Albert Sum thanks man, love this hobby, been doing it for 25+ years now. We have a 210 on the way so there should be a bunch of vids to come soon on that alone for a full build.
You have a lot of space you can still add more. But you have a beautiful set up love your obs the colours are popping the yellows and blue ones are my favourite. But respect ✊🏾 beautiful set up
I don't think that is crowded. I am just setting up an African Cichlid tank for the fourth time in 30 years and the mistake I have made in the past is not crowding them enough to reduce aggression.
This is an old video with the old lighting, I now have LED flood lights. No algae issues whatsoever with either setup. There are two Plecos in the tank that take care of the little algae that grows on the rocks and I use the magnet to clean the glass 1-2 times a week. 👍
Great tank buddy! I also have the same tank taken apart. I haven’t put a tank this big together before. How did you put the tank back together? Did you use a specific method to do it.? Please help me out!
Thanks! Take a bunch of pictures before taking it apart, heat gun to loosen the silicone, clean the glass with 99% rubbing alcohol, put back together same way you took it apart. Allow tank to sit empty to cure for at least 1 week. I let mine sit empty for two weeks before adding water
Thank you. Since I installed the constant drip/auto water change system about 9 months ago, I haven’t had to do a water change since. All I do is clean the glass with the magnet once or twice a week, and change out my filter socks in the sump once every 5-7 days.
Cheega Qi it is personal preference really. I use to have white, then a black whit mix, now all black. I like the all black because it makes the colors of the fish pop
I prefer to over stock. Over stocking cuts down on aggression big time, allows all the fish to really color up. I also feed a large variety of high quality foods to help ensure good health and color
@@Jetblink619 Thanks for the response. It might be that I have a few very large fish that are causing the smaller ones to colour down because my tank is also very overstocked
Can you do an overview of your saltwater tank setup? I plan on switching one of my tanks to saltwater in the future and I appreciate your advice. Thanks.
James Caraluzzi Sure James. I do have a video on my channel of my saltwater tank if you haven’t seen it. I will be making more vids on the salt water tank in the near future, we have a 220 on the way to replace the current 90 reef.
Questions. How many can I add to my 65 gallon? My cichlids stay hidden in the 2 decorative tubes I had, should I removed them. Also there's not an local shop I can purchase peacock cichlids that are the size I already have in my tank. Any suggestions on where to buy. Last, can you mix African cichlids with peacock cichlids? I was told you can not.
In this video there were roughly 70 fish in the tank. Depends on what type of fish, size, etc.. If African cichlids and really good filtration, could easily do 30-40 fish in a 150
Nikolaj Rømer it’s a double edge sword. I think it looks really good, and provides a lot of hiding space for the fish, but it does indeed take up roughly 75-80 gallons of water volume. I have been seriously considering removing it for that reason.
OneMoreFish! Yeah indeed. But maybe it’s fine theres plenty of space i guess. Can i ask u did u buy so many Malawi in adult size or most of Them juvenile? :-) i mean it must have been a Bit expensive
Nikolaj Rømer All of these guys were bought as adults. I do have grow out tanks in the basement now where I have been buying a bunch of fish at the 2-3” size and grow them out . I also just started getting into the breeding and just had my first batch of fry which is nice. .
OneMoreFish! Cool. Yeah ive breed Them a few times too, it’s pretty Easy with Malawi :-) where do you buy your fish since u Can buy only males? Is it like from cichlid import on the internet?
Looks almost 90% of tank are the male fish. It's looks awesome because of colours but hard to live for them only food and swimming in the pool is for them important. Nothing more. It is more interesting when you see how they reproduce or fight with neighbours 🙂 just my opinion. But it is your tank so enjoy it mate! Love Malawi!
Yeah Marineland isn’t the greatest. My 300DD has been running for almost three years now. That being said, I may build a larger custom tank to replace this one.
Never check it anymore, no need to. My tap PH is only around 7.4. GH and KH were also low but has been a while since I have tested. Check out my other videos if you get a chance....such as the “maintenance Free Free Self Sustaining Tank” video.
@@andrewgetty9478 Some will say yes for African cichlids, my answer is no. Here are my reasons: A stable PH/KH/GH etc is the key. I don’t chase water parameters. I leave them as is and don’t make adjustments. A long time ago I use to do that, and 30 years of keeping African cichlids, I learned that is not the way to go. A stable environment is a thriving environment. I use this philosophy in 27 of my freshwater tanks, all with rewarding results. Each hobbyist has to do what works best for them, and this is how I do it. 👍
@@andrewgetty9478 If you are concerned about the pH differential then I would acclimate the fish. There are many ways to do it but I would recommend floating the bag in the tank water to achieve the same temp and put small amounts of tank water into the bag every 5 mins or so for 15-20 minutes
Some of those males are absolutely perfect but the one i want and have been looking for myself as a mature adult is the fossocromis rostratus yours is again perfect. Tank is great but the background not sure i like it I've been looking at them and i like them but if i get one i want one that's on the thinner side i know it's weird to say but the tank doesn't look like a 300 gallon tank and it must be the background. But i still love you're tank as far as stocking for aggression i agree with that but it does look a little crowded so much so I've decided not to go as much as i thought i was going to. Sometimes it helps to see what it looks like first so thanks for that. Take care and god bless.
These bigger “massive rock” backgrounds are very impressive in person and provides plenty of hiding places. Draw back of course is the volume of space they do take up! Double edge sword.
From the information I have read, mbunas like less light and tend to hide in the rocks. Since you only have a few, I am sure the light set up you have doesn’t matter. But I have found that since I have an all mbuna tank, the fish are happiest with less lighting. I personally also think that when you “overstock” a tank, the ratio is as follows. For every 1 inch of fish, per gallon times 2. Meaning that for every one inch fish, you can have twice that in fish per each gallon. So for fish that are average 6 inches in your tank, that translates to 6 times 60 which is 360 gallons, times two would be maybe 110 fish, and you are certainly under that range. So, with that estimate, you are within the range of a healthy over stocked aquarium. If 6 inches is your average. That is my two cents.
@@Jetblink619 just seen a few more angles on other vids ,very nice and really shows the scale of it ....looks very small here it dosent do it justice lol
@@Gbonejohn1974 it definitely looks small in the videos to me for sure. This is unfortunately an old video and there have been a ton of changes to the tank since....as you may have seen in the other videos. Thanks for chiming in. 👍
i see many people here on youtube only got males in their tanks.. why not female and breed them ? :-) But ofcourse then u could only keep one aulonocara species pr tank
Jordyn_2209 yeah i know but Theres nothing natural about A male tank in my opinion :) i would go 15 blue neon, 15 White lips and 15 lethrinops or something like that :) but sure it looks awesone with so many different aulonocara
You have beautiful fish in there but it's so overcrowded and it's makes you get dizzy looking at it and the purpose of a fish tank should be for looking mostly like nature and relaxation
@@DirtyShroomz305 I just look at it from if i were a fish perspective. I think animals are imprisoned and it makes me sad when i see a turtle or a lizard inside a 20 gallon cage. I think fish deserve ponds if you want a bunch.
@@edwardstaley2594 they're instinctive creatures, they don't have feelings like us. They're just as packed in rivers and ponds and oceans as they're constantly fighting for space in rocks and reefs. I'm gonna have about 10 in my 55. Hopefully it'll curve the aggression. I can go up to about 15 juveniles/adults. 3-5 inches each
Probably the only tank I’ve seen, that made me jealous. 🤣😂. Nice!
C Escobar
Haha thanks for the support!
Your tanks are amazing! Got out the hobby but you're making me want to get a tank again lol
Albert Sum thanks man, love this hobby, been doing it for 25+ years now. We have a 210 on the way so there should be a bunch of vids to come soon on that alone for a full build.
@@Jetblink619 well I wonder why 😂
Happens Every time.
African cichlids are the most beautiful fishes to ever exist
Agreed
Excellent video my friend. Thanks for sharing!!
Bro your tank is so sick!
I think this is what a AC tank should look like 🤷🏾♂️ perfect
Awesome tank! Great Job! Fully saltwater capable tank that holds cichlid habitat!
Absolutely stunning tank and fish great job i could fall asleep to the beauty if this tank every night
rainboiyo roblox thanks!
That tank looks awesome!
Striker R thanks!
Awesome tank. Please provide me with the name of the rope light you purchased. It looks really nice.
It is made by Govee and I bought it on Amazon
@@Jetblink619 Thank you 😊
Wow colorful. How could you make them more colorful ?
You have a lot of space you can still add more. But you have a beautiful set up love your obs the colours are popping the yellows and blue ones are my favourite. But respect ✊🏾 beautiful set up
I am completely inept at carpentry. Do you have plans for the stand and lid I can give to my cabinet maker to build. Yours is awesome.
Thanks! Unfortunately I do not have any plans for any of my stands or canopies as I just build them on the fly.
I don't think that is crowded. I am just setting up an African Cichlid tank for the fourth time in 30 years and the mistake I have made in the past is not crowding them enough to reduce aggression.
Agreed. If you can keep up with the constant maintenance, better to have a few more than a few less
Where did you get the background looks nice, how do I find one?
brooooo this is so cool im trying to aspire to this level of fish keeping
Man that thing is beautiful
Thanks! Doing a major overhaul and upgrade to the sump/equipment as we speak. Video to follow in the next couple of days.
damn,thats a stunning tank.well done.
Very nice tank. Congrats
Beautiful tank.
Thanks!
Its looking nice as a saltwater tank. Very impressive and beautiful fish colors.
Thank you!
Beautiful tank set up.. love it
Thank you!
Beautiful Tank . What size is the black Diamond sand fine or medium really thinking about changing to that color
Amazing tank really beautiful
CICHLIDS TANK thank you!
Thanks for your information,and what pellet for fish diet?
leonard kalianda no problem. Take a look on my channel, I did a good video on what I feed a few vids ago.
Holy 😳 beautiful
Take a look at the recent vids on my channel to see what this tank looks like now. A far cry from this old vid!
Beautiful
Thanks!
How do you manage the algae with all that lighting
This is an old video with the old lighting, I now have LED flood lights. No algae issues whatsoever with either setup. There are two Plecos in the tank that take care of the little algae that grows on the rocks and I use the magnet to clean the glass 1-2 times a week. 👍
@@Jetblink619 thanks buddy ~
African chiclids or central american chiclids which are better and very easy to keep them?? like not sensitive like discus???
Pretty easy aside from aggression yes
Great tank buddy! I also have the same tank taken apart. I haven’t put a tank this big together before. How did you put the tank back together? Did you use a specific method to do it.? Please help me out!
Thanks!
Take a bunch of pictures before taking it apart, heat gun to loosen the silicone, clean the glass with 99% rubbing alcohol, put back together same way you took it apart. Allow tank to sit empty to cure for at least 1 week. I let mine sit empty for two weeks before adding water
Looks great.
Amazing!! Great job
Impressive how often do you clean it??
Thank you. Since I installed the constant drip/auto water change system about 9 months ago, I haven’t had to do a water change since. All I do is clean the glass with the magnet once or twice a week, and change out my filter socks in the sump once every 5-7 days.
Very attractive setup with nice fish. Can I keep angelfish, monofish, scats and gourami with cichlid.
Not advisable, the African cichlids are very aggressive. I have seen mixed tanks with people doing but personally I wouldn’t.
Is that a rock back ground ..if so how you get that or where
3D background yes. sculpted out of foam. This one came from Aquadecor but I have made a handful of them myself.
Great tank!!! How many fish are in there?
Thank you! At the highest point there were around 70. Now there is about half that.
@@Jetblink619 how do you make sure all the fish are fed?
I got a 3 ft tank with 22 cichlids in and they are growing and eating well, and i feed them mealworms for protein
What lake are your cichlids from in this tank? Like as in Malawi, Victoria, or the one that begins with a T that i can't spell.
The background light from current is called the serene system.
The one on my system is DIY.
Filtration: Your DIY sump is just beautiful in itself. Want to switch to sump, is noise a problem vs canister.
Thanks
My sumps are relatively quiet. There are many ways to build/run a sump and they vary drastically.
All of mine are tuned to run very quietly.
wut cichlid fish is that?
do you recommend black or white sand for cichlid tanks.
Cheega Qi it is personal preference really. I use to have white, then a black whit mix, now all black. I like the all black because it makes the colors of the fish pop
What’s the minimum size tank you recommend for these fish?
0 videos play button Challenge? Depends on what species of cichlid you are wanting to keep. I would say a minimum of a 75.
Amazing
tops nice tank and fish
how do you get them all to colour up to their full potential? A lot of my fish coloured down due to more dominant fish in the tank
I prefer to over stock. Over stocking cuts down on aggression big time, allows all the fish to really color up.
I also feed a large variety of high quality foods to help ensure good health and color
@@Jetblink619 Thanks for the response. It might be that I have a few very large fish that are causing the smaller ones to colour down because my tank is also very overstocked
@@finscape4918 this is an old video. Check out my latest video to see where I’m at with the tank and fish now if you get a chance.
What lamp do yoo use?
Beamswork DA Full spectrum
wow. too beautiful!
Which food you feed them.?
Ankit Jaiswal
Check out the video I posted this morning on the foods 👍
Can you do an overview of your saltwater tank setup? I plan on switching one of my tanks to saltwater in the future and I appreciate your advice. Thanks.
James Caraluzzi
Sure James. I do have a video on my channel of my saltwater tank if you haven’t seen it. I will be making more vids on the salt water tank in the near future, we have a 220 on the way to replace the current 90 reef.
Questions.
How many can I add to my 65 gallon?
My cichlids stay hidden in the 2 decorative tubes I had, should I removed them.
Also there's not an local shop I can purchase peacock cichlids that are the size I already have in my tank. Any suggestions on where to buy.
Last, can you mix African cichlids with peacock cichlids? I was told you can not.
I want one more fish nice tank setup nice fish new sub #146 thanks for sharing have fun
HOUSE OF CICHLIDS thanks for the support!
@@Jetblink619 i hope you do some
Are you selling the 3d backgrounds? Love the content!
Beautiful fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fluval aquasky does the lightning storms and sunrise/sunset
How many fish u have in there in this video? Whats the max number of fish i can have in a 150G with great filreration??
In this video there were roughly 70 fish in the tank.
Depends on what type of fish, size, etc.. If African cichlids and really good filtration, could easily do 30-40 fish in a 150
What kind of tank ?? Waterbox ??
Marine land never mind
I tried chemi pure elite and liked a lot better should check it out, from what I hear chemi pure blue works better salt water tanks
I use to use elite then switched to Blue. That being said, I no longer use it since installing the constant drip system. 👍
background looks really good i must say. but looks like it take at least 1/3 of the tanks size :(
Nikolaj Rømer it’s a double edge sword. I think it looks really good, and provides a lot of hiding space for the fish, but it does indeed take up roughly 75-80 gallons of water volume. I have been seriously considering removing it for that reason.
OneMoreFish! Yeah indeed. But maybe it’s fine theres plenty of space i guess. Can i ask u did u buy so many Malawi in adult size or most of Them juvenile? :-) i mean it must have been a Bit expensive
Nikolaj Rømer
All of these guys were bought as adults. I do have grow out tanks in the basement now where I have been buying a bunch of fish at the 2-3” size and grow them out . I also just started getting into the breeding and just had my first batch of fry which is nice.
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OneMoreFish! Cool. Yeah ive breed Them a few times too, it’s pretty Easy with Malawi :-) where do you buy your fish since u Can buy only males? Is it like from cichlid import on the internet?
Nikolaj Rømer I have bought some online but most are from my local fish stores.
That so beautiful chiclid tank sir,are you using salt for the water
leonard kalianda thank you! No I do not add anything to my water. PH is around 7.5.
Bravo 👏
Super
Looks almost 90% of tank are the male fish. It's looks awesome because of colours but hard to live for them only food and swimming in the pool is for them important. Nothing more. It is more interesting when you see how they reproduce or fight with neighbours 🙂 just my opinion. But it is your tank so enjoy it mate! Love Malawi!
All male tank.
We breed tons of peacocks and haps in the fish room
Cichlid Bros just released a video and their brand new marine land tank leaked. It’s an on-going issue.
Yeah Marineland isn’t the greatest. My 300DD has been running for almost three years now. That being said, I may build a larger custom tank to replace this one.
I counted 64 cichlids am I close?
Zay Bone
Close! There were a few more, probably hiding in/behind the 3D background
I always stress out when my fish were fighting
Me too
What’s your ph gh and kh ??
Never check it anymore, no need to. My tap PH is only around 7.4.
GH and KH were also low but has been a while since I have tested. Check out my other videos if you get a chance....such as the “maintenance Free Free Self Sustaining Tank” video.
@@Jetblink619 isn’t 7.4 very low ?
@@andrewgetty9478 Some will say yes for African cichlids, my answer is no. Here are my reasons:
A stable PH/KH/GH etc is the key. I don’t chase water parameters. I leave them as is and don’t make adjustments. A long time ago I use to do that, and 30 years of keeping African cichlids, I learned that is not the way to go. A stable environment is a thriving environment. I use this philosophy in 27 of my freshwater tanks, all with rewarding results.
Each hobbyist has to do what works best for them, and this is how I do it. 👍
@@Jetblink619 what if I buy a fish that is used to say a ph of 8.2 and mines 7.8 ?
@@andrewgetty9478 If you are concerned about the pH differential then I would acclimate the fish. There are many ways to do it but I would recommend floating the bag in the tank water to achieve the same temp and put small amounts of tank water into the bag every 5 mins or so for 15-20 minutes
Tank size in feet
6ft long, 3ft front to back, 28” tall
That’s enough room for that many fish?
Yes, however….check out some of my newer vids
Good tank ! But no imported albinos
Some of those males are absolutely perfect but the one i want and have been looking for myself as a mature adult is the fossocromis rostratus yours is again perfect. Tank is great but the background not sure i like it I've been looking at them and i like them but if i get one i want one that's on the thinner side i know it's weird to say but the tank doesn't look like a 300 gallon tank and it must be the background. But i still love you're tank as far as stocking for aggression i agree with that but it does look a little crowded so much so I've decided not to go as much as i thought i was going to. Sometimes it helps to see what it looks like first so thanks for that. Take care and god bless.
These bigger “massive rock” backgrounds are very impressive in person and provides plenty of hiding places. Draw back of course is the volume of space they do take up! Double edge sword.
I would add some hiding spaces for the fish, but other than that, it is a very stunning tank : )
Thanks, plenty of hiding spaces in the tank however, the fish can swim through the 3D background
From the information I have read, mbunas like less light and tend to hide in the rocks. Since you only have a few, I am sure the light set up you have doesn’t matter. But I have found that since I have an all mbuna tank, the fish are happiest with less lighting. I personally also think that when you “overstock” a tank, the ratio is as follows. For every 1 inch of fish, per gallon times 2. Meaning that for every one inch fish, you can have twice that in fish per each gallon. So for fish that are average 6 inches in your tank, that translates to 6 times 60 which is 360 gallons, times two would be maybe 110 fish, and you are certainly under that range. So, with that estimate, you are within the range of a healthy over stocked aquarium. If 6 inches is your average. That is my two cents.
95/100 gotta get start sapphire and the blue dolphin in that tank dude 🙄
whats the size ,looks tiny for 300 gallon
6ft wide, 3ft front to back.
Marineland 300 Deep Dimension tank.
@@Jetblink619 just seen a few more angles on other vids ,very nice and really shows the scale of it ....looks very small here it dosent do it justice lol
@@Gbonejohn1974 it definitely looks small in the videos to me for sure. This is unfortunately an old video and there have been a ton of changes to the tank since....as you may have seen in the other videos. Thanks for chiming in. 👍
i see many people here on youtube only got males in their tanks.. why not female and breed them ? :-)
But ofcourse then u could only keep one aulonocara species pr tank
Jordyn_2209 yeah i know but Theres nothing natural about A male tank in my opinion :) i would go 15 blue neon, 15 White lips and 15 lethrinops or something like that :) but sure it looks awesone with so many different aulonocara
Awesome tank man, subbed. Check out my 300 gallon african tank
Adam C thanks man, will do!
No way that’s a 300 gal
Sure is, 72”x36”x28” 👍👍
nice clear tank but just IMO, too many OBs can detract from the beauty. beautiful tank nonetheless. peace!
ameeiiizziiinnhg bravoobravo bravoooo
You have beautiful fish in there but it's so overcrowded and it's makes you get dizzy looking at it and the purpose of a fish tank should be for looking mostly like nature and relaxation
Too many fish for little space. I would have 5 or 6 at the max
I’m sorry to hear that.
5 otr 6 in a three hundred gallon??? Lol. I have 6 juveniles in my 55
@@DirtyShroomz305 exactly……
@@DirtyShroomz305 I just look at it from if i were a fish perspective. I think animals are imprisoned and it makes me sad when i see a turtle or a lizard inside a 20 gallon cage. I think fish deserve ponds if you want a bunch.
@@edwardstaley2594 they're instinctive creatures, they don't have feelings like us. They're just as packed in rivers and ponds and oceans as they're constantly fighting for space in rocks and reefs. I'm gonna have about 10 in my 55. Hopefully it'll curve the aggression. I can go up to about 15 juveniles/adults. 3-5 inches each
The fish look good, but black sand makes the tank look so drab.
And the fish look like they are very uncomfortable, and feeling very overcrowded
menuda sobrepoblación , no pueden ni moverse
da können ein nur die Tiere leid tun 😥
Too much fish look not good
What do you feed them?
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What do you feed them?