I'm growing some of the very colorful Haps that only grow to be about 6 inches in my 75g African chiclid tank. The rest will be colorful Mbunas. Great list. Subscribed. Amazing tank and fish you got there!
@@CichlidCharmer yeah I think so. I’ve actually never seen one in person and the one on Ron’s looks a little more white but they do have a darker coloration picture available. But they have similar pattern marking and is definitely not what they put on the bag. The dots and the side and the anal and dorsal fin match up with the coloration patterns. I would say with 75% confidence. If you said the seller was not your standard seller, which I’ve certainly dealt with before, it could be a hybrid.
I’ve had some frustrating haps too, but it seems like over 50% of the peacocks I have had turned into jerks. I’ve had better luck with the haps for sure.
I just remembered that the first night I put the johanni in that tank, when I checked on it before I went to bed, the johanni was on one side of the tank and EVERYONE ELSE was on the other. That's why I thought for sure he was gonna have to go.
Even when they aren’t hurting other fish when they do that, it sure makes the whole fish keeping experience less fun. I think it also stresses the other fish out, which can lead to illness.
It's funny all the easy temperament Qualities you said about your dolphin. My dolphin is pretty much identical to yours in size and color, but is the tank boss. FOR SURE. ton of haps, peacocks, mbuna and 4 convicts in there. I have about a 5 5/6 inch johanni that is an about mother f@%ker, and I couldn't take it anymore, so he went in with the big Boys. He did his best to take on anyone with half the notion of Thinking they were going to keep him in line, and I'm not gonna lie, when I went to sleep that night I thought tor sure when I woke up I would have to rehome him. Nope, that dolphin had his ass whipped into shape and hiding behind a rock pile. Anytime that the johanni even looked like he was going to attempt to swim out the dolphin was on his ass like flies on 💩. After a couple weeks the johnni became the 2nd in charge so the dolphin game him some space. But if he started causing too many problems the dolphin would run his ass into his corner for a time out! No one messes with that dolphin at all. I would say he's aggressive, as in he typically won't hurt you, but it's probably because no one wants to challenge him either. Crazy how fish can be so individually different from the same species.
That sounds like some descriptions of the dolphin I have heard. Yours is the man! You’re right, it’s really strange how they can be so different. It was probably weird seeing my aloof, peaceful dolphin.
The zebra are a menace, non communal unless you have larger more dominant fish, don’t recommend mixing with mbuna or small fish of any kind, females especially
I'm growing some of the very colorful Haps that only grow to be about 6 inches in my 75g African chiclid
tank. The rest will be colorful Mbunas. Great list. Subscribed. Amazing tank and fish you got there!
You’re in for an adventure. Thanks for subscribing and for liking my tank and 🐠!
Very entertaining. Thanks. Do more.
Hey thanks for the encouragement! And thank you for watching!
Thank you for another great video, now you convinced me to get a astatotilapia.
🙏 I hope he’s as cool as Zeke!
I Love your Thumbnails
I really appreciate that - thanks for taking the time to tell me!
@@CichlidCharmer thank you I am from Germany and in Germany is the Aquarium Hobby Not AS big as IT is in the US
And it's nice to See People That Love their Hobby
@@mimom1839 there are a lot of us out there! Thank you!
@@mimom1839 that’s cuz we’re a bunch of weirdos 😆🤪
Furc is still my favorite ❤️
He’s a good boy!
Love the list. My favorite is the giant hap.
Thanks, Steve! Am I correct? He looks like a giant hap to you, too, right?
@@CichlidCharmer yeah I think so. I’ve actually never seen one in person and the one on Ron’s looks a little more white but they do have a darker coloration picture available. But they have similar pattern marking and is definitely not what they put on the bag. The dots and the side and the anal and dorsal fin match up with the coloration patterns. I would say with 75% confidence. If you said the seller was not your standard seller, which I’ve certainly dealt with before, it could be a hybrid.
Cichlids🧡
Very nice, i also have a "Zeke" and he is in fish larger than he and he does not back down.
That’s awesome! What great fish, right?
Seek is a stunner
Thanks, Paul! Zeke, right?
@@CichlidCharmer yeah fat fingers. Autocorrect. Not enough coffee. Delete as applicable
@@dascudder never, sir. Never enough coffee, and never deleting it 😃
All haps on the list, I’ve been planning a peacock & hap mix tank, now I’m second guessing with your frustration with the peacocks 🤔
I’ve had some frustrating haps too, but it seems like over 50% of the peacocks I have had turned into jerks. I’ve had better luck with the haps for sure.
I just remembered that the first night I put the johanni in that tank, when I checked on it before I went to bed, the johanni was on one side of the tank and EVERYONE ELSE was on the other. That's why I thought for sure he was gonna have to go.
Even when they aren’t hurting other fish when they do that, it sure makes the whole fish keeping experience less fun. I think it also stresses the other fish out, which can lead to illness.
you got some good looking fish in there buddy
Thanks. I like them 🤩
Perfect intro 😂
Hey thanks, man!
❤
11:49.(furc) hey, I was just wondering do you have any zucchini for me?
That's what he's ALWAYS thinking 😆
Zeke reminds me a lot of a peacock bass
Yeah, maybe a slightly more awesome version of one 🤩
It's funny all the easy temperament Qualities you said about your dolphin. My dolphin is pretty much identical to yours in size and color, but is the tank boss. FOR SURE. ton of haps, peacocks, mbuna and 4 convicts in there. I have about a 5 5/6 inch johanni that is an about mother f@%ker, and I couldn't take it anymore, so he went in with the big Boys. He did his best to take on anyone with half the notion of Thinking they were going to keep him in line, and I'm not gonna lie, when I went to sleep that night I thought tor sure when I woke up I would have to rehome him. Nope, that dolphin had his ass whipped into shape and hiding behind a rock pile. Anytime that the johanni even looked like he was going to attempt to swim out the dolphin was on his ass like flies on 💩. After a couple weeks the johnni became the 2nd in charge so the dolphin game him some space. But if he started causing too many problems the dolphin would run his ass into his corner for a time out! No one messes with that dolphin at all. I would say he's aggressive, as in he typically won't hurt you, but it's probably because no one wants to challenge him either. Crazy how fish can be so individually different from the same species.
That sounds like some descriptions of the dolphin I have heard. Yours is the man! You’re right, it’s really strange how they can be so different. It was probably weird seeing my aloof, peaceful dolphin.
I just got an albino red empress and redfin borleyi. Dam you lmaooo
Hah! Those will be some nice looking fish. I could easily have thrown my borleyi into the list.
@@CichlidCharmer I needed more red as I had to rehome my red albino dragon blood. He was a nightmare and he killed my ruby red.
@@dennispeleg7843 yeah red is a bit more rare than blue with these guys. Good thing you rehomed that guy
@@CichlidCharmer definitely had to
The zebra are a menace, non communal unless you have larger more dominant fish, don’t recommend mixing with mbuna or small fish of any kind, females especially
Those Victorians can go either way. I have a pundamilia who is very peaceful, and a Sp 44 who has it out for him. My zebra is awesome
I hate peacocks. I have hap only tank. No issues.
I’m with you, brother
My giraffe cichlid is like 3 inches. How did you buff yours up
Lots of good food and clean water. Remember that they don’t show a lot of color for a while.
@@CichlidCharmer so…. You don’t think I should be dosing the water with Dihydrotestosterone?
@@jawnson2613 blood bath!