That is an incredibly over weight too large pseudotropheus acei. When I got Brutus I had no idea had to feed cichlids, and he grew way too fast and WAY too fat!!! Being almost surface feeders and the rest of my mbuna bottom dwellers, my acei got really fat. Soon I learned to buy quickly sinking food, and they had to go look for it. That is just a horribly overgrown fat acei. He was lighter believe it or not for this filming, he used to be much heavier!
are these fish rare or hard to acquire in the fish store s? It said on wikipedia that they are somewhat rare and come from one area of a single lake- so I wondered. Also, are /have they been tank bred yet?
really nice dems, I still haven't been able to get all of mine to color up as nicely as yours. Seems only the more dominant ones want to color up really well.
@Luvbeags Someone else had commented they were playful. I have kept africans in the past for many years. I know what they're doing. I wasnt making a derogatory comment about your tank or your ability to keep african cichlids.
They really aren't that aggressive, I'm not sure why they get a bad rap.
Like pit bulls, if placed in a good environment they aren't bad at all.
I NEVER had them kill each other, as a matter of fact a nipped fin rarely if EVER happened with my guys. They don't like fish that LOOK LIKE THEM, and they need to be in groups of a dozen or more in a large tank. A four foot long tank is good, six is better, and an eight footer is a demasoni paradise :)
Well, then they may do well in my tank. I have 1 peacock, 1 lab, 1 ahli, 1 johanni, 1 red finned albino, 1 bumblebee, 1 blue zebra, 1 kenyi, and 1 hybrid (from a friend). All will be larger, except the Johanni who will only be about 4-5" But are said to act similar to the Demasoni. I want a wide variety of Africans, as I was told it lowers aggression cuz they dont see others as a threat. Do u think a Dem would do well in my set up?
@KaylaCody0918 Everything I've read about Demasonis is that you want to keep them in a large school (i.e. 12+) so that they will keep busy establishing dominance amongst themselves. Getting one or two and putting them in your tank has frequently resulted in having one demasoni left alive when it is all said and done. I've never kept em though so don't have any first hand experience.
I do have other african cichlids. and I plan to keep a well stocked tank, as I was told the same thing u told me, it lowers aggression. Right now all my cichlids in my tank are different, as I was also told keeping a variety lowers aggression cuz they dont see others as much of a threat. I was told my species wouldn't keep along, but so far, all has been alright. Just been told how aggressive Demasoni are, although I also heard Johanni are and mine is alright.
Hello, i have a question. I am VERY interested in the Demasoni, but unsure if it would be good to add it into my tank. Are they are very aggressive fish in overstocked tanks? Mine is overstocked, with lots of different kinds. As an owner of the species, what is ur opinion.
Do you have other african chiclids? all chiclids can be aggressive but they should only really be mixed together with other african ciclids. All Mbunas are aggressive, and as this video stats keeping a well stocked tank distributes the aggression. Dont mean to sound like a know it all but I bred african chiclids for 5 years so I know about this stuff.
This is a mixed african cichlid tank. I took fish out to trade in at the fish store for credit. This fish tank can be seen in my other videos if you want to see my other fish :)
I usually keep four to five species with at least 6-8 members of each species, with 1 male to five to seven females. So, my tank has about 40 adult fish in it at any given time.
demasoni will be less aggressive if you add them to a tank that is established with slightly larger fish who will show them who's boss when they are added, my dad just added 3 to his tank he has 1peacock 1red zebra 6frontosa 2cobalt blue 1 livingstoni 1 marbled hap and clown loaches they are all adult fish and the demasoni he added were about 3 inch they got bullied for the first day and now they swim around quite peacefully together, i think they will try and bully/kill smaller fish though..
Mine aren't aggressive at all, in this video they are active because their tank was disturbed and they were briefly understocked.
They don't like fish that LOOK LIKE THEM, and they don't like tanks under four foot long. Good luck, with a larger tank (over 55 gallons) and lots of other fellow mbuna you should be fine.
Inbreeding fish for several generations really won't hurt them. These fish can live for 10 years, and with the amount of fry they have I can't keep them all!
So, mostly it is the same parents but the fry get traded away.
Ooops you might like to know it is a african cichlid tank! All a from lake Malawi except 1 convict and 3 daffodil. Lots of hiding places with more to come if I add them and 2 filters running!
I have a 55 gallon bow front with 16 different types of fish including one Demasoni and I'd love to add more! But would adding 12 more fish be way overboard in your opinion?
I have Demasoni tank too, they are very playfull fish I love them. I have a large amount of Texas holly rocks in my tank and I'm veryy veryy tired of cleaning them .. What filters do u use to keep your rocks clean? I clean my rocks almost every mounth.. My tank is fully cycled I use Eheim 2017 classic model for my 55g. tank and still not enough. It would be great if you tell me how to keep rocks clean ;) Thanks
I used to clean rocks ALL THE TIME. It was a pain.
Got four bristlenose pleco's
two albino and two regular.
They grew super fast, and I'm lucky, my mbuna do not bother them. You have to watch, aggressive fish will eat the eyes out of the pleco's. My fish are not that aggressive. Not peaceful mind you, but I never get bites or ripped fins like some people do.
sorry to answer for someone else's vid but i've found turning the rocks every couple of weeks keeps them fairly clean bcos the algae doesn't build up on the sides that get no light..
no ta single female r there in ur tank! ery strange and very common as u feed them hormone food , ( food that r for brightening ur fish colour contain hormone juice thus turning ur all cichlids into male only tank , now fight is common :)
There are tons of females in this tank and tons of fry...
I'm not sure why you think they are all male. This tank had many fish removed, the understocking caused a temporary flare in attitudes, but all is well now.
Not sure why you think they are all male. And, I feed dainichi most of the time, occasionally mixed with spirulina and NLS when I'm on a budget.
If they add hormones, I don't care. My fish are lovely and they breed like crazy. And, they are older fish. Some of my males are 6.
I actually have at least six females for each male.
My tank wasn't crowded enough, I had just removed a gadzillion fry & adults, & everytime you do that do a mbuna tank all heck breaks loose. I restocked, they settled :)
Growth rate depends on water temp, water changes, & overall health & genetic quality of your stock. These guys can reach maturity at 10 months old. These are great fish, so many people don't keep them b/c of their reputation, but they are fine when kept well & correctly
They weren't really breeding. My males were grumpy over territory because I removed 1/3 of the tanks inhabitants. They don't respond well to change, and they don't like the tank understocked. I'm well overstocked once again, and piece has returned to the tank once again. No injuries.... But I learned to keep it crowded ;)
Since they are interspecies aggressive with fish that look like them, and most of their aggression is targeted towards conspecifics, they probably wouldn't bother even picking a fight with a malanochromis auratus.
Mbuna are rough on each other when they aren't happy about something. I think these guys were unhappy because I removed too many fish at once, and disturbed their hierarchy. The tank is calmer now, I'm back up overstocked and haven't removed fish in awhile. I've a "happy" mbuna tank once again :)
Maybe I missed it but what size tank is that and how overstocked was it? I'm thinking of getting demasoni's but putting them in their own 55 gallon with 12 or 14 of them.
I'd go with a dozen and then add some other mbuna. Labs always look nice with demasoni. A tank with just them isn't really "crowded" enough. I'd do 12-15 demasoni and 7 or so labs :)
awesome lookin tank as are all of your vids.. would you mind telling me what your substrate in this tank is? i saw you mentioned 'sand' in earlier comments... i ask because im redoing my lab tank and am looking at sand substrates again. lol i also was considering the mixed black n white aragonite.. any advice on substrates would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance ;)
And, as far as the mixed black and white aragonite, it will help buffer your pH.
I used crushed coral in my sump and other things (like Malawi cichlid lake salts (NOT salt, but minerals) and Malawi buffer from Seachem because my tap water is soft and acidic. I've found with my recipe I have my cichlids thriving. AND, my south american cichlids LOVE my tap water (they like soft slightly acidic water)
glad to hear ur doin better :) ahh ok, i remember looking into the 3mcq a while back and couldnt find anyone near me that carried it and was expensive on the shippin. looks great tho.. i decided to go ahead with the aragonite cause i really like the look and the function is nice too. thanks for your help and insight! take care.. i'm off to watch new beagle vids! :)
The colorquartz is wonderful stuff, and it comes in just about every color of the rainbow. Price wise, it is over a dollar a pound when you include shipping.
I would use it again, just because it has such good qualities (keeps color, easy to clean, no gas buildup) But, for larger tanks, you can easily spend 100-200 bucks just for the substrate.
I think you'll be just as happy with the aragonite, it does offer buffering which the colorquartz, being inert, does NOT.
The substrate in this tank is 3M colorquartz, black s-grade.
It really isn't sand at all, but a commercial product used to give pools good color and "grit" so it is much finer than sand, and does not pack like sand (no danger of trapped gasses, EVER, even in spots you can't get to to stir!
I did get bored with the dark color after a few years, and switched to pool filter sand. Both products, the 3M and pool filter sand, are easy to rinse and don't cloud the water when you put it in.
hi luvbeags you got any demasoni fry for sale !!!!! in illinois they dont have any demasoni's ,, i been looking everywhere ,,, but i cant find nothing ,,, let me know if you have any demasoni fishes for sale ,,,,
I've been toying with the idea occasionally for getting rid of some. I usually just trade them in for credit at the fish store. I'm not doing anything for the next month or so, though, I'm recovering from surgery.
In Lake Malawi, as a rule, the females are orange, or yellow, or boring bland/dull or silvery. It depends on the species.
The males, as a rule, are bluish, or purple etc.
Except Kenyi, in that case the males are yellow as adults and the females and juveniles are blue with bars.
Demasoni, in this video, the males and females are the same color. The males are a tad larger and more vibrant. But both males and females are good looking fish.
Yes, all the time. They've slowed down a bit some, since I've added more boisterous species they tend to have their courtships disrupted, and now not as many fry from them, but yes, we do still get a fry from them occasionally that survives. But, since my demasoni have had so many offspring, they kinda have taken over the tank. I have demasoni overload...
Love Demansoni, not had much luck with them as only introduced 2-3 to a mixed tank. Think they would do better in larger numbers or as a species tank. 20-30 must be great to watch - never a dull moment i bet!
Your fish are really good. good colour good stripes.
I was going to buy a few of these Demasonis at a pet store around my way. They just got a big shipment. 4, 20 gallon tanks full of these guys. But I noticed something was wrong. Their lips were swollen to the point it looked funny. It almost looked fake. I knew then, that whoever bread the fish were inbreeding. It deformed the offspring. I told the manager the fish were all bad. He told me to talk alittle lower because he knew too. He told me he was no longer getting fish from them. Thank god!!!
I would be very suspicious of large lips on juvenile fish. However, adult demasoni do scrape the rocks and get white around the mouth, and when the males lip lock they can get swollen lips, and some males do appear to have larger lips than the females. But the white is skin color, NOT a fungus or bacteria.
I do not buy my fish from fish stores. I buy them from cichlid club members who show at fish shows and private importers. you pay more, but get much better quality. Most of the time.
I'll try again. You need more demasoni, they do best in groups of 12-15, the more the merrier. These are not pairing or trio fish. they will kill each other if not kept in large groups. The males like 4-6 females each, they are harem fish.
Mine are actually only aggressive with each other when my tank isn't stocked properly. In my video description I had the reason why they turned so aggressive. Once my tank was restocked (overstocked) they settled down and my tank is relatively peaceful once again. RELATIVELY, because after all, they are mbuna ;)
My fish rarely fight. In the five years I've had these fish, I've had two real fights.
Mostly, the males just display to each other, it is all posturing, rarely do they make contact.
Are you in the states? Check out the American Cichlid association, google them. Go to their trading post.
Official name of Pseudotropheus demasoni is
Pseudotropheus demasoni.
;)
Hope this information helps
(there are no "common" names for most species of lake malawi, it would be too confusing.-- With over 850 known species of cichlids in the lake, common names are not possilbe.)
No kidding, I have run out of tank space. My male unfortunately died several days after the last spawn, however now I don't have to worry about having more on the way.
I have an all Mbuna tank,but no Demasoni.I haven`t found any nearly as colorful as yours in any LPS around my parts.Still looking,They would be an excellent addition to my tank.Anyway you have the most impressive Demasoni tank.I`m jealous.
I used to raise them and trade them in at local fish stores, however I've stopped that because other interests and hobbies have been taking up my time.
You will probably have to special order demasoni online. I've not seen them available in pet stores, and the ones I used to take in for trade for goods didn't last long. They can be expensive, you need to start with at least a dozen, fifteen to twenty is even better, and they can run 20 bucks each. For a freshwater fish, that can get pricey.
Yes my two demasoni were circling each other quickly like the ones shown at the beginning of your video,.. i know that it was definetly territorial because my female was getting nipped at and a week later she died.
Thanks for the humor. Hey, do you have a lot of hiding places in the rock for the fish or do they mostly swim out in the open? Even though I've had them for a while, my fish seem to be pretty shy and I have a lot of hiding places in the rocks. Mbuna are supposed to like rocks but maybe if I eliminated a lot of the hiding places they would be forced to be a little more outgoing. Or do you think the dominant fish would just thrash the subordinates more?
One trick is to use brave top swimmers kinda like dithers- to bring the other fish out.
My acei are rarely hiding in the rocks. Because they are out all the time, it helps make the other fish braver. When I had my fish in a smaller tank, they hid all the time. I think they like to know they can swim fast to escape if needed, but won't come out if their quarters are too cramped. Make sure you are overstocked and your water parameters are good. You can never have too many caves or hiding places.
It depends. When they circle fast and chase each other away it is definately territorial. If the tank isn't big enough for the loser to swim away fast enough, the result can be nipped fins or even a beating so bad one of them dies.
The courtship circling is slower, with more body shimmies, usually over the sand or a preferred area in the tank. You will be able to tell the difference. Mine, in this video, are being aggressive. They have settled down a LOT since I've re-OVERstocked my tank.
Absolutely awesome tank and nice video. I only have a 55gal tank stocked with 5 demasoni, 5 yellow labs, 3 large brilliant rasbora, a large blue gourami, synodontis cat and a large pleco. These have been together for about 2 years with no fatalities. The PM's even spawned with 3 surviving babies. The labs and PMs mostly keep aggression to themselves, though the dominant male PM runs the show. Gourami and rasbora do fine and the pleco throws his weight around, too.
Luckily these guys have calmed down quite a bit. I had removed too many fish from the tank, and they were all busy setting up territories and such in the absence of the other fish. So, I really ruffled their feathers, er, scales, and I rearranged ALL the rocks and dumped about 20 more fish in there. They are MUCH calmer now. No more episodes like the ones in the video.
No fish were harmed, I didn't even get one nipped fin :) Whew.
Glad that is over. I won't be doing that kind of thing again
In the beginning of the video, is that dark bodied fish with the yellow fins an Mbuna??? I have the same guy, and he's like almost 5 inches, but he's a b*tch lol! I don't see how he would be Mbuna or how he would survive in your tank full of Mbunas? I have 1 blue mbuna like the ones that you have fighting and he picks on the big guy all the time..
That is Brutus, our large male Pseudotropheus acei. He is not a giant acei, but he is very large, about 7-8 inches. He is very docile, and doesn't cause any disruptions in my tank at all. :)
My demasoni have all settled down. I restocked my tank, and there are no more episodes of circling as seen in the vid.
Finally, everyone is happy again.
My mbuna never seem to interact with each other. The demasoni chase demasoni, acei with acei, etc. Although, overall, my tank is relatively mellow.
One would be fine for a 40 gallon. They don't get big, only about 3 inches. BUT, they have very large attitudes. Make sure no other fish look like them, (dark blue/black striped) because they will kill other fish that look like them. (I'd never mix them in a 40 gallon with something like Saulousi)
These are freshwater fish. They prefer a pH of 7.6 to 8 and a harness of 6 to 9 degrees.
They are sensitive to chlorine, ammonia, and nitrites, as are most fish. You will want to test for these and make sure they are not in your water supply. They NEED a tank that is at least four foot long. Otherwise, you may start with a dozen demasoni, and end up with one. They will kill each other if they don't have the room to get away from each other. Be sure to overstock your tank, these are GREAT FISH
wow Luvbeags, thats an AMAZING tank!! congratulations, I can see the effort you put into it, its unvelievable! question, what kind of rocks are those?!
Those fish look neat,hopefully in the near future I will also be able to set up a big tank with those and some tropheus Kaiser and moliros!
P.S. your italian translation was OK, a little hard to understand but not offensive!
Yea i just got my group of 11.. there about 2 inches and they love picking fights with 6-7 inch haps :P there a spunky species but that goes without saying!
how come they do not need salt?? most people that i have talked to add salt( aquarium salt, not table salt.) to their cichlid aquarium. any ways, cool tank dude!!!
Really, it is true. There is no sodium chloride (well, there is probably TRACE amounts) where these fish live naturally.
Most people have to add aquarium salt, as it is a stress reliever. If your fish aren't stressed, there really is no need for aquarium salt use on these fish.
And, as far as Ad Konings, well, Ad Konings is like, THE GUY when it comes to African Cichlids. I have tons of his books. :)
No, those are males, they are fighting. It is hard to tell the difference between the sexes of pseudotropheus demasoni, the females are generally smaller, and their colors aren't as bright, but even that is hard to tell. Others it is easy, the females are USUALLY yellow, or orange, and the males are blue. Except kenyi, but I don't have any of those, my four foot long tank isn't long enough for kenyi.
I do NOT add salt. I add buffer and LAKE salts, mineral compounds, not salt. These fish have no salt (Sodium Chloride) in their natural habitat.
I'd recommend any book by Ad Konings before purchase of these African Cichlids. They need large (long) tanks and frequent water changes to keep them happy.
One of my fish died last night. He deserved it I suppose, the tank was seriously under-stocked, and he was really dominant, hyper-dominant bastard. He ate to much food, didn't let the others get any, he died of over-eating.
Italiano? Perdonilo prego se scompiglio in su. Non parlo molto bene o non scrivo italiano. Sto andando provare! "video bello" è quello corretto? Che cosa media "di waglio"?
Grazie! Sono felice voi gradisco il carro armato. Ha occorr lo sforzo molto e tempo molto completarlo. Sono felice di sapere che la gente da dappertutto può vedere i miei videos. Il mondo non sembrerà così grande più, ora che possiamo comunicare l'un l'altro sopra il Internet.
Hey Hows it, I was wondering what kind of rocks those are in your tank and if you could, from your experience, what size tank would you get. I have a 60gal. and I want to go bigger but with a thinner tank then what I have. So could you give me some advice. Thanks in advance
Those are lace rocks. They are neat, because they grip each other like rock velcro, and you can stack them high.
Malawi mbuna should have a tank that is a least four foot long. I do not know how long a 60 gallon tank is.
If I could do it over, I'd get a 200 gallon. It is eight feet long, but only two feet wide and 20 inches high. My tank now is only four foot long, 18 inches wide, and 24 inches high. I have short arms, and that additional 4 inches is a problem for me.
My second favorite tank is a 150 gallon, at six foot long, it is only 18 inches wide! An excellent choice if you are looking for a tank that is not quite so wide, but still with some good length. I wouldn't do a 90 gallon again for mbuna, I'm wishing I had just got the longer tank, four foot long is just not long enough for some of my favorite species, and for the amount I want in there. For these fish it seems the length of the tank is more important than the gallons it holds.
Thanks norman. They are good tank pets! Notice a few decide to pause in front of my camera. Such hams. These fish are interesting, because they watch me as much as I watch them.
I've had friends get freaked out. They say, "That fish is watching me!" and I have to agree, they are!
What is the fat cichlid on the left at 0:04?
catfishcichlid 3 months ago
@catfishcichlid
That is an incredibly over weight too large pseudotropheus acei. When I got Brutus I had no idea had to feed cichlids, and he grew way too fast and WAY too fat!!! Being almost surface feeders and the rest of my mbuna bottom dwellers, my acei got really fat. Soon I learned to buy quickly sinking food, and they had to go look for it. That is just a horribly overgrown fat acei. He was lighter believe it or not for this filming, he used to be much heavier!
Luvbeags 3 months ago
very nice!!!!
malfadors 5 months ago
@cruznik025
Buy bigger sized Acei. Size advantage will nullify Demasoni's aggression.
SirianKings 6 months ago
If they spin around any faster they might cause a whirlpool.
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callummaddy 8 months ago
are these fish rare or hard to acquire in the fish store s? It said on wikipedia that they are somewhat rare and come from one area of a single lake- so I wondered. Also, are /have they been tank bred yet?
mikethebike7 1 year ago
awesome tank, fish and vid!
jtp86 1 year ago
very nice
JimmyAudereEstFacere 1 year ago
wow, that's really some feisty fish! Typical mbuna I would say, but bummer you have this in your tank with all that beautiful fish you can't put in.
WORLDofFYSH 1 year ago
Hey there! Great tank! Im thinking aboout setting up my 55 gallon like this:
10-15 Demasoni
5 Yellow finned Acei
5 Yellow labs
Would this work in your opinion?
BortLicensePlates 1 year ago
can i have one? lol
omega45red 1 year ago
dag they was fighting for a minute!
kenny8230 1 year ago
@kenny8230
not bad, no injuries, and everything settled when I added back some more mbuna.
Everything A-OK
:)
Luvbeags 1 year ago
really nice dems, I still haven't been able to get all of mine to color up as nicely as yours. Seems only the more dominant ones want to color up really well.
rawblol 1 year ago
@rawblol
Have you tried overstocking a lot? and a big tank, they really color up when they can stretch their fins well.
Luvbeags 1 year ago
Playful. Lol. They're fighting, not playing.
JoseDepacos 1 year ago
@JoseDepacos
Who said they were playing? Read vid description, no injuries, got it restocked and everything is fine ;)
Luvbeags 1 year ago
@Luvbeags Someone else had commented they were playful. I have kept africans in the past for many years. I know what they're doing. I wasnt making a derogatory comment about your tank or your ability to keep african cichlids.
JoseDepacos 1 year ago
Nice Fish, Im relatively new to Malawis but i just added my tank videos :)
Work in progress
darrenwright22 1 year ago
I'd love some of these but i'm new to mbuna and also don't want to risk it
SuperMightywhite 2 years ago
Demasoni are quite beautiful. They're just too aggressive. I wouldn't want to risk their behavior in my established tank.
AxRhea88 2 years ago
@AxRhea88
They really aren't that aggressive, I'm not sure why they get a bad rap.
Like pit bulls, if placed in a good environment they aren't bad at all.
I NEVER had them kill each other, as a matter of fact a nipped fin rarely if EVER happened with my guys. They don't like fish that LOOK LIKE THEM, and they need to be in groups of a dozen or more in a large tank. A four foot long tank is good, six is better, and an eight footer is a demasoni paradise :)
Don't fear the demasoni :)
Luvbeags 1 year ago
0:43 sorry am i in the way??
MusicRedd 2 years ago
@MusicRedd
LOL
Luvbeags 1 year ago
Well, then they may do well in my tank. I have 1 peacock, 1 lab, 1 ahli, 1 johanni, 1 red finned albino, 1 bumblebee, 1 blue zebra, 1 kenyi, and 1 hybrid (from a friend). All will be larger, except the Johanni who will only be about 4-5" But are said to act similar to the Demasoni. I want a wide variety of Africans, as I was told it lowers aggression cuz they dont see others as a threat. Do u think a Dem would do well in my set up?
KaylaCody0918 2 years ago
@KaylaCody0918 Everything I've read about Demasonis is that you want to keep them in a large school (i.e. 12+) so that they will keep busy establishing dominance amongst themselves. Getting one or two and putting them in your tank has frequently resulted in having one demasoni left alive when it is all said and done. I've never kept em though so don't have any first hand experience.
quattroc2002 2 years ago
@quattroc2002 a
agreed :)
Luvbeags 1 year ago
I do have other african cichlids. and I plan to keep a well stocked tank, as I was told the same thing u told me, it lowers aggression. Right now all my cichlids in my tank are different, as I was also told keeping a variety lowers aggression cuz they dont see others as much of a threat. I was told my species wouldn't keep along, but so far, all has been alright. Just been told how aggressive Demasoni are, although I also heard Johanni are and mine is alright.
KaylaCody0918 2 years ago
Hello, i have a question. I am VERY interested in the Demasoni, but unsure if it would be good to add it into my tank. Are they are very aggressive fish in overstocked tanks? Mine is overstocked, with lots of different kinds. As an owner of the species, what is ur opinion.
KaylaCody0918 2 years ago
Do you have other african chiclids? all chiclids can be aggressive but they should only really be mixed together with other african ciclids. All Mbunas are aggressive, and as this video stats keeping a well stocked tank distributes the aggression. Dont mean to sound like a know it all but I bred african chiclids for 5 years so I know about this stuff.
Pony43211 2 years ago
@Pony43211
This is a mixed african cichlid tank. I took fish out to trade in at the fish store for credit. This fish tank can be seen in my other videos if you want to see my other fish :)
I usually keep four to five species with at least 6-8 members of each species, with 1 male to five to seven females. So, my tank has about 40 adult fish in it at any given time.
Luvbeags 1 year ago
demasoni will be less aggressive if you add them to a tank that is established with slightly larger fish who will show them who's boss when they are added, my dad just added 3 to his tank he has 1peacock 1red zebra 6frontosa 2cobalt blue 1 livingstoni 1 marbled hap and clown loaches they are all adult fish and the demasoni he added were about 3 inch they got bullied for the first day and now they swim around quite peacefully together, i think they will try and bully/kill smaller fish though..
28rampage 2 years ago
@KaylaCody0918
Mine aren't aggressive at all, in this video they are active because their tank was disturbed and they were briefly understocked.
They don't like fish that LOOK LIKE THEM, and they don't like tanks under four foot long. Good luck, with a larger tank (over 55 gallons) and lots of other fellow mbuna you should be fine.
Luvbeags 1 year ago
If u want some males and females to breed and u get a bunch from the same tank will they breed or are they all a familly of fry from same parents?
J22R22 2 years ago
@J22R22
Inbreeding fish for several generations really won't hurt them. These fish can live for 10 years, and with the amount of fry they have I can't keep them all!
So, mostly it is the same parents but the fry get traded away.
Luvbeags 1 year ago
Ooops you might like to know it is a african cichlid tank! All a from lake Malawi except 1 convict and 3 daffodil. Lots of hiding places with more to come if I add them and 2 filters running!
johnnydanger42 2 years ago
Great tank!!!
I have a 55 gallon bow front with 16 different types of fish including one Demasoni and I'd love to add more! But would adding 12 more fish be way overboard in your opinion?
johnnydanger42 2 years ago
@johnnydanger42
Sorry so long for me to reply, I've been away for awhile. A LONG while :)
Anyway, I'm all for overstocking, and with demasoni I like one, or a dozen. Nothing in between ;)
Luvbeags 1 year ago
Beautiful tank Luvbeags
I have Demasoni tank too, they are very playfull fish I love them. I have a large amount of Texas holly rocks in my tank and I'm veryy veryy tired of cleaning them .. What filters do u use to keep your rocks clean? I clean my rocks almost every mounth.. My tank is fully cycled I use Eheim 2017 classic model for my 55g. tank and still not enough. It would be great if you tell me how to keep rocks clean ;) Thanks
TheVympel 2 years ago
I used to clean rocks ALL THE TIME. It was a pain.
Got four bristlenose pleco's
two albino and two regular.
They grew super fast, and I'm lucky, my mbuna do not bother them. You have to watch, aggressive fish will eat the eyes out of the pleco's. My fish are not that aggressive. Not peaceful mind you, but I never get bites or ripped fins like some people do.
I have four filtration units on this tank.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
I have a wet dry designed for 125 gallon tanks (this tank is only 90 gallons)
A Nu-Clear 25 micron canister on the return line from the wet dry (designed for small ponds up to 325 gallons) all powered by a mag drive 1200
A fluval 404,
and an emperor 400.
Like horsepower in a car, I figure you can never have too much LOL
Luvbeags 2 years ago
sorry to answer for someone else's vid but i've found turning the rocks every couple of weeks keeps them fairly clean bcos the algae doesn't build up on the sides that get no light..
28rampage 2 years ago
no ta single female r there in ur tank! ery strange and very common as u feed them hormone food , ( food that r for brightening ur fish colour contain hormone juice thus turning ur all cichlids into male only tank , now fight is common :)
avijit44 2 years ago
There are tons of females in this tank and tons of fry...
I'm not sure why you think they are all male. This tank had many fish removed, the understocking caused a temporary flare in attitudes, but all is well now.
Not sure why you think they are all male. And, I feed dainichi most of the time, occasionally mixed with spirulina and NLS when I'm on a budget.
If they add hormones, I don't care. My fish are lovely and they breed like crazy. And, they are older fish. Some of my males are 6.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
to many males but they are nice and huge mine is 2" lol how long to get 4"
BlockBurner2009 2 years ago
I actually have at least six females for each male.
My tank wasn't crowded enough, I had just removed a gadzillion fry & adults, & everytime you do that do a mbuna tank all heck breaks loose. I restocked, they settled :)
Growth rate depends on water temp, water changes, & overall health & genetic quality of your stock. These guys can reach maturity at 10 months old. These are great fish, so many people don't keep them b/c of their reputation, but they are fine when kept well & correctly
Luvbeags 2 years ago
how do u clean... take out all the rocks )::??
iL0veCichlids 2 years ago
My filters do all the work for me. I do regular water changes and my filtration system does the rest. I try to NOT take out the rocks.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Omg she didnt even get to pick up the eggs thats sad!
JordanIndustries 2 years ago
They weren't really breeding. My males were grumpy over territory because I removed 1/3 of the tanks inhabitants. They don't respond well to change, and they don't like the tank understocked. I'm well overstocked once again, and piece has returned to the tank once again. No injuries.... But I learned to keep it crowded ;)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
@Luvbeags Those are some badd ass fish man. i love em, they are so beautifull. But can they stand up against a melanochromis auratus ?
DgosFinnest 2 years ago
Since they are interspecies aggressive with fish that look like them, and most of their aggression is targeted towards conspecifics, they probably wouldn't bother even picking a fight with a malanochromis auratus.
Thanks for stopping by.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Thats a great looking tank with some great fish but I dont think I could watch them fighting like that all the time.
Are those real rocks you have there?
superspecky4eyes 2 years ago
They don't fight like that all the time. They were very unhappy (see my video description)
The trick with demasoni is a large tank (4 ft long is good, six foot long is better, and an 8 ft long tank is demasoni heaven)
Those are real rocks, mostly lace rock :)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
damn, mbuna are really hard on each other arent they.
superspecky4eyes 2 years ago
Mbuna are rough on each other when they aren't happy about something. I think these guys were unhappy because I removed too many fish at once, and disturbed their hierarchy. The tank is calmer now, I'm back up overstocked and haven't removed fish in awhile. I've a "happy" mbuna tank once again :)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Maybe I missed it but what size tank is that and how overstocked was it? I'm thinking of getting demasoni's but putting them in their own 55 gallon with 12 or 14 of them.
SeanF1979 2 years ago
This is a 90 gallon.
I'd go with a dozen and then add some other mbuna. Labs always look nice with demasoni. A tank with just them isn't really "crowded" enough. I'd do 12-15 demasoni and 7 or so labs :)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Really nice setup you have there :)
ncmohr1 2 years ago
Thanks ncmohr
Appreciate that :)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
hi luvbeags :)
awesome lookin tank as are all of your vids.. would you mind telling me what your substrate in this tank is? i saw you mentioned 'sand' in earlier comments... i ask because im redoing my lab tank and am looking at sand substrates again. lol i also was considering the mixed black n white aragonite.. any advice on substrates would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance ;)
kewlkat91 2 years ago
ps. hope ur feelin better
kewlkat91 2 years ago
Thanks :)
I am feeling much better :)
And, as far as the mixed black and white aragonite, it will help buffer your pH.
I used crushed coral in my sump and other things (like Malawi cichlid lake salts (NOT salt, but minerals) and Malawi buffer from Seachem because my tap water is soft and acidic. I've found with my recipe I have my cichlids thriving. AND, my south american cichlids LOVE my tap water (they like soft slightly acidic water)
:)
Hope this info helps
Luvbeags 2 years ago
glad to hear ur doin better :) ahh ok, i remember looking into the 3mcq a while back and couldnt find anyone near me that carried it and was expensive on the shippin. looks great tho.. i decided to go ahead with the aragonite cause i really like the look and the function is nice too. thanks for your help and insight! take care.. i'm off to watch new beagle vids! :)
kewlkat91 2 years ago
The colorquartz is wonderful stuff, and it comes in just about every color of the rainbow. Price wise, it is over a dollar a pound when you include shipping.
I would use it again, just because it has such good qualities (keeps color, easy to clean, no gas buildup) But, for larger tanks, you can easily spend 100-200 bucks just for the substrate.
I think you'll be just as happy with the aragonite, it does offer buffering which the colorquartz, being inert, does NOT.
"tanks" for stopping by :)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
The substrate in this tank is 3M colorquartz, black s-grade.
It really isn't sand at all, but a commercial product used to give pools good color and "grit" so it is much finer than sand, and does not pack like sand (no danger of trapped gasses, EVER, even in spots you can't get to to stir!
I did get bored with the dark color after a few years, and switched to pool filter sand. Both products, the 3M and pool filter sand, are easy to rinse and don't cloud the water when you put it in.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
hi luvbeags you got any demasoni fry for sale !!!!! in illinois they dont have any demasoni's ,, i been looking everywhere ,,, but i cant find nothing ,,, let me know if you have any demasoni fishes for sale ,,,,
thanks,,
2koifishes 2 years ago
I'll keep you posted 2koifishes.
I've been toying with the idea occasionally for getting rid of some. I usually just trade them in for credit at the fish store. I'm not doing anything for the next month or so, though, I'm recovering from surgery.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
great cichlid and music are the females yellow or the same color?
ugnac 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment ugnac
In Lake Malawi, as a rule, the females are orange, or yellow, or boring bland/dull or silvery. It depends on the species.
The males, as a rule, are bluish, or purple etc.
Except Kenyi, in that case the males are yellow as adults and the females and juveniles are blue with bars.
Demasoni, in this video, the males and females are the same color. The males are a tad larger and more vibrant. But both males and females are good looking fish.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
simple but important question: how do you tell the sex of electric yellows?
fishdude401 2 years ago
I can't!!!
Some people can though.
I can only tell my females when one swims by with a mouth full of babies!
I have one that looks male, dark fins and all. And she has babies about every other month LOL. Definately a female!
Full adults can be vented, but fry and juvies, it is impossible. Just get a bunch of them LOL
Your bound to get some females :)
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, I appreciate it fishdude401
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Yes, all the time. They've slowed down a bit some, since I've added more boisterous species they tend to have their courtships disrupted, and now not as many fry from them, but yes, we do still get a fry from them occasionally that survives. But, since my demasoni have had so many offspring, they kinda have taken over the tank. I have demasoni overload...
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Love Demansoni, not had much luck with them as only introduced 2-3 to a mixed tank. Think they would do better in larger numbers or as a species tank. 20-30 must be great to watch - never a dull moment i bet!
Your fish are really good. good colour good stripes.
muiramas 2 years ago
Mine breed like CRAZY. I always have demasoni fry in my tank. Always. they are worse than rabbits I think...
Luvbeags 2 years ago
perfect! wonderful! great! fantastic!
atlantisprensi80 2 years ago
And I THANK YOU
Thank you
and THANK YOU :)
Appreciate that :)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
i luv demasoni there like a vertical striped blue johhani
1966GT350 2 years ago
Thanks for stopping by.
I luv those demasoni also. ;)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
I was going to buy a few of these Demasonis at a pet store around my way. They just got a big shipment. 4, 20 gallon tanks full of these guys. But I noticed something was wrong. Their lips were swollen to the point it looked funny. It almost looked fake. I knew then, that whoever bread the fish were inbreeding. It deformed the offspring. I told the manager the fish were all bad. He told me to talk alittle lower because he knew too. He told me he was no longer getting fish from them. Thank god!!!
smartass2st 2 years ago
I would be very suspicious of large lips on juvenile fish. However, adult demasoni do scrape the rocks and get white around the mouth, and when the males lip lock they can get swollen lips, and some males do appear to have larger lips than the females. But the white is skin color, NOT a fungus or bacteria.
I do not buy my fish from fish stores. I buy them from cichlid club members who show at fish shows and private importers. you pay more, but get much better quality. Most of the time.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Nice tank and fish, im trying to breed my Demasoni now can you check my tank out and help give some suggestions please?
mi7robbie 2 years ago
You don't have enough demasoni, but a very nice setup.
Load it up.
With demasoni, you should have at least a dozen, 15 is even better. :)
Then, they are happy in numbers and breed like jackrabbits. These are not pairing or trio fish. The guys like a harem of 4-6 femalees. ;)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
I replied, and my replies are not showing up!
I'll try again. You need more demasoni, they do best in groups of 12-15, the more the merrier. These are not pairing or trio fish. they will kill each other if not kept in large groups. The males like 4-6 females each, they are harem fish.
;)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
great looking tank!
quick question, whats the name of the one thats gray with the yellow fins? got one in my tank, but don't know what hes called.
hockeyphuck 2 years ago
Thats a Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli) or "Acei Cichlid"
tattooedbeacdbum 2 years ago
they act just like tiger barbs
darphinparis 2 years ago
they are nice fish to look at but they are 2 aggressive and can disrupt the whole tank,
scuddy2323 2 years ago
Mine are actually only aggressive with each other when my tank isn't stocked properly. In my video description I had the reason why they turned so aggressive. Once my tank was restocked (overstocked) they settled down and my tank is relatively peaceful once again. RELATIVELY, because after all, they are mbuna ;)
My fish rarely fight. In the five years I've had these fish, I've had two real fights.
Mostly, the males just display to each other, it is all posturing, rarely do they make contact.
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Müzik akvaryum dizaynı balıklar çok güzel.
berk725 2 years ago
Thank You very much!
:)
Luvbeags 2 years ago
Hey i was wondering what is there official name and i cant quiet find where i can find these suckers can you help!!!!!
getnachoy 3 years ago
Are you in the states? Check out the American Cichlid association, google them. Go to their trading post.
Official name of Pseudotropheus demasoni is
Pseudotropheus demasoni.
;)
Hope this information helps
(there are no "common" names for most species of lake malawi, it would be too confusing.-- With over 850 known species of cichlids in the lake, common names are not possilbe.)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
TERRIBLE !!!
Magnifique Pseudotropheus demasoni !!!
La vidéo est superbe !!!
SigSauer13 3 years ago
oui, ils sont des terreurs :)
Merci du commentaire superbe
:)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Beautiful Demasoni`s.I hear they are pretty hard to keep.
AQUATUBR 3 years ago
No, these fish are easy to keep. Secrets are use a long tank, four foot to six foot long (or 8 foot would be superb!)
And keep a bunch of them.
Either keep ONE demasoni, or keep a large group of them, 15 or more.
That is the secret to keeping these guys. I NEVER have injuries, despite the occasional aggressive circle.
No, these fish are NOT hard to keep if kept properly.
Improperly kept these fish will destroy a hobby of fishkeeping. Their conspecific
aggression outweighs their size.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
I wish there was people like you guys where I live....I've got like 40 juvenile demasoni and can't find homes for them.
jihight 3 years ago
Those little guys breed like rabbits don't they ;)
I have so many of them also. Mine just won't quit it LOL
Luckily I trade mine in at a fish store for credit on supplies. :)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
No kidding, I have run out of tank space. My male unfortunately died several days after the last spawn, however now I don't have to worry about having more on the way.
jihight 3 years ago
I have an all Mbuna tank,but no Demasoni.I haven`t found any nearly as colorful as yours in any LPS around my parts.Still looking,They would be an excellent addition to my tank.Anyway you have the most impressive Demasoni tank.I`m jealous.
youdubr 3 years ago
I used to raise them and trade them in at local fish stores, however I've stopped that because other interests and hobbies have been taking up my time.
You will probably have to special order demasoni online. I've not seen them available in pet stores, and the ones I used to take in for trade for goods didn't last long. They can be expensive, you need to start with at least a dozen, fifteen to twenty is even better, and they can run 20 bucks each. For a freshwater fish, that can get pricey.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Hi,
Your Demasonis are really beautiful. Such colored ones are rare...
DerFerry 3 years ago
Hi DerFerry :)
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Sorry so late for my reply... I didn't see this comment for some reason!
I actually didn't know demasoni came in any other colors. The ones I have are the only colors I've seen them in :)
Thanks for stopping by, and again, I'm sorry I missed this comment !!
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Yes my two demasoni were circling each other quickly like the ones shown at the beginning of your video,.. i know that it was definetly territorial because my female was getting nipped at and a week later she died.
wog33 3 years ago
These fish really should not kill each other. I rarely even have a nipped fin.
Mine mostly show off to each other, but I've never had one badly injured, and I've never had one be killed during one of their spats.
I'm sorry for the loss of your fish. That is very sad.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Thanks for the humor. Hey, do you have a lot of hiding places in the rock for the fish or do they mostly swim out in the open? Even though I've had them for a while, my fish seem to be pretty shy and I have a lot of hiding places in the rocks. Mbuna are supposed to like rocks but maybe if I eliminated a lot of the hiding places they would be forced to be a little more outgoing. Or do you think the dominant fish would just thrash the subordinates more?
newerafrican 3 years ago
One trick is to use brave top swimmers kinda like dithers- to bring the other fish out.
My acei are rarely hiding in the rocks. Because they are out all the time, it helps make the other fish braver. When I had my fish in a smaller tank, they hid all the time. I think they like to know they can swim fast to escape if needed, but won't come out if their quarters are too cramped. Make sure you are overstocked and your water parameters are good. You can never have too many caves or hiding places.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Sorry, I meant Pseud.demasoni.
newerafrican 3 years ago
No biggie.
Pseudotropheus demasoni can also be known as
Pretty Mean (PM) LOL
Luvbeags 3 years ago
when the demonsoni are circling around each other is that just being territorial, or is that also a sign of mating?
wog33 3 years ago
It depends. When they circle fast and chase each other away it is definately territorial. If the tank isn't big enough for the loser to swim away fast enough, the result can be nipped fins or even a beating so bad one of them dies.
The courtship circling is slower, with more body shimmies, usually over the sand or a preferred area in the tank. You will be able to tell the difference. Mine, in this video, are being aggressive. They have settled down a LOT since I've re-OVERstocked my tank.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Absolutely awesome tank and nice video. I only have a 55gal tank stocked with 5 demasoni, 5 yellow labs, 3 large brilliant rasbora, a large blue gourami, synodontis cat and a large pleco. These have been together for about 2 years with no fatalities. The PM's even spawned with 3 surviving babies. The labs and PMs mostly keep aggression to themselves, though the dominant male PM runs the show. Gourami and rasbora do fine and the pleco throws his weight around, too.
newerafrican 3 years ago
Very nice. I'm not familiar with what a PM is, though.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Demasoni are grumpy little bastards aren't they? Ramons Rule!
woundedyak 3 years ago
Luckily these guys have calmed down quite a bit. I had removed too many fish from the tank, and they were all busy setting up territories and such in the absence of the other fish. So, I really ruffled their feathers, er, scales, and I rearranged ALL the rocks and dumped about 20 more fish in there. They are MUCH calmer now. No more episodes like the ones in the video.
No fish were harmed, I didn't even get one nipped fin :) Whew.
Glad that is over. I won't be doing that kind of thing again
Luvbeags 3 years ago
In the beginning of the video, is that dark bodied fish with the yellow fins an Mbuna??? I have the same guy, and he's like almost 5 inches, but he's a b*tch lol! I don't see how he would be Mbuna or how he would survive in your tank full of Mbunas? I have 1 blue mbuna like the ones that you have fighting and he picks on the big guy all the time..
WhizKalifaHater 3 years ago
That is Brutus, our large male Pseudotropheus acei. He is not a giant acei, but he is very large, about 7-8 inches. He is very docile, and doesn't cause any disruptions in my tank at all. :)
My demasoni have all settled down. I restocked my tank, and there are no more episodes of circling as seen in the vid.
Finally, everyone is happy again.
My mbuna never seem to interact with each other. The demasoni chase demasoni, acei with acei, etc. Although, overall, my tank is relatively mellow.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
thank you.
mcgrady7761 3 years ago
how large do they get. and if i got 1 or 2 would it be ok in 40 gallon?
mcgrady7761 3 years ago
One would be fine for a 40 gallon. They don't get big, only about 3 inches. BUT, they have very large attitudes. Make sure no other fish look like them, (dark blue/black striped) because they will kill other fish that look like them. (I'd never mix them in a 40 gallon with something like Saulousi)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
in what kind of water do they live? I want to get some....
Meluwy 3 years ago
These are freshwater fish. They prefer a pH of 7.6 to 8 and a harness of 6 to 9 degrees.
They are sensitive to chlorine, ammonia, and nitrites, as are most fish. You will want to test for these and make sure they are not in your water supply. They NEED a tank that is at least four foot long. Otherwise, you may start with a dozen demasoni, and end up with one. They will kill each other if they don't have the room to get away from each other. Be sure to overstock your tank, these are GREAT FISH
Luvbeags 3 years ago
thanks so much:):)
Meluwy 3 years ago
wow Luvbeags, thats an AMAZING tank!! congratulations, I can see the effort you put into it, its unvelievable! question, what kind of rocks are those?!
Those fish look neat,hopefully in the near future I will also be able to set up a big tank with those and some tropheus Kaiser and moliros!
P.S. your italian translation was OK, a little hard to understand but not offensive!
cayenne82 3 years ago
Thank You!!!
If you get a chance, I have on my channel this tank done over. Kind of a "makeover"
I took out the black sand and added a more natural looking sand.
I use mostly lace rock, from a company called Feller Stone. They ship, worldwide :)
I too, am a fan of tropheus, but I think they need a much larger tank than mine.
Thanks for watching, and thanks for letting me know I didn't say anything offensive. I was using a translating dictionary :)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Oh, Yeah, I also like your name...
Our newest family member is named Cayenne!
Luvbeags 3 years ago
LOL Demasoni Fight Club
italstalital 3 years ago
They have settled now, I put a ton of fish back in this tank ;)
No one injured, amazingly not even ONE nipped fin!
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Yea i just got my group of 11.. there about 2 inches and they love picking fights with 6-7 inch haps :P there a spunky species but that goes without saying!
italstalital 3 years ago
Very spunky indeed. But I've never had them injure or kill each other. I think having a tank long enough so the loser can get away is most important.
Those little demasoni guys better watch it, demasoni are on the haps menu, "demasoni buffet!" :)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
where do you guys get these cool fish
jjbro1 3 years ago
jjbro1, you have mail :)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
awesome tank great setup, i would have some variation of colour of fish though, really nice tank though
ufcjerome 3 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
I do, L. Trewavasae, P. Acei, yellow and white labs, and the demasoni.
If you see my other videos you will see them
:)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
how come they do not need salt?? most people that i have talked to add salt( aquarium salt, not table salt.) to their cichlid aquarium. any ways, cool tank dude!!!
and what is konings??
4freexbox360 3 years ago
Hello :)
Really, it is true. There is no sodium chloride (well, there is probably TRACE amounts) where these fish live naturally.
Most people have to add aquarium salt, as it is a stress reliever. If your fish aren't stressed, there really is no need for aquarium salt use on these fish.
And, as far as Ad Konings, well, Ad Konings is like, THE GUY when it comes to African Cichlids. I have tons of his books. :)
He also speaks at cichlid clubs and meetings.
I guess he is like, Mr. Cichlid. :)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
um, what is that?? are they mating??
also, how do you tell the difference between a male and a female cichlid??
and how much salt do you add in the tank and each water change??
4freexbox360 3 years ago
No, those are males, they are fighting. It is hard to tell the difference between the sexes of pseudotropheus demasoni, the females are generally smaller, and their colors aren't as bright, but even that is hard to tell. Others it is easy, the females are USUALLY yellow, or orange, and the males are blue. Except kenyi, but I don't have any of those, my four foot long tank isn't long enough for kenyi.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
I do NOT add salt. I add buffer and LAKE salts, mineral compounds, not salt. These fish have no salt (Sodium Chloride) in their natural habitat.
I'd recommend any book by Ad Konings before purchase of these African Cichlids. They need large (long) tanks and frequent water changes to keep them happy.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
One of my fish died last night. He deserved it I suppose, the tank was seriously under-stocked, and he was really dominant, hyper-dominant bastard. He ate to much food, didn't let the others get any, he died of over-eating.
gibsonguitarist2006 3 years ago
I'm sorry about the death of your fish.
That sucks. My fish chase, but I've not had them kill each other. (Or overeat)
I've got to get some updated videos posted!!! I have restocked this tank, and everyone is happy again. :)
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Gosh, I hope I didn't tell stracchinoducaz something bad. Can anyone help me with answering?
Luvbeags 3 years ago
bel video waglio''!!!
stracchinoducaz 3 years ago
Italian?
Please forgive me if I mess up.
I do not speak or write Italian very well.
I'm going to try!
"beautiful video" is that correct?
What does "waglio" mean?
Italiano? Perdonilo prego se scompiglio in su. Non parlo molto bene o non scrivo italiano. Sto andando provare! "video bello" è quello corretto? Che cosa media "di waglio"?
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Ok i speak a litle inglish ( dont smile please )!! Im from ITALI end i think your tank is very good.... i like your set up and your fish. Good job!!
Waglio' in napoletano is like gays in inglish bat is not in italian ( is from napoli ) you now where is ??
Is for smile "waglio'"!!!
stracchinoducaz 3 years ago
Thank you! I am glad you like the tank.
It took a lot of effort and a lot of time to complete it. I am glad to know people from all over the world can see my videos.
The world doesn't seem so big anymore, now that we can talk to each other over the internet.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Grazie! Sono felice voi gradisco il carro armato. Ha occorr lo sforzo molto e tempo molto completarlo. Sono felice di sapere che la gente da dappertutto può vedere i miei videos. Il mondo non sembrerà così grande più, ora che possiamo comunicare l'un l'altro sopra il Internet.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
I hope I did not mess up too bad :)
I try
Luvbeags 3 years ago
Thanks, you are awesome!
Guy23HD 3 years ago
Hey Hows it, I was wondering what kind of rocks those are in your tank and if you could, from your experience, what size tank would you get. I have a 60gal. and I want to go bigger but with a thinner tank then what I have. So could you give me some advice. Thanks in advance
Guy23HD 4 years ago
Those are lace rocks. They are neat, because they grip each other like rock velcro, and you can stack them high.
Malawi mbuna should have a tank that is a least four foot long. I do not know how long a 60 gallon tank is.
If I could do it over, I'd get a 200 gallon. It is eight feet long, but only two feet wide and 20 inches high. My tank now is only four foot long, 18 inches wide, and 24 inches high. I have short arms, and that additional 4 inches is a problem for me.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
My second favorite tank is a 150 gallon, at six foot long, it is only 18 inches wide! An excellent choice if you are looking for a tank that is not quite so wide, but still with some good length. I wouldn't do a 90 gallon again for mbuna, I'm wishing I had just got the longer tank, four foot long is just not long enough for some of my favorite species, and for the amount I want in there. For these fish it seems the length of the tank is more important than the gallons it holds.
Luvbeags 3 years ago
dude nice demasoni! i love those cichlids, they are my fav! nice tank too!
numb303 4 years ago
Thank you :)
Luvbeags 4 years ago
how much did you get our rocks for? and what are they called? i am getting bored of natural rocks i get from my garden
khaki91 4 years ago
That is lace rock. I got it from the fish store. I can't remember how much it was (sorry) I'm guessing $200???
I started with 100 lbs, but over the years I keep adding pieces (I need to get new video up) :)
Luvbeags 4 years ago
My original rocks came in a box labeled Feller rock Lace Rock
Hope this helps.
Luvbeags 4 years ago
i like the tank how you arange ur rocks i am amazed
kokokoko1348 4 years ago
Thank you! I really have to learn to keep my hands out of my tanks. I'm always moving the rocks around :)
Luvbeags 4 years ago
Hope you guys had a great Wonderful day today Keep make the your great and wonderful videos
nightstarone0 4 years ago
Hello Nightstarone Thank you for stopping by You have mail
Luvbeags 4 years ago
It's so entertaining when they start the circles.
BradMcAdam 4 years ago
It is so weird, after they do that they make "peace" and the whole tank is "calmer" for a few months. Till I do something stupid like I did...
The other demasoni are watching. Wondering if they take sides? Or if they are just as entertained as we are ;)
Luvbeags 4 years ago
This is why I keep fish.... pure entertainment! Cool video Luvbeags!
ToobNation 4 years ago
Thanks norman. They are good tank pets! Notice a few decide to pause in front of my camera. Such hams. These fish are interesting, because they watch me as much as I watch them.
I've had friends get freaked out. They say, "That fish is watching me!" and I have to agree, they are!
Luvbeags 4 years ago