks. I keep them in with the fry for a minimum of 1 week to recover after spitting. I am now finding that I run into the same problem. Adding a female back to the established tank with 20+ other 2 inch juvi's is now leading to the females being killed when returned to the tank. I have been sitting on this problem for a month now, but definitely noticing a major problem forming. Still have not found a consistent fix.
TheFakeDadeMurphy i agree with all u said. there's no consistent fix. I sometimes use the critter cage method where I have a clear box from a pet store that was meant for hamsters. sometimes I put a new fish in it and sink it in my big boy tank. the fish in there can see him and get used to him without hurting him for a few days, once they ignore him in the box I release him and have a better chance at success
I haven't tried the breeder box idea yet. Since I am only keeping Juvi's, I keep a ton of rock work. Most of the aggression takes place in hiding or at night. I witness almost 0 aggression, yet the next morning I tend to find major nipping or death. Next time I can get a better idea of who the bully is, I will give him a time out. Also will give acclamation in the box a try next time as well. Just figured it would cause a bunch stress, trapped in a glass box in a new place surrounded by potential threats. Either way, thanks for the tip. Tons of videos out here on Cichlids, just not too many warning those new to the hobby about all of the downsides. The real down sides, not the obvious MTS, Increase to costs of utilities etc. I mean the gut wretch feeling, when the tank you put all that time and effort into, has a death. Or the losses from mis-information or the mistakes that occur when trying out new things. This is turning into a wall of text and I am going to /endrant.
I have had luck with the mirror but didn't look right with the tank. Rearrange may work but there has been a new holding female about 2-3 times a month. That would be a lot of weekly rock re-work. Thank you for the suggestions! Much appreciated
TheFakeDadeMurphy Welcome. Hope you manage to sort something out, never nice waking up to a seriously nipped or dead fish, lost a few females in the beginning due to aggression.
I was just thinking about this , I do the same turn lights off and add at night when the established fish are zombies. I feed more and change water also . But one major thing that helps & I might do a video on this this week is to QT them . Shipping alone causes a lot of stress let alone putting them in a new tank with other fish going at them . They transition way better after they have been QT for a couple weeks to month
Mac2437 yep I agree, I only qt for about 2 weeks though until they appear strong again but longer is probably better
Completely agree Adam, the challenge for me in Australia is that my LFS (my only source of good quality rare cichlids) only sells the fish at 5cm. The issue is that my showtank is 6x2x2 and I have a 600L growout tank for my new 5cm fish, but since my 6ft has a larger capacity, the fish in there grow faster than the ones in the growout, so the new fish never get big enough to be put in! I always have to take risks, and occasionally some hold their own but im always taking fish in and out of the showtank... so frustrating! Any tips? Of course getting a large growout tub would help but its hard
Harrison Yeung I would suggest whenever introducing a fish to your big boy tank to get a clear critter care, basically a clear box that are meant for hamsters from a pet store. put the fish you want to add into that critter cage and sink it into the big tank and put a rock on top of it. this will allow the big fish in the existing tank to see the new fish for a while and get used to him while not being able to hurt him. after your fish stop paying attention to the new guy in the critter cage you should have a better chance of releasing him successfully since the other fish have already seen him for a few days. that's probably your best bet
Jeez, your really making me reconsider my stock list now. I'm in the midst of setting up and cycling my tank. I've kept mbuna, and a few peacocks over the years but this is my first attempt with haps. My list is mostly average sized all male peacocks and haps but I really wanted a Venustus, and Fusco. Now, I don't know if I want the stress/hastle. It's the main reason I'm going away from mbuna this time
Overall in my experience haps cause less problems than mbuna, but it can be case by case
Hi I know this is an old video but I’ll ask anyway in the hope that you might see my comment. When you say you turn your lights off for 3-5 days after the new fish go in do you also abstain from feeding during this time frame?
No I still feed to limit any aggression from existing fish. Thanks for watching
good morning sir I'm having an issue also just added six 7-inch venustas and a Star Sapphire to my 180 and now the venustas is taking over a third of a tank when other fish swim by he chases them away he wants that whole corner so I presume he's trying to establish hierarchy in the tank
LAWRENCE BARD probably so Lawrence
I wonder if you can trick the fish by pulling out two or three established fish, put them in a quarantine tank for a couple of days then introduce them back in to the tank with a NEW fish.
Robert Reese probably could work, I'm just too lazy to chase them around a 220 with a net lol
Food for thought Adam. Great tip. Quick question for tanks like yours with filter inputs behind your background: How do you handle the detritus in between water changes? Surely it doesn't all go through the holes you drilled out in the background, or does it just build up on the substrate?
JCan most of the time it builds a little on the substrate and I vacuum it out. the little that gets behind the background is usually sucked into the filters. pretty easy
This video applies to all cichlids. It helps to do a huge water change before introducing the fish also I recomend changing the decor. Also throw some food in and the new fish should survive. It also helps to introduce 5 fish at once in tanks above 100 gallons and to introduce at least 4 fish to anything smaller so that the aggression is more spread out.
Mets and Islanders fan thanks for watching and commenting. good points
I used to keep malawis and what i found was the less rocks you have the better. Theyre just something to fight over, and if the fish in the tank take a dislike to another fish it doesnt matter what you do itll get killed!! Its all trial and error. Sometimes adding the fish while doing a large water change can help, also turn the lights off!!
Agreed on all your points
Any link to where you got that background?
Hi Santiago. I got that one from aquadecorbackgrounds.com. the backgrounds in my other tanks are from universalrocks.com
I love the fish you have man... very nice!!
Derek H thank you Derek
Hey Adam .... Quick question.. during those 3 days with lights off do you feed ?
Yes normally I do lightly
Nice fish . Subscribed
+African cichlids thank you very much
All of you guys are dead on but what I do is change around the rock or any things u would have in the tank and once u do that everyone has to establish themselves again and all so if I still see fighting I put the fish in a breeder net for a day or two and that tends to work great for me
+Down south Cichlids awesome thanks for the comment
Adam C can you please send me the information on what sand you have? Awesome stuff you have. thank you Adam!
Yes it's the reptile sand that's in walmart and petsmart. I like how white it is and the guys love to swift it..
+jared martin hi Jared it is a mixture of carribbsea Sahara sand and carribbsea pink fiji crushed arogonite. about a 70-30 mix with Sahara being more
Adam C thanks for taking the time to reply. I've learned do much from your RUclips channel. Also thanks for showing the Veterans love. I myself am a U.S. Marine. Oohrah!
Nice looking fish
+demetrius spencer thank you
very true sir great video I
David's Fish Tanks thank you
Beautifull fish.
Greetje Buijert-Nijdam thank you
it makes sense
Ive had this problem for a few days with Large fish. Adding fish is a pain
#FishGang #YickAdee
Deon 0026 sadly deon it only becomes more difficult as they get to full size. when your hap tank is mature you will find it a struggle to add new guys
Adam C Thats some big dawgs you have there i bet it.
totally understand where you're coming from. I was coming from discus when I switched over to africans.
Minh Nguyen thanks for watching id like to do discus someday
im almost afraid to add fish anymore. $$$
mike mj84 I hear ya mike
Clown loaches in hap tank ?
They were covered in ick at a local fish shop. The owner was going to cull them. I took them for free and treated them. They were in the hap tank until I could find an appropriate tank for them. Now they are in a 180 planted tank with Corey cats
Go look at my contest
Certainly our challenge Adam. Can be very frustrating. Thanks for sharing your tips.
Ben Ochart thanks for watching ben
This was a very informative video you did a perfect job explaining everything 🤗🤗 fish look stunning 🤗
PsychedelicBabe thank you
If you did quarantine. How long do you to be exact. Nice vids like always. Tank looks awesome!!
G Dee Cichlids thank you. I usually shoot for a week or two until the new fish appear back at full strength after shipping
Always the hardest part, should I add the new fish or not? Wait?
I like to pull the fish out when I can, re arrange the tank and then add the new and existing fish back together. All in the dark, I like the fact they there are like sleeping, it seems to help.
That is one crazy story dude.
inventoryking thanks for watching that's a good way to do it
I notice a lot of people who keep Haps and Peacocks also have Clown Loaches in their tanks. Is there any particular reason for that or just purely because they look good?
+TND Running most people like how they look, technically they don't really belong with african cichlids but it can be done. I have them because I had an infestation of Malaysian trumpet snails in my tank and clown loaches love eating snails. so they control the snail population in here. thanks for watching
Good information.
Thank you Anthony
Beautiful can you tell me the size of your tank please?
This tank is a 220 gallon
good stuff Adam, like u said at the end, its the same with mbuna & peacocks too...its very difficult for me to successfuly add to my mbuna tank unless the fish are full grown, it really sucks bcuz I like to how out my own fish...great tips tho 👍😎👌
T-Man thanks t man, I used to keep mbuna years ago and I found them to be even more difficult.
Hey Adam. I constantly here ppl say they added new fish to a tank. Was these fish quarantine before adding them or just acclimated and put in?? Just curious as how some do it. I myself try to quarantine now as I learned the hard way. Thx.
G Dee Cichlids hi G. I do quarantine new fish I just never film it. then I add the new fish together
I agree.. my africans are crazy. Almost all types of fish get settled in their home, you can't really blame them. Same with salt water, have to be careful what order you add them. Good video man, keep up the good work
+Rookie Reefer thank you very much
I do almost the same exact thing ....before I hit the airport to pick up my guys I place a sheet from the linen closet over my tank turn the lights off when I return I drop a little food in as the bags are sitting in the tank after the 20minute wait time I feed again normal feeding amount and then I sneak the new fish in lol ....by the way OMGEEE Adam where did you find a lepturus green I've been looking for that fish for about a year now and no one ever seems to have them I am willing to pay very handsome for one I don't care what size it is I have a grow out/hospital tank
bernie grant hi Bernie I got him from Dave at davesfish.com he found some lepturus at a fish farm and ordered them in a while ago and I was lucky enough to get one. you can always call Dave he's a friendly guy
Adam C awesome man!!!! is yours the one that had the bubble eye and you did a video and replied it yourself??? he looks great man and I'll contact Dave thank you so much
+bernie grant yep he's healed very well so far!
How big do they get about a mouth
Around the size of a half dollar or slightly larger at maturity
Ok thank you I was just asking because I will soon be getting one for my 75 gallon tank when I get it
I like your taught of thinking
I do all you stated but 1 and that the light of for a few days seems to work either way...all.the boys look beautiful as ever 👍
electric water thanks my man
my boys are still small, and they all seem to get along, " for now" lol, looking to add 3 or 4 more!! great video Adam! tank looking awesome as always✌
Michael Hayes thanks Michael, if u are able find the ones u want while your existing fish are still fairly young you are better off. if they all grow up together it's soooo much easier in my experience
Hey Adam what type of sand do you use? I've been looking everywhere and can't find that color
+SuckaJombie hi sucka it's a mix of carribbsea Sahara sand and carribbsea pink fiji crushed arogonote
Adam C any particular reason you went with that blend?
+SuckaJombie i liked the look of the Sahara sand. but it didn't maintain as high a PH as I wanted for 220 gallons. the arogonite is higher in ph so by mixing them I got the look of the Sahara sand with the higher PH of the crushed arogonite
Adam C I figured. Awesome man thank you. Do you remember where you bought them from?
+SuckaJombie both from my local fish store. but carribbsea is a substrate brand u can find online or most stores
I would assume this is easier when they are way younger and smaller? I have a tank with red ear, jack demp, convict, 2 giant dannys, survived feeder. Wanted to add fish that can hide and fight so turtle wont be too much trouble. Wanted to throw a Hap in but would have to be young. None of my fish besides feeder are bigger than 3 inches. Need them to get a head start in size so the hap dont eat them
They dont really try to eat smaller ones unless the smaller ones are like a quarter of their size
So just stick to the plan of having hap same size or barely bigger? Do haps grow fast compared to other cichlids?
Predator haps grow quickly. Just keep in mind you are putting south american cichlids and African cichlids in the same environment. They would never meet naturally so it can be hard to predict how they react to eachother. For some people it works out on occasion, for others its problems most of the time
@@adamc7918 Understood. I have Mbuna's in a tank with 2 blood parrots and they are doing ok. The bloods battle with each other more than anyone else but I already see the most dominant African claiming territory. Planning to make more hiding spaces so everyone has their own space. Picked up the Bloods much bigger than the Africans since Africans I believe can do more damage than bloods.
I’m excited I just ordered 4 malawi trouts, a frontosa, taeniolethrinops praeorbitalis, and a champsochromis caeruleus .. already have a pleco and 3 decent size clown loaches holding down the fortress for the real kings to arrive 😅🤷🏼♂️🐠🐟🙏🏼👀🤭👑👑
Haha very nice
Yea I'm trying to add all my predator haps now while I have them as juvis tank is very cool as always mr Adam!!
Gunnz Cich Cichlids good idea gunnz
Great tips as always Adam and I think all keeperrs of Haps or any fish should watch this!
summoner2183 thank you summoner
how many liters is that aquarium? the layout is not ok
Why dont you like it
Because Haps need big stones as visual barriers and the aquarium seems to be too small for the predators! How many liters and what size is that?
That was a 220 gallon I had years ago. I have them in a 300 gallon now (1135) liters
Can you show me how to spell the fish you mentioned that you added at 9inch long. I believe its the first fish you mentioned in the video
never mind its okay I was able to find it online beautiful fish by the way
Been going through the same issues as well. I tried many different things and in most cases i loose one or two fish.
Alen B sorry to hear that
that clown loaches spot is awesome
+Logy fordio haha thanks logy everyone always comments on him
Yah all four of mine are normal
+Logy fordio cool. my guy just had that spot from a juvenile. thanks for watching
No problem adam
Hey Adam can you please tell me what type of lighting your using in that tank? Looks great bro!
+jared martin thanks Jared I have 72 inch beamswork led lights
Adam C does you led strip have the red and green lights or just the white and blue? Thanks for all your direction. You really do help me out ...
+jared martin hi Jared mine only has the white and blue
You're tank looks amazing!
+JacknaboxSC thank you I appreciate it
Hi Adam, I agree completely with what you need to do regarding adding new fish in a Predator Hap tank. The last two times I added fish were larger fish such as the Trout, or during my last addition last weekend, I added 5 new fish which I think is going to do it for me. Anyways, thanks for sharing
Denny's Aquatics thanks Denny that's the way to do it, big fish, or groups of fish in my experience