Tanganyikan Cichlids - Fish Room Tour

[@65FullMoon83]

Great stuff, Jason! I always look forward to your fish updates. Like you, I love the tank full of Calvus! Those guys are getting BIG!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Thanks mate, glad you like the updates! Yeah huh, they are getting big! Love that tank 👍

[@jonsage5486]

7am Sydney Time 🙌🙌🙌🙌 That Calvus grow out tank is a sight to behold

[@JasonsCichlids]

🤣 bingo! Cheers Jon glad you like it!

[@tjautocross]

Great seeing an update on the fish room. Thanks Jason!!!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@CamsAquatics]

Thanks for the update, Jason. Love seeing whats going on in the fish room.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Glad you guys love seeing them!

[@DavidDK1975]

Hi Jason..thanks for all your informative videos...really encouraging for hobbyists. I had a query...i have calvus around 15 or more.. of them...3 years old i guess...but they love hiding....do the presence of bigger synodontis featherfin...decorus.. affect there coming out...are they scared of them?? They used to come out before but now less.They hiding mostly... I have few other dither fish like our indian barbs that are always moving....and they are 3 inches and bulky... i need your advice....thanks..

[@sanvy4367]

Great update

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers for that

[@MbunaMarcus]

Is there multiple generations of Ocellatus in that tank? Been thinking of breeding a Tang that I can rear multiple generations with.

[@scrubjay93]

The Neolamprologus multifasciatus and the Neolamprologus similis (the vertically striped ones he showed) are the two species that are easiest and will raise their young and tolerate them. I believe with all the other small shellies, including N. ocellatus, you need to remove the fry after they breed. Whatever they lack in color and size, they more than make up for it with their personality and behavior. So much more fun than watching a fish swim back and forth.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yes there are multiple generations of ocellatus in the tank but I only got away with it because I kept their light off. If I had the light on the parents would prey on their fry. I still wouldn't recommend this method though as the fry will eat younger spawns as well. Definitely give multifasciatus a try first, they are awesome little fish with a load of character and are incredible to watch. They look after the fry and you won't have any issues getting a colony started from a small group.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Agree with what @scrubjay93 said. Both species are the easier shell dwellers and are great for beginners.

[@MbunaMarcus]

What about Caudopunctatus? Can they be raised in a generational tank?@@JasonsCichlids

[@Davey333]

Excellent

[@MIKEC2000]

Right on mate! Completely agree with you on why not good to strip fry. This is also know with chickens. If a hen goes broody and raises her chicks the offspring will almost guarantee do the same. I have witnessed this first hand with my flock

[@jmtlpt]

If you put the Similis on black sand they'll get really dark, the silver turns almost a purplish and the black bands darken. I moved a breeding colony from a 20 gal long with light sand to a 60 breeder with black and they look way better on the black.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Agree with this, I've had them in a dark tank on dark substrate and they definitely look better. Much more contrasting lines. But yeah for now they'll be in that tank for a while.

[@jaymat9692]

Nice very nice

[@paulhunt2888]

Hi Jason. Great video as always. I can see caudopunctatus in the community tank. One of my favourite small fish. Are you planning on a breeding program with these guys?😊

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed it. Yes I do have some in there, they are really nice and up there with some of my faves. Those dots on their scales is something special. But at the moment I don't have plans to try spawn them.

[@tommybunk2292]

I'm so jealous of your White Calvus & Furcifers, they are extremely nice !!! They are very hard to find available here in the USA and going for $50 to $100+ at the 2" to 3" size that yours are...even at those prices they are sold within a day or two after they are posted. Thanks for sharing !!!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Thanks again Tommy. Really? Wow! Those prices are pretty crazy, converting that to Aussie dollars is like $50,000 haha. Crazy that they sell so quickly too, wish I could get some of mine over there!

[@tommybunk2292]

@@JasonsCichlids White and Ink Fin are going for $18 at 1" and $25 for 1.5". Two inch to three inch is next to impossible to find.

[@ciclidamente2800]

Jason your fish room is an Aladdin cave!

[@JasonsCichlids]

Cheers mate, glad you like it!

[@jc.5537]

Is that big adult in the Gold Occy tank a female? Thats quite a big female, makes me wonder if i have a female but was always fighting with the male i traded away because I thought i had 2 males.

[@JasonsCichlids]

Yeah that's a fully grown female. I have some spare males that are almost twice her size. Males dominate females, they will also break up fights between females in their group.

[@scrubjay93]

I would think it normal for females to lose some broods as they reach sexual maturity and size and depending on water quality, fish community, etc. Choosing to keep fry only from females that successfully rear them is a great idea for retaining this behavior in the captive population. In nature, females that can't hold fry would never have their genes passed on, so by artificially rearing them, one could be weakening that trait inadvertently. At the same time, that trait should be extremely hard-wired since it is so critical. I'm curious whether anyone has done the experiment but not sure I want to dive into the literature! I think it is nice that you are doing it that way - the fry that survive a more natural rearing like that should be stronger overall. I bought a 180-gallon specifically for featherfins and never got it set up - long story. They need a TON of space, so it's great to see you taking on the challenge and getting fry from the females.

[@JasonsCichlids]

You make a great point about the genetics of females who are unable to mouthbrood. They simply wouldn't be passed on and with us interfering we potentially weaken our captive stock. I haven't checked but I'm pretty sure someone out there has done studies on it. If not, definitely would make an interesting experiment. See if fry who are artificially raised will mouthbrood as well as females who were raised by a female naturally. And if not, how many generations until the instinct to mouthbrood becomes unsuccessful, if ever? Hopefully you will be able to get that tank set up mate, they are great looking fish. Thanks for your detailed comment 👌👍

[@mumin1643]

red sea reef base?

[@escatofago]

he said that he keeps the fry with the parents to dont stress the fishes, but it is more stressful for them stay without feeding for weeks and fight to the death for their fry mate, For me this doesnt have any sense