Thank you very much. Definitely enjoyed making this video.

Thank you very much Kristian.

Thank you very much bud. And yes mate, they truly are.

Thanks very much Paul. That's what I was aiming for. Hopefully when the plants and Raibbows mature we'll get closer to the potential bud. 👍

Haha, cheaper to feed I imagine. 😂 Yeah hard to find fault with these guys and therefore got to be on folk's favorite list hey.

Thanks very much MC.

They really are wonderful fish, definitely one of my favorites. Thanks for your lovely comments Mary Paige. Hope you have a wonderful holidays.

Thank you very much mate, that's very kind of you to say so. And yeah they're great fish, gorgeous and versatile. 👍

Thanks very much bud. Yeah definitely a nice easy going Cichlid that does well in planted tanks. Great fish.

Ah, glad you enjoyed it bud. Haha sorry if I tempted you over the edge mate. Don't think you'll be disappointed if you give them a shot though bud. 👍

Thanks Mandy. Yeah definitely one of the stars in the hobby hey especially in a tank with darker decoration as you say.

For sure mate. One of the most stunning fish that suit a wide range of setups hey.

No worries. Glad you found it interesting.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks a lot Marit.

Hard to find fault with them hey mate. Tick all the main boxes.

Thanks very much Raleigh. Yeah they are a great fish, beautiful and work in a range of setups. 👍

Thank you very much.

For sure! One of the gems of the hobby hey.

Thanks very much dude. They do too! I didn't see it till you mentioned it now I can't not see it. 😆

Ah that's cool. Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. You'll love the Acara, such a great fish.

Oh hey thanks. Yeah I've never stumbled across you either but I'll swing by and check out your channel later.

@@DanielKeepingFish thanks bud 👍

Thanks very much Deb. They are stunning for sure! Versatile too, do well in a wide range of set ups and with a spectrum of tankmates too hey.

Thanks very much Dominic. You should definitely add them to the list! Wonderful fish in my opinion.

Oh hey no worries. They're both great fish so either way you'll have bought a real gem.

Yeah my water is incredibly soft, virtually nothing in it at all and they are healthy as you can see and spawn regularly. Real great fish.

They're really cool. Hope you get to try them at some point.

Thanks very much Peter, it really is nice to read a comment like that. Yeah I've kept Sparkling Gourami. Lovely little fish. Feel like they're at their best in nicely planted tanks to make them feel comfortable with some floating plants too. Seems to make them feel more confident then when the light shining between them hits the fish just right it really reveals them as the stunning fish they are. Enjoy them bud, I have no doubt you will.

@@DanielKeepingFish , thanks for this tidbit, as well.

Yeah they're pretty bold once they get comfortable. They're almost like wee puppies hey. 😆

That says a lot about you,and your energy/vibrational frequency. They feel safe with you. :-)

Yeah the parents do their best to protect them hey but I find loads go missing when the lights are off in a community aquarium.

I didn't even think on the mask/superhero reference. Missed a trick there! I'm just giving them away for now, got lots of people nearby interested. I breed for interest to be honest not for profit but either way I'm feeling pretty rich with these guys. 😉

Sand is a good option but gravel is fine too. Grave would be better for most plants if that's what you intend but you can grow them in sand too, just makes it a wee bit harder for the roots to penetrate. I don't like play sand because it compacts too much. Amy aquarium sand (I use Unipac silica sand) or some people use pool filter sand. You can use sand from a builder's yard but you need to make sure it's inert and doesn't have anything extra like lime in it. Basically I use a thin layer of Tropica clay based substrate to give the plants something to start feeding on then the gravel/sand. You can mix them if you want but generally better going with one or the other.

Thanks very much. Yeah they're a great fish, definitely one of the nicest fish I've ever kept. I'd say you could keep three of four in a tank like that. The problem you may run into is they do get a bit territorial when they're breeding. They tend to prefer a flat rock in a guarded area so if you can give them a rock behind a bit of drift wood that is ideal and means the other fish can use the rest of the tank. If they try to breed in the middle of the tank they'll constantly try to guard that area which might be stressful for the other fish. I've never kept Convicts to know how they'd get on with the Acara but I've kept them with Rainbow Cichlids no problem.

Probably. I have them with Rosie Tetra just now and it's fine.

I'm so glad to hear from you Robert. I have worried about you several times past few weeks since I hadn't noticed you around but glad to hear you're okay. I don't want to say they'd definitely be a good mix never having kept them together. Congos I find to be quite timid but I haven't sound Acara to be aggressive at all. Territorial when breeding some what but that can be managed hey.

Angelfish are wonderful these these rightly are the star of the show in my opinion. Such a lovely fish. Definitely one of my favorites too.

@@DanielKeepingFish although credits to my male zebra angel hes stunning

@@Fumango haha, it's like when someone asks you what your favourite fish is. Nope. Can't do it. 😆

@@DanielKeepingFish btw im lookong for a schooling fish that would contrast with my acara but that wont nip my angels and get eaten when my acara reaches full size any suggestions?

@@Fumango is it a big tank? If it is my top pick would be Denison Barbs. If it's a bit smaller I'd be going with Rummienose Tetra or Pentazola/five Banded Barbs. Just my suggestions of course, please do your own research into them but I have found them all to be great schoolers and generally peaceful with the other fish I have kept them with. 👍

So I feed different foods all the time. If it's just dried/pellets I tend to drop floating ones at one end of the tank then sinking pellets the other end once most of the fish are busy. To be fair though some of the floating food makes it's way the the bottom in the current and feeding frenzy. Live food I tend to place in front of the filter outlet so it gets everywhere in the tank. Frozen I defrost in some tank water then pour it in at different stages across the tank. Some of it gets snapped up higher up but loads of it gets to the bottom too. Most blanched vegetables tend to sink anyway then I use aquarium food clips to place some higher in the tank. Any that float I start with long stainless steel barbecue skewers to hold some down for the fish at the bottom of the tank.

Yeah the female is the smaller of the two bud but both can show a range of colour at the front of the head. They appear to darken when breeding but also may be down to how they are feeling in terms of mood, sensitivy to water conditions, etc.

Yeah for sure. Would make a nice centrepiece fish especially if you can get a nice male.

It's a good point you make there right enough. I guess even a pussy cat can become a tiger if cornered hey.

I've never tried it but my experience of Polar Blues is that they can be a wee bit feisty. If either of the fish were going to be a problem I'd say it would be the Polars rather than the Acaras but then if the Acara are a decent enough size they can generally look after themselves.

I know right? Becoming more popular these days but had been very underrated for a long time.

Sounds like a very interesting combination. The Acara do get a bit territorial when breeding like most Cichlid but other than that and in a big enough tank I don't see why not. The only worry I'd have is the Acara are pretty enthusiastic eaters so they may out-compete the Parrots for food.

@@DanielKeepingFish I thought about it but decided to just go community so I wouldn’t be bored lol. Any recommendations for my 55 ga atm? I’ve done ton of research but maybe you can help me out some more? I got Corys, angelfish, blood parrot, gourami, apisto, and im thinking about adding a blue acara too.

@@b.l4365 I'd so with the Acara mate. I've kept them with most of those fish and it's been fine plus they really are a fantastic fish. Mine still tank my breath away every time I see them.

@@DanielKeepingFish Absolutely. Love interacting with my blood parrot lol. I’d open my eyes first thing in the morning and it’ll be at the corner of my eye waiting for me lol.

@@b.l4365 haha.. spoken like a true fish person. People who don't keep fish wouldn't appreciate how we can have relationships with our fish same as dog keepers do with their puppies hey.

Literally don't know what you're on about. You saw me keep the fish and raise the fish and heard me talk about my experience of keeping these fish on clips taken over time right?. I do not need nor desire to copy anyone. Just enjoying the hobby and sharing it. Cheers anyway.