WoW very beautiful!! Love what you doing. Keep us updated on all your tanks. Please do a update video on your Lake Malawi tank. Would love to see how they all doing.
Kaity, the trophies are my favorite, I switched to lake Tanganyika from lake Malawi, I am getting a 90 gallon water Box...Thank you for all the information and lovely videos 🥇💎💎💎🙏
Hi Kaity. Finally have days off until Friday I am going to do my Tanks with Cichlids. Thankyou for Supplying myself with Good Names of Aquarium Stores for Fish as well, It will Really Help Heaps. I will keep One Tank for Australian Natives out of the 3 i have. I really like Discus and plan on putting them in One of Two Tanks I am going to Set up and keep them away from the Chilids in the Other Tank. Your knowledge and know how with All things Fish and Aquarium Maintenance Wise including Filters and Plants Etc is Magic. Top Class. I am sorry to hear about your Personal Sadness a few years ago from being Engaged. That must have been Hard for you. My Sister went through something like yourself so from that aspect I can understand. The Good thing is You Got Up, Brushed Yourself off and Decided to Go For your Posts on You Tube. As far as I am Concerned the Information You Supply is Second to No One and so Precise. I look Forward to many more of your Posts in not to Distant Future. Keep up the Great Work. Regards John
Thank you so much John!! I really appreciate it 🙏 That's awesome to hear you have found the content to be helpful too, it makes me so happy when I hear that! I hope that your tank set ups go well 😊
Hi Kaity, once again insightful for all keepers. You're developing a very mature tank in very little time. Aquascape's looking great. I've kept Tanganyikan for 20+ years. I recommend perhaps trying perhaps to your taste,... White Calvus, a Tropheus sold as a Rainbow another gorgeous black and Furcifer is another gorgeous multiple variety you'll never regret. In my 6x2x2, also included Rainbows and Plecos. Cheers again for another great video.
Your Tanganyika cichlids are stunning; as you said, they have great personality, and that's what I love about them. They're definitely in my budget. I have some julidochromis living in my Mbuna tank with not many issues, and I'll definitely try a 100% Tanganyika tank in the future cause It's really tentative. Thanks for the video, you're doing great. Greetings from Lima, Peru🇵🇪✌️🙌!!
Hi Kaity, New subscriber, on the Gold Coast. Nice to have a local like yourself show me the ropes. I’m back to the hobby after raising children and stuff being sidetracked I guess. Oh, I have you to thank for that, I was minding my own business and your channel appeared in my feed and well, now I have an empty aquarium filled and nearly ready to add Cichlids. 😅 Learning heaps, thank you. ☺️ it’s only 250lt 1000mm tank so starting small.
Altolamprologus calvus and A.compressiceps could crossbreed.Cyprichromis leptosoma "Utinta" could crossbreed with Cyprichromis leptosoma "Mpulungu" ... but if you are not going to keep small fry hybrids then it is ok.We don't do that in Tanganyika usually. greetings from Europe(Croatia) All the best :)
I'm not too worried about hybridisation because their fry don't seem to survive, but I would definitely address it if it was happening. And would never sell to stores either if I wasn't 100% sure of the parents 😊
Nice work Kaity… I’ve kept freshwater tropical fish for over 30 years and only 4 weeks ago set up a Lake Tanganyika tank, I’m of a very small group of people in the east of England that keep these fish as getting hold or seeing them in local aquatic stores is rare and ordering them is the norm, the colour and behaviour of these fish is amazing really and for some strange reason they are poorly represented. Lake Malawi has always had a strong following but for reasons unknown Lake Tanganyika hasn’t really had a popularity spike, hopefully this changes and people start seeing what’s been missed…
That's awesome to hear you set up a tank! And I totally agree 😱 They are definitely underrated and underrepresented compared to the Lake Malawi cichlids. And they have been just as easy to keep so far!
You don’t have to pick a favorite out of your tanks but I will lol The Tanganyikan tank is one of the best tanks I’ve seen 🤩‼️ both tanks top notch 🙌‼️ I really love how they are so different but seem to fit the same vibe 🐟🪨🐠🪨
Hahaha, that is awesome!! I definitely can't pick a favourite 🤣 But I am very happy with how the Tanganyikan tank has been coming along 😁🐟💗 Thank you Joey!
Schöne Aquarien mit klarem Wasser und gesunden Tieren! 😀 Die afrikanischen Chichliden aus den Grabenseen sind bestimmt sehr interessant, aber da ich auch auf Pflanzen stehe, muss ich auf diese Burschen verzichten. Außerdem habe ich recht weiches Leitungswasser, was diese Barsche weniger abkönnen und so pflege ich u. a. Diskusfische, wobei ich bei Ihnen auch Abstriche bei den Pflanzen machen muss. 😉
Thank you 😄🙏 Apparently some people have some success with anubias with these guys! And Vall as long as it's rooted into the substrate. I don't like keeping plants so it works for me 🤣
Always Nice to get An update on your tanganyikan tank.it's my favorite.i really like those dark lava rocks,especiallly now that they have more green algae growing on them.and the fish might be less colorful but are very beautiful i think.just wondering how old they can get.and i looked at the merch too.compliments on the shop you got set up.clearly you did your research on everything,but then again what Else did i expect?😂
Thank you!! I'm really liking the green algae on the rocks too, I'm hoping it keeps growing 😊 These guys will live for around 10 years I believe. And 🤣🤣 I did do a LOT of research lol
Yeah Tanganyika! Got a reduced collection right now, but planning to repair the tank soon! Also, let's go Lepidiolamprologus! PS Get on with the weirder cichlids too, such as Eretmodus or Lamprologus lethops (actually from the Congo, but yeah). Also, a Tanganyikan spiny eel won't be so bad!
As a human being requires to survive and thrive, we need Good nutrition,Good living environment, Good air. So for fishes similarly, make sure your fishes have 1 Good Food.2 Good water 3 Good oxygen. Three ingredients to raise quality fish, simple.I will for now give you my idea of creating Good Oxygen. Especially for Chichlids, Purchase a big Air Pump and large Air Diffuser,that will have strong air coming in, that will cause the waters to churn and blow strongly in one direction This creates some turbulence that the cichlids love to play in,excercise in. My best wishes to you and congratulations on your very nice video
It would be worth it to throw in some Neothauma tanganyicense snail shells, which are about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter about 6 per fish just to see if they will host one to breed and even live in I’d definitely love to see you give that a shot also are they the ones that have been eating the fry?! Cuz there known to eat other fishes fry in the wild… anyways just another idea I’d throw out there thanks for sharing your tanks and videos with us love watching them evolve and grow!!! ❤❤❤❤
AHHH! My ears are bleeding! Some much Latin! No, I kid. I'm a nerd. I like hearing the scientific names of things. Plus these days it actually seems to help sometimes. It seems that a lot of fish have so many different common names anymore that people call them, if you're looking for them or trying to figure out what anything is everyone calls them something different and it's confusing. So sometimes it seems it's easier to go by the scientific names. Thanks for the video. You have a nice variety of different types of videos. More in depth ones like this one, and more general ones. On a side note that cichlids have no control over, TH-cam is stupid. I didn't get a notification for this video until 8 hours after you released it. And that seems to always be the case. I'm not sure my ego can handle watching it and commenting on it so much later than other people. 😁
Ohhhh no!! TH-cam has to step up their game 🤣 Funnily enough it was so much easier saying the Latin names for these ones because everyone seems to use them for Tanganyikan cichlids. Unlike the Malawi cichlids where everything is known by its nickname normally 🤣
Hi kaity, lovely setup. So you feed your fish once a night i got that part, just didn't catch what and how much to meet the requirements of semi carnivorous and herbivore fish mixed together. Literally getting a tank built and you've made a rule breaking set up work well.
That's what I'm thinking! I wouldn't mind having a little shellie area, they've definitely grown on me 😊 And I'll definitely be doing a Malawi update video soon 😁
I wish I could find some larger cyprichromis. Some the size you have. All the ones I find are small and won't last long. Love your tank and videos. Hope you get more babies to grow out.
@@Kaityscichlids no problem at all. I'm looking into getting some brine shrimp eggs. Right now I feed mine small crushed flakes. I have 3 out of 6 still smh. Thanks for the advice though.
That was a really beautiful review, Kaity. Your video is spectacular. I really love the underwater video. I'm guessing that was a GoPro on a tripod inside the tank? I need to go find your video on GH and KH. I still don't fully understand that. I should from school, but that's been a while. 🙂 Keep 'em coming, Kaity. And have a fantastic day! ~Ron
@@Kaityscichlids Thanks, Kaity. I think I need to take a look at that. It could be a really fun addition to what I'm doing too. Have a fantastic weekend!
I'm Sincerely loving Your All content Kaity, it's really helping Me get ready to set up My Tank! I'm just wondering? What temperature do you prefer to keep the water for your Lake Malawi Cichlids?
Kaity., You should have been a Biologist specialising in This kind of thing in the wild and that of hybrid breeding of different types of Cichlids like cloning. A Researcher is Definately that I hear when you talk about Fish . Really interesting video. Thankyou for taking the time to Educate us in these Magnificent Fish. You should be praised for what you do because I have never seen anyone who knows a subject like you do with Cichlids Kind Regards .
@@roohollahyeylaghiashrafi7095 just because my pH in this tank is a 8.4 so it's a bit high for them, and it leaves more algae for the tropheus to eat 😊🐟
Thank you 🙏 I feed them a mix of New Life Spectrum Thera A which is a low protein pellet, then Aquamunch Spirulina flakes. And I also mix in some frozen brine shrimp every now and then. I find with that combination it keeps them all happy 😊
I got all of mine from MAD Aquariums in Brisbane and some from Atlas Aquarium, Aquarium Central and Nick's Oceanarium 😄 We have quite a few here in Brisbane Australia
Thank you Duzzy!! I feed them a mix of Spirulina flakes and low protein pellets, and brine shrimp every now and then. At the moment I'm using New Life Spectrum Thera A and Aquamunch Spirulina flakes and colour food 😊
*kaityscichlids* i have a quite couple of questions and you mentioned them as well: please i like to hear from your future reference in the aquarium hobby. it seems you've built amazing volume of cichilds from the vast fast/slow and steady streams and rivers you also pointed out that a few(selective few you have will or have paired for life) you also mentioned most of them have bred once or twice and/or havent gotten the chance to breed cause they arent big enough not to forget you two different kinds(species whatever terms you like to use) that are more predatory eating fry or others fry cichilds.. so what i am and others might be wondering: will you eventually the 14 species you have separate tanks so not only they will reastablish themselves but will no longer have to constantly defend themselves or fight for a shared space?
That is a great question! They are social fish so establishing their territories and interacting with each other is part of their enrichment. However it's not ideal for fry survival. With where things are at right now, I wouldn't want to set up separate tanks for the pairs, but that would be the ideal thing to do if I wanted good success breeding them. For now I'll keep them together and remove the fry and see how they go
I kept waiting for her to address the dietary restrictions of the Tropheus, but she never did. I'm curious how she keeps them from getting bloat while also ensuring that the other cichlids get enough protein. Maybe her tank works because of all the fry available to gobble up?
Sorry for not addressing this! I feed them New Life Spectrum Thera A which is a high quality low protein pellet, mixed with Aquamunch Spirulina flakes and they've all done well on that. I even find they can tolerate Brine Shrimp every now and then. I just stay away from foods like blood worms due to the exoskeletons, and low quality foods with a lot of fillers
If your Tropheus behave like your Bemba you might changetheir food. Esp when all behave like him (could be that this spec fish has issues). Tropheus could have very strong issues with protein cause their intestine is very long cause in Nature thei are plant eaters. I had to made this experiance the hard way ( a Groupe of 15 RIP). I changed food to frosen Artenia or antarctic Shrims. Esp your leleupi will love then too and get nice colours. To help theTropheus try frosen spinach pure. Here in Germany you find some i little portions, easy to handel, just snip it in. And yes the combination is great i mysekf had it for over 20 years, You wouldnr bread them so your tetracefalus will be no Problem. You may seperate them if you wand little Tropheus or if they are breadind. Hope you may have so much fun as i had. Tanganica Cichlids are the most interessting Fish by behavier in my oppinion. After seening the Attenuates that i never hold (cause at that time they were not avaliable for a reason) be awere the are extreme predators and will not only reduce the youngs. And for that they need high protein witch is the opposite of the tropheus. i would seperate them together with the compressicaps who also like fresh fish-
Thank you!! Would you mind sharing what the Bemba was doing that made you think he had a food related problem? I noticed it was doing some shimmers but I thought it was a territorial thing
@@Kaityscichlids He clump the fins and shake while standing on a point. you can see it when you introduce him and every time i saw him in vid. Your intention isn`t breading so a compromise in feeding might be not so importend. i ll do it too in first time. But after some times i change to frosen food. Seperate my Bembas in too Groups and seperate them in two 600 ltr tanks. Than seperate the young males and change them to avoid inzess. Worked very well. Great memories cause i also hold Bembas. Combined with Eretmodus cyanosticus, tanganica clowns, with round and smooth stones, cause of algies. For all the others i use "Lochgestein" (perforated stone?) all lambrologus (neolambrologus) and julidochromis love them, Tropheus might get stuck and die (yes speaking of experiance). I would remove the lava stones. too sharp for algieeaters too small for whole loves bad circulation only catchin waste. But that s your tank. I also started with industrial food, easy to handel but switch to frosen after a while. The fish thanks it with beeing healsy and in good shape breading every 3 moth. But at that time i had a room and 40 more Tanks so i could seperate the species or combined them, seperate in need of food. But if you choose frosen shrimps or artemia (don t know if it s avaliable down under) all of them will be fine. And breaking the ice is the difficule part just throw it in it will melt while drifting around and the food will reach the weaker fish too. Importend when the fish get greater and more torial.
Shimmying in Tropheus can be indicative of a parasitic disease, usually gill flukes. That fish had white patches around it's mouth, which IME means that the fish is sub-par and will probably continue to be. Sometimes, this can be down to a water quality issue, but I gather you keep your water quality very high. Obviously, the fish came in with its problem. In a heavily stocked tank, where the fishes might feel stressed, flukes and other ectoparasites can spread quickly. With regards to diet, Tropheus are algivores in nature and spend a lot of time scraping algae, primarily the sort of aufwuchs that grows that grows in the lake. Along with this, they will also take in small crustaceans that live in the strands. So a diet rich in protein is not suitable for them and will cause them to have digestive problems.
@@majorbruster5916 thank you for the info! It's been a few weeks since the video and he's all good. It was such a small snippet included in this video which wasn't really indicative of that tropheus' usual behaviour, so I think it was a little misleading how it looked in this vid
Awesome video! Between seeing this aquarium and my friends cichlids this week I really want to have a go setting up a cichlid aquarium which I've never kept before! As they're Lake Tanganyika cichlids, do you adjust the Magnesium and Calcium levels to match Lake Tanganyika as it is the only lake in the world to have 4x more Mg than Ca, and how do you do this if you do?
Thank you!! You definitely should give it a go, they are great fish and so fascinating 😊 I only add in Tanganyikan buffer to raise the pH and KH (which helps protect the pH against swings). But you can also add in Cichlid Lake Salts if you want to, which will raise your GH and add some of those other minerals in but it's not vital
@@Kaityscichlids I'll definitely consider setting up an aquarium for them, either if I rescape my large corner aquarium or somehow find the space for another aquarium! They're certainly really interesting to watch, they remind me of the Perch you get here in the UK with how curious they are plus the shapes and behaviour of them! I've got some underwater video of them I've filmed on my channel if you want to take a look and see what you think? Ah nice, I'll have to keep that in mind for pH and minerals as Lake Tanganyika cichlids are what I'd be most interested in keeping. Do you have any tips for raising pH in planted aquariums, my nano aquarium keeps going down to 6.0 but I'd ideally like to raise it to between 6.5-7 so it's safe for cherry & amano shrimp, and then stuff like tetras or rasbora?
@Kaity's Cichlids, I have a 400 gallon tank that I'm preparing to set up. I am struggling daily with whether to go with mbuna, which is what my wife wants, or Tanganyikans, which I prefer due to their interesting behavior. If you could only keep one, which would you keep and why? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Maybe you could do a video on that question? Love your content here in the States.
Wow, 400 gallons!! No matter what you go with they're going to do great in a tank that size. I think it's definitely a personal choice depending on what you are drawn towards. For me I would go for a variety of large mbuna of all different colours because the variety and size in a large tank gives it that "wow" factor where most people will find it visually appealing. Whereas Tanganyikan cichlids are gorgeous but I find people normally have to be quite fascinated in fish to have them appeal to them as much. I'll definitely make a video on this topic comparing the two at some point 😊
If you check out my Peninsula Tank playlist on my channel I've got a few videos about the sump on there! I will definitely do another one in the future though 😊🐟
Julidochromis transcriptus is not a shell dweller. They are considered a rock dweller. They actually perfer rock scaping that have vertical vrs horizontal caves from what I understand, although I know plenty who breed them with piles of flat rocks. Edit: I am obsessed with julidochromis transcriptus. I have always wanted cichlids but my water is too hard for the dwarf south American species and i dont like chasing water parameters. I feel like these fish should be way more popular in New England due to the majority of the water here (unless its city water) is perfect for them. I wish I had learned about these fish years ago.
That's what I thought! Someone mentioned to me that they are a shell dweller the other day but I didn't think that was the case 😂 They are very very cute little fish 🐟
Greetings Kaity from across the ditch 😂 Love your Tanganyika tank! How are you finding your Trets? I see you have a few adults on there. How is their aggression? They are my favorite I've got 2 juveniles and already one is pretty aggro.
They've been really good so far!! I've got 5 altogether and 1 breeding pair, and so far the only aggression I've seen is them chasing each other a bit but nothing too crazy
@@Kaityscichlids that's both interesting and really great. I think they get a bad rap when you read up on them and the fact they are breeding and not attacking everything in the tank is also cool.
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Hands down one of the best stocked community Tanganyika aquarium. Keep up the great work Katie and thanks for sharing it with the world.
Very cool how you've grown and expanded all your tank tours
I used to keep the fishes of Lake Tanganyika.Having gorgeous colors 🐠
They are truly spectacular little fishies 🐟😊
That has to be the nicest Tanganyikan tank I've ever seen! What beautiful fish and set up :)
Thank you so much 😊🙏
This is so educational for me. I love learning about you cichlids... they are beautiful
That's so awesome to hear!! Thank you 😊🙏
One of your absolutely best videos, thanks.
Awww, thank you so much 😊🙌
The fishes of Lake Tanganyika are very beautiful. Excellent👌👌😍😍
They really are 😍
WoW very beautiful!! Love what you doing. Keep us updated on all your tanks. Please do a update video on your Lake Malawi tank. Would love to see how they all doing.
Thank you!! I most definitely will soon 😊🐟💗
I love your tank. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏼
That's ALOT of cichlid species Kaity!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
It sure is 😁😁
Fantastic, so beautiful, thanks for letting me watch🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Thank you!! 😊🙏
Pretty lucky to have so many great shops in Brisbane that stock Tangs! Great content
We definitely are! We are very very lucky around here 😊
african cichlid was so colorful and beautiful..soon Ms.Kaity i will buy some cichlid for my 75 gal.❤
They are the best 😊🐟💗
Great video Kaity ! ... you've got some unique cichlids in you mix, thanks so much for sharing 😀
Thank you :D I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Kaity, the trophies are my favorite, I switched to lake Tanganyika from lake Malawi, I am getting a 90 gallon water Box...Thank you for all the information and lovely videos 🥇💎💎💎🙏
They are so cute, I love them!! That's awesome, I hope you enjoy it :D They are great tanks. I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
Close ups of these fish are really amazing.
Hi Kaity.
Finally have days off until Friday
I am going to do my Tanks with Cichlids.
Thankyou for Supplying myself with Good Names of Aquarium Stores for Fish as well, It will Really Help Heaps.
I will keep One Tank for Australian Natives out of the 3 i have.
I really like Discus and plan on putting them in One of Two Tanks I am going to Set up and keep them away from the Chilids in the Other Tank.
Your knowledge and know how with All things Fish and Aquarium Maintenance Wise including Filters and Plants Etc is Magic.
Top Class.
I am sorry to hear about your Personal Sadness a few years ago from being Engaged.
That must have been Hard for you.
My Sister went through something like yourself so from that aspect I can understand.
The Good thing is You Got Up, Brushed Yourself off and Decided to Go For your Posts on You Tube.
As far as I am Concerned the Information You Supply is Second to No One and so Precise.
I look Forward to many more of your Posts in not to Distant Future.
Keep up the Great Work.
Regards
John
Thank you so much John!! I really appreciate it 🙏 That's awesome to hear you have found the content to be helpful too, it makes me so happy when I hear that! I hope that your tank set ups go well 😊
Hi Kaity, once again insightful for all keepers. You're developing a very mature tank in very little time. Aquascape's looking great. I've kept Tanganyikan for 20+ years. I recommend perhaps trying perhaps to your taste,... White Calvus, a Tropheus sold as a Rainbow another gorgeous black and Furcifer is another gorgeous multiple variety you'll never regret. In my 6x2x2, also included Rainbows and Plecos. Cheers again for another great video.
Thank you 😊🙏 I do love the rainbow varieties of the tropheus, they are so beautiful!! I wish I could keep them all 😂
Your Tanganyika cichlids are stunning; as you said, they have great personality, and that's what I love about them. They're definitely in my budget. I have some julidochromis living in my Mbuna tank with not many issues, and I'll definitely try a 100% Tanganyika tank in the future cause It's really tentative. Thanks for the video, you're doing great. Greetings from Lima, Peru🇵🇪✌️🙌!!
Thank you so much!! And you totally should 😄 Two tanks is always better than one 😁
Awesome video, Ms Kaity! You’re gonna have me doing another cichlid tank if I’m not careful lol
Thank you 😁 And you totally should, cichlids are the best 😎🐟
I really like this tank. I have never kept Malawi ciclids. I like the red tailed leptosomas the best. Thank you!
Thank you!! They are very cool little fish 🐟
These are Tanganyikan cichlids.
Truly my favorite aquarium on TH-cam
Awww, thank you 😊🙏
Yes, beautiful fish community 😍 ❤
Thank you 😁🙏
Very nice Kaity! Love this tank. I am thinking about setting up a Tanganyika tank. Thanks for the inspiration! I enjoy your passion for fish keeping.
You totally should 😁😁 And thank you 🙏 I'm glad you've found it helpful!
Huge Tang fan. You have a great set up
Thank you 😊🙏🏻
I’m so glad to see the Tropheus doing so well. The Black Calvus looks amazing. Your doing a bang up job Kaity.
Thank you so much 😁 Yes I'm so happy they're doing well!! 🐟💗
WOW..looks great!
Thank you 😊🙏🏼
Impressive tank! Congrats on a job well done.
Hi Kaity,
New subscriber, on the Gold Coast.
Nice to have a local like yourself show me the ropes.
I’m back to the hobby after raising children and stuff being sidetracked I guess.
Oh, I have you to thank for that, I was minding my own business and your channel appeared in my feed and well, now I have an empty aquarium filled and nearly ready to add Cichlids. 😅
Learning heaps, thank you. ☺️
it’s only 250lt 1000mm tank so starting small.
Hahaha that is awesome!! I love to hear that 🤣 You have definitely made a good choice going with cichlids 😊 I hope the tank set up goes well for you 🙏
@@Kaityscichlids just got my first 3 little fishies.
Thanks to you…🤷♂️😬
All my fish are my favorite :). Good luck on the breeding, i find it the most rewarding part of fishkeeping!
It's too hard to pick 🤣 Thank you 😊🐟🐟
As much as i love your malawi tank i think the Tanganyikan is every bit as stunning
Thank you 😊🙏🙏
Altolamprologus calvus and A.compressiceps could crossbreed.Cyprichromis leptosoma "Utinta" could crossbreed with Cyprichromis leptosoma "Mpulungu" ... but if you are not going to keep small fry hybrids then it is ok.We don't do that in Tanganyika usually.
greetings from Europe(Croatia)
All the best :)
I'm not too worried about hybridisation because their fry don't seem to survive, but I would definitely address it if it was happening. And would never sell to stores either if I wasn't 100% sure of the parents 😊
Love your fish they are absolutely beautiful 🐠🐟watching from🇦🇺
Thank you 😊🙏🙏
Nice work Kaity… I’ve kept freshwater tropical fish for over 30 years and only 4 weeks ago set up a Lake Tanganyika tank, I’m of a very small group of people in the east of England that keep these fish as getting hold or seeing them in local aquatic stores is rare and ordering them is the norm, the colour and behaviour of these fish is amazing really and for some strange reason they are poorly represented. Lake Malawi has always had a strong following but for reasons unknown Lake Tanganyika hasn’t really had a popularity spike, hopefully this changes and people start seeing what’s been missed…
That's awesome to hear you set up a tank! And I totally agree 😱 They are definitely underrated and underrepresented compared to the Lake Malawi cichlids. And they have been just as easy to keep so far!
Your tanks are amazing. Love them. Very inspiring 🙌💯👏
Thank you so much 😊🙏
Beautiful aquarium Kaity! Lovely fish too. I am setting up another 135 gallon. I may go with Lake Tanganyika chiclids.
I highly recommend them! They have been great 😊
Land before time was my fav growing up. Little foot was my homie .
Yassss, Little Foot the OG! 🦕 🐾
You don’t have to pick a favorite out of your tanks but I will lol The Tanganyikan tank is one of the best tanks I’ve seen 🤩‼️ both tanks top notch 🙌‼️ I really love how they are so different but seem to fit the same vibe 🐟🪨🐠🪨
Hahaha, that is awesome!! I definitely can't pick a favourite 🤣 But I am very happy with how the Tanganyikan tank has been coming along 😁🐟💗 Thank you Joey!
@@Kaityscichlids you’re welcome ‼️
what an epic tank!! thanks for sharing
Thank you so much!! I appreciate it 😊🙏🏻
Great video. Love that tank. I have a 55 gallon tanganyika tank scaled down from yours but similar species.
Thank you so much 😊🙏 And that's awesome to hear. I hope it is going well for you 🐟💗
I have a mix of cichlids from the 3 different lakes. It took me a little bit to figure it out but they are awesome
Such awesome look tanks and fish
Thank you 😊🙌
Schöne Aquarien mit klarem Wasser und gesunden Tieren! 😀
Die afrikanischen Chichliden aus den Grabenseen sind bestimmt sehr interessant, aber da ich auch auf Pflanzen stehe, muss ich auf diese Burschen verzichten. Außerdem habe ich recht weiches Leitungswasser, was diese Barsche weniger abkönnen und so pflege ich u. a. Diskusfische, wobei ich bei Ihnen auch Abstriche bei den Pflanzen machen muss. 😉
Thank you 😄🙏 Apparently some people have some success with anubias with these guys! And Vall as long as it's rooted into the substrate. I don't like keeping plants so it works for me 🤣
Fascinating Kaity. What about wave makers?
Always Nice to get An update on your tanganyikan tank.it's my favorite.i really like those dark lava rocks,especiallly now that they have more green algae growing on them.and the fish might be less colorful but are very beautiful i think.just wondering how old they can get.and i looked at the merch too.compliments on the shop you got set up.clearly you did your research on everything,but then again what Else did i expect?😂
Thank you!! I'm really liking the green algae on the rocks too, I'm hoping it keeps growing 😊 These guys will live for around 10 years I believe. And 🤣🤣 I did do a LOT of research lol
The Calvis and comps are specialised fry hunters I'd imagine that is why the fry are disappearing
Oh that is so interesting!! I never would have suspected them 🤣 I just saw the guys with the big teeth and assumed it was them
Great video, congrats on this successful grouping
Thank you 😊🙌
you are doing a great job crazy fish kaity ❤
Thank you 😁😁
Yeah Tanganyika! Got a reduced collection right now, but planning to repair the tank soon! Also, let's go Lepidiolamprologus!
PS Get on with the weirder cichlids too, such as Eretmodus or Lamprologus lethops (actually from the Congo, but yeah). Also, a Tanganyikan spiny eel won't be so bad!
They are so cool!! And oooo, I'll have to check them out! I think Atlas Aquarium near me had some spiny eels not too long ago 😁
As a human being requires to survive and thrive, we need Good nutrition,Good living environment, Good air. So for fishes similarly, make sure your fishes have 1 Good Food.2 Good water 3 Good oxygen. Three ingredients to raise quality fish, simple.I will for now give you my idea of creating Good Oxygen.
Especially for Chichlids, Purchase a big Air Pump and large Air Diffuser,that will have strong air coming in, that will cause the waters to churn and blow strongly in one direction This creates some turbulence that the cichlids love to play in,excercise in. My best wishes to you and congratulations on your very nice video
It would be worth it to throw in some Neothauma tanganyicense snail shells, which are about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter about 6 per fish just to see if they will host one to breed and even live in I’d definitely love to see you give that a shot also are they the ones that have been eating the fry?! Cuz there known to eat other fishes fry in the wild… anyways just another idea I’d throw out there thanks for sharing your tanks and videos with us love watching them evolve and grow!!! ❤❤❤❤
AHHH! My ears are bleeding! Some much Latin! No, I kid. I'm a nerd. I like hearing the scientific names of things. Plus these days it actually seems to help sometimes. It seems that a lot of fish have so many different common names anymore that people call them, if you're looking for them or trying to figure out what anything is everyone calls them something different and it's confusing. So sometimes it seems it's easier to go by the scientific names.
Thanks for the video. You have a nice variety of different types of videos. More in depth ones like this one, and more general ones.
On a side note that cichlids have no control over, TH-cam is stupid. I didn't get a notification for this video until 8 hours after you released it. And that seems to always be the case. I'm not sure my ego can handle watching it and commenting on it so much later than other people. 😁
Ohhhh no!! TH-cam has to step up their game 🤣 Funnily enough it was so much easier saying the Latin names for these ones because everyone seems to use them for Tanganyikan cichlids. Unlike the Malawi cichlids where everything is known by its nickname normally 🤣
@@Kaityscichlids On another side unrelated note, you need more plants. 🤪
Loved my bembas ❤ traded them in a year ago
They are so cute!
I have a video of them on my channel if you wanna see 😊
I love that aquarium. It's a great video
Thank you 😊🙏
Beautiful tank ❤😊
Thank you 😊🙏
another great video thank you 🐡🐟🐠💕
Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Very beautiful cichlids 🔥🔥🔥
Hi kaity, lovely setup.
So you feed your fish once a night i got that part, just didn't catch what and how much to meet the requirements of semi carnivorous and herbivore fish mixed together.
Literally getting a tank built and you've made a rule breaking set up work well.
We need the Malawi video now! Also shell dwellers would look sooo good, maybe create a designated area for the shells?
That's what I'm thinking! I wouldn't mind having a little shellie area, they've definitely grown on me 😊 And I'll definitely be doing a Malawi update video soon 😁
I wish I could find some larger cyprichromis. Some the size you have. All the ones I find are small and won't last long. Love your tank and videos. Hope you get more babies to grow out.
Thank you so much 🙏 3 of mine are still quite small and I've found they really like brine shrimp eggs. They have been pretty slow growing though!
@@Kaityscichlids no problem at all. I'm looking into getting some brine shrimp eggs. Right now I feed mine small crushed flakes. I have 3 out of 6 still smh. Thanks for the advice though.
Beautiful ❤
Thank you 😄🙏
Dream tank there…..❤
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Kaity love your content❤
Thank you 😊🐟❤️❤️
That was a really beautiful review, Kaity. Your video is spectacular. I really love the underwater video. I'm guessing that was a GoPro on a tripod inside the tank? I need to go find your video on GH and KH. I still don't fully understand that. I should from school, but that's been a while. 🙂 Keep 'em coming, Kaity. And have a fantastic day! ~Ron
Thank you Ron 😊🙏 Yes, that's right, I put the GoPro 10 on a tripod in the tank! It takes really nice footage, I don't use it enough
@@Kaityscichlids Thanks, Kaity. I think I need to take a look at that. It could be a really fun addition to what I'm doing too. Have a fantastic weekend!
Hello, what a beautiful tank 😍
Do the Tropheus and the more protein based feeders still go well together nutritionwise?
Love my terets 👍
Love your videos
Thank you 😊🙏
Julidochromis species are fun to breed and make excellent parents. They don't need shells - a cave made of flat rock is good.
Muy interesante tu video , muy bien explicado todo , muy hermosos ciclidos 🤩 , saludos 😃👍...
Thank you so much 😊🙏🙏
Get some shell dwellers they are awesome ! Great video 👍
Thank you 😁 I'm considering it!
great video thanks
Thank you 😊🙏
I'm Sincerely loving Your All content Kaity, it's really helping Me get ready to set up My Tank!
I'm just wondering? What temperature do you prefer to keep the water for your Lake Malawi Cichlids?
Thank you so much!! That's so great to hear 😄 I keep mine at 26 degrees but in Summer they sometimes go up to about 28 degrees 😊
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My black calvus grew pretty fast. Got him very small and grew to 4.5 inches in as little as 5 months
What the heck 😱 You need to tell him to drop his diet and workout routine for my fish 😂
That's a beautiful tank For someone looking to get into the hoby, what type of budget would I be looking at for 6 foot tank similar to yours?
Your video made me get a waterbox 7225.
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Woohoooo, that's awesome!! 🐟🎉🎉
Hi Miss, may I know what camera do you use to shoot those beautiful closeup shots of your fishes? 😊❤
Kaity., You should have been a Biologist specialising in This kind of thing in the wild and that of hybrid breeding of different types of Cichlids like cloning.
A Researcher is Definately that I hear when you talk about Fish .
Really interesting video.
Thankyou for taking the time to Educate us in these Magnificent Fish.
You should be praised for what you do because I have never seen anyone who knows a subject like you do with Cichlids
Kind Regards .
Hahaha, that would be very cool!! 😎🤓 Thank you so much 😊🙏🙏
Hey Kaity, great video, subbed!! Got my first Tanganyikan tank over 25 years ago and still love em. How many fish in total do you have in this tank?
Thank you!! And thank you so much for the sub 😊🙏 I actually don't know the precise number but I think it would be around 30-35 all together
I love Cichlids 😊
They're the best 😄
@@Kaityscichlids why you don't have any cleaner fish like plecos or corydoras?
@@roohollahyeylaghiashrafi7095 just because my pH in this tank is a 8.4 so it's a bit high for them, and it leaves more algae for the tropheus to eat 😊🐟
Great and inspirational collection. What is your feeding regimine like knowing there are two different requirements?
Thank you 🙏 I feed them a mix of New Life Spectrum Thera A which is a low protein pellet, then Aquamunch Spirulina flakes. And I also mix in some frozen brine shrimp every now and then. I find with that combination it keeps them all happy 😊
Great tank! Very interesting. Do you have Gnathochromis permaxillaris in AU? It is like a geophagus of lake tanganyika, I never see it in the US.
I just had a look at it, and I don't believe so! They look awesome though :O
I thought you'd put the bird cage in the other room as I didn't hear her at all and then at about 9.30 she fires up haha!
Hahaha, she was being suspiciously quiet during this video 🤣 I was surprised!
I would try rehousing the predators for a bit to give the babies a chance.
Wow, amazing, how can I get some here as well? I would you share how you got them over?
I got all of mine from MAD Aquariums in Brisbane and some from Atlas Aquarium, Aquarium Central and Nick's Oceanarium 😄 We have quite a few here in Brisbane Australia
Tretocephalus is expensive than frontosa everywhere. I suppose. 😊
Another great vid. Love your content. How do you feed herbivores, carnivores and omnivores all without getting digestive issues?
Regards Duzzy 🇦🇺
Thank you Duzzy!! I feed them a mix of Spirulina flakes and low protein pellets, and brine shrimp every now and then. At the moment I'm using New Life Spectrum Thera A and Aquamunch Spirulina flakes and colour food 😊
*kaityscichlids* i have a quite couple of questions and you mentioned them as well: please i like to hear from your future reference in the aquarium hobby.
it seems you've built amazing volume of cichilds from the vast fast/slow and steady streams and rivers
you also pointed out that a few(selective few you have will or have paired for life)
you also mentioned most of them have bred once or twice and/or havent gotten the chance to breed cause they arent big enough
not to forget you two different kinds(species whatever terms you like to use) that are more predatory eating fry or others fry cichilds..
so what i am and others might be wondering: will you eventually the 14 species you have separate tanks so not only they will reastablish themselves but will no longer have to constantly defend themselves or fight for a shared space?
That is a great question! They are social fish so establishing their territories and interacting with each other is part of their enrichment. However it's not ideal for fry survival. With where things are at right now, I wouldn't want to set up separate tanks for the pairs, but that would be the ideal thing to do if I wanted good success breeding them. For now I'll keep them together and remove the fry and see how they go
I kept waiting for her to address the dietary restrictions of the Tropheus, but she never did. I'm curious how she keeps them from getting bloat while also ensuring that the other cichlids get enough protein. Maybe her tank works because of all the fry available to gobble up?
Sorry for not addressing this! I feed them New Life Spectrum Thera A which is a high quality low protein pellet, mixed with Aquamunch Spirulina flakes and they've all done well on that. I even find they can tolerate Brine Shrimp every now and then. I just stay away from foods like blood worms due to the exoskeletons, and low quality foods with a lot of fillers
@@Kaityscichlids Thanks!
If your Tropheus behave like your Bemba you might changetheir food. Esp when all behave like him (could be that this spec fish has issues). Tropheus could have very strong issues with protein cause their intestine is very long cause in Nature thei are plant eaters. I had to made this experiance the hard way ( a Groupe of 15 RIP). I changed food to frosen Artenia or antarctic Shrims. Esp your leleupi will love then too and get nice colours. To help theTropheus try frosen spinach pure. Here in Germany you find some i little portions, easy to handel, just snip it in. And yes the combination is great i mysekf had it for over 20 years, You wouldnr bread them so your tetracefalus will be no Problem. You may seperate them if you wand little Tropheus or if they are breadind. Hope you may have so much fun as i had. Tanganica Cichlids are the most interessting Fish by behavier in my oppinion. After seening the Attenuates that i never hold (cause at that time they were not avaliable for a reason) be awere the are extreme predators and will not only reduce the youngs. And for that they need high protein witch is the opposite of the tropheus. i would seperate them together with the compressicaps who also like fresh fish-
Thank you!! Would you mind sharing what the Bemba was doing that made you think he had a food related problem? I noticed it was doing some shimmers but I thought it was a territorial thing
@@Kaityscichlids He clump the fins and shake while standing on a point. you can see it when you introduce him and every time i saw him in vid. Your intention isn`t breading so a compromise in feeding might be not so importend. i ll do it too in first time. But after some times i change to frosen food. Seperate my Bembas in too Groups and seperate them in two 600 ltr tanks. Than seperate the young males and change them to avoid inzess. Worked very well. Great memories cause i also hold Bembas. Combined with Eretmodus cyanosticus, tanganica clowns, with round and smooth stones, cause of algies. For all the others i use "Lochgestein" (perforated stone?) all lambrologus (neolambrologus) and julidochromis love them, Tropheus might get stuck and die (yes speaking of experiance). I would remove the lava stones. too sharp for algieeaters too small for whole loves bad circulation only catchin waste. But that s your tank. I also started with industrial food, easy to handel but switch to frosen after a while. The fish thanks it with beeing healsy and in good shape breading every 3 moth. But at that time i had a room and 40 more Tanks so i could seperate the species or combined them, seperate in need of food. But if you choose frosen shrimps or artemia (don t know if it s avaliable down under) all of them will be fine. And breaking the ice is the difficule part just throw it in it will melt while drifting around and the food will reach the weaker fish too. Importend when the fish get greater and more torial.
Shimmying in Tropheus can be indicative of a parasitic disease, usually gill flukes. That fish had white patches around it's mouth, which IME means that the fish is sub-par and will probably continue to be. Sometimes, this can be down to a water quality issue, but I gather you keep your water quality very high. Obviously, the fish came in with its problem. In a heavily stocked tank, where the fishes might feel stressed, flukes and other ectoparasites can spread quickly.
With regards to diet, Tropheus are algivores in nature and spend a lot of time scraping algae, primarily the sort of aufwuchs that grows that grows in the lake. Along with this, they will also take in small crustaceans that live in the strands. So a diet rich in protein is not suitable for them and will cause them to have digestive problems.
@@majorbruster5916 thank you for the info! It's been a few weeks since the video and he's all good. It was such a small snippet included in this video which wasn't really indicative of that tropheus' usual behaviour, so I think it was a little misleading how it looked in this vid
Awesome video! Between seeing this aquarium and my friends cichlids this week I really want to have a go setting up a cichlid aquarium which I've never kept before! As they're Lake Tanganyika cichlids, do you adjust the Magnesium and Calcium levels to match Lake Tanganyika as it is the only lake in the world to have 4x more Mg than Ca, and how do you do this if you do?
Thank you!! You definitely should give it a go, they are great fish and so fascinating 😊 I only add in Tanganyikan buffer to raise the pH and KH (which helps protect the pH against swings). But you can also add in Cichlid Lake Salts if you want to, which will raise your GH and add some of those other minerals in but it's not vital
@@Kaityscichlids I'll definitely consider setting up an aquarium for them, either if I rescape my large corner aquarium or somehow find the space for another aquarium! They're certainly really interesting to watch, they remind me of the Perch you get here in the UK with how curious they are plus the shapes and behaviour of them! I've got some underwater video of them I've filmed on my channel if you want to take a look and see what you think? Ah nice, I'll have to keep that in mind for pH and minerals as Lake Tanganyika cichlids are what I'd be most interested in keeping. Do you have any tips for raising pH in planted aquariums, my nano aquarium keeps going down to 6.0 but I'd ideally like to raise it to between 6.5-7 so it's safe for cherry & amano shrimp, and then stuff like tetras or rasbora?
@Kaity's Cichlids, I have a 400 gallon tank that I'm preparing to set up. I am struggling daily with whether to go with mbuna, which is what my wife wants, or Tanganyikans, which I prefer due to their interesting behavior. If you could only keep one, which would you keep and why? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Maybe you could do a video on that question? Love your content here in the States.
Wow, 400 gallons!! No matter what you go with they're going to do great in a tank that size. I think it's definitely a personal choice depending on what you are drawn towards. For me I would go for a variety of large mbuna of all different colours because the variety and size in a large tank gives it that "wow" factor where most people will find it visually appealing. Whereas Tanganyikan cichlids are gorgeous but I find people normally have to be quite fascinated in fish to have them appeal to them as much. I'll definitely make a video on this topic comparing the two at some point 😊
U really really really need shelldwellers, too ! ❤
I'm considering it 😁🐟🐟
Can you please make vidoe of sump system. ❤❤
If you check out my Peninsula Tank playlist on my channel I've got a few videos about the sump on there! I will definitely do another one in the future though 😊🐟
Nice fish Kaity ! ❤ Nice tank too , what kind of light are You got there ? It’s AI prime ? What model ?
Thank you!! They're Freshwater AI Primes 😊
Very nice, lots of breeding going on 😊
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Hi kaity what diet do you provide for all of this fish ?
Julidochromis transcriptus is not a shell dweller. They are considered a rock dweller. They actually perfer rock scaping that have vertical vrs horizontal caves from what I understand, although I know plenty who breed them with piles of flat rocks. Edit: I am obsessed with julidochromis transcriptus. I have always wanted cichlids but my water is too hard for the dwarf south American species and i dont like chasing water parameters. I feel like these fish should be way more popular in New England due to the majority of the water here (unless its city water) is perfect for them. I wish I had learned about these fish years ago.
That's what I thought! Someone mentioned to me that they are a shell dweller the other day but I didn't think that was the case 😂 They are very very cute little fish 🐟
Greetings Kaity from across the ditch 😂 Love your Tanganyika tank! How are you finding your Trets? I see you have a few adults on there. How is their aggression? They are my favorite I've got 2 juveniles and already one is pretty aggro.
They've been really good so far!! I've got 5 altogether and 1 breeding pair, and so far the only aggression I've seen is them chasing each other a bit but nothing too crazy
@@Kaityscichlids that's both interesting and really great. I think they get a bad rap when you read up on them and the fact they are breeding and not attacking everything in the tank is also cool.
Great job, Kaity
Thank you 😊🙌
What type of rocks have you used in this tank?