Trip to Lake Malawi

[andyvid100]

speechless!

[xsapx13]

wow

[6nippy8]

are there sea stars in lake malawi?

[tricoti1408]

@6nippy8 - not that I know of , though much of the invertebrate life is more what we expect from a marine rather than a lake environment.

[acerb45666555]

these seem to be the only fish in this lake. there must be other species in there somewhere? an eel? a crayfish?

[Cichlid090]

The quality of vidéo is bad

[3ico]

tricoti, you're awesome.

[yuriogy1]

this is awesome. who cares if the quality's bad, people need to look beyond that.

[tricoti1408]

thanks very much!

[Zerstiren]

Hey I have a cichlid tank with some unknown cichlids im pretty sure theyre from Lake Malawi can you help name them please? Check my channel for the videos.

[Cirux321]

Malawi cichlids are just stunning. Their radiant colors from species to species is incredible. I've had a cichlid tank for 13 years now.

[ZUUUPU]

nice vid, but bad quality

[tricoti1408]

Agreed, as I say in the text.

I'm in Zambia now with a better camera, have some footage of Lake Tanganyika and will be at Lake Malawi for a month during February, so look out for better footage some time in March!

[2rublue]

convicts are central american cichlids and can reach 5 inches and a 20 gallon tank is way to small for any cichlids,  a 55 gallon is minimal.

[khaki91]

the name is ryan and i m from CA. i jsut got a 20 gallon fish tank. and i cant decide if i want a cichild tank or a convict tank. i already have a male electric yellow in my 55gal fish tank with red parrots and they are doing well. but i am just wondering if electric yello breed easily?

[renegade545]

hey ryan, just so that you know, convicts are cichlids as well. They are from south america rather than africa. a 20 gallon is too small for either a mbuna or a convict setup. you may want to look at some Juli's or some type of shelldweller from lake tanganyika.

[khaki91]

i think you are wrong about that... you can breed convicts in 20 gallon tanks...actually if you are a convict breeder like me a 20 gal tank is perfect.

[khaki91]

WOW you should of went in the lake and capture some fish! i love electric yelow! are you allow to go down into the lake and get fishes?

[tricoti1408]

Stuart Grant is your man for that.

Visit his lodge and fish farm and there's good chance you can arrange to go out with his divers. His web site is at lakemalawi[dot]com

Loads of pics from this trip at tricoti[dot]co[dot]uk

Thanks for your comments.

[jimmyfierro]

WOW.. I am a beginner in Cichlids... Now I am fully in love with them.... Thanks for sharing your trip to Lake Malawi... Blessings!!

[langyaw]

it's just wonderful. all those cichlids right at home. so peaceful. thanks for posting this video!

[UScarsarethebest]

AMAZING! I´ll have to go visit one of those lakes one day. Yeah, those lovely african cichlids need the bigger tank we can offer to them. Are we able to buy the original rocks from the lake malawi or tanganika for our tanks like the sand?

[Luvbeags]

I enjoyed the video, thanks :)

If my mbuna could see the computer screen I'm sure they would want to watch too, but they wouldn't be home sick, mine are all tank raised! Thanks again!

[Driveyou31]

its mad to see our fish in the wild glad you video'd it for us all to see

[nerdkiller75]

Was it an expensive trip. I have to go .

[senseiofmattitude]

Wow, that's really cool. I'm thinking about converting my tank into a cichlid tank. That must have been awesome to actually swim between them.

[newager24]

Nice. I keep Malawi cichlids too.

[Nightwanderer79]

Nice video! I think i need a bigger tank now..and bigger rocks!

[tricoti1408]

Cheers. All I can say is - go and pay a visit to Lake Malawi! You won't be disappointed.