ELECTRIC BLUE ACARA *LAY EGGS* After 2 Days In NEW Setup!!

ELECTRIC BLUE ACARA LAY EGGS After 2 Days In NEW Setup!!

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This is unreal!! So much faster than I expected but an absolute blessing. The Electric Blue Acara are obviously very content in their new aquarium / aquascape. If they are happy...I'm happy 😁
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@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

MD MERCH CLICK HERE: md-fish-tanks.creator-spring.com This is unreal!! So much faster than I expected but an absolute blessing. The Electric Blue Acara are obviously very content in their new aquarium / aquascape. If they are happy...I'm happy 😁 Equipment (all links affiliate): GOOD BUDGET LIGHT:: US amzn.to/2MDfjk1 UK amzn.to/3iYlfQQ SMALL HANG ON BACK FILTER: US amzn.to/2Mw63OO UK amzn.to/39rx3b5 NANO INTERNAL FILTER: US amzn.to/3oxGBWm UK LED FLOODLIGHTS: US amzn.to/3t6HOHD UK amzn.to/3orIdRv CANISTER FILTER: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a GOOSENECK CLIP ON LAMP: (similar as product is now discontinued) US amzn.to/2IlwLVA UK amzn.to/2LNat13 MINI WATER PUMP: US amzn.to/2oAmf5y UK amzn.to/2mjHDez TANKS: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i STRIP LED LIGHT: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1 ASTA LED LIGHT: US amzn.to/3k9EmpY UK amzn.to/3p5XUPY AQUARIUM RACKING: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2 AIRPUMP (FILTER SYSTEM): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa FILTER SPONGES: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K MEDIA BAGS: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1 STAINLESS LILY PIPES: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC BOWL AQUARIUMS: US amzn.to/2M4FwFO Amazon UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL

@breambraksengaming5294 2 жыл бұрын

love you from nepal

@fjkhamdan 2 жыл бұрын

very nice md. true inspired fan here

@zachariahbrady454 2 жыл бұрын

Look into Chicken Bone Stone, looks good with green plants.

@muhammednufail6954 2 жыл бұрын

Hi md can you check your filter please

@joeylovegrove8961 2 жыл бұрын

They are super easy to breed basically like convict cichlids but the need baby brine shrimp

@aaryathakar5748 2 жыл бұрын

The parents are great at raising fry so leave em in there. Just watch them raise the fry its a beautiful sight. Have personally bred them for years now

@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses 2 жыл бұрын

Damn where are you in India? Mumbai Chennai Bangalore?

@aaryathakar5748 2 жыл бұрын

Pune

@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses 2 жыл бұрын

@@aaryathakar5748 thats awesome. Keep it up. I want to get in this hobby asap but Ive just graduated and started working this year. I'll get a tank for sure in my own house.

@aaryathakar5748 2 жыл бұрын

@@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses Thanks man. Youll really enjoy the hobby.And good luck for your new job!!

@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses 2 жыл бұрын

@@aaryathakar5748 thank you

@karenchang86 2 жыл бұрын

Electric blue acara is very beautiful fish with character. They are responsible parents. It’s fun to watch the mother walks the babies around and pecks the straying away babies one by one back into their home cave. Thumbs up to your new addition. 😊

@jonhill1251 2 жыл бұрын

Remove the two other Acaras from the tank and leave them with the parent. Also prevent them from getting accidentally sucked into the filtration system.

@sf2372 Жыл бұрын

I got to say out of all the tanks I have watched you create this is by far my fave, just amazing I think.

@bennatkj253 2 жыл бұрын

Your fish tanks are heaven for the fishes...😍😍😁

@zacheryskinner7186 2 жыл бұрын

The male is guarding the eggs and the two females are out and about! In cichlids you can tell male from female by the dorsal fin. The males dorsal is longer and has an extended tip, where the females dorsal fin is a bit shorter and more rounded at the end.

@cocotte9104 2 жыл бұрын

I think you should leave the fry in the main tank with their "mother" and move the 2 other blue acaras in the quarantine tank for a few weeks.

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

sounds like a plan...

@BTLM1917 2 жыл бұрын

This is what I had to do. Great parents until the fry started roaming the entire tank. Mother got immensely aggressive and had to remove the father.

@amx1820 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks put a pre-filter on your canister pipe...Wishing best of luck to your fish mama xD

@oscardesignma 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks I am quite obsessed by blue acaras, and in all the breeding videos I have seen, they never separate the father and the mother. They are great parents, and they both raise the fries. Also, and I don't know if this one is true, but it seems that Blue Acaras tend to form a lifetime couple.

@Achjakommaherkommadu 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks both parents doing good, just the 3rd needs to go!

@KeepingFishSimple 2 жыл бұрын

Md getting into the breeding

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

🤣 I wouldn't say that lol. But I'm all for trying to set up natural style tanks and seeing what happens...

@giorgosvoulgaridis238 2 жыл бұрын

I just got two Electric Blue Acaras and expecting them to be delivered tomorow. After waching this i am sooo excited about it!! I have ,more than once, been helped by your videos.Thank you MD for doing a great job!

@valiaudet3415 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Acara. My guy is so friendly.

@abangamazing 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING BROO . . ..

@marypaigeflynn4512 2 жыл бұрын

Just a true testament to what you're doing there MD.. when you create these beautiful, balanced , natural and wonderful habitats... It's not going to be long till there's a Little Loving in the air.. I mean water 😂 Absolutely beautiful fish and thank you for sharing the excitement of everything going on!! Have a very blessed day and again a Happy Thanksgiving 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚

@Sannive 2 жыл бұрын

I have three boys in my tank, they are huge, friendly and they are like little puppies. I love this type of fish.

@indyhobby3726 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you are going to use a fine sand for your apistogramma cacatuoides it's really cool to watch them sift the sand through the gills when they eat

@cineroustit 2 жыл бұрын

This setup is a great success! It achieved what you wanted...hope they grow up...

@brendamurphy5685 2 жыл бұрын

You got this. I think you should keep them in with all of them. There's lots of cover and in nature not all will survive but the best should. Love your tanks and watching you.

@shel.b.1090 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant stuff MD, love following you. I think leaving them do their own thing is great. Plus learning their behaviour in the process is an added benefit 💜💜💜 keep up with the super content xxxx

@kylecunningham3912 2 жыл бұрын

I had a group of these for around 3 years theyre awesome parents! Probably to the point I would worry about the "third wheel", they ruthless!

@kylecunningham3912 2 жыл бұрын

Also as they mature, the males orange thread will get a lot longer, to to tip of the tail or so

@the1andonlytitch 2 жыл бұрын

I love how friendly Ghost is. He looks happy to see you

@piacnm 2 жыл бұрын

Remember a sponge on the filter suction, so it wont catch the fry - and it will be fine. How exiting 👏👏🥳

@KateInTheCity 2 жыл бұрын

I have a single blue acara but she has had the worst luck as a fish! My friend gave her to me and se jumped out of the bucket before I got her in my tank and was out for a good minute. Then she got stuck in a fake hollow rock and I had to damage her dorsal and some scales on her face to get her out. Then she was getting beat up in the tank and I moved her to a tank to heal. She jumped out of that tank and scratched her eyes on the carpet causing a temporary blindness. Again she healed. Now she is in with my rainbow fish and angel and they all get along great. I have hundreds of fish but she is my favorite and will only eat if it's from my hand.

@tomllewellyn7263 2 жыл бұрын

MD quote of the day - "Fish willy" :)

@korimack3456 2 жыл бұрын

Great update nice to see your hard working is paying off

@IslaTiff 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I have had my blue acaras for about a month now, didn't know whether they were male or female, but today noticed them protecting a plant in my tank, and looked closer to see eggs covering the leaves of the plant.

@69juamex 2 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video and let the parents raise them is the best. If you pull the wigglers is a lot of work. For the plucostamus, you can use a small terracotta pot, lay it side ways. That is what I use and they have spond.

@NihilusTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

I'd leave the acara fry in the tank. Acara are great parents! It may take them a few attempts to get it right, but they will raise their young. Just make sure they get the food. Both the male and female will protect their young, might take a couple times, but they'll get it eventually. You may want to remove the one that isn't part of the pair.

@heaven7360 2 жыл бұрын

do these fish fry need live food at this age? I know betta fry need live food as that's just a part of their nature.

@NihilusTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

@@heaven7360 like any fish, they will benefit from tiny tiny foods. Brine shrimp are the all time best but something else will work.

@john25133368 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations MD good job.

@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it, hope they are still with us next time

@modelleg 2 жыл бұрын

The great benefit of running an ecological-based aquarium is the fish behavior. Cichlids are so compelling. It's no exaggeration that you could observe them for years and years and still be surprised by what you might see tomorrow.

@gamingnotacrime 2 жыл бұрын

Really loving your videos, from time to time i do graveyard shifts working from home and your videos are just so relaxing, calming to have playing while i work :) I regret getting rid of my dad's tanks.

@label4706 2 жыл бұрын

Woohoo!!! Wigglers! Congrats mate! So exciting! -- Now to binge some of your other videos to get inspiration for my new 60cm that just came in! =)

@frogfoot6218 2 жыл бұрын

that tank is just perfect 🙂

@davesmittie68 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos bro! I look forward to watching everyday! Your videos are a part of my daily routine! Keep up the great work MD!

@rpmotorwerks 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the updates in one video!

@Differ220 2 жыл бұрын

You do what you want to do with your fishes and tanks. I might throw in ideas here and there but I'm not a fish keeper as the environment i live in doesn't allow it. I'm here to enjoy what you wish to show on your videos. The baby fish are adorable and I hope most of them survive long enough to grow up.

@77slate 2 жыл бұрын

MD nailing the biology terms again 😜 always exciting to get fry. Fingers crossed you'll get to grow some out be worth it

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a fish anatomy expert Catherine haha

@77slate 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks I'm no biologist either, vent /shooter same difference we stand under you 🤣🤣

@mariastarr564 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I've had this same situation! The mum and dad fish are great parents and will not hurt the babies, you may need to remove the 3rd fish but it may be ok.... just keep watching, soon it will be clear who mum and dad are as they wont let the 3rd near them. I loved my acarras! I used to feed them worms from my garden, they loved it!

@ElvenMetalhead 2 жыл бұрын

10,000 times yes to the idea of a dark contrasting tank next the stunning red plants only tank.

@melchantz 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. Excited to see baby fishies

@dr-k1667 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Christmas has come early for you MD. Good luck with the fry, you excitement was evident! I'm looking forward to many updates about them and the others as they grow up.

@kaprkiller9429 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful glasses, beautiful fish. Congratulations

@Tayturs 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, the african river tank is your best work. It is more stunning every time you show it!

@virusgaming7835 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations MD on building a successful and also beautiful scape for breeding. I am currently in the process of building a scaped tank for a breeding pair of apistogramma. Hopefully I will have some success myself.

@carolebraswell982 2 жыл бұрын

Spectacular video!!! I had never seen blue acara eggs or wigglers before! They are some of my favorite fish but I have not had success in keeping them.

@xan7212 2 жыл бұрын

Just picked up an EBA for my 55 gallon last night! Beautiful blue. Goes very well with the Gold Severum and Platinum Angelfish, and looks quite similar to my Polar Blue Parrot. On the hunt for a red-blood parrot next!

@littlemidwestrebornsdolls 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! Babies!!!💕💕💕

@tokio8956 2 жыл бұрын

this tank looks amazing, u did a great job u deffo earned a sub there :)

@dwightroberts7721 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, Daddy MD👍🏾😅

@EvgenyKhryukin 2 жыл бұрын

Cool👍Tnx for the video🤝

@chrisdelafuente8489 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the next one. Thanks for the great vids mate

@kennethlammjr9155 2 жыл бұрын

Easy to keep , been keeping them for years they're good parents they will take care of their fry but I have found that they will breed a lot kind of remind me of convicts cichlids good luck with them and enjoy...

@ulrikkebugge475 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, love your tanks MD! Lucky to have EBA spawn just after a week in a new tank, when they're so young and all the stress of moving :D

@84carper 2 жыл бұрын

Wicked video as allows MD. I just had a spawn of electric blue acaras as well just leave them to it mate they do an excellent job of rearing them.

@alans4281 2 жыл бұрын

My blue acara have been very good parents. They are generally great parents and share the job. Warning they will spawn again in less than 3 weeks if you remove the fry . If you don’t remove the juveniles they will eat the next lot of fry. As the adults mature a pair will have 400 fry seriously it will look like 500 fry but who can count? Baby brine shrimp would be nice but dry dust will also work. You will get your hands attacked a few times LOL They will be fine doing it naturally. The next generation in 3 weeks will be eaten by the juveniles ( hopefully) You need to separate the BN plecos or you will have hundreds of them ,as well LOL. All fish jump. Even long fin BN jump. Thanks for sharing.

@GabbyRocio 2 жыл бұрын

Sooo beautiful.

@kevinlavergne1144 2 жыл бұрын

Your plants always look so good! The colors are always great! Tell me your secrets!

@tubetrotter7 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations MD and the EBA pair 🎉 am so anxious now... What a cliffhanger! Leaving them in there is way to go, I would have done the same... However, just to test a theory, may be separate out few from the 300s😁 and see how both set grow up... Can't wait for the next update on this? Have they started free swimming by now??? I need updatessss!!! 🤣

@geographicaljack8569 2 жыл бұрын

I swear I saw you on 23rd (yesterday). I was serving a customer at the store I work for and you walked through my checkout. I could have sworn it was you

@Desi-Jesi 2 жыл бұрын

I think based on the nature of the tank you made the right decision can’t wait for the next video ☺️

@newwarleans 2 жыл бұрын

🙌🏾💪🏾🤞🏿 keep applying pressure MD

@charlieewing1810 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats!! Btw, if your camera is giving you a hard time focusing, don't be afraid to pull the focus manually! It isn't as jarring as autofocus deciding that the tank in the reflection is what you're trying to see!

@lornafox6555 2 жыл бұрын

Exciting!!

@tugbatas8330 2 жыл бұрын

Next time we wanna see a dramatic entrance 🏃🏽😄

@naddyn685 2 жыл бұрын

Keep doing what you do best and what you enjoy in fish keeping 🐠👍 💪

@john25133368 2 жыл бұрын

Once they become free swimming the parent moves them around the tank to forage for food, that's when they get "picked off" moving the other fish may be better than moving the fry

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

yeah that's whats happening in todays video John :)

@naddyn685 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your new babies!! Fish w***y so naughty 😂

@chelseacarney436 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had EBAs for years now and they are excellent breeders. If you have a male and female you’re almost guaranteed babies. They’re also great parents. I generally remove the fry after a week because mine are in a community setting, but I now have 10-12 adults and juvies in a 75, most that I’ve raised. They’re just amazing fish. They’re so friendly and such a fun breeding project. I do nothing but provide a great home and they spawn every few weeks like clockwork.

@mollychrisa1 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is amazing 😄🥰🌿🌊🐟🌿🐟🐟🌿💖☯️❤thanks for this 🎬🌿

@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

@hightopshannah 2 жыл бұрын

Eggs! So exciting cant wait to see babies

@kimchatwin-smith891 2 жыл бұрын

How brilliant ... vvv exciting - I feel like a proxy parent!!! Can't wait for the update😊😊😊

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

:D Update now available Kim

@kimchatwin-smith891 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks goody! thanks love

@exit9b150 2 жыл бұрын

Yo md it’s 3:00 am here and I’m watching ur vid

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

noice!

@exit9b150 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks love your vids a ton

@Spooks95 2 жыл бұрын

So exciting!! My Salt and Pepper Corys just spawned. I have the tiniest Corys scrounging around.

@johnmichaelabrenica8694 2 жыл бұрын

I just jump right into this when I finished KG Tropicals vlog that you are in too MD

@stephsexoticpets 2 жыл бұрын

Ghost's tank looks UNREAL! He is absolutely adorable & gorgeous as well! Is there a reason why you like / want to breed blue acara? or do you just really enjoy breeding beautiful fish? I bred my sparkling gourami & now have a tank dedicated to all of them, & I feel I've peaked in the hobby 😂💙

@catherinecorrea7819 2 жыл бұрын

I've never taken the fry out. Much more interesting to watch the parents raise them. They need to learn anyway. With their first bunch of fry, they usually don't do very well, but as time goes on they learn.

@2577tritonblue 2 жыл бұрын

Hello MD! Yes, it's the larger female. If you notice the other 2, one of them has the dorsal and anal fin going over the tail fin. Start organizing somewhere to start hatching Brin shrimp. Also, instead of moving the fry, move the other pair.

@melodytalks3432 2 жыл бұрын

Hello MD It has been inspiring for me to see you having lots of success with your aquarium setups. One question, my aquarium plants mostly not doing well specially red rooted surface plants and melt away but yours are green and healthy?. Please advise. I use liquid feed as well as liquid CO2 now and again. PH normal and temp is set to 24° constant. ManyThanks

@Monyet253 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent mate! Really happy for you. I'm with you btw, I much prefer to leave babies in the tank and see what happens rather than removing them. Especially when it's a species only tank.

@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful betta

@headfakez 2 жыл бұрын

The Beauty of Mother Nature

@michaelhaines3451 2 жыл бұрын

"Fish willie" lol!

@OrigMaelstrom 2 жыл бұрын

I just had this happen with my little Golden Ramirezi's. 24-48 hours into the tank, they'd scoped out a nice area and laid a nice clutch of eggs... 30 hours later, not many eggs left. I was, unfortunately, unable to remove the large piece of wood they'd used to lay on, so hopefully, they'll choose one of the nice flat stones I've scattered around in protected places and try again!

@stevemunn367 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the updates 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@stretchedstew 2 жыл бұрын

HAH loved the outro

@Cole-ld7dc 2 жыл бұрын

VERY EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE LIL BABY WIGGLE BOYS WILL DO

@baronandbaronessvonwolf4618 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Grandpa 🙃🙃👍🙏

@Y0oisaac 2 жыл бұрын

What

@elkemeja128 2 жыл бұрын

Hi MD! Your videos are amazing and your aquascaping style is unbelievable! I've a questione for you: Do you buy all the woods and stones used in the tanks? Many thanks

@fishyoutube42 2 жыл бұрын

You should try getting a micro worm culture going it’s easy you only need the culture some oats and a tub

@da-waterlily 2 жыл бұрын

You do you MD! We’re along for the ride. You’ve got the cichlids bug… watch out. You’ll need more big tanks! Turkana Jewel cichlids are an easy breed and striking as well. No where as mean as the normal Jewels. Keep up the great content

@thesmartcuber8418 2 жыл бұрын

Leave the eggs alon..... Acaras love their own eggs😂 As only one time meal 😂🤣

@domasdrazba995 2 жыл бұрын

Mine never ate their own eggs 😀

@joannem1746 2 жыл бұрын

hahahaha fish willie !! I love it :)

@gopalkmasiya3918 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifull tielent

@PBee8108 2 жыл бұрын

How large are the smaller tanks? The ones you keep in a row, not the big show aquariums.

@sansneurone 2 жыл бұрын

From high level aquascaper to dwarf cichlids, corydoras and livebearers breeder, very nice

@joedafrog 2 жыл бұрын

Both the Male and Female will take turns protecting the eggs/fry. And the great thing about SA cichlids is that they raise the fry together until the babies are viable to survive alone. Actually, the fry will eat more of each other than other fish will. Only take them out of you need to seperate specific strands. Like EBJD for example, the electric blue fry will all be killed off if not seperated

@hiim9506 2 жыл бұрын

What water syphon thing-y do you use to top up and drain your water? I've been looking at buying one and yours looks really good so I'd like to know :) Thanks in advance

@briancooke2435 2 жыл бұрын

You do the bare bottom but all the algae grow they feed on that of the glass that’s what you need to do a really heavy bear algae and caves tank for them maybe not even have the light on all the time because I noticed a lot of those tanks are dark most of the time

@tinksmith4964 2 жыл бұрын

MD I'd really appreciate your input. I'm in the UK and I've just bought a 94l I'm upgrading from 17! Any suggestions on a heater I'm stuck. I've gone with the U2 filter but I'm stuck on a heater! The main fish being my betta