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Every time you mention Cory, I smile... love you both for content and inspiration. Nice to hear you collaborate. The Great Northwest of the USA is full of great fish info and content on you tube. You're still my favorite though 😆
At around 14:27 I saw what looked like a baby fish swim across the glass, now I was watching on my phone and it could have just been a spot on the tank glass and the camera moving 🤷🏽♀️
Maybe you should do a crossover with the fish vet youtuber from Australia.... Can you silicone sand to the foam??? More shells!! And your shells will turn green soon! Watch rachel oleary's Shelley videos!
Sorry about your pigeon blood, I hope he pulls through. I love that you're honest about your difficulties, deaths, and challenges unlike *ahem* some youtubers that just say the rehomed a fish. It's very encouraging for other keepers to see that everyone struggles
It happens no matter what. When you keep enough fish, there will always be problems. As long as its isolated cases, and you've tested your water after you've seen the problem and all ok, then you can put it down to the fish having difficulties. I'm going to be honest on whatever happens. 99% of the time I'm fully happy with my water keeping abilities, stocking levels and fishkeeping in general, so if something happens with me, it's generally a bad fish (which is more than possible in the hobby especially with certain types i.e rams, colourful Gourami, bettas). But we must test the water if we see a problem first and foremost.
What I’ve noticed is most of the time it’s due to stress. When they’re stressed their immune system weakens then they get sick. If the cause of the stress is not eliminated then using medication doesn’t work.
Gf? Goldfish? Jk what you need to do is go to a fish store and chat up another pretty customer or even one of the sales people. Then you have someone who can share your interest
Me to man me to 🤣 went from heavily planted 10 gal that I don't do water changes on and it's healthy as hell now I have a 55, 29, 30 long, 20 gallon and 2 10 gal idk what to do with
Fully agree about Corydoras, ive seen so many people roasting others on facebook and forums about substrate "you dont have sand, your being cruel, you shouldnt keep cory's if you dont know how to look after them.....blah blah blah". Like you said Cory (coop) showed the substrate from there natural habitat and it was quite sharp and coarse. I guess its just one of those things that has been around for years in the hobby such as you have to change water every week or your a bad fish keeper.
@@carraway2751 Lol no Walmart over here, that won't fly in the UK! Which is a big part of why the hobby is even more expensive over this side of the pond, you can't get tanks or anything really in supermarkets.
@ Really... I was wondering about that. In the U.S. you can buy an entire setup under $100 at the same place you can buy a gun, groceries, and a cellphone.
My cory that had a swim bladder issue finally got better. I put him alone so the neons wouldn't harass him as he floated around. I didn't feed him for quite a few days. Then I gave him two Epsom salt baths a few days apart. I only did a small bowl and like a tsp of salt for like 15 mins tho. I slowly started feeding him tiny bits again after a week or so too. He finally stopped doing his dead man floating and now is happy as can be. I put my betta in there that was having his fins ripped up by those same menace neons and they're happy little roomies :) So good luck to your little guy! I hate when my fish are stressed or sick! Makes me so sad :(
They don't like being moved in a net either,I always moved my big fish in a jug , less stress and they don't come out of the water, it worked for me all my fish died of old age ☺
To be honest MD wouldn't mind 1 or 2 videos that are a bit longer with you just talking about your tanks and what your doing with them, I got on to your channel researching for a tank for my boy been hooked since like like a year ago awesome channel!! I really hope your discus pulls through🤞🤞
I had a tanganyika tank for a good long while, and the 'feature' fish were brichardi like MD has, and Cyphotilapia frontosa. The bold brown and white of the frontosas really set them apart from the brichardi and others. Might not be enough room for a LOT of them, though, but a pair of each maybe? I'm not nearly the pro most folks are; I just know what worked in my tank.
For the discus I have found with most problems I do a 10 minute epson salt bath normally fixes most problems if not thay respond really good to copper treatment for 48 hours to 7 days in a qt tank with daily epson salt bath and 50% wc
@@MDFishTanks I'm also living on the edge everyday... Thinking when my betta will jump... Hopefully because of his long Fina he won't be able to.. Currently he's happy terrorising the cherry shrimp
My favorite things about you and your wonderful channel is how you value, respect, love and care for every tiny ( or large ! ) finned and scaled creature under your care. And, yes, TIMMY !!, the turtle, too, who is as cute as a button !! God bless. :)
you could probably break up some of the left over shells for some added texture and interest. Just to kind of break up the harsh line between the shells and the substrate
I kept cichlids for a while and they do dig substrate and move things around. I like to use more rocks but smaller to make more smaller crevices for babies to hide in. I absolutely love them! Good luck and hope you get other species coz they're awesome!
I've got a tank cycling ready for shellies but you've given me the brilliant idea of adding rock dwellers as well and I love the look of your yellow ones! Thank you, I can't wait for mine to be up and running!
Thank you for this wonderful video! I actually set up a tank for some multies several weeks ago and was trying to get the parameters perfect, meanwhile they sold out of them at my local fish store! Can't wait until they get more in!
Those extra shells made such a difference! Like some others have said I think get some Synodontis Lucipinnis/Petricola. Or even in a tank that size you could get a single Synodntis Granulosos. And some cyprichromis for the open water
I’ve been watching many videos of discus fish 🐠 for ideas 💡 this tank and fish combo is awesome. Thank you for sharing. I think this is the design I will go with. I love 💕 the colour combinations and the aqua scape.
Put a lid on the African cichlid tank, it'll help defuse the light like on your discus tank. Plus with the lid it'll cut back on the water evaporation.
@@adammason4454 i had 2 multis with 6 leptosoma's, and some 6 Regani's, within 3 months i had about 20 multis !!!! started with 10 shells now there is about 50 in there!!
I had an awesome very long panoramic 120 cm with Multies. They loves scaping it for me and being such a long narrower tank there were atleast 3 living areas along. So so easy to breed and great to see new lil fry eyes peeking out of shells. I miss them
Tanganyika fish are among my favorites. I've bred leleupi's and brichardi. The julidichromis always swim like that - hugging the rocks. It's cool to watch.
Looks amazing, cool side effect that the shells help cover the styrofoam, but it looks like they covered the entrance to the cave. The fairy cichlid looks so cool i wish it would come out more
More rocks would never hurt with all those rock-dwelling cichlids🤷♂️ and Julies are known for clinging to the surface of whatever they are swimming by
MD! Congrats on the cichlid tank :) I started with Freshwater, ended up with Malawis, then went to a reef tank for 9 years - best learning experience (and expensive experience) in my fish keeping life. You have to have patience with a reef tank but reward is the shear multitude of corals, fish and shrimp and a WHOLE bunch of other interesting critters to learn about and discover, it really is a beautiful experience. I am however back full circle to freshwater and planted aquascapes. But I do have an itch to get a medium nano reef tank going with some macro algae and soft corals going :) Anyway, you'll know when it's the right time ;) Cheers
I love the ripple effect. A trick we’ve used at aquariums where I worked was putting a fan on the surface to achieve that ripple. That way you don’t have to increase the water current if you don’t want to. Perfect for discus or angels.
2nd comment - possible nutrient deficiencies. yellowing leaves and/or holes in the leaves is a sign of Manganese deficiency. lighter green in upper leaves is a nitrogen deficiency. And lower leaves yellowing from tip back toward stem is a sign of Magnesium deficiency. First thing to do is test your water. You may just need some Epsom Salts (Magnesium sulfate). This is also AWSOME for swim bladder issues in fish.
Hey MD, i feed my multies hikari first bites and ive had a lot of success with breeding considering its a dry food. The main thing i love about it is that its absolutely tiny so even the 1 day old fry can eat it. Now the food is kind of expensive for how much you get but i just have a 20 gallon long so it woks fine for me, but it might not be practical in your 4 ft aquarium
I know my comment is over a year old so if ya don’t respond totally get it. But two things: 1. You’ve been a huge inspiration for my dad and I to start our first aquascape and makes it so approachable. 2. In your cichlid tank, can you put a mystery snail in the tank to hand the detritus or no?
Thank you for this video. Love the rocks and shells in the Tanganyika tank. Actually I kinda liked the green algae at the top of the rocks too. They looked so natural. Sad you had to scrub it away with the toothbrush. All the best with your pigeon blood. Hope it pulls through and lives - the runt of the litter... I have a question; is it ok to use granite stones/rocks in an aquascape? Thank you
The julies swim like that 👍 They really to what ever in under their belly as down. So they swim up side down too, if you have overhanging rocks. Super cool 😎
Hai MD, Please make a Video about complete tank maintenance, covering how to remove a water stain, how to fight of algae, how to properly siphon a tank etc. I had an aquascape now thanks to you, but im still new to this. I wonder if i can discuss one thing or two with you, especially about algae, because my tank had been an algae mess right now. So hoping your feedback, thanks..
Some from of xenotilapia would look great in there, and they’d stir up the sand to stop so much algae building up. They had some at the Maidenhead by me recently so definitely something they can order in for you 👍🏼
What are you using to drain and refill the tank? In the setup of the Lake (something something) tank you did 50% water changes back to back to clear it up and made it look so incredibly easy and I'd like to be able to do that.
try putting in some floating plants into the tank to absorb some of the nitrates. the rooted plants in the tank are rather small and still establishing so nitrate levels are probably high, thus promoting algae growth. you don't have any african cichlids that specialize on grazing algae in the rocks so it will be a recurring maintenance chore for a while...
Ever kept clown loaches? Mine love swimming at funky angles similar to your cichlids in this, even looks like they swim backwards from time to time LOL. Really fun fish to watch.
Loving the videos… keeping my occupied while I’m stuck in isolation! Quick question; the thing you use for filling the tanks… what is it?! And where can I get one?? Thanks (:
Hi, just found your videos and loving them! I did comment on an older video, but thought Id comment here hoping you'd see it, but, where do you get your "plain" tanks from, all I can find are the small ones with lids built on or the huge ones that come with stands etc. Thanks
Theres a fun fact about african cichlids, they like to dig in the sand below the rocks, i have some johannis and they always do it, i love watching them doing it, i think theyre trying to make son little caves below the rocks
Hi, nice fish rooms. Only thing I noticed that could be improved with the Tanganikan tank is more rocks and you seem to be overfeeding. So any uneaten food will just encourage the hair algea too grow. Otherwise its a very nice set up. Youre obviously very keen on your plants so a Tanganikan tank is maybe a little out of your comfort zone. Saying that, the fish look bright, lively and healthy Good luck to you.
I noticed SAE in the aquarium with the discus. Keep a track on them as they love to eat the slime on the discus. That can cause a lot of stress for the fish
Get some cyps they will fill out the tank and maybe a nice altolamprologus & a single tret. If you get more brichardi & they spawn they'll take over the tank
Woa woa Maidenhead aquatics is your local too!? Blimey small world send us some cuttings would ya! 😅 jks... but literally been watching ages & im doing my first planted tank cuz of this channel!! What id give to see this guys tanks & learn 😭
I know i am late on this video , but i loved it . Africans are the best . Whomever said your tank was overstocked needs to learn more about them lol . Myself i keep mbuna and have done for over 20 years .
Tanganyikans are way different than Malawis. You really do not want to overstock a tank like this. Tangs like Petrochromis and Tropheus are one thing, but Lamprologines should always start understocked, as they will fill that tank up in no time once they get to breeding size.
You should try garlic for you discs. It's a natural way to flush all the nasty stuff out of the system. It's worth a try being such a beautiful fish. Loving your videos❤
the cory barbels are also either genetic or are affected when they are really young (whether when it was in the egg or damaged somewhere else). I grew out a baby cory from egg stage in an glass-bottom tank, and it has no barbel, so it can't be due to substrate.
Hope your discus recovers D, but the cichlid tank is awesome, love the Jullie's, have you seen the type with yellow stripes, there so cool, there's plenty of room in there for more fish pal. 👍👌💚
The barbells can and do grow back, But they can take a few months. I had a Julie cory that all her barbells were worn away when I got her and now 6 months later their really long and you'd never know.
keeping with the theme of algae being used for aesthetics, you should try a black beard algae tank. i have 1 tank like that, it kills off most plants but it looks like a nice moss/short grass growing over everything and moving in the flow. although the algae kills most plants, giant val and amazon swords can normally keep up with it and thrive
You need to see mine, That's a huge mess.. Lol Mate I think you need to get some leptosomas they are open water fish and all the fish are going to feel comfortable to swim in the top side of rocks, you are going to see much more action in the tank and definitely put more shells
Marine tanks are decent, but IMHO they all just kind of blend together in the "another dentist's office reef tank" kind of look. Freshwater tanks are SO much more fun, because there are SO many varieties of habitat and such that you can deal with, and SO much more variation in appearance.
Damn, I lose an each almost daily! But i love the lid less look. I'm in Arizona, pretty dry here.. Scapes are looking good! 👍 hopefully that baby pops up !
Do you use automatic dimmers on the lights? My timer just set the lights full on and full of and the fisch do the lightning dance al over the place ..so i wonder if its bad for the rasboras harlequin's i have in my tank. Cheers
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Hi MD
Every time you mention Cory, I smile... love you both for content and inspiration. Nice to hear you collaborate. The Great Northwest of the USA is full of great fish info and content on you tube. You're still my favorite though 😆
At around 14:27 I saw what looked like a baby fish swim across the glass, now I was watching on my phone and it could have just been a spot on the tank glass and the camera moving 🤷🏽♀️
South American cichlid tank blue acaras ,remember?
Maybe you should do a crossover with the fish vet youtuber from Australia....
Can you silicone sand to the foam???
More shells!! And your shells will turn green soon! Watch rachel oleary's Shelley videos!
Sorry about your pigeon blood, I hope he pulls through. I love that you're honest about your difficulties, deaths, and challenges unlike *ahem* some youtubers that just say the rehomed a fish. It's very encouraging for other keepers to see that everyone struggles
Are you refering to someone in particular?
Straight facts i allways feel discouraged when a fish passes, people say its just a fish when you have a big fish from a baby its more than a fish
It happens no matter what. When you keep enough fish, there will always be problems. As long as its isolated cases, and you've tested your water after you've seen the problem and all ok, then you can put it down to the fish having difficulties. I'm going to be honest on whatever happens. 99% of the time I'm fully happy with my water keeping abilities, stocking levels and fishkeeping in general, so if something happens with me, it's generally a bad fish (which is more than possible in the hobby especially with certain types i.e rams, colourful Gourami, bettas). But we must test the water if we see a problem first and foremost.
@@keggerous two guesses who that is 👀
What I’ve noticed is most of the time it’s due to stress. When they’re stressed their immune system weakens then they get sick. If the cause of the stress is not eliminated then using medication doesn’t work.
My gf doesn't like it when I watch your videos. Few weeks ago I had 1 tank, now I have 5 haha.
Gf? Goldfish? Jk what you need to do is go to a fish store and chat up another pretty customer or even one of the sales people. Then you have someone who can share your interest
I aquascaped the same tank 2 times in a month cus I watched him lol
Fish don't complain, you can always get a different girlfriend...
Same 😂😂
Me to man me to 🤣 went from heavily planted 10 gal that I don't do water changes on and it's healthy as hell now I have a 55, 29, 30 long, 20 gallon and 2 10 gal idk what to do with
Get some snails, not only is it how these lake ecosystems in Africa deal with algee but you also have some shell dwellers
Fully agree about Corydoras, ive seen so many people roasting others on facebook and forums about substrate "you dont have sand, your being cruel, you shouldnt keep cory's if you dont know how to look after them.....blah blah blah".
Like you said Cory (coop) showed the substrate from there natural habitat and it was quite sharp and coarse. I guess its just one of those things that has been around for years in the hobby such as you have to change water every week or your a bad fish keeper.
MD I would love to see you do a ultra budget build using only products found in the supermarket and hardscape from what u could scavenge outside.
The supermarket?? Like pasta and tomato ketchup? I'm so confused 🤣
@@MDFishTanks Yeah like Walmart they have tanks... but that's part of the challenge I suppose
£100 build?
@@carraway2751 Lol no Walmart over here, that won't fly in the UK! Which is a big part of why the hobby is even more expensive over this side of the pond, you can't get tanks or anything really in supermarkets.
@ Really... I was wondering about that. In the U.S. you can buy an entire setup under $100 at the same place you can buy a gun, groceries, and a cellphone.
My cory that had a swim bladder issue finally got better. I put him alone so the neons wouldn't harass him as he floated around. I didn't feed him for quite a few days. Then I gave him two Epsom salt baths a few days apart. I only did a small bowl and like a tsp of salt for like 15 mins tho. I slowly started feeding him tiny bits again after a week or so too. He finally stopped doing his dead man floating and now is happy as can be. I put my betta in there that was having his fins ripped up by those same menace neons and they're happy little roomies :) So good luck to your little guy! I hate when my fish are stressed or sick! Makes me so sad :(
Exactly why I don't like keeping tetras or danios at all as a dither fish... Platies and guppies do fine in my opinion
They don't like being moved in a net either,I always moved my big fish in a jug , less stress and they don't come out of the water, it worked for me all my fish died of old age ☺
To be honest MD wouldn't mind 1 or 2 videos that are a bit longer with you just talking about your tanks and what your doing with them, I got on to your channel researching for a tank for my boy been hooked since like like a year ago awesome channel!! I really hope your discus pulls through🤞🤞
For the Tanganyika tank, two suggestions:
1. A school of Cyprichromis leptosoma Jumbo or Utinta
2. A pair of Altolamprologus calvus white or gold
I think a group of synodontis lucipinnis would be perfect in there. They are really interesting to observe
OMG yes - Leptosoma are gorgeous!!!
Like it! Better not jumbos. The tank is not too huge, is it?
Why the Altos?
I had a tanganyika tank for a good long while, and the 'feature' fish were brichardi like MD has, and Cyphotilapia frontosa. The bold brown and white of the frontosas really set them apart from the brichardi and others. Might not be enough room for a LOT of them, though, but a pair of each maybe? I'm not nearly the pro most folks are; I just know what worked in my tank.
For the discus I have found with most problems I do a 10 minute epson salt bath normally fixes most problems if not thay respond really good to copper treatment for 48 hours to 7 days in a qt tank with daily epson salt bath and 50% wc
How about a mosquito net DIY cover for the discus tank?
I do like the acrylic to be honest and it's really good with the extra light now.
@@MDFishTanks I'm also living on the edge everyday... Thinking when my betta will jump... Hopefully because of his long Fina he won't be able to.. Currently he's happy terrorising the cherry shrimp
My favorite things about you and your wonderful channel is how you value, respect, love and care for every tiny ( or large ! ) finned and scaled creature under your care.
And, yes, TIMMY !!, the turtle, too, who is as cute as a button !! God bless. :)
you could probably break up some of the left over shells for some added texture and interest. Just to kind of break up the harsh line between the shells and the substrate
You have inspired me to start a planted community tank. I love your content and I'm so excited to try some stuff out.
I kept cichlids for a while and they do dig substrate and move things around.
I like to use more rocks but smaller to make more smaller crevices for babies to hide in.
I absolutely love them! Good luck and hope you get other species coz they're awesome!
What I like is that you show us the good like the worst and it's looking like full authentic from you.
Really appreciate that
I've got a tank cycling ready for shellies but you've given me the brilliant idea of adding rock dwellers as well and I love the look of your yellow ones! Thank you, I can't wait for mine to be up and running!
Thank you for this wonderful video! I actually set up a tank for some multies several weeks ago and was trying to get the parameters perfect, meanwhile they sold out of them at my local fish store! Can't wait until they get more in!
Those extra shells made such a difference! Like some others have said I think get some Synodontis Lucipinnis/Petricola. Or even in a tank that size you could get a single Synodntis Granulosos. And some cyprichromis for the open water
I’ve been watching many videos of discus fish 🐠 for ideas 💡 this tank and fish combo is awesome. Thank you for sharing. I think this is the design I will go with. I love 💕 the colour combinations and the aqua scape.
Put a lid on the African cichlid tank, it'll help defuse the light like on your discus tank. Plus with the lid it'll cut back on the water evaporation.
Great content. You doing the voice for your fish makes me smile😃 thank goodness I'm not the only one!
how do you keep your beard game so on point when you spend so much time making content!
Definately does it himself. Beard game stayed strong even during lockdown.
@@faheemashraf9716 the only thing he has more of than Pearl Weed is beard oil
Lol
He uses plant fertilizer and co2 for the perfect growth
I wonder more about time spent at the gym! Does this man ever sleep?
Mate your enthusiasm is incredible! It’s infectious! Love it!
I love how you talk to your fish! I do the same thing! I know it's silly, but I feel like they almost understand!😄😄
Your multi’s are gonna explode in size after a few months no problem, fingers crossed for the discus.
I'm not so sure a lot of different fish that could eat them in there. I would have just gone with one rock fish and cyps on top.
@@adammason4454 true but multi’s can hold their own so I think they will have some survivors breed back into the colony.
@@adammason4454 i had 2 multis with 6 leptosoma's, and some 6 Regani's, within 3 months i had about 20 multis !!!! started with 10 shells now there is about 50 in there!!
I had an awesome very long panoramic 120 cm with Multies. They loves scaping it for me and being such a long narrower tank there were atleast 3 living areas along. So so easy to breed and great to see new lil fry eyes peeking out of shells. I miss them
Tanganyika fish are among my favorites. I've bred leleupi's and brichardi. The julidichromis always swim like that - hugging the rocks. It's cool to watch.
African tank looks great! 25 minutes goes by in a flash watching your videos. Good work!
Looks amazing, cool side effect that the shells help cover the styrofoam, but it looks like they covered the entrance to the cave. The fairy cichlid looks so cool i wish it would come out more
More rocks would never hurt with all those rock-dwelling cichlids🤷♂️ and Julies are known for clinging to the surface of whatever they are swimming by
MD! Congrats on the cichlid tank :)
I started with Freshwater, ended up with Malawis, then went to a reef tank for 9 years - best learning experience (and expensive experience) in my fish keeping life. You have to have patience with a reef tank but reward is the shear multitude of corals, fish and shrimp and a WHOLE bunch of other interesting critters to learn about and discover, it really is a beautiful experience.
I am however back full circle to freshwater and planted aquascapes. But I do have an itch to get a medium nano reef tank going with some macro algae and soft corals going :) Anyway, you'll know when it's the right time ;) Cheers
It makes me so happy to see that you take care of fish in need.
I love the ripple effect. A trick we’ve used at aquariums where I worked was putting a fan on the surface to achieve that ripple. That way you don’t have to increase the water current if you don’t want to. Perfect for discus or angels.
Discus looking very nice. Fingers crossed for the PB hope the little guy pulls through.
2nd comment - possible nutrient deficiencies. yellowing leaves and/or holes in the leaves is a sign of Manganese deficiency. lighter green in upper leaves is a nitrogen deficiency. And lower leaves yellowing from tip back toward stem is a sign of Magnesium deficiency.
First thing to do is test your water. You may just need some Epsom Salts (Magnesium sulfate). This is also AWSOME for swim bladder issues in fish.
Hey MD, i feed my multies hikari first bites and ive had a lot of success with breeding considering its a dry food. The main thing i love about it is that its absolutely tiny so even the 1 day old fry can eat it. Now the food is kind of expensive for how much you get but i just have a 20 gallon long so it woks fine for me, but it might not be practical in your 4 ft aquarium
I know my comment is over a year old so if ya don’t respond totally get it. But two things:
1. You’ve been a huge inspiration for my dad and I to start our first aquascape and makes it so approachable.
2. In your cichlid tank, can you put a mystery snail in the tank to hand the detritus or no?
Thank you for this video.
Love the rocks and shells in the Tanganyika tank. Actually I kinda liked the green algae at the top of the rocks too. They looked so natural. Sad you had to scrub it away with the toothbrush.
All the best with your pigeon blood. Hope it pulls through and lives - the runt of the litter...
I have a question; is it ok to use granite stones/rocks in an aquascape? Thank you
The julies swim like that 👍
They really to what ever in under their belly as down.
So they swim up side down too, if you have overhanging rocks.
Super cool 😎
Hai MD,
Please make a Video about complete tank maintenance, covering how to remove a water stain, how to fight of algae, how to properly siphon a tank etc.
I had an aquascape now thanks to you, but im still new to this.
I wonder if i can discuss one thing or two with you, especially about algae, because my tank had been an algae mess right now.
So hoping your feedback, thanks..
**HUGE MESS** 😂
His “mess” is clean for me.
Some from of xenotilapia would look great in there, and they’d stir up the sand to stop so much algae building up. They had some at the Maidenhead by me recently so definitely something they can order in for you 👍🏼
After a while you'll eventually need most of those shells.
3:33 MD, lemme just say I love your voice overs, especially the Timmy one,
I'd suggest some sand-sifting cichilds such as 5 Xenotilapia or Enantiopus for the sand-tossing. Good luck with this!
Geez no wonder your plants grow so well. 80tds and 7ph out the tap? That’s perfect haha. Great video bro!
What are you using to drain and refill the tank? In the setup of the Lake (something something) tank you did 50% water changes back to back to clear it up and made it look so incredibly easy and I'd like to be able to do that.
Md put the lights at an angle so that there are some bright and some dark spots, that will give your cichlid tank a more dynamic look.
Beautiful fishes and feel amazing that I watched them, and thank for showing this video.
try putting in some floating plants into the tank to absorb some of the nitrates. the rooted plants in the tank are rather small and still establishing so nitrate levels are probably high, thus promoting algae growth. you don't have any african cichlids that specialize on grazing algae in the rocks so it will be a recurring maintenance chore for a while...
Ever kept clown loaches? Mine love swimming at funky angles similar to your cichlids in this, even looks like they swim backwards from time to time LOL. Really fun fish to watch.
Loving the videos… keeping my occupied while I’m stuck in isolation! Quick question; the thing you use for filling the tanks… what is it?! And where can I get one?? Thanks (:
Hi, just found your videos and loving them! I did comment on an older video, but thought Id comment here hoping you'd see it, but, where do you get your "plain" tanks from, all I can find are the small ones with lids built on or the huge ones that come with stands etc. Thanks
I think it looks fantastic and certainly inspired me to think about a cichlids tank later when I have saved up 👍
Theres a fun fact about african cichlids, they like to dig in the sand below the rocks, i have some johannis and they always do it, i love watching them doing it, i think theyre trying to make son little caves below the rocks
You make me love being in this hobby! Awesome man
Best wishes for your mate and fight!💪☺️
Your Tank with the plants looks also so amazing pretty good absolutly lovely😍
Have a nice Day!
Hi, nice fish rooms. Only thing I noticed that could be improved with the Tanganikan tank is more rocks and you seem to be overfeeding. So any uneaten food will just encourage the hair algea too grow. Otherwise its a very nice set up. Youre obviously very keen on your plants so a Tanganikan tank is maybe a little out of your comfort zone. Saying that, the fish look bright, lively and healthy Good luck to you.
Have you thought about heavy duty screen on a frame to cover the discus tank? Light and fish in and moisture out.
I noticed SAE in the aquarium with the discus.
Keep a track on them as they love to eat the slime on the discus.
That can cause a lot of stress for the fish
Get some cyps they will fill out the tank and maybe a nice altolamprologus & a single tret. If you get more brichardi & they spawn they'll take over the tank
Jullies swim like that.... One of the reasons I love 'em.
Nice tanks you have some really nice looking tanks
Woa woa Maidenhead aquatics is your local too!? Blimey small world send us some cuttings would ya! 😅 jks... but literally been watching ages & im doing my first planted tank cuz of this channel!! What id give to see this guys tanks & learn 😭
Get a mesh lid for the discus tank the light defusion won't be as bad and fish can't jump 👍
I know i am late on this video , but i loved it . Africans are the best . Whomever said your tank was overstocked needs to learn more about them lol . Myself i keep mbuna and have done for over 20 years .
Tanganyikans are way different than Malawis. You really do not want to overstock a tank like this. Tangs like Petrochromis and Tropheus are one thing, but Lamprologines should always start understocked, as they will fill that tank up in no time once they get to breeding size.
@@CascadianExotics you obviously missed the bit where i said " Whomever said your tank was overstocked needs to learn more about them lol"
Plz update abt this sick discus once she gets recoverd 🙏🙏
Loved this video!! Hope the Discus get better ❤️🩹
Wow your discus tank is what I aspire to! ❤️🇦🇺
You should try garlic for you discs. It's a natural way to flush all the nasty stuff out of the system. It's worth a try being such a beautiful fish. Loving your videos❤
Poor fish that's my fav discuss that you have Md, get better soon fishy
i like this setup. thinking of making on like this but in a 10 gallon tank no big deal. im sure it would come out nice a cute
the cory barbels are also either genetic or are affected when they are really young (whether when it was in the egg or damaged somewhere else). I grew out a baby cory from egg stage in an glass-bottom tank, and it has no barbel, so it can't be due to substrate.
The poor pigeon blood, hope he gets better soon.
Please make a discus phone case.
Plus besides having more shells a good diy backdrop with caves complementing your stone structure will look awesome.
Hope your discus recovers D, but the cichlid tank is awesome, love the Jullie's, have you seen the type with yellow stripes, there so cool, there's plenty of room in there for more fish pal. 👍👌💚
this tank is so cool. i've never wanted a cichlid tank til now
The barbells can and do grow back, But they can take a few months. I had a Julie cory that all her barbells were worn away when I got her and now 6 months later their really long and you'd never know.
Love the tank, want to do something similar eventually.
Never enough shells. The Multis will love the choice
I think you can put a few mystery snails in with the African cichlids to help combat the algae as well.
Why dont you put a lid on the back half of the tank to difuse the light on the higher pile of rocks?
wow it's been 2 weeks?! time flies fast
I'm glad i'm not the only one who talks to my fish and squeals over them like a puppy...
keeping with the theme of algae being used for aesthetics, you should try a black beard algae tank. i have 1 tank like that, it kills off most plants but it looks like a nice moss/short grass growing over everything and moving in the flow. although the algae kills most plants, giant val and amazon swords can normally keep up with it and thrive
You need to see mine, That's a huge mess.. Lol
Mate I think you need to get some leptosomas they are open water fish and all the fish are going to feel comfortable to swim in the top side of rocks, you are going to see much more action in the tank and definitely put more shells
I really hope that little discus pulls through. :( It's honestly the one I think is the prettiest.
Somebody really said this tank is overstock 😂😂😂 I love the internet 😂😂😂
💧😢..hope he gets better...💕😁🐟💗🌱🐡 love your tanks.....
You could use some floating hornwort in the lake tank
I would for sure put some shells at the front of the tank and not just in between.
Love that tank.
A questions @MDFishtanks: do you think a dirted tank also benefits the epyphyte plants as well as the planted plants? Thanks!
Marine tanks are decent, but IMHO they all just kind of blend together in the "another dentist's office reef tank" kind of look. Freshwater tanks are SO much more fun, because there are SO many varieties of habitat and such that you can deal with, and SO much more variation in appearance.
Yay, I just saw that you got your shells.
love this tank. great job with the scape. they love brine shrimp. not a native food for them at all. but mine would bash em.
Such an awesome tank to watch 🤩
Damn, I lose an each almost daily! But i love the lid less look. I'm in Arizona, pretty dry here..
Scapes are looking good! 👍 hopefully that baby pops up !
Finally Tanganyika scape :)
Do you use automatic dimmers on the lights? My timer just set the lights full on and full of and the fisch do the lightning dance al over the place ..so i wonder if its bad for the rasboras harlequin's i have in my tank. Cheers