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Great video. I would encourage anybody that's new to learn to test their water religiously. Get comfortable measuring actual data about your water. Get a master test kit and a gh and kh test kit as well. Test your tap water. There are too many variables to put a timeline on how often to change water. Weekly is a good place to start but it may be more often, or way less depending on plant biomass, what kind of fish and how big they are, how much and often you are feeding, etc. A python is definitely a game changer. Anything that makes maintenance easier will encourage people to change water more often. As long as you are temperature matching and de chlorinating, you generally can't change too much or too often. But testing is the only way to tell. Plus you learn more about the nitrogen cycle as you go. I would also recommend people to "fishless cycle" their first tank. You learn a lot about how to test and the nitrogen cycle that way too.

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Great information 💯, thanks for watching glad you liked it.

Awesome. Great info. I know the hobby,and yes you did teach me something new. Quick,simple,informative, straight to the point. All about fish, thank you.

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome, glad you enjoyed!

Thank you!!!

I swear one day I'll pick up a python kit (or something similar) looks like a dream compared to doing 25-50% water changes weekly with the bucket method lol love your content as always!

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

The bucket method stopped when we got this 120 gallon tank. Imagine taking 15 buckets filled to the brim to empty and 15 more to fill OMG. Appreciate you watching, have a great day!

Great video thank you 🙏

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, thanks for tuning in 👍

Great video, I enjoyed watching. 🐟🌿👍😊

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks AT!

Great video I enjoy watching this kind of video.

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it and thanks for the feedback 👍

Very nice channel bro. Subscribed!

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, appreciate it

Nice video brother. I enjoy watching this kind of video. You can never drill this stuff enough. 🤙🏽

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, appreciate it. I think I'm going to be making a couple videos like this in the near future. Spread the knowledge hehe

@litoloco4fish

3 жыл бұрын

@@southfloridaafricancichlid6423 im sending this video as I have many times to a friend who does one water a year. Tortures his fish. He's older and doesn't believe in water changes. No video or amount of pleading even from his own son will change him. Its amazing how his fish adapt but they suffer tremendously.

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I've had a couple people that do water changes like that or just top off. I like my fish to thrive not just get by so not an option for me. Thanks for sharing!

very informative bro. I did learn a thing or two. Thank you.

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad you learned something 👍

@KingAdams90

3 жыл бұрын

@@southfloridaafricancichlid6423 your welcome bro. Keep it up with the awesome content #MuchLoveFromCali

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely will do! Love Cali, been to San Fran, San Diego, and LA great place

Your cichlid tank looks great! Your information is great. I, also, live in South Florida. My fish store is telling me to invest in an RO system for my water changes. I usually change about 50% weekly. (Have done this for years.) They insist that the change is far too much and I need to use remineralized RO water as our water in Florida is so bad with the chlorine and chloramines. Do you have any thoughts on this? Thanks so much. I do not want to harm my fish (two tanks--75 g South American and a 125 g clown loach tank). Thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Very educational video!

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Golden!

@shubunkin.goldfishtank

3 жыл бұрын

@@southfloridaafricancichlid6423 You're welcome!

Buen trabajo amigo saludos

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Gracias 👍

Those OB’s! 😃

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them, and you're welcome!

Wouldn't you want to temperature match your refill water? As well as pH and hardness? Aren't these Malawi? I don't know how you keep them so happy without enough rock to have them hide. 🤔

i had fighting fishes once my grandpa moved is fish died when the water pump stopped working too lazy to get another one they died

I have a 65 gallon right now I only have one big jewel and 4 african Cichlids, however I just had an outbreak of babies and I see like 14 different size. There lots of places to hide, so they are surviving Mr Jewels leave them alone. How offen to change 50% of water every 2 weeks 25%?

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

2 жыл бұрын

50% once a week is essential for your fish to thrive.

How much water u changed here and how many fish you have? Please if u can tell

@southfloridaafricancichlid6423

3 жыл бұрын

I change 50% every 2 weeks and have about 25 fish or so

@autainfawad5079

3 жыл бұрын

South Florida African Cichlids many thanks. Beautiful tank and fish