Maingano Island Lake Malawi - African Cichlids - HD Underwater Footage

[@AwesomeLuke182]

One of the most amazing and beautiful freshwater habitats on the planet! I've kept hundreds of these fish over my lifetime and can't wait to keep them again on a much larger scale! Seeing them in their natural environment like this makes me dream of a giant tank (Thousands of gallons at least) where I can truly see their natural behavior! Love this, thanks so much for sharing!

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

If I had to choose a favourite dive of the trip Maingano would be the winner! The water was crystal clear, abundance of species and such a diversity of rock scapes to admire. Watch out for the numerous MCAT/OB Mbuna, stunning haps and a huge catfish that gets a bit to close for comfort! Enjoy and don't forget to share the video with others. -Marc

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Steven Wyatt Thanks Steven

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

***** which video is that?

[@snayone]

Which ob mbuna was that? I had never Seen before a ob mbuna like that.. and what a giant catfsih wow.. how long think was there?

[@2pimp2bu]

16:15 comes the huge Catfish...if anyone cares! Also, I wonder if that's the catfish Bagrus meridionalis that Psuedo Crabro (Bumblebee cichlid) live among?!? I know this is an old video...but a reply would be amazing!

[@zincubuz3911]

Chrystal clear ?

[@briansfishtanks]

More great footage Marc! Thanks for sharing!

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Thanks for watching Brian.

[@AquaStudent]

This is incredible Marc! I can't believe I'm just watching this now. I hope your trip went surpurbly! So excited you got to go! Best wishes!

[@countrylapi9245]

Thanks so much for this video. I could watch this for hours. One of the things that stands out to me is the great debate on OB cichlids, and cross breeding being un-natural. Well, there they are. Stunning fish, in their natural environment. Amazing ...

[@smileeyguy]

mbuna have the natural OB gene. Haps and peacocks do not

[@1ozzir]

Wow great video haven't seen a good underwater vid of malawi since jewels of the rift. You show all the good stuff the blueberry ob, blue neons and a bunch more thanks for sharing I must share this!

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Many thanks Brian.

[@TheAgentTexas]

This is beautiful. And for fresh water, the visibility is fantastic.

[@Wasntalot]

16:30, sounds like a fish attacked you lol! Great footage :)

[@AJH1985]

Some stunning Mcat/OB on this video. Great footage Marc.

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Cheers Andy, I wasn't messing about the MCATS; )

[@iftekharfaiaz1522]

great video of the underwater activities of African Cichlids.i am watching this with three of my Cichlids as i type.

[@tommymacdonald4247]

Superb video Marc, so envious of u!:-) would you consider sound a comentry on these amazing lake videos? So lucky to have someone like you who is so keen to share your knowledge & help us cichlid fans. Cheers mate!

[@soniaculbertson897]

Iii. 5dav y yvsd5z

[@scottie706]

when ppl ask why I always have so many rocks an caves in my tanks for my African cichlids, I will just show them this video, so they will understand why

[@scottie706]

most people on the internet would say this is to overcrowded need a bigger tank lol

[@billy-uo9mb]

Scottie_ R_Jr haha oath

[@DiorskiePrepossessing]

@@scottie706 no lol

[@Absurdity101]

The rocks barely have an hiding areas cuz there so clumped and stacked.

[@83marcod]

Complimenti. Finalmente un uomo saggio che non mette la musica di sottofondo facendoci apprezzare l'essenza della natura. 🔝🇮🇹

[@phile83084]

Awesome video, you still have more dive sites to upload right? I'm waiting for Mara Rocks

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Yes around 10 more

[@mikedean481]

Great video! That water seems to be extremely fresh ( clean )

[@cat_family369]

Beutiful Thanks for sharing my friend👍😊RiteshCT

[@thorstenglebocki7075]

I watched this video to see wild Labidochromis freibergi, and yes, at the end when you came back to the surface, I finally saw some :-) THX

[@gewglesux]

That is a lot of bottom time! thanks for the film clip! great viz too!

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Thanks I actually cut 30 mins of footage out

[@gewglesux]

Nice!!! use it for another film clip! I saw the water temp video clip... going take your advice.

[@timsgarage1861]

I always heard that OB cichlids were only captive bred. There is one at 5:01 hmm

[@SimonV0585]

OB Peacocks only in Captivity not the Genus of the Mbuna

[@ionalexandru8629]

OB Peacocks don't exist in nature, they're mbuna cross

[@RealWitblitz]

How big is this tank?

[@harshwardhansingh4790]

😂

[@Lou13Cyf3r]

.... .almost the size of a large lake. 😋😅

[@nexusoflife]

A few million gallons

[@Lee90000]

about 3 gallons.

[@nikkikennedy8728]

I don't know but I think they're overstocked and there isn't even a FILTER on this tank! They didn't cycle it! They're gonna kill all their fish. Bad fish owners, thumbs down👎

[@cichlidwhisperer4198]

This is incredible footage. This is my dream dive here.

[@johntaylor1992]

Such awesome footage.. Thanks for sharing!

[@PanKaj-tr5lr]

Hey John it's been 6 years, how you doin

[@lorenzocordoni33]

Beautiful video, Maingano is my favorite site. What fish is yellow at 4:53? and is it possible that at 30:08 there is a Labeotropheus trewavasae? Thank you

[@lordestrella231]

Wow such beautiful fish

[@Sam-ep5qu]

Wow, make me feel I owe them so mush in my tank. I seeing so many beautiful cichlids here in their natural colour. E. Blue, venustus, some I USED To have but forgot their name.s. Livingsonii, beautiful yellow? Thanks for sharing this amazing video.

[@MarcoIsidori]

Fantastic dive....beautiful video.

[@farazsiddiqui6689]

Amazing video! Thank you. I see no plants! I guess putting a plant in my cichlid tank was not such a good idea then?

[@craigbartley4848]

Other parts of the lake do have some plants. Besides, you can do whatever you want in your tank. Plants have good benefits for your tank if they survive your fish.

[@PULAG]

Very cool, nice footage

[@octorathebass1277]

Awesome mbunas footage.

[@shahrukhagha3376]

can any 1 please explain what do they eat in wild,i don't think there is enough food there,i have some of tyhem in my aquarium and i give them pellet's so i am curious?

[@CesarIbarra11]

shahrukh agha algae from the rocks

[@dishantchaudhary7856]

That's wonderful video.. Thanks

[@krzysiekkrzysiek4939]

Jaram się na ten biotop ale równie piękny jest Amazonki. Dwa różne biotopy ale niesamowicie piękne

[@eve7568]

love this, hate how theres not many videos of cichlids out there. Cichlids over marine fish any day lol.

[@2pimp2bu]

Hahahaha...5mths ago and I'm responding to you responding to a comment 3yrs ago! But thanks for the clarification SMDH!!

[@Fly_Crippin]

Lol as much as I love fresh water marine fish trump fresh water any day 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@eve7568]

Fly Crippin Please, Saltwater keepers don't even care about fish it's all coral coral coral 😴..... & I've kept both saltwater & freshwater ... and freshwater have way more personality they're crazy af

[@pablomuzzobar8940]

@@eve7568 and less maintenance without spending a car on a fish tank

[@eve7568]

@@pablomuzzobar8940 now a days fishtank are cheap for bot h fresh & salt but yeah corals is what makes salt more expensive which is why I find them so boring 😂

[@MbunaMarcus]

Awesome...lots of mbuna here....now I understand why Pulpican are a common import. looked to be a variety of BB Zebra with more blue then black here....need to do some research. Wicked video and those OB's are unreal....need to se some like this around here.

[@byro2626]

I think this tank is overstocked! Do you have a sump?

[@luisdias1310]

Best vídeo so far! Mbunas paradise ! Didnt see no híbrids.. And also, I think no Metriaclima sp. "membe deep", did you see one Mark?

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Luis Dias I can't recall seeing one. I've watched the footage back numerous times. Thanks for watching.

[@zootedsuit]

Very cool. Thanks for the post!

[@simpernchong]

Awesome... thanks for sharing.

[@MarcoIsidori]

Beautiful dive and video...

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Glorious!

[@Hylaba]

15:20 what a beauty !!!!

[@Kelly14UK]

The two of them. Yup. Colours. Vivid. Sky Blue says "get away"

[@YungYdoc]

I was looking for this comment man. that cichlid is insaaane. The pattern and the colors. Very unique combination of natural wild breeding.

[@thebean1693]

What kind is it?

[@pablomuzzobar8940]

But hybrid cichlids dont exist inthe wild. FAKE NEWS

[@d.invisiblemann1373]

Beautiful capture!

[@izkormvach-prazoiad]

Awesome video!👍💖

[@billy-uo9mb]

amazing ! im from Australia just picked up a pair of eletric yellows

[@haitham.mohamed]

Fantastic video

[@ryanfelter5565]

What are the black cichlids that are everywhere in the video I have a group of them in my tank and they breed like crazy nobody knows what they are and as the males got older they turned a little blue

[@maddie4801]

A little late but they're probably acei cichlids

[@cjcichlidsbailes1346]

Sulfer heads

[@phoenixcichlids4824]

awesome footage thx for sharing

[@fishkeeper6734]

Amazing footage! Need an even bigger tank now lol

[@jasonandtarragreenhalgh1850]

At first I thought some was smoking a billy then I realised I was bit stoned it's bloody scuba lol truly amazing footage thank you for sharing seeing them in there natural habitat heard Malawi and Victoria both lakes are getting quiet polluted very sad

[@royalfolkspark]

👍🏆 What's the lowest temperature those fish can handle ?

[@speedsimdestroyer8786]

how cold is the water I'm scuba diving there in a few days

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Zamby z1 around 24-25c

[@BaronvonBavert]

Thanks for sharing und nice video

[@johnnytoobad2979]

Gigantic Aquarium!! Omg

[@munkeynutz13]

What is the fish with the yellow face at around 13:00

[@mi33slick]

Red face Mack

[@juakdee]

Omg heaven! 😎😇🐠

[@dondacarter776]

Awesome!!!!!

[@timmafee0]

the malawi dives are so beuatiful. looks like a marine dive minus coral

[@sudiptosen675]

Superb

[@ligiditorres5180]

Todos son hermosos!!! Tan lindos en su hábitat natural, incredible beautiful fish. I love them!!!

[@paulsemande2483]

so cool

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

I saw a OB Peacock. I thought they were tank raised hybrids and did not exist as hybrids in the wild?

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

No OB peacock in this video John. I'm almost 100% there is no OB peacocks in the wild.

[@crisantiberiu4633]

how can somebody "thumb down" this video?

[@DiorskiePrepossessing]

They didn't like it

[@TwistedVivid]

@@DiorskiePrepossessing I guess they hate African cichlids

[@harveymogarawanderingfilip5318]

Probably vegans

[@twasbrillig33]

Gorgeous fish in this video, anyone know the species of catfish at 16:19? Looks like a clarius species.

[@malawigdl5260]

I would like to get 80 Africans in an aquarium of 450 liters or 125 gallons, if you can? would you recommend? Thank you

[@marcinsiwek905]

that is great! thank you for sharing

[@djbanger]

nice vid theres a white fish with black spots which ones that?

[@hashglass]

cool man love the vid

[@KeepingItFishy]

we're There any peacocks in this footage or just mbunas and haps

[@bodhisativaa]

Camera quality is amazing 🙌

[@chefprayoga]

cichlids rock on !!

[@korgen-rock]

Thanks for sharing.

[@hridoy10020]

Harsh condition I can't see much food here what do they eat ?

[@Huziaifa]

Does anyone know where he is now ?

[@ashishlama9210]

its like heaven 😍😍😍

[@mayagoldsmith7074]

Totally awesome 💜💕💙

[@Feenyxxx95]

Pretty cool running into that Kampango cat. seeing a critically endangered species in the wild is bitter sweet

[@McAmber]

looks awesome^^ :)

[@buraktekin3874]

What are those on the rocks? Seeming like worms

[@天上不知唯我獨損-b5l]

your tank is huge OMG

[@karpiowystanumysu8017]

Great film !

[@jjoilrig]

Relaxing!!

[@Lee90000]

I love rockfish.

[@sharonterry7862]

Theres some nice fish in your video, but Ive never seen them on the market, like the all black fish with the white steak. I sure people would go crazy for this...

[@TheHumanSteroid]

@ 1:50 territorial male guarding his spot.well coloured up.

[@Cichlids23]

friggin Awesome!!!

[@mickybatch4206]

flying in a dream

[@Sam-ep5qu]

Why so many stone under water? I heard they said lake Malawi is the size of Canbarra

[@Hargak]

14:10 looks like it has some placidochromis phenochilus in it, amazing 15:17 Anyone have the name of this one? it's related to a star sapphire.

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

Hargak it's a Metriaclima Zebra MCAT - Mbuna

[@TorchedRC]

thanks for the response. looking that up though, it seems to be extremely rare to have this much blue. glad you got this guy on camera for everyone to see! i have about 4 tanks here with 6 placidochromis phenochilus tanzania. along with a bunch of other "rare" cichlids but not one quite like this. I do have a strawberry OB with blue metallic blotches that I rarely see like the star sapphire cichlid. would love to plan a trip out there one day.

[@lichtbringer5018]

12：27 is that a boadzulu or other Zebra

[@ludwigiapilosa508]

Is that corraline algae?

[@gerardgaddi6929]

Are you allowed to freely catch Cichlid fish there? There are so many nice fish that are tempting to catch!

[@jonatanohneh5589]

i think that wouldnt be easy but its really tempting. Sometimes i even dreamed of catching malawi cichlids whilr I was sleeping😅

[@lindsc6293]

@@jonatanohneh5589 Haha! Me too, I used to hate waking up from those dreams empty handed.

[@tyman657]

Love this video this is just proof for those hybrid haters they do cross breed in the wild love it :)

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

What fish are you talking about?

[@apanhaesta]

African Cichlid Hub He doesn't know what he is talking about and i bet he is referring to OB fish...tss tss

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

OB peacocks in the hobby are man made fish (You don't see them in the wild) OB/MCAT Mbuna are a natural occurrence in the wild. A morph so to speak. MCAT Mbuna male are quite rare.

[@tyman657]

African Cichlid Hub thank you for clearing things up :)

[@halaambe]

what is the depth?

[@justinfell7637]

16:32 Blue fish yellow head...what is it?

[@bennystropicalswimmigwolf8691]

Awesome good job :)) ¸¸.•*¨*🐬

[@porkchop606]

Is it illegal to catch those fish and keep them?

[@fencingfool4]

Without permits, I would think so, but they are commonly caught and sold into the pet trade, go to your local pet store, you'll see the juveniles for many of these

[@porkchop606]

Cadevan Thanks.

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

Check 23:47. I saw this same type blotched fish about 6 times during the video. I froze the frame, enlarged the fish and it sure look like it has the aulonocara body shape to me.

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

That's an Metriaclima Zebra OB female John.

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

John Domokos Looking at it again it might also be a Labeotropheus fuelleborni ob female

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

Excellent video by the way. I was a diver when I was younger and it was almost like being on the trip with you in the video.

[@AfricanCichlidHub]

John Domokos Glad you could get that feeling from watching the video.

[@darckspyder3839]

wow wow wow!!!

[@snop702]

wow - i love Cichlids - VERY NICE VIDEO THANK=S

[@Carcrashhhh]

Does anyone know what the yellow faced, blue body cichlid is at 13 minutes? It's lovely!

[@halaambe]

+Lillie Jackson sulferhead peacock

[@samwoodd]

+Lillie Jackson im pretty sure its a Tropheops sp. “red cheek” it looks more yellow or gold but yeh red cheek i have a young one of them awesome looking fish