How have timeouts worked with your fish? Do you ever have trouble re-introducing a fish that was on vacation? Leave a comment and let me know. Thanks for watching!

I separate the jerk fish with another jerk fish and I’m like 🤷‍♂️ you guys have fun lol

@CichlidCharmer

11 ай бұрын

That’s the most awesome thing I’ve heard all day, Dustin 😆

I'm embarking on my first real journey with African Cichlids with a peacock tank. Your videos are super high quality, especially the production! Will be using your videos along the way, can't wait!

@CichlidCharmer

10 ай бұрын

Man that is so exciting! I remember getting my first order. It was like I was 10 years old at Christmas. I hope you enjoy your new psychopaths 🤪. Thank you for the positive feedback!

@Jake-ur2wf

10 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer Haha psychopaths is right apparently! You're a full on pro having aggression issues so I'm definitely nervous by comparison. But I just moved to a new town and now have an African Cichlid breeder 10 minutes away from me (wild luck) so I'm leaving the community tanks behind for something new! Subbed, can't wait to follow your videos further!

@CichlidCharmer

10 ай бұрын

@@Jake-ur2wf oh make no mistake - no pro here. Just crazy enough to deal with these awesome but temperamental 🐠. Thanks for subbing!!

I just love your tanks of jerks, I had one Bumblebee in a 125gal tank with a bunch of others and man he was a real pain so I stuck him in a 65gal tank with 2 huge Oscars that were ever bigger jerks, I thought live or die sucker and guess what, they all love each other go figure. Thanks for all you info. Polly

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

I actually laughed out loud when I read that 😂. My daughter wanted me to get a bumblebee, and I absolutely refused

@pollylewis9611

Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer Yeah he is a real pain but now humbled, there's a Electric Blue Acara that has taken Bumblebee's place he's going over to my son's tank of jerks. Crazy fish why do we put up with all the work lol!

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

@@pollylewis9611 in all honesty they aren’t the best fish for aquarium confinement

@pollylewis9611

Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer Yeah found that out the hard way but he's so handsome haha, I have another 65gal tank because I got these 2 cute little angel fish that kept growing and growing no I never checked into how big they get and kind of mean too...thanks!

It was a valiant effort. I loved the video. Straight up. I’m sorry things didn’t work out. African cichlids, especially peacocks are enormously stressful. I didn’t realize you had the one fish holding down the whole tank. I think you made the right choice. I still think the right choice was packing that up a little bit with more fish. I still think it will benefit your tank in the long run. I absolutely love the fish you choose I think they offer a variety of personality that should benefit. Ironically, I also made an order to the same place you did and ordered three Victorians. (Pundamilia nyererei Pitch Black Fulu Fire Uganda Hap) I went with your suggestion with the one fish. anyways, great video and again I think you’re making the right choice but it’s a bummer when it happens especially with the amount of effort I know you put into it until the next time.💪

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind words, man. I’m pretty sure if he hadn’t gotten whooped, he would have returned to jerk form eventually anyway. I really don’t like the overstocked look. It may work, but even when I had more fish in there, I’d still get the one guy stressing everyone (including me!) out. I want them to have some room. I might have gone that way if I didn’t have so many non-psychotic fish already. Let me know how you like those Victorians. They are my favorite. Thanks for watching and commenting, Steve!

@Parkbenchaquatics

Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer no worries I respect your opinion and how you want your tank to look. Overcrowded method is to much on the soul most of the time. I know you’ll turn the tank around before I know it💯

My jerk is going to remain a jerk until another male grows up enough to challenge him. My strategy was to add PLENTY more rocks and stack them up so that there is a lot of cave pockets to hide. Worked like a charm. He's still a jerk but has less control over the tank. Other fish are relaxed and use the entire area now. But my cichlids are the small kind so there is plenty of room to remodel for them.

Become a new fan of you, posting detailed videos, speaking fax, teaching others, replying to others and help them out, actually you deserve millions for your quality videos. Thanks so much mate. Well just askin- how old are you? I haven't saw people interested in fish at your age, hope you don't feel SUS 🗿☺️ Actually my parents talk like they care about the fishes 24/7 😂 and they don't even know what color fishes are in my aquarium! 😂

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the kind feedback! Not too old that I’ll let these maniac fish beat me!

@CRICEDITZ18

Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer haha 😂 Literally growing cichlids have to be the toughest job, we never know who dies and who gets killed by their stupid big eyes and cucumber belly! 😂😂

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

@@CRICEDITZ18 it can make all your hair fall out for sure!

My German red is tank boss. There's the occasional chase but he doesn't do any damage.

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

Man that sounds like a nice fish 👍

My German Red is the most aggressive in my tank too. Timeouts work for me because I can put him in a breeding tank and he can get some of his "aggression" out

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

Now THERE’S a great idea! 😂

Oh man it’s the dragon bloods. I’m sure of it. They have a natural nasty streak. Mine is the same. My other peacocks are just placid lovely fish

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

I curse the dragon bloods!!

Never had much luck re introducing my jerk fish. They get smashed by another fish. Sometimes turns that fish to the tank "boss" jerk. I've gone away from dragon bloods and ob's. They seem to be the biggest jerks.

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

That’s my plan too!

Bummer. I'm planning on having some Haps, at least 15 of them in either my 75g or a 120g fish tank in the future. I chose the wrong most colorful ones that I could find from the local fish breeder. And I only chose the Haps that grow to 6 inches maximum. No peacocks for me. Even though I did have a Hap once in my 75g that was a bit of a jerk 😅.

Where did you get the tank and stand from?

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

This tank is from Fish Tanks Direct. The stand was custom made locally, and it is 45” tall.

you know I never had much luck with the timeout with my peacock. Doing the timeout two or three different time. I ended up just trading them in. But of course like you said the next one move up in line. So let me know how just a hap tank goes. I'm in the same boat and willing to try anything

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

So we’re in the same boat. Check back with me in a few weeks or so and I’ll let you know!

My German red looks just like him. He definitely rules the tank. He's killed 2 other peacocks in the last couple weeks.

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

He was headed there before I put him in time out. Pretty fish though!

my biggest mistake was getting drgon blood and OBs. now my tank is free from them and my keeping lifestyle change drastically. before I had to do time outs a lot. Now For 5 months no more😅

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

Probably a good move. That’s where I’m headed, but it’s hard to let go.

Have you ever thought about getting a 75 gallon? Mbuna tank?

@CichlidCharmer

8 ай бұрын

I have thought about an mbuna tank, but if I did, it would probably be a 125, although things always change. Right now there are other American cichlids I am trying to work into my home, so I haven't been thinking about those mbuna very much lately. Thanks for all the great comments, Scrat 🤘

@Mcgee18

8 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer np. may I ask. Is there anything happening behind the scenes with your daughters room? 👀 👀

Just had to separate some killers today

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

Never a good time. My venustus was on a war path this morning, but only lasted for a minute thank goodness. I actually want him to step up and keep the buttheads in line

I’m fixing to find out in the next 10 days o so if an OB that I had to remove rom my #125 ( because he kept the whole half tank to himself ) is going to be ok after he gets a chance to be reintroduced along with 5 new fish that are now #55 quarantine. Currently I put the OB in a #75 with a couple of fish his big size and let’s just say he’s not the boss in that tank, and he’s being kept mainly in a corner. I feel bad for him but other than him staying close to top corner he’s not being physically hurt. I hope that he does work out once put back into the #125 or I will be rehoming him because I wouldn’t allow him to stay in the #75 up in the corner to live

@CichlidCharmer

3 ай бұрын

It’s worth a try, but usually if they get a chance to be jerks again they’ll take it. This guy of course got shredded

Thats what happened with my dragon blood with keeping everyone to one side then once he killed my ruby red, it was bye bye time

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

It’s no fun having everyone hiding on one side, is it. Plus you know their stress level is up.

@dennispeleg7843

Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer 100% correct lol. I felt so bad and the dragon blood was beautiful but could not let the others get stressed out any more

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

@@dennispeleg7843 I always feel like maybe just one more thing to try to make him change. But how would I like being trapped in a room with a psychopath? Time to go.

@dennispeleg7843

Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer yes sir. I tried to separate my dragon blood 4 times and even reintroduced him with new guys, and he would be ok for a day then he went back to being the main villain lol

I have a small yellow cichlid… he was fine but now he started killing my fish 😢 funny thing he is the smallest one

@CichlidCharmer

Ай бұрын

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

Why is his name German red

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

Good question! That is the type of fish he is. He is often confused with the ruby red peacock cichlid. I really haven’t given him a nickname that has stuck.

your tips are useless. fish will get bullied no matter what. very difficult to reintroduce a fish

@CichlidCharmer

Жыл бұрын

There might be a better way to say that, but yes, it is difficult. I have done it before, so it isn’t useless. Usually they turn back into a bully, not the other way around. I reintroduced the strawberry also, and he didn’t get bullied.