Aquascape Tutorial: Sparkling Gourami Blackwater Aquarium (How To Step By Step Planted Tank Guide)

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Aquascape Tutorial: Sparkling Gourami Blackwater Aquarium (How To Step By Step Planted Tank Guide)
As soon as I made the previous blackwater tank for the Neon Tetra fish, I knew there would be more. This time I wanted to do a planted version with less black water, but all the wood and tannins. The "tint" as we call it will release slowly and the water will go darker as time goes by. Make sure you are subscribed to the channel for future updates 👍
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Пікірлер: 269

@drewsample9610 3 жыл бұрын

"I just poured water everywhere, that was stupid of me" I can relate to this statement :)

@bailyleiphart3719 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I siphon my water straight to the floor more than I'd liked to admit

@zeropointenergy1574 3 жыл бұрын

This is my happy place - always cheerful and positive and newly created beauty.

@existentialcrisis1873 3 жыл бұрын

Everyday I look forward to sseing these videos, keep them coming. Nice to see the sparkling gourami, a underrated fish

@thehornwortofhornwort9832 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t seem to find them anywhere where I am!

@surveymaster1297 3 жыл бұрын

@@thehornwortofhornwort9832 word of advice, find a corner pet shop with an asian owner. I mean that in the least racist way possible, i just mean that they always have a good selection of fish. Dunno, maybe they just have good tastes that others dont have? good luck!

@thehornwortofhornwort9832 3 жыл бұрын

@@surveymaster1297 I literally live in China lol, only place I’ve seen them is online and too far away/super expensive or on vacations in some markets. Locally I can’t seem to source them.

@denisepollitt1021 3 жыл бұрын

MD, I believe at this point, people like the wonderful George Farmer, are looking up to YOU!

@justadumbhuman2719 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for this! Gouramis are some of my favourite fish, I'd love to see a honey gourami tank some time in the future if you ever decide to get more Gouramis or just smaller fish in general! Edit: In my opinion this is probably one of the best looking scapes you've done! It's absolutely gorgeous

@douglasrobles_ 3 жыл бұрын

Peal and 3 dots are amazing as welllll

@buttertd6764 3 жыл бұрын

My personal favourite are the samurai gouramis😍

@douglasrobles_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@buttertd6764 never seen them

@croatiankilla1878 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree with the love for gouramis, but I’m not a huge fan of this scape. I’m not sure what it is but it just looks funny to me

@Annabannana1126 3 жыл бұрын

The one little sparkling gourami under the leaf 😭❤

@demon.that.draws777 3 жыл бұрын

I love how that one sparkling g peeked out from underneath the leaf, that is so adorable ಥ‿ಥ

@sweetme9224 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the natural look. I have a 10 gallon with these little "sparklers". My first tank♥. I've read they're suppose to be shy but these guys are not at all. They always come front and center to greet me and they are all over investigating. Thank you so much for sharing your sweet babies and amazing tanks, they are such a joy.♀‍🙋

@greenscaper7886 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree to pay attention during water changes. I got distracted cleaning another tank and ended up tripping my circuit breaker.

@stephsexoticpets 3 жыл бұрын

MD! THESE ARE MY FAVORITE FISH EVER. I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

@freddiehill28 3 жыл бұрын

Love that you talk about your water filler attachment thing every time you use it!

@MeeshMPH 3 жыл бұрын

Great video with MA ... its great when you have enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff ..

@danielmadsen439 3 жыл бұрын

Cutting off the foam pad is soooo satisfying

@meaghanb9118 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see it fill in and the fish feel braver!

@lukewarmairballoon6801 3 жыл бұрын

mildly entertaining to see the number of floating plants in the tetra tank slowly go down in the past few weeks as he keeps setting up new tanks

@EyeCantGame 3 жыл бұрын

This is always where i go when I'm bored, its so relaxing and peaceful✌️

@eleanorrhines1204 3 жыл бұрын

I love sparkling gouramis. Thank you for this video!!

@mellewedin8221 3 жыл бұрын

I love this type of fish. I had 2. They both pasted away. I am not sure what's up in my fish room, I might have to tare down all 16 of my planted tanks and put down over half my fish. I can not beat these camallanus worms!

@nailzius 3 жыл бұрын

The tanks next to each other call for this tank to lean left like it is. You gain a good compliment to the tank next to it that is built to the right.

@stephsexoticpets 3 жыл бұрын

Just last night I watched my female sparkling gourami laying eggs! no male, but still incredible. I cant with this! you're my fav youtuber & this is great. My fav fish! My main tank on my work desk has my two females. AA!!

@MDFishTanks 3 жыл бұрын

As soon as I made the previous blackwater tank for the Neon Tetra fish, I knew there would be more. This time I wanted to do a planted version with less black water, but all the wood and tannins. The "tint" as we call it will release slowly and the water will go darker as time goes by. Make sure you are subscribed to the channel for future updates 👍 Equipment (all links affiliate): Tank: amzn.to/3nD5UHm Light: US amzn.to/2G1vVPO UK amzn.to/3kqhB2h Filter: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a Stainless Lily Pipes: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC Hardscape: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk

@vEGan1909 3 жыл бұрын

Hi MD, what an awesome tank. Take some time to enjoy your studio. And please do updates on Timmy and Pancho. Greetings from Germany Esther

@williamirish4133 3 жыл бұрын

@MD Fish Tanks why don't you do african cichlids or south american cichlids just curious

@DLabyGmr 3 жыл бұрын

you lifted the tank with some weight in it, check for water leaks in the next weeks, just in case.

@jeffreyfonteneau7467 3 жыл бұрын

How did u get your wood to stay down?

@willstruck2975 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been keeping sparkling gourami for a bit over a year now and just don’t get rid of them if they are aggressive they will Sort it out and it will be awesome eventually.

@sarahbelmonte8888 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy for you MD. I really love this tank ( didn’t think I was going to 🤪) but it’s great and the sound of pride and excitement in your voice translates to me an d makes me not only want to do my own tank room, but be excited about what ever I take on. Thanks MD

@heavenlancaster20 3 жыл бұрын

I had a sparkling gourami tank once it was my favorite

@h3ndo77 3 жыл бұрын

I recently got new fish and these tutorials are so helpful thank you

@willit1972 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching a few of your videos back to back when trying to figure out a scape in my tanks. Thanks for the inspiration.

@FoxiesFishes 3 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your videos! I've been a long time viewer, first time commentor. I aspire to one day reach your level of scaping. Currently, I am really into natural aquariums with a deep substrate. I struggled for a very long time to balance out my aquarium, having tons of algae and plant die off. I stumbled upon a fellow fishtuber called Father Fish and he introduced me to the idea of a deep substrate. I haven't had any further issues since implementing it. Now, if I could make my aquariums as beautiful as your's, I'd have it all! Thank you for sharing! 😊❤

@dramoth64 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching videos like this. It gives me ideas for my tanks :D I am in the process of building new stands for my tanks and rescaping them.

@mikef3300 3 жыл бұрын

I think a few Pencil fish would be a good addition to this tank. Great job once again

@nicolero8130 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for tutorial, i like the stainless steel pipes

@AVPAquariums 3 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your videos and I am absolutely blown away by your tanks! Amazing work!!

@callusklaus2413 3 жыл бұрын

"Alder cones are OP"- This guy I knew from my old LFS. The tannins they produce are insane. I don't buy almond leaf anymore.

@carolebraswell982 3 жыл бұрын

This is a gorgeous scape! I could watch this tank for hours. I can't thank you enough for sharing and teaching how you water change and about your filtration systems.

@EricLabelleUX 3 жыл бұрын

Love the little touches of detail plants in the front! That should all grow in quite nice! Looking forward to the update!!!!

@laurarodrigues7072 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite scapes!!

@milkweeddreams8828 3 жыл бұрын

Totally loving it, the stainless shelving is perfect with the filters, the whole effect is calming and organized when walking into the room and your choice of music sets the mood...well done...!

@amytowery1547 3 жыл бұрын

You outdid yourself on this one!!! I absolutely love everything about it!!! The natural elements are fantastic... I especially love the small cones!!!! And PERFECT fish choice!!! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

@janicerosenthal8798 3 жыл бұрын

Always a absolute pleasure watching you create a beautiful underwater world 🌿🐟🍃🐠🌿❤️

@SpiritAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

The hardscape on this one is really nice. I have the same 90L tank I bought on sale about 2 months ago. All pond solutions is great, the price is really good for an almost ADA quality tank. 😆

@ryancampion5963 3 жыл бұрын

Love this new studio. Looks much smarter than the last , ultra modern look great work md

@reginaphalanges7331 3 жыл бұрын

This is probably my favorite tank you've done! It's beautiful! I want to build one just like it!💖💖💖

@filluponlife496 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome scape. Your tanks look super clean keep up the great work 👍 looking forward to seeing more of those sleek builds

@DolbecAqua 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding tank MD! Love the naturalistic look, can't wait to see the 2 week update

@rohitulislamrohan8739 3 жыл бұрын

I love the first simple look without plants.. If you keed the red lobster in this aquarium than it will be great looking aquarium..

@thenaturecreater8906 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you dont lose your passion 🥰 great Job mike

@helenchambers169 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Australia. Looooove your Chanel. Only new to the fish hobby, more specifically to planted tanks. You are absolutely my favourite! Love your content, love your scapes, love your positivity & love the quality of your video. Thank you for the amount of work you put into every video.

@user-xz5kv6bo1q 3 жыл бұрын

Так много аквариумов!!! :) И все они такие красивые! Восхитительно!

@necromancer-x 3 жыл бұрын

I love your laugh 😊 and these aquariums! Can’t wait to watch your channel grow. PS: ((I 💜 sparkling gouramis!))

@mellewedin8221 3 жыл бұрын

The wood lice, we call them rollie pollies here in Vermont in the states. They actually are a isopod. They are fully adapted to be in and under water. They can swim very well. They are one of 2 that left water for good and are mostly a land dweller now. I keep them in my turtles set up so she can hunt.

@akawpiratestv8759 3 жыл бұрын

I love the your idea in setuping this tank

@donadoni4540 3 жыл бұрын

Uwielbiam takie filmiki o zakładaniu akwarium, super 👍😈😉

@elizabethmccormick6565 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite scapes so far. Keep up the good work!

@KenLe1998 3 жыл бұрын

This is much better than buying a 3D decor, putting them together and call that scaping like KingofDiY. You are on another level 👍

@thehornwortofhornwort9832 3 жыл бұрын

I love blackwater! Amazing stuff on the channel as always

@tiefff3632 3 жыл бұрын

Try putting some Ember Tetras with the sparkling Gouramis,it'll look nice.

@nicolero8130 3 жыл бұрын

And this canister filter with built in heater is also very good

@porcu12345 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Can't wait to see how it looks when grown in and tannined up.

@theresaabshire711 3 жыл бұрын

I love your videos - They are very relaxing to watch. You do beautiful work !

@philcarlino6942 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this aquarium, MD. I am inspired! Thank you for sharing now I have to make an Asian blackwater style aquarium. I already have a South American blackwater. Can’t wait to see how this aquarium matures

@pomeroy7 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing as always.

@jamesgrant3343 3 жыл бұрын

Looovely, your plants all look incredible - I’m inspired to try harder! The sparkling gourami are such interesting and beautiful tiny fish, full of personality but not frantic. One of my favourites.

@mikef3300 3 жыл бұрын

I really like your naturalistic approach to aquascaping and your upbeat attitude even when problems or mistakes arise. I find myself looking forward to your notification of a new video. Great job once again sir

@zafishguy5166 3 жыл бұрын

Such a cool, simple, underrated fish.

@hugoagogo4324 3 жыл бұрын

Them discus are gorgeous !!!

@Sry_4_nothing 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making these videos

@atalayanelson1483 3 жыл бұрын

The pump for the tap water really likes their double ended you know what lol

@coffeestuff3149 3 жыл бұрын

By far my favorite KZfaqr

@joshhibbs_nola 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! I love it! 👍🏼

@borjagamarradelalamo2744 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely as always. I use ur aquarium builds as an inspiration for my tarantulas enclosures. =D

@PENFOLD1962 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video and an excellent Aqua-scape. Have you tried BLACK LIGHT with crustaceans such as Shrimp? Would the Shrimp glow up like Scorpions when exposed to BLACK LIGHTING? Is there a Shrimp that has proven to do a better clean up job than other shrimp? THIS AQUA-SCAPE has got to be one of my Favourite if not 'The Favourite'. So natural & realistic, do you take photos of examples when you go out for a walk? STUNNING is an understatement for sure. Take care my friend 👍😷👍

@timmyfingaz100 3 жыл бұрын

Not a massive fan of blackwater tanks personally but wow this tank is great!! Makes me think of the bottom of a river!

@benji999able 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video. Have I missed something about the axolotl? Haven’t seen him/her in ages!!

@celineeden1457 3 жыл бұрын

Watch „my plants grow too fast“ video at minute 9:04, he gives a little update.

@se5908 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful neat look of the new tank! love it! =)

@scoty_.g1772 3 жыл бұрын

I always look forward to yoir videos

@kasperkjrsgaard1447 3 жыл бұрын

In the last ten years i’ve never been without either the Trichopsis pumila or Trichopsis vittata. Got a small gathering of the vittata at the moment together with a school of Trigonostigma espei. They suit each other very well. The vittata do croak a bit more than the pumila too.

@cathylocklin3215 2 жыл бұрын

I just got some of these today, to go with my Ember Tetra, & Betta.❤️

@joannaspivey566 3 жыл бұрын

Love this.

@amanahmad9297 3 жыл бұрын

amazing as always

@paulmarmion358 3 жыл бұрын

Another lovely tank 👍

@jasonhoward8220 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you put together some of the coolest scapes and love watching your videos. They always inspire me to change my tanks around. I’m really surprised you haven’t done rainbow fish yet. They are by far my favorite fish and they look so good in a heavy planted tank.

@orc79 3 жыл бұрын

love these series ~

@fishiemon64 3 жыл бұрын

beautiful scape as usual 👍

@thebluefox7570 3 жыл бұрын

Love you and your aquariums dude😍♥️

@kerrynbosch5171 3 жыл бұрын

This channel deserves the hype

@iangoodwin1839 3 жыл бұрын

Put vlad in this tank, it would be perfect for him and the sparkling won’t give him any trouble

@imnotgoodatthis665 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel lol, I'm pretty sure all the fish in the store want to live with MD

@pradeeproy8566 3 жыл бұрын

Love from India ... Always available on all your videos

@passenger3 3 жыл бұрын

Fish rooms are looking so good man 👍

@wmarian5027 3 жыл бұрын

Love sparkling gourami s! once full grown, mine splash around a lot and chase, you might consider a lid.

@Danny-ii2kq 3 жыл бұрын

Great video keep up the good work

@shrekidkwhattoname3848 3 жыл бұрын

Finally gourami

@nanoreaper5002 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Job it looks great

@oliverpelegrin6380 3 жыл бұрын

I love your aquariums and i think what you are doing its a big art and you should start a big museum :D Keep it up :)

@jazerlights8870 3 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@lisasaxon7828 3 жыл бұрын

So tiny the SGs...they must be youngish ones. They’re going to love that tank with so many giddy holes. They’ll be croaking n chatting away before no time. When the larger leaves grow at back you could maybe be lucky n get spawning, bubble nest n fry. But they do like larger leaves to make nests under. The red root floaters should do the trick and man they love frolicking in hangin roots. Great scape. I’ll luv to show u my SG tank...also has 5 green neon tetra and 3 platinum half beams but only 1 HB left as of yesterday as I sadly found my boy dead who’d been missing 2 days.