Nippy Fish and Too Many Chases? Try THIS - It WORKED for Me!
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- čas přidán 21. 01. 2021
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What can you do about a nippy fish? Who hasn't had a fish that was a nipper at some point in their fish keeping life? Who wants to watch a tank full of fish chasing each other and constant nipping? I sure don't!
Some of the tricks from my years of keeping African Cichlids can be successfully applied to South American, Central American and New World Cichlids. In this particular case, one fish, a Geophagus surinamensis (Red Striped Earth Eater), was getting into too many chases, being a jerk fish nipper. I decided to do something about it and it worked for me! Maybe it will work for you?
Have you had a fish that got too nippy? A jerk fish that loved to chase and annoy other fish? Not that crazy super aggressive killer behavior that we sometimes see with the most aggressive fish. What I'm talking about is that fish that is a pest to other fish, creates stress and sometimes makes it hard for the other fish to get to the food or relax. Did you have to deal with that? What did you do to fix it? Did it work? Share your tips, experience, thoughts and suggestions in the comment section below.
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thank you Alejandro
Great choices at the fish store. looks like it’s calmed things down adding the are additional ones
Oh I gotta catch up on your updates. I'm behind. Love your videos.🐟🌿👍😊
Thank you
Good call Ben.
Ben, I am 20 years old and new to fish and I absolutely love your videos. Fighting ich right now but can’t wait to eventually get some new fish at my local store.
I visit every Saturday as I can. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this store. Their endlers, ricefish and red plexus are awesome. Abd beautiful healthy plants!!
❤love you're videos ben
thank you Richard
That’s a nice looking LFS! I’d have to leave my wallet at home if I were going there 😁 those are some beautiful fish 👍
Geos are communal fish. I have always had them in groups of 5 or 6 without any problems. They develop a hierarchy within their community and it generally contains the aggression.
I wanted to pick up more surinamensis but they were sold out. I’d like 3 or 4 of them in there but in the meantime the Ac Hecklii are safe 😉👍🏻
Great Video Ben there’s confusion in numbers. Bought ton of plastic plants on eBay all sizes some pvc elbows coconut shells worked out pretty good in my African tank👍
You've only been in Tennessee for a few months, but you're already going native! 0:13 "Mise-well head on over there..."
Awesome video. How are you liking Tennessee.
Loving it Terry
New sub here, I have been watching your videos but never subbed. I am a fish breeder of high end exotic Guppies however and I breed albino and snow turtles from around the world. As it opens the doors for me to be able to sell them both in reptile shows and fish shows also. And I will let you know that there is a virtual "fish show expo that will be going on at the end of next month also with actual breeders as the vendors. I got a first hand look at the development of it over this past week but a to say the least, it's impressive all the way through. The developer is one of the main Walmart / asda web developers with the experience needed and seo background. I know about you favorite pet store provider as I had a sales rep who sold them some of my turtles in the past diamondback terripan babies a few years ago but I never dealt with them personally as I am based in Florida.
Geo’s are the coolest fish😊👍🏻💞
I can't wait to add some tapajos to the mix.
Adding new fish to reduce nippy fish worked for me too most of the time
I've found surinamensis to be more aggressive than expected compared to other geos.
My red stripped geo is king of the tank bully's 3 red heads and a large angle but doesn't mess with my 2 red spotted severms luckily this weekend I'm setting up a 120g tank hopefully more room will do the trick
You can take the Ben out of California but can’t take the california out of the Ben lol amazing video like always
No no no.... you need more geophagus! 😝
You're right and between you and me I wanted to add more of the Geo surinamensis but they were all out, LOL! But I'm talking with James at the CS about some Tapajos. You know how I love those red tops!
Hey Ben I just bought 2 cichlids a red OB & a dragon blood for 100 I was thinking about getting the blue dolphin but it was 75 & I only had 100 so I bought 2 instead of 1
What's your end game plan with the south American fish?
A male surinamensis with no female but a similar species in the tank. Can't say I'm surprised it was harassing the hekelii. Hopefully your solution works out long term for you.
Ben: it may be beneath the level of your channel, but maybe you can do a video of you actually putting new fish in your tanks and the procedure you use. Would help a beginner. Thanks.
I wanted heckel acara but just cant find one of those in Czechia.
I'm looking forward to the threadfins on the adults. A very pretty fish. Thank you for watching.
I know the feeling about holding onto the wallet in the fish store. I go in for 1 thing and have to give myself a pep talk on not buying anything else, but that ... it doesn't work I know I'm weak when it comes to fish and aquarium things.
“A pep talk” 🤣🤣🤣 I hear you!
I wish that was my lfs
I'm having the same trouble with my Geophagus tank. I have 4 sveni, 4 red tapajos, and 4 winemerilli with 6 German Blue rams. The 4 Sveni (are growing faster than all my other Geophagus, and are about 4 inches, while the others are about 2 inches) are nipping the life out of my Winemerilli and Tapajos, so I should add more of them, or add more Sveni (culprits)?
A little bit of everything, but if it’s getting tight in there I suggest that you add more of the fish that are getting nipped to spread the aggression. Also, if there’s one fish that is being a jerk you might want to remove him. Don’t forget to add filtration and/or increase water changes as your stock numbers increase and your fish put on size.
@@BenOchart thanks Ben, I definitely have the space as their the only fish in my 125 and I'm running 2 FX6 filters. I'll definitely try to get my hands on some more Geos and will update you on the aggression. Thank you for your response and thank you for transitioning into the SA and CA cichlids as well.
That sand is beautiful. What type is it?
CaribSea Naturals
@@BenOchart ok thank you
What was the little blue guy in the tank
An Electric Blue Jack Dempsey
No snow in winter !! ..must be nice to live in a place with such easy winters ..1meter of snow in my yard and -16c
We've had a day or two of snow but nothing like the storms that occur further north.
@@BenOchart Hi Ben. I don't remember if you've mentioned it or not, but does your new house have a generator in case the power goes out? Probably not an issue in SoCal (NoHo?) but might be in Nashville.
@@miked6335 I need to get one. Any recommendations?
@@BenOchart I have a Generac GP 7500 which has done the job for us. It is gasoline powered and "portable". I also had a Transfer Switch installed next to our breaker box. This makes it simple to switch between the electric service and the generator. It has 6 of our circuits wired to it. Definitely worth having installed if you go with a portable generator. We tried to do our best to come up with the 6 circuits to wire up; oil burner, refrigerator, freezer were no brainers. I do have to use a heavy duty extension cord to power the fish tanks.
The one downside of a portable generator is that you should run the generator once in a while and watch out for bad/old gasoline. I can't say Generac is better or worse than others, but I will say don't go cheap. I'm no expert by any means.
Another thing no one seems to tell you is that apparently you can ruin your generator by letting it run out of gas. I googled it once and was shocked at the horror stories that popped up.
Our neighborhood does not have a natural gas line so a standby generator was not an option for us unless we wanted to rent propane tanks. Standbys also seem to be more expensive which could be worth it if one is younger and plans to be in the house for a long time. And I guess one should add the number of power outages/year to the equation is a standby worth it. I think with a standby, you don't need the transfer switch.
@@miked6335 I definitely going to look into it. Thanks for the input, much appreciated.
I walk in hoping I don’t see anything or on a day the stock may be low. I have an addiction and I admit it.
More likely a Geophagus Altifrons, as Surinamensis are pretty much impossible to get hold of in the hobby. Unless things are different over your side of the pond. They also do way better in groups of 8 or more. Will always be more aggressive when they're on their own.
That's how the one geo was labeled at the store. I've that they are uncommon in the UK but more available here in the states. I wanted to pick up more of the surinamensis but they were sold out.
@@BenOchart They are always labelled up like that in the UK too but are actually Altifrons. Difficult to tell when they are young though.
Ben I have a quick question should I buy a blue dolphin cichlid for 75 he’s about 5 inches
My experience has found them to be very aggressive. So if he’s going to be the smallest in your tank, then probably okay. If he’s going to be the biggest, you might run into issues.
@@BenOchart okay thank you Ben your so helpful
Hey when you get a chance can you pick 10 community cichlids?
SA, CA or African?
@@BenOchart
African
I definitely "touched" my Emperor 400 but it was because factory, it was useless. I hope you are aiming for that person that puts 5 pounds of media in a HOB and wonders why it quits flowing.
Hi Richard, you must be commenting on my upcoming live stream. Overstuffing might be one of my 5 ... we'll see 😉