How To Breed African Cichlids

[@BruceWayne-mb4hk]

That video is worth a subscription. You make stripping the fish look easy. The hand feeding was great too.

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

This video was amazing I love the step by step clips and I actually appreciate that you weren’t just verbally telling us how to do it you just did it and filmed all of the different steps🤙 super cool I’m going to subscribe fosho brotha

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@soloreef7266]

Totally awesome to see sustained propagation of fish!!...Not to mention the intense vivid coloration on those cichlids!

[@SureshKumar-ct8uy]

Nice work. Your water quality excellent........👍

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Thanks I appreciate the kind words!

[@thetankfiles3833]

I've just started my own small breeding project, this video is great. beautiful fish!

[@flogreen8818]

So pretty and the ones on your thumbnail were gorgeous!!! Let be them all.

[@rokasdark8853]

Perfect! I have a question. How many gallons are your fry tank? Thanks!

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@joseguzman9949]

What food do you feed them at 3:43?

[@NikhilJulka]

nice video.. really enjoyed watching it….. subbed ya buddy

[@chandanpaul5185]

wow,love this video.can u tell me plz how do I recognize a male & female cichlids?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

The males are the ones with the bright colours.

[@chandanpaul5185]

Thank you .bt do they pair with other cichlid spices??

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

There are many different species of cichlids will pair with each other.

[@is25392]

Canadian Aqua Farm do you guys have a website to order from

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

My website is www.canadianaquafarm.com

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Thanks, I have subbed back and quite enjoyed your videos, keep them coming.

[@cenahater5002]

The rainbow one at exactly 3:59. What is that one

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

+cenahater5002 OB peacock

[@litoloco4fish]

Beautiful video

[@roadrash8334]

show us how you did the egg tumbler!!

[@nanikaos18]

We currently have 1 lonely fry survivor. It's in a home made "tumbler" right now, which we placed inside the original tank. Yesterday it began to swim freely up & down the tube. When should we move it & what should we move it to. We have a 10gal qt tank (but is reading approx. 4-5 salinity even though we drained it from saltwater & filled it with fresh to cycle) & we also have a "breeder basket". We tried doing a water change to lower the salinity to 0 & not ruin the cycle but it didn't work.

[@nagabhushanvaradaraj6722]

Very best & interesting to the aquarium raised cichlids breeding.

[@me2525]

On your website there are only discus available. Do you not sell peacocks?

[@bigjayinga]

Great video, great info. Thanks

[@VikingsAquatics]

good video man

[@josecolon5802]

Great video!

[@darnettda]

Awesome selection

[@rfo23]

So do you sell to hobbyists or just retail location?

[@ivoryqueen7000]

Great video!!

[@audreymariepetsnstuff]

What are the ones at 3:58 and 4:03?

[@discusjourney2834]

+Audrey Gains Firefish Peacock and Sunshine Peacock.

[@audreymariepetsnstuff]

Thankies

[@Gladiator333166]

Nice Peacocks Aqua,do you breed Haps & Mbuna ;-)

[@nanikaos18]

Ok. Thank you so much. Since it is so small & tiny, it's fine if we put it in the mesh basket for a bit, then move it into the tank completely after it gets bigger right? I don't want the tank to be scary, freaks out & dies, or has a hard time finding the food. I was concerned about feeding so I ground up some flakes & pellets, soaked it in tank water & squirted it near/over of the tumbler hoping there'd be tiny particles to eat if need be :-p What about that salinity? Just ditch all that water?

[@litoloco4fish]

Great video

[@aedonfaught6296]

does it matter if the female keeps them in her mouth till there fry or is it best to take them right away?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

If you take the eggs or fry when they still have their yolk sac you will need to put them in a tumbler. Other than that it doesn't make a big difference.

[@aedonfaught6296]

Thanks this helped allot

[@1down5ups]

Late comment but how would you breed Anomalochromis thomasi (african butterfly cichlids) or how old do they have to be before they start breeding

[@aries4978]

What food is this @3:20 I don't know what food should i give to my cichlids

[@aries4978]

Okay, thank you :)

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

These fish are breeding in my sales tanks which contain multiple males and females but only 1 species per tank. Despite having multiple males there is always one that establishes it's self as the dominant fish and mates with all the females.

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

You should move it now as once they start free swimming they need to be fed. If your breeder basket has hard sides that would work. If it is mesh the adult fish will try to grab the fry through the mesh. The 10 gallon tank would work too but you should fill it with water from the tank that the fry is currently in so as not to shock it with a change of water parameters.

[@JayWho_8]

When you are showing the different colorations of peacocks at the very end of the video, if you just listen to it - it almost sounds like Darth Vader breathing... hehe

[@anashsamman]

Takes lots of work and time to breed , but can please show us how did you take of them since day 1 to 3 or 4 months please. I had learned a lot from your videos. Thank you sir

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Nice vids, I have subbed.

[@triggerhappy522]

awe look at all those little fish sticks! they are happy as can be! PeCiOuS AnGeLzzzzz

[@cichlidfix3186]

Great video. Do you sell your cichlids? I have African Cichlids and haven't found a good place to order from here in CANADA.

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

I no longer sell African cichlids, only discus.

[@cichlidfix3186]

Too bad.. love the fish!

[@baircichlids5350]

What type of food should I be feeding the male and female to help with the breeding process or is there a food that encourages breeding

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

I've never seen any signs of distress after stripping them and they are always eager for food afterwards because they don't eat when they are carrying eggs/fry. I have allowed females to carry fry full term and they are often quite thin afterwards, needing more time to recuperate.

[@farztorres]

Hi Mate Loved the video! I have african cichlids but they never produce any fry!Is there anything I might be doing wrong?temperature is 21 degrees Celsius and I am not using any heater!

[@reginalram9050]

21 degrees is far too low. your fish will not be happy and definately not spawn. Pick up a cheap heater and very slowly raise the temp to 27 degrees.

[@iCitDzn]

What can make them breed. I have them in a new tank. I need a couple tips and tricks

[@aedonfaught6296]

What do you think is the best starter cichlid for a newbie to this breed

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

All of the Aulonocara species are easy to care for. I would recommend picking the colour type that you find attractive.

[@wawo8358]

Aedon Faught convicts or yellow labs

[@jcashisking]

Will blue peacocks always produce blue peacocks? Also, I thought meat or brine shrimp wasn't good for Africans. Love the video, but I love the colors on the fish in the last 30 seconds. Do you keep all Male tanks in order to have them keep their color? I've bought some beautiful males from the pet store & when I brought them home they turned into a drab greyish color similar to the females. thanks for posting!

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Yes, they will produce blues. My peacocks were raised on a high protein diet with no problems. Each males needs its own tank to achieve those colours. Once they are mixed together the sub dominant males quickly lose their colour. For your application an all male tank with only a single male of each type may help but even then it is a challenge.

[@mrcichliddude347]

you ship to usA

[@BennduR]

do you still breed/sell peacocks or only discus now?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

BennduR only discus at this time

[@BennduR]

@@CanadianAquaFarm that's too bad. thanks for the reply and great video

[@Scry999]

What kind of cichlids were those at the end?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

TheMajesticPotato These are all peacocks of various types. The ones at the very end are Albino Firefish.

[@Scry999]

ohh, ok. thanks

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

The mesh basket inside the 10 gallon tank would be ok but is not needed, the fry can go straight in the tank. Ditch all of the old water in the 10 gallon and then fill it with water from the tank that the fry is currently in.

[@ing.elvismatute2906]

Colle a tip for feeding with fish mush and to get the maximum color to fish thanks greetings from venezuela ............

[@JordansFishRoom]

the first 5 minutes i added my females to my tank a male started to breed with her

[@pauljulius7615]

Beautiful!!!!

[@nagabhushanvaradaraj6722]

good & Best.

[@moodzvidz7492]

any bus with a 420 runtime gets my like

[@moodzvidz7492]

video not bus

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

MOODZ VIDZ lmfao 😂😂😂😂

[@DrPangloss]

I can't stop my Mbuna from breeding. Every time the tank gets too crowded I have to strip it out in order to catch some on the juveniles and take them to my local fish store. They sell them for £8 - 12 pound each but give me nothing for them.

[@soulsreaper7145]

u should start selling them urself online or ask if u can work out a deal

[@rameshuthappa5523]

You'll make peanuts 😉 after the deal with twenty or thirty fish. A farm produces thousands of fish, that's how they make profit. And Retails have to pay heavy rent. Don't give them let your other cichlids eat the fry. It's healthy and natural. Even in nature they will do the same.

[@check2wice]

i think a good flake food is better than brine shrimp for fry imo. its easier to get, cheaper, and you can grind it into any size for when they get a bit bigger.

[@FwrapperAqua]

Woow Great

[@innerchanneltube4239]

Do you guys sell lake malawi cichlids through your website?

[@craighale3035]

quick question... i had a male spawn with a female couple months ago.. purple fish with stripes with a electric yellow i added a larger cichlid and now it seems like both males are doing the circles n it looks like their breeding n its happened 2-3 time the last week. can 2 males do this. or could the fish who is suppose ti b male isn't the new blue fish is 5-6 in the purple is 4. or are they breeding or trying to but can't?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Did you get fry from the purple striped/electric yellow spawn? Maybe they are both female. I've heard of two females spawning together but never two males.

[@craighale3035]

yyeah they had fry the purple one was the male the electric yellow im looking at the fry right now.ill try and upload video even thoi never have before. its really weird actually the male who spawned with the EY seems like there breeding but then thry both eat its quite weird actually. the new fish is the new dominant male id say.

[@TheCrawlspaceCraftsman]

Cool

[@joseguzman9949]

Nice.fish what breed?

[@heathergentry6433]

So u can put any of the cichlids in a community tank together with any other kinds of cichlids . and they won't kill each other?

[@もりぞう]

Hello. I'm an aquarist in Japan. I wanna make a Japanese subtitles of this video and upload to youtube. May I make a Japanese subtitles and upload that video?

[@MultiGamingRooster]

never understood how it worked but i think i know how thanks to you! So does the female lay eggs and then pick them up and let them hatch in her mouth as well as grow a little bit?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Yes, that is exactly right.

[@MultiGamingRooster]

thanks

[@TheM0EiN]

How often do they breed?

[@dariogheller]

very cool

[@Scry999]

Will cichlids of a slightly different species mate?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

TheMajesticPotato Yes, many types of cichlids will breed with other species of cichlids and produce hybrids.

[@Scry999]

Canadian Aqua Farm ok thanks. :)

[@pambrown4413]

how may day after they have. baby do they start breeding

[@ing.elvismatute2906]

With which you feed it so that they go by grabbing brother color

[@basher3715]

it is ok to breed with other cichlids around?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

+Sher Gogogo It's ok but you might end up with hybrids if you have closely related species in the tank.

[@jonahflood5500]

How do you know when the fry no longer have a yolk sac?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Usually 3 weeks from the time the eggs are laid the fry will have used up their yolk sac.

[@lakemalawifishkeeping2599]

Can I put two different breeding groups together in the same tank with a divider not much room in my apartment

[@laiyenma]

nice vid there , thats pretty much what i did too

[@joseguzman9949]

Do you ship to U.S.?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Unfortunately I can only ship within Canada.

[@billgoodyaquariumservice3004]

Canadian Aqua Farm :(

[@valeriestorm3412]

do u have to feed the fry if u allow the parents to raise them? Will some survive in a community tank or all be eaten. was wondering if the parents protect them past a certain size.

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

+Valerie Storm The fry are on their own once mom releases them. If there are lots of hiding spots some might survive. They will scavenge any food bits they can find in the tank. Certainly the most successful method is to remove the fry/eggs.

[@valeriestorm3412]

Canadian Aqua Farm thanks. I'll try to have a grow out tank on hand by the time the need arrives. My fish are coming in tomorrow and will only be 2" so I will have plenty of time. Yours are beautiful. Thanks for responding :-)

[@KaySkywalker]

do you even sell cichlids still or is it just discus these days?

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Just discus and koi at this time.

[@laibaqureshi4533]

how many months did they breed

[@AquaLady153]

Very detailed and informative!

[@Gladiator333166]

I have a 350ltr Mbuna tank ;-) Love my Rock Dwellers ;-)

[@is25392]

Any of those super red Ruby's and dragon bloods for sale

[@datauk64]

my peacocks keep digging in my gravel its a perfect circle they dugg three circle are they breeding ? what colour are the eggs

[@168ipson]

beautiful red

[@ninadrago205]

Im getting those to

[@angelrocha6974]

How can I order a pair of those red dragon peacocks?

[@HeapAquatics]

If you seperate a female african cichlid to a seperate tankto spit the fry naturally,how long would you leave the female with the fry,would the female eat her own fry in time

[@irishzx9r]

What is the id on your peacock in this video

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

[@ergenc2593]

hi How i can increase the consentrate of african cichlids malawi fish colour

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

I fed mine with CAF Colour Enhancing Black Worms to increase the colour.

[@jahjah3409]

We have hybrid of ice berg snow white and this one

[@Crumpet3000]

nice

[@joseguzman9949]

Where are you from

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

Vancovuer, Canada.

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

The female will spit the fry out when they are ready to go but unless you have lots of hiding spots they will become food for the adult fish. Also the female won't eat while she has eggs/fry and so she will lose weight and take longer to recover if carrying the fry full term.

[@thelostjournalofmystifying354]

wut cutie pies. i love cichlids

[@Beyzauzunfb]

wooww çok güzel balıklar

[@Spjinu]

What is the age to breed a African cichlids ? In how many months?

[@fishyjiffy4537]

my cichlids mated today

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

They are Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

[@dylankatzy5287]

do you have to hand birth the fish or can you just let nature do it

[@CanadianAquaFarm]

You can let nature do it

[@Волк-ы4п4ц]

👍👍👍

[@jayme94]

I wish I could jus find these kind of fish at the stores where I live

[@linh811]

nobody mentions the RIVER African cichlids