The Aulonocara Aquarium - Lake Malawi African Cichlids

Aulonocara are the most colorful Freshwater fish
They are popular among aquarists because of their beautiful colors and peaceful behavior.

In this video, I will be giving you all the information you need to know to start the perfect Aulonocara Aquarium.

0:00 Intro
0:35 What is an Aulonocara?
3:25 Species Only Tank
5:13 Show Tank
7:05 Habitat
9:52 Breeding
15:05 About Quality
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[QuebecCichlides]

If you want to know more about Aulonocara, here are two other videos that might help you :

[ashleypedigo]

I just love how she talks. She could talk to me about anything.

[leahtradesforex]

I love your sense of humour that comes through in your videos.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[JimHanleyfishing]

Morning Richelle. Great video as we have all come to expect from you. The information you present always has a positive influence on our hobby!!

[novass]

superb video and i just changed my mind to order them from my wholeseller, thanks a lot, you saved me from huge amount of problems and minus in my pocket, better solution for two 85 gallons is discus, price in my country for alunocara is 3 euros for fish
so its nothing
thanks alot miss!

[rajarshimukherjee]

Your videos are amazing. You don't make videos to sell your fish or products what most of the people do. Thank you so much for sharing knowledge. Merry Christmas

[wyd]

Thank you for so much accurate Information

[TerryL]

Aulonocara meaning flute face refers to the holes in their bottom jaw that contain receptors to help find prey in the sand.

[wisherweet]

Just discovered your channel, I like how you just hit us with information, none of the time is wasted

[johncarlson]

Rochelle, (Hope spelling is correct)

How nice to have a well put-together, informative video in which someone actually speaks to us and gives us some great information. I HATE those videos with just annoying audio.

Thanks for telling us about these beautiful fish. I now have a new favorite species

[Leroy]

Thank you, a few things that had been bugging me about my peacocks you answered here. Quite new to keeping cichlids so still learning quite a bit.

[dennisruedel]

Hi Richelle, very well done! It was definitely one of your best I have seen. I used to keep them several years ago before switching to all haps, except I did keep one Peacock, a Lawanda, that won best in show through a local fish club. He’s a solid 6 1/2” and hangs well with my big haps. Anyways thanks for taking the time to explain this as it is quite evident that you have a broad base of knowledge.

[victorteran]

for some reason I find the introduction of the videos very intriguing and charming, beautiful Aulonocara keep up the good work!

[thefishtankguy]

enjoyed the video, added to my knowledge thx

[MarcoIsidori]

Nice video...Aulonocara beautiful fish.

[PalJoey-rmyh]

Very nice presentation of information. The Aulonocara represents for me the model of a perfect fish: body shape, finnage, disposition, and of course color.

I must have been lucky with my peacocks. In a 75 gallon tank I twice maintained breeding PAIRS of the classic Red Shoulder without aggression or hassle. The male would regally cruise the mid-water center of the tank while the female kept company with some mbuna (Rusty Cichlids) in the rock work, left, right, and center. Dominance in the kingdom without strife.

Peacocks are large enough to eat diced up seafood whole, so one can avoid foods that shred or melt into tiny particles and pollute the water. At the same time they are not so large that they dirty up tanks and confine movement and natural behavior like Oscars and other South American pasture cows. The aquarist can therefore observe behaviors and community resembling nature.

I again heap praise on you for the emphasis on keeping the species "pure" and avoid genetic crosses. It's only in this way that we can maintain the most colorful lines. There is one clown on YouTube who gives fishroom tours bragging about his Aulnocara (and other) crosses. There is nothing to brag about. They're a bunch of nondescript blue/gray also-rans.

With your resources I'd implore you to search out some primo examples of the classic Red Shoulder and start a breeding colony. I no longer have the resources or space. Something with a distinct red shoulder, bright blue body, and white trim on the fins. They are getting harder to find, as Lake Malawi is getting over-fished and self-serving basement breeders are bastardizing the domestic stock.

[amrargYT]

Excellent video. Useful info about these aulonocara beauties and presented by another beauty, Richelle. Thank you.

[leezageiui]

Love your video. Your humour, knowledge and good looks ... more please,
Thank you

[Lylaznphatboi]

Great info! Don’t disappear on us like other youtubers!

[SwampyAcresHomestead]

New here thanks for sharing hope your days going well