Love Live Fish Direct! I bought 2 sets of rams, some angels and a pleco, and they worked with me to make sure I got the specifics I wanted. They are awesome and I’m so glad to see your fishies are doing well.They are beautiful... Nice haul! 😀😀
sanjeev anand This is what I do: feed your fish then turn out the lights. Then float and add. In an hour or two turn the lights on. There will usually be some initial chasing but it should settle down. If it doesn’t you might need to pull one or two out. Always tricky with Cichlids. Good luck.
You mentioned you provided 2 treatmeants of General Cure since you were unable to quarantine them. I am assuming that you have no carbon in your filtration. How should one handle it when there is carbon (Chemi Pure Elite - bottom tray of FX6) in the system?
I wasn’t so lucky. I added a buccochromis noto, buccochromis spectibilis, & a compressicep to my tank. My Insignus was out in quarantine because of cloudy eye. The Insignus was the tank boss. After a week of quarantine I put him back in and he took out my my noto. Needless to say Insignus had to be rehomed.
I have a question for the ya. I have 2 fire haps and alot of peacocks together. I just pulled some babies from the female fire hap. My question is can the peacocks breed with the fire haps? I'm not sure who the dad is. I'm hoping it is the male fire hap but he is not the dominant male in the tank.
I have a male Electric Blue Acara, about 4”-5”. If I were to add a male Bolivian Ram (juvenile), would they become aggressive towards eachother being that they’re both males?
few weeks ago I ordered and paid $75 for a super red empress from livefishdirect, their description was that the super red empress worth every penny! and what i got is a regular empress trash fish with very dull coloration that i won't even pay $10 for, he look absolutely nothing like the other two super red empress i bought from someone else, neither the shape or the color qualified the trash fish i got as super red empress, i got scammed and would never ever buy any fish from those crooks ever again.
All new fish look good .
Awesome fish Ben, that tank is beautiful, thank you for your time
Brian Hahn Thank you for stopping by Brian
Can’t stop lol your channel is the best, it’s taking this hobby to where I’ve been wanting to for awhile now, thanks man
Hi Ben!!! GORGEOUS fish & tank!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Good looking fish Ben...glad to see all the new additions acclimated well in the 'big boy' tank!
Nice fish I’m glad my red empress & vc10 are looking great at 3”
Love Live Fish Direct! I bought 2 sets of rams, some angels and a pleco, and they worked with me to make sure I got the specifics I wanted. They are awesome and I’m so glad to see your fishies are doing well.They are beautiful... Nice haul! 😀😀
sanjeev anand This is what I do: feed your fish then turn out the lights. Then float and add. In an hour or two turn the lights on. There will usually be some initial chasing but it should settle down. If it doesn’t you might need to pull one or two out. Always tricky with Cichlids. Good luck.
Thank you for watching Zen Ginger
Good video Ben. Have you ever considered using a gyre pump in your tanks? You wouldn't ever need to use anything else...they really are awesome.
Gurvinder Parmar Have considered, along with Ecotech, big bucks but very high quality, effective and quiet.
I've been looking at the Ice cap 3k. Which one do you have? I can't for the life of me get my flow right in my 220g. Drives me crazy.
Stay at Home Cichlid Mom Sump pump or powerhead?
They look amazing Ben..
i use a power head for diversion along with dither fish
They look amazing 😁🐣🐥🐤
Nice !!!
It was interesting seeing the Red Empress next to the Fusco. It really shows the size/scale of the hap.
Red Empresses are tough fish. He'll be chasing your predators soon enough. Lol.
You mentioned you provided 2 treatmeants of General Cure since you were unable to quarantine them. I am assuming that you have no carbon in your filtration. How should one handle it when there is carbon (Chemi Pure Elite - bottom tray of FX6) in the system?
Rene M. I remove when treating. After treatment I put some carbon in the filter for a few weeks then throw the carbon out.
I wasn’t so lucky. I added a buccochromis noto, buccochromis spectibilis, & a compressicep to my tank. My Insignus was out in quarantine because of cloudy eye. The Insignus was the tank boss. After a week of quarantine I put him back in and he took out my my noto. Needless to say Insignus had to be rehomed.
Jerry Martin Sorry to hear that Jerry. Did you rearrange the decor while the insignia was in QT?
Ben Ochart yes. No lights as well. I watched them for 3-4 hours and seemed like it was going to be ok. Woke up next morning and he was dead.
Jerry Martin Sorry, hate when that happens
I have a question for the ya. I have 2 fire haps and alot of peacocks together. I just pulled some babies from the female fire hap. My question is can the peacocks breed with the fire haps? I'm not sure who the dad is. I'm hoping it is the male fire hap but he is not the dominant male in the tank.
Ben, what about your tetrastigma?
Frances Arroyo I will talk about him in an upcoming video. Stay tuned 👀👀
I have a red empress from Josh. There gourgous
I have a male Electric Blue Acara, about 4”-5”. If I were to add a male Bolivian Ram (juvenile), would they become aggressive towards eachother being that they’re both males?
The Irishman Hello Irishman, u fortunately I’m not familiar with that combination. Someone at the Ben O’Cichlid group might be able to help.
Okay, thank you for letting me know and for your help. Great vid btw!
few weeks ago I ordered and paid $75 for a super red empress from livefishdirect, their description was that the super red empress worth every penny! and what i got is a regular empress trash fish with very dull coloration that i won't even pay $10 for, he look absolutely nothing like the other two super red empress i bought from someone else, neither the shape or the color qualified the trash fish i got as super red empress, i got scammed and would never ever buy any fish from those crooks ever again.
Contact Josh Davis (the owner) and explain this to him. The Red Emp he sent to me is epic.