6 Rare MUST-HAVE South and Central American Cichlids! [EVERY Fish FULLY Described]
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Here are 6 rare "must-have" South and Central American cichlids that I think are beautiful. I was able to get a hold of them from my channel sponsor, The Cichlid Shack in Arizona. In this video I describe each of them, including both their common and scientific names. It's every fish currently in my 55 grow-out / quarantine tank fully described.
Take a look and tell me what you think about this combination of fish. Have you owned these fish? What has been your experience with them and what tips can you provide to help me (and the viewers) that either own or would like to own these fish. What fish would you add to this collection? Be sure to share your thoughts in the comment section.
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WOW! Nice set up, they look like they’re primarily juveniles still. That’s cool all growing out together.
Hello 👋 my dear friend Ben. Very beautiful your fish. Nice cichlid tank. Like. I wish you all the best and new creative success.
Love how the Nicaraguan cichlids tails shimmer in color under the lights.
They are a good looking fish. Under rated in my opinion. Thanks for watching.
the geophagus are one of my favorite groups of fish, i absolutely love mine
Hey B Nice vid. Love your new fish. Always loved the Green Terror. Congrats on the 40k...
Hi Ben, I just stop yr video to make a comment to you, this is very well done, when you show a fish that is young and put a picture of it with full growth so that people can see how it well be, since when there young they normally don't show color's, I suggested this to a fish importer in Florida, that brings fishes from almost all parts of the world, because this could help him to sell his stock quicker, now I'm going to see the rest of yr video, I saw you and yr granddaughter on the instergram, very cool, the second generation, take care regards from Portugal.
Great job with the video ! I had a large green terror at one time and he was pretty mellow I also have a rug yeah one time in the same bed and I had no trouble. This is going back years ago when I had him in a 125. Good luck with that I think you’re gonna have a lot of fun with them
As always, great clip!
I love it . Looking forward to see them a little bigger.
Good selection. I feed mine 3x per day till their bellies are full to maximize growth for SA and CA Cichlids. Geos can be slow growing requiring focused feeding to grow them out.
I have Nicaragua cichlid. They are pretty aggressive as a juvenile. But they chill out after they get older. Give it some time.
I kept the prettier female and gave the male to my LFS. I hope she mellows out more.
Great video. Very informative as always. Seeing as how you love your severums . Have you ever looked into getting the Tiger Severum? I currently have four of them and their colors are beautiful. I also have eleven severums in my 200 gallon, a mix of turquoise, gold, red speckled, green and red headed. I’m in the process of changing over my 210 gallon aquarium from saltwater to freshwater and that will be housing my Tiger Severums along with 2 more red speckled and a turquoise. I appreciate the info on the chocolate cichlids. I will be looking forward to also getting a few and adding them also to the 210. Love your channel and best of luck to you and your family.
I need to look into the tiger severums. Thanks!
I actually have a few of these species in my tank right now, great choices!
Hi Ben, you should look into obino heckelii,beautiful fish ,
I wish I could find one!
Good timing Ben! I just bought a 125G tank and I plan on getting South American cichlids. Love your new fish. I plan on getting some of them especially the Severum. Also the blue Acara and red head geo are on my list! Whenever I set up a new tank I’m like a kid waiting for Christmas! Found the substrate I want on sale going to pick it up today. One step of many as you know to get a new tank going. Good thing is I am retiring a 75g community tank I have had for 18 years. So I am taking 1 cycled marine land C- 360 canister filter from the 75g and a cycled FX6 from my 125g African cichlid tank. I currently have 2 of them on that tank plus a Seachem tidal 110 so plenty of cycled media to go around. Instant cycled new tank. I am also moving wood and rocks from the old tank so that will help too.
What a lovey bunch of fish I’m glad you are doing a South American tank there are not enough iTunes people doing this thank you my severums love cucumber
I ment u tube people productive tex haaar
Tom the Jack is super active. My Jack is only out his cave for dinner time lol
Fish look great keep up the good work but since thats a peaceful tank ur missing a blue dempsey & rams
A beautiful carpintis cichlid would look very nice in that tank!
Good looking fish I'm currently growing out 4 severums and have 2 full grown. Quickly becoming some of my favorite fish. I really like there temperament. Did you put any further thought into getting some dither fish for your 90 to curb the agression with the Geo's?
I’m hoping the 2 red head tapajos and 2 Nicaragua cichlids will help. If it was your tank, what fish would you put in there?
@@BenOchart I would either put Boesemani and neon rainbows 2 groups of 4, or about 6 hill trout..
my favourite cichlids are the Nicaragua Cichlids such a overlooked fish, but i'm sure once you've kept them they become your favorite, i have six adults (3 pairs) one pair just keep on spawning, as for young fish i have too many to count lol..
Awesome video Ben! I love south americans. Ive mentioned how i cant find the red spotted gold severum anywhere here in michigan but i found a shop a little drive from me who said he says he doesnt right now but he does have red gold severums that are just a red spotted bred here in america with no hormones. Have you heard of this? It made me nervous
Didn’t realize juiced severums was a thing. My LFS seems to always have them in stock.
@BenOchart I found a different shop a little further than the last who had 1 tiny one left I drove out and picked her up. She's tiny and my also female EBA has been nipping at her chasing her around. I've separated then because I don't want the severum to not come out to eat. But what's making my generally calm fish act this way?
Beautiful tanks and fish. I also have a Neon Blue Acara and it's a beautiful mellow fish. My Chocolate cichlid literally bothers nobody. He's about 4.5 inches now and when the tank lights go on in the morning, he has creamy and brown striped camouflaged look before he turns back to his brown colour... He's my favourite fish. Both the fish i mentioned are in a 55 gallon with a convict, firemouth, gold Severum, rainbow cichlid, a geophagus surinamensis, koi Angel... and a Bolivian Ram that owns the tank lol. They will all eventually go into 180 gallon that arrives in December. Then I'll get a Jack dempsey, Urau and a true parrot ( beautiful blue/green colouration on them).... Just a sand bottom with rocks and large driftwood. I've subscribed to your channel, keep up the good work.
Sounds like an awesome combo of fish. Is there only one surinamensis? The true parrots are my favorites for sure. They are going to love that bigger tank.
Thanks for the sub😀👍🏻
@@BenOchart yes mate only the one Geophagus... I had 4 red head tapajos with him but he wouldn't leave them alone. They are in another tank with some apistos and all doing fine 👍
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Hey Brother, nice job on species when it comes to housing all those beasties together. I didn't do as well. There haven't been any real issues... yet. But they're coming for me. I can see the storm clouds on the horizon. I can just feel it. I have a 210 like you and I went with a pair of Oscars, a pair of Angels (one died) a pair of Convicts (one died) a Salvini, a Venezuelan Pike, a Green Texas, a Jack Dempsey and a Managuensis (jaguar). Plus there's a striped raphael, a spotted raphael and a jaguar wood catfish in there, an L-47 mango pleco and three silver dollars. Things have been good for two years, but I have noticed a tick up in the aggression level. I think they're just getting too big for the space. I plan on separating the SA and CA but think I'm running out of time here.
Slightly smaller, far less aggressive fish are definitely the better call.
My Chocolate Cichlid is the largest and by far the most peaceful fish in my SA tank. Kept with Geos, Angels, Albino Heckelii and Tetras. Had 2 blue Acaras (not electric) but removed them as they were a bit nasty come feeding time. Your Surinamensis form a hierarchy, so if you had a few more the aggression from the dominant fish would be spread out among the others causing less fin damage in my experience.
the hardest / rarest cichlid to find in the hobby right now is the Hemichromis Fasciatus, I can't find them for sale any where on the internet, i don't think any one even owns one currently in America, more than likely because pound for pound they're the most violent cichlid out there
Nicaraguan Cichild or Nic Cichlid (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis) is also known as Macaw Cichlid. Although Wolf Cichlid or Dovii or Rainbow Bass is known to be a lake fish as the name Lagunero, it does occur in streams and rivers with the Macaw Cichlid with the lue Demon Cichlid or Poo man's Tropheus or Neet (Hypsophrys nematopus) a highly aggressive Cichlid known to operate cleaner areas and usually ranked in the top 15 most aggressive American cichlids. The Dovii is the Neets greatest predator in the wild. The Neet often usurps the Nic from nesting areas in streams.. The Nic will adopt Dovii young separated from parent care in the wild until them can defend for themselves.
Hi im looking to set up a Cichlid tank 450 litres uk and i have a Blue Acara at the moment could you give advice on which Cichlids i could put with this Blue Acara please,
Missing fish: Uaru, and festivum.
I have Madoka white lips had them since babies they're rather large enough
Please use Liter , 😉 thx
Hello and thanks for the wonderful info! Can i ask you 4 some help pls?..i have 4 red spot severums in a 325 litres tank maybe i take a pair from these and i wish them to breed..and recently i got 7 giant danios as dither fish because severums were always hiding and shy😢..is this ok or will my danios finish eating my fry and eggs if any pair severums decide to breed?? Il be grateful if you reply..
I haven’t bread severums but I believe the parents would protect the eggs.
Get you a king kong parrot awesome fish. My favorite is my buddy "bubba" the red devil. Such a huge personality nothing I've ever seen in a fish before. If you have the opportunity to get a red devil you will not be disappointed but he WILL HAVE to be by himself...
Do a oscar only tank that would be some awesome
I love the look of red tiger Oscars
@@BenOchart I have two tiger oscars myself. My sister sent me pictures of some blue Oscar's that looked amazing
Looks like Tom is a female Jack Dempsey, amazing collection!
I believe you are right and the name has been changed to "Tomasita", LOL! Thank you for watching.
I'm looking to pick up some red Texas cichlids then eventually breed them they are very hard to make alot of fish are sterile.....is anyone a breeder or have spawning SRT or red Texas cichlids lmk
I miss the stary night you had 😔
Me too
lyonsi?
Your “saum” is not a rivulatus, it’s an adinocara stalsbergi aka the true terror
I think you are going to need a tank bigger than 180gallons to keep all of those fish long term.
A 6 ft 180 tank will be fine. The redheads won't grow too big and will stay at the bottom. The chocolates will grow big but tend to stay middle to top, staring at the top of the water waiting for food. He's removing the Nicaragua also.
Update??
I have blue acara. It's aggressive. Killed one of fellow species and harassing frontosa
The one I have currently is very mellow. Good thing because he’s huge.
Chocolates eat more than oscars, love them
They have a Great temperament too
I don't recommend going to "Cichlid Shack" in Arizona. I drove 45 mins to check this place out, arrived, and went into this place. I walked around and nobody was there to assist me. I was shocked. I could've stolen fish if they actually had a decent inventory. I ended up going to the "Ocean Floor" in Phoenix. I really liked their selection and plenty of people to help answer my questions.
He's right in the middle of a move and it sounds like you went to the old place. Check back in a few weeks after he's gotten settled in with the new location.