African Cichlids Growth Rate & Evolution (Lake Malawi Haps)

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Today's video is full update on my 125 gallon African cichlid tank, showing the growth and evolution of the fish and tank setup over the past year and a half. These Lake Malawi haps have grown a ton and started to put on color.
When I first stocked the tank, I wanted to start with smaller cichlids so that I could watch the growth of these fish over time and also share that progression on the channel. The growth spurts lately have been awesome to watch. As some of the cichlids move up in the hierarchy, some have moved down and have less color. It's been an exciting tank to watch come into its own! More updates and upgrades will be coming soon.
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Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week!

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@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

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@formercityboy9772 3 жыл бұрын

it's a very nice angle to do. i can feel how satisfying it is to watch them grow and color up.

@juanriverajr5183 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tank , love the colored up eye biter .

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@charlesfranklin3533 2 ай бұрын

My Dream Fish is those Malawi Trout and Malawi Trout. They get Huge.

@CichlidBros 2 ай бұрын

Awesome fish!

@joealyjim3029 3 жыл бұрын

Cant lie im not really into malawis but seeing them colour up over time does sound interesting. They look so different to those bland fry id never have thought they were even the same fish.

@brianp6180 3 жыл бұрын

Nice tank they are getting big!

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@hussblacksmith5417 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, beautiful fish!

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lasseaskholm2250 3 жыл бұрын

Your fish seems to be growing really well! How is your feeding schedule? how much and how many times a day? i would also really like to know how much water you change per week. I cant seem to get my haps to grow nearly as fast, in fact they dont really seem to grow. I hope to hear back. Awesome vid btw!

@cooltank83-UK 3 жыл бұрын

Great informations bro 👍😍👏

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TommysTanks 3 жыл бұрын

Good video

@joshhopper6109 3 жыл бұрын

Nice setup. I have a Hawk at about 5 inches that I cant wait to start seeing some color. I have a venustus, fusco, and tiawan reef already colored up and looking good. The thick boy in my tank is a jack dempsey.

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nothing better than a colored up Hawk 👍🏻

@Psenolimit 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude

@kaliyahjutton6474 3 жыл бұрын

Member of vibe with kcs here 🤍

@sledge760 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@thomasdelgado3874 3 жыл бұрын

What do you feed them they look so amazing

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Mostly north fin pellets, variety of cichlid and veggie formula

@madbarber1670 3 жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros how do you like the hakari pellets compared to the northfin pellets?

@ACUARIOSNATURALES 3 жыл бұрын

Like y excelente video mi amigo! Me subscribí a tu canal! Saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷!

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joehare1151 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice 👌

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@EfrenVillegas 3 жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

@philhare7851 2 жыл бұрын

cant go wrong with sec cichlids....love the shipping rates

@CichlidBros 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best spots for sure!

@matthewwest9645 3 жыл бұрын

Nice collection of fish. Black background is great. i know the fake rock back grounds are trendy but i chose not to muck around with that in my tanks as well. look forwards to seeing more videos

@adamc7918 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice, I enjoy the tank since you did not overstock it

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Bigger tank coming soon as well 👍🏻

@Nick_just_nick 2 жыл бұрын

It’s funny with the tiger becoming tank boss and being more of a kind boss, I had some young blue labs and yellow tail acei cichlids and I put them in with my full grown yellow lab and he was instantly the tank boss but he is very nice to them and the worst he will do is push them out of his little tunnel (they have 6 but like his better)

@pn7836 3 жыл бұрын

Great growth. Couple of questions: how many times a day, do you feed? And how big of water changes are you doing?

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Usually 1-2 times per day with one fasting day per week. And roughly 50% water changes every week

@pn7836 3 жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros Nice, have been feeding my haps once a day but have been bumping it up to twice for a few days a week and about 60-70% water changes.

@robertjohnston25 3 жыл бұрын

Damn that’s some commitment there, a year and 6 months! I was very eager when mine were at that 2” that I eventually bought a few larger guys just to have something nice to look at in the meantime lol. I’d take out that Ahli, he doesn’t stand much of a chance with those big bruisers. He would fit in better with more passive haps like Borleyi or even peacocks. I have a mix of haps and peacocks so it’s easier to mix less aggressive fish in my experience

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, next time I’d probably get them larger to start, it’s been a very long wait. Still cool to watch the progression though

@vinodhd10 8 ай бұрын

Can we keep these in 4 feet tank?

@TrueBlueWR 3 жыл бұрын

Great video buddy. I have a 150 with a small tiger oscar fish" about 4.5 inches long. He killed both of the arowanas I added to his tank. One was pretty big' about 8 inches. He basically killed them over night. He then killed two albino Oscar's I added. Yesterday I added another tiger oscar like him and they seem to get along perfectly. I want to house more fish in my tank. What can I do without having to remove my oscar?

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sorry to hear about the fish. I’ve mostly seen docile oscars, but if one is this aggressive, I’d recommend keeping solo or with just the other Oscar that he seems fine with. I’ve found silver dollars and plecos to be the most successful tank mates, but it’s tough to say for sure given your aggressive Oscar. Best of luck

@williamrhodes4003 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you purchase fish from? Were they able to vent fish that early or did you JUST hope for males? Beautiful fish BTW!!

@CichlidBros 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ordered them from mostly from Tampa Bay cichlids as “guaranteed males” but ended up getting a female or two out of the bunch

@williamrhodes4003 3 жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros thanks for reply. Will have to check tampa bay out. Keep up the great content!

@thomasdelgado3874 3 жыл бұрын

Can you give me a full list of the fish you have in that tank

@PULAG Жыл бұрын

I have a new Albino Eye Biter. Had a question, will it change color as well if it becomes dominant? It's current white with yellow tipped fins, red eyes. Will the yellow become bolder or...?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Yep it might just a bit with dominance