How do you get your fish to color up? Do you think all my tips are equally important? Let us know your experience!
@itsjose4768 ай бұрын
Quality food, and clean water Water temp worked really well for my African cichlids (Haps, Mbuna, and peacocks) also mix the food up with a variety of fresh and pellet formula. New Fluval pellets are awesome and keeps my water clear as well.
@stefanosahretis50758 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your 5 tips on having colourful fish,highly informative. Well done
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
@@stefanosahretis5075 Thank you, Stefanos! I hope you have a Merry Christmas my friend!
@stefanosahretis50758 ай бұрын
@@CichlidCharmer merry Christmas to you and your family
@ronmcdowell47948 ай бұрын
I moved to Florida from Idaho 😊. Lived all my life in nampa and Meridian. I love Florida but do miss Idaho at times.
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
A fellow Idahoan! I would love the heat in Florida, but I would miss my Idaho.
@nandhubt908 ай бұрын
All the points you made are correct. I am not sure whether the pH plays a vital role in the color or health of the fish. As these fish are captive breeds perhaps they would have adapted to the pH different from the native. Maintaining a consistent pH is more important than chasing the pH like you mentioned. My tap water is high in pH which is absolutely fine for my African Cichlids. For my American cichlids I use a combination of peat moss (fish safe one), dry almond leaves, and almond leaf extract to soften the water (which indeed makes a dark water aquarium, but I noticed fishes love it).
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
And isn’t their happiness the most important thing? Your tanks must be gorgeous for how much you obviously care about them.
@jeremymoore4508 ай бұрын
Cichlid Charmer, This is all so true and appreciate this list so much. I love the channel and how you also take advice from us and other fish keepers. I also feed a variety of foods and my fish have so much color it’s crazy. Like my rainbows and Denison barbs have so much color. Yes you’re right about color and fish age. Most fish are baby’s and juveniles and most don’t get colors until later as they get bigger. Like rainbows and tetras and some cichlids. My Congo tetras are starting to put on size and they are starting to put out the blues and yellows and the awesome colors on there fins. A Jewel cichlid has amazing color I have one in my 55 gal planted tank and he is a stunner with my EBA. Nothing beats cichlids in color. ❤😊
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Oh wow, thank you Jeremy! Lots of you folks are a wealth of knowledge. I’d be crazy 🤪 not to listen to you. It’s strange having so many silver juvies in Alcatraz atm. It won’t be too long and they’ll be coloring up! Glad to hear from you!
@Gilsfishroom8 ай бұрын
Definitely for me using a full spectrum light is the best way to colour up. I had a white (6500k) light and a full spectrum light on the same tank, and switching from one to the other was like looking at completely different fish.
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
You’re right, Gil. Sure makes a huge difference!
@rockylamotta81548 ай бұрын
Great vid! Also in addition to lighting a black background makes fish pop! Other colors work well too like dark green, med blue etc but it all depends on the color of the fish species in the tank.
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
That’s totally spot on. Thanks!
@brazzr6 ай бұрын
Northfin is absolutely brilliant, my fish all had a huge growth spurt when i switched to it from Hakari. I still use hakari as a treat seem as though my fish love the taste.
@CichlidCharmer6 ай бұрын
I haven’t found any Hikari that have nearly as good ingredients as Northfin. It’s great knowing you’re feeding them great food, isn’t it? 😍
@HapiPETSWM8 ай бұрын
This video is great! Thank you and for sure it’s more than great getting reassurance because there are foods and opinions that can drive a person crazy! Consistency is everything when it comes to stability!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Well thank you so much! You’re right about consistency for sure!
@user-qd2iz4cd1i8 ай бұрын
Can you please do a video on all of your light settings and maybe play with the settings on video and show off the fluval marine 3.0, I would love that :)
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
I will certainly keep that one in mind!
@dennispeleg78438 ай бұрын
First off, i love the south American tank, the way the light hits it is unreal andbits so clear!! Jealous, yes i am lol. But yea my color thing is water quality, food and the pecking order!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Awesome, Dennis! Thank you so much. I like focusing on water quality because it is a weekly task for me that makes me feel like I’m on top of it and taking care of them.
@dennispeleg78438 ай бұрын
@@CichlidCharmer definitely water quality will always be number one whether the male is last in order or not. I have a Sulfurhead that I got 2 months ago and he thought he was gonna push everyone around and he was beautiful with the yellow blaze, now he barely has a blaze and his black color faded out. He found out the hard way that he wasnt going to push the venustus around lol. Now he knows his place, I'll never get rid of him though just because his color drabbed.
@dennispeleg78438 ай бұрын
I did the African 125 today, and tomorrow I'll do the central american cichlid tanks (6) tomorrow. Trying to get over this flu. I barely had energy to feed them the past few days
@sasukesasuke1708 ай бұрын
What a beautiful and informative video🎥❤
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Well thank you! Merry Christmas!🎄
@stevefish83148 ай бұрын
Besides good water quality . I like to put the male I am trying to color up in his own tank with a couple females seems to help me a lot .
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Big time. Good one 🤘🤘
@rockylamotta81548 ай бұрын
What rock is the one with orange red color on it? Beautiful rock! Like to see a few more in there like it!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
It’s from Aquadecor. I have a video on the unboxing. Thank you!
@cichlidman55988 ай бұрын
Great Advice!!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Thank you, Cichlidman!
@user-zn1jd1be4z8 ай бұрын
Hi, great video. I am interested in the zucchini you were feeding the gang. Do you take the skin off, and how often do you feed them zucchini. Are there any other veggies that you recommend to feed to the gang. I have a 108-gallon tank with 18 great inmates right now.
@DjPosey37 ай бұрын
I bet you’re talking about Tampa bay cichlids 😂😂😂. Great video thanks for the tips as I’m having trouble figuring out how to get my peacock cichlids to color up
@CichlidCharmer7 ай бұрын
I can neither confirm nor deny 🤣 The TDO colorboost helped a lot with red coloration in my fish, but it all matters. Thanks for the nice comment, DjPosey3
@MakoyUnggoy8 ай бұрын
One tip if you want the ripple effect in your tank that the 'Kessil' led lights produce but don't want the huge price tag that goes with it...The reason the Kessil lights are so good is that they use 'Cree' led's and luckily there are some brands that do strip lights for tanks now that use the Cree. I have an 'Interpet Tri Spec 2' on my cichlid tank and it does the ripple job for a third of the price of those Kessil's, I only need the one strip light instead of buying a few clip on Kessils!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
So you have the strip several inches off the tank lid?
@MakoyUnggoy8 ай бұрын
@@CichlidCharmer I have clear perspex sliding lids and it just sits directly on top of them, no fixings so I just lift it off if I need to do anything major inside the tank
@nandhubt908 ай бұрын
In my place we dont get Northfin or Xtreme brands. So, I feed them a concoction of NLS Thera A+, Tropical Spirulina pellets, Reef Nutriton Chromo Boost, soaked in Vitamin Supplements, and Galric extract (these two are local brands). Even these brands I said are difficult to get as they are imported and expensive compared to the equivalent US pricing. But my fishes are happy 😊 and they go crazy for the food.
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Oh that sounds good though! Mind if I ask where you are at?
@nandhubt908 ай бұрын
India. BTW, the idea of mixing different foods and complements came from you and Kaveman Aquatics. @@CichlidCharmer
@midgetballs_69288 ай бұрын
What type of substrate do you use in your African cichlid tank. I have a 180 Male african tank and im not sure what substrate to use but the one you’re using looks nice!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
It’s really good and boosts the pH if you need that. It’s Caribsea aragonite. You just setting your tank up?
@midgetballs_69288 ай бұрын
@@CichlidCharmer No it’s been running for about 2 years now but I’ve had no substrate in it!
@chaibill7 ай бұрын
What is the cichlid at 1:21 ? Yellow and silver bottom center
@CichlidCharmer7 ай бұрын
That is a furcicauda
@Sroque72917 күн бұрын
What settings do you use on your fluval marines?
@CichlidCharmer11 күн бұрын
I actually change them all the time, it it's 7 2 0 0 8 in the 435.
@Sroque72910 күн бұрын
@@CichlidCharmer thank you for responding but I don’t know what the numbers mean lol
@CichlidCharmer8 күн бұрын
@@Sroque729 That's the numbers for each color on the Fluval. 7 is red, 2 is cyan I think, and the last one is white light.
@Sroque7297 күн бұрын
@@CichlidCharmerdoes the number represent the percentage /intensity of each color? 7=70%
@CichlidCharmer7 күн бұрын
@@Sroque729 Yes. The app give you percentages to enter for each color.
@pollylewis96118 ай бұрын
And your Nut Job's are very handsome along with your community tank they are all beautiful. Say "WHAT" you're going to have swag I see a T in the future Yippee! I think you hit all the ways to color up fish having these Rams my 40gal has clear darker water but when they swim under the lights oh boy very flashy indeed. Thanks again for the great info and can't wait for your next video!
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Aw thank you Polly 🥰. Those rams have to be gorgeous with the light just right!
@pollylewis96118 ай бұрын
The Electric Blue Balloon Belly is stunning I had 3 more but the GBR's sent them to another dimension. I want to get more but I have been dealing with the GBR's fry and it's a real pain, one I might not do again. @@CichlidCharmer
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
@@pollylewis9611 my Apisto fry haven’t been too terrible.
@pollylewis96118 ай бұрын
Aw that has to be so cute, I keep losing babies right and left probably will be down to 1, what are they now 1-2 weeks old, next time the parents can do the raising in a diff. tank wow!@@CichlidCharmer
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
@@pollylewis9611a different tank is probably the way to go. Mine are in a different tank because the parents are dead 😮😢
@TheN00Pe8 ай бұрын
Hello, still using the Fluval Sea Marine 3.0 on your tank? :)
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Yes, on Alcatraz. Why do you ask?
@TheN00Pe8 ай бұрын
@@CichlidCharmer sorry haven't listened to the full video, but only now I see you anyway mentioned that in the bonus tip. I'd say the lighting plays a huge role, through trial and error it gave nearly the best results good water quality and nutrition aside. Try going without the lights for couple of days and you will see the negative results this brings to the overall visuals of the fish 😉
@JoskiFN8 ай бұрын
Can you pit vristlnose places with mbuna
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
I think most people would say yes. I had one with my peas and haps and they killed him.
@JoskiFN8 ай бұрын
Some people told me I would not meet a bristle nose lol eco because they will get bullied but they from bigger that the mbuna@@CichlidCharmer
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
@@JoskiFN my pleco, like to hang out in places where fish had claimed territory. They didn’t like that very much. And it doesn’t matter how big the Muna are, because there are so mean.
@JoskiFN8 ай бұрын
K@@CichlidCharmer
@LosNutz7318 ай бұрын
Im wondering who the online seller was. I might need to avoid them.
@CichlidCharmer8 ай бұрын
Just read reviews. The good ones hardly have any bad ones. Also look on Reddit.
@wkunique7 ай бұрын
the last tip is very important, unfortunately you presented it incorrectly. You say about the sun that fish look beautiful in it, it's true, the only way to achieve it is to build lighting based on the best LEDs on the market, High CR LED, preferably 5600-6500 K compliant with the D55 or D65 standard. No, I repeat, no factory lamp that is controlled by channels of individual wavelengths can compete with these LEDs,
@Masterstouch70x77 ай бұрын
Escape to Alcatraz a great movie I call my Tank The Show With the Starry night who wants to be in charge But I believe it's a female So Tangerine Tiger let's her us guys Run this show Just ask my most beautiful one the Red Empress bur the Res Fin Boreli s are great to look at Evan German Red peacock goes crazy Evan Have a Distachous Sexfasiaous with we all get kng great with a blue Dolphin and blue Cicilds with nice white streak all in a 75 Gallons wow we need bigger my yellow haps just told me
@CichlidCharmer7 ай бұрын
Cool tank and collection! Yeah those boys will need a bigger tank. Whatcha gonna get?