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Sonia M - 6 years ago

It seems like he's just interesting on what's that big hand in his aquarium.. because hi already like to be touched.. and that swimming back and forth before you stick your hand in the water is just because hi is excited

CICHLID STRAIN HUNTERS - 6 years ago

Just subbed to this channel. Check mine out.

Lawrence Winfield - 6 years ago

That is one mean tough and beautiful fish I love the bigger cichlids because they don't f*** around

Tyrone - 6 years ago

I have a blood parrot and they say that they don't have teeth. Mine has tried to bite but didn't draw blood, but I heard that there has been blood parrots that can draw blood. I'm afraid that I'll react and hurt the fish.

Tazboy - 6 years ago

Is this butterkiferri

Jwhiser1302 - 6 years ago

Asif Hansye no, amphibious hogaboomarum or hoga for short.

felidae - 6 years ago

"He tries to rip chunks off" I was lolling

darryn eiley - 6 years ago

Yow what's the name of that type of fish that was biting you in the begging of the video?

Something Fishy Juno - 6 years ago

Does your dovii bite you? I'm notnsure if it's a dovii behind you on the intro.

Jwhiser1302 - 6 years ago

Something Fishy yes he is a Dovii and he loved biting me lol

Something Fishy Juno - 6 years ago

that dovii is trying to kill you. lol

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dan kachiros - 7 years ago

i had fish like that theres really nothing you can do how do you tame a fish

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

dan kachiros easy, just as you would train a dog or other animals.

Sergio Fonseca - 7 years ago

good video homie!

Benny castillo Moreno - 7 years ago

wow great fish there on your video

Sir SMKSAlOT - 7 years ago

i pet my two 7-8 inch piranhas. lol used to pet the group of 5 when i had them together, it was amazing. they all waited in line taking turns swimming through my hand too, nobody cut the line... lol! amazing how smart fish are.

Went Hulk - 7 years ago

If you had a red bellied piranha then you'd get really hurt by doing that.

Went Hulk - 7 years ago

I'm well aware they are very shy and reclusive. But during breeding season males will bite, and during the dry season they might bite. They aren't indiscriminant killers

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

Went Hulk mah, red bellies are the scared puppy's of the piranha world. In fact most piranha are really reclusive animals. Not in your face like the guys in this video with a few exceptions.

Nico - 7 years ago

Amazing video.

kellie clark - 7 years ago

Is he still biting?

kellie clark - 7 years ago

Jwhiser1302 oh okay. I have 2 blood parrot cichlids that have been super aggressive lately and I'm not really sure why. They're in a tank with 2 African cichlids, 1 peacock cichlid and a oscar and it's a 50 gallon tank so they have plenty of space to come and go

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

kellie clark but he lives in a 2,500 gallon show tank now so doesn't get to that often.

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

kellie clark lol always!

alba corvus - 7 years ago

that tank behind you looks much too small for that wolf.....

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

steve rob for life, yes it would be to small for sure. In this video no.

Larry Magallanes - 7 years ago

cool fish bro

princerumer devera - 7 years ago

Hahaha fack this fish super aggressive,feed this to the piranha bro :)
nice fish but so annoying hahaha..

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ShortNanxious - 7 years ago

Man eaters and a new species of camera shy fish... The ass clowns.... hahaha ... That's funny. It sounds like your fish are giving you a run for your money right now... lol. Love the videos and entertainment of your fish... great job and wonderful Information on your channel. :)

tammy montalvo - 7 years ago

I have Oscar fish he is so big when I feed him he goes crazy

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

The fish in the thumb nail is a amphilophus hogaboomarum. Or hoga for short. Is that the fish you were talking about?

tammy montalvo - 7 years ago

nice fish

tammy montalvo - 7 years ago

he is mean ass fish lol

tammy montalvo - 7 years ago

what kind of fish is hr

Anthony Ochoa - 7 years ago

how many gallons is that tank the dovii is in

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

He was in a 115, when they get this big frequent and massive amounts of water changes need to happen a few times a week to keep up with the fishes bio mass.

ReviewCam - 7 years ago

I see that you have a sponge filter in the first part, and have noticed them in other fish room videos. Are the safer for fish and do you just do more gravel vacuuming and water changes? There's a guy on YT that is only using air stones for his goldfish but daily vacuuming and small water changes. Sponge filters the new trend?

ReviewCam - 7 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 thank you!

Jwhiser1302 - 7 years ago

Sponges are the most reliable and efficient way to filter a fishroom. They're great at both mechanical and biological filtration all while providing excellent gas exchange. Not to mention you only need one linear piston or diaphragm air pump to run anywhere from 5-10 up to 100+ tanks depending on what you need, which is very easy on the electric bill.

CICHLID FIX - 7 years ago

Very cool video. I love those great big fellows. I can imagine they would hurt because I have African cichlids who bite and can leave marks. None as impressively large as yours.

TANKS ALOT - 7 years ago

Thats awesome

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Shawn Thornhill - 7 years ago

I'll be getting a much bigger tank than what I have no for a cool fish with a great personality not sure what to get tho....what kind was that one biting you? He was cool

Shawn Thornhill - 7 years ago

Those are sweet tanks and fish man.. Good job

Kamaron Richardson - 7 years ago

Cool

T Black - 7 years ago

Lmao mean ass fish!

Jed Garcia - 8 years ago

Barred Midas?

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Amphilophus hogaboomarum.

BuffaloAllAmericans - 8 years ago

My Colombian blue and red and diamond tetras try to bite me like that. Just nature. While fish are actually intelligent, he sees your hand as food.

BuffaloAllAmericans - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 That may be because they don't perceive us as threats. If they did, they certainly wouldn't bite. It took time for my tetras to get used to me. I can almost kind of even pet them now. But before, they would not have bothered going after my hand. They do remember it feeds them food.

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

A fish's instinct wouldn't warrant a feeding response to something bigger than what they could swallow whole. Though these types of fish are predators, they're not a predator that takes bites or chucks from their prey items. There's an article I wrote for TFH magazine that talks a little about the intelligence of larger fish species, it was published in the sept 2014 issue if you'd like to take a look.

Thegamingbanana - 8 years ago

Can you name all of the cichlids

Thegamingbanana - 8 years ago

What was that really aggressive one called

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

+Thegamingbanana amphilophus hogaboomarum.

Thegamingbanana - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 the one that bite your hand

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

What color was the fish?

Ceasar Garcia - 8 years ago

the fish

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Which tank and what's wrong with it?

Ceasar Garcia - 8 years ago

No hate, but you really need to organize your tanks.

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Organize my tank, for who?

my dude satan - 8 years ago

you can get parasites from having a wound open in a fish tank

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

True but unlikely in a well maintained system.

sasqwuatch - 8 years ago

Nice Fish I got a big Midas that also likes to take a chunk outta my hand here and there lol

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Oooooo almost the same bite pattern too, sounds like a cool fish!

Deshawn White - 8 years ago

do you know how to get the temp up if you have one of those heaters that has a set temp

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

To be honest, a new heater.

Anon Anon - 8 years ago

lol@ long line of man eaters

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Hahahahahaha yes sir!

Joseph Ferdon - 8 years ago

what is the common name of the kind of fish oden is

Joseph Ferdon - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 cool want to get one someday

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Trimac, or three spot Cichlid. Amphilophus trimaculatum is its scientific name.

valerie storm - 8 years ago

That Adonis wow! please send it to me ;)

valerie storm - 8 years ago

Awesome :D

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Thanks! I put him in the mail for you this morning;) Adonis (the true Adonis) are one of my very favorite plecos!

valerie storm - 8 years ago

Love those black rhino plecos too!

valerie storm - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 baby ones are great, do u have a link to your shop so I can see them and find out about pricing, shipping, ect. thanks :)

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

+valerie storm lol unfortunately I do not have that Adonis anymore but do have some baby ones at my shop. The rhinos are all living large at the shop as well, but I think I can manage making a video of a few of those guys for a video soon (sometime in the following few days! Thanks for watching and the kind words!

valerie storm - 8 years ago

Since u sent me the Adonis and all ;)

valerie storm - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 can u do an updated video? I subscribed to ya.

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

You should see how big they are now.

Fun Factor H.O.T - 8 years ago

I think he is just being teritoral. Try a bigger tank.

Michael Ray - 8 years ago

What's the name of the fish that bit

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Darkhawk Tibby - 8 years ago

The Hoga is being territorial, and dominant. You can tell by the way the fish flares the gill plates and by the way it wants to bite. Cichlids fight by locking jaws with each other and biting. I don't think it "hates" you, it just is trying to establish dominance and territory with you.

Bee Carroll - 8 years ago

He looks just like a giant convict cichlid! Love his attitude. I had a black belt cichlid who was very aggressive... and territorial! Great fish! Great video! Thank you for sharing.

Mensur Redzepagic - 6 years ago

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

Hey man I was wondering if I could get some advice. I have a 27 gallon tank with baby Convict Cichlids in it. I took the parents out because I was told that'd be the best course of action. I have a 75 gallon that I put them in. They are currently in there by themselves with a very tiny pleco. I was told that the pair would kill just about anything I put in there, but I'd really hate to waste a 75 gallon on 2 small cichlids. Do you have any suggestions as to what I could do? I was thinking about putting the pair back in the 27 with the babies and just starting from scratch in the 75. I'd really like to put some cichlids in there, but I'm not really sure what kind. So maybe an experienced cichlid owner like yourself would have some tips or suggestions?

dan theman - 8 years ago

green terror or salvini be ideal, gorgeous fish

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 Actually another question I have is how do you recommend doing water changes with Fry in the water? The Convict fry have the 27 gallon to themselves and I'm not really sure how to approach water changes in fear of sucking them out with the syphon

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

+Marshall Eriksen thanks for the kind words, anytime!

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 Thanks man I really appreciate it. I don't really trust advice I get from pet stores because they'll tell me that I can put like 4 Oscars in a 40 gallon just so that they can make more money haha. I'd rather get fish advice from someone who doesn't have anything to gain, such as yourself. So thank you

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

+Marshall Eriksen +Marshall Eriksen I see, however, it's not as difficult as it seems. As long as you research the fish you want to keep and provide them correct husbandry and good water quality then you'll be fine. With that said, there is a large Molly (a live bearer species) that will do well with a lot of different types of cichlids. The name slips my mind right now but I'll def look into it and send you the name. Also, whatever cichlids you decide to go with, if you need any help or advice on what will go with what just shoot me an email or message here. My email is in the description of all of my videos.

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 I wanted a few cichlids and maybe a pleco. But I don't think I'm experienced enough for a community type tank yet. As beautiful as those types of tanks are, I'd rather my fish be happy and healthy.

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

+Marshall Eriksen sure, they would be a good choice. Are you planning on a species only tank or?

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 How are Electric Blue jack demspeys?

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

You can expect them to reach in a range of 8". If you take great care to provide the best to them it's not unheard of for them to reach about 10" however. The thing with oscars is the get massive. Though you could house one in a 75, that would be the only fish in the tank once the Oscar reaches adulthood size, because adding anything else would be a lot of work on you to maintain good water quality, being they're an extremely dirty fish as well.

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 I've really been looking into getting an Oscar. I saw a few videos of Convicts and Oscars interacting and it seemed like they got along. Idk if the same could be said about a breeding pair though. They'll probably be more aggressive.

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 I just googled them. Very gorgeous fish. How big do they get?

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

+Marshall Eriksen a stalhsbergi pair.

Marshall Eriksen - 8 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 I'm relatively new to the cichlid side of things. That's why I started out with the Convicts. Because I was told that they're some of the easiest cichlids to care for. But now that I have my bearings and a nice 75 gallon with a nice canister filter, I think I'm ready for the next step. What would you put in a 75?

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

The convicts will take care of the fry they had so moving them is just a option not a have to do type thing. What kind of cichlids do you like? I know what I'd like to do with a 75 but being your tank, you've got to be happy with it. The best advice for stocking that tank would be something that grows very slow or that doesn't get over 8".

DG27x - 8 years ago

He Needs a Girlfriend

Benny Castillo Moreno my small fish tank - 8 years ago

great stuffe there on your fish

lightofgoku - 8 years ago

loved your commentary on the maneater lol , he is a beauty! what type of cichlid is he ? i have abig male salvini that behaves similarly

Berry ToTheB - 8 years ago

Yeeee Haaaw! That big ol juicy bad boy has a nice bite! It was good ol fun seein it pullin yer skin back like that.

Korhan Karatag - 8 years ago

you and your fish is kool man!!!!

Beth L. - 8 years ago

Really enjoyed your video. You made me laugh and your fish are beautiful.

Beth L. - 8 years ago

I'm very happy to encourage a fellow fish lover.

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

Thank you, that truly means a lot!

Delvin Walton - 9 years ago

he get a long with the cat fish huh

Delvin Walton - 9 years ago

he very aggressive but cool fish

Delvin Walton - 9 years ago

his color r cool

Daniel Marcum - 9 years ago

That's funny one of my mbunas always sneaks up and bites me when I'm cleaning my glass. I think it's personal because he is my least favorite one. Lol

Exopets - 9 years ago

Can I put two African cichlid and one jewel cichlid in a 2 feet long and 1 feet high tank?how can I measure gallon

Exopets - 8 years ago

Now I have converted my tank into a planted one

Exopets - 8 years ago

Ricky Cooke - 8 years ago

+pulkit sansi the jewels get very vicious towards smaler cichlids. woke up this morning and my fluro peacocks hav no fins and the pleco is missing his tail

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

African Cichlid is a vague term, do you know what kind of Africans because it would really depend on that. Jewels are Africans as well. To calculate how many gallons you have (which from what you said sounds like a 29 gallon or 32 gallon) you use this formula; Length X Width X Height divided by 231.

Riley Welsh - 9 years ago

i saw the torch i know you dab

Jwhiser1302 - 8 years ago

I do not "dab" "smoke" or otherwise! So stay quite until you can comprehend simple sentences and comments!

gustina242 - 8 years ago

+Riley Welsh lmao

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

I don't understand.

sam woodage - 9 years ago

Love the vid just a heads up on the Adonis pleco they get on average a meter long loes all wight spots get real spiky and don't like shearing a tank with other pleco when I got mine I was told it was a galaxy pleco so I found all this a bit ov a shock lol

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

Thank you, yeah they can get confusing to differentiate sometimes lol. But, they sure do get big, good thing they grow a little slower too hahaha.

Chris Gill - 9 years ago

Make a video of ur hand in "big rigs tank".lol..great video tho!!!

Chris Gill - 9 years ago

Lol..ill have to look it up..u got sum beauty fish!!!!

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

Already a few videos made of that;) thank you!

BlueGorilla 87 - 9 years ago

This guy looks like a White r.kelly anyone agree?

BlueGorilla 87 - 9 years ago

Thank you very much. Love all your tanks my wife wouldn't let me have all them lol.. I just have two a fry tank and this one.. I used to have a midas or red devil don't know what he was buy he died of old age. Check him out in my vids his name was Clive and I loved him he loved inflatable balls lol..

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

Lol, okay. Just don't know you, so apologies on my part then. Those are great fish! I checked out your channel, your tank is nice, beautiful fish for sure!

BlueGorilla 87 - 9 years ago

I ain't being nasty mate I'm just saying you look like a White version. I think your a cool guy I keep African cichlid but I'm thinking of going into American I like the festae and argentea

Jwhiser1302 - 9 years ago

No, no one else agrees. If you have nothing nice to say, do not say anything at all. If you need to leave negative comments because of your own self esteem then I'd be happy to block you from my channel. Otherwise, be nice!

Vanessa Lee - 9 years ago

hey my baby cichlids are biting my red fin sharks .are not eating lil help.i dont have flower pot or pvccave should i

It’s Offf ToPic - 9 years ago

Really awesome looking fish good job on your videos be free to watch my aquarium vids and maybe consiter a subscribe

SebsExotics - 10 years ago

Beast!

Lonnie Holloway - 10 years ago

Great video, bro. Your Hoga is a mean fish. Big Rig is a true beast.

Justin Stuart - 10 years ago

If you put the pot near the divider I wander if they would spawn through it

Justin Stuart - 10 years ago

My parrot fish used to bitr me when I stuck my hand in would sometimes draw blood. I started wearing rubber gloves when cleaning the tank.

gusfish1 - 10 years ago

Great video bro

NickMach007 - 10 years ago

Good update. That Hoga is going to take one of your fingers off!

almcloud - 10 years ago

You have a crazy fish my friend lol
Great video, thanks for sharing!

Pure4Kicks - 10 years ago

love the updates brother

Seth's Fish Tanks - 10 years ago

Great video man!

Charles Pagan - 10 years ago

Let me tell you I have a "Midevil" 8"+ and when he bites me he keeps attach and then try to tear appart my skin, but I do what you show me in your video ,make him chase his tail and I saw the confusion on his face!

Tristan Mann - 10 years ago

Awesome video Jeff!!! That Hoga is beastly :)

Money - 10 years ago

lol and i thought my discus were mean , good vid man!

Brian's Fish Tanks - 10 years ago

Great video brotha! That Hoga is a BEAST! I'll have to go visit Micro when he gets to Mikes place!

Blesone Sando - 10 years ago

Another awesome video from ya, thanks for sharing! Your Gorillus Blue male Kronos is a tank bro you've done a superb job raising him and I hope you hold on to that guy for good :)

Ethan Vargas - 10 years ago

I will do a update today of my cichlid tank

danturbo316 - 10 years ago

Looking good man.
More screen time for Odin and his buddy please!

TM Aquariums - 10 years ago

Nice video Jeff. Man eating Hoga cracked me up. Wonder why he is so pissed at you. All the others look great. The adonis at the end was money. Happy Easter!

MrMann316 - MrMann's Cichlids - 10 years ago

Nice video brotha!! Glad to see Micro can hold her own...she will need to be able to do that against Odin no doubt.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Thanks brother! I'm hoping so too for sure!

J B - 10 years ago

Beautiful adonis! Looking forward to seeing that badboy get big. I cant find much footage of big ones. Id love to see a fully grown adonis.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Try out www.somethingsphishy.com, they have some true Adonis!

J B - 10 years ago

Yessir! I almost had one last year but the state started tightening up so... oh well.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Thank you sir, that's for sure bro! They get enormous and I can't wait either. I had one in the past that was around 12"-13" if I remember correctly. That fish would be much bigger today!

thumpstar125 - 10 years ago

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Ethan Vargas - 10 years ago

Wow that's cool and happy Easter

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Thank you, happy Easter to you and yours!

Omar Alvarez - 10 years ago

That pleco looks amazing. What do you feed it? I never see my bristle nose eat. I drop algae wafers every other night, and hope he gets them.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

All of my plecos go nuts for Veggy krill from Southern Delight. I'm sure it's eating for you, otherwise it wouldn't last long, wouldn't hurt to try another source though, may bring them out for you to see them eat.

TheAngry Fishman - 10 years ago

He great video as usual. I have a newish series I wanted you to check out if ya get a sec......fishman method. Your channel is so awesome.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Thanks bro, shoot it at me. Really appreciate the kind words!

peter320vn - 10 years ago

I would've slap him to show who's the boss.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Lol yeah, I'm afraid he will come after me in my sleep if I were to do that lol.

Shane Singleton - 10 years ago

Pretty Hoga, But man he's an asshole!

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Thanks bro, that he is lol.

Noah's fish n bass guitar - 10 years ago

i got a question how are bichirs pronounced cause i hear different ways to say it i have one anyway

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

(Bit)~~(ch)~~(sure)

Noah's fish n bass guitar - 10 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 ok cause i pronounce it like there is an s and an h

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Exactly how I pronounced it in the video is the pronunciation given by the founder of the species. When you hear "biker" it's a mispronunciation.

Ruben - 10 years ago

You know meant to ask you about the flow after you did the diy Co2 defuser cause I notice you put smaller hoses and that's like adding a reducer. It's good to know.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Thanks bro. It worked out great!

EAST COAST POWER CICHLIDS! - 10 years ago

awesome fish look great man how long do you think that jag baby will be with Odin and any up dates on maybe a little Odin dating keep up the great work man i am not going to lie man wen i see you have uploaded a video its like movie night for me i see its up and i go into the kitchen and grab food sit down and enjoy.

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Not sure about that but not much longer. Thanks bro, I really appreciate the kind words!

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Big Cichlids that Bite and a few other Tropical Fish

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Cool I'll keep an eye out for it.

Reid Smith - 10 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 ill get a pic of him next time im there

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Jwhiser13@yahoo.com

Reid Smith - 10 years ago

+Jwhiser1302 do you have instagram? or an email where i coudl send you a pic of him?

Jwhiser1302 - 10 years ago

Low grade flower horns can have some similarities but it's still easy to tell Trimacs and fh apart as flower horns are hybrids bred to exaggerate color and head size.

Reid Smith - 10 years ago

is it possible for small flowerhorns to look like trimacs? my LFS has a fish that looks very similar to odis, and labeled as a flowerhorn. and after doing a google image search on trimac the fish im talking about looks exactly like a trimac it has the red eyes and the pink behind its gill plates and under belly