Demasoni's are so beautiful & look very creative!

I currently have a Demasoni mum (named Artemis - aged about 14 months)and her 11 children (aged 6.5 months) in a 29 gallon. Amazingly they are all getting along famously! Absolutely no aggression. The really great part is there were originally 11 babies (totally unexpected) that I managed to rescue from a 60 G I used to own and put in a breeder box back in August. I fully expected to loose a few. Amazingly I have lost - NONE. The Demasoni Dad is currently in a smaller tank on his own. I did try reintroducing him to mum back in September (at this point the babies were all in a 5G on their own). This unfortunately did not go well, and now I think I know why thanks to your video - (couples). Amazingly there were only 5 fish in the 60 when she first got "pregnant". The male DM, her, a female Venustus, a female Kenyi, and a female Electric Blue Acara. Yes - I know - far from ideal - It was HELL. I was very uneducated and did the Noah's Ark tank thing as i wanted friends for my one EBA who I mistakenly believed was African. In no time my dozen various African Cichlid fish (3 Demasoni, 4 Auratus, 3 Kenyi, 1Venustus(and the EBA who came with the tank and I had been told was African - long story lol) were all getting killed or being rehomed. And I was down to 5 fish in the 60 G and was on the brink of rehoming ALL the Africans I still had and keeping only the EBA - getting more South Americans - when I discovered the Demasoni babies! NEVER AGAIN. Anyway now I have things under control. The 29 G Demasoni tank. And a 23 G Fluval Vista tank with a pair of EBAs and their fry. And two smaller tanks with single males. And another 16 G tank with non Cichlids...Ok sorta of under control lol. I am wondering if I should try to put Dad back with his family now that the young are 6 months old and almost as big as him. I feel VERY sorry for him as he is obviously not happy. Plus; if I did that it would be one less tank to care for and I am in my late 50s so much as I love my fish it is a strain physically doing tank cleaning and lifting multiple buckets. The other male is a Kenyi and he is UBER aggressive and happy on his own so I am content with soon getting him his own fancy 16 G (Fluval Vista 16 - a REALLY nice tank BTW - highly recommend. The EBA one is also a Vista (23) I just wish they made a Vista 32 or 37 as I would be all over that. Much better quality and easier care then standard tanks.) This would leave me with only 4 tanks, a bit more manageable. I am just worried that he might upset the apple cart. However unlike the male Kenyi who was a BEAST - tormenting every single fish including 13 inch common plecos (really); and I know can never ever be with other fish as he will kill anyone he is put with the male Demasoni (Vinnie) is not a bad fish. The worst thing he ever did was chase the female around, nip her fins and make her hide from him - when it was just them and the EBA in the 29 G. I am hoping that after 4 months on his own watching videos and being bored he will welcome the chance to be with the others. He would be the newcomer. All of the other have been in their current tank for 4 months now. And, there are multiple fake plants, decor etc etc. Opinions?

Thank you so much, this was very informative and helpful 😁

Excellent video and info on Demasoni. Extra bonus being an attractive young lady. Been considering trying breeding this fish. Going to be a challenge but I’m experienced breeding Mbuna so I like the challenge. Planning on purchasing about 20 very young fry preferably 3/4”-1”. Another challenge I see is finding them that small.

Very helpful, just starting a Demasoni aquarium 75 gal. Thank you.

I just love this video. I am starting a new tank and arrived at the demasoni for its small size and wanting to keep several in an aquarium. Your great information and excitement has me so pumped! Thank you for the great video. :)

I have followed your videos since when you had only 200 subscribers. You are amazing. And the most important thing is that you are passionate about the fish you raise. The content has always been excellent. Keep the good work. You are really good at this.

Thank you for these Videos. These videos are the reason I can successfully keep and enjoy Mbuna.

I’m so excited!! This video helped me out a lot , yo thanks !!! 🙌🏾😃 ! I brought my very FIRST 1 yesterday from my local pet store. HE is amazing.

Great advice, love the demasoni cichlid!👍🐟🐬👍🏡

Quebeccian Fish Queen ++

Very informative. Great attitude👍🏽

Good news for me. Thanks.

I loved this fish., my cichild lovers

very lucky to mary this woman. hmm...home sweet home with a lot of fish

Beautiful video i would love to visit your store i live in Philadelphia and congrats on the 2500 subscriber's

such pretty fish. I'm doing julichromis now and they look great. love the videos an information

Very good , i love you, from Venezuela, Margarita island. I love african cichlid

Thank you so much for another amazing video💪🏽👍🏽

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Structure, structure and more structure. When you have a decent number of adults , right amount of structure you will soon have a Demosoni producing machine. When we are talking structure we are talking mega crevices and crannies. This is what works best . A full background of red lava stone. At that point you don't have to separate the holding females at all. The dominant Male will continue to dart out at rivals and potential moms but he will not pursue to the death. The caves buffer the aggression to an amazing degree. Fatalities literally are haulted under the right conditions. With proper set up one soon finds their tank an active and lively community of Demasoni of all sizes and stages of life living safely. Not making this up. However ,if because of the price, establishing all that lava stone may take a while ,try this alternative. Invest in a load of smaller clay pots and basically load them front to back at the rear of your tank with about a1/2 inch from the glass. Stack them as high as you are able. This will do nicely even though it wont look as natural. Demasoni will always chase each other around but aggression stops once the fish being chased darts out of view. Out of sight out of mind principle. It works wonders. And P.S. The female will often take her hatchlings into her mouth when she thinks there is danger. In and out in and out they go. It's important to remind ourselves that just because she does this we need not assume she is eating them. 🙂👍

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Very nice & congrats, you are brave, i would strip her and put eggs in a tumbler since it took so long since last breeding. Best of luck with her👍

I got by demasoni yesterday I have two males and 4 females and I have pvc pipes for hiding spots and it's the second day one male is howing dominance on other male

I only have one

i love, and i like so much this girl

I have a 120 litre tank curved can I keep these in this size tank I would really like them if not is there any Mbuna I can keep please cheers I’m from the uk 🇬🇧 you explain everything so easy n slowly to understand 👍🏻

Great video. Good Job👍. Subbed You.

Great info, thank you! I have 4 pseudotropheus demasoni (I think 2 male and 2 females) and 3 yellow labs in a tall gallon bowed 37 aquarium. They seem to spend 95% of their time at the bottom of the tank and there is a great deal of chasing with the demasoni. Should I add another 2-4 to break it up a bit? Is 37 gallons enough for that an extra 2-4 fish? I have some large dry rocks with lots of caves and hiding places.

I currently have a single juvenile Demasoni (not sure of sex yet) in a 20 gallon. The only other tank mates are 3 peppered cory cats. Will the cichlid become overly aggressive towards the Cory's as the Demasoni matures? I would like to maintain this tank long term the way it's set up now. Thanks and live your videos.

If we're a great audience, you're a great host. Will this be the first bi-lingual live fish video on youtube?

When we clean our filter, can all beneficial bacteria in filter will be clean up with dust. Should we keep some dust with filter? Or New cycling process will begin in the filter? Please tell me .....

What flake do u give mbuna?

I separated two females from main tank to a small tank, both holding, but they chase each other, any tips please 😌

Can u please do instructive video on how to raise ph and hardness for african cichlids thank u

Can u give them peas?we had some frozen peas for tea some left over do I have to take the skin off first

Hello Richelle, good video! I will soon start a mbuna aquarium and I would like to know that they species would be compatible with dimesoni in terms of sizes and diet. I have a 55 gallon and I would like species that are relatively small.

I have this fish I have 8 of these and have 4 yellow labs they are all fry please help me with what food to give them I have a fork in there with a chunk of courgette on and have a clip with cucumber on I have also dropped in some veggie pellets is this the right food for the fry? Please reply cheers

Can I put them with Oscar?

I bought 6 new demasoni, new tank, they don't want to eat, and already they are with me 1 week, what can i do to feed them

Hi Richelle, i love mbunas compared to haps and peacock. I have a 4 feet tank coming soon, my question to you is, can I keep 20-30 small size mbunas, but only one of each species? For example, one yellow lab, one demasoni, one socolofi, one callainos etc. Thanks!

What would happen if I fed them during the night?

Is demasoni called as Kenyi chiclids? Pls clarify Thanks

What should the GH and PH and Kh be for this fish? I have an api test strip getting these fish tomoz please help

I have my geofegus and demasoni together. Is this combo going to work?

@QuebecChiclids I have a question. I have one Demasoni and 4 labs with him. I've tried adding other Demasoni to the tank and he goes ballistic on them. He only gets along with labs. And will kill anything else. What should I do with him ???

The Demasoni is an omnivore so it does need some meat in it's diet, maybe if you add live foods they will breed more easily.

How to keep proper ph ?

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Can u have demasoni and tropheus together ? :)

that name is a mouthful xd

i tried 10 demons in my 30 gallon..no luck

Hi :) I just started my 55gallons with 17x Saulosi 1'' And I wonder if you have some in your local store ? :)

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Damn they kill their own ...

I kept 7 and they ended up all killing each other :(

Siklidek, embuna. God your accent is so cute, is it ok if I want to marry you?

Were you crying