Inside COTA

[Milingu]

This video about COTA just showed up on my youtube feed.

Chris Biggs visited Dan Sharifis COTA

"Today is the video so many have been waiting for...a full behind the scenes tour of the one and only Cichlids of the Americas facility.
This awe inspiring collection of some of the absolute best New World Cichlids is owed by Dan and Martha Sharifi, both legendary and passionate aquarists.
They have travelled extensively all over Central America collecting the best Cichlids that the world has to offer and brought them back to breed for the trade.
We have a candid discussion with Dan as he tells us all about how COTA came to be, collecting adventures and species spotlights.
So join me today as we go into the world of one of the best New World Cichlid collections in the world.
Enjoy!"

 

[DwarfCichlidLvr]

Thanks! will look later. Not a fan of the utuber though.

 

[rtague]

That was awesome,thanks!!!

 

[Toiletcar]

Very cool, thanks for sharing ?

 

[Modest_Man]

I enjoyed seeing how he has his facility set up.

The guy Chris Biggs is annoying as heck. Just shut up already and let Dan talk. All Chris does is interrupt with BS comments.

 

[tlindsey]

Thank You for sharing. Those Cichlids looked amazing.

 

[Luke tomkinson]

Awesome

 

[Gourami Swami]

Thanks for posting this! I've had several fish from Dan, nice to see his operation.

 

[ryansmith83]

Dan's setup is beautiful. I love the size of those acrylic tanks. I wish I had the funds to set up a building like that.

The color on some of those fish is outstanding, and it looks like there is sunlight coming into the building based on the way the fish appear in the videos. I wonder if he has skylighting or something? One of the reasons the farms in Florida raise their cichlids in outdoor vats is because the sun does wonders for their color. It looks like maybe Dan is doing the same.

 

[Milingu]

I am happy that you guys like it.
I can understand why some people might not like the youtuber. But I appreciate the work which he put in the making of the video.