Love this, as someone new to the hobby it's nice to see someone with fish admit they don't know everything and make mistakes. Hope we can learn together
I really appreciate this video. Will- your tanks are gorgeous. Your care and passion are obvious! Kudos to you for sharing your tanks and inspiring your neighbors! Cichlids Bros- thank you for visiting hobbyists and sharing their learning journeys. I’ve only been in the hobby 2 1/2 years now, and it helps to hear from others who are at various stages of the hobby. It also shows you can have incredible tanks while learning! Great content!
Thanks Bros for all the DC uploads. It's been a pleasure viewing them all! Also, I feel like I am in the same fishing boat (lol) with him and his knowledge within the hobby. He's learned a lot from experience and want to continue to learn more down the road. Great video and tour! Have a great new year Bros!
Gotta love this Guy's attitude. Humble but progressing fast and full of enthusiasm. If he's like that at work or in business he's prob going to end up a very rich Guy... If he isn't already!
OMFG I have been looking for this fish for YEARS!!! 1:35 Blue and black right side of the tank. I had one of those, and he was basically the cop of the tank. Always made sure things were in order.
Thank you very much for sharing the stories of fish keepers in the DMV. They are good representatives of the passion and interest shared by so many. Not sure if there's any fish interest groups in the area.
Gorgeous aquascapes, gorgeous fish! Will is a fantastic role model for the fish community: someone who devotes a ton of time to research, someone who can acknowledge their successes and their failures, and someone who is constantly willing to learn and try things to get better results. I learned a lot in this video, as well as got a fair bit of inspiration for future tanks in my own home. Great video lads!
Planted tank. Especially a huge plywood. Less cleaning. Lots and lots of plants. I like how your so quickly getting pulled to the biome style. Nature is an amazingly designed machine.
This is my first comment on this channel, what a wonderful video, this gentleman has great set ups and he has chosen a beautiful variety of fish and it’s so nice to see his enthusiasm for it and that the neighbourhood kids can come over and enjoy it, there are such wonderful people in this hobby and this gentleman approves how awesome fish keepers are
Will and his beautiful tanks literally brought tears to my eyes. I love his room and his attitude. Is the red peacock a German Red? He obviously takes good care of his fish.
Wow!!!! Absolutely love the tank with the Rose line Sharks, super jealous of their colors! Great video gentlemen….love seeing people that are doing it big and still leaning along the way! Seeing that beautiful Jack Dempsey and Green Terror may have inspired me to build a new tank around those 2 fish🥳
What a great fish room, thank you for sharing! I find it soothing and satisfying to watch my fish grow and have babies. My tanks keep GROWING! Thanks again.
i had Cichlid tanks off and on for over 35 years my largest was 2 10000 gallon tanks i set up as a 90 degree corner tank. i connected with a Custom made Swim tube that connected them as one this is a great demonstration of some well balanced and cared for tanks i did not know the Catfish “Trick “ as i. did use the Plecos for very long times that did get too big too fast btw i had a Red Oscar. that lived in my Living Room for 17 years he was trained to live feed out of my Finger tips !
I'm still on my Mbuna quest! Last night I grabbed a red ob zebra and a thick bar chitimba.. Alot of those fish that you grabbed from tampa are also on my list and I just might give them a try.. I really want a luwino reef !
A couple of the tanks seemed a little crowded to my eye, Cichlids are very susceptible to stress at the best of times, throw in the aggressive nature of their mating idiosyncracies, and the potential for disaster can be realized in no time at all. With several kinds of species, sexing them becomes impossible, and if you mess up the Jack's Dempsey...All bets are off as to the casualties. lol... @@CichlidBros
Can you please make a video about how to prevent and remove cyanobacteria? There is a lot of contradictory information regarding this subject. Thanks for your time!
@@williamallbrooks7250 No biggie. Based on the video it looked like you were wanting to have them bio-grouped. Really nice looking tanks and fish by the way - well done!
Chiclid bros helppp my established tank for 5 months that I have been battling on and off with extended bacterial blooms I thought I had it down and it was good for 3 weeks then I left for two days and it’s worse than ever I getting ready to give up
I had Oscars, Jewel Fish, Convicts, variety of african cichlids, Jack Dempsey, Red Devil, and Flower Horns. Never again will I set one up again. Too much for me.
It really is the best advice, doing one's own research is paramount. It's a little unsettling that over five years Will lost that many fish, hopefully, that happened more in the beginning than recently. I've kept Cichlids for about 20 years and can count on one hand the fish that died prematurely. An Oscar and a Red Dev, both to vanity and ignorance as to live diets (which I discontinued), and three of seven Pirahnas whose gender offended the matriarchal pecking order and were Darwined for our collective ineffective sexing of most fish within the hobby. Being self-taught isn't as rewarding as it sounds when the losses are so high, and when the only reliable breeders are the Bue Cons, the price gets excessive... ( To get the other fish breeding, I found once a pair is established, get them into a 50 gal alone, after a week, a few good water changes, bring the heat up a few degrees and lots of aeration usually triggers the cycle in American Cichlids. (The obvious exception is the Blood Parrots, who are notoriously inept at procreation, swimming, eating, biting, and pretty much everything else we take for granted...lol, I'm not sure we did them any favors by playing god, but I adore mine... A follow-up would be cool in Will's post-renovation setup, I'm confident the losses will stop now, Will knows his shit and continues to absorb advice from good sources. He's obviously 'tank proud' and has every right to be. *My Dempseys are abt 10 inches, and I know they are huge. Will's is easily the biggest I've seen it's impressive and has a cool temperament, they are tricky beasts and easily the toughest to breed without staggering losses of adult females. However, I have four Oscars in two 140 setups that dwarf his (the smallest is 5 years and 15 in length!)
I will never keep Texas cichlids again. I ended up with a breading pair by chance. He’d attack my hand when doing tank maintenance without a brood to protect. With fry…forget about it
Tank is nice but what exactly is he planning to breed? Way too many different males to produce a pure species. I like hybrids but it’s a shame you see them more often than you do some of the natural fish.
I love that he’s in deep but still learning. And making it work. Fair play to the dude
Props to this dude for having these monster tanks and still learning. Shout out DMV!
He’s so down to earth and open to learning. His tanks are beautiful!
Love this, as someone new to the hobby it's nice to see someone with fish admit they don't know everything and make mistakes. Hope we can learn together
Wow! Will’s tanks are pristine, very impressive. It’s great to see someone in the hobby that’s continuously learning.
He likes flow!! Lol
I really appreciate this video. Will- your tanks are gorgeous. Your care and passion are obvious! Kudos to you for sharing your tanks and inspiring your neighbors! Cichlids Bros- thank you for visiting hobbyists and sharing their learning journeys. I’ve only been in the hobby 2 1/2 years now, and it helps to hear from others who are at various stages of the hobby. It also shows you can have incredible tanks while learning! Great content!
This Guy Helped Me Decide On What Kind Of Fish 🐠🐟 I'm Gonna Go With Thanks Cichlid Bros .. 😁
Looks like you made yet again a new friend in the hobby. I like his interest in everything. Beautiful tanks. Thanks for the awesome tour.
Love those setups, especially the 125 with the roseline sharks and tiger barbs. That background he’s using is stunning !
Thanks Bros for all the DC uploads. It's been a pleasure viewing them all! Also, I feel like I am in the same fishing boat (lol) with him and his knowledge within the hobby. He's learned a lot from experience and want to continue to learn more down the road. Great video and tour! Have a great new year Bros!
What an amazing fish keeper! Props to him for learning from his mistakes and making the best choices for his fish!
Love this video. THE MOTIVATION!! thank you guys for these videos. Good to see fellow hobbyists and knowledge levels.
Makes me miss my 180 gallon, wish I never sold it. Beautiful set ups he has, he is still learning yet is having a blast doing it.
Definitely!
Gotta love this Guy's attitude. Humble but progressing fast and full of enthusiasm. If he's like that at work or in business he's prob going to end up a very rich Guy...
If he isn't already!
I've learned so much from your videos ,,,, thanks brother
This man is such a great guy, so humble and a very loving husband. He’s a REAL MAN 👏🏽💪🏽
OMFG I have been looking for this fish for YEARS!!! 1:35 Blue and black right side of the tank. I had one of those, and he was basically the cop of the tank. Always made sure things were in order.
Thank you very much for sharing the stories of fish keepers in the DMV. They are good representatives of the passion and interest shared by so many. Not sure if there's any fish interest groups in the area.
Gorgeous aquascapes, gorgeous fish! Will is a fantastic role model for the fish community: someone who devotes a ton of time to research, someone who can acknowledge their successes and their failures, and someone who is constantly willing to learn and try things to get better results. I learned a lot in this video, as well as got a fair bit of inspiration for future tanks in my own home. Great video lads!
Planted tank. Especially a huge plywood. Less cleaning. Lots and lots of plants.
I like how your so quickly getting pulled to the biome style. Nature is an amazingly designed machine.
This is my first comment on this channel, what a wonderful video, this gentleman has great set ups and he has chosen a beautiful variety of fish and it’s so nice to see his enthusiasm for it and that the neighbourhood kids can come over and enjoy it, there are such wonderful people in this hobby and this gentleman approves how awesome fish keepers are
Thanks for commenting, and absolutely agree!
Bro has a lot to learn but love how enthusiastic he is and invested in learning more about the hobby, unreal mate.
Keep it up!
Will and his beautiful tanks literally brought tears to my eyes. I love his room and his attitude. Is the red peacock a German Red? He obviously takes good care of his fish.
Love to hear that! Definitely could sense his passion for the hobby. I believe he did have a German red
Awesome tour. 🐟. 👋. Good to see all the fishkeepers show there tanks
I’m really impressed with his tanks. I wish I had the skills to scape a tank.
Doing a solid job man! Keep it up
Wow!!!! Absolutely love the tank with the Rose line Sharks, super jealous of their colors! Great video gentlemen….love seeing people that are doing it big and still leaning along the way! Seeing that beautiful Jack Dempsey and Green Terror may have inspired me to build a new tank around those 2 fish🥳
What a great fish room, thank you for sharing! I find it soothing and satisfying to watch my fish grow and have babies. My tanks keep GROWING! Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I Love Love Love Ciclids. I also love big Oscars. This is absolutely stunning. Your tanks are magnificent 🩷
Wow that was really cool. ❤Thank you for the tour. I agree you learn something new everyday with fish 🐟
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love the setup this Guy got lots of beautiful tanks and lots of great beautiful cichlids fish all nice and colored up thanks cichlids bro,s
Beautiful tanks
Beautiful fish 🐟
This made my day 👏
Love to hear that!
The OB peacocks are absolutely gorgeous.
Very nice. This seems to me that he is just a all around great human. Thanks for sharing
I'd agree with that!
Excellent guys!!
Those tanks are awesome
i had Cichlid tanks off and on for over 35 years my largest was 2 10000 gallon tanks i set up as a 90 degree corner tank. i connected with a Custom made Swim tube that connected them as one this is a great demonstration of some well balanced and cared for tanks i did not know the Catfish “Trick “ as i. did use the Plecos for very long times that did get too big too fast btw i had a Red Oscar. that lived in my Living Room for 17 years he was trained to live feed out of my Finger tips !
10,000 gallons? That’s crazy
@@TorraYT Theres no way a corner tank is 10,000 gallons, he must have added too many 0's!
I'm guessing that's a typo, 20,000 usgals x 9.ish lbs = a minimum of 48 metric tonnes of water and equipment. I've seen smaller fish farms...lol
@@jamesparry2775 right that’s like the size of a pond
Love the big showa
Great video and a great guy I loved this video
Thanks for watching!
What is the cichlid centre screen @10:14. Cheers
Texas cichlid
That is a great setup
👍🏻👍🏻
I'm still on my Mbuna quest! Last night I grabbed a red ob zebra and a thick bar chitimba.. Alot of those fish that you grabbed from tampa are also on my list and I just might give them a try.. I really want a luwino reef !
That’s awesome! Luwino reefs are incredible once colored up
Great video
Nice tanks I was looking to get a 75 gallon tank how many cichlids do you think I could put in it
What kind of filtration are been used here?
Mostly canister filters
@@CichlidBros does canister filter have good lifetime sunsun canisters?
Excellent video guy’s. Was that Oscar stressed? He lost all his color
Nice tanks, how much time does it take each month to maintain all these?
I really, really hope he's planning on upgrading that 75; those fish are going to grow very quickly and overcrowd it.
Yeah like what he was saying throughout the video, he learns and makes changes. And not afraid of upgrading
A couple of the tanks seemed a little crowded to my eye, Cichlids are very susceptible to stress at the best of times, throw in the aggressive nature of their mating idiosyncracies, and the potential for disaster can be realized in no time at all. With several kinds of species, sexing them becomes impossible, and if you mess up the Jack's Dempsey...All bets are off as to the casualties. lol... @@CichlidBros
Can you please make a video about how to prevent and remove cyanobacteria? There is a lot of contradictory information regarding this subject. Thanks for your time!
Im gonna send this video to my wife. She thinks im crazy cus i have 3 tanks 🤣👋🐟. She doesn’t Understand. 3 is not alot. I had 15 when i was a kid 😎
What is a good sand substrate for South American cichlid
I like sunset gold sand from Carib sea
I use 2 hydor koralias on my 110 gal they work great 1500 gph each
What are the tank measurements if you don’t mind me asking of the 250
Golsom Mun di Sunda mah, heuras dagingna sok di alungkeun ka ucing😊
What are the tank measurements if you don’t mind me asking
I could be wrong but it looks like he has a Red Zebra (Mbuna) in his peacock tank.
Yep he does
I am planning to move it to the am I a tank. I just found out while researching each fish I have that it was an mbuna.
@@williamallbrooks7250 No biggie. Based on the video it looked like you were wanting to have them bio-grouped. Really nice looking tanks and fish by the way - well done!
thanks i was confused by this a bit and was looking if this was a peacock! he looks pretty happy in this tank!
@@williamallbrooks7250hey William visiting the DMV what stores do you recommend for fish
Nice video :()
Thanks!
I didn’t see anything. All I this video was was a weather warning system for intense snow fall on the east coast in Washington DC area
That's Not a Texas Cichlid, That's A Green Terror, Sorry Sir.
There’s two Texas cichlids in the tank, including in the upper left of the part you’re mentioning
sweet. i got 5 tanks but mine only = 270 gallon in total.
Great great video a fish keepers dream to have all these fishes in one setting
Can my 29 gallon African cichlid tank setup be featured on your RUclips channel
I would love to win the fluval fx6. To add another workhorse to my filtration arsenal.
1:40 His PS5 is upside down. What is this madness???
Sideways.
But didn't they come with extra supports for if you want to put them on their sides?
@@Constantine_Cvl8 It is horizontal but upside down. The disc drive is on top when it should be at the bottom.
The PS5 is upside down because right now it’s just sitting there and not connected. It will be corrected once I hook it back up.
Chiclid bros helppp my established tank for 5 months that I have been battling on and off with extended bacterial blooms I thought I had it down and it was good for 3 weeks then I left for two days and it’s worse than ever I getting ready to give up
What filter are you running ?
@@parkerhamill5102 I’m running a over filtered HOB
I had Oscars, Jewel Fish, Convicts, variety of african cichlids, Jack Dempsey, Red Devil, and Flower Horns. Never again will I set one up again. Too much for me.
It really is the best advice, doing one's own research is paramount. It's a little unsettling that over five years Will lost that many fish, hopefully, that happened more in the beginning than recently. I've kept Cichlids for about 20 years and can count on one hand the fish that died prematurely. An Oscar and a Red Dev, both to vanity and ignorance as to live diets (which I discontinued), and three of seven Pirahnas whose gender offended the matriarchal pecking order and were Darwined for our collective ineffective sexing of most fish within the hobby. Being self-taught isn't as rewarding as it sounds when the losses are so high, and when the only reliable breeders are the Bue Cons, the price gets excessive... ( To get the other fish breeding, I found once a pair is established, get them into a 50 gal alone, after a week, a few good water changes, bring the heat up a few degrees and lots of aeration usually triggers the cycle in American Cichlids. (The obvious exception is the Blood Parrots, who are notoriously inept at procreation, swimming, eating, biting, and pretty much everything else we take for granted...lol, I'm not sure we did them any favors by playing god, but I adore mine...
A follow-up would be cool in Will's post-renovation setup, I'm confident the losses will stop now, Will knows his shit and continues to absorb advice from good sources. He's obviously 'tank proud' and has every right to be.
*My Dempseys are abt 10 inches, and I know they are huge. Will's is easily the biggest I've seen it's impressive and has a cool temperament, they are tricky beasts and easily the toughest to breed without staggering losses of adult females. However, I have four Oscars in two 140 setups that dwarf his (the smallest is 5 years and 15 in length!)
I will never keep Texas cichlids again. I ended up with a breading pair by chance. He’d attack my hand when doing tank maintenance without a brood to protect. With fry…forget about it
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Tank is nice but what exactly is he planning to breed? Way too many different males to produce a pure species. I like hybrids but it’s a shame you see them more often than you do some of the natural fish.
M..buna .....sorry its just driving me crazy whats an amuna
You shouldn’t show the video shots of all the aquariums before showing them. That way you can surprise us by showing one tank at a time.
The 2nd tank was not central american those were south American cichlids
The salvinis were the only central american
I had text on the screen correcting that
Beautiful tanks