My African Cichlids are Breeding! Tank Updates

In this video I give you an update on my two African Cichlid aquariums! My Tanganyikan cichlids have been doing quite a bit of breeding which has been really cool to see. I also update you on how the Malawi Cichlids ended up going with their gill flukes treatment. I hope you enjoy the video, and Happy New Year! I'm looking forward to seeing what 2024 has to hold :D
Timestamps:
1:07 - Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids breeding
4:09 - Update on the the Lake Malawi Cichlids
7:21 - My Parrotlet Laila
10:37 - Merchandise!!
11:31 - My Plans for the Year
12:47 - Pond Idea
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[@zongthao4528]

You have my favorite cichlid tanks on KZbin. The setup are is beautiful and just adds to the cichlids. One of my life goals.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Wow thank you so much!! That's such a lovely compliment 😊 I really appreciate it and I'm sure you will have something like this one day too if it's what you want!

[@Yelsin_Salazar]

Hi Kaity, I'm so glad you're achieving your goals little by little and at a steady pace. I'm sure this year comes with lots of surprises. Your tanks look pretty good; this time my favorite one is the Tanganyika setup because of the little babies. Here in the southern hemisphere is the breeding time for many species, my cichlids are in the same process. I hope you had a nice New Year's Day with your loved ones. ¡Blessings and greetings from Peru🙌!!!

[@4417t]

Collab with Cichlid charmer & cichlid bros

[@sirwilliam7988]

I'm so impressed with how the Tropheus are coloring up. The entire tank looks amazing Kaity.

[@billmeyer4773]

Take the babies out and raise them up and do trade-in for more fish or for food. ❤

[@thehoteldeveloper]

Layla is wild! Lol. My mom wouldn't let me have a bird 😢 But at least she let me have an aquarium! 😊

[@drewandres2065]

Try reaching out to Cichlid Bros for collaboration

[@Zues146]

How’s water is so clear , pls tell me what filer you using

[@75keg75]

Mbuna breed like bunnies!!

[@sunnygill8510]

Hi kaity u r doing very awesome....i love cichlids,,love from pakistan....

[@davidglass914]

Hi kaity, I am loving your videos. Thank you for posting great videos. It would be great if you can collaborate with " CICHLIDS BROS". I think I it would be great content.

[@tuco86x]

The darker rocks Look good on the light colored sand. Any plans to add julidochromis? They'd look good sneaking in and out of them rocks

[@Worsky666]

Hi ! nice tanks you have there. Do you have any problems as for feeding ? since Frontosa are more proteins based and Tropheus all veggies ? cause I was going o buy 8 to 10 of them to add with my 3 Frontosa this week-end but I saw a few video who discourage to mix them because of that. Do you have any problems related to that and if you dont what are you feed them (community) ? Thank you for your video find them really helpful.

[@glenndobbins8215]

If, and when you come back to America. I would say try to. collaborate with aquarium co-op. I’ve been following them for years.

[@lifeofskittlesthekitty247]

You probably could go to Utica Michigan and collab with Lori and Norah and Jake Brian's wife and sons and big Jake will probably video unfortunately Brian Barcyzk passed away from his fight with cancer he will be missed

[@kwackytankslap9339]

Guppies and endlers do really well outside, especially in green water. The algae makes their colours pop

[@mpowers1978]

I don’t know how you keep Tropheus in a community African tank from getting bloat. What do you feed tank?

[@Torfmoos]

Yes you should let them bread. Put a pile of Egg siced Stones in a corner. So you get some very smal holes. Then it will be no Problem. And if your Leleupii will btread you will not see the Male outside his "House". Short for feeding but normaly they" stay at Home" for 2 Weeks. At least my 3 Pairs reacted this way over the years.

[@danmaltby3271]

did you see the fry net I think its called, it looks like a bag made of a fine like screen material, so you can put over fry and leave them in tank. Looks to be about a 14x14” square, on the label it says in I’ll keep the fry in the tank and I’ll keep other fridge for eating them till they get to a good enough size, live your water boxa tanks its 😊 the Benzo of fish tanks. Come with Lorenzo, chilling in the benzo.

[@frankiefingerz8047]

I love everything about afs i been keepin them for about 12 yrs now im not tired of them i started w a mixed mbuna peas haps tank in 2012 in a 90 then i switched to just peas & haps in 2018 in the same 90 but recently i had to toss that 90 for a 110 cuz the brace cracked

[@rhondafitzpatrick1646]

for the t-shirts, have some made in v necks for us women who can't stand to have something around their neck! seems as though all fishy people's t-shirt merchandise is crew necks, v necks are also cooler in the summer, and a little more flattering to wear. as far as your cichlids with the babies ... could you put a long piece of flexible plastic needlepoint point mesh at about a 1/4 of the tank to corral them away from the other fish?

[@rushrace-gu3gx]

hii kaity..my name is ade and i wanna ask you. Is it difficult to pet/keep cichlid? i never had cichlid before..thanks kaity

[@IronTiger84]

This tank is amazing 👏‼️Both of your tanks are great! 🐠 🐟 are stunning 🤩 love the variety and colors ‼️

[@sayyedsuhail8367]

How is your aquarium water is so clear....Plz tell me 😢

[@keithtrestrail5003]

Please stop the music in the background.

[@davidgreen3326]

Hi love your channel I'm from United Kingdom. I think you shod come to England and visit md fish tank he has an awesome channel that I've learnt so much. I think you should try and get hold of him and come to are country it would be amazing to see you on is channel.

[@sfephenmarkham1917]

defiantly go see John and Lisa at Kg Tropical s...There Awesome!!! and The Aquarium Co-op He's crazy cool!!! Love what your doing! Keep up the good work. Also I'm getting my new 125 soon and am thinking of a hard scape :]

[@SADUTTAQUARIUM]

What size is the fish tank on your right, Kaity's???

[@Kaityscichlids]

They're both the same size! So 6x2x2ft 😊 Both Waterbox 7225's, but the one with the black cabinet is a Clearpro and the one with the white tank is the Peninsula

[@SADUTTAQUARIUM]

@@Kaityscichlids ok thanks Kaity's 😊

[@user-iq8tr3jl7o]

I have 3 babies in an all male tank... Go figure! The big ones don't bother them.

[@rfishy9]

would really like to see you do a video with Ben Ochart.........

[@GBLecci]

Just let nature does it course! It is really nice to see the parents getting better and better into raising them. :)

[@jclover481]

I will remove them out , or when you have an idea when they got fry then remover the parents and then you can add them again definitely try to save them why not . I love the shirts 👚 and I will buy one as well . Keep up the good work tanks are doing well and I will definitely do a pond

[@nikosveloudakisafricancich2990]

Just keep them in this tank until they get the size of the others. Don't mix them before not for any other reason but because in one week the little ones will loose their colours! Except the mbunas.

[@aquariumcockpit9949]

Just net a half dozen or so and raise them up in a breeder box! Its fun and not super hard. Just feed em good and watch them grow.

[@glennburns96]

How do you clean the Tank it's very huge

[@ПеченьеСахарное-л3ч]

They have videos of you working out at the gym.:D

[@Stayoutofthewater522]

You need a fry tank I love your channel from South Carolina

[@dudusiagata3117]

Witam serdecznie dziękuję za pokazanie super piękne akwaria I rybki podziwiam pozdrawiam z dalekiej Polski miłego wieczoru życzę

[@UmangBurman-q9c]

Great setup. What's the name of the blue ones who have babies?

[@jessejones2687]

I think you try to raise some fry as a hobbyist it'll be a great project

[@ricardoarellano8597]

Hi kaity I have a question...what kind of sand do you use?

[@1bam1productions]

Just leave the fry. Some will live and Some will die

[@theneuroticnerd]

Should try to spot feed the fry some baby brine shrimp?

[@glennn1979]

Can you create a little private section for the babies in the tank so they can grow in that tank?

[@andrewramero4560]

Get some feeder goldfish and do a pond. That’s what I have done

[@maiteespin9934]

I absolutely love your tanks! What sand do you use?

[@MiniManAu]

You enjoying your tang tank more than your other tank now?

[@reggie2803]

I think you should remove some of the fry to let them grow up.

[@canhobihanem2629]

Arkadaşım çok güzel olmuş nazar değmesin

[@John-gl3ky]

Hi Caity. What kind of tank is your white one?

[@karanshafqat1411]

Hi, the red/yellow tail one is called sardine cichlid. As some one already suggested should be kept in a group. If you out 3/4 females the male will start doing the breading ritual which is pretty cool to look at. As for the babies, apart from the other fish you have clavus and compressiceps they are ruthless so you might get one or two babies survive if they are lucky.

[@kangawallafox85]

They are called Cyprichromis probably leptosoma variant best in large groups. They suffer from wasting desease he’s probably the last one out of a big group why she got given it

[@mjohnson5488]

I want to buy your baby cichlids!!

[@TurtleAddict]

Collaborate with Paul caffaro 👍👍

[@projectfish13]

your tanks is so fantastic. love it

[@ntenisg.n.g4249]

Awesome video , what do you feed them ?

[@divyanshkala]

Hey Without Air bubble how you keep airflow? Also how you keep water this clean.. my tank its just cloudy even after water change

[@Kaityscichlids]

They get the airflow from the filter nozzles breaking the surface of the water! And for clear water you generally want a filter that can turn over at least 3 X your aquarium water volume in an hour, and to have good mechanical filtration that the water passes through (like filter floss and fine sponges)

[@stevmstng5165]

👍

[@markp1068]

U should bread them and make some money.

[@TheDillibabu]

What was the best food cfishes love's

[@travisrichards6181]

Good job on realizing you had a bird on your shoulder lol I’ve literally went out to my car and all the way back in the house with my African grey on my shoulder without paying it any attention. Literally sat there for 5 minutes like 😳 when I realized what I’d done

[@Kaityscichlids]

Omg!! That is totally something I would do, thankfully I haven't done that with Laila because I think she would probably fly off lol. Luckily your guy stayed on your shoulder!

[@dominic9279]

Hey Katie, beautiful tanks. Question: have you ever had bubbles come up from your deep sand substrate?

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 🙏 I have! I have never had any issues from it though

[@sjoervanderploeg4340]

These damn Cichlids are such pricks at times, I once found one buried in its hiding pot... its tank "mates" had decided to completely cover the hiding spot with sand!

[@sjoervanderploeg4340]

You can just suck them up with a siphon, I always had little babies in my pre-filter so it was very easy to get them out :D

[@jonnagy9765]

Scoop some baby fry out and raise them yourself, thats what i do with my dwarf acara, tanks are beautiful

[@charbel5656]

You have to visit Paul Cufaro

[@max.0328]

Hi kaity,i would try and catch the babies out and raise them in your quarantine tank.or maybe you could try to put some javamos in that corner of your tank so the fry can hide in it.have a great year and good luck with all your plans,they sound great. I'm already looking forward to watch it all! Oh, and thank you for mentioning AB's Instagram last time!😊

[@SarahSmith-wx9ky]

aw kaity i love your baby ciclids and new merch ideas! I think i collab with @paulcuffaro and a fishing trip with @finatic would be cool

[@johnricher5746]

blue flash, is new singular fish

[@gottivito478]

Beautyfull tanks, i have a malawi one.thanks for your video!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you heaps! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊 and yayyy go Malawi Cichlids 🐟

[@mrhaltstop2294]

I love the altolamprologus compressiceps golden head…but they are Tanganyika cichlids

[@AdamEdmiston]

Wonderful aquariums! Keep the fry inside the aquarium. They will probably survive. Love the all the African Cichlids!! I wish I could have a Afican Cichlid aquarium. I would love any type of aquarium. Keep up the hard work! It looks great!!! Hello from Georgia, USA. Happy New Year!! ❤ I love watching your KZbin channel!!!❤😂🎉🎉😅😊

[@chrisqueen3118]

Could you take a few babies out and grow them up? That way Mom and Dad could still improve their parenting skills, while you would have more survivors. If you go to Florida, Summerland Fish Farm is HUGE and amazing.

[@peterfc1notno6]

Great channel. How about going to Ohio Fish Rescue they have a 20ft Cichlid tank

[@sheikhshakib55]

Gorgeous setup, nice & cozy, lots of information, my favourite cichlids ❤❤❤❤

[@lcdgldcg4057]

Definitely should colab with Aquarium Coop, The new store edition should be done by then.

[@Barnswallow262]

Try and get the fry out.

[@redcorsair14]

Cyprichromis-sardine cichlids. Get a few more so you can have a school, they swim in groups like their saltwater namesakes. Been awhile since I watched your videos. Just built a 125g Tanganyikan tank as well. I stacked rock along the back with round river rocks, but I put egg crate on the bottom where they are, placed the rock, then poured in sand. Im keeping multis and brichardii, and working on getting leleupi, a featherfin trio, and some Julies. Avoiding the predatory fish that you have. I breed fish and trade them to the store usually for credit which usually gets immediately burned on food. I have an overflow and a 40g sump and without fail even bottom dwelling small fish end up in there making them easy to catch and toss into a grow out tank. Now if only the multis- would move out of the rocks and into the shells that outnumber them 3 to 1. I find it interesting about your Tropheus. You dont normally see them in community tanks. I might have to get a few in the future when things calm down a bit.

[@tedtownsend8933]

I love Neolamprologus tretocephalus! They have so much character. I love this Tanganyika tank : )

[@Barnswallow262]

Brian is now in a hospice.

[@Hey_Blondie]

Your Tanganyikan tank is absolute perfection. Hardscapes for the win!

[@troyandskyelar9588]

Do any synodontis species work in a Malawi or Tanganyika? Like S. multipunctatus? Any interest in adding anything other than cichlids?

[@MrEvilmitch]

Are you going to add some Synodontis Multipunctatus "cuckoo catfish " to the Tanganyikan tank Katie? They are Tanganyikan after all and would look cool

[@GLENN_3310]

medaka rice fish

[@renedecquir1931]

Glad to hear that you are planning a trip to America. You should consider a trip to Houston, Texas and make sure to visit the Aquarium Design Group, That Aquarium Place and the Fish Gallery.

[@kyurkus1]

I have had many friends /fish/dogs/cats/reptiles/etc. That bird made me smile. I wish you Joy!

[@paulojorgetadeu2233]

Hello, Happy New Year 2024, full of many successes. You have two fantastic tanks there, but I loved seeing the babies, a fantastic vision of life. I appreciated the moment you gave them food. I liked seeing the t-shirts, maybe one day I will order one for Portugal

[@briansimpson1807]

Can’t wait for the mugs to come out I’ll buy the set. Will you be shipping to the United States and again I love your channel.

[@BadlydrawnBen]

If you're visiting Florida there are a lot of fish tuber's there who collect invasive ornamental fish camp Kenan has a chiclid pond

[@BadlydrawnBen]

If you're having aggression problems with the chiclids rearranging the rocks can help . Lovely bird I thought it was a peach faced lovebird morph I bred them 30 something years ago

[@SoFloCichlids]

Hi Kaity, i was wondering which tropheus are the orange ones? I have one but don't know its official name! Also, I have a very similar set up with mixed tang cichlids including three tropheus. I try to feed a algae based diet so to avoid bloat. I was wondering what you feed your tank so that the more carniverous tangs also get adequate nutrition?

[@kristinesperson435]

My cichlid tank has a thick plant life that allows the young fry to hide once they get courage enough to explore. I have 140 gallons, and over 40 pairs of cichlids, they young all servive.

[@AnselmCarasco]

Hi Katy, try and do a collaboration with cichlid bros in America, if possible it would be awesome.❤

[@sharpygsxr]

Happy New Year to you, the Tanganyikan tank is absolutely my favourite. I have a mixed tank myself which has some malawi along with Mbuna and Neolamprologus Brichardis. Seen some fry recently which i was suprised to see were not picked off so the parents must be doing something right. Its actually quite funny watching the little Brachardis bullying away the larger fish that come near.

[@cryptodownunder1806]

I would leave the fry just like the wild the strong will survive 👍🏼 it's all a learning curve my tropheus use to be lucky to keep one fry now I have to many 😅

[@donivanstryker1340]

Your best bet with the babies is to leave them in the tank. If you go about chasing the babies, the other fish will pick them off because they will scatter all over the tank and the parents won't be able to protect them. If the parents feel like they cannot protect the babies, they will stop breeding. Normally to breed Tanganyikan cichlids you usually have a dedicated tank to a certain species and within that tank they establish a sort of pecking order. You also would throw in a few dither fish to make it easier on the breeding adults to manage their young.

[@Exar1337]

Hi Kaity! Love your videos. Thank you for the updates. I am super excited to see how your Lake Tanganyika tank turns out. I would love to see an video where you interview Finn from Atlas Aquarium about Lake Tanganyika. I saw that he recently traveled there and it would be amazing to hear about the experiences he had and advice he might have with Lake Tanganyika aquariums.

[@frankiefingerz8047]

Switchin that tank to tanganyikans was the best move both ur tanks r gorgeous love em keep up the good work👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@pascoerusso8615]

Hi kaity , awesome video , the tanks look amazing & looking forward to seeing all your new merch ...🤗

[@jbmjbm323]

I love my Leleupi / Lemon Cichlid and seeing them have babies are great. And it is abit difficult for me to catch them in a net to move them in a grow out tank because they move so fast. And they are living in a 20 gallon / 75.7 liter tank. Hope your babies get a chance to survive with all your cichlids. Plus watching mine grow and seeing the color change is nice.

[@scroobydoobie2432]

My cichlids had some fry roaming around after i got them at the pet store. So far ive had 6 survive and theyve gotten pretty big and I think I also have some breeding going one under the rocks and theres always two of them down under the rock. Theyve dug all the way to the glass. The digging is insane they just shovel the rocks like little bulldozers. Majority of the rock is texas holey rocks and yes its heavy even the small ones are heavy and it scares me with all the digging😅 I hope some of yours grow up to be big, its pretty cool watching them grow up.

[@rickfromthecape3135]

Your tanks are fantastic! I kept Africans for years but have since been doing marine and planted biotopes. You're inspiring me to get back into african cichlids. Especially the Tanganyika's