Setting Up the AFRICAN CICHLID TANK for REAL!

[@MarksShrimpTanks]

those angel babies are so cute at 19:28, if and thats a big IF I ever do keep fish again angels are top of the list them and discus. keep up the good work young man.

[@RyoWatanabee]

Angelfish are the best :)

[@josemanuelferreira3727]

You should push the hoses further in the filter side and place the hose holders down, you've got the hose holders on the wrong side they should be in the end of the hoses, not there, hope I explain it well enough

[@k3inleben-_-972]

Hey, really would like to see an updated fish room tour!

[@bubblezaquatics3044]

Yesss rio we’ve been waiting for this!!!!

[@LetsGoBruins77]

I've always loved large groups of Saulosi. Then you have both the yellows and blues without worrying about hybridization. Looks great!

[@rcruz6025]

Your fish room is becoming so amazing each day! I can’t wait to see the cichlids get added to the 4 ft tank 😃

[@MrBeswick]

Love how the Cichlid tank turned out, the color tone of those rocks goes perfectly with the sand and the black background really makes it all pop. I think some blue Mbuna Cichlids would go really great with the yellow ones you are going to put in. The fish room is looking great!

[@YOUNGTROPICA]

You should consider a wave maker for the other side of the aquarium to move the build up that may be in between the rocks

[@reshmakhatun1862]

Hey ryo are you using a gshock? what's your watch?

[@Cow_Juice]

I love the Iwagumi style set up you choose for the cichlid tank. I also can't wait to see the fish swim through it. 😄

[@RyoWatanabee]

Thank you! I love this style too and really felt that this type of tank was a must for the gallery :)

[@Cow_Juice]

@@RyoWatanabee I totally agree. Stay awesome Ryo. 😊

[@inventoryking]

Demasoni and yellow labs combo spices tank. I have done it and they are an awesome combo.

[@LeilaSoleil]

That looks great, Ryo. The water really brought beautiful colors out in those rocks.

[@LeilaSoleil]

And to be honest, I don't know a thing about cichlids! lol. But some striped ones would look beautiful. 😆😁🤪

[@RyoWatanabee]

Yes! Thank you. I want some demasoni’s. They are blue with black stripes

[@LeilaSoleil]

@@RyoWatanabee they would look amazing. I like the cichlids cute big eyes. Kind of like puppy eyes. lol

[@LeilaSoleil]

I am slowly gathering what I need for my angelfish tank. No mbuna cichlids for me....yet.

[@Joesmith-bu4zn]

What kind of rocks are you using? Looks cool

[@bigbird4950]

putting the input and out put of the filter on opposite sides of the the tank is always a good idea.

[@RyoWatanabee]

Sometimes, not always :)

[@bigbird4950]

@@RyoWatanabee how could that not be the case?

[@joshhibbs_nola]

The Cichlid tank looks great Ryo! I can’t wait to see the fish in there. I love the yellow lab cichlid. I also love the blue ones. They are like a cobalt blue color or they call them neon blue or something like that. They yellow labs and the blue cichlids would contrast each other well too.👍🏼

[@RyoWatanabee]

Yeah!! I want some demasoni cichlids. They may be more aggressive but they stay slightly smaller :)

[@UmangBurman-q9c]

Love your content. What is the material you have it under the rocks to protect them from scratching it?

[@RyoWatanabee]

It’s a hard blue styrofoam . Used for housing insulation

[@usnavyseal77]

Great vid! Where are you going to put your contest tank if you move your crypt jungle into that space?

[@RyoWatanabee]

I’ll move it to the right once I free up that area.

[@snowflakeraichu8309]

Wow it's so beautiful

[@Kaityscichlids]

The tank looks beautiful! I love your hardscape 👌

[@barryjames3747]

I think the tank did actually look a little clearer. It could have been lighting etc etc but regardless, it looks fantastic

[@dermotkelly2971]

Very good video! Can you keep yellow labs with other mbunas than are not very aggressive?

[@RyoWatanabee]

Yup, yellow labs are very peaceful mbuna and will do well with most others

[@danielybarra8680]

young man you inspire me to do more for my fish friends. and all my other animal friends.

[@aerialcombat]

I love those guppies though🐧

[@gigi3242]

Looks great. Stay well

[@Toc2023]

Hi Ryo! I had a similar setup for my Pseudomugil Luminatus, but I only had one male and two females. The tank was also a bit smaller and I basically covered the top with spawning mops. They were quite… prolific. ;)

[@RyoWatanabee]

That’s awesome to hear!! Maybe I need to add more spawning mops :)

[@theresaabshire711]

Tank looks sooo awesome !

[@RyoWatanabee]

Thanks!!

[@glassboxfish]

Can't wait to see your contest tank Ryo!

[@AkanitSrisutiwong]

yellow fish is great Ryo

[@senseipokomoko]

Amazing content and project.

[@philcarlino6942]

I think rusty cichlids are a really cool fish that may work well with the yellow labs, but I am not too familiar with the african cichlids. I love the hardscape and the sand looks very natural. Looking forward to the updates. Take care.

[@peggyroyster1605]

Where do you get those map things in your tank that holds the eggs? I love watching your videos

[@t57spikes59]

Always enjoy the videos!

[@wishitwasallflat201]

For the tanks that are too close together for individual lids why not make one of your usual hinged poly carbonate lids long enough to cover them all end to end (it would be supported by clips on the outside edges of the two end tanks and supported in the middle by the edges that are close together) … them simply cut the poly sheet, between the tanks, from front to back as far as the hinge so each tank has a hinged lid that can be opened up individually (behind the hinges, I.e. from the back of the tanks to the front of the hinges the sheet will remain in one continuous sheet for stability). Seems much easier than fitting ugly braces to them all.

[@Dylan-ok6ft]

I had some Rotala floating in a quarantine tank with a trio of Pseudomugil gertrudae. I never saw the eggs, but a week after I moved them out of quarantine, I started seeing fry. Now I’ve got easily 50 fry! Maybe try floating plants?

[@4akidz401]

nice to see u set up your each tank 😍👍

[@noway742]

Ryo, have you considered the rocks should be placed in such a way as to block the vision of the fish to reduce aggression when they chase each other?

[@RyoWatanabee]

Yup, I think there’s enough visual barriers for now. If not, I’ll change things up later on :)

[@BigScreenLife]

Pick up a 300micron 12" reinforced sieve made for Aggregate Quality Control and use that to pour your sand through to get the finer particles out.

[@zan2811]

I love this tank ! I dunno what do you put under your rocks!? I love this look feel minimalist

[@castorspets5660]

Ice Blue Cichlids Sir Ryo 😍♥️

[@legionaquatics]

When you eventually do a tour can you please say all the tank sizes in the fishroom during the tour?

[@tonywillans7556]

There's not much point fussing about rock hard scapes for African Cichlids because they will dig around and move the rocks. Also, you'll want to shift the rocks when you clean so the fish have some variety to their habitat. This will keep them amused and active and avoid them becoming too territorial.

[@michaelscott751]

Hello ryo I got Into keeping rice fish after viewing your videos man keeping rice fish so cool. Also I'm have mbuna cichlids in my 85 gallon tank the cichlids in this I have pseudotrophus perspicix orange cap metriaclim zebra chilumba and chindongo demasoni check these mbuna cichlids my personal favorites.

[@DaxtonProduction2017]

Amazing set up although look simple but still wow

[@ASMRkiddo]

Might be worth siliconing the big rock on its end to the rocks it is resting on? If that slips sideways, it could break the glass....

[@RyoWatanabee]

Good idea, I may do that in the future when I move this tank. For the time being, I think it’s stable enough :)

[@richardtaijeron8838]

🐠tank👀🤩🤙🏾

[@fudhailiyyad]

Looks good

[@agbro9329]

What about making a salt water tank, ryo?

[@harsh_yadav_167]

Their are aquatic plants in the environment where cichlid live

[@gauravyadav8937]

Similar to MD

[@Ryan-yv4sw]

The cichlid tank scape looks great. I really like all the crevices and space around the base of the rocks. Can't wait to see fish in there. What are your plans for the contest tank once the crypt garden moves over where it is now?

[@RyoWatanabee]

I will move the contest tank further right, to an empty wall. Right now I can’t move that tank yet since that area is not free yet. It might happen sometime in the next year or two :)

[@user4129i]

😁👍💕

[@drewzhao-3]

First 🥰

[@jeromepedro5486]

Lol