Let me know what you think of these new nut jobs! And remember to vote for the new names for the yellow lab 😊. Here's the link to Ron's Cichlids' Website: ronscichlids.com/. Remember to apply the discount code CichlidCharmer10 at checkout for 10% off your entire order of food and fish. Also, check out their KZread channel: www.youtube.com/@ronscichlids

I use the plop and drop all the time. Even with small fish like neon tetras.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

It works!

Added 16 Mbuna to a brand new Father Fish aquarium and they all doing great! 😁

Looks great! I think you actually did the right thing with adding twelve - spreads the aggressive side out better

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks - oh it’s definitely spreading it out, but my guys aren’t usually too terribly on the aggressive side.

My tank is stocked from Ron...all but my 3 parrots. They have been awesome to work with!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Super impressed so far! Thank you.

Wow that's awesome. Good to see you adding more fish. There should be no problem with a spike in ammonia. I usually just add prime. There should be plenty of beneficial bacteria established. Love your aquarium.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, and thank you again! 🥰

Fish look great. Rons Cichlids is top notch. Hopefully everybody will settle in Ok.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you - so far so good!

I’ve added new fish to my existing aquarium because I trust the quality of fish that I get from my online dealer. Glad to see you got your new fish.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for telling us how you do it! If Ron's keeps sending me fish that have never had other fish introduced to their tanks, I might not practice the quarantine either with larger shipments. If it's just a few, then I probably will just because I think adding them directly to a tank full of mature and aggressive fish directly after the stressful experience of shipping could make for a difficult transition to my tank. When there are a lot of them, it's less likely one will be picked out for destruction by the other inmates.

I added 10 haps on a Monday and 15 more two days later. It has been a month with no problems. My entire setup was a year old and full of mbunas. I moved the mbunas out a couple days prior, so it handled the bioload perfectly. I also have house plants in fish breeder boxes to protect the roots that are doing great. I made a rookie mistake though. I had added fish to my cart to research, hadn't gotten to the end of the list, and then came back a week later forgetting that I hadn't finished. I got so excited that a couple fish that I wanted were available, added them to the cart, and checked out. When I printed off the list, I realized I had bought a Malawi trout and a Livingstoni! I will eventually have to rehome them...

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

That’s a great story. Too bad you will have some you have to rehome. However, maybe you’ll find someone who wants to rehome a huge tank instead 🤪

@MightyMoran

6 ай бұрын

I make jokes about an even bigger tank...

All those new guys look awesome! Hopefully they all settle in and no more issues occur.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤞

I’m so happy for you and love the new fish. You deserve them! Enjoy!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

You’re so nice - thank you 🙏

Straight 🔥🔥🔥 these are amazing cichlids great job can't wait to see the growth on these over time 😁

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

I actually think overall this is a better selection for my taste with these crazy fish. I was kinda wishing I had more haps and fewer peas before. I didn’t want to get here the way I did, but since it happened, I’m happy to bring these guys into the family. I also really feel like they’ll be prettier since they are from Ron’s. I mean I loved Steve Holt and all, but he was usually on the plainer side until he’d go on a hot streak for a few hours. Thanks for watching!

Christmas has come early for you my friend!...I love all your new additions and am so happy for you as if the shipment had been my very own haha! I'm also very happy that you have a Furc mk 11, it was the one fish that really needed to be re-bought!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Aw thank you! I am so happy with these new guys. I can’t wait for them to settle in. That Furc was SUPER expensive, so I had to think long and hard on it. My wife actually talked me into it, and I am so happy. He seems a lot more with it than Furc II so far. Thanks for always watching and being so thoughtful!

Icarus for the win!!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

My family hated that name. Glad you like it!!

Looks great cant wait for them to color up

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you - me too!!

So happy to see the tank back together! Hopefully these guys are full of personality for you! - Dakota

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Dakota! I will also remember you when I see WatsonsAquatics 🤘

Your sound quality is superb nice work and great unboxing nice picks

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for noticing! It’s a great mic, because it sounds SO bad without it. Thank you!!

I very happy you are do good after you mishap, great new group of fish, good luck with them, I will be watching.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Bruce! ❤️

Awesome 😎👍. Happy fish keeping ❤

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Back atcha.

@AnupamOO

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer 🥰🥰

Great pick up, Ron’s has really good stuff,fish and food, the tetrastigma is my favorite, I have one and they are great

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Yes, and I feel fortunate to have this guy!

I love the Victorians!! I have plans after Christmas for another order from Ron’s. Mkoda white lip is on the list and my wife wants more yellow in the tank so we’ve thought about a lab because of your lone mbuna ! Thanks for the videos !

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

I love them too!! They add such a unique character and appearance to the tank. The mdoka is really interesting and I’m sure most of your guests will be drawn to him. I hope you get a yellow lab. I just adore those guys.

Thanks for this video, I was planning to order something from Ron cichlids, glad to see they really deliver quality fish. Icarus is a good name.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Yes I was very impressed. Of course one of the reasons I am excited about ordering from Ron’s is the coloring of the fish, but that won’t come for a while for most of them. But I’ve seen other people’s fish from Ron’s and they are superb. Those people also keep good water conditions too, of course. Thanks for the comment!

Ron’s has some of the best! I lost my Hawkliceps but my Fusco is a handsome devil.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I am really excited to see these guys mature, Don. Is your fusco one of your favorites?

@DonAlcombright

6 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer he is! ill email you over a photo of him, Ron's has excellent fish. He is however kind of a punk haha.

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

@@DonAlcombright I'm guessing your mean the fish, and not Ron 🤣

@DonAlcombright

6 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer depends on the day hahaha

Congratulations on the new additions to the family, love the hawklecipes there amazing, just jealous they’re not available in Australia as I’d love to breed them here. Well done

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Many thanks, Stefan!

Love the new inmates, alcatraz is looking great ,I vote for icarus

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, man!

I LOVE all your new Nut Jobs they should add a lot of sweet color to this tank, OK "Icarus" for sure that's a great name, now I'm holding my breath waiting to hear all about the problem you spotted., hoping it all turned out ok for you! Good job on finding the best fish for this 240 gal tank, well in my opinion hahaha!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Polly, a viewer suggested Boo for the mbuna. I don’t know why I like it so much, but I think a little yellow mbuna with a cute face named Boo would be cute. What do you think?

@pollylewis9611

7 ай бұрын

Oh that's perfect I love it!@@CichlidCharmer

That is one stunning setup, with some beautiful fish. Good luck with your new inmates. No cock ups this time.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

🥰❤️

Awesome looking cichlids!!! Congratulations on getting the tank back! I just wanna say you lucky son of a gun, I've always wanted a tetrastigma but could never find one or my tank is full lol. I actually waiting for my shipment this morning of Honduran red point cichlids (4) and swordtails for my 75 gallon.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I’ve wanted one for years now, so this is great! Dennis, that’s awesome you have some fish coming today. Just like Christmas came early. I had to look up the red points - nice 🤩

@dennispeleg7843

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer lmao very early Christmas lol. The red points get between 4 to no bigger than 5-6 inches with females being smaller. They are the more calmer relative of the convict.

Your all video amazing😊

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🥰

Wow Great Start Family Family .... New home with A Great Fish Daddy ...... Pls use API Quick start for Better Nitrogen Cycle.... it always great to add when u add new BIO load Works like Magic.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and for the suggestion!

Love it

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Clayton!

Back when I kept malawi cichlids, I had a tank with 42 mid to large males in the tank, a guy was breaking down his set up that had 35 full grown adults .. guess what I did! I added them all to my tank, doubling the stock lol. Never had an issue, just fed sparingly the first week as beneficial bacteria can reproduce extremely fast in an established tank. :)

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you shared this. We kind of all just learn as we go. When you research, you’ll find 50/50 arguments. One says your fish are as good as dead, and the other says it’s exaggerated. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@robertjohnston25

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer not a problem! I’m sure you will be fine! Just monitor and do an extra water change if needed. But I’d bet you won’t notice any hiccups.

Really nice specimens.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice fish (all of them)! If you were going to add any more, may I suggest a sand diver and a Malawi trout. Both are relatively peaceful and get more beautiful with age! Keep up the great work sir!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! I love both, but they get SO BIG. Both can wind up around the 14” mark, and I would want my tank width and length to be greater than what I currently have.

@mikenash1874

7 ай бұрын

I understand sir. One other fish that is a stunner when fully chipped is the star sapphire, super chill. I love the fish that you already have as well. Cheers.

Now I agree with your aggression ratings, however, fuscos have a 50/50 rep for being BAD boys 😁😁 mine is chill but my Livingstonii keeps him at bay - interested to see how he does in Alcatraz! Can’t wait to see the updates!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

I think any of those dimidiochromis or nimbochromis can be risky, but I never hear about killer fuscos. Until now, that is…. 😬😂

@SquatchsCichlids

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer everyone warned me that when my Fusco gets big he will turn into an absolute menace and killer - never seen him act anything like that though. My Frontosa and peacocks are the meanest by a mile 😂

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

@@SquatchsCichlids peacocks… 🤦‍♂️

I’m so glad you got a Mdoka white lips, I was actually gonna recommend you get one a few vids ago but felt it’s none of my business 🤣 just know that they get WAY bigger than it says online, especially in a big tank like Alcatraz that guy could definitely grow to 10 inches, can’t wait to see him grow, they are super peaceful in my experience and very active and absolutely stunning

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

Oh no, I always love hearing suggestions and comments - please don’t think it’s none of your business. I have a red tail shark because of someone’s suggestion, and a pleco for my driftwood. Thanks for the info on the white lips. 10” is fine for me. I think I am done with adding fish unless something outrageously cool pops up. I do have another guy I bought locally in the 75 waiting to come over though. Oh, and I have NO peacocks right now, and I’d like to add a ngara flame tail.

@lukepransey7161

6 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer sounds awesome!!

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

@@lukepransey7161 you’re mentioned in my next video Saturday 🥰

Those are some beautiful new fish you got. I think the yellow lab should be called king Jaune. I’m just imagining a little. Mbuna called. King jaune

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

I like it too! But someone suggested Boo for a name. The the bu in mbuna.

@Mcgee18

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer I love that name KING JAUNE🌟☀️💪🤩.

I ordered my fish from Tampa bay cichlids. It's been a month now and all are OK and growing. My order were all juvenile because I couldn't afford the prices on the big ones. I can't imagine what you paid for your beautiful fish.😊

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

In my experience if they are less than three inches it’s pretty tough to sex the fish, so keep an eye on them as they mature. Yeah I like saving the money on the smaller guys - always have until now, but I wanted to get Alcatraz back to a good place in a hurry. I was grateful for the guys that made it from my disaster, but it was still kinda depressing seeing the tank so barren.

Jealous of your new guys! Glad you went with Africans again, I believe you were considering an American cichlid tank!

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, and oh yes, I still am considering it! I’d say MORE than just considering. I’m just keeping these bad boys too 🤩

I like Furc II, II. That's silly. I think one of them should be named Boo for MBuna. Even if he is not an MBuna.😊

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Isn’t it though? 🤪. Boo - what??? That’s Awesome 🤩 maybe I should rethink this.

Great selection, I would just add bacteria daily for a week just in case

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Always a great idea 💡

I have broke all the rules buying fish and having them shipped. No quarantine, adding more than usual etc.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

You’re a rogue fish keeper 😂😂. Thanks for commenting. I really appreciate it!

It’s your hobby but I’d be nervous adding more fish with properly quarantining them, especially so quickly after losing so many fish previously.

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

I understand and I was anxious about it, but like I said in the video, Ron’s confirmed that there were no additions to their tanks since they were born. Can’t get any more quarantined than that

ive almost bought from rons a few times.....south east cichlids has some predator haps in right now

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

Ivw always wanted to order from Ron's but the price of the fish is to high bc there so big. I wish they sold 2-3 inch fish like snake river

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

I usually also prefer smaller fish usually, but I’ve seen Ron’s fish in some friends’ tanks and I am happy that I was able to get these guys. I feel great having very little doubt that I have the best of the best with them.

@Byron4343

6 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer I've heard nothing but good things about Rons and I'm a fan of his sons KZread. I'm just not financially able to buy $80-$100 fish .. the fish your received will be stunning once fully colored and comfortable in there new home.

@CichlidCharmer

6 ай бұрын

@@Byron4343 I totally get that. You have to work within the budget you’ve allotted for the hobby.

Name yellow one as peelu😅

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Interesting name - please tell me what it means?

@rohitkansay2785

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer it means yellow . In INDIA . I am from india sir

@rohitkansay2785

5 ай бұрын

Its hindi

@CichlidCharmer

5 ай бұрын

That is a good name!

I know ray the mbuna died so I named my yellow lab to remember him

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

You have a Ray? That is so heartwarming 🥰🥰

@KoltonDrum

7 ай бұрын

@@CichlidCharmer I had to

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

@@KoltonDrum that makes me feel so good - thanks for letting me know 🤗

there are no "rules". Every tank is different.

@CichlidCharmer

7 ай бұрын

Okay