Alcolapia latilabris , A. ndalalani , Alcolapia alcalica - Natron soda cichlids NEW CICHLID 07/08

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Lake Natron is one of the most alkaline bodies of water in the world, but in the springs along the lake's shore, extreme tolerant soda cichlids survive. Come see the natural habitat of Alcolapia latilabris , Alcolapia ndalalani and Alcolapia alcalica - in one of the most unique places cichlids are found. These cichlids are among the most heat tolerant of all fishes, living in water so alkaline that it would kill nearly any other fish species.
Japanese Version: • アフリカナトロン湖に生息するアルコ...
Chapters Index:
00:00 Introduction Lake Natron
00:45 The Alcolapia habitat location
01:44 the most remote places with cichlids
02:06 Alcolapia in the springs of Lake Natron habitat
02:48 Alcolapia alcalica in nature
03:15 Alcolapia latilabris in nature
04:38 Alcolapia ndalalani in nature
05:51 mouthbrooding cichlids spawning in nature
06:49 Alcolapia in the aquarium
07:25 Conservation of freshwater fishes
To download our paper on Alcolapia and Lake Natron:
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/6/62...
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09 Coptodon kottae - • COPTODON KOTTAE, an en...
07-08 Alcolapia latilabris - • Alcolapia latilabris ,...
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@michaela-be4le 2 жыл бұрын

Your knowledge of fish and their environment is truly impressive :)

@vitaliyvyntu4566 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a very interesting and informative video!

@paulstingray Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@plantesduzoo 26 күн бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you

@davidbowman2501 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video. I'd love to try to breed A. ndalalani.

@richardreynolds9896 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@alekkoomanoff7281 2 жыл бұрын

Have wanted to keep Alcolapia nadalani since I saw article in Amazonas a few years back. Fish room was destroyed 7/2020 but hopefully am moving 4 hours South to Comal County TX. Abundant hard water there. Maybe I'll find some at Triple Crown.

@mraquaticnews5676 2 жыл бұрын

Nice 🤘

@twasbrillig33 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of them or of any fish from that lake/region...amazing and informative (and heartbreaking in regards to the environmental issues) video as always. This channel is outstanding

@apolloravindran 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, i have seen a Alcolapia sp. alcalica during a fish auction long time ago. It was a breeding group and sold for good money. They are indeed stunning and unique species, never seen it after in the hobby probably because our market is being flooded by hybrid cichlids from rift lakes to the point people are forgetting there are stunning fish that are naturally occurring. I am glad there is conservation and importers that deal with unique species.

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly a lot of these really odd fish don't stay around for long.

@NaturalBiotopes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you, this is the first time I see these fish in their natural habitat. Good video.

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, it is a beautiful place, even though there is barely space for 2 people in the creek

@stevenbisset8717 2 жыл бұрын

must be a really tough cichlid, would do great on Facebook with those lips lol, thanks again 👍

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

yes, i think these extreme-tolerant fish can handle a huge range of water parameters.

@1816pinaki 2 жыл бұрын

I am wondering the hard work that had been put to make this video .... traveling to different continent , remote location the list will go on ..... i wanted to thank you for ur efforts and in future will look forward to see more from u ..... stay blessed

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

This is before drones had intergrated cameras, which is why the aerial footage is not so cinematic, just an early GoPro strapped to the bottom! Today this would be easier.

@1816pinaki 2 жыл бұрын

@@belowwater will look forward to more from you .....

@bridgeportfishkeeper7845 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video. This is the first time coming across your videos and are very enjoyable.

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@zeezee9653 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. What amazing species.

@apanhaesta 2 жыл бұрын

Much thanks for this, Oliver! Trully amazing images and information.

@joelupone3076 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible content

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@Cgraseck 2 жыл бұрын

Just Awesome😀👍🤙

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ✌️

@klausoxen6597 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video, many thank's for sharing, Oliver👍 Greets to Canada

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@TazawaTanks 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Oliver. I have actually been trying to reach you to see if we can speak about you presenting to our online membership (I work for Aquarium Co-Op). Is there a time that we may connect so that I can share more?

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

sure, email me from belowwater.com or write me on Facebook directly

@paulstingray Жыл бұрын

Super interesting how the lips changed only after two generations

@atkinsnatureaquariums3552 2 жыл бұрын

This was really cool. Thanks Oliver 😃 another great informative video. I love learning about African cichlids, especially riverine cichlids. I'm working with a pair Enigmatochromis Lucanusi 😉 I love them so much. I hope to breed them one day 💪 have a great day

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

they can be a bit tricky, they need a lot of room for a small fish!

@atkinsnatureaquariums3552 2 жыл бұрын

@@belowwater thank you for that little tip, right now they are in a standard 20 high, I've been thinking of upgrading them because the male is being quite a jerk to his female. Now I'm definitely going to upgrade them, not alot of info I found on them. Thank you

@Constantine_Cvl8 2 жыл бұрын

I guess there really are cichlids for everything

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

yes, Uaru fernandezyepezi in pH 4.0, and Alcolapia in close to pH10.0!

@factsoverfeelings1776 Жыл бұрын

Earths climate is ALWAYS changing.

@alekkoomanoff2536 2 жыл бұрын

FWIW just saw Alcolapia on ndalalani

@alekkoomanoff2536 2 жыл бұрын

Wet Spot in Portland has Alcolapia alcalica listed currently for reasonable

@giftofthewild6665 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried keeping them at 10ph? Maybe they need the higher pH to develop the lips?

@belowwater Жыл бұрын

The answer is likely rough surfaces lava with algae on it and no other food, a bit tricky to do in an aquarium setting. In nature they feed on the bedrock all day long, scraping algae. Their habitat is in the shadow of the volcano, so this bedrock is really rough former lava flow. It would be hard to mimic.

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

Please say Alcolapia latilabris and Are Alcolapia ndalalani only found in this lake and nowhere else? Or meet somewhere else near this lake!?

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

the lake is too toxic, around the lake there are around a dozen springs, all have A.alcalica, i think 4 have ndalalani and 3 have latilabris. So just 3 or so have all 3 species.

@user-rk5mt7iq8n 2 жыл бұрын

@@belowwater Thanks for the very rare and interesting information!!!

@sarcohuman8147 2 жыл бұрын

Hey when u breed enough of these cichlids are u gonna be interested in selling them u. In order to keep there striking lips you should only breed the ones with the best lips as this is what happens in the wild dont let them freely breed

@belowwater 2 жыл бұрын

I have not kept them for years, the videos are filmed 7 years ago. The development of the hypertrophied lips is not genetic, there are no differences in individuals in the F1 nor F2 generations.

@brockn7878 Жыл бұрын

What if you had a super powerful light and grew a bunch of algae for them?? Is that a stupid question? 😆

@belowwater Жыл бұрын

yes, if you have a lot of light, they will graze more, if you have rough stones, maybe that could help. but the rocks there are really like sandpaper (volcano nearby) - and i am not sure if you could grow enough algae that you do not have to feed them as well.