An Amazing Community Fish! Electric Blue Acara Care and Breeding

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

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[@keithstevens4574]

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[@stanleyriley8396]

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[@wessonshepherd9525]

@Stanley Riley yup, I have been watching on flixzone} for since december myself :)

[@alecroberto1177]

@Stanley Riley definitely, have been using Flixzone} for months myself =)

[@artificialecosystems5874]

My blue acara is amazing, his name is Frank, he’s 7 years old and is about 7” long. This species is by far my favourite freshwater fish, thanks for sharing!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Very cool!

[@Vikingsroar]

Absolutely stunning! Just saw these 1.5" -2" juvenile EBAs at my local fish 🐠 store here in Singapore 🇸🇬 they are selling at $18 each ... really tempted to get 5 of them for my 75 gallon tank together with the silver arowana but afraid the aro might just eat them 😅

[@90cents49]

Arowana will definitely eat them👍

[@Terrak16]

I recently bought 4 young Electric Blue's for my lightly stocked 75 Gallon. They are fantastic fish, and are already willing to grab food directly from my hand. In addition to the great blue coloration, the orange trim at the top of their dorsal fin really adds to the appearance. I have a few rock caves set up, but like Jason's fish, they don't seem to spend much time dwelling there. They seem to prefer being active throughout the day. Thanks Jason for your review - You were my main resource before making the purchase.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Hope you enjoy them!

[@24NoyPi]

Hey, did you decide on other tankmates for your 4 EBAs? Looking to do the same. Any updates ?

[@oscarthewhale]

These are my favorite 'electric blue cichlid'. They're easier to take care for than an electric blue ram, definitely waaay peaceful than electric blue jack dempseys and they have are definitely 'community' friendly because they don't require complicated water parameters like Electric Blue rams or even those electric blue peacock cichlids (Unless you have super hard tap water). I keep one in my Angelfish-Severum and a couple of black skirt tetras tank :) I'd keep more, but where I live, Electric Blue Acaras are more expensive than Discus and Rams and with the pandemic, these fish are as hard to find as rarer cichlids like Keyholes, Apistos, Festivums, etc.

[@migueleespinosa2632]

I had to have this when a saw it a few weeks ago. I put him in a 120g tank full with African Cichlids. Thank God he has been completely ignored and thriving. MBUNAS, Tropheous, Peacock and one hap Venusus. I am so happy. Definitely will be adding more EBAs. PS, I have two FX6s for Bio, one Fluval 407 for water polishing (including carbon) for the 50+ fish (the Electric Yellow Labs won't stop breeding...lol. Tank established 5 yrs now. I also use Pathos plants to combat excess nutrients among others growing out of the tank on drift wood. You and your wife do a great job with the Videos!!!

[@AmiJurgl]

A very endearing fish. Mine is so tame he lets me pet him.

[@brooke3140]

I have binged your videos for well over a week. I've fallen asleep listening to you almost every one of those nights. I got a 75 gallon and I'd like a few "centerpiece" fish but a natural looking tank with bright beautiful fish. I like the idea that the males and females both are colorful (just males are SO expensive). I have no clue what to stock it with. I do have a common pleco that they will be with. Shes so sweet and has never caused me any problems, she just needs her own hiding spot. I'm running out of room so I dont want to get any fish I will have to get another tank for. Of course the cichlids caught my attention lol

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

If you don't have any plants you have lots of cool choices. Check out the stocking options videos we have done and the Great beginner cichlids, along with the cichlids for planted tanks (even if you don't have plants they are usually great starter cichlids too). We also did another one - cichlids for small tanks. Enjoy the journey! Thanks for watching. :-)

[@alevikingo2979]

Very, VERY underated fish. Last week I had my first spawning... awesome parents. Now they are in my top 10 list.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ale Vikingo that’s so cool - congrats!

[@brunomai3337]

The main reason they are underated is due to the fact that they are a hybrid that is man-made.

[@natepate6117]

Also love the fact that two sponge filters do that well.

[@MotörheadMickey]

I love that fish! Sharing a tank with Redhead Tapajos, Firemouths and soon Keyholes.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Very nice!

[@electricblueaquariums4821]

Love the Electric Blue Acaras. Just bought some. They look awesome and cant wait to add them to my 75 gallon.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Should be a nice addition!

[@electricblueaquariums4821]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics you give me alot of inspiration for my tanks and youtube channel! You also showed me a local fish store in Milwaukee "The Fish Factory" Thank You!

[@alexanderthomas8784]

How many?

[@electricblueaquariums4821]

@@alexanderthomas8784 after 2 weeks in quarantine they presented with ick. I was out of town for a few days and caught it too late. I'll be purchasing several from a different store in the near future.

[@alexanderthomas8784]

@@electricblueaquariums4821 Sucks to hear. Good luck

[@boostjunkieMike]

Such a perfect setup. Absolutely gorgeous. 🔥😍🔥😍 I'd love something like this. Another great video as always.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

I have tried the EBJD multiple times and youre right. They NEVER get bigger than a couple inches before dying mysteriously. I'll definitely take a look at these guys. I always assumed they were an african cichlid, not central/south american.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Mine EBJD's did the exact same thing every time.

[@jbravo7505]

Great video, I have a empty 75 gallon and I want to get a dozen of these guys , with some yellow long fin bristlenose PLECOS , thanks for the suggestion, Electric blue Acura is a beautiful fish 🐟

[@SP-qs4yh]

Not disagreeing but isn’t 12 quite a lot for a 75G

[@makiarn777]

Got my dirty dozen in a 75 gallon. No issues!

[@sailfinaquatics]

One of my favorite fish, the best hybrids in my opinion

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I agree!

[@paulanthonynelson2733]

Love the camera work and also a top presentation prof!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@scoophaines]

You basically described my living room tank. EB acara, Severum, Columbians and Corys

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Very nice!

[@fishingaddicts4739]

They just raised up my fry,without me taking the fry out.So excited.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Cool!

[@zomdieEp]

I’ve got a pair in my 75 gal with 4 dicus, I got them when they were juvenile like 2 inches big the discus were always bigger never had a problem with aggression.

[@amymandeville8342]

This is one of my favorite fish. They're so beautiful and have so much personality. I've thought about putting them in with my rams, but I have a breeding pair and I don't think it will work out well.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, I wouldn't add one either in that case.

[@infantryveteran2636]

Keep them coming Jason!!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@andrewmartinez1968]

I got into the hobby this past Summer and your videos have taught me so much, so thank you! I do have a question I was hoping you could answer. I was recently gifted a 55 gal and was hoping to keep a community tank with the EBA as my centerpiece fish. The current stock I was thinking of was Colombian tetras (or a similarly large tetra), a school of corydoras, and possibly some hatchet fish. Nothing is set in stone, but would you recommend sticking with 1 EBA or could I get 2?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Good plan! One will always be the safer way to go.

[@dhonnavlogs4830]

very beautiful sharing and content.support u.see you friend.keep always safe.

[@rawrfearmeable]

I have one male in my 125 gallon mixed cichlids tank with sail fin pleco syno cats mono and some botias oh and my crayfish

[@adeelshaikh2129]

Very nice fish

[@yashmaurya481]

Electric blue + parrot cichlid = great community tank

[@captaincombat9384]

I can attest to this!

[@curtsimmons2298]

Can you be more specific? Which type of parrot cichlid, or does it matter? What size tank and how many parrots and blue acaras do you have?

[@yashmaurya481]

@@curtsimmons2298 i have 2 pair of blood parrot cichlid with 3pair of electric blue acara in a 75 gallon tank.

[@Dirtyboot]

Just put a pair in with my parrots. The color contrast is great!

[@dinnerputter8757]

Agreed!

[@GeneralGP114]

Always wondered if the orange or yellow on the top fin had anything to do with the sex .

[@KerleyExpress]

Wow beautiful fish

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@sharronmiller451]

Beautiful fish!!

[@mannyaraujo1]

look nice with black sand

[@sergiolainez3918]

Great info!!!! What do you think about adding a school of Buenos Aires or Pristella Tetras? I plan to have one as a centerpiece fish. I do plan on having plants, driftwood, a bristlenose, and a few emerald cories. I'll be using a 40 gallon breeder.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The Pristella will probably work out better - the Buenos Aires can be fairly aggressive.

[@allfunkedup158]

I have 3 of these acaras in my tank

[@alexanderthomas8784]

What tank size?

[@Noriko1988]

I have electric blue german chiclid, and one regular coloured german ram chiclid.

[@jordahnmohammed4259]

I would love to see profile on some of your other shell dwellers like meleagris I really wanna hear your opinion on caring for them

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Definitely have to get that done!

[@johnmartinez4943]

Even tho they are less flashy, I'm going for regular blue acara. Is there any significant difference between the two?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I like those too. I think they behaved very similarly.

[@Walker82kg]

Can I do all male in these numbers or do they have to have female don't want breading just display

[@antik_adam]

Great content! Can i please get your opinion on my 55g setup. Currently I have a full grown colony of 12 albino corydoras, 1 adult red eye tetra, and 1 recently purchased EBA. in a planted tank. Right now everyone gets along great. My question is would a breeding pair be ok in a 55 with all those corydoras? I was contemplating buying more EBA's from tbe same shop/ same size in hopes 2 will pair off, and rehome the other EBA's. Thank you in advance!!! Subbed for future content!!😎

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They would be ok, but your plants might go missing. Haha

[@antik_adam]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics 😂 thank you!!

[@antik_adam]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I just added 3 slightly smaller EBA's. The one I have had for the past month is being aggressive to all 3 smaller newcomers. Do you think this will settle down in time?

[@pauloalves1261]

I was told that this form is transgenic, it has a gene from Jellyfish. Nice specimens.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I don't think that is the case. I've actually worked with the gene you are taking about in lab. This is more through selective breeding and possibly a little hybridization. : -)

[@pauloalves1261]

OK, that´s interesting@@PrimeTimeAquatics . I was told the same about the electric blue form of M.Ramirezi, perhaps they are also not transgenic. It´s frustrating not to know the origin of the fish.

[@tiffanyswider5590]

Wonderful profile video! I’ve got a newly setup 40 breeder that I just ordered 8 Congo tetras for. Planning on getting one or two of these electric blue acaras later on - would a pair be ok or would you just recommend getting one?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I might just get one. That way you won’t have to worry about breeding aggression.

[@jacobbaker4545]

can you do 1 electric blue with a school of cardinal tetra in a 40 breeder tank

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

WHen full grown they might make the cardinals lunch? :-)

[@horrorstateofmind2724]

What is the best brand for black sand for my Blue Electric acara? Any links would be awesome, thanks

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I just whatever petsmart or petco has.

[@MrSeshs]

I have a 40 Gallon breeder tank and wanted to stock it with 1 Electric Blue Acara, 2 Bolivian Rams, and 5-6 Tiger Barbs. Do you think this would work?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The tiger barbs could be an issue at that quantity. A better option may be the snake skin Barb?

[@TerryLestrange]

Idea of mine is to make a blue/gold colored fish aquarium. Blueberry Tetra Corydoras aeneus gold lazer Diamond Tetra Electric Blue Ram Electric blue acara Fish Net Algae eater Gold Nugget Plecostomus Golden Bristlenose Lemon Tetra or Blue Tetra Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami In a 300 liter / 80 gallon. You think it could work😁?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Cool! I might choose between the EBA and the Ram - sometimes when cichlids look very similar they are more likely to fight.

[@TerryLestrange]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics i thought of maybe just one acara and a couple of rams. Because breeding behaviour of most cichlids can be a bit extreme.

[@Genasinsight]

I am looking for a cichlid that will eat guppy fry I can put in a 20 gallon long...any ideas? Doesn't look like a blue acara would work.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Not a cichlid but dwarf gouramis often will.

[@Walker82kg]

Can you do all males tank

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Possibly, but it might be easier to do all female.

[@zemunusrcu3805]

Hello friend. Can i keep 5 EBA together from babys to adult fish, in 65 gal tank?Thx

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I think that would work fine. Might have some issues if they start breeding but when mine bred in the 40 gallon the pair wasn’t too rough on the others - just kept them away.

[@Josh-sm8mj]

How is one or two of these in a 40 breeder with two Bolivian rams?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Always tough to say for sure, but it might work ok.

[@luigimartinez1748]

I have my electric blue acara with my discus

[@tinadorminy4086]

How are they doing together?

[@turnipdabeet9620]

Would the they do well with platies. I recently got a 46g bow front and would like a nice center piece fish and then some smaller a pretty fish like platies and some of the bigger tetra I understand something small like neons would just become food when the acara gets bigger.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, they would probably do ok together.

[@turnipdabeet9620]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you for the reply and the videos!

[@ansnfbsknanssshshbsnsndnd5438]

Where to get high quality ones? Mine died in a year :(

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Maybe flip aquatics or the wet spot?

[@BeauLanners]

Do you think an electric blue Acara and a Ctenopoma acutirostre would work together if they are bought at the same time?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Probably?

[@BeauLanners]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I will give it a go and let you know the results! They are going in a 6 foot 125.

[@chrispalmer9802]

So you think the non breeding is more to do with the ph or like you said they can't get a stable pair? Are you sure that any of them are females?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I’ve had them breed a few times after this video.

[@mohamadqashmar6490]

Would one electric blue female be fine with a 20gallon long?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I probably wouldn't put them in anything less than a 40 gallon? They get pretty big!

[@RoodHyena]

How many would you recommend for a species only tank in a 60 gallon? I currently have 1 female in there :)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Maybe a total of 4-5?

[@RoodHyena]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you for the quick response! I think I’ll try 4 :)

[@mannyaraujo1]

what do you think about the USA current plus led light would there colours pop, on black sand

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I have one and like it. The hygger lights are my favorite in that price point though.

[@mannyaraujo1]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I'm just wondering if it's bright enough for a 75 gallon

[@mannyaraujo1]

The current USA LED. Plus..?

[@beamerandmercedesthebully3111]

Can they get along with discus?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Most likely they would

[@pontus2351]

Which substrate would you suggest and which one you are using in that tank for E blue acara

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Sand is probably the best for them, but I have kept them on both sand and gravel and didn't notice any issues. I believe the sand in that tank was just Top Fin black sand.

[@Donot30]

Would 2 non breeding EBAs get along with 3 honey gouramis a kribensis and some tetras and a pleco? Planning my First tank(55gal).

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Possibly?

[@Donot30]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics is the kribe the problem? Should I just put it in a diff tank and put some corys or something as a replacement? Thanks

[@iamOTHER44]

Would these work with tiger barbs or are they too aggressive and fast moving?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That might work ok

[@drummer360]

Will electric blues co-exist with red tailed sharks and rainbow sharks?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Possibly but there is a chance the red tail sharks may bully them.

[@drummer360]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thanks, good to know!

[@amuseinthecraftroom6257]

Would a pair work in a 55 gal with moderate flow and synodontis/tetra tank mates? Plant safe? I'm in love!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The fish mix is probably ok if the tetras are medium sized. The plants may get eaten though.

[@amuseinthecraftroom6257]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I had a feeling they might eat the plants. Serpes, black phantoms, and Silvertip in there right now. My giant Syno can be hard on them too:) he likes to redecorate for me pretty regularly

[@lewis6569]

I only want 2 in a 50 gal with a bristle nose is that ok ?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

If they are a pair it might be interesting to see them care for the fry. If they are two males you might have some issues.

[@lewis6569]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics ok thanks

[@Walker82kg]

Are males and females look the same colour

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Yes, not much of a difference.

[@scupking]

Just got one for my 55 gallon. My tiger barbs (14 of them)keep nipping at it…

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Tiger barbs can do that.

[@martinzgonc1895]

I have 50g and 2 EBA around 2,5inch and male chasing a female (i am not 100% shore if she is female). She has a nipped fin a little bit. Is this normal? I have 8 tiger barbs and 5 gold barbs in tank but not agression above them. I have aquarium only 5 month so please help is this ql? Thanks

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I really haven't seen them chase one another much. I wonder if it's because there are only two. Sometimes it's better to either have one or three or more (with many types of fish).

[@valiaudet3415]

I have a 4ftx18"x18 tank with skirt tetras and clown loaches. Could i have 4 electric blue too. Please

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I might just do one (or make sure you have just multiple females). A breeding pair might get a little aggressive.

[@valiaudet3415]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics ok thank you

[@AmazingCichlids]

See I didn’t know a massive amount about cichlids when I started recently and got bad advice from fish stores. I have my pair with 2 jewels and 2 convicts and they seem to be fine, they actually boss the tank? Don’t know if I’ve got lucky or in future I’ll have to move them into another tank.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Might just wait and see. Depending on the size of the tank they may get along just fine.

[@AmazingCichlids]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics the jewel as it become bigger become aggressive, I’ve moved them in with just blue acaras and a diadema

[@isaiahburbey]

Is 8 overstocked for that 40 breeder? Or could you do the same in a 50 gallon?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, I think it's pushing it for sure. They have since moved them to a 125 gallon - less cramped.

[@isaiahburbey]

Sweet, I have 4 in a 50 gallon if I can keep my water quality pristine I should be ok

[@cheryllong995]

How do you tell the gender of the fish & could you keep just 2 or 3 females or 3 males ?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I think you could keep multiples together if the tank is appropriately sized. The only differences I see in my breeding pairs is size and the males have a little more orange color on their dorsal fins.

[@kobaltocr6927]

Morpho butterfly Fish version

[@doseofgilly3214]

Can u put this fish with a T-bar cichlid?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Possibly. Depends on the size of the tank and the layout.

[@doseofgilly3214]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I have a 125 litre ATM but I'm gonna upgrade to a much bigger one all my cichlids are small as there juveniles ATM

[@marianamator4171]

😀

[@devon582]

Mines are aggressive got a male and a female they are just aggressive from young age till now had them going on 10 months seems like the more fish in the tank the better kinda like tiger barbs but since most of my fish got wipe out due to bacterial infections they are the only ones left including one green terror hybrid so it has gotten worse some people have way better luck with theirs than mines I don’t know what I’m doing wrong

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I'm surprised the green terror hasn't killed them both.

[@devon582]

Prime Time Aquatics probably because it’s a hybrid my acara is way more aggressive than the terror itself.lol

[@PlainsPup]

I like wildtype blue acaras and Jack Dempseys, not their electric blue varieties.

[@petery4801]

NNice

[@HeRo-qd6tk]

Working on a new project of a 75g. This species really is nice and I like the temperament. Thank you for this profile.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

These would fit in nice. :-)

[@anthonyragan2696]

Stunning fish, really underrated, I think.

[@svrkl15stnbld17]

I have 7 of them on my community tank with angels, tetras, mollies, SAE's, pleco and cories. They are very hardy, never lost anyone (Unfortunately one got sucked to my gravel vacuum and I had to cut the hose open to save him, and he is still doing great. He was out of water for several minutes!). Great personality, active, fast swimming. Definitely not aggressive, only occasional tiny nips to set boundaries, as all fish do.

[@jorykozak1239]

i have tiger barbs, neons of multiple types. danios, etc. would the acara fit in with these fish?

[@gryaznygreeb]

I think mine started eating my platies after several months of being ok together. He also chases my bristlenose pleco occasionally. I guess platies are a little too small. Thankfully I had another tank to move the remaining platies to.

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

love them. peaceful, bold, bright, hardy and not too hard to source. probably the best cichlid of all time for those with a larger community with peaceful fish

[@MakoyUnggoy]

I've found Keyhole Cichlids get along very well with Acara's

[@brandonthejedi6082]

I keep mine with keyhole cichlids and angels lol, I totally agree with ya.

[@harrysaquariums]

I got one yesterday he’s a great fish pretty active too doesn’t hide much and gets along with all my other cichlids:)

[@chadsimcox931]

Hi! I want to get a 75 gallon in the future with a jack dempsey & firemouth with lots of hiding spots. I’m considering getting one of these in with them. I noticed you added yours to a cichlid tank. What other cichlids do u have? Basically, would my idea work? Lol

[@harrysaquariums]

@@chadsimcox931 I like sevrum cichlids and parrot fish and ant African cichlids they seem to do good and also my Texas cichlid does well with them

[@DankDaHerbalist]

This is my favorite smaller fish channel!! And guys electric blues are way more peaceful then the reg blue. Dont do well with meaner cichlids. kinda like the jd vs ebjd.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

DANKdaHERBALIST thank you! Appreciate you being here.

[@TabMorte]

I have a pair in my 55 gallon with a school of white skirts, an albino parrot and some plecos and it's a very beautiful tank. I am thinking about adding some more but I would like to ensure they're females as the two I have are males and both full grown at just under 6 inches, I feel if I throw any more boys in there tehy're going to get beat up.

[@jawwadqureshi7412]

Make a separate video on breeding of electric blue acara

[@joesplif4158]

Getting mine tomorrow can’t wait

[@joesplif4158]

Hey two of mine are showing spawning behaviour in your opinion should I put them in a tank together alone or leave them be there is seven in total and one angelfish about five inches big

[@sloppyjoe400]

I have three in a community! They do spar from time to time, but they do fine aside from that.

[@hjmarcellus]

Do not get a Juvi and think you can keep them with guppies and neons, it’s not happening, speaking from experience

[@ravagedcore131]

Just got mine yesterday 3 inches right now just one as a centerpiece for my 40 hoping to keep it for years and eventually be able to give it a 4 or 6 foot tank.

[@Hyphessobrycon]

I have mine with angels, Corydoras, large tetras and bristlenose. They’re still small but all’s good so far

[@k0olmini11]

This is the best video I’ve seen about this fish. Thank you so much!!

[@jonpenguin303]

My male electric blue acara just died after many years. The female is still going strong. They did great with a couple blood parrrots, a couple of rainbow cichlids and school of bosemani, turqouise and red irian rainbowfish. Very friendly fish with fantastic personalities. I really miss him in my 125. He was my favorite.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Sorry you lost him!

[@HSSMC112]

I was plaing to get a firemouth cichlid but when I learn that there aggressive I did not want it anyone then I learned about the electric blue acara I LOVED IT IT WAS AMAZING this video help me learn about them thank you!!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Good to hear!

[@Boss-zo4lw]

Can i keep just one male as a centrepiece in a 30g?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

A 30 gallon would probably be too small long term.

[@barbkrienke8400]

Oh-Em-Gee! Those are absolutely stunning fish! 💖. Thanks for the profile on them, Jason!!!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you Barb! They really light up the fish room. : -)

[@paulhowell8661]

Really looks amazing, how often do you have to do water changes with that big of a bio load in a 40 gal?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

We do about 40% once a week - the pothos in that tank really helps keep nitrates under control.

[@catfishcave379]

More people should keep Acaras, they are all under appreciated-especially the smiling Acaras.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I agree! : -)

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Wow really beautiful acaras there :D

[@bipolaraquatics]

Mine leave my plants alone there just super chilled and very versatile fish works well with any tankmate I've put them with

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Good to hear!

[@goo6683]

I have that same fish with my mbuna and peacocks cichlids and they get along