Over 800 Gallons of Cichlid Tanks in One Fish Room! (Tour)

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  • čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
  • Today's video is a fish room tour with big cichlid tanks and a few massive cichlids - including the biggest Jack Dempsey we've ever seen, and some large Oscars. In episode 4 from Washington, D.C., Will gives as a full in-depth tour of his basement aquarium setups.
    We loved seeing all of the different cichlid tanks, but even more - we enjoyed getting to know Will and sharing his joy of the hobby. He is good friends with Mike, who has been in our past few videos. Link below to our full Washington, D.C. playlist - enjoy!
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Komentáře • 103

  • @dascudder
    @dascudder Před 5 měsíci +30

    I love that he’s in deep but still learning. And making it work. Fair play to the dude

  • @TR-ry1xv
    @TR-ry1xv Před 5 měsíci +16

    Props to this dude for having these monster tanks and still learning. Shout out DMV!

  • @dylanneff
    @dylanneff Před 5 měsíci +17

    He’s so down to earth and open to learning. His tanks are beautiful!

  • @trufacts8934
    @trufacts8934 Před 5 měsíci +10

    This Guy Helped Me Decide On What Kind Of Fish 🐠🐟 I'm Gonna Go With Thanks Cichlid Bros .. 😁

  • @Hamsundan
    @Hamsundan Před 5 měsíci +7

    Love this, as someone new to the hobby it's nice to see someone with fish admit they don't know everything and make mistakes. Hope we can learn together

  • @dcdude81
    @dcdude81 Před 5 měsíci +9

    Wow! Will’s tanks are pristine, very impressive. It’s great to see someone in the hobby that’s continuously learning.

  • @steelwaves6968
    @steelwaves6968 Před 5 měsíci +8

    I really appreciate this video. Will- your tanks are gorgeous. Your care and passion are obvious! Kudos to you for sharing your tanks and inspiring your neighbors! Cichlids Bros- thank you for visiting hobbyists and sharing their learning journeys. I’ve only been in the hobby 2 1/2 years now, and it helps to hear from others who are at various stages of the hobby. It also shows you can have incredible tanks while learning! Great content!

  • @ShamuAquatics
    @ShamuAquatics Před 5 měsíci +5

    Love those setups, especially the 125 with the roseline sharks and tiger barbs. That background he’s using is stunning !

  • @SandyNickk
    @SandyNickk Před 2 měsíci +1

    Gorgeous aquascapes, gorgeous fish! Will is a fantastic role model for the fish community: someone who devotes a ton of time to research, someone who can acknowledge their successes and their failures, and someone who is constantly willing to learn and try things to get better results. I learned a lot in this video, as well as got a fair bit of inspiration for future tanks in my own home. Great video lads!

  • @sandyloyst1811
    @sandyloyst1811 Před 5 měsíci +8

    Looks like you made yet again a new friend in the hobby. I like his interest in everything. Beautiful tanks. Thanks for the awesome tour.

  • @PriceTagAquariums
    @PriceTagAquariums Před 5 měsíci +5

    Thanks Bros for all the DC uploads. It's been a pleasure viewing them all! Also, I feel like I am in the same fishing boat (lol) with him and his knowledge within the hobby. He's learned a lot from experience and want to continue to learn more down the road. Great video and tour! Have a great new year Bros!

  • @jmommy991
    @jmommy991 Před 4 měsíci +2

    What an amazing fish keeper! Props to him for learning from his mistakes and making the best choices for his fish!

  • @fartmanny
    @fartmanny Před 2 měsíci +2

    This man is such a great guy, so humble and a very loving husband. He’s a REAL MAN 👏🏽💪🏽

  • @djt7387
    @djt7387 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Planted tank. Especially a huge plywood. Less cleaning. Lots and lots of plants.
    I like how your so quickly getting pulled to the biome style. Nature is an amazingly designed machine.

  • @MARKLINMAN1
    @MARKLINMAN1 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Makes me miss my 180 gallon, wish I never sold it. Beautiful set ups he has, he is still learning yet is having a blast doing it.

  • @reggie2803
    @reggie2803 Před 5 měsíci +4

    I’m really impressed with his tanks. I wish I had the skills to scape a tank.

  • @christianjoyner7577
    @christianjoyner7577 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Love this video. THE MOTIVATION!! thank you guys for these videos. Good to see fellow hobbyists and knowledge levels.

  • @rapperibrahim2182
    @rapperibrahim2182 Před 5 měsíci +4

    I've learned so much from your videos ,,,, thanks brother

  • @joshuagarza2358
    @joshuagarza2358 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Doing a solid job man! Keep it up

  • @dscott7864
    @dscott7864 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Thank you very much for sharing the stories of fish keepers in the DMV. They are good representatives of the passion and interest shared by so many. Not sure if there's any fish interest groups in the area.

  • @maryglover8283
    @maryglover8283 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I Love Love Love Ciclids. I also love big Oscars. This is absolutely stunning. Your tanks are magnificent 🩷

  • @seansquill8773
    @seansquill8773 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Wow!!!! Absolutely love the tank with the Rose line Sharks, super jealous of their colors! Great video gentlemen….love seeing people that are doing it big and still leaning along the way! Seeing that beautiful Jack Dempsey and Green Terror may have inspired me to build a new tank around those 2 fish🥳

  • @mikejejenich-pb5zx
    @mikejejenich-pb5zx Před 5 měsíci +3

    Awesome tour. 🐟. 👋. Good to see all the fishkeepers show there tanks

  • @tcchilling2511
    @tcchilling2511 Před 5 měsíci +5

    This made my day 👏

  • @adler819
    @adler819 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The OB peacocks are absolutely gorgeous.

  • @aaronball9640
    @aaronball9640 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Beautiful tanks

  • @ruthwalker5179
    @ruthwalker5179 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Will and his beautiful tanks literally brought tears to my eyes. I love his room and his attitude. Is the red peacock a German Red? He obviously takes good care of his fish.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 5 měsíci

      Love to hear that! Definitely could sense his passion for the hobby. I believe he did have a German red

  • @steel-city1992
    @steel-city1992 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Those tanks are awesome

  • @yatusabe4691
    @yatusabe4691 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Beautiful fish 🐟

  • @touchthesun2448
    @touchthesun2448 Před 4 měsíci +1

    What a great fish room, thank you for sharing! I find it soothing and satisfying to watch my fish grow and have babies. My tanks keep GROWING! Thanks again.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 4 měsíci

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

  • @greenwarrior8971
    @greenwarrior8971 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Wow that was really cool. ❤Thank you for the tour. I agree you learn something new everyday with fish 🐟

  • @jasonsingh5293
    @jasonsingh5293 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I love the setup this Guy got lots of beautiful tanks and lots of great beautiful cichlids fish all nice and colored up thanks cichlids bro,s

  • @gregory7414
    @gregory7414 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Excellent guys!!

  • @chrisharris5488
    @chrisharris5488 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Love the big showa

  • @craigmonteforte1478
    @craigmonteforte1478 Před 5 měsíci +4

    i had Cichlid tanks off and on for over 35 years my largest was 2 10000 gallon tanks i set up as a 90 degree corner tank. i connected with a Custom made Swim tube that connected them as one this is a great demonstration of some well balanced and cared for tanks i did not know the Catfish “Trick “ as i. did use the Plecos for very long times that did get too big too fast btw i had a Red Oscar. that lived in my Living Room for 17 years he was trained to live feed out of my Finger tips !

    • @TorraYT
      @TorraYT Před 5 měsíci

      10,000 gallons? That’s crazy

    • @MakoyUnggoy
      @MakoyUnggoy Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@TorraYT Theres no way a corner tank is 10,000 gallons, he must have added too many 0's!

    • @jamesparry2775
      @jamesparry2775 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I'm guessing that's a typo, 20,000 usgals x 9.ish lbs = a minimum of 48 metric tonnes of water and equipment. I've seen smaller fish farms...lol

    • @TorraYT
      @TorraYT Před 4 měsíci

      @@jamesparry2775 right that’s like the size of a pond

  • @coolgeorgiaboy
    @coolgeorgiaboy Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great video

  • @pakcanhunter
    @pakcanhunter Před 4 měsíci +1

    That is a great setup

  • @markfranklin8831
    @markfranklin8831 Před měsícem

    Very nice. This seems to me that he is just a all around great human. Thanks for sharing

  • @Prdr27494
    @Prdr27494 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great great video a fish keepers dream to have all these fishes in one setting

  • @craig559
    @craig559 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great video and a great guy I loved this video

  • @opethmike
    @opethmike Před 5 měsíci +3

    I really, really hope he's planning on upgrading that 75; those fish are going to grow very quickly and overcrowd it.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 5 měsíci +2

      Yeah like what he was saying throughout the video, he learns and makes changes. And not afraid of upgrading

    • @jamesparry2775
      @jamesparry2775 Před 5 měsíci

      A couple of the tanks seemed a little crowded to my eye, Cichlids are very susceptible to stress at the best of times, throw in the aggressive nature of their mating idiosyncracies, and the potential for disaster can be realized in no time at all. With several kinds of species, sexing them becomes impossible, and if you mess up the Jack's Dempsey...All bets are off as to the casualties. lol... @@CichlidBros

  • @FRamirez1A
    @FRamirez1A Před 5 měsíci +1

    Can you please make a video about how to prevent and remove cyanobacteria? There is a lot of contradictory information regarding this subject. Thanks for your time!

  • @DjPosey3
    @DjPosey3 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I'm still on my Mbuna quest! Last night I grabbed a red ob zebra and a thick bar chitimba.. Alot of those fish that you grabbed from tampa are also on my list and I just might give them a try.. I really want a luwino reef !

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 4 měsíci +1

      That’s awesome! Luwino reefs are incredible once colored up

  • @mikejejenich-pb5zx
    @mikejejenich-pb5zx Před 5 měsíci +3

    Im gonna send this video to my wife. She thinks im crazy cus i have 3 tanks 🤣👋🐟. She doesn’t Understand. 3 is not alot. I had 15 when i was a kid 😎

  • @shrek9840
    @shrek9840 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Nice tanks I was looking to get a 75 gallon tank how many cichlids do you think I could put in it

  • @lboogie738aquatics
    @lboogie738aquatics Před 5 měsíci +1

    Excellent video guy’s. Was that Oscar stressed? He lost all his color

  • @edwardkulcsar4040
    @edwardkulcsar4040 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Nice tanks, how much time does it take each month to maintain all these?

  • @aaronball9640
    @aaronball9640 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I could be wrong but it looks like he has a Red Zebra (Mbuna) in his peacock tank.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 5 měsíci

      Yep he does

    • @williamallbrooks7250
      @williamallbrooks7250 Před 5 měsíci +1

      I am planning to move it to the am I a tank. I just found out while researching each fish I have that it was an mbuna.

    • @aaronball9640
      @aaronball9640 Před 5 měsíci

      @@williamallbrooks7250 No biggie. Based on the video it looked like you were wanting to have them bio-grouped. Really nice looking tanks and fish by the way - well done!

    • @henro001
      @henro001 Před 5 měsíci +1

      thanks i was confused by this a bit and was looking if this was a peacock! he looks pretty happy in this tank!

    • @dopepetsaqua
      @dopepetsaqua Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@williamallbrooks7250hey William visiting the DMV what stores do you recommend for fish

  • @frankiefingerz8047
    @frankiefingerz8047 Před 2 měsíci

    I use 2 hydor koralias on my 110 gal they work great 1500 gph each

  • @orangkaya6589
    @orangkaya6589 Před 2 měsíci

    Golsom Mun di Sunda mah, heuras dagingna sok di alungkeun ka ucing😊

  • @paulkruger491
    @paulkruger491 Před 4 měsíci +1

    sweet. i got 5 tanks but mine only = 270 gallon in total.

  • @user-if8nf8gf8p
    @user-if8nf8gf8p Před 4 měsíci

    What are the tank measurements if you don’t mind me asking of the 250

  • @Moorah-id7uq
    @Moorah-id7uq Před 5 měsíci +1

    I didn’t see anything. All I this video was was a weather warning system for intense snow fall on the east coast in Washington DC area

  • @sbz8620
    @sbz8620 Před 4 měsíci +1

    What is the cichlid centre screen @10:14. Cheers

  • @72demon7278
    @72demon7278 Před 5 měsíci +1

    What is a good sand substrate for South American cichlid

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 5 měsíci

      I like sunset gold sand from Carib sea

  • @user-if8nf8gf8p
    @user-if8nf8gf8p Před 4 měsíci

    What are the tank measurements if you don’t mind me asking

  • @harsilinfo2421
    @harsilinfo2421 Před 4 měsíci +1

    What kind of filtration are been used here?

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Mostly canister filters

    • @harsilinfo2421
      @harsilinfo2421 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@CichlidBros does canister filter have good lifetime sunsun canisters?

  • @save-R-reefs
    @save-R-reefs Před 9 dny

    I would love to win the fluval fx6. To add another workhorse to my filtration arsenal.

  • @loganhiatt6101
    @loganhiatt6101 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Can my 29 gallon African cichlid tank setup be featured on your CZcams channel

  • @3ghostman332
    @3ghostman332 Před 5 měsíci +2

    The ps5 is upside down. How?!!!!!

  • @AndreusNarain
    @AndreusNarain Před 5 měsíci +1

    1:40 His PS5 is upside down. What is this madness???

    • @Constantine_Cvl8
      @Constantine_Cvl8 Před 5 měsíci

      Sideways.
      But didn't they come with extra supports for if you want to put them on their sides?

    • @AndreusNarain
      @AndreusNarain Před 5 měsíci

      @@Constantine_Cvl8 It is horizontal but upside down. The disc drive is on top when it should be at the bottom.

    • @williamallbrooks7250
      @williamallbrooks7250 Před 5 měsíci +1

      The PS5 is upside down because right now it’s just sitting there and not connected. It will be corrected once I hook it back up.

  • @KoltonDrum
    @KoltonDrum Před 5 měsíci +1

    Chiclid bros helppp my established tank for 5 months that I have been battling on and off with extended bacterial blooms I thought I had it down and it was good for 3 weeks then I left for two days and it’s worse than ever I getting ready to give up

    • @parkerhamill5102
      @parkerhamill5102 Před 5 měsíci

      What filter are you running ?

    • @KoltonDrum
      @KoltonDrum Před 5 měsíci

      @@parkerhamill5102 I’m running a over filtered HOB

  • @jamesparry2775
    @jamesparry2775 Před 5 měsíci

    It really is the best advice, doing one's own research is paramount. It's a little unsettling that over five years Will lost that many fish, hopefully, that happened more in the beginning than recently. I've kept Cichlids for about 20 years and can count on one hand the fish that died prematurely. An Oscar and a Red Dev, both to vanity and ignorance as to live diets (which I discontinued), and three of seven Pirahnas whose gender offended the matriarchal pecking order and were Darwined for our collective ineffective sexing of most fish within the hobby. Being self-taught isn't as rewarding as it sounds when the losses are so high, and when the only reliable breeders are the Bue Cons, the price gets excessive... ( To get the other fish breeding, I found once a pair is established, get them into a 50 gal alone, after a week, a few good water changes, bring the heat up a few degrees and lots of aeration usually triggers the cycle in American Cichlids. (The obvious exception is the Blood Parrots, who are notoriously inept at procreation, swimming, eating, biting, and pretty much everything else we take for granted...lol, I'm not sure we did them any favors by playing god, but I adore mine...
    A follow-up would be cool in Will's post-renovation setup, I'm confident the losses will stop now, Will knows his shit and continues to absorb advice from good sources. He's obviously 'tank proud' and has every right to be.
    *My Dempseys are abt 10 inches, and I know they are huge. Will's is easily the biggest I've seen it's impressive and has a cool temperament, they are tricky beasts and easily the toughest to breed without staggering losses of adult females. However, I have four Oscars in two 140 setups that dwarf his (the smallest is 5 years and 15 in length!)

  • @jonhowland4985
    @jonhowland4985 Před 5 měsíci

    I will never keep Texas cichlids again. I ended up with a breading pair by chance. He’d attack my hand when doing tank maintenance without a brood to protect. With fry…forget about it

  • @charlesfranklin3533
    @charlesfranklin3533 Před 5 měsíci +2

    That's Not a Texas Cichlid, That's A Green Terror, Sorry Sir.

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 5 měsíci +1

      There’s two Texas cichlids in the tank, including in the upper left of the part you’re mentioning

  • @GC_Aquariums
    @GC_Aquariums Před 4 měsíci

    Tank is nice but what exactly is he planning to breed? Way too many different males to produce a pure species. I like hybrids but it’s a shame you see them more often than you do some of the natural fish.

  • @terlaluindah723
    @terlaluindah723 Před 3 měsíci +1

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  • @woollakoushik5928
    @woollakoushik5928 Před 4 měsíci

    You shouldn’t show the video shots of all the aquariums before showing them. That way you can surprise us by showing one tank at a time.

  • @fishyabish9557
    @fishyabish9557 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The 2nd tank was not central american those were south American cichlids

    • @fishyabish9557
      @fishyabish9557 Před 5 měsíci

      The salvinis were the only central american

    • @CichlidBros
      @CichlidBros  Před 5 měsíci

      I had text on the screen correcting that

  • @trochartist
    @trochartist Před 2 měsíci +1

    Beautiful tanks