How to Aquascape a African Cichlid Fish Tank

[GatorsFishchannel]

what size tank is this?

[0099BMan]

hey where u get the rock and what is it called?

[kingofkings0101]

hi blake, if at all i wanna aquascape my tank for african cichlids, then can u suggest me if i can use any live plants which the cichlids wont damage and at the same time i can maintain these live plants without any special lighting or co2 equipment...i wanna add rocks and also add some live plants so that the tank looks good and also realistic..dont wanna add any plastic plants..pls advice..

[T4CTiC4L3Pr0]

Like it! :) could you please do a vid on how to place slate for breeding? Thanks :)

and just a quick point I would like to make, Peacocks/Aulonocara Dig HUGE holes, like inverted domes in the wild, and sometimes if you have a big enough tank... They can be as big as 1m-5m diameter per one fish! :O They make these for breeding, I've witnessed it in the wild, but you can also witness it at Public Aquariums :) If they have a huge Malawi tank! it's worth seeing :) Hope you found this interesting :)

[bm20197]

nice cichlid tank. I just bought a bunch of lace rock for mine. I little pricey but works very well. I subbed. check mine out and please sub back

[Dan42357]

hi white sand in my fish tank, and it looks very nice, except for all off my kenyi cichlids crap thats lays on top up it. Do you have any way to cope with the crap except by cleaning it every day. I was able to get it out yesterday in a water change but, now there is the same amount of crap there as before. Please help and reply.

[bm20197]

@Dan42357 Usually more circulation, water currant, works on that. It helps break it down and move it into the filters.

[killernavjot]

add some plants it looks better

[561neko]

sick tank the wires in the back are a pain to look at best use the right sand keep it fish not home depo with chemicals in the shit

[4thGloryMonday]

Doesn't play sand contain sillicates I been told not to use play sand like the tank I'm a saltwater guy but would like to build a cichlid tank in the near future tank looks good

[RMorrison5]

If you want to see a real aquarium check out my 15 gallon one

[RMorrison5]

That's a really boring set up salt water has way cooler fish but it's worth the little bit of extra work

[fendy2411]

This guy is full of shit. The only intelligent thing he said was "use sand". Caves NOT necessary. This tank is boring, unnatural and and uninspiring. If you want to see REAL talent, check out anything from ADA. Or you can check out my tank (180g wc frontosa mikula tank) that's how you scape a cichlid tank.

[Superthecod]

I went to the home and they had like beach sand nothing white like your and did u ask where is was there was only one kind

[blakessunglasses]

@Superthecod

It is play sand, just ask for it. Home Depot has it in an 80lb. bag for $5.

Keep Watching,

Blake

[noE7six0]

I subed man..... really like ur vids. Check my tank out and tell me what u think. :)

[blakessunglasses]

@noE7six0

Hey sorry for the late reply, school has been so life consuming. So yeah, thanks for subscribing. And I will definitly check out you channel.

[ShubunkinKoi]

may i ask is sand easy to clean more than gravel?because i got 55 gallon tank and i like sand also but i am worry about clean with sand make water more cloudy though!

[blakessunglasses]

@ShubunkinKoi

Sand is a pain in the butt to clean truthfully. Gravel takes about one or two rinses to get it clean, and sand takes about 10 rinses to clean it. In the long run i would go with sand, it looks much cleaner in my opinion. So if you will take the time use sand.

Thanks,

Blake

[macmuhnpro]

@ShubunkinKoi It is like if you every tried to empty sand from a bucket at the beach.. use lots of water and leave it in the aquarium...

[KlassickVideo]

I can't agree with your comment regarding the use of "any" kind of rock. In fact, many rocks including some "slates" have harmful metals, elements, and chemical properties such as iron oxides, rusts, etc. Many find the best rock for cichlids to be honeycomb limestone, better known as "Texas Holey Rock". It's a fantastic habitat with great buffering and pH stabilization capabilities. Unfortunately, it can be quite expensive outside Texas.

Thanks for mentioning foundations -- Critical! :P Cheers

[KlassickVideo]

It's "Mbuna", pronounced (M-Boona) - Meaning "Rock Dweller". I do agree that countless affordable options exist for the typical hobbyist. While "play sand" is used by some, I advise against it -- It's loaded with silicates, often lacks buffering capability, and that's notwithstanding the unknown/unwanted contents. When it comes to aquaria, we have a responsibility for providing aquatic animals with a great quality of life. If that means investing a few more bucks, then do it. It's worth it.

[TheLeftylegend14]

the small spaces are good for smaller fish that you might get later. you know so the bigger fish can't get in with the smaller ones.

[blakessunglasses]

@TheLeftylegend14

You know what I'm going to leave it now because you said that, that's a good point. Although you should change your rocks up every two months or so, to mix up territories. Which I didn't include in the video, sorry.

[TheLeftylegend14]

@blakessunglasses I'm Going to put a video up soon showing my 29 Gal. tank and maybe you can give me some good feedback since you haven't had any fish get murdered in a single day. lol.

[msd1412]

nice tank, my dad has a 120 gallon african tank with a lot of rocks and stuff, ill upload a video tomorrow. I have south american cichlids. I Sub'd!

[Nickp5954]

Nice video

[blakessunglasses]

@Nickp5954

Thank you sir have you ever thought about getting cichlids?

[Nickp5954]

@blakessunglasses Yea I have I still want them but they said they are to aggressive can't put them in wit the fish I have what do you think

[blakessunglasses]

@Nickp5954

No dude i wouldn't put them in there with the fish you currently have. The smallest tank you can put them in is a 29 gallon for mubunas if you were to get another tank.

[Nickp5954]

@blakessunglasses I figure thats another thing don't like fish who have to be in there whit there own kind it's just boring