Unboxing Beautiful African Cichlids! New Fish for the 180 Gallon Aquarium

In today's video, I'm unboxing 4 new, rare, & beautiful African cichlids for my ultimate mbuna tank. I picked up the following mbuna species:

- AURIFRONS AFRA (YELLOWHEAD) ,CYNOTILAPIA MBAMBA LUWINO REEF
- MAINGANO, PSEUDOTROPHEUS CYANEORHABDOS
- LUWINO REEF ZEBRA, METRIACLIMA SP. "ZEBRA CHILUMBA" LUWINO REEF
- SWEDISH SUPER RED HONGI, LABIDOCHROMIS SP. "HONGI" SUPER RED VARIANT

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Mbuna cichlids are from Lake Malawi, and they prefer plenty of rockwork to swim in and around. They would eat/destroy any live plants, so that's why it's purely a rock scape here. They are extremely active cichlids, and they can be aggressive. Stocking mbuna in high numbers is one strategy to mitigating aggression with this species.

I also tried out a new beautiful 3D background from Aqua Decor. Couldn't be happier with the look of the background and rocks. It really brings the tank to life (and also hides heaters/intakes!)

If you're interested in any of the products and equipment used in this aquarium build, check out the affiliate links below.

Filters/Equipment
- Carib Sea Aragonite Sand - https://amzn.to/3HhDP0P
- Sicce Whale 500 Canister - https://amzn.to/3ugmocB
- Sicce XStream Wavemaker: https://amzn.to/3S2dRUG
- Sicce Ultra Zero Pump: https://amzn.to/3ClfENH
- Python Water Changer: https://amzn.to/3a17dbb
- AI Prime Lights - https://amzn.to/35yWwA8
- Turtle UV Light - https://amzn.to/3FWYRDU

Chemicals
- Chemi-Pure Blue - https://amzn.to/3bgsVMd
- Seachem Prime: https://geni.us/iys7T
- Fritz Glass/Acrylic Cleaner: https://geni.us/uvmwK8

Food for Mbuna:
- Spirulina Flakes (Vegetable Based) - https://geni.us/ByXSoL
- Community Crave - https://geni.us/Jg1ZFS

Food
- Xtreme Krill Flakes - https://geni.us/iTAWsN
- Xtreme Big Fella Pellets - https://geni.us/9Cra
- Xtreme Nice Pellets - https://geni.us/6ADcc

Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week!