Did I finally beat the parasite in my fish tank??

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@sheevpalpatine2231 3 ай бұрын

When he says he bought 5 in case he loses one or two that makes me think of "Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make"

@Orcaben1 3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 rishi sunak is also adopting that mindset!🤣🤣🤣🤣

@I_am_mario009 3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@laynedudas1026 3 ай бұрын

Isn’t that from shrek lol or am I wrong 😂

@Orcaben1 3 ай бұрын

@@laynedudas1026 lord farquad or however you spell it, yes🤣

@SpaghettiJoBayBay 3 ай бұрын

An Elite team of slugs

@nobodyknowsforsure 3 ай бұрын

_hands money to slugs_ "Make it clean. Leave the kid..." *Slug takes money and nods* 🐌

@parkertulk7485 2 ай бұрын

A single slug crouching on a powerline with the moon behind him.

@whoputyouontheplanet3345 2 ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅😅

@jaideepshekhar4621 2 ай бұрын

@@parkertulk7485That slug underwent so much torment and pain for its village too. 😢

@p3talsdotpng Ай бұрын

Nice reference @@parkertulk7485

@adu9422 Ай бұрын

😂

@catmage 4 ай бұрын

Good for you! I don't know why I was so invested, but I'm genuinely glad

@DarnNowGaming 4 ай бұрын

Same

@LizzyTheVampireSlayer 3 ай бұрын

Same 😂

@bakamonkeyfun1593 3 ай бұрын

Same lol. I didnt subscribe but i was hoping to see the end.

@tonyctm 3 ай бұрын

same

@rpaulchoiniere 3 ай бұрын

Same

@austinwilburn1772 3 ай бұрын

My man had to call in the special forces for this fight 😂

@Mrkrabbss 3 ай бұрын

Bro called in slug team 6 😂

@TheAbysssarian 3 ай бұрын

😊😊😊

@Ieiwhendoeosheebwuaia 3 ай бұрын

@@TheAbysssarianaptasia bin laden

@poggorl 2 ай бұрын

@@MrkrabbssLMFAOOO slug team 6 🤣🤣🤣

@thecomplexitiesoftheobvious 2 ай бұрын

@@Mrkrabbss 😂

@noelramirez1551 3 ай бұрын

Lol the peppermint shrimp look like they're having the best time of their lives

@adolfolugo618 2 ай бұрын

Thats how id be...lol😅

@2shy1151 2 ай бұрын

They never showed up for work. Lol

@yancieb 2 ай бұрын

*speaking with mouth full of food to other shrimp* "I told you things would start looking up Tom, you gotta focus on the positives"

@LOUDMOUTHTYRONE Ай бұрын

If they don't want to work then it's shrimp fried rice.

@snavisTM 23 күн бұрын

They look like shrimp sitting in water..

@Scott.E.H 3 ай бұрын

Oh boy. It ain't over til it's over my friend - considering how many times you thought you got it, I wouldn't be so quick to think it's finished.

@myusernameisterrible 3 ай бұрын

I think the battle is nearly over but the war has just begun

@just_a_tophat5759 3 ай бұрын

I think that he's actually defeated them however he's gonna just keep a little alive so he can keep milking this for the KZfaq $$$

@Stacked3403 3 ай бұрын

@@just_a_tophat5759smart move really 👍

@newname4405 3 ай бұрын

With nudibranchs that eat the aiptasia, it’s more like a never ending campaign against a badly beaten enemy, just a matter of staying on top of things. Likely the aiptasia won’t reproduce quickly enough to support all 5 of them if they’re still all there, but 2-3 or whatever will end up being long term residents and while he won’t really see or care about aiptasia, it will keep kicking around for quite a while . If it does fully get beaten, then nudis will die too and then it’ll be a matter of time before some other addition tracks more in, rinse and repeat

@Identificarquebro 2 ай бұрын

That’s what she said

@camowyvern3836 4 ай бұрын

Nudibranchs are so damn cool. The come in so many varieties, are often gorgeous, and quite usefull in the environments they unhabit. If i ever got into aquariums and taking care of marine life gastropods, cephlopods, and crustaceans would be my preferred options.

@woofmeowackwoof3810 4 ай бұрын

Yeah same here. Me and my mum started scuba diving and after sometime after getting wowed by big beasties, we started looking for smaller things. Nudibrach. Very colourful. We even went night diving in tropics and found the ' Spanish dancer' wow very cool. We found one every night for 3 nights!

@Just1Nora 4 ай бұрын

Nudibranch are so cool. I've heard they're hard to keep in captivity. Granted I'm over here struggling to keep succulents alive, soooo... 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Staple_Tapeworms 4 ай бұрын

yeah :( a lot of them are super specialized feeders that feed on slow growing coral or sponges that make it really inefficient to farm. We don't even know what a lot nudibranch species even eat. My hope is to one day is to raise a tank of GSP eating nudribranchs since it looks like GSPs can grow rather quickly.

@DLlama 3 ай бұрын

But if they only eat aiptasia, what will they eat when the aiptasia is gone? They just starve or...?

@TranscendentMusic1 3 ай бұрын

But once the nudibranch eats all the aptasia in the tank what will they eat? Won't they just starve?

@waffleclan1831 3 ай бұрын

From experience. You have to starve the shrimp, so they become ravenous But yes. Mostly free loaders. My dad has some spawn, they all went to the sump 😂

@Macachee 3 ай бұрын

They just congregated into the filter huh? 😂 Maybe that’s where my shrimp went too.

@joshyoung1440 Ай бұрын

*ravenous, the bird is a raven, not a ravan lol

@waffleclan1831 Ай бұрын

@@joshyoung1440 lul gonna leaf it just like that 4 u. Wear You ax? Not their, not hear. But up they're. Where 1.4k people like ravenous shlimp. Happy Father's day "Josh". -ps my older brother, who's actual name was Josh, died from cancer in 2019. RIP

@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070 Ай бұрын

This comment is aneurism inducing

@waffleclan1831 Ай бұрын

@@stereo-soulsoundsystem5070 andyourizm is with dun tooke me mums new boifrend. You only hate it because you can read it🤣

@tywarden5426 3 ай бұрын

We used to have thousands in our tank and the way my mom got rid of them was literally just yanking out every single one once a day for a month she also moved all of her live rocks around every day to check for them we had the same problem with little white starfish but somehow more than the aphasia and got rid of them the same way just throwing them out nonstop

@sanjayw9878 2 ай бұрын

thats badass lol and it totally worked did it? it didnt come back? or did that method just keep it down and under control?

@tywarden5426 2 ай бұрын

@@sanjayw9878 it’s years later now and there are zero starfish same tank same three fish same live rocks

@MinnieSpencer 2 ай бұрын

So those are starfish that they're trying to get rid of?

@anjoliebarrios8906 2 ай бұрын

@@MinnieSpencer no, those are polyps in the video

@DINGD0NG... Ай бұрын

@@DanielHollingsworth because they attach to rocks and stuff, and if even the smallest piece of them is left behind, they can grow back, and even worse, the pieces from ripping it off can spread it all over the tank and cause an even worse problem

@Dr.Duck22 3 ай бұрын

Them nudibranches took up farming that's why there's one polyp

@Popedishsoap 4 ай бұрын

Have you seen the little guys?? Hopefully they're still chompin around where you can't see!!

@WobblesandBean 3 ай бұрын

No. They're gone. There's nothing left to eat, so they can't survive. This guy really doesn't care about their lives.

@maya_void3923 3 ай бұрын

@@WobblesandBeanthis is so cruel they were so cute i hate this channel now

@shockal7269 3 ай бұрын

@@maya_void3923 Other options weren't working. If he was going to let the aiptasia grow, they could easily threaten all the fish in the tank, which is a much worse outcome than letting just five nudibranchs die.

@MystikosMinistries 3 ай бұрын

@@WobblesandBeanWould you rather have the fish in the rest of the tank die? This was a no win situation, that happens in nature.

@99morphine 3 ай бұрын

@@maya_void3923 so whiny

@WizardClipAudio 2 ай бұрын

They was saving that little bit for later.

@QenaitheCustodianGuard Ай бұрын

*were

@JaRuuizz 4 ай бұрын

Never admit victory, you might soon find yourself declaring defeat

@shugo5130 3 ай бұрын

He said he won the battle, not once has he ever stated that he won the war.

@winterfrost589 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Socrates 💪💪

@GOhimself 4 ай бұрын

The vibes just haven't been the same since my guy Dom passed. RIP a real one 🙏🏾

@Shixaal 3 ай бұрын

???

@riverpubby 3 ай бұрын

@@Shixaaldom was a fish that this creator kept with his mantis shrimp. Dom unfortunately passed away a lil while ago.

@kL07_ 3 ай бұрын

@@riverpubbyMan just vanished from the tank. Not a single bit of his body was found. I have a feeling that he told kaiju "my time has come, you must continue this journey without me" and vanished...

@Angelikaliu1331 3 ай бұрын

@@kL07_bro disintegrated

@YEs69th420 3 ай бұрын

@@riverpubby Oh he's that idiot?

@DotDusk 3 ай бұрын

Aquarium guy hired a hit squad to solve his little problem. A clean-up crew, some would say.

@ThePOSM 3 ай бұрын

Filter sponges on the externals of pumps too, they will help significantly with accidental losses

@GeneralWAITE 3 ай бұрын

Its a weird little alien battle. I love it!

@roblove2301 3 ай бұрын

I got a puffer fish once, he ate all them in no time.

@TGC1775 3 ай бұрын

Remember. Every 6 months add more slugs. 🤣

@SpecialInterestShow Ай бұрын

Oh? Do they not breed fast enough to keep it going?

@PainElemental 4 күн бұрын

@@SpecialInterestShow they all get nosey and slither into the pump to be ground up

@SpecialInterestShow 4 күн бұрын

@@PainElemental * sighs that my first thought was 'yeah, mood, I' d probably die so quick' *

@lukedavis436 3 ай бұрын

That pump looks terrifying if i was a fish, it looks like a blender

@eddyram4932 4 ай бұрын

Slugs said “lemme slide right on in😚”

@IloveJellow 3 ай бұрын

A then all you here is *paper shredding noises*

@deppygcreations784 2 ай бұрын

Was the "they ONLY eat" the parasites supposed to be exaggeration? Cause if its true how are they gonna live once the parasites are gone

@Christianmingle420 2 ай бұрын

You’re so right 😭

@hokyosei 2 ай бұрын

Looked up the name of the nudibranch, and they really do only eat that specifc anemone. Granted once its all gone, he wont need the slugs anymore

@deppygcreations784 2 ай бұрын

@@hokyosei right, it just feels kinda mean to just let em starve idk

@kai_fatallysapphic 2 ай бұрын

@@deppygcreations784 yeah nudibranches are SO cute it'd make me so sad if he just lets them die after helping him :/

@Elvyne 2 ай бұрын

The nudibranchs or the entire tank, your choice

@kyuubiv.8046 Ай бұрын

Shrimp freeloading is the most adorable thing I’ve heard and seen 😂😂

@GeneralTreesap 4 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t declare the war won just yet.

@camsexotics3407 4 ай бұрын

You won the battle, but did you win the war?

@yodelguy9005 3 ай бұрын

I’ve only ever done fresh water mostly bc of the price difference but salt water has always looked so cool. Even your pests look cool and interesting

@KaltrinaDemiri 3 ай бұрын

Aiptasia File fish did the trick for me. I got one of those and it got rid of all of it. He’s still alive to this day and takes well to frozen and flake food

@Thoughtpologetics 3 ай бұрын

Aptasia sounds like an app Disney created celebrating its fantasia movies

@Wayback321 3 ай бұрын

This guy has had a whole arc fighting that tank parasite

@Feverm00n 3 ай бұрын

IIRC I feel like on your short about getting the previous lettuce slug (? I think it was called that), a BUNCH of informed people outlined a number of reasons they were gonna die… so the reasons probably aren’t THAT “unknown.” It would have been good to see you acknowledge your possible role in their loss, as it might prevent others from doing the same thing.

@ethernetgirl2001 2 ай бұрын

sadly we know he wont

@krietor 2 ай бұрын

I think that by enumerating several possible causes - " . . . or even torn up by one of the pumps I have." he acknowledged his potential culpability regarding the disappearance of the previous contingent of slugs. Why must you adopt such a critical stance? A marine tank thrives only when its curator can induce a delicate ecological balance. Perhaps the lettuce slugs were unfortunate victims, whose demise made possible the survival of the community writ large. Maybe they were et by one or more of their neighbors in the tank. Maybe they still live, having escaped by some unknown route, or were killed inadvertently by the mechanical infrastructure. OP admitted freely that he doesn't know what killed them, and the word he used was "unknown ." He never even said it wasn't his fault. Why do you feel he should take responsibility when he may not actually be at fault? If you weren't present to witness the event, you don't know any better than OP what really occurred. My take on this is that YOU ought to have remained silent, despite potentially being perceived as a fool. Your cavalier accusation has removed any doubt. 😂👉🤡 😂👉 @ethernetgirl2001, @Feverm00n

@jbear3478 2 ай бұрын

Lmao ugh

@savvivixen8490 3 ай бұрын

Glad to see some measure of resolution to this. Was hoping it wasn't a whole "once you have it, you're doomed" sort of deal.

@kekee102 3 ай бұрын

Nudibranchs are so freaking cute they're the only reason I want a salt water tank XD

@hypanusamericanus9058 3 ай бұрын

Sadly, Berghia nudibranchs are realistically the only true nudibranchs you can keep in an aquarium. Individual nudibranch species are highly specialized in what they prey on, with the prey typically being inaccessible in the hobby or unknown to science. This means that most nudibranchs starve to death in aquaria. There are also a few other sea slugs in the hobby that are not classified as nudibranchs, but these are also specialized feeders. Even though Berghia nudibranchs only consume Aiptasia anemones and nothing else, these anemones are common enough and reproduce fast enough that you can maintain a breeding population of Berghia nudibranchs in captivity.

@maya_void3923 3 ай бұрын

But he made them die, it's awful he doesn't care about their life

@hypanusamericanus9058 3 ай бұрын

@@maya_void3923 Those lettuce sea slugs aren’t true nudibranchs, but I digress. My guess is that they may have starved, which is normally what happens to them after they deplete the algae in their tank. I remember in previous videos that this KZfaqr was aware of this risk. I don’t think this KZfaqr is heartless, but it’s sad that the lives of certain organisms, especially invertebrates, are not valued very highly. I do admit that hundreds of bristleworms, amphipods, and micro brittle stars die every time I prune and remove macroalgae from my own tank, but I can’t really stop that from happening.

@biggestenjoyerofthebiggest7796 3 ай бұрын

the elite troop has been rolled out

@Shammrye 4 ай бұрын

The little slugs are adorable

@laziboi5285 4 ай бұрын

Id have kept a small portion to grow as food for the new friends

@rajgill7576 3 ай бұрын

I have been watching your videos for this entire year, amazed you can keep tanks like this in your home. Since then I have gotten into reefing, and am setting up my second reef tank currently. Thanks for inspiring me dude

@nooneinparticular9879 3 ай бұрын

Aptasia, seeing your new "fish": OH NO!!! Aptasia after a few weeks: my death was greatly exaggerated.

@ryanle1293 3 ай бұрын

"a single spore can wipe out an entire civilization!"

@calciumjuice4719 3 ай бұрын

He bought 5 of them because "since when did Shepherd ever care about danger close"

@polinatalmeltzer450 2 ай бұрын

Oh, those are nice results!! Keep us updated! 🎉

@13wayz70 4 ай бұрын

dang those little dude are beasts

@tismwizsm3093 2 ай бұрын

As with any ecosystem, predation will never completely solve a pest issue due to cyclic predator/prey numbers, but as long as you maintain the nudibranch colony, I can guarantee they'll keep the aptasia at a manageable level

@jforce91 3 ай бұрын

the metal thing is some sea slugs will imbibe venemous anemones and jellies... and USE THEIR STINGERS FOR DEFENSE. Talk about you are what you eat!!

@m.e.c.1007 3 ай бұрын

Was like a cliffhanger! 😂 Glad they did their job!

@ss-mf3xm 4 ай бұрын

When there is no more aphasia, do the slugs die of starvation?

@justkittensbeingkittens5892 4 ай бұрын

Yes, but what are the odds they get every single bit of it before it spreads more

@Staple_Tapeworms 4 ай бұрын

Apparently they eat a lot more than one would think. If they're already down to one aptasia polyp... there's a chance they may starve to death before enough new polyps grow.

@Reddotzebra 3 ай бұрын

@@Staple_Tapeworms From what I've heard, this is what usually happens. And then more polyps immediately start spreading.

@ryder8646 3 ай бұрын

@@Reddotzebra that's hilarious

@itsversayce804 3 ай бұрын

I’ve read from comment on reddit that having another small tank with aphasia to feed the slugs. You can have rocks in that tank and just swap the rocks around

@TheDramacist 2 ай бұрын

It's not over until it's ALL gone

@dah_goofster 3 ай бұрын

The shrimps looked like frat bros 😂

@HawaiianGamer 2 ай бұрын

Whoo hooo!!!! Finally after all this time! Sucks the white stuff didn't work, but these guys did! 🥰 But now what do they eat? Or do they just serve their pouporse, and pass away? 🥺 Just one to go!! Leave you evil thing! 😭

@jotarokujo3603 4 ай бұрын

This is the best news I've heard all year

@SturmyDrangs 3 ай бұрын

"One single aptasia polyp can destroy an entire species."

@fleezyp 2 ай бұрын

Frank taught me one thing, and it’s that if a nudibranch can’t do it, no one can

@yourkingfabs 4 ай бұрын

Dude finally let’s go 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@baran-sama964 4 ай бұрын

So what they’ll eat now?

@I_StoleYourHamburger 4 ай бұрын

It will probably come back

@Staple_Tapeworms 4 ай бұрын

If no resurgence.... nothing.....

@PainElemental 4 күн бұрын

the shrimps were like "wooo a new home, free buffet!"

@nublulz 3 ай бұрын

Gastrodon was super effective!

@hellosunshine2826 4 ай бұрын

What will the slugs eat now?

@bengalbrown2834 4 ай бұрын

😅

@WalkerPrusik 4 ай бұрын

Nothing

@ryder8646 3 ай бұрын

the slugs will be retired to a big farm upstate

@SOU6900 3 ай бұрын

If it's anything like that hair algae I had issues with in my freshwater aquariums the battle may have just begun.

@ellerj641 Ай бұрын

The big green slug looking nudibranch gave me Subnautica flashbacks. It looks like those darn stalker fish that always chased me and stole my cameras.

@victyper301 2 ай бұрын

Could’ve gotten two or 3 peppermint shrimp for that 😂 and those shrimp u got was a fake peppermint shrimp

@t.b.cont. 2 ай бұрын

I have a feeling that endure on more than just fists and vow of the indomitable on a shield will probably become popular picks given how a lot of this stuff that’s been added have long windups and frame traps. Given how fast the light greatsword seems I wonder if it has good running attack speed on top of that, and if it gets some polearm ashes of war I imagine it could possibly rival the current meta weapons for chasedowns such as all the thrusting swords and polearms. It makes me wonder how much poise damage and stamina damage all these weapons do because I get the impression that after a week turtling will become more popular than ever if none of these new weapons rival current guard breaking weapons. There has to be some sort of downside to how insane the speed on all these weapons attacks are. We haven’t seen too much new shields but im sure there will be new ones people will come to love (and despise). I have a good feeling that the duelling shields’ bread and butter will be guard counters, especially if it’s a thrusting attack. And speaking of guard counters, the throwing dagger actually takes a step backwards with its guard counter which could be a useful evasion tech when under pressure.

@kaleyjoplinRAWRR Ай бұрын

I have no idea why this popped up on my feed but nevertheless I found this fascinating. Hopefully they were finally eradicated! In a way I know how you feel. I was battling an issue with closet moths which kept coming back each time I thought I had gotten rid of them 😫 but finally they went away.

@Ken117yt Ай бұрын

I've been following this saga from my recommended videos and I'm glad to see it has come to a conclusion.

@SlothOfTheSea Ай бұрын

This is emotional to me, since I had an aquarium devastated by Aiptasia years ago (I was inexperienced and didn’t know or understand what to do.) Nice work.

@devon8438 3 ай бұрын

Dude called in the fuzzed hussars

@killerjay1740 2 ай бұрын

I didnt know how invested ive been into this lore lol

@pt.bonesy Ай бұрын

Imagine trying to loot a base and like twenty spergs pour out of it, spears raised and chanting memes and monkey noises

@zoyadulzura7490 2 ай бұрын

Some animator out there: please make an animation depicting this story! That shrimp part especially needs to be in animated form.

@RayfordRaySiegel 2 ай бұрын

That one getting sucked up in the dropper probably thought it was getting abducted by an alien.

@mike_mizushi Ай бұрын

Congrats ! That's always a tough battle! There's an electrode device that's really good for getting 1 to 4 a day, good way to make sure they don't spread again

@Jeffrey9In4Chains 2 ай бұрын

Damn I didn't know having fish would be more maintenance than a big dog.

@Xx_FluffFries_xX Ай бұрын

Bro really said “Slugs! Assemble!”

@chronodis 2 ай бұрын

this was like a movie series with the anticipation

@fishyboii8023 2 ай бұрын

That polyp: "You may have won the battle, but you haven't won the war.

@depressedbleep5398 2 ай бұрын

I totally agrre with you, it's amazing that they care and listen to us but, they shouldn't just please us all the time. Anyways I'm so excited for the updates

@mariecooper771 2 ай бұрын

You forgot to give the Peppermint Shrimp their work order 😂😂😂

@RaspberryCharlotteProductions 2 ай бұрын

Rofl The freeloading shrimp is wild 😂

@kaitlanzo5621 2 ай бұрын

According to Calfo, these pest anemones can be used as a form of mechanical filtration. They can be especially helpful in a tank with a larger fish population, where larger amounts of food are distributed. They can collect particles of food that the fish miss!

@chasenielsen8993 3 ай бұрын

For months I have see the updates about you trying to cure your tank from the std it has and I’ve been filled with joy every time I happen to scroll along it

@jaydenlu6508 Ай бұрын

“THATS NOT A GUSHER” ahh slug

@rubydragonrider3072 2 ай бұрын

So helpful. Thank you ❤

@yaj1206 3 ай бұрын

Damn, i remember it was a long while ago i saw your first vid abt this, never thought youre still fighting em buggers

@darbyadams6561 21 күн бұрын

The battle has not been won, until the foe surrenders

@wirelessone2986 Ай бұрын

Depth charges work wonders

@patrickhender6242 2 ай бұрын

It's the only way.i am just dipping my toe back into this hobby.i live in NJ and a week b4 hurricane sandy I commissioned a full house generator. I had a 16 year reaf tank and frag tanks .sold many frags online.my refugium was a God life giver.i lost everything in one day.i was depressed for over 10 years.i couldn't look at coral till last year. It took me so long to achieve my tanks and growth rate.i was having people photograph and publish.i had a sepated dwarf octo tanks and were breeding them also.coolest ever seflapods ever lasted 12 years got at least 3 broods the last tear was sandy.i was depressed I couldn't start over.now I'm starting to look again good luck

@rogrove6325 2 ай бұрын

Got the Slug Thugs to clear out THREATS

@Keisha250 Ай бұрын

Those free loading peppermint shrimp😂

@ericferguson9989 3 ай бұрын

That little bit they were saving for later.

@batonrougerp7423 2 ай бұрын

Bro had to call meal team six

@ZawgySoks 6 күн бұрын

You should use a hypodermic needle to inject the calcium hydroxide, that would definitely help minimize the damage that causes it to chunk off and spread in the water when you try to paste it on.