I bought 3 of these beauties a couple months ago at my LFS and two have paired of and I have actually bought a couple young up. They are about 1cm in size now. The male one is one hell of a specimen with a beautiful and great fins. I know we all say it but wow what a fish.
Nice add to the 55 the Elec Blue Acura are looking good. Funny you say that about the Green Terror. I picked one up a few months back. Very picky eater and does not eat pellets either 🤔
I recently set up a 75 gallon and my centerpiece is 2 Electric Blue Acara's about 2 inches each....also 4 Geo Tapajos and 2 Albino Hecklii.....everything is great with agression, the larger Blue is the tank boss....nobody bothers the smaller Blue acara about an inch....they have great appetites....its a planted tank as well.....overall great fish and very personal I must say...very interactive fish.
I’m so tempted on getting a blue acara for my 55 which also has some left over Rasboras and tetras from other tanks but I was scared they might end up getting eating .But u good sir just pushed me on getting one 🤣😂 thanks
Ben, Awesome fish I love EBA's I have one in my 55 gal Planted aquarium also. He is in there with my Jewel cichlid and a couple rams and some other tetras. I just added 5 or 6 Red Eye tetras to the tank and they stay at the top mostly. I have 6 giant danios in there and my EBA does nothing to any of the fish in the tank. My smallest fish in there is probably the red eye tetras. The fish is curious but he hasn't done anything to anyone in the tank that I can tell. You will probably be fine with them in the tank. The only thing that could be a problem is if they are Male and Female and defending the eggs could be aggressive since it's a cichlid. They are to small right now for any real damage those rummy nose are to fast for the EBA's MY EBA is about twice the size of the ones you put in the tank. I have a green terror in my 90 gal also and he is picky to. He loves the Cichlid Pellets from Omega One he gobbles those 5 mm pellets up like theres no tomorrow. I love Omega one food. I feed that and Cichlid Flakes from omega one. My 20 gal long planted nano tank gets extreme nano pellets and Omega one Tropical flake food. I crush up the flakes a bit before I throw them in. You could also try the Hikari Virbra Bites for the Green terror mine likes them little red worm looking food. Appreciate the fish update. The Buenos aires tetras are looking big in the 90 gal.
I have 3 EBA in my 75 gal planted tank. Have had them since they were juveniles. 2 have paired up, and since then they are doing a number on my plants. Destroyed an Amazon Sword and are even going after the anubias. Also destroyed all my sessiliflora.
@@BenOchart Its probably one of the most beautiful salvinis i have ever seen, its incredible, especially the amount of different colors that salvinis can get, its like if you combined the color palette of every cichlid and put it into 1
Acaras are amazing looking fish. Like an EBJD except without the short life span. I'm seriously considering a female for the Red Terror. The females are stunning.
Hi Ben, River here - what a beautiful fish; in fact all of your cichlid tanks have beautiful fish!! One thing I've noticed is none of those tanks have any bottom fish. We were thinking of doing bottom fish in the tank we are setting up. In your experience are bottom fish not a good match with peacocks and haps?
I used to keep Clowns with my ACs and they got along well. I've considered adding some. Synodontus cats and bushynose plecos are also a good addition. I've just never gotten around to adding some to the 300 gallon.
I love those electric blues. They are gorgeous. I have some live plants and used aquarium coop easy green but it raised my nitrate level way up. I might get cC02 setup and see if that helps
I have an electric blue acara and they do get more aggressive as they get older. I would worry about the smaller fish in your tank like the neon tetras because I am sure they will get eaten. They eba is a beautiful fish and they look even better when they get large but they will get aggressive. I have mine with a venustus, Frontosa, brichardi , nyererei and polystigma and he is number 2 boss behind my Frontosa that is 9 inches long. So just remember the blue acara is a cichlid and they can be aggressive and eat smaller fish.
Here is a video of my electric blue acara. As you can see this fish loved to eat and I worry that keeping them with small tetras might not work well. I am sure the electric blue acara would enjoy the tetras though. ruclips.net/video/jzm6tAqWlPU/видео.htmlsi=0Cm2bE3QTSOzqfTk
@@BenOchart one other advice I would give would be to try to not keep more than one electric blue acara because they may breed and become very aggressive. The other problem is cichlids often are very aggressive toward their own kind. One electric blue acara will be dominant and bully the other ones. So maybe have other fish like a severum or firemouth cichlid instead. Cichlids tend to view others of their kind as rivals instead of buddies. The only aggression in my tank now is from my nyererei cichlid fighting with my zebra obliquans cichlids which is probably because he sees them as rivals because they are both Lake Victorian cichlids.
I ve lost little runt Blue Acar Went through a few until I got the right ones Now I have 6 strong BA Had 3 rounds of eggs but the parents were bad characters lol
Hey Ben! Ya think I could do 5 different colored angels, 2 electric blue acaras, and 14 congo tetras in a 75 gallon tank with a bunch of plants and a big peice of driftwood as decoration? Oh, one more thing; will the angels cross breed or do you think I'm okay?
Just love your fish. I would like to add two Electric blue Accra to my existing tank that have blue polar parrots and yellow parrots. Could I have two males in the same tank and what schooling fish could I keep. Thinking about the blue rainbow. Need your opinion. Thank u so much. Brenda
Amazing fishes but I wonder if their colors would stand out better against darker substrates? A guy I know did a tank with gravel so brown it’s almost black, and wow it makes the colors of the fishes really jump out. He’s thinking about changing all his other tanks to the same.
OK Big question? ours have had 250 baby fry! (the whole ritual ) the mother moving the unborn embryos withher mouth on the daily - Every time we've had a batch there was original 250 little swimmers first day or two- All batches start that way and within 5 days there is only 40 left .. Eventually 40 make it to maturity? How do so many die so quick? We only have mother and father and no other fish? I have a few theories? The mother keeps micro managing where they are hanging ,tirelessly moving them and accidentally swallowing them? IS IT OK to remove mother and father to keep more alive OR is it natural for the defected ones to die , or natural for most of them to die off regardless of parents there or not?? LMK thks so much
thanks for the overview Ben, i really enjoyed the video ... cheers
Very beautiful fish and tanks, brother🤙🏻
Everyone of your tanks are beautiful. I would sit and watch them all day. Thanks for sharing Ben ❤
Thank you😀👍🏻
Thank you for posting! Exciting to see another Middle TN aquarium keeper. I’m looking to get my first EBA later today!
Music City Aquarium sells locally bred ABA at a very fair price.
Your tanks are gorgeous mate some lovely fish there mate
Thank you kindly
Ben, I truly enjoy what you bring to the Hobbie.
You took the words right out of my mouth friend
Thank you😀👍🏻
I bought 3 of these beauties a couple months ago at my LFS and two have paired of and I have actually bought a couple young up. They are about 1cm in size now. The male one is one hell of a specimen with a beautiful and great fins. I know we all say it but wow what a fish.
That red terror is absolutely gorgeous ❤
Yes, a a very cool fish.
Amazing fish tanks, looking so good as usual.
Thank you!
They are amazing fish
Beautiful 👍🐟🌿
Beautiful thanks Ben and fish
Great fish! Excellent content
Most definitely look forward to your videos. Thank you very much for your time and effort that you put into this hobby.
Nice add to the 55 the Elec Blue Acura are looking good. Funny you say that about the Green Terror. I picked one up a few months back. Very picky eater and does not eat pellets either 🤔
Love your tanks and fish.
Thank you!
my electric blues have some eggs hatching rn .... hopefully mom & dad aren't hungry 😂
Have a Safe and Happy Fourth of July! I enjoyed and liked your video at the ETAA. Cheers!
Thank you!😀
Very nice fish room
Just got my first electric blue. I love it.
Your videos are so relaxing
I'm glad that you think so, thank you.
Your beta is gorgeous
Thanks!
@@BenOchart I mean Betta
I recently set up a 75 gallon and my centerpiece is 2 Electric Blue Acara's about 2 inches each....also 4 Geo Tapajos and 2 Albino Hecklii.....everything is great with agression, the larger Blue is the tank boss....nobody bothers the smaller Blue acara about an inch....they have great appetites....its a planted tank as well.....overall great fish and very personal I must say...very interactive fish.
Great combo of some of my favorite fish 😀👍🏻
yea I love it I just hope as they get bigger the 75 will suffice...cant go larger right anytime soon great content @@BenOchart
Beautiful fish bro
I’m so tempted on getting a blue acara for my 55 which also has some left over Rasboras and tetras from other tanks but I was scared they might end up getting eating .But u good sir just pushed me on getting one 🤣😂 thanks
Ben,
Awesome fish I love EBA's I have one in my 55 gal Planted aquarium also. He is in there with my Jewel cichlid and a couple rams and some other tetras. I just added 5 or 6 Red Eye tetras to the tank and they stay at the top mostly. I have 6 giant danios in there and my EBA does nothing to any of the fish in the tank. My smallest fish in there is probably the red eye tetras. The fish is curious but he hasn't done anything to anyone in the tank that I can tell. You will probably be fine with them in the tank. The only thing that could be a problem is if they are Male and Female and defending the eggs could be aggressive since it's a cichlid. They are to small right now for any real damage those rummy nose are to fast for the EBA's MY EBA is about twice the size of the ones you put in the tank. I have a green terror in my 90 gal also and he is picky to. He loves the Cichlid Pellets from Omega One he gobbles those 5 mm pellets up like theres no tomorrow. I love Omega one food. I feed that and Cichlid Flakes from omega one. My 20 gal long planted nano tank gets extreme nano pellets and Omega one Tropical flake food. I crush up the flakes a bit before I throw them in. You could also try the Hikari Virbra Bites for the Green terror mine likes them little red worm looking food. Appreciate the fish update. The Buenos aires tetras are looking big in the 90 gal.
I have 3 EBA in my 75 gal planted tank. Have had them since they were juveniles. 2 have paired up, and since then they are doing a number on my plants. Destroyed an Amazon Sword and are even going after the anubias. Also destroyed all my sessiliflora.
I love the laps, rlly loving your 210 gallon, the salvini is absolutely incredible
I had no idea that the Salvini had to potential of turning into such a beautiful fish. I love the markings on her.
@@BenOchart Its probably one of the most beautiful salvinis i have ever seen, its incredible, especially the amount of different colors that salvinis can get, its like if you combined the color palette of every cichlid and put it into 1
Very pleasant and interesting vid, Ben. Thanks :)
👍😎 Blue Acara, look great in there. The Red Terror would worry me, your smart enough to at least give it a try.
Acaras are amazing looking fish. Like an EBJD except without the short life span. I'm seriously considering a female for the Red Terror. The females are stunning.
I like ur 90G South American tank the best
Hi Ben . Your tank's are so beautiful.😊
Thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous 55 gallon. Even your rasboras are more colorful than i usually see. Do you feed for color?
Thank you.
No, I feed Xtreme community, co-op freeze dried worms, some SERA and occasionally some frozen blood worms.
Hi Ben, River here - what a beautiful fish; in fact all of your cichlid tanks have beautiful fish!! One thing I've noticed is none of those tanks have any bottom fish. We were thinking of doing bottom fish in the tank we are setting up. In your experience are bottom fish not a good match with peacocks and haps?
I used to keep Clowns with my ACs and they got along well. I've considered adding some. Synodontus cats and bushynose plecos are also a good addition. I've just never gotten around to adding some to the 300 gallon.
I love those electric blues. They are gorgeous. I have some live plants and used aquarium coop easy green but it raised my nitrate level way up. I might get cC02 setup and see if that helps
You might want to try Seachem liquid fert “flourish”. That might work for you.
I have an electric blue acara and they do get more aggressive as they get older. I would worry about the smaller fish in your tank like the neon tetras because I am sure they will get eaten. They eba is a beautiful fish and they look even better when they get large but they will get aggressive. I have mine with a venustus, Frontosa, brichardi , nyererei and polystigma and he is number 2 boss behind my Frontosa that is 9 inches long. So just remember the blue acara is a cichlid and they can be aggressive and eat smaller fish.
Here is a video of my electric blue acara. As you can see this fish loved to eat and I worry that keeping them with small tetras might not work well. I am sure the electric blue acara would enjoy the tetras though.
ruclips.net/video/jzm6tAqWlPU/видео.htmlsi=0Cm2bE3QTSOzqfTk
Yes, my plan is to move them to the 90 gallon after they’ve put on a little size, or at the first sign of aggression.
@@BenOchart one other advice I would give would be to try to not keep more than one electric blue acara because they may breed and become very aggressive. The other problem is cichlids often are very aggressive toward their own kind. One electric blue acara will be dominant and bully the other ones. So maybe have other fish like a severum or firemouth cichlid instead. Cichlids tend to view others of their kind as rivals instead of buddies. The only aggression in my tank now is from my nyererei cichlid fighting with my zebra obliquans cichlids which is probably because he sees them as rivals because they are both Lake Victorian cichlids.
I thought it was a denisonii barb. They look alike.
I ve lost little runt Blue Acar Went through a few until I got the right ones Now I have 6 strong BA Had 3 rounds of eggs but the parents were bad characters lol
Hey Ben! Ya think I could do 5 different colored angels, 2 electric blue acaras, and 14 congo tetras in a 75 gallon tank with a bunch of plants and a big peice of driftwood as decoration? Oh, one more thing; will the angels cross breed or do you think I'm okay?
That would be a nice set up. The angels might breed but I wouldn’t worry about it.
@@BenOchart cool! And I wish you could see the hardscape I did. Side of the road tree clippings are amazing in a fish tank.
Just love your fish. I would like to add two Electric blue Accra to my existing tank that have blue polar parrots and yellow parrots. Could I have two males in the same tank and what schooling fish could I keep. Thinking about the blue rainbow. Need your opinion. Thank u so much. Brenda
Amazing fishes but I wonder if their colors would stand out better against darker substrates? A guy I know did a tank with gravel so brown it’s almost black, and wow it makes the colors of the fishes really jump out. He’s thinking about changing all his other tanks to the same.
I like black substrate and black backgrounds. At some point I might add some darker sand.
Hey Uncle Ben how big of water change do you do on the 300 gallon ? I heard you say every other week
I cannot prepare hardwater for african cichlid.
How can you supply water for both American cichlid and african cichlid?
I use crushed coral and aragonite substrates. PH is still not as high as I would like it but the fish adapt.
@@BenOchart thanks Sir
OK Big question? ours have had 250 baby fry! (the whole ritual ) the mother moving the unborn embryos withher mouth on the daily - Every time we've had a batch there was original 250 little swimmers first day or two- All batches start that way and within 5 days there is only 40 left .. Eventually 40 make it to maturity? How do so many die so quick? We only have mother and father and no other fish? I have a few theories? The mother keeps micro managing where they are hanging ,tirelessly moving them and accidentally swallowing them? IS IT OK to remove mother and father to keep more alive OR is it natural for the defected ones to die , or natural for most of them to die off regardless of parents there or not?? LMK thks so much
will the blue acaras eat your tetra?