So what’s your mistake? Let us know. Thanks for watching!
@johneverson5538
7 ай бұрын
My BIGGEST mistake was that when you outgrow a piece of equipment you should NEVER just let it go. Later on I promise you will run into a situation where that piece of hardware will save fish lives. Example,the old box filter I started my first tank with is the same piece of equipment that I now use to buffer my water either up or down for the proper PH.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
That’s a good one! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience 😎
@tripezius1
7 ай бұрын
Yes! Have had aquariums for 20 years or so and I keep everything that's functional. Amazing how often every piece (including small/spare aquariums) come in handy.
@fxb3805
7 ай бұрын
Guilty of short quarantine and one missing here... overfeeding! an easy one I guess
@CichlidCharmer
6 ай бұрын
I’m guilty of both too! Thank you 🙏
@stefanosahretis5075
7 ай бұрын
Making mistakes is part of the process of learning, how you learn and grow is the difference between being a good fish keeper and a great fish keeper. Always listen to everyone’s advice and do not be stubborn that you know best. Those that are having trouble free aquariums with good maintenance and beautiful coloured fish are generally those you should be taking advice from. Making mistakes is not the end of the world, just learn and grow
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Amen!
@ronmcdowell4794
7 ай бұрын
My biggest mistake was trying to have fish that don't thrive with my super hard well water here in Central Florida. Almost gave the hobby up. 😢. Death and more deaths. Then got my beautiful African cichlids and peacocks in 125 gal. Been 2 years now and fish are super healthy and have more babies than I can handle.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
I’m guessing that might have had your head spinning trying to figure out what was wrong. Your Africans love your wonderful well water!
@Ceobub
2 ай бұрын
your videos are so well made and helpful. thanks mans keep putting them out
@CichlidCharmer
2 ай бұрын
Most appreciated!!
@johneverson5538
7 ай бұрын
Grathbar’s hammers from galaxy quest right?
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Bingo! Love that movie
@tulioalopez
16 күн бұрын
Thank you for the video. Will follow you more often.
@CichlidCharmer
16 күн бұрын
You're welcome and thank you!
@jimo4581
7 ай бұрын
Quarantine!! Ok they’re in long enough, in the big tank now!! lol
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
SO easy to do! 🥰
@tripezius1
7 ай бұрын
Biggest mistake was not cycling properly on a new mbuna tank. Had issues w/all the baddies: ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. They claimed two innocent lives :( Took a while to get it under control. Take your time everyone! Do it right and everyone lives (like when you subscribe to Cichlid Charmer so no one dies).
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
That’s such a good one - it’ll be in the next one 😂. And yes, spread the word about subscribing - choose life! 🤣
@TrishaClark-kn1td
Ай бұрын
How do you feed the different fish that need different diets that are in the same tank?
@CichlidCharmer
Ай бұрын
You can target feed. Try to hand feed or at least drop the special food close by the one who needs it.
@sewerrat7612
2 ай бұрын
Put cords somewhere obvious when u need to unplug equipment most of us have forgotten to restart a filter or heater
@CichlidCharmer
2 ай бұрын
Oooo good one ☝️
@Towfish
7 ай бұрын
What about putting a speaker above your tank that could scare your fish?
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
It’s a surround so it isn’t very loud.
@wob459
7 ай бұрын
My biggest mistake when I first started was overfeeding. Never give up, never surrender!
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Probably everyone is right there with you on that!
@ryanfoss1230
6 ай бұрын
Love your videos and your tanks!!!!!
@CichlidCharmer
6 ай бұрын
Hey Ryan! Good to see you here again. I love your fish too as you already know 🥰
@tessabaker1595
6 ай бұрын
What all fish do you have in your alcatraz tank?
@CichlidCharmer
6 ай бұрын
Such a timely question! I am working RIGHT NOW on the video for a week from Saturday that’s going over every single one in detail. Make sure you subscribe and turn on notifications so you know once it’s out 😎
@shepsterboy8808
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video boss!
@CichlidCharmer
6 ай бұрын
You’re welcome - thanks for watching and commenting!
@thevideocastle1
3 ай бұрын
Amazing channel!!
@CichlidCharmer
3 ай бұрын
Thanks, Daniel 🥰
@galejohnson8086
7 ай бұрын
I want your dog!
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Mine!
@dannyaquatics
7 ай бұрын
Great video thanks for sharing my friend.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Thanks, Danny 😍
@bexiexz
6 ай бұрын
yessss
@CichlidCharmer
6 ай бұрын
@@bexiexzyesss to what, my friend?
@bexiexz
6 ай бұрын
to your great video@@CichlidCharmer
@CichlidCharmer
6 ай бұрын
@@bexiexzahhhh, well thank you! ❤🙏
@jeremymoore450
7 ай бұрын
CC, Awesome video and advice. You brought out some good points. I made the mistake of not researching and also adding to many fish at once which overloaded my bacteria and caused a horrific crash in the cycle. All of my fish but one died. I felt so bad. I almost quit the hobby altogether. But I decided to do more research and watched more KZitem videos. And read more forums. Than I tried again and now I have a successful CA/SA cichlids tank. I realized that AF cichlids weren’t for me right now and went with the bigger boys. Appreciate the video and the time brother. Can’t wait to see the new tank and what you chose for wet pets on the CA/SA side.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
That’s an awesome victory story - learning from your mistakes 🥰. My first ACs I added way too many for my 75 and crashed my cycle. Fortunately I controlled it and didn’t lose anyone, but it was TENSE! Good to hear from you, Jeremy. I’m excited for my Americans!
@HapiPETSWM
7 ай бұрын
If you haven’t made a mistake it’s a lie or you have one of those plastic fish bubblers, this being said learning and retaining that information is where it all comes together. Prime time is awesome and Jason especially is like having a professor that actually cares about your tank! But seriously my worst mistake is just not recognizing the situation for what it was and doing part of the work thinking I could save time or money and doing that again to complete a total volume change but it should have happened the first time not the second time because it was until I finally the third time I did the change I wanted and that is when life returned to the tank! So never be afraid to do enough, because wishing to do more later is just that, a wish
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
That’s a great point. I feel that way about buying equipment also - don’t buy ALMOST what you want or need. You’ll just wind up buying it twice. Glad you got it corrected though through your dedication. It’s good to see you back, @chillyhappy!
@NCCichlids
7 ай бұрын
I love your content! Keep up the good work!
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@elivoorhees7075
7 ай бұрын
I have one of those hawkliceps from Ron’s. Mines about 8 inches and he just started turning blue
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Ooo nice! I don’t feel like I’ve seen you on here for a while, Eli. Good to hear from you!
@elivoorhees7075
7 ай бұрын
I haven’t commented in awhile. But I’m always watching 👀 . You videos upload really early here in Michigan on Saturday morning so I get to see them right when I wake up ! Which is nice.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
@@elivoorhees7075ooooh! Well thank you Eli!
@elivoorhees7075
6 ай бұрын
I’ll start commenting more. It only takes a second and I’m really loving what your doing with your tank
@elivoorhees7075
6 ай бұрын
I need to add more. Mines a 210 and I’m looking for a lot more unique ones like yours …. Once I see an availability I’m going to pull the trigger . I’m glad to see you got a mdoka white lip. My wife tells me we have too much blue. I don’t disagree but I’d like to add a yellow lab and a couple more flavors to the mix. I love your zebra obliqeuidens
@tripezius1
7 ай бұрын
CC, if you have advice for those of us raising baby/juvenile African cichlids (all types), I'd love to hear it. Feeding schedules, temps, decor, lighting, growth expectations, temperaments... anything! KZitem seems to be lacking this content. Your videos are outstanding and very helpful. Thank you.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
So… right now I don’t have much experience in raising fry. I think the Cichlid Bros might have some good videos on it, and I bet Jason the Grey does as well. Perhaps someday, but these guys are taking up all my time already, so maybe after I get my American tank up and running I will be able to catch up. Thank you for asking, and I hope you have fun on your adventure. Juvies… I have experience with them, since I usually buy juvies, but not fry.
@tripezius1
7 ай бұрын
Thank you, I'll check those guys out. FWIW, juvies is presently the more relevant subject for me. I have a bunch of roughly 2" haps/peacocks. Definitely having fun on this adventure with them! @@CichlidCharmer
@pollylewis9611
7 ай бұрын
Aw Hi Stella and Molly you both are so cute. OK I have made all these mistakes but the last one. Like getting those cute little angel fish, stick them into a 29gal tank with a bunch of little fin nippers, only to find out how big Angels really get (with some fins nipped off) wow right, oh I have made many and many mistakes and still do I admit it. I try not to be like the "last mistake" how do we all learn without asking questions and one doesn't need to be made to feel stupid or judged so thank you for sharing this one for sure. I'm one of those crazy fish people well back into it right, and I enjoy your channel and learn a lot, Thank You! OK, already stated here, but "Galaxy Quest" and yes, I'm a movie nerd too haha!
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Love your comments every single time, Polly 😂And I knew you would greet my 8mo old and 14 year old wieners 🥰. You could never be mistake no 6
@pollylewis9611
7 ай бұрын
Aw thank you, I forgot to agree about the Pleco thing, yup never seen Royal hides in the first 45gal. or is it being terrorized yikes@@CichlidCharmer
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
LOL but you can just imagine how beautiful they might be, right?
@thefrank4765
7 ай бұрын
Just a suggestion, why don't you move your yellow lab, from Alcatraz to the mbuna tank? He is a mbuna.
@4417t
7 ай бұрын
Yellow labs do surprisingly well in general with haps and peacocks. It's difficult to find pure yellow in the haps and peacock world except for saffron peacocks but these are rare. In my opinion, his yellow lab works well with the haps and peacock tank as an mbuna-exception.
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Thank you - you said it better than I would have. I also miss Ray, and even though I thought of moving him, I would just really miss him in Alcatraz. Plus he loves those pipes 🤩
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
Good question! The response from 4417t said it well.
@DJFUEGOMUSIC
7 ай бұрын
Have you used black sand in your aquarium or consider using it
@NCCichlids
7 ай бұрын
Yes! It’s super important to rinse it beforehand several times! Until the water is clear or it can be a massive headache!
@CichlidCharmer
7 ай бұрын
I haven’t, but I have considered using it in my upcoming big American cichlids tank.
@DJFUEGOMUSIC
7 ай бұрын
I have regular aragonite and thinking of changing to black Carib sea sand
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