Catching Electric Blue Acara Fry For Dedicated Tank! (will it work?)

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The people have spoken. So many of you have said to take a few of the Electric Blue Acara fry out and I've decided to give it a go. No o idea if it will work or not as I'm less than an amateur at raising fry or breeding fish in general. Hopefully it does though and wee can enjoy these little baby fish for a while to come 😊
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@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

👉👉Want to further support the channel? MD MERCH CLICK HERE: THICC CORY: md-fish-tanks.creator-spring.com/listing/md-thicc-cory FULL SHOP: md-fish-tanks.creator-spring.com The people have spoken. So many of you have said to take a few of the Electric Blue Acara fry out and I've decided to give it a go. No idea if it will work or not as I'm less than an amateur at raising fry or breeding fish in general. Hopefully it does though and wee can enjoy these little baby fish for a while to come 😊 Equipment (all links affiliate): LED FLOODLIGHTS: US amzn.to/3m3cEz9 UK amzn.to/3orIdRv 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 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 UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL

@jeffrule637 2 жыл бұрын

Hey MD.. can you make a video on the equipment you use? Canister filters, lilly pipes, heaters, etc. I know that they're listed in the description... but maybe a breakdown on how you use everything and how you set up the equipment rather than the scape itself.. Getting proper flow etc. That would be very helpful for a beginner like me. Thx.

@RascalV666 2 жыл бұрын

when you change the water, pour it into the flowers at home

@dazed2604 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t be the only one who kinda wants an update on your livening room aquarium.

@evanpagemusic 2 жыл бұрын

yep you're not the only one

@jakefromstatefarm7527 2 жыл бұрын

Nope you’re not

@evelynvelez2255 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss update please

@bobogliddabrun 2 жыл бұрын

Have you considered some kind of isolation box for the fry? At least that way they can be kept in the same tank as their mum. Alternatively you could set up a dim light for the night so the parents can see their young and better defend them from night time snackers

@ItzAllG 2 жыл бұрын

EBA’s are great parents though I do separate the male to another tank after the fry are born since they usually start munching on them after two weeks to prepare for their next spawn. Also not so pro tip but it’s how I separate fry is I use an airline tubing and basically become a fry vacuum instead of a gravel vacuum LOL

@alicecorriganguspie887 2 жыл бұрын

Man I wish I was a fish in one of those tanks 😂 so well cared for and clearly living their best fishy lives. Keep it up MD you rock!

@michaelbryan6328 2 жыл бұрын

MD once they get the taste for eating their own young the will always do it, you've done the best thing for sure, like you say l'm learning. keep trying if it's wrong then don't do it again and you've learnt somefink haven't you.

@77slate 2 жыл бұрын

Ah poor mama, its a tough one but fingers crossed for some success in both tanks now. You will always loose some, but that's why they have so many in the first place. It's all a learning curve

@flavours22 2 жыл бұрын

I love Watching Fish Babies MD , My Endlers Too Gave Babies and I feel your excitement of Baby Acaras ❤ Your Videos Are Awesome 👍

@dholiday9764 2 жыл бұрын

I will say I've got my Bolivian ram to raise their fry from the 3rd batch and the half that I pulled out develop so much slower than the other half that stayed in the tank with the parents. In less than a month the 3rd batch of fry looked the same size as the 2nd batch of fry that were laid 2 months earlier. crazy how things work

@lanalovesjesus6133 2 жыл бұрын

I put my peace lily on a piece of driftwood with the roots straight in the water and it provides a great place for the shrimp to hang out

@thesmallscape 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say I love your user name 🙂

@lanalovesjesus6133 2 жыл бұрын

@@thesmallscape thank you!

@Jonasastrophotos 2 жыл бұрын

i had 2 panda corys left in my tank. I got a huge shock, i saw a baby panda cory. Its so freaking cute. ( i since bought more panda corys so they have a few more friends)

@johnbyrd8115 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve learned that the best thing to use to remove fry from a tank is a turkey baster.

@NihilusTheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

Mine bite at my fingers too! They go for the nail haha. To anyone that doesn't know what it feels like to be grabbed onto by them, it's a similar feeling to a cat tongue. Slightly scratchy

@domesticwoods 2 жыл бұрын

I have never raised fish, but can absolutely empathize with your feeling torn about how to manage the fate of the babies. ❤

@prodbyhydrax 2 жыл бұрын

I hated doing it to my apistogramma viejita fry aswell. people kept telling me different info online "remove em" or "leave them for the parents to care for", so I sympathize with ya MD

@carolebraswell982 2 жыл бұрын

I can totally agree with your feelings regarding moving the fry. Electric Blue acaras are some of my favorite fish, but I have not been successful in keeping them or breeding them.

@tierdtoad5798 2 жыл бұрын

I look at it this way With the fish being in a tank it's not really a case of interfering with nature. The fish are being picked off and they have no where to escape that, so I'm fine with MD trying to save a few.

@tinksmith4964 2 жыл бұрын

Yesss watch them grow in their numbers. I'm also living vicariously through your scapes MD, I'm waiting for my bogwood to get water logged and sink...

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

sticks some rocks to it and then you can crack on.

@stevenahlberg1542 2 жыл бұрын

Take all the babies out raise Em Up and sell them. You have a good fan base now. This is a beautiful fish pass it on

@sunaymukherjee7576 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh a 2 island scape for the rainbow tank ! Very eager for the vid !

@fjkhamdan 2 жыл бұрын

Nice can’t wait for the new build.

@NaturalBiotopes 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent representative of the aquatic ecosystem.

@starhawk3992 2 жыл бұрын

Yay - so happy to see this pop up on my phone today. Well done you. Either way it'll be good 👍🏻

@Anonymous11Jj 2 жыл бұрын

Dont feel any guilt on taking the fry out, you are saving them. The more u take the more they live. You are just helping them from not dying by the parents incase.

@bekirkvrak4724 2 жыл бұрын

your amazon river tanks is perfect, i'd like to see more this tank ,

@kelseamiller6486 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like about a dozen got in , that worked great with the baster thanks for the knowledge

@CarefulAtheist 2 жыл бұрын

I completely understand your dillemma. My son saw me get into fishkeeping and he asked me if he could have a small tank with a few fish in it. We got him two neon tetras and two swordtails. Within a day one of the swordtails died (must have been ill from the shop). When we fished him out of the tank (excuse the pun) we found a strange thing...fry at the bottom of the tank just above the gravel. We saw the remaining swordtail go to town on them and my wife was horrified. I Was torn...let nature happen, or save the little fry that I can save. We managed to get 8 of the little ones out of the tank into a glass vase. They have grown tremendously over the last few weeks just feeding them crushed-to-dust tropical pellets. They will make a nice addition to our tanks around the house when fully grown.

@rgilroy1909 2 жыл бұрын

love the build up you've been doing in these last few videos - - can't wait for the next build video!!!!

@Eme-Kat 2 жыл бұрын

You've just saved lives!!! Literally!

@rayp4008 2 жыл бұрын

Probably more babies in there than meets the eye. Many have likely just wandered away from that corner. Poss even from the 1st batch. As for pulling a few babies,.... I think you will be happy that you did. A different view of the growing process that can be learned from.

@mbeeel 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yea, one time I just suck em all down into the bucket after getting sick using the net, they all survived so I keep doing it after that lol

@zahirmillard8205 2 жыл бұрын

Your vides are so peaceful and entertaining. It really helps me out. Thanks

@CYA_RONIN 2 жыл бұрын

Excited to see your next tank😍😍🥰

@laydee1029 2 жыл бұрын

Man those Acara's are just beauties 😍 hoping for the best outcome for all of the fry. So excited for Saturday's upload of the rainbow tank!! The suspense is killing me lol!! Good job MD, now to go get me some more merch!! 😁

@littsoutdoors0102 2 жыл бұрын

Love the tanks. Your channel has greatly inspired me to start my own and enjoy the fish hobby much more. Cant wait to watch more😃

@saselazeski1109 Жыл бұрын

I have blue acara frys and they are still with their parents.... They are going well so far... Acaras are amazing fish ☺

@Hazel-Hill 2 жыл бұрын

The composition of the tank is my favorite

@martin-fc4kk 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, I am back to the hobby and your videos are the best!

@naegwut 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching you clean and trim a tank

@subscribe2me904 2 жыл бұрын

German blue rams definitely tricky. I’ve lost two. I have one now that I’ve had for 4 months. He’s been doing great.

@apss5736 2 жыл бұрын

hi md. loving the updates

@freddysfish2424 2 жыл бұрын

My Green Terrors ate a bunch at first but kept some. I think she just down sized the babies to make it easier for her and Dad to take care of. Still have a bunch of babies with Mom and Dad for almost 2 months.

@gladek800 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Greetings from Poland

@robertannable9584 2 жыл бұрын

I love you, MD; You're a good man. It felt bad, just watching it... The humanity haha

@mandysmith6960 Жыл бұрын

My acaras have had fry 7 times and ate them all so think you have done right thing x

@Liam-dr5ko 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing for my lunch break

@marksvednemeth 2 жыл бұрын

Come on mate... just show us the new rainbow tank, you bastard!!! 🤣🤣 What a tease...

@chrisserra3718 2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s good to take a couple out cause then you can learn how to take care of the fry. Always good to beef up your fish keeping skills

@Synomz 2 жыл бұрын

May I ask why you didn't just take the other 2 big acaras and "quarantine" them instead? Just untill the fry are big enough to not fit in their mouths. That way you can also see if it's the mom doing the eating or if the numbers are dwindling due to natural selection. Love your tanks mate I can't wait to see the new rainbow tank!

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

It would be many months before the fry would not be able to fit in their mouths. I'd have to do them a completely different setup as it would need to be long term and then I'm a fish breeder 🤣. It's not really the hobby I'm into at this time. Happy to just take a few out though and see what happens. 😊

@CarlosAlberto-ii1li 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks Its not a hobby.............of course not, its Adsense.

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

@@CarlosAlberto-ii1li hi carlos. Thanks for watching, commenting and supporting my hobby 😊

@techdutchie 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks haha you are a legend!

@tylern1371 2 жыл бұрын

The mom eating them is natural selection I wouldn’t touch them but also see why you would want to remove them so either way

@DeanoSupremo1 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic looking fish those blue acara's

@yrrabeulf4308 Жыл бұрын

Just got 5 -6 a pair has formed up Aready only have one tiny wee aquarium left for fry good advice in the videos how to care for them you have very nice setups

@snowyk94 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching your experiments and little updates on each tank! I've been wondering for a while and haven't found an answer; what happened to your axolotl? I used to have one for 9 years so I'm curious 😂

@MDFishTanks 2 жыл бұрын

he developed some kind of buoyancy issue and just sunk to the bottom of the tank and only moved for moved right next to him. He would eat fine and pass the food in a pellet no problem. I took him to a vet for a scan which showed no impaction as well so I was bemused. I then let someone I know take care of him who had axolotls and bred some for a long time as I felt they might be able to find the problem or fix it. Unfortunately Pancho died not that long after and even he couldn't tell me what the issue was :(

@snowyk94 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks that's so sad! :( at least he had a fun life with so many fancy homes. Thanks for telling me! Appreciate it 🌈

@GreenGrasshoppa 2 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks 💚

@giwanverveen3496 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE the tank as is! no need for trimming yet in my honest opinion ( i think the fish and fry love it as well).

@kuncororathariw4548 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and very beautifull cyclid👍

@timorozenboom8475 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen people use a bit of filter hose to just suck up the fry into a bucket, pretty much like doing a water change

@9a37tharunkumar4 2 жыл бұрын

Big fan good idea

@kuncororathariw4548 2 жыл бұрын

Nice electric blue👍

@robdean1229 7 ай бұрын

Don't overfeed the babies' tank ! 🙃 You're going to be an awesome fish dad. Those fish are good parents, as well! Look forward to comparing!

@MikeS-uv1jb 2 жыл бұрын

Your fish are looking so good. Recently got 10 chili rasboras from the store in japan. They were all pale no color, at all. Now beautiful, with the limited room space its all i can keep comfortably. Just using rooibos for mild blackwater.

@hammertime1217 Жыл бұрын

Dear MD. Im a huge fan of your work, your videos are an inspiration of dimensions, and also, a huge benefit on my stressed everyday as theyr so pleasant to watch. Regarding this video im gonna follow your approach with interrest, as Ive bread multiple batches of ebc myself, i currently have a tank with 7 adults and 3 breeding pairs, Yeah, they dont Murder each other like they would if only 2 pairs vere there. Reason it works is because the parents dont distinguish their fry from the other pairs. However, I found that the biggest reason for dying Fry is acctually the lack of live food, micro food to be precise, it will result in the stronger ones eating their smaller siblings if the parents dont, its a survival strategy in nature. The parrents will acctually care for them untill theyr quite large. The greatest succes i had was from adding micro infusoria and later on daphnia and mosquito larvae

@scotthood4789 2 жыл бұрын

animals do eat their not healthy or not fully / strong enough babies . I've seen a stork - 6 babies hatched , and the father did eat one and the second one was thrown out of the nest- he was much much smaller than his siblings . the rest of them successfully grown up and left their home nest to start the new-strong ,healthy generation of storks. so happy end after all :)

@hembulsara1792 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe separate the 3 and just leave mum with the fry. I know nothing about fish but dig the channel.

@abu.aayah.v4219 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I just started watching your channel and are super curious what happened to the fry? We can’t find any updates of the ones you separated.

@JhunDumsTVXj 2 жыл бұрын

Wow beautiful.

@jihartbladhest2749 2 жыл бұрын

You should film in Ultrawide!!! your videos are so nice quality!!

@rlmast Жыл бұрын

I had to take my fry out all the time, longest they ever lasted with the parent fish was about 2 months before they got eaten, I siphoned them out with a smaller tube, and kept a net in there with the other hand to distract them. My tank wasn't planted like this and hard to move around in, But i raised a bunch up and eventually sold them all

@jascarty3503 2 жыл бұрын

I would definitely buy a rainbowfish hoody!!!!!! 💚😁

@1970chipper 2 жыл бұрын

I could hear the hesitence in your voice. You did good, bud.

@nataliedubious5241 2 жыл бұрын

I love bolivian rams, the other rams are beautiful but the bolivans and their little pops of colour are amazing

@kainthaassassin4020 2 жыл бұрын

Try and get a microworm cultivation going easy to set up easy to harvest and great food for fry and other small fish wil enjoy it to keep up the great work love it

@t4dan 2 жыл бұрын

Interested in what the smaller twigs are in the ram tank?, Anything special? 😆 love your videos that much I did a scape with blue acaras too 🤣

@Shimoose 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE do a bolivian ram tank! that was my first real fish tank was stocked with. your b rams are beautiful!! their colors are so bright, would definitely love to see you make a b ram specific tank :)

@tinasweeney4392 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, mama didn't want you near her babies at all! I agree I wouldn't have felt right taking them either.

@wesleywesley3262 2 жыл бұрын

If you move the acaras to a tank with no predators it better for them. I use to breed them. Very easy to breed. Baby brine shrimp is what I use to feed them to grow the size quick.

@forthemaddie 2 жыл бұрын

PLEASE do a video on passive co2 like the upside down bottle method. obviously a little classier knowing you tho!

@amymandeville8342 2 жыл бұрын

I hear you on the German Blue Rams. I'm giving up on them, too. You get fed up with losing fish after fish.

@naddyn685 2 жыл бұрын

You take such good care of your fish and plants. Good experiment taking out some fry. Meanwhile, my new aquascape in my 40 gallon not going well. I found a thin, white worm moving about (no fish in yet). And the plants were all from Aq Gard (abbreviated). Plus I put a new Java fern bought from them in my old tank and 3 danios fell ill 2 weeks later. They were always doing well before the plants. Do you sterilise your plants before planting? Anyone here know of good worm treatments ok for small fish and filter bacteria?

@SquareWaveSymphonies 2 жыл бұрын

A few days ago, my 80 cm fire eel bit my right ring finger. That was fun. XD

@wedgwoodsworld4816 2 жыл бұрын

Try leaving the tank light on overnight on the Electic blue acara tank whilst they are with fry

@jackisperu9766 2 жыл бұрын

i sugest picking more fry, so you can chose how distribute couples when they grow up (if is only few they can be all male or female)

@MsAndi1978 2 жыл бұрын

Schöne Aquarien hast du

@evelynvelez2255 2 жыл бұрын

Love all of your tanks btw did the separated fry survive?

@alexstarker9435 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever done a cockatoo dwarf cichlid tank? I just found out about them last week and they're stunning!

@Pipspets91 2 жыл бұрын

I love panda cories. I unfortunately got 6 but then had a thermometer malfunction and lost them all within a week as my tank was running at 87f instead of the 73 it was showing. My kribs are breeding atm so not going to replace them yet as know they will be beaten up by the kribs x

@ronniegoudie4672 2 жыл бұрын

What I would do would be remove the parents around 2 weeks or a little earlier when you still have a high number of fry and just leave he babies in that tank to grow out and then feed baby brine shrimp to the fry.

@sandywest4299 2 жыл бұрын

what you could do is take the other two out while there are babies. put them back in about a month. then you dont have to take the babies out of that tank and into another tank. but what ever you do i love this show. hahaha

@Georges-xd8en 2 жыл бұрын

Cool

@aquaticconceptsbringingwaterto 2 жыл бұрын

I have done this a few times with German Blues and Golden Dwarf Ram Cichlids with pretty good success. You may be surprised. You can see the video on my channel if you search my video content. There are over 250 videos so just use the search and you will find it. Turkey baster always the best way. Good Luck!

@ImHavingaCoronary 2 жыл бұрын

maybe you could get a tank divider for mom and babies...not sure how that would work out though (for next time)

@4kvideoEdits3747 2 жыл бұрын

Setup a corel reef tank

@TheDenny188 2 жыл бұрын

1. The big acara is the male, not the smallest one. 2. You need artemia nauplii for the fry. They are dying because of hunger, nothing else. They cannot eat normal foods in the beginning no matter how small it is.

@torresfandi3626 2 жыл бұрын

Kereeeen

@ryannichols3053 2 жыл бұрын

Try “hikari first bites” for fry and young.

@bobadicious 2 жыл бұрын

What are the big plants growing out of the tank that you had to cable tie? Thinking of doing same with roots in tank and leaves out the top. Cheers, love you videos.

@kateg9437 2 жыл бұрын

Japanese peace lily

@bobadicious 2 жыл бұрын

@@kateg9437 super thanks!!!

@RoryMacdonald1337 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobadicious peace lily and monstera

@velcapitan 2 жыл бұрын

Monstera

@aszalai86 2 жыл бұрын

You really need to hatch them some baby brine shrimp if you want a good shot at this.

@Akbal25 2 жыл бұрын

what plants and light you have on that tank? looks amazing

@mann1zee 2 жыл бұрын

I'd of pulled a few out too xx

@jamesfarr9620 2 жыл бұрын

Evening mate, loving your videos so you've got a subscription from me. I'm interested in CO2 but where is the best place to get the bottle refilled etc? Or where do you go for that 🤔 (UK north east area)

@AndrewMc-he3ue 2 жыл бұрын

I have a breeding pair of cockatoo apistos on their 3rd batch of babies they are in with some corys and some tetra, I've just left them and I have had a couple of bigger babies appear out of the leaf litter. My cory's have just spawned too and I've rescued the eggs and trying to hatch them, and my bristlenose have spawned in another tank....I'm gonna need some more tanks if this carries on lol