What are some of YOUR tank updates? Always interested in what’s happening on your side 😊 Join the new Cichlid Charmer Facebook group where we can all share each others tanks! facebook.com/groups/688794539950086/?ref=share_group_link

@MegaPaddles

4 ай бұрын

What soirt of wood are you using in your show tank

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

The 180 has Aquadecor standing logs (fake) and a piece of driftwood I found.

@MegaPaddles

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer thanks, I was considering birch tree branches glued to a piece of slate

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

That would look amazing.

Happy to see all your tanks once. I am equally excited to see your new American Cichlid tank. My suggestions for the new tank are the Oscars, Severum, and Electric Blue Acara. They have very good colors and personalities. For the filtration check out Sump from the Custom Aquarium, I heard it does a very good job from the KZreadrs in the States. BTW, for the Apistogramma tank if you are not prepared to keep them, try having Guppies, Indeed those are not cichlids but they are easy to maintain and your tank size should be perfect for a few pairs and you can enjoy them breeding or a betta to keep it real simple. All the best for your new project.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

All good ideas. I am either going more peaceful or more aggressive with the new tank. I can’t decide! So if I go with the former, those fish should be included as I’ve wanted all of them for a while now. My new tank will be from custom aquariums and it will have the seamless sump system to which you are referring. Learning to assemble a sump without destroying my home is 😬

I love your channel. Love listening to you talk. It’s so relaxing. Your tanks are gorgeous!

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I really appreciate that more than you can know 🥰

I love your sense of humor!! Al-gee will definitely help with the algorithms! 😂

@CichlidCharmer

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Right? I need to use Al gee in more videos so KZread will catch on that my channel is LEGIT.

ALGE!🤣🤣👌 Give Tyler a call @ Top Lids. I'm very happy with the quality of my custom lids for my rimless 210-gallon.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

I’ll say it again - ALGE 🤣🤣🤣 You know I might do that and just treat this thing like a regular lidded tank. I might switch everything out since apistos and plants live in FEAR in my care.

In Australia ai prime lights are really expensive about $400AUD each so I went for astra 20 saltwater for $80 each, much more affordable then ai primes. You will need the wifi adapter for each light also.They are a LED light with red blue green and red, can also be used with app on phone also. Don’t sweat on the colour down of your new fish additions to your African cichlids tank ,they will colour up once they settle in. I had same issue when I moved fish from a 50g to a 210g tank and added new smaller size fish. Great video mate .👍👍

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Stefanos! Good to see you here. I tried a freshwater model of the astra on my Apisto tank, and I think it might not have been as solid as the marine version. Worth a try though! Hey did I already ask you to join our fb group? I’d love to see your fish on there 🤩

Waiting for a 6ft by 2 by 2 for my malawis. I live on a little island south of UK. Shop said on monday that it was coming Wednesday. Struggled out with 150 gallon 4ft. Put fish in 3ft for the day. The tank wasn't on the lorry. Not shops fault. Having problems with ammonia but ok. Daily water changes. Love your work 👍👍

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Hey Andy! You just dosing for ammonia until the new tank arrives? I accepted your fb request btw. Thank you for the kind words!

i am a carpenter / fabricator, i have a line of aquarium stands i will be releasing in a few months, budget friendly but w a custom touch, my main business is fabrication fishing accessories but looking to expand in to the aquarium trade and make a line of products for that also. great video hope no one got shived this week!

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. So far so good - no hits have taken place while I’ve been gone 😅

Great video my friend.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Danny. Good to see you again 😍

Great video Detroit 😊

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Detroit 😍🥰

Beautiful collection❤❤

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you - I love them 🥰

Super

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

😍

Cichlid Charmer, Wow what an update sir. Great video. For that rimless tank you can cut a lid that will fit over it out of plexiglass. That way the water won’t evaporate so much. The plants need some fertilizer are you dosing the planted tanks with a liquid fertilizer like API leaf zone? That will help keep them lush and green and grow in nicely. Seachem makes one to that works really well. Oh you finally jumping into my world of CA/SA cichlids congratulations brother. How big is the tank and what are you getting? I do have some news I had to rehome my red devil female in my CA tank. She was find when she was younger but she would lay eggs a lot and become a crazy psychopath and she was trying to kill all my Severums and chocolate cichlid. I couldn’t take it anymore and took her to the LFS as a turn in. I didn’t want to do it but she was causing so much aggression towards the other fish. My green severum has some battle wounds but CA cichlids are tough and he looks like he is going to recover. 😢😮. Sometimes it doesn’t work out. I thought with her being a female less aggressive but still Red Devils live up to there name. So I don’t recommend them in a tank with others unless it is a huge and long tank. Congrats let us know what you are getting for fish and tank size.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! So I was dosing with Leaf Zone, and they still just looked bad. Lots of brown. You know what I should do - start a small 10 gallon tank with just plants and try to keep them alive. That way I don’t lose interest in a fish tank once it starts to look like crap. I really hate neglected-looking tanks. I could cut out a plexiglass lid, but I think I’m over it 🥲. I mean it was a cool idea and I tried it, but I think it’s all lidded tanks from this point on. That red devil - whoa crazy mama! I haven’t experienced sa/ca aggression, so I can only imagine. There are some guys I would love to have solo in a tank like the black nasty, but my next plan has to happen first. As for the size of my tank I just ordered, it’s a secret for now 🫢and I’m still deciding between a calmer American tank and a more aggressive one. It’s a tough call!

@jeremymoore450

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer oh a secret ok cool 😎 no problem. I do recommend for CA/SA Firemouth, green terror, EBA, Severums, Oscar if it big enough tank, Chocolate Cichlid for the color changing everyday the purples and greens are so pretty. 😍 this is just to name a few

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Good suggestions. Thanks for bring the chocolate to my attention-I think you may have mentioned him before. He’s definitely on my list. So are the rest ❤

Great video, I have m africans in a rimless tank with a sump and love it. Adding water every fee days is a royal pain. I'm getting an auto top off soon so that won't be as big of an issue.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, and it sounds like a great group of boys with a great daddy 😎

Thank you for the great update on your tanks and plans for the new one, you know me I'm drooling thinking about the "big" tank. Me, the 75gal is on hold I got the 40gal and 45gal going, been dealing with aggression with the new Demasoni I'm about ready to either rehome him or he gets a vacation in the floating time out home not sure yet...well baby GBR sigh, I have 6 left and get this looks like one of the females is already getting a red belly yikes so watching to see if she has a spawn, at months old geez! Man do I ever understand about the plants, I keep replanting, trimming and cussing at them for mine always look cruddy, I hate the crusty white glue left on things from my failed attempt at making things look so pretty, oh well, I'm always learning by my mistakes......Thank you again and love all your videos!

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Well the longer it takes to get the 75 the better it will be when you get it. You have lots of things going on, Polly. You should make some videos 😎. Have you heard of any way to get ride of the white super glue? I’m trying to figure out how to keep it the 180 and then it can just stay there. I mean the moss looks okay. I can kinda keep moss alive.

@pollylewis9611

4 ай бұрын

OK my video skills are a joke meaning not good lol, the only way I can kind of get rid of the glue crusties is taking a sharp knife and scraping it off, I did it to some driftwood and it's ok looking, but even moss hates me I'll have to send you an updated picture so you can see my great plant skills haha. I shuffled around some fish into diff. tanks and so far I think Mr. Demasoni is thinking twice about picking on the longer Killifish who have monster teeth, my fingers crossed. @@CichlidCharmer

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

​​⁠videos can be just for you so you and family can look back and see you and your passion for the hobby.

@pollylewis9611

4 ай бұрын

Since I have gotten back into the hobby again funny my family have gotten more interest into it too, hum funny how that works right, Thank you David! @@CichlidCharmer

@pollylewis9611

4 ай бұрын

I sent you some updated pics of the tanks in email,,,,Party on my friend!

great set-ups. Where did you source the pipe ornaments in the African tank. I like the look of them

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

🙏. I bought them at Petco, but they are discontinued, unfortunately

Those johnstonni are beautiful. Takes them awhile to color up but decently quick grower.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I’m looking forward to adding them to Alcatraz when I get back. I don’t know if I said it in the video, but these three are from Imperial Tropicals.

@dennispeleg7843

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer that's where I got mine from. It adds that yellow green blue to the tank. I actually just ordered 4 red breasted chanchito cichlids and a turquoise severum for my south american tank and a Nicaraguan cichlid for central american tank which I'm undecided on putting with my rainbow cichlid maybe.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

​​⁠I hope you post some pics in the fb group. There’s nothing like getting new fish, right?

@dennispeleg7843

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer I don't have Facebook brother lol. Too political lmao

@dennispeleg7843

4 ай бұрын

Need your email

You should keep a red shoulder severum in your American Cichled tank, they can have the greatest color once fully grown

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

The red shoulder - one I hope to have in the future, but it will probably be in a different tank. Great suggestion. Perfecto.

Finally an American pronouncing algea correctly 😂

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

You’re hilarious 😂 🤣

@jaki1979

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@CichlidCharmeryou also need to work on pronouncing “aluminium”

I’d try a Stanley blade to remove that glue. If it looks odd then flip the wood the other way round next scape so the fresh under side is up top

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, Paul. Late yesterday I think I figured out a way to keep that tank going. Hopefully I won’t have to worry about it. Glad to hear from you 🥰

You could get a custom lid for the rimless tank, and turn it into a nano saltwater tank 😁

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Oh a saltwater guy… 🤣🤣

Currently in the process of setting up my 180 African tank thanks to your inspiration from Alcatraz. I was just wondering if your wave makers are the same gph? Or if the one used for surface agitation less? What would you recommend? My tank is 6x2x2

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Oh wow that’s awesome! So I have the strongest uniclife Wavemaker on Alcatraz at the top. It’s so strong I keep it turned all the way down. I would have the next size down uniclife on the other side, but I already had a hydor available. Can’t remember for sure what size, but I would do the uniclife anyway. Amazon. The links are in my video description.

@mackjames4999

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer great, thanks! Appreciate the info. Loving your channel

It peels right off. That's what I did with mine.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

You kidding me? I’ve been sweating this for nothing? 😬

@jamrock6180

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer I have no luck with plants either, I gave up.

Wooow

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

Add a ATO to your tank. Auto top off system

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

I’ve heard of these systems of which you speak. I’ll have to look into it. Has to be unobtrusive

Plants: Don't give up. Plants only need 2 things. Light (intensity/duration) and nutrients. Easier said than done but you just need to figure out which your lacking and fill that need. Figuring out how to make the very basic plants you have thrive is going to be way easier than dealing with the super glue if you throw in the towel. Holding/recovery tank: I would leave it as simple as possible. That way the fish themselves are easier to observe. Way easier to spot any issues with them early on. Apisto tank: Despite it's appearance it is probably the healthiest tank you have. A sterile tank is not always "healthy". That's purely a Fish Tuber thing. If your serious about breeding and raising healthy fish algae (herd G just for you) and mulm are not the enemy. Evaporation: What a nightmare...right? Lids for the win. I have several rimless tanks. I bought glass from a local glass shop and rimless tank lid "clips" from Amazon. I will never go topless again....er what? Never mind. Tidal HOB: I agree as long as you are not keeping shrimp or tiny fry that swim all around the tank. That surface skimmer accounts for 80% of the flow no matter how you set the filter up. New tank: South and Central American cichlids are my passion. I am very excited to see you going that route. I hope you do a build series on building the stand and eventual set up. Your vide/audio is top quality and while we currently have very few aquatic preferences in common I really enjoy your videos.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the detailed comment 🥰. You know the plants I have need little light and they are slow growing, not requiring much additional nutrients, so I have been messing with the light and adding Leaf Zone fertilizer weekly. But… so much brown. Ugh. Anyway, I know the Apisto tank is healthy, but I just hate the way it looks. The lid option is valid for sure, and I will probably just wind up adding a lid to it and changing the scape and occupants. I almost bought a lid and clips when I started the tank. Knowing that you have little in common with my fishy preferences makes your interest in the channel extremely valuable to me. I sure appreciate your input, your feed back and your time. We are all learning here, and it’s so fun to learn with people like you and many other dedicated viewers I’ve come to know from my KZread experience. What a blessing this venture has been for me!

@ElJefe437

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmerYour lights look pretty bright in the video, it’s probably just a fertilizer issue. Leaf zone is very diluted and is just iron and potassium. It’s missing out on micronutrients, phosphates etc. you probably need something more concentrated for such a large tank with as many plants as you do. I have had good luck with Aquarium Co-OP’s Simple Green fertilizer, it is an all in one fertilizer. It sort of depends on your source water. Mine is soft and nutrient poor so the all in one solution works well. If you have phosphate from agriculture or lead pipe treatment it cause you to have algae problems. In that case you might look at Seachem fertilizers, they have each part separately so you can tailor it to what you may need. Also, I’m glad you didn’t get rid of Alcatraz. As someone with no time, money, or space for large tanks, channels like yours allow me to live vicariously through others.

@ElJefe437

4 ай бұрын

I also wonder if you are keeping the tank too clean and sterile like the commenter above me said. I noticed the plants in the tank you don’t clean as much with the apisto fry has decent plant growth. Just a thought.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

You know, I really don’t clean very much. That tank gets a 25% water change weekly. I could do less to let the nitrates rise a bit and see what happens though. It would still be in the safe zone.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

​​⁠looking up simple green. Thank you for the suggestions! BTW, I am also glad I didn’t rehome my Africans 🥰

Why don’t you get an auto top off unit for your small rimless tank?

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Good idea - HOWEVER, it’s my wife’s dresser on which that tank sits. I’m “renting” the space so to speak. No room for any more equipment

What’s the light brand on your big tank

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Fluval Sea Marine 3.0

@JR-eh2bf

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer excuse me, do I have the link of ai prime light which on your angle fish tank

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Yes, it is in the video description

Just flip the drift wood over. Then you won't see the super glue.

CO2 injection would make your moss and anubias rebound in that angelfish tank

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Oh boy… I’ve seen videos on that and I’m not heading there any time soon. Love the idea and respect the heck out of a nice CO2 setup 🤩

Come up with something other than subscribe or someone dies...bad vibes man.

@CichlidCharmer

3 ай бұрын

Oh I’ve got lots more. I can’t guarantee you’ll think they’re any better though 😎

Stop moaning and top tank up. It's easy. Bit of treated water. Bit of s clean. There ya go

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

That's what you took away from this video? Just being honest. If you think that's moaning 😜

@andywrollo2915

4 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer I loved the tank and fish. Think it looks nice and natural. Yeah was a bit of a moan wasn't it. 🤣I get it though.

@CichlidCharmer

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. It’s not that I’m too lazy to top it off. It’s just I have lost enough interest in the tank to want to. Tanks should not be burdensome. If it is you have to change something. Either your attitude or what you’re doing. This tank is a low priority for me and I have VERY limited time with two jobs AND making videos. So this tank is at the bottom of my list. Time to mix it up.