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Big Fish Love a Big Homemade Aquarium. Mastering the Art of Keeping Big Fish and African Cichlids from the rift lakes: Essential Tips and Tricks for keeping big fish and African cichlids from the rift lakes in your big homemade fish tank.
Keeping big fish and cichlids can be a challenging yet rewarding experience for fish tank enthusiasts. These majestic creatures require specific care and attention to thrive, making it essential to have a deep understanding of their unique needs and behaviors.
In this comprehensive video guide, we explore everything you need to know about keeping big fish, from selecting the right species to creating the perfect environment
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0:00 Big Fish in Big Tanks
1:26 Intro
1:35 Setup for American Cichlids
2:18 Substrate Setup
3:16 Driftwood
3:44 Flat Stones for Spawning
4:29 Plants (Cichlid proof)
5:44 Food Web
6:46 Setup for African Cichlids
7:35 Sand Substrate
7:48 Rockscaping
8:55 Algae
10:19 Insects
11:42 How many Cichlids?
12:21 Conclusion
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You are very kind William. Thank you.
Thank you for making this video in response to everyone's questions about if your methods work for big fish. I've seen so many people reply, "Impossible! My tank of 35 cichlids would be dead in a week if I didn't change the water!". The problem was never the cichlids, it was always overstocking and overfeeding. I would have to change the water in my 30 gal tetra tank if I stuffed 70 of them in there. I think too many people use big fish as a means of display instead of a means as a pet you care for.
That's right Elena. Jamming fish into a tank! For WHAT??
Yes it's really disingenuous for some those bigger youtubers to paint FF as a nano planted tank keeper. I've been following this channel since the beginning, he had tons of BIG fish!
Isn't this done to manage aggression?
Many people mention that Cichlids destroy their plants and this method would never work with their cichlids, what are your thoughts?
@@dantefuego I wonder how they'd like a tank of marimos
They are friendly little buggers, till they're not :D love it
I had an Oscar when I was young teenager. When I would get home from school and walk through the door, he would swim back an forth like an excited little puppy. I had to walk across the room and give him a tickle and a snack. I really do think oscars have their own personalities. Great fish if you have the right tank.
They are an aquatic puppy
I have a pet alligator gar and I’ve been keeping him in a sterile tank since that’s what everyone had recommended to me but after watching some of your videos I can’t wait to give my gar a natural tank! Thank you so much
Just learned alot about my ciclids. Thankyou once again Father Fish for another simple and educational video
Father fish you're booming worldwide now. Let's keep breaking this algorithm kind sir....
I'm so glad you came out with this.
This is great. More information about keeping cichlids than I've seen in any other video!
Thanks to you, I quit feeding my fish. I haven’t had a bloated fish since. I give a small treat 2/3 times a week now.
Thank you ❤
Thanks for wisdom old friend.
This is probably the best video I’ve ever seen! Father Fish, your incredible!
Just found your channel. Great info!! I’m wanting to start up a new tank but am still doing my homework on what type of tank and what size. Your advice is vital to the hobby, thank you for all you do!
Love your work man! I've been binge watching your videos recently I love how you keep your tanks all natural, and I've been thinking about upgrading my 10 gal to 20 gal or more, but I just wanted to confirm some things first with some real fish keepers. Much love, keep up the great work!
I love watching the fish interact in the different setups. Very tranquil.
This video was extremely helpful and enjoyable to watch. Thank you for the high value you add to the fish keeping community!
Love it as always double F!
Great vid!
This video is top notch. You should do more like this
Awesome video! Bravo ❤
Thanks for making your videos I enjoy them very much and learn so much 😊
I would LOVE too see more videos about cichlids and african ones specifically because everyone thinks they are such a difficult fish and not worth having. Every time i go to a pet shop they try to convince me it would be easier to just go with salt water over cichlids. I personally find them to be easy to take care of if you can afford the right initial set up.
I have had them since they first were imported in the late 1960s. They are easy to maintain but require space and are never fed properly.
It's not hard to keep saltwater fish or corals sometimes things like dinoflagellates creep up and that's what can mess up your saltwater hobby as there is no 100% treatment for it, freshwater is definitely a but easier and less time consuming depending how easy you make it for yourself, your shop probably just wants to sell you overpriced saltwater fish.
@@assassin3003 I wouldn't doubt that a bit!
Great content and lots to learn, thanks again Father Fish! Setting up a 125 for hoplo catfish and this is perfect.
This is great. There are so many ways to keep fish big and small. Father Fish experience and knowledge always rules over populism.
This is the video i have been searching for thank you
Hi Father Fish! Currently setting up a small Southeast Asian themed dirted tank. Would love to see a video on discus keeping in the ff method tank. Thank you for everything you do!
I was curious how Father Fish would approach this and learned quite a bit! Originally I did consider something bigger for my 189 gallon tank, but I went with a pack of Angelfish and some smaller fish, deep dirted bed and lots of plants. But definitely an inspiration for a later.
Big tanks are wonderful for small fish./
Absolutely GREAT information. I can tell you have a true passion for these lovely creatures. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
i love your videos Father Fish very educational i’ve always wondered if it was possible to have a natural aquarium setup until i came across your videos i didn’t think it was possible thank you for your videos ! 🐟🐡
Excellent
a new day and a new interesting video really awesome!!😘
I cannot wait until I can set up a 125 cichlid tank and i'll refer back to this video! Thanks FF
Great video father fish 😊
It makes so much sense
Thank you so much for the info and always great content....
Jabar! Thank you.
Thanks!
Love the legend
Love you too father fish. Thanks for all that you do
Thank you Jasim
So fun
I will give this video a share on my community page. Thanks for the knowledge you share
Thank you stallion
It's in the specific details❤ Thanks Farher Fish... absolutely beautifully done!!!!!! Much love my dear friend!!!🌿 6:40 🍃🌾🐠🌳🐟🌱
Nice to see you Mary. LOVE your rock likking video! kzhead.info/sun/praggbB6aIGmeq8/bejne.html
I have just begun my aquarium world journey. And by an incredible luck I discovered Father Fish. One can learn from him a lot of things: how to grow fish, how to teach, how to speak English amongst others. Thank you, Father Fish
lol language teacher. That's good!
@@FatherFish Teacher. Of English. And pronunciation. But most of all, you teach how to teach.
Love you too brother
I can't wait to try this with a Red Wolf Fish.
FF You own it ❤️
🎉 perfect answer for my future OSCAR AROWANA tank.❤❤
OOOH! Sounds great.
Father Fish Love your Aquatic Knowledge. 💪 your name says it all. This is true Nature. There has been debates on FishTube about Cichlid fish keeping. And Amazingly enough. The true nature style was not brought up. You definitely get it😇💪 Thanks for the Honesty
Most fish keepers have lost any sense of maintaining natural systems. Marketing strategy vigorously opposes natural fish keeping.
Another great video thanks. May I suggest that the rocks are glued together, as if they shift when the fish start moving the sand under the bottom rocks, the top ones can fall, and might crack the glass....
good suggestion ASMR
This is the way
I got the 125 for my blood parrots and Severm since they’re going to get so big! Any suggestions ?
Hello I love the tanks you set up after you set them up do you use c02 plants always look so good how about a video on that subject thank you
Deep substrate is superior to injected CO2 times 100.
Yay! I found the video!
Great informative and helpful video FF! One question though: no plants but algae in the Cichlid tank. How are nitrates and nutrients managed and balanced in this set up?
That is what the algae consume.
Thank you for the video! I am wondering if it is possible to convert an existing tank with only big gravels to FF deep substrate aquarium?
Add 2 inches of sand to the gravel
Thanks for the video. Nice perspective. Well no philosophy. My only non-planted tank is my 10 foot cichlid tank. When I started it I knew no better and put a gravel bottom . My plan is to just add a couple inches of organic soil mixed with the gravel then a deep layer of sand. But before I do I am testing what plants I can put in there that wont get eaten. My main problem is the 8 silver dollars I have in there which have eaten any plants I've tried. Once I figure that out it will be an amazing transformation. Any suggestions on plants for silver dollars is welcome.
There are none to my knowledge. Silver dollars are the worse possible fish for a planted tank or for tank mates. When you put the soil in you must drain the tank or freeze the soil and press it under the sand/gravel.
New sub here liked the video and loved that you included me😂❤
Thank you Paulpro
Hi FF. I just watched this video again and wanted to get your opinion on using leaf litter in my 125g mbuna setup. I already have the deep sand bed using argonite sand and flat rocks that form caves that you recommended. I also feed seaweed on a clip as a supplement until the algae builds up some more. I did add some leaf litter when I started watching your videos. I also feed them big bites. Is it a good idea to keep added it and layering some sand on top as it start to decay? The leaves come from my local stream. Thanks again as always and keep up the great work!
Yes. Keep working on that. And keep me posted on your progress. You can post pics of your tank on Father fish Shoal: discord.gg/mRuTrYdG. I will be very interested in your progress.
@@FatherFish Hey Father Fish. This is Dave @ AquaticDomain. My main account is no longer working from my computer, but I wanted to post an update on my 125g Mbuna tank. I recently started to get what I believe are diatoms on the acrylic. They looks like black skid marks... sorry can't think of a better explanation... I was able to get most of it off the front, but I left it on the sides and back. I've been running the light 16 hours like you suggested, but I haven't seen very much beneficial algae growing. Maybe the fish are eating it before it grows too much. I also was feeding sheets of nori like you suggested. I added some more leaf litter, rocks and gunk from my local pond. I just kind of dumped it into the tank. It wasn't too much. I also added some to my other tanks as well. It was amazing watching my fish swimming around eating all the things that were in the water. I was thinking I should start making weekly trips to the pond and do the same thing. I am hoping this will introduce more microscopic life into my tank. I can post of pick of the black stuff if you need additional info. Thanks again for everything you do.
Great content! Always stuck with a strictly vegetarian diet for my mbunas; I will just bug bites or try. Also won’t worry about the insects who fall into my tank when they fail to complete the long journey in flight over it….
lol excellent plan Joseph
I honestly cant wait to try this. I'm going to start a New world cichlid tank soon enough. I am curious if this would work with flowerhorns as well? I've always been told that Flowerhorns should be kept in bare bottom tank. But that is so boring and I feel like my FH is missing out on some really good benefits. From what I can tell its so you can keep the tank super clean, and also they can eat the sand and impact their bowls? I dunno. I cant decide if its worth the risk if thats true. Would be open to any and all information!
Watch some of my 1500 videos on the subject. Join the Father Fish Shoad server.
Hi ff can you do the same type video for koi
Great video did you get a new camera? It looks so crisp!
reworked my equipment Thanks
very timely. I had a dream last night that I was wandering down a narrow alley, that turned into a flooded stairwell. There were hundreds of beautiful south american cichlids jumping around in the water. I thought, "I wish my discord friends could see this"
Flood your house. You can do it!!
What a wonderful video! Thank you Father Fish. I already have an established 125g African Mbuna tank. I'm going to increase my lighting to 16 hours like you suggest! That actually really excites me because now I can enjoy my fish longer :). Question, my substrate is about 3 inches of aragonite sand. Do you recommend I just add some more sand? My rocks are pretty flat with lots of caves, similar to what you recommend. Also, if I want to add some plants, do you suggest adding a mudded substrate below the sand? I currently have some Jungle Val that is starting to root and spread out a bit. I've seen people make-up some frozen cubes using your dirt mix and put it under the sandbed, but want to see if you think that would work. Sorry for the long winded question :).
You can try supplementing the deep substrate. If you add a few inches of sand on top of the aragonited it will accomplish the same thing. Amazon swords are a good choice.
@@FatherFish I was able to add the rocks and aragonite like you suggested. I also have some Vallisneria and a couple different species of Ceratophyllum and some Pothos plants. The tanks doing great! These seem to be the only plants the mbuna cichlids don't eat :). Thanks again!
Thank you father fish! Any thoughts on a deep substrate pond that is heavily planted and primarily used for koi?
hard to do if the koi have access to the plants
@@FatherFish ohhhh gotcha :)
500 gallon getting finished up soon looking sweet.
Looking forward to it. The tank displayed with big fish in the vid is a 500.
Great information FF. I have some lovely Oscar's I'd like to get to spawn, and I was wondering how to get them started. I think you and the FF team are really evolving with this style of educational videos. Anyone challenging the zeitgeist always has an uphill battle, but I think your presentation and how accessible you're making this information is evolving at a lightening speed with every video. Keep fighting the good fight sir! Would you approach monster fish such as Rays, Arowana, etc in the same manner as the Oscar set up you discussed?
Rays do well on a sand bottom and do not dig. Arowana do wonderfully in a heavily planted tank.
Hi Father fish, do you have an advice for a deep substrate planted mbuna ciclid tank? I wanted to try it but I am worried mainly from the ciclids tearing out the plants and digging in to the soil, mixing it to the water. I want to avoid water changes so I am trying to put in as much as plants as possible. The other option is using sand only like you showed in the video, and using plants that doesn't need soil, as well as plants growing in the top of the tank with their roots in like pothos plants
Flat rocks are a major help with digging. They provide a spawning platform.
@@FatherFish Thank you!
This man is a damn genius
Father Fish, please do a video about setting up a discus planted tank. And breeding tank recommendations.
Working on it JJ
@@FatherFish ❤
Any suggestions for an almost full-grown solo Midas cichlid? Mine makes it a daily mission to rearrange every aspect of the tank.
He is tank crazed. Not much to be done. Try adding larger rocks he cannot move.
I used to do bigger tanks, now a days its nano, planted tanks for me!
Off topic here but what is your opinion on freshwater clams? I think in a mud table they'd be okay unless there was fertilizer in it and other chemicals added, but I've heard they are the best for cleaning rhe water. Appreciate any insight sir
A few are fine. More can become a pollution issue if they all die at once.
Appreciate the information sir
Aah.. the video I have been waiting for although you have answered me in the comment section of another video. Thanks for this! I want to do a 180 with Oscars but will need a new house for that lol.
rent a garage
Yeah, that would be nice. If my channel gets bigger, maybe. For now, that may lead to divorce.
My apologies for posting a stupid question in an old video but i assume these setups are supposed to be used with filters?
I took another route, I went with big tank and small fish.
I LOVE IT kosys
@@FatherFish Thank You! So do the fish.
I’m about to set up a new 180 gallon tank. I would like to use your methods, but I have questions. The future inhabitants are 2 severums, 2 Nicaraguan cichlids, 1 gold saum, 3 electric blue acara, 2 rainbow cichlids, and 6 geophagus tapajos. This is heavy stocking and contains severums which I have heard will eat every plant. They currently are all 3-4 inches and live in a 75 gallon with 4 inches of sand, lots of driftwood, rocks, fake plants, and two very large sponge filters. Considering I probably cannot grow plants in the substrate without the severums eating them, would you still put down a layer of mud or mix leaf litter in the sand? My thoughts were to either to construct a bog filter in a large overhead sump with lots of immersed house plants or to try to create a pseudo-riparian zone by growing immersed plants in some sort of contained area that would allow for water flow on the roots, but inhibit fish from munching on them. I’m guessing you would not stock the tank as heavily, but that is the plan. How would you go about preparing a 180 to handle all of these specific fish?
That is not too many fish for a 180. 5-6" of sand. If you want 1.5" of soil first. Plant heavily with hard leaf plants.
Hi father fish. Absolutely love your videos. Could you please tell me how to create a food web for silver Arowana? Is it possible to keep them in a self-sustainable aquarium without any external food? Can they thrive by eating small fishes only?
The best way is to grow them in a large pool or pond with lots of small fish.
Thank you so much Father fish
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I need your help! I’m moving! I have an idea of what to do but I’d feel better hearing it from you!!
Cichilds love to dig, you need some kind of protection under any rock structure. We used to use styrofoam sheets. Its not the weight of the rocks, but when they fall or when dug under, all it takes is one sharp point. Ive seen it happen. Spirulina is cheap btw
Means cementing the styro
Can't you put the rocks in first or push them to the bottom and sand goes in around them? Then they can't technically tip over
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👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 hecks yeah I wish I could ship u out an help set me up I tossed in the towel last summer after doing this for more than 30 yrs bc I lost an Oscar I never had 1 die on me within 5mths of having it until I started listening to these big KZheadrs I always kept it simple I had Oscars jacks angles community fish an convicts African ACI peacocks 11 of them u name it never had problems, well sub to this huge KZheadr dump so much crap he suggested an bammm dead 💔💔 I cried so hard an left this hobby bc of him I started questioning everything I knew bc I miss it I enjoyed it been watching u for the last week it brings me BK to what I knew an right thx so much u got a follower 4 life 👍💯 love your way simple natural
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Hai Father Fish. Love your videos. Hare Krishna.
Learn allot from you Ty plant best with fish
Thank you for friends around the world.
You did not suggest any plants for the malawi chichlid tank…how would then their waste be converted? Will I have to do frequent water change then?
I HAVE suggested plants for Malawi cichlid tanks.
Ok thanks very much
I wonder if the kaveman is going to react to this video. 😅
Lol
Thank you. Will big fish dig right down through the 6 inches of sand into the dirt? If so this will cause problems?
not typically add a flat rock
Hi Father fish. I have an internal sump filter in the corner of my tank. I want to put in the tank Malawi mbuna cichlids. The shop staff said that a sand substrate will stuck and disturb the filter pump since the water are going in from the bottom of the sump which will be covered by sand. What do you think?
Sand destroys pumps.
@@FatherFishThank you 🙏 so for big tanks with big fish and sand substrate as you recommended in the video, what is your filtration recommendation? a spong filter + some water changes ?
How much/many water change do you suggest on a havey stocked african chichlid tank ? I got a 10 cm deep zandbed.
what about plants?
@@FatherFish they digg like machines. I had junge val but they digg everything up it was a no go. In my south american tank its fukl of plants and less digging
@@FatherFish ok i added lot of jungle val gigantea. Beautifull. They realy like it. I put beggs of awua soil under the sand, so if they dig , it wont get loose
I have a fair bit of algae in. my cichlid tank but never see them eat it. Is it because I feed them daily with pellets? I added plecos to manage the algae.
Yes, certainly. Fish eat what is easiest and most available. the ;pellets are no work for them.
Thank you very much, Father Fish for you really important video! I have 2 axolotls from the school aquarium? They are also big and I don’t understand how it’s better for them - some write that they need to change a lot of water, others that they don’t like light, others that gravel is not allowed. To much information and it's all contradictory. How did you keep axolotls in your aquariums?
First is to understand these are not fish. They are reptiles that have become genetically stuck at an aquatic stage in their development. While they are capable of emerging from the water they cannot remain out because their gills require them to be immersed in water. A bit if hardscape near the surface allows them to poke their head into the air. they are virtually blind, having developed in deep caves with no light. Light does not harm them and it is beneficial for the deep substrate environment. The substrate allows natural biological activity to occur reducing the need for constant water changes, a challenge for animals that live in still, quiet water. These are wonderful creatures well worth providing a home for.
@@FatherFish Thanks for your answer, Father Fish❤️❤️❤️! And so I order a substrate with the help of my friends from the US, make 2 inches of sand, light, big plants, sponge filter, some hardscape so they can rise to the surface. Can I feed them insects? Now I give only daphnia and sea fish 2 time in week. And what about salt water? The Korean Axolotl Research Institute writes that the mixture of salts helps them breathe easier 🤯🤯🤯
@@FatherFish Sorry, Father Fish! I wold need change a water with deep substrate? Now I do it every week. It is not easy 😅
@@user-ce2jm1hz4t join us on Father Fish Shoal where we can see your tank and help you. discord.gg/u3gFSDwu
@@FatherFish thanks Father Fish ❤️❤️❤️
I have been so tempted to put an oscar in a 210g (6ft version) with big plants. Everything on the internet says they will just rip the plants out. Just didnt make sense because they dont go around in the wild ripping them out, so must be a reason. boredom, size of tank, ect. With the massive heavy rooters, I can see them holding strong, but will oscars get so focused they will de-leaf the entire plant before it can grow back?
I believe fish become stir crazy like animals in a small cage zoo.
Animablo I feed my Channa once every 3 days with dried shrimp, is that enough?
Repashy makes some excellent algae based foods that you can turn into fresh gel sheets at will. I have otocinclus that are absolutely voracious algae eaters, just a few completely scrubbed my jungle clean in a week, so I use Repashy Soilent Green for aufwuchs (algae/biofilm/wood) grazers. I have fat (edit: relatively, they arrived just skin and bones, now they're appropriately thickened up to match their wild kin), happy fish that are beginning to breed with next to no effort even though they're supposed to be an "intermediate" fish.
Would this work for goldfish? Please help...
Yes. We have some goldfish experts in the Shoal. Join us there: discord.gg/father-fish-shoal
So did anyone try this out with their cichlids? Im wondering if some sort of stiff mesh would be a good idea, to stop the fish from being able to dig down to the soil level.. Like soil, sand, mesh, and more sand?
I just set up a tank like this for my Nicaraguan breeding pair. Yes, the mesh is a good idea. They were so excited about all that sand they dug connecting cave systems from rock to driftwood to rock. They didn’t get to mud, because I didn’t put mud under the rocks and driftwood stump. Only river sand. If I had thought about mesh, maybe I could have used more mud.
I will soon be setting up a 75 gallon tank for Tanganyikan shell dwellers. After watching your other videos about heavily planted tanks, I am considering using a 30 gallon sump filled with plants. How well do you think this would work?
Absolutely. I am doing a planted she;; dweller
@@FatherFish cool, I will give it a shot. What types of plants are recommended for the harder water that the shellies prefer?
@@drkgumby You want to support an algae growth. Anubias and Java fern, basically small, hard plants.
What about filtration for the africans do you have to vac and change the water?I noticed its no plants thats why I asked
You can keep plants with most Africans.
@@FatherFish what about the ones i cant?Is it a way to have the same results without plants or without them ill have yo vacuum and change my water like with (Severums)
That’s why there digging to the bottom glass 🙏🏽