BIOLOGISTS CLAIM CYCLING YOUR TANK IS A MYTH
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Күн бұрынWhy do you cycle your tank? Why is the nitrogen cycle so misunderstood? The nitrogen cycle is an important yet minor step in the journey to make your natural aquarium stable. Father Fish along with bonafide biologists Laura Dietrich and Maiev Sekashi will discuss the key elements of the nitrogen cycle and how you can kickstart your aquarium on DAY ONE!
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00:00 Teaser
00:13 Intro
00:23 Introduction to the problem with the nitrogen cycle
01:46 Rarely studied microbe recently studied
03:04 There's no such thing as a cycle
04:21 Hint at basic solution
05:33 Introduction to biologist A - Laura
06:13 Laura's title page
06:20 The problem with "quick-starting" bacteria
07:12 Method to kickstart your natural aquarium
08:13 Laura's segment explained by FF
09:29 Other issues with the nitrogen cycle
09:46 Title page for biologist B - Maiev
09:50 The myth about ammonia and nitrogen
10:32 Fish biology and auto immune response
10:57 Secret tip to keep water odor free
11:11 Maiev's segment explained by FF
12:45 Solution explained by Father Fish
13:52 Please like, comment and subscribe so we can keep doing this for you guys!
14:04 Outro
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@deathproofduck6897 9 ай бұрын
Biologist here! The marketing ploys of the aquarium industry is clearly what drives the flood of misinformation regarding the nitrogen cycle. There is a nitrogen cycle but it occurs on the scale of biomes, which include rivers, forests, entire ecosystems and weather systems. We cannot fit the entire nitrogen cycle into our little fish tanks. The most we can hope for is to capture a small cascade of the processes. Fortunately, the life that drives the nitrogen cycle is microscopic so it's possible to capture enough complexity in our tanks to create our little windows into nature and the more complexity we get into our tanks the more beautiful they are.
@FatherFish 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely fabulous statement! The micro reflects the macro. This deserves to be emblazoned across the channel. PLEASE. Join us on the Father Fish Shoal. Your wisdom must be shared. discord.gg/G4fkAE6qNw
@deathproofduck6897 9 ай бұрын
@@FatherFish Another point I enjoy pondering that really puts everything into context... We can divide life on Earth into two broad groups; vertebrate life (fish, birds, lizards, mammals, humans) and non-vertebrate life (plants, fungus, insects, worms, snails, jellyfish, bacteria). If all vertebrate life died tomorrow non-vertebrate life would be just fine, if all non-vertebrate life died tomorrow all vertebrate would soon die as well.
@lemonstrudel4595 8 ай бұрын
While it's true the entire scope of the nitrogen cycle is nearly impossible to capture in the planted aquarium, simply saying the nitrogen cycle as a concept is a "myth" is a little disingenuous, especially to beginners who are trying to learn complex biology as a hobby. That's basically telling someone that well-established science is a lie. It's true there should be a conversation about why the planted aquarium hobby has certain "rules" in place, and that "rules" should be challenged as new information is spread. We would get no where as a society is we did not learn new things and change our understanding. But...simply stating a well known biological process is a "myth", and then filling in a small portion of a different theory as the "truth", is going to cause a lot of heartache for people who don't see the full picture, and have no grasp on the entire situation. There are people who will take this information with little to no caution, apply it incorrectly, and have a bad time (dead fish and plants). Having certain "rules" in place, especially for the beginner, is meant to be a safety precaution and not an iron-clad law.
@deathproofduck6897 8 ай бұрын
@@lemonstrudel4595 You probably need to read my original post again. Nowhere did I say the nitrogen cycle is a myth.
@AsimovVibes 7 ай бұрын
@deathproofduck6897 fellow is referring to the title of the video which father fish reiterates multiple times for example at 0:46
@ursanbear Жыл бұрын
Years ago I used to work at an aquarium wholesaler. The owner gave me great advice: "Stop fussing with your tank. When it's warm enough, go to your local pond and grab a handful of muck/leaves/rocks and a few snails. Do this and most of your tank woes will resolve themselves." Once I did that, within a few weeks, almost all of my problems went away. I even took some live plants from that same pond (Cooks Pond in Worcester Mass.) All I had was 3-4" sand and a big HOB. I never replaced the filters, just shook them out and replaced them. I kept spares in a jar with tank water. I'm sure I had the random critter. I even had an explosion of hydra. But it all settled out. That tank setup ran flawlessly for 10 years until I got married and moved. I did the same thing with my 110g tank and my triple 10-gallon hydroponic setup. I have no detectable ammonia and don't test for anything else. These tanks have dead leaves and small branches in them.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Nature solves these tank problems tens of millions of years ago and has only been perfecting them ever since. What makes any hobbyinst think they can do it better?
@ursanbear Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish indeed. Best aquarium advice I was given.
@rrahbit 8 ай бұрын
hi .. greenfield here .. !
@matthew_thefallen 5 ай бұрын
You were lucky the pond wasn't polluted 💀🥲
@danielw3447 2 ай бұрын
I heard FF say in another video that if you put leaves in your tank from local water source that you should dry them first. Is that an absolute must? I mean wouldn't that kill of the things I need living on the leaves/sticks?
@pullup4310 7 ай бұрын
This man has single handedly made me love fishkeeping 400% more than I did when I was cleaning my tank every week or 2. Now I'm excited to add new plants and decaying matter from my local streams ponds and rivers
@mr.octopus6972 7 ай бұрын
The industry (not only the one for pets but also food and many more) has slowly convinced people that nature is dirthy. It's the opposite that is true. Chemicals and sterility are the real danger. No wonder why we're all sick !
@sirabhishekdatta 11 ай бұрын
FATHER FISH you have changed my entire view point in aquarium hobby. I was in a habit to take all necessary "PRECAUTIONS" the other KZfaqrs in the fish hobby used to REPEAT CONSTANTLY and FOR THE FIRST TIME I got an ENTIRELY OPPOSITE ADVICE and found it THE MOST SCIENTIFIC AND LOGICAL of all. Now on won't be repeating my old mistakes....ITS SAYS BETTER LATE THAN NEVER...well THANK YOU FATHER FISH - FROM INDIA
@agostinosangel 9 ай бұрын
Thank you Father Fish for your abundance of knowledge. About a month ago I set up my first FF aquarium as an experiment. I used dirt from my own wildlife pond. Life exploded inside my little 30 l tank and I had to thin some of the plants out today. 😅 I brought a male betta home today, and as soon as i released him into the tank the guy started devouring my "ecosystem" 😂 it's lovely to see a fish hunting out natural food. Ive now started a new 70l FF tank today too and I'm so excited to add my Corys into it tomorrow. Thank you so much once again. Warm wishes from Devon, UK 😊
@youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580 6 ай бұрын
“All life lives on life that is dead.” Almost spiritual in its truth 😮
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@redlightrobot Жыл бұрын
Thank you for tackling perhaps the most complex and simple subject. The types of dead materials promote different environmental reactions. I boil Indian almond leaves and use the tea periodically for house plants as a kind of sanitizer. Killing competitive fungus and stimulating roots can save a plant - even from their own root rot. Hammering in "bacteria live on surfaces" feels so right. I'm collecting wood from a river for an Axolotl this week. Stay golden, Father!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Perfect redlightrobot. Thank you for your support.
@ummmyeah369 Жыл бұрын
Recently introduced to your channel, wish it was years ago. Thanks for sharing accurate information. I couldn't possibly keep the tanks I have based on mainstream product driven information. Thanks for doing what you do, obviously exceptionally well for decades.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard Yak.
@Stuff_And_Things Жыл бұрын
I lost fish after fish trying to follow traditional methods. When I finally stopped cleaning and doing water replacements and conditioning and all that other stuff, the aquarium became much less of a hassle and the number of fish being lost diminished. You are going to lose fish...they die because living things die. But when I started bringing rotifers and amphipods and aquatic worms and other small life into the tank it became healthier and the fish were happier. I generally start by putting a small bit of pond or river mud in the aquarium to give it a starter culture of microbes and small life forms as well as a few dead leaves and maybe a small piece of rotting wood. Live plants are necessary because they will replenish the detritus as it is consumed, and their roots will in turn consume the waste that filters through the substrate. A well balanced aquarium should not need regular maintenance to be healthy. If you're having to change water in your aquarium its because you keep killing off the stuff your aquarium needs to be healthy. But people want this fish or that fish and they don't want all the other stuff that the fish need to be healthy and happy so they fight to keep it alive even though the system they've set up is not what you would ever find a fish in naturally. A natural pond does not remove and replace water. It adds more water to replace what evaporated. And the fish are happy. The purpose of doing a water change is to remove harmful toxins that could kill fish. Those toxins never reach dangerous levels if the substrate includes the bacteria and root systems that digest it.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You absolutely MUST change your name tag. This post is not worthless drive. It is one of the very best explanations of the natural process I have read. Thank you for your clarity and understanding. Please join us on the FATHER FISH SHOAL on Discord. We would be most edified by your friendship. discord.gg/sgeQSduS
@Stuff_And_Things Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish I had been considering it for a few weeks after some of the responses I've received. Done. Thanks.
@judokid5147 23 күн бұрын
That's very awesome and enlightening. Do you have a step-by-step method listed down somewhere please? Also do you have suggestions for those who do not have access to a pond or natural water bodies? Will some dead leaves / dirt from a park etc. be equally or to some degree beneficial? or not really because it has to be decaying under aquatic conditions by aquatic microbes?
@blacksailsinthesun Жыл бұрын
It's really crazy to think all the things I have being doing with tanks like getting driftwood, rocks and botanicals like dead leaves from my local river side trail that allll the other tank videos I watch tell me is wrong and will make my tank dirty and bad from my shrimpeys and fish is actually the healthy way! It's amazing, thank you father fish ❤
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
I am flummoxed as to why there is such strong opposition to doing what is clearly most beneficial to maintaining healthy, living aquariums. Thank you Holly for your astute observation.
@denijacob-uw3on Жыл бұрын
can v get the sand from the ocean?
@denijacob-uw3on Жыл бұрын
Can the sea plants grow in the fish tank ?
@denijacob-uw3on Жыл бұрын
I mean can v grow plants in the river water or bore water in home which v got from the sea water?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@denijacob-uw3on They are referred to as macro algae. The general classification is calerpa. Yes, they are wonderful in salt water aquariums. their colors, shapes, easy growth, and ability to maintain a balance in the system make them valuable for beautiful salt water systems.
@valwestfall4522 Жыл бұрын
I found father fish profoundly relatable. Touched me in a bigger way than intended. You earned my subscription! KZfaq works in wild ways.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you val. YT is indeed wild.
@sirsurf13 3 ай бұрын
me too!
@IndoorEcosystem Жыл бұрын
Adding fish gradually is super important. Rings true every single time.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Yes! Starting right away.
@AlpacaMade Жыл бұрын
Oh heck Father Fish, despite my best efforts to maintain a natural aquarium, you always manage to give me one more thing to consider, and you do it with a twinkle in your eyes. Have a great day😉👍
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You can do it alpaca!
@calvinflynn7387 Жыл бұрын
So true😉🤣🤩😁Mary Paige
@BenOchart Жыл бұрын
I love videos that shake up those "Everybody knows..." that are just accepted without evaluation. You're making a strong case for the "seasoned" or "mature" tank. Laura made an interesting suggestion which contradicts what bacteria-in-a-bottle will tell us, which is to add their product to the water and add fish immediately which makes sense since we need to feed that bacteria with the waste produced by fish. Great job getting us fish keeping to think. Thanks.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Ben. You were one of the first major Fish Tubers to give my system a try. I very much appreciate your approach to the hobby.
@migueleespinosa2632 Жыл бұрын
@Ben , great to see you on another channel. It will always be about a seasoned tank and sharing the bio with other tanks. Still tackling reducing nitrates as my ultimate goal.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@migueleespinosa2632 Good to see you here Miguel. More plants will reduce nitrates.
@migueleespinosa2632 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish working on it. I have been getting good results with floating and emersed plants in my mostly 120g African Cichlid tank. The fish have torn up any other plant I've put in the tank. 3in aragonite sand bed is doing good 5yrs going. God bless.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@migueleespinosa2632 Excellent Miguel. Send us some pics please.
@lilianubia3648 Жыл бұрын
Father Fish, I've set up a large fish bowl, with a lot of sand like you suggested and some soil as base. The plants are thriving and so are the fish. I also have Neocardinia shrimp which are almost three years of age in the set up! a very long life for these little guys. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
That is awesome! lil Anubia.
@jennykristiansson3317 11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much ❤ Sorry for my English. Finally i found someone who thinks like me. I was just a litle girl, 7 year old igot my first aquarium. And i but almost everything i could in it from the lake. And i did so in many years. And my fish was the most colourful and breeding all the time. Then i get older and stop having aquariums. And you know... i started again a few years later. And i start listen to the experts and forgot all of my own experience. And l hav so much struggle i almost giv upp. Then i start to think. What's is natural, what's needed And now my tanks are so much beautiful and so much less work. Thank you again❤ Im not a crazy fish women 😂 Love from Sweden ❤
@Methodical2 Жыл бұрын
When I got started in the hobby back in the mid 80s all I did was add water, filters and fish pretty much at the same time and all the fish thrived and several species had babies and a couple species multiple times. I never heard of cycling a tank until fairly recently in the 2000s when I started keeping African Cichlids. I even kept fish together that the experts said couldn't be.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You are a fish whisperer Methodical!
@Methodical2 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Good one. Never thought about that.😀
@tsdobbi Жыл бұрын
" I even kept fish together that the experts said couldn't be." I mean, they are basing that on experience. Sometimes you can get lucky, but if you don't want to risk the health of your animals don't do it. I've kept turtles for years. I do not co-habitate them because they are territorial creatures. That in nature will "tolerate" eachother in certain scenarios. However, in closed spaces territorial behavior in an enclosed space can end up deadly. I've seen way to many horror stories and images of the end result of co-habitating turtles. Limbs and heads bitten off. Same species, different species, doesn't matter. How long they've been "fine" living together doesn't matter either. I just saw a post on reddit the other day, these people had their turtles living together for 10 years with no issues, then one of their turtles killed their other turtle.
@fernandomonramos1129 7 ай бұрын
That’s very nice I saw my grama back home with a filter that dose not even look the size for the aquarium and had 3 gold fish and never died and she never used booster or water conditioner never existed back home Cuba now I don’t remember if she used plants did u use plants
@zackhaas3267 10 ай бұрын
Just got back into the hobby, set up my new 37gal tank with sand substrate, aeration, an hob filter, and plants, and added fish the same night. I know, thats "bad", but the fish have thrived and are doing GREAT! We do have well water, so no chlorine, and we had a little 10 gallon I took the filter out of and ran in the new tank for a while.
@jonstfrancis Жыл бұрын
Definitely a fan of using added material from a working filter; that works fast and expands to the rest of the filter medium quickly if there are fish in the water to contribute ammonia. So true that life needs death to survive; so adding some old dead leaves and twigs always helps bring balance and life to the set up. Great video
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jon. Once you get it, you got it!
@jeebuzcrust Жыл бұрын
So... a fan of cycling the tank lol
@mrmandel3077 Жыл бұрын
Thank you father fish. Love your videos. It clearly makes sense. I have a healthy tank because I did not follow the advice of the “experts” at the fish shop. That cycling idea was all theirs and I did not listen. I added some stream materials and threw fish in and boom. I’ve had many enjoyable sits watching my tank and learning from videos like yours. I appreciate your videos.. again!! THANK YOU!!!
@helloDobson3259 Жыл бұрын
Great advice Father Fish. When I setup a new tank, and don't already have another established tank around, I asked a fish store for a handful of gravel from one of their established (and of course healthy/thriving) tanks. I simply spread that handful across my new tank substrate. That seeds my gravel base will trillions of diverse bacteria; tremendously speeds up the process. Of course still to bring tank population up slowly over time, giving bacteria time to multiply and spread throughout tank and filtration mediums.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
By adding sand to the top of your gravel you will see a new growth of life in your tank.
@pammugridge4106 Жыл бұрын
I wish EVERYONE, in fishkeeping listened to your videos . Bless you Father fish ❤️
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Pam. Bless you.
@Caleddon Жыл бұрын
And yet in literally every mainstream book, paper or website column about aquarium hobby, one of the first sentences you can read are like "don´t put anything from nature into your aquarium". Not gonna lie, at first I felt little bit hesitant about your war against hobbyist money factories which aims to sell as much useless products as possible but now I can see their roots are deep in aquarists society. But you have used a very powerfull weapon and that is telling people for free, that they don´t have to spend a ton of money on their favorite hobby. I am amazed how much knowledge you have given us, just because you want to. Best regards, from one of yours first spectators ! :)
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you D&M. Your support from day one has been a blessing. All we really can do is shine a light to guide those lost in the dark away from the dragons. lol
@MichaelClark-uw7ex Жыл бұрын
Just using a simple test kit every day, you can watch the progress of the Nitrogen cycle. Ammonia-Nitrite-Nitrate-denitrification Once you get a well balanced tank like Father Fish says, you really don't need to worry, the system will self correct.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Hi Michael. Nice to hear from you.
@MichaelClark-uw7ex Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Hey Fish Daddy, I've been busy, since retiring I'm busier than I was raising 5 kids and working full time.
@USMC-CPL-0311 11 ай бұрын
Father fish says there's no such thing as the nitrogen cycle and nitrifying bacteria. Didn't you watch the video?
@MichaelClark-uw7ex 11 ай бұрын
@@USMC-CPL-0311 That's not what he said at all. Also he agrees with me, see the heart under my post from the fish daddy himself? I've been in the hobby nearly as long as he has, since the 1960s, I'm confident I know what I'm talking about.
@naffo3665 Жыл бұрын
nice video father fish!! very educational and I learnt a lot , thanks for making this
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thqnk you naffo.
@AquaGardenZen Жыл бұрын
I love you Father Fish you are an amazing person and a true inspiration. You are truthful and realistic thank you for everything you do for us all hope you have an amazing new years
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Bless you my dear AquaGarcenZen. You are my inspiration. Together we will bring peace and tranquility to this sweet hobby.
@laowhy86 Жыл бұрын
I like the easy no nonsense approach. Nice video
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it laowhy86!
@K-Aquatic Жыл бұрын
of all the places I didn't expect to see Laowhy posting..... I'm a waiguoren in Shandong, just started my first aquarium and freaking out because the store owner forced 30 shrimp on me to add to the tank immediately 😂
@hilossrt4 Жыл бұрын
I will give a few words of advice from my own personal experience and past mistakes: be very careful of introducing materials from natural water sources into your aquarium as this can introduce parasites and even predators into the aquarium. I made the mistake of introducing some plant material from a local lake into my aquarium and for two years my fish and shrimp would mysteriously dissappear. I found out that I had introduced a dragonfly larva into the tank and it was eating my fish unseen for two years until it transformed into its adult form and I found it hatching on the water surface. So my recommendation is to use an old filter from a well established tank and just place it on the substrate of the new tank to introduce the required biological colonies into your new tank.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
lol Dragonfly are very large. Surprised you did not see it. Do not be afraid of nature. There are more pathogens in a clean tank than in a natural one.
@rdred8693 Жыл бұрын
That is amazing though! They're supposed to be apex predators.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@rdred8693 Hardly apex. Any fish bigger than 2 inches can devour them
@sarahbreisch4750 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish I'd leave it alone, ha ha. Aquatic insect larvae are scary
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@Ricardo Good question. We are doing that now. A research team is working on this and other concerns at our FATHER FISH SHOAL on Discord. discord.gg/2PB236za
@johnjwedrall4290 Жыл бұрын
Informative and easily understood video, thank you😊
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@midnightcryptworx Жыл бұрын
Hello! I am a newish keeper (about a year in) and I have been learning so much from you. Thank you!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome Midnight Crypt Worx !
@Lardothefox Жыл бұрын
5:58 bing bing have your discord set to DO NOT DISTURB mode and you dont have any notification sounds when youre streaming ;) Another great video Father Fish! I really enjoy how we are setting the bar for standards here nice and high and I look forward to contributing more!! :D
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! I will click the DND!
@awollsd Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish haha yeah i kept checking my discord all through the video lol... "wait is that my discord or in the vid" lol anyway great video sill. idk why i haven't heard of your channel before, i have been watching aquarium vids for years and this is first time YT suggested one of your vids and never see it in my searches.. but i'll certainly be going back and watching MANY more so thanks for posting them :)
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@awollsd lol I have become deaf to the audio signal and anyway cannot turn it off. Happy the algorithm found you. I have been fighting with it. This time we got a breakthrough. Now if we can only duplicate our effort we will reach more. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE mention Father Fish in your fishy circles. Sharing is good. And in return we welcome you into the FF shoal, a gentle, friendly place where miracles are our daily fare.
@AmitTheAquarists Жыл бұрын
Very informative video!.. Great sharing 👍
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Amit.
@itsAngryKitten 11 ай бұрын
Media from established tanks is the go to. My black skirts have gone thru the fish in method but I kept them VERY comfortable they were fine! Next upgrade, their 40 gal, I took filter sponge and just squished it into the tank one night. Covered it with mulm and whatever else 😂 added 4 tetras, 2 more each day till my ten. Never even SAW AMMONIA/NITRITE only nitrates and very suitable amounts. I was shooketh! I couldn’t believe it was so easy, no quick start no fritz no extra mumbo jumbo (just plants rooted and floaters for a canopy). This process WORKS and it’s so easy! ❤️ i do it this way every time now just my sand, plants, maybe some wood and filter media squished out.
@oskee305 10 ай бұрын
My Stock Pond was created with this same formula! The water is always crystal clear. The plants are exploding in growth, and the fish are even spawning. I have not fed them in almost a month. Great video as usual!
@jual-rakid 9 ай бұрын
I plan on building a water reservoir tank for all my smaller tanks, im gonna make it a natural tank with mulch and sand, I hope it solve problems I have
@vipinpandey9713 Жыл бұрын
Great Information Father Fish!!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated My Hobby.
@TW-ry4xj Жыл бұрын
I agree with you, the most important thing is to take used filter media and used substrate, even plants and wood that has been in another established environment. A new tank can "cycle" for weeks without balancing itself when you keep everything clean and make it hard for microfauna to establish. The most important thing: establish the tank gradually.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
The tank will establish itself if given everything it needs to do so.
@Just_Lurking8 Жыл бұрын
Hi, what if you get media/ substrate from a tank that had sick fish, that symptoms had not been shown yet ?
@possumbayou8238 Жыл бұрын
I got back into the hobby and did pretty much what you are saying. Everyone asks how I have such nice plants. My aquarium is thriving after four months. I leave dead plant matter in the tank. My plants are off the PetSmart marked down plants. Never lost a plant yet
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You are an aquatic master, Possum Bayou. Come join us on Discord. We would love to talk with you. discord.gg/YJ63RaVH
@desmondjohnson412 Жыл бұрын
I do the same. I get the marked down “dying” plants and they flourish in my tanks
@samwilbur6155 7 күн бұрын
I've recently gotten into the aquascaping hobby and glad I found father fish so early on in my initiation. I started with an iwagumi tank. But was unknowingly gifted 3 zebra Danios, while I was waiting on my shrimp to arrive. So upon their arrival. The danios immediately started hunting the shrimp. In an emergency hail Mary. I grabbed a 50l tub, a few scoops of gravel and 20% of the water from my iwagumi tank, filled the tub with pothos, lava stone algae leaves, a few rocks, presoaked driftwood filter and heater, acclimatized the fish that night and had them in the tank a few hours later once the temperatures matched. (That was 3 days ago) I tested my NO² NO³ ammonia and PH and everything was perfect. The Danios have been happily enjoying their temporary home for 3 days now and are as healthy as ever. I've just added 2 Ramshorn snails. While I prepare their new tank. All the while my aquarium buddies are telling me I've got to cycle it for 2 weeks. I just didn't have the time for that. So far so good.
@DrumBuster453 Жыл бұрын
Ive always wanted to keep fish, since I was little my grandpa would have a small fishtank Andoni would watch it all day. Now I keep a multitude of fish ina heavily planted tank at University! Your tips saved me a lot of money
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
That's awesome Iliyn. Best wishes for your studies. Work hard, but not on your aquarium. Let it be a source of peace and comfort to you.
@StormCaller5 Жыл бұрын
Even before learning everything I have about fish keeping for the decade I have been, I have believed that the key to establishing a healthy tank was to genuinely make it as natural as possible and to add fish very gradually. Then let nature do the rest. Nature didn't dump thousands of fish into a stream at once. It was was done gradually by them breeding. Same with your tank. Take your time in colonising your tank!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY! And start day one!
@StormCaller5 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish YES!!!
@thomasturbato7021 Жыл бұрын
ye lol welcome in 2020 murica...
@blackandgreyedout8337 Жыл бұрын
Nature didn't do anything Nature is a false god like zeus. God does ALL God created ALL CREATURES. So there is no nature or mother nature
@StormCaller5 Жыл бұрын
@@blackandgreyedout8337 OK... God didn't dump thousands of fish into a stream at once. It was done gradually by them breeding. Happy now? 🌒🌕🌘
@madebykm Жыл бұрын
Hello sir, this is a great video. Thank you for providing this information.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you KM> Your YT channel is amazing.
@madebykm Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Thank you 😊
@sirsurf13 3 ай бұрын
I teach Marine Ecology at HS level, we have been working on building a saltwater aquarium as part of the course....well actually it is the course this semester, we have lots of support, but I was getting overwhelmed with the amount of technology and building of the system, then I stumbled on the Walstad method, led me to MD Fish Tanks (an artist himself), then to you!!! I love the times we live in! Anyone who says otherwise is out of their minds!
@borinken_foliage8003 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I think nowadays we don’t really mean a cycle. In the hobby to cycle a tank we kinda mean to let the ecosystem stabilize and balance itself before adding fish. Even when we add organic material from an existing tank we still give it time to settle and balance. What we don’t want is our precious expensive fish to be part of the balancing act of spiking parameters and risk losing them in the process due to stress or sickness.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Fair enough. The system we have derived achieves balance and stability immediately.
@wonder777warrior6 Жыл бұрын
How would you stabilize something that’s not there? That’s why he said dead matter is essential to starting a proper cycle right? I have a feeling that the QuickStart we use have some dead matter and if not they die and feed on each other?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@wonder777warrior6 That's it!
@insolentstickleback3266 Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel Father Fish, thank you!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Happ to have you on board, Insolent Stickleback. I want me some stickebacks.
@missmiller730 Жыл бұрын
Preach! I've started a larger tank right off the water & plants from the smaller 1. I just moved all the plants, gravel, and water from my 45 gal into my 75gal, used the same filter media in the smaller hob in the larger hob, then added the additional 30 gallons. I didn't lose not 1 fish! Not 1. Added some more females 2 days, then in 40 days saw fry.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Put a couple of inches of sand on top of that gravel missmiller. You will be delighted with the result.
@calvinflynn7387 Жыл бұрын
Great video Father Fish I'm still having some problems with my internet and social media. So I'm on Calvin's phone. I'm extremely excited about the views that you got on this, this is the magic of Father fish that the world needs to know! I hope you're having a wonderful and blessed day and as always thank you for teaching us!
@calvinflynn7387 Жыл бұрын
Mary Paige
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mary. You are an important part of that magic. Can't wait to get you on discord. You will love it.
@calvinflynn7387 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish I'm hoping I'll be there in the next day or two I believe my daughter has set me up some new accounts she had to change emails and the phone number for me so I could get verification so I can log in to all my social media again! I look forward to it!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@calvinflynn7387 Look forward to talking with yu. Much is happening
@kentego78 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the information
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@titiasplantedaquariums Жыл бұрын
Bravo, nice video😄👍 Tell them all that there IS a fuss free way of aquarium keeping. I had many people in the past comment on my tanks when picking up shrimp and how clean the tanks look. They automatically assume it must be hard work to maintain, but the truth is: it's the opposite😉 Mulm and dead leaves are the brown gold, that's why I hoarded many bags full last fall. I should have enough to last until next fall. Store them dry though, they decay further when being wet. My plants look so nice and dense with the dirt layer and I add an occassional small amount of fertilizer for the mosses and epiphyte plants. Less is more✌
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Yes Titia. Your exquisite aquarium is fully natural and one I always enjoy. Fuss free! That is a perfect description of our system.
@alantooth48 Жыл бұрын
Hey Father Fish just thought I'd stop in and say hello. I totally agree with what you are saying!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Hi Alan. Happy to hear from you. Come bisit us at FATHER FISH SHOAL DISCORD. discord.gg/sgeQSduS
@JarunsHobbyTV Жыл бұрын
Blessed Day Father 🙏 and thank you for this 🤗
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jar un. God Bless you.
@dangerousdeo5113 Жыл бұрын
Do you know what! Your channel and this video has heavily inspired me. But also answered a major question in my aquarium setups. The information you provided made so much sense and how I have been allowing plants to die in my aquarium and decay, I noticed other sources of plant life have grown back to life, and the fish are doing much better. This has been due to little time being around. Its also improved the health of others in the aquarium too. Before I use to worry on removing dead plants because of for some reason my mind consisting it would affect the cycle... But this has given me such a better insight to our hobby. Will be doing some further reafing on this! I have subscribed! Have a wonderful new year.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Delightful! These AHA! moments are rare and they are precious. In a moment of inspiration all of the pieces that have been entangled in a jumble, sort themselves and we see a picture clearly. I look forward to more such moments we can share as we grow in our understanding of the miracle of nature.
@Josh102697315 Жыл бұрын
Im so glad someone else understands how aquariums actually work and not the bad parroted advice from all the big fish youtubers. Everyone looks at me crazy when i say i dont do regular water changes and i dont clean my canister filter ever. Havent lost a fish in over a year and i have a very beautiful planted 40 gallon aquarium that I barely have to do anything other than occasional plant trim for aesthetic reasons. This is also why neon tetras and other black water fish get a bad rap. Its not ph or ammonia but rather bacteria in the water that kills these fish.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Josh. Please join us at FATHER FISH SHOAL on Discord. Would love you to show us your tank. discord.gg/szj4Gzfm
@giftofthewild6665 Жыл бұрын
Heh. I went filterless for over a year in my planted tanks. People really lost their sh1t over that 😅
@religionlol7323 7 күн бұрын
I started up a 130g cichlid tank. Threw a few fish in a few days after I planted the tank. Immediately got told how I don't know what I'm doing by people in the community telling me my fish would all die because I didn't let my tank "cycle". All my fish are alive and well.
@thesolaraquarium 7 ай бұрын
Thanks to Padre Pez I am going to describe my new way of keeping newly bought cory cats. After I come back from the shop I put them in a bare clear plastic tub (light stocking levels) in my local water (acclimatising slowly of course). No filter, no pump, no substrate, nothing except a heater. I go to my outside pond, grab some of the detritus ooze at the bottom and chuck it in the tank. They are happy as a pig in mud and you can almost see their relief! The water gets so murky I can sometimes not see them for a few hours, but it always clears. The dirtier the tank the more they seem to love it. Lots of worms and other things in there I cannot see. I keep them there until I work out what to do with them. Sometimes for weeks. Feed them twice a week as per FF advice. Change about 10-20% of the water once a week as it is not a large tub. Occassionally I will remove a dragonfly nymph I find. Works a treat. Thanks Padre Pez. They look happy. So much easier than how I used to do it. If it wasn’t for the father, I would never have dreamed of adding the green/black gunk from the bottom of a pond to a fish tank. Genius.
@FatherFish 7 ай бұрын
wonderful
@thesolaraquarium 7 ай бұрын
@@FatherFish the irony is that the only time I lost a fish with this way was after a 50% water change. The very thing we are told keeps our fish safe, killed one. Fish seem to hate major water changes so I never go beyond 20% now, preferrably 10%. I am wary of water changes now and keep them to a minimum. As I don’t measure anything it is just a precaution and it is a small tub of water. I have gone several weeks without a water change and they do not seem stressed by it. Whatever is in that muck seems sufficient to keep them alive. I have kept some almost a year like that adding a bit more occassionaly. I should point out that the detritus does not come from a fish pond or it would have already been picked over. It comes out of a water trough, which is something anyone can do if they leave a bucket of water outside for months, replacing the water that evaporates, rain will do alot of that. It is just all the stuff that falls in, insects, bits of tree etc.. RE: the dangers of major water changes. The industry is basically telling us that our aquariums are nasty little bog holes filled with fish poop and decaying plants that need to be flushed down the toilet and replaced with sanitised tap water…lol. I am starting to think that water changes are as risky as that first time you bring a fish home and acclimatise it. Need to be approached with caution. It is not a case of do not do it. It is simply be mindful of the stress on your fish. A little bit is no doubt OK. Alot is risky. IMO I see some push back on your videos. People are so aftaid to put nature from outside in a tank. I think there are more nasties to be found in your average fish tank than can be found in the wild.
@thesolaraquarium 7 ай бұрын
If you want to have a laugh go to that planted tank forum - the moderator who thinks he is a professor of biology. Have not looked at it for 2 years. He is telling all the newbies now that KZfaq videos are not to be trusted and are part of the ‘purveyors of psuedoscience’. You are getting particular mention, notoriaty. Seems he is getting some fight back over there from newbies who aren’t buying it. This guy seems to be unhinged and on some sort of crusade. I think that forum is becoming more obsolete every day. Videos tell alot more than words. The future is this site and other video sites imo.
@mr.octopus6972 7 ай бұрын
Cycling may be a myth or not depending on what cycling means for you. We can play on words and procrastinate all day talking about the same thing. For me cycling just means that things will ajust to their new environment. Some plants will thrive some won't, some will find a better place in the tank by themselves. Fish will learn their place, new behaviors and how to feed. Snails will breed as food is available. Some algaes will love to grow in your tank some won't. Depending on your feeding habits, the cleaning crew and microfauna will also adjust and find whether or not it is safe to reproduce and how much. When everything settles and I don't have to immerse my hands in the tank 3 times a day to fix something, then, *for me*, it's "cycled". I had fish in there on day 2 but "cycling" took 40+ days.
@FatherFish 7 ай бұрын
works for me.
@user-te9ve1pd1f 5 ай бұрын
Wow that was great😮❤🎉 thank's yall
@michaelkane3326 Жыл бұрын
Hey Father Fish…..good to see you again.I used to live in Sarasota.You use to collect fish near Bradenton.Im in Jacksonville.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Hello Michael. I spent many years collecting all over SW Fl. Am now in Maryland, back home. Enjoy Jacksonville. Excellent collecting around you.
@theaquaticsnailshop5668 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Aquatic Snail Shop.
@tbs4ever64420 Жыл бұрын
yep, this definitely makes way more sense than all the other cycling BS I've been researching.
@regosilver1147 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video lots of wisdom for fish keepers
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Rego. Happy to see you.
@kiki29073 Жыл бұрын
I used to keep fish twenty years ago or more. I never heard of cycling and sure never did so. My fish where fine . Lived for years, no illness, nothing. I only stopped keeping them after having my son.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Hi Kiki. Time to start again. Let us help you set up a wonderful natural aquarium. Join us on DISCORD for all the help you need. discord.gg/YJ63RaVH
@thejohnsaye Жыл бұрын
Every time I've watched a nitrogen cycle video, they have never rung true for me. This makes way more sense
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Yes John. It is already happening!
@alyssaroberts8853 5 ай бұрын
Wow. What a breath of fresh air to learn this info, it is simpler and makes absolute sense. Could you advise what the best base of the tank you recommend?
@azntactical4884 Жыл бұрын
When I set up a new tank, I either use some of the old gravel and transfer it to the new tank and or I squeeze some of the poop from a more established sponge and dump it into the new tank. I do add a little bit of quick start just for extra measures along with live plants. After an hour or so, I place my fish into it. No problems.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Correct. If you are careful about feeding there will be no problem. Try our deep dirted with food web in a 10 gal. You'll love it.
@user-nb4mb8fu6t Жыл бұрын
Love this, so informative. I have a tank that's 10 years old started with dirt on the bottom about 2", then added 4 " of 3/4" gravel. Having trouble keeping rooted plants in it. Should I add sand over the gravel to allow better rooting? My tank is heavily planted and I also have black alge in it, any suggestion will be appreciated
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Your tank sound wonderful. YES! Add an inch or more of sand. It will sift into the gravel and make a wonderful difference.
@victoriainman9120 Жыл бұрын
Hey father fish, I found your channel and it was very informative. I look forward to adapting my tanks to your method. My question would be have you tried using an under ground filter with your deep substrate method? I have watched some videos by another long time expert on fish keeping and he uses the Ugf with bcb bags. I was just wondering if it would be good to combine the two methods or would the ugf affect the deep substrate method?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
No it does not work. The deep substrate does not operate with O2 infusion or flow. It depends on stasis with movement accomplished by the environment itself.
@BriansRCStuff Жыл бұрын
I thought this video was very good overall. I do the same thing when starting a new aquarium (take filter media and plants form one of my established tanks) and then SLOWLY add fish. What this video glossed over is that you cannot just add a little bit of established filter media and a few twigs and instantly heavily stock a tank. It takes time to build up the processes that break down waste products from the fish (organic nitrogen to ammonia to nitrite to nitrate) and you will have high ammonia and/or nitrite if your rush things and you will likely heavily stress and/or kill your fish. Over the course of a few weeks you can add more and more fish to the tank as the filtration/tank is able to handle it but I feel this video missed this part of the equation. Also, pH is very key in this process as a few ppm of ammonia at a pH of 7 will not hurt the fish but at a pH in the low 8s could prove to be VERY toxic to the fish and kill them.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
If you follow my videos on you Tube and teaching at FATHER FISH SHOAL on Discord you will see that I teach a slow and gradual approach. Can't say it all in one video. What I ask my students to avoid is spending their mental and emotional energy following the results of tests. It is much more important to study the tank and understand what is happening. It is a simple matter to see problems as they emerge. No need to fret over a point or two on a scale.
@BriansRCStuff Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Fair enough - thanks for the response and keep up the good work! With people like you there will be a lot less fish living in horrible conditions and dying for no good reason.
@darkpaladinlanceramessesii5719 Жыл бұрын
I agreed. I started out with no idea on aquarium hobbies. The fish i started out with are alive and doing well without cycling the tank
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear from you DarkPaladin.
@darkpaladinlanceramessesii5719 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish I do believe everything take time. I didn't add any more fish. Till i got a handle on thing. I didn't do it right away. I gave my aquarium time to settle and added lives plants slowly and new fish slowly as well. I didn't rush anything
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@darkpaladinlanceramessesii5719 Perfect. Patience
@meep2576 Жыл бұрын
Hi Father Fish, love your videos.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them meep!
@45kittyboo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this information father fish
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Happy to have you aboard Cat. Visit DISCORD for the time of your fishy life!
@LivsTanks Жыл бұрын
Thankful I found your channel when I did ❤
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad too Livi. Join us on Discord. you will enjoy. discord.gg/YJ63RaVH
@devilmdmeh7177 Жыл бұрын
@Father Fish this is a joke right? Lmaoo
@indiananupam5715 9 ай бұрын
Experts say fancy goldfish & colour widow tetra aka the glow fish can't live together but mine is living peacefully😊.
@FatherFish 9 ай бұрын
Silly experts.
@FreeSwimmer Жыл бұрын
I sub;d young man.. Im about to start my 375g system in a few days. I will start it like the past 40-45 tanks Ive started. Some established media and some bottles of bacteria and frequent WCs for 1st few weeks. Everything balances out during that time. I never overstock a new tank.. Your a peaceful dude..
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Free Swimmer. Happy to hear from you. Best wishes with your 375!
@Ian-qw1zb Жыл бұрын
Definitely use sponges gravel plants anything from an already established tank or pond preferably a known source because you don't want anything contaminated with chemicals or dangerous pathogens.. With that you can start a tank immediately with fish I always use a sponge filter from another established tank. Within no time the tank will Cycle yes I said cycle lol or become established with beneficial bacteria but it cannot handle a full bio load immediately so go slowly.. You need it to grow and multiply and cover everything and surfaces with high oxygen and low oxygen places provided for anaerobic and aerobic bacteria. This is what everybody is referring to as cycle. And this is what breaks down the nitrogen cycle not a tank cycle LOL tanks establish.. So aerobic bacterias work on ammonia and nitrites and if you're fortunate to grow anaerobic bacteria it really helps with the nitrates and this helps cut back on water changes, and plants help of course too.. Deep sand beds or dense filter media slows the water flow and promotes the perfect atmosphere for anaerobic bacteria. Saltwater is much slower process but basically the same...
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you are on board Ian. Getting all of the moving parts in the tank at the beginning is key to building a healthy environment. Diversity must be brought into the system. It cannot get there any other way. Contamination and pathogens are the bogeymen of salesmen selling toxins. In a well diversified system they simply are not a problem. Nature knows how to deal with monsters. Give her the tools and she will do the job.
@slidersway2592 Жыл бұрын
He hasn't seen the video on nitrates yet😁
@adkgaladkgal1799 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Thank you.I understand more. Is there any worry of parasites or critters from getting rocks or dead leaves from the lake? Could I grab a plant while I'm at it? I live in the woods so do the leaves have to come from the lake or are the leaves under the snow ok? Thanks again, Happy New Year
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Leaves from the lake will have a full panoply of life. Where there is tremendous diversity there is a balance that protects the little fish from dangerous beasties. Nature provides heroes to destroy the villain's. There is safety and protection in the wild leaves from the lake.
@adkgaladkgal1799 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Thank you, I will wait until the ice melts and get the leaves from the river, Best wishes
@danielhull5177 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Fish Santa! You changed my entire future. I just set up a 20 gallon with several Paradise Gouramis. (They love the dead leaves!) Also, I have a 40 Breeder with Goldfish, Koi, and Golden Dojo Loaches…but I created it before I knew a lot of your secrets. QUESTION: Should I recreate the aquarium? I’m gonna be in Europe and Hawaii for 2 months this summer, so I will be away from my Aquariums. Any recommendations?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
try to establish a food web now and it will support your fish while you are gone. Wonderful trip. ENJOY!
@shurmabrathwaite4724 Жыл бұрын
I have never cycled a thank before and I have kept fish for years , I only learned about such a thing recently from KZfaq videos.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Funny isn't it shuma. The funniest is these "cycled" tanks are good for about 3 months until they need major overhaul. My tank sitting next to me is 20 years, never had a water change, never disturbed the substrate, almost never feed, fish spawn and plants thrive. It is nature, sitting there doing its lovely thing.
@1962fisherofmen Жыл бұрын
Thank you I’ve never used that crap I’ve never liked it I’ve always done it the way I was taught put the fish in the aquarium watch the water when I tried to go up and then I tried to come down you’re ready to start adding more fish but always start with some fish And of course sealing your tank from someone else’s which I prefer I like your idea of actually going out to a pole on your creek or stream and collecting microorganisms to seed your aquarium great stuff
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thanks fisherofmen. Seed with the bounty of nature and cap with the magic of sand. The secrets revealed to those with eyes to see. Nice to have you here. Join us on FATHER FISH SHOAL ON DISCORD: discord.gg/sgeQSduS
@mauricematla8379 Жыл бұрын
Us people sometimes use language that does not quite discribe what we mean but still roughly gets it across. For somebody new to all this the word cycle is a very rough scetch of what is happening and is probably a lot easier to roughly understand then talking about thousands of procceses many of wich we likely never will fully understand.... The most important thing i feel is to vieuw it as a ever ungoing proces in wich our role is to monitor it best we can and facilitate.... Or so at least is my personal opinion. My grandfather is the one that infected me with the bug and yes he gave me my first (i still have it) real aquarium and all but besides his experience and encouragement gave me some of the material from one of his filters. Though it is almost falling apart by now i keep it in there still as a reminder. All life thrives on dead life. A nice way of putting it but then some life must thrives of liveless stuff. But THAT is another topic all together.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Very thoughtful. Nice hearing from you. I appreciate your viewpoint.
@mykael-soul-rock 9 ай бұрын
Hello, Father Fish! I am so grateful for this channel. As I have mentioned before (I think) I am new to the hobby. I'll be setting up my aquarium soon, but was wondering: A friend of mine has a 2 year old pond (with gold fish) in his backyard. In reference to what you said about gathering material from a lake or pond...would material from my friend's pond work? Thank you!!
@FatherFish 9 ай бұрын
perfect!
@thelittlethingsinlife239 Жыл бұрын
Definitely worth a watch
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the boost Little Things.
@gegermancing2371 6 ай бұрын
Hello Father fish, I’m your new fan! I happen to do some of the things mentioned in this video. I always take used media filter for new tank. I want to know what you think about scuds. Btw sorry for my English
@stargod3064 Жыл бұрын
I’m really glad I found your channel. You have so much knowledge to share. Thank you 🙏
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome Star
@Firebird894 Жыл бұрын
I breed fancy guppies mostly and also shrimp and some of the newer varieties of coloured snails and I have some rasboras and various other fish in tanks and outside in tubs and ponds. I am in Australia where winters are cool but not freezing for most of the year it is above 12c the healthiest biggest most robust lively fish I have and all are doing well but I can see that the 200L tub I have outside in semi shade that gets a tonne ofvarious leaf fall flower head drops and no filter just lots of floating plants like hyacinth and also lillies does the best. It is filthy. It has not had a water change in over a year just rain top off. It is always loaded with fry and the colours on the fish are amazing. It has a heater that stops it getting too cold when we aproach winter and thats it. I have done experiments with unheated vs heated some strains like having a heater on all the time some don't and some it makes no difference but I dont have my heaters set high I also feel if fish can thermoregulate themselves they do better. I never did bother with the 'cycle' it seemed to not make sense to me what you say is what I have been doing for years. I take rotted leaves and green coated rocks from a pond and put them in a new tank with a big chunk of plants and away it goes.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Sarah you are my kinda woman. Trusting nature is all about loving the land and the living creatures. Nature truly does it all best!
@lucabrasi3039 Жыл бұрын
When starting a new tank always run with live plants, driftwood, bio media in HOB filter with a partial undergravel filter, run for 2 days then add first group of fish with bottled bacteria as directed, 40 + year doing this and never had a fail
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Amazing how fish survive almost anything. Certainly your basic skills are effective. You are not overfeeding and you are paying attention to your fish's behavior. Try adding some natural material from a creek. You will be amazed!
@Jaguar1910 10 ай бұрын
Thanks pour this lesson of ecology
@raymondamoroso2049 Жыл бұрын
Can you explain what an api test kit is monitoring when you test and the ammonia nitrite nitrate goes through its peaks and settles?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
If your tank is set up as a Father Fish deep substrate these tests are not usually helpful. Join us on FATHER FISH SHOAL at Discord to learn more about testing. discord.gg/2PB236za
@ivancho5854 Жыл бұрын
I've heard that some of these "Bacteria Starters" are sometimes only sugar water and others must be dead by sitting on a shelf for so long. Either way they will eventually grow whatever else breaks down the ammonia, as they become the food source which is digested to produce the ammonia, which in turn is consumed... These starters have always sounded like snake oil to me. Pond snails are a great to introduce early to an aquarium as they are very robust. All the best everyone.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
You nailed it Ivancho. The most common bacteria are in those bottles. Of the thousand and more bacteria and hundreds of fungus that exist in a tablespoon of mud from a local creek, only 2 or 3 are in that silly bottle. And you are correct. If you fill the bottle with water from the tap it will contain the bacteria in those bottles you can buy. Hmm. Wonder if that is how they fill them. I love pond snails.
@voluntaryismistheanswer Жыл бұрын
Careful of pond snails, I brought a fluke in once and it was sadly on my scarlet badis forever - any place the cycle with birds can continue (they'll die off without birds eventually, but in the meantime, you're stuck, and you may not want flukes on your pretty little fish- I didn't).
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@voluntaryismistheanswer flukes are easily removed with tweezers. Be sure to put a spot on antibacterial ointment on the wound
@davidrix804 Жыл бұрын
Hi father fish i just came across you channel and love it.i have brown algie on my rocks and i keep cleaning it weekly,do i leave it on rocks and glass back of tank or remove it as you say you need life in your tank👍👍👍👍
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Add more plants to compete with the algae.
@saintsdustaquariums Жыл бұрын
Great video
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you SaintsDust.
@egeislekel7403 Жыл бұрын
What a cool video full of information. I settle up a nano reef tank and I'm waiting for 24 days to see any ugly phase steps. Should I wait more and wait till the end of that phase or am I able to add fish?
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Did you set up your tank with a deep substrate? If you did you can add some fish now.
@egeislekel7403 Жыл бұрын
@@FatherFish Actually no. I set it up with live sand and cured rocks. I prepared the water with ro and salt. It's the 24th day today and it looks like the first week. There is no algae growth.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
@@egeislekel7403 Add some fish
@johncameron4194 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the visit John
@zonnig46 6 ай бұрын
I know by experience this story from Father Fish is really true. Do not hesitate, do not waste time, just do it in the way Father Fish is telling you. Grtz from Amsterdam the Netherlands.
@Whitecloud706 Жыл бұрын
It’s a shame you can only give a video like this one thumbs up they deserve a lot more and for all that watches it pleases like share and of course subscribe you won’t look back infected ull enjoy your fish keeping for a very long time to come 🐠and thank to all involved in making this video it really helps ❤
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Thank you Stuart. This is a team effort.
@bartburg2112 Жыл бұрын
I was a beginner 2 years ago. I got the tip to add some local plants. I first had a algea bloom, I accidentally introduced bladder snails and the population exploded. I did nothing about it and trusted experts to let the system fix itself. It is now an aquarium without any water changes, with barely any algea, 0 dead fish and no bladder snails, only 1 purposely introduced nerite. I also had a shrimp explosion, but also that population is now settled. I only clean my very simple in aquarium filter. I have a string feeling the filter is not even needed.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
sounds wonderful.
@salvadoresouza8917 Жыл бұрын
Do you recommend throwing in a few Almond leaves? I’ve done this once before and it breaks down in a few weeks. I would imagine the decay is good for the bacteria to live? I also hear it has good health properties for the fish? Can you speak on your experience? Thank you for this video, wish I found you sooner but glad I did.
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
We are preparing a scientific paper on the importance and types of leaves useful in aquariums. They are the source of the life cycle in nearly all fresh water environments. Yes, that critical.
@lebowskiunderachiever3591 Жыл бұрын
I do not tend an aquarium right now but plan on starting a new , much larger tank next year . Something that I started doing seemed to help. Local tapwater here is tasty. A friend that also was into fish recommended cutting water changes by 25% . Also without adding any dechlorinator . I would fill 2 one gallon jugs of tap water and place 2 airstones in the bottom for 12-24hrs instead. I was amazed by the chlorine smell surrounding the kitchen when I would come home. My fish seemed to be healthier and the water less cloudy . Do you think it is my wishful thinking or it actually works ? Thank you
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
Chlorine gasses off very quickly. I use chlorinated water directly in myt tanks with no problems. Chloramine is a different matter.When used it prevents chlorine from gassing off, thereby insuring this toxin and the equally dangerous ammonia toxin are injested into the gut by a drinker. The effect of this is tragic for gut bacteria. A dechlorinator is necessary to break the molecule and release both gasses. I sell a packet of sodium thiosulphate crystals, sufficient for 2000gallons for $20. at www.father.fish
@jacquestrape2041 11 ай бұрын
This video needs way more likes
@sairym3607 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for your wisdom and knowledge. You are stating the very obvious, but sadly when someone buys a 2 gallon tank, throws fish in the same day with some rocks and a squeeze of media, they really aren't thinking about the bigger picture. No filter, no oxygen, in full sun, its a recipe for disaster repeated over and over again for newcomers that get mis sold in certain 'shops'. It's very sad 😔
@FatherFish Жыл бұрын
That is why we do what we do.
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