How to Make Your Cichlids Color Up

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How to Make Your Cichlids Color Up. In this video, we walkthrough 10 tips to bring out the most color as possible in different cichlids.
From water parameters, to diet, to simply having patience, there are a few things to consider when seeking the most vibrant colors in your aquarium fish.
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Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week!

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@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Some high-protein food choices that will help many cichlids color up: - Xtreme Krill Flakes - geni.us/iTAWsN - Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - geni.us/9Cra - Xtreme Nice Pellets - geni.us/6ADcc

@cosmicshy637 Жыл бұрын

Very much needed this. Thank you so much! 💜 🐟

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@ianm659 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips! Thanks

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@SemajShow Жыл бұрын

Wow... Def a great video, amazing tips!!! Will definitely be following these to a T!!! Thank you!!!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Bloomcycle 7 ай бұрын

I go to my fish market every Sunday and get a fresh piece of Salmon skin and scales. They love it and look great 👍

@giuliadaniele4379 Жыл бұрын

really good tips! love your videos ;)

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stegis253 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video my Jacks have benefited from your advice ty!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Love to hear it

@shanecarroll6671 Жыл бұрын

Always love your videos. Keep up the good work 👏

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Shane!

@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 Жыл бұрын

great video

@desmondfoster7829 Ай бұрын

This was very helpful and one of the best videos so far. 👏👏

@CichlidBros Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@beat_2008 Жыл бұрын

another way to colour up your cichlids are to buy more of those kind. I had a Rare Turkana Jewel who barely made it darker than reddish pink. After that, I purchased some more cichlids around the same size of her and voila! she is deep red in colour now

@jacobg7966 Жыл бұрын

I have regular blue acaras that took about a year to really color up, but my male has awesome coloration now. Kinda wish they were more popular

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Underrated for sure

@soulwebster2284 Жыл бұрын

I have one already got 2 more being shipped over they are stunning fish

@usmc72409 Жыл бұрын

Just the vid i needed

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@28kartavya Жыл бұрын

Such good 👍 content 😊

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@luisarturoorduna2098 Жыл бұрын

Used to have a cichlid tank back in the day when i had the space, large tank with green terror, jack dempsey, firemouth and a lost venustus, the only african in the tank.... never had problems with coloration or stress even tough it was not a very large tank (about 100 Ltrs.). The setup was a undregravel filter with deep subtrate (natural uncolored river gravel) 10 cms in the back sloping to 7-8 cm at the front, large river rocks for hiding spots and some elodea (anacharis), partial water changes (20%) once every 3-4 months and large water changes once a year... feeding with pellets and have a separate tank for breeding goupies (they breed pretty easily) to use as feeder fish, cichlids likes to hunt. Overall it was not expensive or time consuming.

@eues803 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always, very well explained, the great thing is that you and yr brothers are not interested in selling any type of products, just showing what you use in yr tanks. This is the reason that I follow yr channel.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@krzysztofkopaczewski4319 Жыл бұрын

Wery interesting 👍💪

@sessionexpert Жыл бұрын

Great video as always, what are the plants name you have used?

@pastapete9095 2 ай бұрын

I use to fead my oscar and cichlids minnows i caught in the creek. They loved them. I got a bit of a hydra problem though.

@samuka_smk Жыл бұрын

Jack Dempsey’s Rocks!!!!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Mr83rt Жыл бұрын

New to the channel since starting my own cichlid tank and feel after watching both my breeding pair of Jack Dempsey, my albino Oscar and my apologies for not knowing it's proper name but the big Oscar in this video coloured black and the beautiful red..... Anyway... after watching these fish and our tank evolve I have to ask would a lot of the colours also have to do with mood? I've noticed at feeding time and when the pair of Dempsey go into "parenting mode" as my wife puts it, the colours throughout the tank are incredible.

@mikejejenich7116 Жыл бұрын

I use vitamins from sea chem. Helps with the coler 🐠. 👋

@EvaAquatic Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@donaldjackson4456 16 күн бұрын

Depends on the mood but one of my females she looks camouflage in pattern. Like a green silver tone as the main color with dark green camo patterns. Not sure which species. Anywho i look over at the tank and shes one solid color like the green silvery tone then instantly her patterns return like a squid or an octopus. Freaked me out the first time I saw it. Thought I was seeing things. 😂. It happens often now, and mainly when she chases the other cichlids around the tank

@jeanphilippelandry9381 5 ай бұрын

What would be a good fluval aquasky 2.0 setup?

@alaskajdw Жыл бұрын

Tetra color is the only food that actually helps enhance the colors of my fish. I only feed it once a week.

@nathanhoveyaquatics Жыл бұрын

Ok if I can I have a few questions? I have 2 rusty/lavender Cichlids that i have to keep alone. Would they be ok in a 20L with about 6 dither fish of should they just be alone?? #2 I have a kennyi that really can be a huge jerk. What can I do the calm him even if it's just a little bit? Last what's the lowest temps i could go with a mixed Cichlids tank w 2 synodontis n 1 raf cat? Mostly Mbuna w a few odds n ends. I'm working on more tanks to separate some of them as i really want to start keeping them with fish from the same areas or at least same temperament. Thanks for any advice y'all have..

@Theholisticpractitioner Ай бұрын

Hi silly question but ive never been able to give my fish frozen food without one fish getting sick so i never give them frozen food. Could you advise which brand you go for, and how to prepare it please?

@SnapRasta 8 ай бұрын

i have found my cichlids color up extremally well keeping them at 74-76 degrees and they seem healthier.

@ghostsniperdk9989 14 сағат бұрын

so i got a 250 L nearly ready for some lethrinops red cap should i go with 1 M - 3 F or 2 M - 4 F. M= Male F= Female

@henkboute9856 Жыл бұрын

Where do I find large sinking driftwood?

@cmartinez3809 Жыл бұрын

💯

@carlman14 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Love your channel. You mentioned that you like to keep nitrates below 20 ppm. I recently set up a 125g aquarium and just finished cycling it, and was planning to put American cichlids in it. But I discovered that my tap water has about 40 ppm nitrates. Unless I have a heavily planted tank, 40 ppm will be the minimum my nitrates will ever be... Likely higher as nitrates rise from fish waste. Do you think this is acceptable? I really wanted fish, but this high nitrate tap water is worrying me.

@jamesjohnson8661 Жыл бұрын

You should be fine. Use Prime with every water change and consider buying a rodi system.

@Cichlid_4_ever Жыл бұрын

The washed out look is to not get eaten from predators above. Iv heard they darken or wash out to blend in.

@A13hmdouh57 Жыл бұрын

How can I differentiate between males and females geophagus?

@robouk9037 11 ай бұрын

What xtreme food would you recommend for my African cichlids they are about 3 inches or so ?

@CichlidBros 11 ай бұрын

Spirulina flakes for mbuna, krill flakes for peacocks/haps

@rpliegos Жыл бұрын

Great video! What do you think about food containing spirulina? I've read it helps fish color up. I feed a variety of foods just like you do, including the same Xtreme foods brand and also the cichlid excel from hikari. On a different subject... I'm beginning to fall in love with your Svenis, they are growing up beautifully!

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate that! Most cichlids will benefit from it. I actually mix in spirulina flakes often!

@Gilsfishroom Жыл бұрын

My Chocolate cichlid has amazing colour when he is relaxed, but when stressed while performing water changes, he goes pale. My blue and green Severums really colour up at feed time.

@sharvilb2420 Жыл бұрын

U have background? Or its transparent all the side!?

@Gilsfishroom Жыл бұрын

@@sharvilb2420 I have the back painted black, although it is mainly about the Chocolate being relaxed. His tank mates are all peaceful and that makes all the difference.

@damnimsolucky7 Жыл бұрын

🥰

@tomastorasen9164 Жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me, what is that fish to the left of the oscar, the blue one? @0:31s

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Turquoise severum

@tomastorasen9164 Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros thanks! Will look up!

@matty00866 Жыл бұрын

Anyone know a good website to buy those artificial rocks from?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Aqua decor backgrounds

@KeepingItFishy Жыл бұрын

What lights are you using on both tanks!!?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Fluval aquasky and Ai prime 16s

@KeepingItFishy Жыл бұрын

@@CichlidBros one fluval aqua sky works on that 150 by itself!!? Looking to get that light on the tank that your albino heckeli is in!

@elitetiger365 Жыл бұрын

What website do you use to buy your fish?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Why You Need to Order Aquarium Fish Online kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bL2gh5Z4rtzbm2Q.html

@Netminder3 Жыл бұрын

Where do you buy your fish online.?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Why You Need to Order Aquarium Fish Online kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bL2gh5Z4rtzbm2Q.html

@stilesslosson7403 Жыл бұрын

Female salvini female Nicaraguan also are stunning for cichlid female's

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Yep

@dbradley921 10 ай бұрын

Was that a Bala Shark in the tank with the Oscar? Mine keep dying.

@moonlightman7885 Жыл бұрын

how big is that Oscar tank?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

180 gallons

@KrackenSea Жыл бұрын

What kind of sand are you using?

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

This is one of our favorites: Carib Sea Sand Substrate: amzn.to/37p2Kzf

@KrackenSea Жыл бұрын

@Cichlid Bros I'm conflicted! About tank sizes, my wife would rather run the 72 bow front than the 75 that we also have, I would be curious if you could point me in the right direction for central to South american cichlids. A lot has to do with foot print. I see a lot of people to point towards 55 gallon type options. Would love to hear feed back on this. For I don't wanna get to large of fish when the 75 would be better. Thank you for all your advice!

@mrv8379 2 күн бұрын

What fish is the on video thumbnail?

@CichlidBros 2 күн бұрын

Jack Dempsey

@mrv8379 Күн бұрын

@@CichlidBros thanks

@tanyahicks5194 10 ай бұрын

How come my cichlids keep dying I change the water once a week 😢

@jaymilo8425 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible for cichlids to breed from different continents and if so would they be called African Americans or Americans Africans🤔

@austint8163 Жыл бұрын

Live fish direct sent me a hybrid yellow lab 😕

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear, we haven’t ordered from them

@altaj5210 11 ай бұрын

Hello sir .please reply me I need cichlid fish best color food but i am from sudia arabia. Which fish food you recommend for best fish colour ?I have Molly and guppy fishes so what would be good for them ?

@rooterdaddy6889 Жыл бұрын

Two things you overlooked: live food and vitamins. Live brine shrimp and live fruit fly larva will help make those colors pop. Try marinating that frozen food you're feeding with some Vita-Chem. That also will enhance their coloration. Works for me.

@duffbeer31 Жыл бұрын

Fish eating fish is cruel?😂😂😂 What do you think they eat in the lakes. Live food, plants, frogs, insects, bacteria, ect... Never had an issue when feeding live food for yrs. Did it sparringly though since its not cheap.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

Pretty cruel when those feeders are kept in terrible conditions, but primary reason I won’t feed live is 1) Less nutritional value than prepared foods and 2) Unnecessary risk of introducing parasites to your tank

@eccentricsmithy2746 Жыл бұрын

Why is it that every fish fanatic say to aquascape your tank like their natural habitat?? Your fishes natural habitat is a breeder tank!!!! It was farm raised in non aquascaped tanks then sold to a fish store in a bare glass tank. Your fish have absolutely no clue what its natural habitat looks like because they never seen it. These fools decorating their tank like an African lake when their fish have never seen the outside of a bare tank when it was born and sold to a fish store. Your fish were not plucked directly out of an African lake and into your tank. This goes for water parameters as well, they were born and raised at a fish farm, that is what they are use to. Thats what their bodies acclimated to when being raised. You changing the water parameters to a African lake, in which they never been in could actually kill them.

@CichlidBros Жыл бұрын

For 1) never said to chase parameters. In fact, we specifically recommend not to do that. And 2) cichlids have instincts and diet requirements that don’t just go away with farm breeding. They can survive in a breeder tank but wouldn’t consider that thriving.