This was a great introduction to both shell dwellers and hard-water fish in general. In this video I'll explain the methods I used to breed and raise Lamprologus Ocellatus.
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this is easily some of the best content I've found so far, very well thought out and thorough information in each video. looking forward to more content.
You could be the best fish breeder on youtube! Especially if you consistently pump out new videos with new species! I hope its what you will do! Thank you for the videos
Ah yes , right when I needed it . Was watching a few vids on how to breed Multifasciatus ( no that I want to breed them anytime soon ) but seeing fry jotting about in the tank with parents just sooths me you know , and here you are with a guide on how to breed Ocellatus . Have a good one .
I have been subscribed for quite a while and my notifications were sent to all, but for some reason or another CZcams deemed that my notifications were not set, hence my viewing of this video now. I hope the algorithm still counts, fantastic content as always, your breeding projects are just the most interesting on CZcams! Thank you again, and I hope you have a great day🙂👍🏻
This one was shorter then expected, but I still loved it! Btw after A.agassizii and A.macmasteri, I would love it if you tackled A.Borellii! They are the only Apistogramma species that (to my knowledge) can tolerate hard water, and also can tolerate much cooler water then other Apistos (I have mine on ambient room temp)
Hello! I’ve been recently binge watching all of your fish breeding videos and it’s funny because I have no plan to breed any fish, nor have I ever owned any fish in my entire life, nor do I plan to own any fish in the future. However, your content is very nice to put on to watch and learn. I’ll never in my life need to know how to breed a specific type of fish, but sure as hell am I going to watch a video while I draw ! Keep up the fantastic content
Love your breeding videos even though I probably would not breed most of the species you feature. Lovely video as always! Any sneak peeks on your next projects?
Would love to see you take on that 4-5 inch cichlid size : acaras / keyhole / guinacara cichlids . Anyway awesome work ! Been binging your content , excellent quality ❤
Me too, there are some larger fish I would like to try. I have to be careful when picking what to breed that there is a local market for the fish. If not I got stuck with full tanks! I'll try anything that will sell
Loved this video! I'm itching to set up a lamprologus set up myself sometime in the future, most likely multis since they're the smallest apparently. I'd liek to throw out pygmy corydora in one of your future breeding projects!
Fish you should try breeding because I have them/plan to get them and want to know how to breed them: Maculata dwarf rasboras (or other micro rasboras) Macmasteri apistogramma and borellii apistogramma (meant to be harder than cacatuides to breed) Clown killifish (don’t have yet but want) Golden pencilfish Pea puffers would also be fun but here in Australia they are $200+ each so I don’t see myself ever having them I’ve watched all of your species specific breeding videos and your content is great
How do you manage to have so many living together calmly? I have the same fish and i put 3 in a 40 gallon breeder and they still chase and bully each other.
It's a little counterintuitive but in my experience it's easier to keep 50 aggressive fish together than to keep 3 in the same space. The fish want to find and protect a territory for themselves and with that many other fish in the area, they just know it's not going to work so they don't really try. Even if an individual does get aggressive in the group, they are more likely to attack 20 different fish once a day than one fish 20 times a day. It's much less likely anyone will get injured. You might have heard that referred to as "diffusing" aggression.
This is purely my opinion but I would say at the very least a 20 long and even then you will likely have one or two that get bullied into upper corners. It takes a ton of obstacle complexity to keep them stable in a small space. For breeding I used more than one tank
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I have some project ideas
Breeding desert gobies
Breeding pineapple swordtails
Breeding honey gouramis
Breeding cherry shrimp
Breeding mystery snails
The best fish breeding youtuber. Period.
Amen
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Agreed👍🏻
100 percent agree
Indeed
this is easily some of the best content I've found so far, very well thought out and thorough information in each video. looking forward to more content.
I chose to keep Kribensis because I find it interesting to watch their cave renovations, but these fish and their shells are just too cute!
You could be the best fish breeder on youtube!
Especially if you consistently pump out new videos with new species!
I hope its what you will do!
Thank you for the videos
Ah yes , right when I needed it . Was watching a few vids on how to breed Multifasciatus ( no that I want to breed them anytime soon ) but seeing fry jotting about in the tank with parents just sooths me you know , and here you are with a guide on how to breed Ocellatus . Have a good one .
I have been subscribed for quite a while and my notifications were sent to all, but for some reason or another CZcams deemed that my notifications were not set, hence my viewing of this video now. I hope the algorithm still counts, fantastic content as always, your breeding projects are just the most interesting on CZcams! Thank you again, and I hope you have a great day🙂👍🏻
Always a great day :) you too
This one was shorter then expected, but I still loved it!
Btw after A.agassizii and A.macmasteri, I would love it if you tackled A.Borellii!
They are the only Apistogramma species that (to my knowledge) can tolerate hard water, and also can tolerate much cooler water then other Apistos (I have mine on ambient room temp)
Yep, they're on the list!
@@MakeMoreFish C:
Hello! I’ve been recently binge watching all of your fish breeding videos and it’s funny because I have no plan to breed any fish, nor have I ever owned any fish in my entire life, nor do I plan to own any fish in the future. However, your content is very nice to put on to watch and learn. I’ll never in my life need to know how to breed a specific type of fish, but sure as hell am I going to watch a video while I draw ! Keep up the fantastic content
That is so funny! it's such an obscure topic but we'll be here for you when you need a dose of vicarious fish keeping
@@MakeMoreFish U have a question: would the regular ocellatus mate with a gold one?
Love your breeding videos even though I probably would not breed most of the species you feature. Lovely video as always! Any sneak peeks on your next projects?
Sure, I'm working now on some barbs, rainbow fish, more tetras, apistos, corydoras and I'm starting on some killifish
Your videos are amazing. Thanks for sharing them.
Honestly we miss your videos already. I know it's a lot of hard work , waiting for your next video brother. Take care.
You too! Hang in there, editing the next one right now.
Would love to see you take on that 4-5 inch cichlid size : acaras / keyhole / guinacara cichlids . Anyway awesome work ! Been binging your content , excellent quality ❤
Me too, there are some larger fish I would like to try. I have to be careful when picking what to breed that there is a local market for the fish. If not I got stuck with full tanks! I'll try anything that will sell
What a great video! Super well done.
Loved this video! I'm itching to set up a lamprologus set up myself sometime in the future, most likely multis since they're the smallest apparently. I'd liek to throw out pygmy corydora in one of your future breeding projects!
I would love to do pygmies..
I really wish you had hard water naturally, because it'd be great if the best fish breeding youtuber had the same parameters as mine.
We can still get the job done :)
Fish you should try breeding because I have them/plan to get them and want to know how to breed them:
Maculata dwarf rasboras (or other micro rasboras)
Macmasteri apistogramma and borellii apistogramma (meant to be harder than cacatuides to breed)
Clown killifish (don’t have yet but want)
Golden pencilfish
Pea puffers would also be fun but here in Australia they are $200+ each so I don’t see myself ever having them
I’ve watched all of your species specific breeding videos and your content is great
I'd love to see you try and breed pea puffers.
I have some. We'll see if they cooperate
Thx 👍
what did u feed these guys to condition them and how often do these guys breed? and how many fry
Mais um grande vídeo
How do you manage to have so many living together calmly? I have the same fish and i put 3 in a 40 gallon breeder and they still chase and bully each other.
It's a little counterintuitive but in my experience it's easier to keep 50 aggressive fish together than to keep 3 in the same space. The fish want to find and protect a territory for themselves and with that many other fish in the area, they just know it's not going to work so they don't really try. Even if an individual does get aggressive in the group, they are more likely to attack 20 different fish once a day than one fish 20 times a day. It's much less likely anyone will get injured. You might have heard that referred to as "diffusing" aggression.
What’s the best filter for them?
U have a question: would the regular ocellatus mate with a gold one?
if the only difference is color form then I would assume so.
🤘🏼
Any plan to do cardinal/neon tetras?
yep. I will certainly give it a try
I found a group of 5 for 150 what size tank do I need can I keep them in a 10 gallon or is 20 long better ? And is that a good size
This is purely my opinion but I would say at the very least a 20 long and even then you will likely have one or two that get bullied into upper corners. It takes a ton of obstacle complexity to keep them stable in a small space. For breeding I used more than one tank
@@MakeMoreFish oh gotcha so a 40 breeder will be better then huh
After watching this I have ordered 6 :) p.s could I have your email?
sure, it's in the about section of the channel
@@MakeMoreFish I don't see it there at all mate :(
You have to view on desktop not mobile. Sorry I worked it out.