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love them. peaceful, bold, bright, hardy and not too hard to source. probably the best cichlid of all time for those with a larger community with peaceful fish
I have 7 of them on my community tank with angels, tetras, mollies, SAE's, pleco and cories. They are very hardy, never lost anyone (Unfortunately one got sucked to my gravel vacuum and I had to cut the hose open to save him, and he is still doing great. He was out of water for several minutes!). Great personality, active, fast swimming. Definitely not aggressive, only occasional tiny nips to set boundaries, as all fish do.
I think mine started eating my platies after several months of being ok together. He also chases my bristlenose pleco occasionally. I guess platies are a little too small. Thankfully I had another tank to move the remaining platies to.
Hi! I want to get a 75 gallon in the future with a jack dempsey & firemouth with lots of hiding spots. I’m considering getting one of these in with them. I noticed you added yours to a cichlid tank. What other cichlids do u have? Basically, would my idea work? Lol
My blue acara is amazing, his name is Frank, he’s 7 years old and is about 7” long. This species is by far my favourite freshwater fish, thanks for sharing!
I was plaing to get a firemouth cichlid but when I learn that there aggressive I did not want it anyone then I learned about the electric blue acara I LOVED IT IT WAS AMAZING this video help me learn about them thank you!!
I had to have this when a saw it a few weeks ago. I put him in a 120g tank full with African Cichlids. Thank God he has been completely ignored and thriving. MBUNAS, Tropheous, Peacock and one hap Venusus. I am so happy. Definitely will be adding more EBAs. PS, I have two FX6s for Bio, one Fluval 407 for water polishing (including carbon) for the 50+ fish (the Electric Yellow Labs won't stop breeding...lol. Tank established 5 yrs now. I also use Pathos plants to combat excess nutrients among others growing out of the tank on drift wood. You and your wife do a great job with the Videos!!!
I recently bought 4 young Electric Blue's for my lightly stocked 75 Gallon. They are fantastic fish, and are already willing to grab food directly from my hand. In addition to the great blue coloration, the orange trim at the top of their dorsal fin really adds to the appearance. I have a few rock caves set up, but like Jason's fish, they don't seem to spend much time dwelling there. They seem to prefer being active throughout the day. Thanks Jason for your review - You were my main resource before making the purchase.
This is my favorite smaller fish channel!! And guys electric blues are way more peaceful then the reg blue. Dont do well with meaner cichlids. kinda like the jd vs ebjd.
I have binged your videos for well over a week. I've fallen asleep listening to you almost every one of those nights. I got a 75 gallon and I'd like a few "centerpiece" fish but a natural looking tank with bright beautiful fish. I like the idea that the males and females both are colorful (just males are SO expensive). I have no clue what to stock it with. I do have a common pleco that they will be with. Shes so sweet and has never caused me any problems, she just needs her own hiding spot. I'm running out of room so I dont want to get any fish I will have to get another tank for. Of course the cichlids caught my attention lol
If you don't have any plants you have lots of cool choices. Check out the stocking options videos we have done and the Great beginner cichlids, along with the cichlids for planted tanks (even if you don't have plants they are usually great starter cichlids too). We also did another one - cichlids for small tanks. Enjoy the journey! Thanks for watching. :-)
These are my favorite 'electric blue cichlid'. They're easier to take care for than an electric blue ram, definitely waaay peaceful than electric blue jack dempseys and they have are definitely 'community' friendly because they don't require complicated water parameters like Electric Blue rams or even those electric blue peacock cichlids (Unless you have super hard tap water). I keep one in my Angelfish-Severum and a couple of black skirt tetras tank :) I'd keep more, but where I live, Electric Blue Acaras are more expensive than Discus and Rams and with the pandemic, these fish are as hard to find as rarer cichlids like Keyholes, Apistos, Festivums, etc.
Hey two of mine are showing spawning behaviour in your opinion should I put them in a tank together alone or leave them be there is seven in total and one angelfish about five inches big
Absolutely stunning! Just saw these 1.5" -2" juvenile EBAs at my local fish 🐠 store here in Singapore 🇸🇬 they are selling at $18 each ... really tempted to get 5 of them for my 75 gallon tank together with the silver arowana but afraid the aro might just eat them 😅
I actually just added one in my 40b with black skirt tetras and gourami's. You had another video a few years older talking about these guys that helped me with my choice! The fish fits great and looks wonderful!
Thank you for being a source of info for keeping fish. I have a terra tank and wanted something a little different with bigger fish. You're Q and A in the comments helped me move forward to get the 75 gal stocked. Seems I touched on some of the passion people have for keeping fish!!
I just purchased a blue Acara and an electric blue. I added them to a tank with my Jack Dempsey ( they seem to hang out together) 2 blood parrots, 2 silver dollars and one Leopard Bush fish.
I love this fish! It is one of my favorites! It is definitely my wife’s favorite. I have a male and female in a 75 gallon tank with a platinum angel, 4 Denison barbs, a pair of Bosemani rainbows(which look awesome together since both are blue and orange), a yo-yo loach, a pleco, otocinclus catfish, and two flying fox and one big amano shrimp. I was worried that they might eat the Otocinclus, but they have been together for over a year. I have not been able to keep fry past 5 days, even with moving them to a hang on fry container. In the tank they get picked off. One thing that they do use is a glass salsa jar. They pick up the fry and place them in the salsa jar. Mom and Dad take turns guarding the opening of the jar. As far as plants, you are correct in recommending anubias attached to rocks. Any plant must be WELL rooted. I have tried starting many stem plants or smaller plants without long roots and they are always floating within an hour. I have a fake plant where they like to try to breed, however they have recently tried other locations. I have have had success with aponogetan ulvaceus and with well rooted cryptocoryne. Hopefully I will get them to breed again and keep the fry. I may move the fry to another tank as soon as they are free swimming. I think the hang on box did not stay warm enough even though it was fed with tank water. Anyway, I agree it is a great fish that I will probably always keep!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics you give me alot of inspiration for my tanks and youtube channel! You also showed me a local fish store in Milwaukee "The Fish Factory" Thank You!
@@alexanderthomas8784 after 2 weeks in quarantine they presented with ick. I was out of town for a few days and caught it too late. I'll be purchasing several from a different store in the near future.
I have a electric blue Acara and a red blood parrot. They are spawning the parrot has laid eggs 3 times already but not fertile. They are a pair for about a year already. They are a solid pair they are always together swimming and chilling. Fascinating !!!
I have a flowerhorn male and a red blood parrot female..also she has laid eggs 🥚🍳 🥚 5 times already..but not fertile too 😆..and the last spawn the father didn't wanna fertilize the eggs no more and promptly ate them all up as soon as she laid them .. hilarious 😂😂
I have 6 in my 100 gallon. They are so docile in my community with otos I wish I would have done it sooner!! They're beautiful with angel fish, and watch my green corys pinball off their heads is so entertaining! "Whatcha looking at? Boing"
My male electric blue acara just died after many years. The female is still going strong. They did great with a couple blood parrrots, a couple of rainbow cichlids and school of bosemani, turqouise and red irian rainbowfish. Very friendly fish with fantastic personalities. I really miss him in my 125. He was my favorite.
Great video, I have a empty 75 gallon and I want to get a dozen of these guys , with some yellow long fin bristlenose PLECOS , thanks for the suggestion, Electric blue Acura is a beautiful fish 🐟
I have tried the EBJD multiple times and youre right. They NEVER get bigger than a couple inches before dying mysteriously. I'll definitely take a look at these guys. I always assumed they were an african cichlid, not central/south american.
Just moved a breeding pair into a 40 gallon to spawn, had them in with severums, congos, geophagus surinamensis beforehand and they all got along great
Hearing you say u only have 2 sponge filters puts my mind at ease, I bought a HOB only to have the tank pushed to far against the wall to fit and to heavy and sketchy moving just an even with water low because of the way I have the dragon stone propped. Ima just vibe now
I kept a regular blue acara named Joker as the center piece fish in a 38 gallon with Glo tetras with a girl I dated a few years ago. The Glo tetras were my ex’s and the 38 gallon we got together. Everyone got along great to my knowledge anyway. I was only around for the first year of that
Just got mine yesterday 3 inches right now just one as a centerpiece for my 40 hoping to keep it for years and eventually be able to give it a 4 or 6 foot tank.
I keep my electric blue acara with a load platys, mollies, corys, kuhli loaches, angel fish, golden wonder killi, and hes totally fine with all the live plants aswell in my 125g!
Thank you so much for the information of these beautiful species. I was always intimidated since I assumed they have aggressive behavior like convict. Anyway I really like this aquarium setup, beauty in the simplicity.
Oh awesome! I have a school of GloFish tetras that came with a 55 g I bought- and I have been debating adding an EBA- just need to add a few more plants
Love these fish , I have a pair in a 55gal that breadlast month I have a batch of fry in with the parents along with three Golden grahams to bristlenose plecos for live plants they've never uprooted any the plants and they don't bother any of the other fish in with baby fry in there very peaceful....
Why does it seem most people hate on the idea of these fish in a 40 gallon tank. It seems like your fish are doing fine. I really wanna try a pair in a 40 breeder but it seems very frowned upon everywhere but your video.
I kept them in a 40 breeder for a long time. I really don't see the issue. I have recently moved most of the group (expect a pair) into a 125, but a 40B is fine.
I’ve got a pair in my 75 gal with 4 dicus, I got them when they were juvenile like 2 inches big the discus were always bigger never had a problem with aggression.
I put two of them in a 125 gallon with 2 convicts 2 green terror 1green severum. They are about 3mths old. The other fish are 2years + 4 to 5 inches. They are doing great.
Once again great video Jason. I do own a pair of them with 2 pairs of Red Spotted Sevrums in a 40 gallon tank. Just wted to know if it's slow growing fish.
How many of these do you recommend in a 75 gallon? Thining of adding a tapajo or two and a type of schooling fish like the roseline shark or even come corydoras
I have a pair in my 55 gallon with a school of white skirts, an albino parrot and some plecos and it's a very beautiful tank. I am thinking about adding some more but I would like to ensure they're females as the two I have are males and both full grown at just under 6 inches, I feel if I throw any more boys in there tehy're going to get beat up.
I got into the hobby this past Summer and your videos have taught me so much, so thank you! I do have a question I was hoping you could answer. I was recently gifted a 55 gal and was hoping to keep a community tank with the EBA as my centerpiece fish. The current stock I was thinking of was Colombian tetras (or a similarly large tetra), a school of corydoras, and possibly some hatchet fish. Nothing is set in stone, but would you recommend sticking with 1 EBA or could I get 2?
I wonder how many could I put in a 75 gallon aquarium? And would would the biggest tank mate I could get? Just to have some future stocking ideas cause I just purchased my 75 gallon today.
I have an electric blue acara with a lot of African cichlids like venustus, polystigma, nyererei, Astatatilapia obliquidens, Neolamprologus brichardi and a very large Frontosa. They seem to all get along well but I want to know if I get more electric blue acaras if you think they will chase each other around. I have had other South American cichlids relentlessly chase and bully their conspecifics so I am hoping the electric blue acara won’t be like that. What do you think?
hey! love the video! i have a question, i have a single EBA in a 33 gallon, do you think i can add another one to make a pair or do i need a bigger tank? :)
Can regular blue acara go with a paradise fish, rummy nose tetras, pearl danios, cobalt blue stiphodon gobies, a black ram, and apistogramma cacatuoides triple reds or will I need to move as it gets bigger?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics would it be better to get a heater for the tank with the 1 turquoise Rainbowfish, 3 platies, and 6 kuhlis and put it in with those or would they be in danger?
Hello! I’m considering adding a half dozen of these to my 55, which currently only has two dojo’s, an old-but-not-huge pleco, and two rainbowfish. I’d prefer they not breed, is there a way to discourage spawning, short of selecting only one sex? I’m thinking things like flow rates, light cycles, temperatures, water parameters, etc. that hopefully wouldn’t stress them out too badly?
Thanks man, this is very timely. I have a 90g with rainbows, Corys, cherry barbs and platys. The platys are breeding like crazy, so I'm looking for a nice crowd control fight that wont attack my rainbows
Hi sir ,so I have 4 electric blue acara and they are about a year old. Bought them online form aqua hanna in December of 2020, I wasn't sure if I had a pair. But I most definitely do, they spawn on a rock in some dense plant didn't see them spawn . But if you look closely you can see the egg. The smaller one is faning while the male isn't letting the other 2 acara next to the spawn site. Also I have a few pairs of high fin Molly's, cory cat and 2 pair of rainbow fish. They are in a 55 gallon tank, ph 7.4 temp 79 f. I Would like to keep you updated Thank you John
Would the they do well with platies. I recently got a 46g bow front and would like a nice center piece fish and then some smaller a pretty fish like platies and some of the bigger tetra I understand something small like neons would just become food when the acara gets bigger.
I had a pair lay eggs for the 1st time this evening. Any tips to raise the fry successfully? All their tank mates have now been removed since she layed the eggs. Once hatched should I keep fry with the parents, remove the fry to a separate tank, or try to keep half with the parents and remove half? Awesome channel btw! It helped me get back into the hobby and share it with my son as my dad did with me when I was a child.
I think as long as they have some live baby brine shrimp you will keep a lot of the fry. The parents sometimes eat the fry on their first try, but sometimes they leave them alone too.
Thanks for the amazing vids as always. Need a bit of guidance please.. I have a 50 gallon with a diverse community of Rams, angelfish, 2 EBAs, a few cherry barbs, a Chinese and Siamese algae eater... My two EBAs have just mated, unplanned by myself :( the eggs have been laid on driftwood and I can already see the aggression towards the other fish. Should I be more concerned about my EBA hurting the smaller fish, or any of the above mentioned fish eating the eggs/fry? It's too late to move them to another tank right? Should I try to build a cave of some sort around the eggs? Appreciate any advice please
You could scrape the eggs off the wood and tumble them but sometimes that causes the parents to fight and they will probably lay more. All the fish in the tank will eventually eat the fry unless either the other fish are removed or the fry. Always fun dealing with this the first time. 😀
Hi jason...i have 2 blue acaras and 2 blood parrot fish in 100cm*40cm tank 42 gallon tank with fluval 207 and bio sponge filter. Will they be ok once they are big and for the time being they are fine as they are medium sized.
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love them. peaceful, bold, bright, hardy and not too hard to source. probably the best cichlid of all time for those with a larger community with peaceful fish
I have 7 of them on my community tank with angels, tetras, mollies, SAE's, pleco and cories. They are very hardy, never lost anyone (Unfortunately one got sucked to my gravel vacuum and I had to cut the hose open to save him, and he is still doing great. He was out of water for several minutes!). Great personality, active, fast swimming. Definitely not aggressive, only occasional tiny nips to set boundaries, as all fish do.
i have tiger barbs, neons of multiple types. danios, etc. would the acara fit in with these fish?
I think mine started eating my platies after several months of being ok together. He also chases my bristlenose pleco occasionally. I guess platies are a little too small. Thankfully I had another tank to move the remaining platies to.
Stunning fish, really underrated, I think.
I got one yesterday he’s a great fish pretty active too doesn’t hide much and gets along with all my other cichlids:)
Hi! I want to get a 75 gallon in the future with a jack dempsey & firemouth with lots of hiding spots. I’m considering getting one of these in with them. I noticed you added yours to a cichlid tank. What other cichlids do u have? Basically, would my idea work? Lol
@@chadsimcox931 I like sevrum cichlids and parrot fish and ant African cichlids they seem to do good and also my Texas cichlid does well with them
Working on a new project of a 75g. This species really is nice and I like the temperament. Thank you for this profile.
These would fit in nice. :-)
Been in the hobby for 8 years. Big nerd. This is the best video I've ever seen about this stuff
Glad you are here!
My blue acara is amazing, his name is Frank, he’s 7 years old and is about 7” long. This species is by far my favourite freshwater fish, thanks for sharing!
Very cool!
I was plaing to get a firemouth cichlid but when I learn that there aggressive I did not want it anyone then I learned about the electric blue acara I LOVED IT IT WAS AMAZING this video help me learn about them thank you!!
Good to hear!
I had to have this when a saw it a few weeks ago. I put him in a 120g tank full with African Cichlids. Thank God he has been completely ignored and thriving. MBUNAS, Tropheous, Peacock and one hap Venusus. I am so happy. Definitely will be adding more EBAs. PS, I have two FX6s for Bio, one Fluval 407 for water polishing (including carbon) for the 50+ fish (the Electric Yellow Labs won't stop breeding...lol. Tank established 5 yrs now. I also use Pathos plants to combat excess nutrients among others growing out of the tank on drift wood. You and your wife do a great job with the Videos!!!
I recently bought 4 young Electric Blue's for my lightly stocked 75 Gallon. They are fantastic fish, and are already willing to grab food directly from my hand. In addition to the great blue coloration, the orange trim at the top of their dorsal fin really adds to the appearance. I have a few rock caves set up, but like Jason's fish, they don't seem to spend much time dwelling there. They seem to prefer being active throughout the day. Thanks Jason for your review - You were my main resource before making the purchase.
Hope you enjoy them!
Hey, did you decide on other tankmates for your 4 EBAs? Looking to do the same. Any updates ?
This is my favorite smaller fish channel!! And guys electric blues are way more peaceful then the reg blue. Dont do well with meaner cichlids. kinda like the jd vs ebjd.
DANKdaHERBALIST thank you! Appreciate you being here.
Also love the fact that two sponge filters do that well.
I have binged your videos for well over a week. I've fallen asleep listening to you almost every one of those nights. I got a 75 gallon and I'd like a few "centerpiece" fish but a natural looking tank with bright beautiful fish. I like the idea that the males and females both are colorful (just males are SO expensive). I have no clue what to stock it with. I do have a common pleco that they will be with. Shes so sweet and has never caused me any problems, she just needs her own hiding spot. I'm running out of room so I dont want to get any fish I will have to get another tank for. Of course the cichlids caught my attention lol
If you don't have any plants you have lots of cool choices. Check out the stocking options videos we have done and the Great beginner cichlids, along with the cichlids for planted tanks (even if you don't have plants they are usually great starter cichlids too). We also did another one - cichlids for small tanks. Enjoy the journey! Thanks for watching. :-)
These are my favorite 'electric blue cichlid'. They're easier to take care for than an electric blue ram, definitely waaay peaceful than electric blue jack dempseys and they have are definitely 'community' friendly because they don't require complicated water parameters like Electric Blue rams or even those electric blue peacock cichlids (Unless you have super hard tap water). I keep one in my Angelfish-Severum and a couple of black skirt tetras tank :)
I'd keep more, but where I live, Electric Blue Acaras are more expensive than Discus and Rams and with the pandemic, these fish are as hard to find as rarer cichlids like Keyholes, Apistos, Festivums, etc.
Getting mine tomorrow can’t wait
Hey two of mine are showing spawning behaviour in your opinion should I put them in a tank together alone or leave them be there is seven in total and one angelfish about five inches big
This is the best video I’ve seen about this fish. Thank you so much!!
Absolutely stunning! Just saw these 1.5" -2" juvenile EBAs at my local fish 🐠 store here in Singapore 🇸🇬 they are selling at $18 each ... really tempted to get 5 of them for my 75 gallon tank together with the silver arowana but afraid the aro might just eat them 😅
Arowana will definitely eat them👍
Perfect timing on the video! I just picked up 3 today to throw in my tank this evening!
Very cool! Hope you enjoy them.
Make sure u acclimatise them before throwing them in lol
I actually just added one in my 40b with black skirt tetras and gourami's. You had another video a few years older talking about these guys that helped me with my choice! The fish fits great and looks wonderful!
Very cool!
Very, VERY underated fish. Last week I had my first spawning... awesome parents. Now they are in my top 10 list.
Ale Vikingo that’s so cool - congrats!
The main reason they are underated is due to the fact that they are a hybrid that is man-made.
Love the camera work and also a top presentation prof!
Thank you!
Thank you for being a source of info for keeping fish. I have a terra tank and wanted something a little different with bigger fish. You're Q and A in the comments helped me move forward to get the 75 gal stocked. Seems I touched on some of the passion people have for keeping fish!!
Oh-Em-Gee! Those are absolutely stunning fish! 💖. Thanks for the profile on them, Jason!!!
Thank you Barb! They really light up the fish room. : -)
I just purchased a blue Acara and an electric blue. I added them to a tank with my Jack Dempsey ( they seem to hang out together) 2 blood parrots, 2 silver dollars and one Leopard Bush fish.
I love this fish! It is one of my favorites! It is definitely my wife’s favorite. I have a male and female in a 75 gallon tank with a platinum angel, 4 Denison barbs, a pair of Bosemani rainbows(which look awesome together since both are blue and orange), a yo-yo loach, a pleco, otocinclus catfish, and two flying fox and one big amano shrimp. I was worried that they might eat the Otocinclus, but they have been together for over a year. I have not been able to keep fry past 5 days, even with moving them to a hang on fry container. In the tank they get picked off. One thing that they do use is a glass salsa jar. They pick up the fry and place them in the salsa jar. Mom and Dad take turns guarding the opening of the jar. As far as plants, you are correct in recommending anubias attached to rocks. Any plant must be WELL rooted. I have tried starting many stem plants or smaller plants without long roots and they are always floating within an hour. I have a fake plant where they like to try to breed, however they have recently tried other locations. I have have had success with aponogetan ulvaceus and with well rooted cryptocoryne. Hopefully I will get them to breed again and keep the fry. I may move the fry to another tank as soon as they are free swimming. I think the hang on box did not stay warm enough even though it was fed with tank water. Anyway, I agree it is a great fish that I will probably always keep!
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I have single 6 inch (15cm) female in 75gal planted tank ; she never touched any plants .
Always thorough! I have loved these videos over the years. Thanks!
Love the Electric Blue Acaras. Just bought some. They look awesome and cant wait to add them to my 75 gallon.
Should be a nice addition!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics you give me alot of inspiration for my tanks and youtube channel! You also showed me a local fish store in Milwaukee "The Fish Factory" Thank You!
How many?
@@alexanderthomas8784 after 2 weeks in quarantine they presented with ick. I was out of town for a few days and caught it too late. I'll be purchasing several from a different store in the near future.
@@electricblueaquariums4821 Sucks to hear. Good luck
I have a electric blue Acara and a red blood parrot. They are spawning the parrot has laid eggs 3 times already but not fertile. They are a pair for about a year already. They are a solid pair they are always together swimming and chilling. Fascinating !!!
I have a flowerhorn male and a red blood parrot female..also she has laid eggs 🥚🍳 🥚 5 times already..but not fertile too 😆..and the last spawn the father didn't wanna fertilize the eggs no more and promptly ate them all up as soon as she laid them .. hilarious 😂😂
I have mine with angels, Corydoras, large tetras and bristlenose. They’re still small but all’s good so far
I have 6 in my 100 gallon. They are so docile in my community with otos I wish I would have done it sooner!! They're beautiful with angel fish, and watch my green corys pinball off their heads is so entertaining! "Whatcha looking at? Boing"
My male electric blue acara just died after many years. The female is still going strong. They did great with a couple blood parrrots, a couple of rainbow cichlids and school of bosemani, turqouise and red irian rainbowfish. Very friendly fish with fantastic personalities. I really miss him in my 125. He was my favorite.
Sorry you lost him!
Such a perfect setup. Absolutely gorgeous. 🔥😍🔥😍 I'd love something like this. Another great video as always.
Thank you!
More people should keep Acaras, they are all under appreciated-especially the smiling Acaras.
I agree! : -)
Beautiful in black sand, and black background
For sure!
I love that fish!
Sharing a tank with Redhead Tapajos, Firemouths and soon Keyholes.
Very nice!
A very endearing fish. Mine is so tame he lets me pet him.
Great video, I have a empty 75 gallon and I want to get a dozen of these guys , with some yellow long fin bristlenose PLECOS , thanks for the suggestion, Electric blue Acura is a beautiful fish 🐟
Not disagreeing but isn’t 12 quite a lot for a 75G
Got my dirty dozen in a 75 gallon. No issues!
I have tried the EBJD multiple times and youre right. They NEVER get bigger than a couple inches before dying mysteriously. I'll definitely take a look at these guys. I always assumed they were an african cichlid, not central/south american.
Mine EBJD's did the exact same thing every time.
Just moved a breeding pair into a 40 gallon to spawn, had them in with severums, congos, geophagus surinamensis beforehand and they all got along great
Hearing you say u only have 2 sponge filters puts my mind at ease, I bought a HOB only to have the tank pushed to far against the wall to fit and to heavy and sketchy moving just an even with water low because of the way I have the dragon stone propped. Ima just vibe now
One of my favorite fish, the best hybrids in my opinion
I agree!
I kept a regular blue acara named Joker as the center piece fish in a 38 gallon with Glo tetras with a girl I dated a few years ago. The Glo tetras were my ex’s and the 38 gallon we got together. Everyone got along great to my knowledge anyway. I was only around for the first year of that
Electric blue + parrot cichlid = great community tank
I can attest to this!
Can you be more specific? Which type of parrot cichlid, or does it matter? What size tank and how many parrots and blue acaras do you have?
@@curtsimmons2298 i have 2 pair of blood parrot cichlid with 3pair of electric blue acara in a 75 gallon tank.
Just put a pair in with my parrots. The color contrast is great!
Agreed!
I've found Keyhole Cichlids get along very well with Acara's
I keep mine with keyhole cichlids and angels lol, I totally agree with ya.
Just got mine yesterday 3 inches right now just one as a centerpiece for my 40 hoping to keep it for years and eventually be able to give it a 4 or 6 foot tank.
Can i keep just one male as a centrepiece in a 30g?
A 30 gallon would probably be too small long term.
I keep my electric blue acara with a load platys, mollies, corys, kuhli loaches, angel fish, golden wonder killi, and hes totally fine with all the live plants aswell in my 125g!
I bet that looks awesome!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics every corner you look something cool is going on!
I keep mine with Corys. The only aggression I see is when they breed.
Super! I have five and they grow fast
Thank you so much for the information of these beautiful species. I was always intimidated since I assumed they have aggressive behavior like convict. Anyway I really like this aquarium setup, beauty in the simplicity.
Thank you! Ya, they're not too aggressive. : -)
You basically described my living room tank. EB acara, Severum, Columbians and Corys
Very nice!
They just raised up my fry,without me taking the fry out.So excited.
Cool!
Im glad you did this it has been an amazing fish and those are wonderful looking fish
Thank you!
I have one in a 40 gallon bow front with some tetras. It is doing great with them.
Very cool!
Hey Danny, what type of tetras do you have with him? I am looking for a school that I can add in with mine.
@@lukemapes2626 they are Glo Fish.
Oh awesome! I have a school of GloFish tetras that came with a 55 g I bought- and I have been debating adding an EBA- just need to add a few more plants
I really enjoy your videos. Thanks man
I have an electric blue acara and ordered a blue acara, the natural acara and hope it gets along with the electric
Hi, did they get along?
doing the same this week. did it work out well for you?
My eb acaras and blue acara get along fine.
Love these fish , I have a pair in a 55gal that breadlast month I have a batch of fry in with the parents along with three Golden grahams to bristlenose plecos for live plants they've never uprooted any the plants and they don't bother any of the other fish in with baby fry in there very peaceful....
Very nice!
Very beautiful fish! Can they be kept together with African cichlids?
Usually not a good idea because they are so much less aggressive.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics ok. Thank you for your heads up!
I have three in a community! They do spar from time to time, but they do fine aside from that.
I have them with my rainbow fish and have never had a problem
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Really looks amazing, how often do you have to do water changes with that big of a bio load in a 40 gal?
We do about 40% once a week - the pothos in that tank really helps keep nitrates under control.
Keep them coming Jason!!
Thank you!
Why does it seem most people hate on the idea of these fish in a 40 gallon tank. It seems like your fish are doing fine. I really wanna try a pair in a 40 breeder but it seems very frowned upon everywhere but your video.
I kept them in a 40 breeder for a long time. I really don't see the issue. I have recently moved most of the group (expect a pair) into a 125, but a 40B is fine.
Beautiful fish love them ❤️😍💙
Make a separate video on breeding of electric blue acara
I’ve got a pair in my 75 gal with 4 dicus, I got them when they were juvenile like 2 inches big the discus were always bigger never had a problem with aggression.
very beautiful sharing and content.support u.see you friend.keep always safe.
Great video 👍🏾
Thank you!
I put two of them in a 125 gallon with 2 convicts 2 green terror 1green severum. They are about 3mths old. The other fish are 2years + 4 to 5 inches. They are doing great.
Good to hear!
Once again great video Jason. I do own a pair of them with 2 pairs of Red Spotted Sevrums in a 40 gallon tank. Just wted to know if it's slow growing fish.
I think they are average growers, but nothing crazy either way.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you very much.
What should the aquarium size be ideally for these? What should be the minimum size
40 gallon is about the minimum.
Beautiful fish
How many of these do you recommend in a 75 gallon? Thining of adding a tapajo or two and a type of schooling fish like the roseline shark or even come corydoras
You could do 3-5
Wow really beautiful acaras there :D
Would they get along with compressiceps gold head?
Most likely they would be fine together
@PrimeTimeAquatics great thank you
I have a pair in my 55 gallon with a school of white skirts, an albino parrot and some plecos and it's a very beautiful tank. I am thinking about adding some more but I would like to ensure they're females as the two I have are males and both full grown at just under 6 inches, I feel if I throw any more boys in there tehy're going to get beat up.
I got into the hobby this past Summer and your videos have taught me so much, so thank you!
I do have a question I was hoping you could answer. I was recently gifted a 55 gal and was hoping to keep a community tank with the EBA as my centerpiece fish. The current stock I was thinking of was Colombian tetras (or a similarly large tetra), a school of corydoras, and possibly some hatchet fish. Nothing is set in stone, but would you recommend sticking with 1 EBA or could I get 2?
Good plan! One will always be the safer way to go.
Always wondered if the orange or yellow on the top fin had anything to do with the sex .
I wonder how many could I put in a 75 gallon aquarium? And would would the biggest tank mate I could get? Just to have some future stocking ideas cause I just purchased my 75 gallon today.
I have an electric blue acara with a lot of African cichlids like venustus, polystigma, nyererei, Astatatilapia obliquidens, Neolamprologus brichardi and a very large Frontosa. They seem to all get along well but I want to know if I get more electric blue acaras if you think they will chase each other around. I have had other South American cichlids relentlessly chase and bully their conspecifics so I am hoping the electric blue acara won’t be like that. What do you think?
Mine always got along fine with each other.
Mine leave my plants alone there just super chilled and very versatile fish works well with any tankmate I've put them with
Good to hear!
hey! love the video! i have a question, i have a single EBA in a 33 gallon, do you think i can add another one to make a pair or do i need a bigger tank? :)
If it’s a 33 long you should be ok.
what do you think about the USA current plus led light would there colours pop, on black sand
I have one and like it. The hygger lights are my favorite in that price point though.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics I'm just wondering if it's bright enough for a 75 gallon
The current USA LED. Plus..?
Can regular blue acara go with a paradise fish, rummy nose tetras, pearl danios, cobalt blue stiphodon gobies, a black ram, and apistogramma cacatuoides triple reds or will I need to move as it gets bigger?
There is a chance they eat the gobies when the EBA are full grown?
@@PrimeTimeAquatics would it be better to get a heater for the tank with the 1 turquoise Rainbowfish, 3 platies, and 6 kuhlis and put it in with those or would they be in danger?
Gorgeous fish.
Hello! I’m considering adding a half dozen of these to my 55, which currently only has two dojo’s, an old-but-not-huge pleco, and two rainbowfish. I’d prefer they not breed, is there a way to discourage spawning, short of selecting only one sex? I’m thinking things like flow rates, light cycles, temperatures, water parameters, etc. that hopefully wouldn’t stress them out too badly?
Short of ensuring you only have males or females they breed fairly prolifically.
Thanks man, this is very timely. I have a 90g with rainbows, Corys, cherry barbs and platys. The platys are breeding like crazy, so I'm looking for a nice crowd control fight that wont attack my rainbows
These guys would probably do it. : -)
Hi sir ,so I have 4 electric blue acara and they are about a year old. Bought them online form aqua hanna in December of 2020, I wasn't sure if I had a pair. But I most definitely do, they spawn on a rock in some dense plant didn't see them spawn . But if you look closely you can see the egg.
The smaller one is faning while the male isn't letting the other 2 acara next to the spawn site. Also I have a few pairs of high fin Molly's, cory cat and 2 pair of rainbow fish. They are in a 55 gallon tank, ph 7.4 temp 79 f. I Would like to keep you updated
Thank you
John
Very cool!
These and tiger barbs? How would that pan out?😊
That could work!
Great, what is the tds of water breeding pls?
Not sure about the TDS but the GH and KH we were breeding at was about 10 degrees or 180ppm
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you so much for your reply
Would the they do well with platies. I recently got a 46g bow front and would like a nice center piece fish and then some smaller a pretty fish like platies and some of the bigger tetra I understand something small like neons would just become food when the acara gets bigger.
Ya, they would probably do ok together.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you for the reply and the videos!
So they can go with dwarf gouramis and jumbo red eye tetra? 🤔 🤔 Would they be cool?
I would think so.
I had a pair lay eggs for the 1st time this evening. Any tips to raise the fry successfully? All their tank mates have now been removed since she layed the eggs. Once hatched should I keep fry with the parents, remove the fry to a separate tank, or try to keep half with the parents and remove half? Awesome channel btw! It helped me get back into the hobby and share it with my son as my dad did with me when I was a child.
I think as long as they have some live baby brine shrimp you will keep a lot of the fry. The parents sometimes eat the fry on their first try, but sometimes they leave them alone too.
What is the best brand for black sand for my Blue Electric acara? Any links would be awesome, thanks
I just whatever petsmart or petco has.
How would these guys do with Odessa barbs and Denisonii Barbs? or even with cherry barbs
They might grow a little too large for the cherries but the other would be ok!
Thanks for the amazing vids as always. Need a bit of guidance please.. I have a 50 gallon with a diverse community of Rams, angelfish, 2 EBAs, a few cherry barbs, a Chinese and Siamese algae eater...
My two EBAs have just mated, unplanned by myself :( the eggs have been laid on driftwood and I can already see the aggression towards the other fish.
Should I be more concerned about my EBA hurting the smaller fish, or any of the above mentioned fish eating the eggs/fry?
It's too late to move them to another tank right? Should I try to build a cave of some sort around the eggs? Appreciate any advice please
You could scrape the eggs off the wood and tumble them but sometimes that causes the parents to fight and they will probably lay more. All the fish in the tank will eventually eat the fry unless either the other fish are removed or the fry. Always fun dealing with this the first time. 😀
Even tho they are less flashy, I'm going for regular blue acara. Is there any significant difference between the two?
I like those too. I think they behaved very similarly.
Hi jason...i have 2 blue acaras and 2 blood parrot fish in 100cm*40cm tank 42 gallon tank with fluval 207 and bio sponge filter. Will they be ok once they are big and for the time being they are fine as they are medium sized.
The blood parrots might have to move - they get fairly large!
@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you jason for your message and frankly your electrics are the best i have seen so far. Beautiful colour.
I have electric blue german chiclid, and one regular coloured german ram chiclid.
Stunning fish!!! 💙
Thank you!