Feeding My Giant Puffer & All My Aquariums

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Feeding My Giant Puffer & All My Aquariums - Fish Room Update Ep. 130

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8 ай бұрын

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‎ It's time to feed Lady Bird the giant Mbu puffer, as well as all the other animals in Cory's fish room (including the new buffalo head cichlids and a mystery fish he just got from Bob Steenfott). This might be the first time that he's fed Repashy gel food in this fish room, so find out which fish immediately took to it and which ones need some more time to get used to it. Repashy is like a fish food jello that sinks to the ground and stays very water stable for a long time, which is great for grazing animals that want to eat over a long period of time.
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@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

*Need to catch up with Cory's latest fish room update? Check out the full playlist:* kzfaq.info/sun/PLNM4mDAXGxWx4txOP9YYMl2l0owu5aObB

@Life_a_quarter_mile_at_a_time 8 ай бұрын

Hi Cory I’m sure you get these messages all the time but I’m having some aquarium issues I have Been in the hobby for about a year now and I’m 13 and I have had a ton of fish die in the past and I have a planted aquarium and I need to know how to make it more alive and I have a little fin rot on one fish and I’m treating it but it doesn’t seem to be working. I will get to the point my plants are dying more than growing I want more green and more growth than death. please help

@shmrgle 8 ай бұрын

These are the types of videos I originally subscribed for. I love this type of content. Even if nothing “interesting” has happened, it is neat to see the little tricks in the background to use as inspiration in my own fish room!

@caewalker9276 8 ай бұрын

Back to the old days 💚

@NACHO_-LIBRE 8 ай бұрын

The content we’ve been missing

@kayakcarol 8 ай бұрын

When I became a member this was what I was hoping for/day in the life videos!🙂

@maddythompson5028 7 ай бұрын

Ditto, I love these type of videos.

@Thomas.Saunders 8 ай бұрын

I'm happy to see you working with Dan's Fish. He's good people and has an admirable philosophy/mission behind his business model. Seems like an obvious match.

@AWildGrickit 8 ай бұрын

It's funny to hear you mention Dans Fish being good quality and having rare stuff. I just picked up a few Hummingbird Tetras/Crystal Rainbow Tetras from them which have been impossible to find in the US. Their packaging/shipping was FANTASTIC.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Yeah he's doing a good job. I'm the first to admit I was skeptical when he was talking about his facility etc. But the proof is in the pudding and he's doing a great job and it's easy for me to get behind that.

@shesellsfish 8 ай бұрын

Old school...chitty chatting while wandering around the fishroom talking about various things. My favorite kind of videos, always have been. 👍❤️👍

@pandora881 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. You said something about starting this series to show build out of fish room not so much about things like dealing with algae, etc., but that’s actually super-helpful to see, is how you deal with things like that, and your running commentary always has these golden nuggets of hard-won experience. So thanks and enjoy finding that balance.

@Heterogeneity 8 ай бұрын

I'm really grateful that you talk about the stuff that got you discouraged and I appreciate seeing the process as you talk. I'm loving these updates, thanks for letting people see the imperfections and the stuff that doesn't go great or needs adjusting.

@ErikWhyRock 8 ай бұрын

Elmer is tooooooo stinking cute!!! 😍😍😍

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, he's a little stinker

@jimmyreese4740 8 ай бұрын

I absolutely love these updates makes me want to work on my four aquariums a lot more

@legionaquatics 8 ай бұрын

3:30 the perfect drop, that was satisfying to watch.

@CoreySharpRE 8 ай бұрын

Love the longer form updates! Im going back and watching the original fish room updates. I think im on episode 6 or 7! Love seeing they are still coming out years later!

@Lazien24 8 ай бұрын

Everytime he makes a video like this I feel the urge to buy more stuff for my fish lol.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Well it's kinda my job, but I get the same thing. When I watch other people I see stuff I want to try myself. Keeps me in the hobby ;)

@turkeydinnerchewie2499 8 ай бұрын

If you ever get bored of aquariums, I think you should definitely get into some more native aquatic conservation stuff.

@reginaphalanges7331 8 ай бұрын

I'm not gonna lie, it was so satisfying watching you clean that pre filter sponge!😂

@jhaych 8 ай бұрын

I'm a reefer and you're bang on about us running over sterile tanks, we are encouraged to over filter, feed less and do more water changes constantly

@aquariumcockpit9949 8 ай бұрын

Please do a video when tackling the black beard algae in the 800 gallon🙏🏼

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

At some point I may ;)

@ChucksFeeesh 8 ай бұрын

I DO play your videos (& LRB, etc) as I do my own fishroom stuff. It is nice to have you back to the hobby but, I still ty for the work you do.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, it's helpful :)

@GlassSurfing 8 ай бұрын

Awesome as usual hanging out with you in the fish room, Cory. I ordered from Dan's Fish right after you released your video but didn't watch til after I ordered so I missed the coupon, sorry! So glad I watched your video to know what to expect and best practices. Soooo happy with my order, everyone is alive and well and looking super purdy. Price was worth it for me. Thanks as always for all you do!

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was a trouble free order ;)

@melwohl37 8 ай бұрын

Digging the longer videos ❤

@caseyruegsegger282 8 ай бұрын

Having a really tough time in my life as of late.. your videos are a great distraction, an oasis in my day. Thank you Corey!

@jonatanrundgren9901 8 ай бұрын

I just love these videos! 😁

@MountainDewbies 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos Cory, love listening to you while spiffing up the tank(:

@carybritton4178 8 ай бұрын

Over the time I’ve followed your channel Cory….. this is one of my favorite videos 🤘🏼

@kmhmusic123 8 ай бұрын

Loving the fish room update videos, these are my favorite ones he does. Cheers!

@ATXAquatics 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the return to chatting in the fish room. I was a night manager of a LFS in high school and went on to having many tanks and ponds. Then at some point I got busy - went to college, law school, started and ran multiple companies, etc. I'm just beginning to return to my original love of keep fish. It's challenging to go back to DIY building a fish room rather then just "buying" everything I need, but it's wholesome and fulfilling experience. Now that I'm and old guy, 50, and trying to settle down a bit, it's amazing to get back into the hobby and this format helps to get my fishy juice flowing again. Appreciate the continued commitment to the hobby and cheers on all your success.

@TheCottonman 8 ай бұрын

Great video Cory... Thanks for taking the time to show us all everything that's going on... Happy Holidays brother... 😊

@Peachwhaler26 8 ай бұрын

Perfect video, loved it

@kingtitanthanos 8 ай бұрын

I am watching while working ... love the long videos... thanks

@rafameza4186 8 ай бұрын

I love the videos of cory in the fishroom 😍

@user-zz4xw8ue4b 8 ай бұрын

Ladybird is getting so big 😊

@HKLuterman 8 ай бұрын

It's been great watching Ladybird grow and see her personality come out over the years! Those trout goodeids look so cool in the 800.

@Car0linaPh03nix 8 ай бұрын

I'm loving these fish room updates! So cool just to see the tanks grow and change and get redone over time.

@vampgaia 8 ай бұрын

I really enjoy these videos.

@CarolynnMc01 8 ай бұрын

I love seeing your fish and learning about what you're up to. My Repashy never cuts as nice as yours! I must add a little too much water.

@TylerWoodhouse1025 8 ай бұрын

Great content, love the long format real fish room footage. Keep it up!

@PeteHoleman 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Love the narrative of all the tanks, feeding and trouble shooting algae battles.

@Pennysfishkeeping 8 ай бұрын

Aww!! Such big personality!! One day I want to get a few pea puffers.

@staceyhart7827 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful video good to see you enjoying your fish I absolutely love these!! Merry Christmas to you and your family and the coop.

@alessiaavalone6396 8 ай бұрын

Defo my fav sort of videos on the channel. Glad to see you back at it!

@gregmccarter5253 8 ай бұрын

As always, Great Content! As for your sink, that is a food grade dishwashing set up. I know the feeling that the hose is too high, and the hose/spring will break. It won't, i promise. Gotta say, as you decide to change things, consider a more concave basin for your higher flow sink (if at all possible, run a double basin set up). Of course, its easiest to gravitate to flat bottomed for ease of use. Even so at the scale you are running, using one rounded/concave bottom (cleaning and such things requiring high pressure) and one flat (for all other purposes) will suit your purposes better. Less spray and such, while also allowing you to Reaaallly crank up the water pressure to deep clean. Plus, you'll still have the flat bottom sink for regular stuff.

@BaconEggs99 8 ай бұрын

I'm waiting to watch so that I can have a binge day of fish room updates, but it's always exciting seeing a new one pop up on my feed!

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

If you start here you can watch all 130 episodes ;) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hapyqtSVxM3Fpn0.html

@joesneed 8 ай бұрын

I love these styles of videos

@k0olmini11 8 ай бұрын

Yes! I’ve needed this video

@fishtroverts 8 ай бұрын

Ladybird ❤😊

@nobananano 8 ай бұрын

I have a tank that is “overpopulated” with cherry shrimp that is cloudy like that. It probably is something that the shrimp do that clouds the water.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Possibly, I'm not sure what's doing it, could be anything I suppose.

@nobananano 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumCoopI think there was a Chris Lukhaup video where he mentioned it. Maybe ask him about it next time you talk to him and let us all know.

@caewalker9276 8 ай бұрын

I couldn't believe how much tilapia fry love Algae. So pretty too.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, they'll eat plant scraps too.

@sdtoyhunters1401 8 ай бұрын

I keep two Mubu puffers and a fly river turtle together in my tank, but my fly is full grown, and the Mubu are big, but still have a lot of room to grow. I wish I could do plants, but yes, that fly river turtle will mow them down.

@jimmyjames2022 8 ай бұрын

Worth putting a water sample under a microscope see if the CS/MTS tank clouding element is visible at scale? Thanks Cory for another awesome fish room update video!

@WastrelWay 8 ай бұрын

That's a very good idea. Why is that tank always cloudy? If you put the water under a microscope will you see algae or little mineral particles? There could be a bad rock in there was my first thought. A rock or something in the substrate with clay in it would produce that effect.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

That's a good idea, maybe I'll take some water down to Mike and have him use his scopes.

@claycarter6239 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumCoop That many shrimp may be annihilating the microfauna in the substrate leaving water-born bacteria to flourish in the imbalance. A separate tank to culture microfauna with an auto-topoff into the display may solve this.

@craighalstead680 8 ай бұрын

35:08 I found that I can cut off the end of a garden hose and it fits right on to the drain spot of my FX6 might be worth checking with the Eheim filter as well!

@matthewnelson2830 8 ай бұрын

For cleaning the sponges try squeezing them repeatedly in a bucket with some tank water. After 3 bucket water changes they'll be good to go

@docobassin7062 8 ай бұрын

I would love a video explaining how you get ride of BBA in Ladybird's tank!

@Vol_Mountain 8 ай бұрын

I like this video format, FWIW. Good stuff and thanks for the entertainment and education!

@Terry-lu2dr 8 ай бұрын

Cloudy water issue might be caused by unrinsed substrate. Took a hint from you and just left it alone. Cleared up after about 10 days. Great video.

@JonnieB. 8 ай бұрын

I would try adding moving bio bed filtration on that cloudy shrimp tank.

@ChadGardenSinLA 8 ай бұрын

This was great motivation for me to also tidy-up around my tanks whilst listening to your segment. Are there thermometers you prefer or work better than others? I've been debating whether I need a laser pointer or if the digital kitchen stick would still be as accurate. Thanks for the tips!

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

I've had both over the years. Dean uses and likes the kitchen thermometers, once I got one with a magnet, It was easy to keep track of. I kept losing my laser guns.

@angelaatwood6667 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video! I also have a little bit of blue green algae. If you do anything to remove it, please make a video. I’ve never dealt with that type of algae before.

@victoriablack5552 8 ай бұрын

That poor turtle 😮... I'd name him Skid 😉

@shaunneal9981 8 ай бұрын

I make my own gel food using agar agar which i feed at night for the bottom dwellers. Works really well. I make a big batch using veggies and fish food that I blend and then once set it goes in the freezer in ice cube trays ready for easy feeding.

@damondefranco 8 ай бұрын

What kind of veggies do you use? I might try this sometime.

@johnnybest6386 8 ай бұрын

@cory i love your set up with those colored stones for the pleco tank..... where can i get them

@annapepple477 8 ай бұрын

2:49 I LOVE those stones. What are they?

@haldane3 8 ай бұрын

I had a 20 gallon tank with over 200 cherry shrimp and had cloudy water like that. I added a HOB and it cleared so I figured more filtration?

@tshot2862 8 ай бұрын

Fish room update! YEEESSSSS!

@ritenour12 8 ай бұрын

Another new video!!! Awesome!!!!!

@usnavyseal77 8 ай бұрын

800 gallon for the win!!

@eh9918 8 ай бұрын

i work while watching these videos

@dedegomes2756 8 ай бұрын

😮ano peixes, e gosto de ver tmb as limpezas nos aquários ❤

@Craig-777 8 ай бұрын

Love to see it Cory

@kristiemowry3267 8 ай бұрын

Been watching you way back in the day before the store. When lots of talk was your favorite tacos. I know the gang has broken up, but still the relaxed vibe. Was it ten years ago, or longer? Anyway wanted to comment to help your algorithm.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Still eating tacos ;) It's been about 8 years since that Era.

@gigi3242 8 ай бұрын

Come in one day, and Lady Bird has scratched the message "feed me" on the tank, lol If you ever figure out getting rid of bba, that would be awesome, have been fighting it for over a year, I'm not losing, but I'm not winning either. Thanks for the video. Take care, be well

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle works for me, and an army of siamese algae eaters. But I need to fix the issues of why it started, before I get it to go away.

@gigi3242 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumCoop I've been told to get Florida Flag fish, as they will eat it as adult fish, where the Siamese Algae Eaters slow down as they become adults. I'm thinking at some point, I'm probably going to have to tear down the tank, soak all the hardscape and plants in peroxide, isolate them for a couple of months... take a blow torch to the tank, just start over. BBA is a/an (insert bad word here). Has anyone actually ever gotten rid of it by "balancing" their tank? Honestly, I think you just import it into your tank, like a way more evil version of Duck Weed. Best of Luck! Be well.

@HopeB555 8 ай бұрын

I want some of that BBA... 🤣

@ozzman31982 8 ай бұрын

Maybe try oysters for the teeth. I used to have tweezers with files on the outside tips for my puffer

@andrewpuhr 8 ай бұрын

I hope you bring in loc-line like you did with the bulkheads!

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

No plans currently, we didn't just bring in bulk heads from another manufacturer, we had them manufactured for us. Locline is a great product and I'm not sure how much I'd change about it yet ;)

@froggiggin7057 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumCoop I'm bummed I cant get Locline for 1" PVC anywhere, there's your jumping off point for the day ya run outta things to do............ LOL @ "run outta things to do". I realize it's a small segment that goes looking for it in 1" but I really don't wanna reduce my 1" returns to 3/4" at the end like that. I'm sure I'll test with 3/4" at some point. Great to see ya boppin around your fish room while I'm changin floss pads & changin some water tonight myself.

@pictishaqautics 8 ай бұрын

You could try montmorillonite clay works great for helping get water clear and has some health benefits also

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

I hadn't tried the clay yet, an option to try for sure.

@Chick-In-Of-TheSea 8 ай бұрын

Cloudy shrimp tank- possible it is calcium-based foods? That was my issue in the shrimp tank. I fed a food called “calcium chips”. Water clarifier didn’t work. I added a hob and floss and it has improved but is not 100% clear yet.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Maybe, but I haven't fed any as a while, but that didn't change it either really.

@Kloppy1992 8 ай бұрын

Jaebo wave makers are good budget pumps, maybe test it out ?

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've got one I tried on that tank, removed it cause I didn't feel it was good enough. Replaced it with a maxspect yesterday in fact.

@KeepingItFishy 8 ай бұрын

Nice Apple Watch Ultra, just got one for my bday! 😅

@Toeski 8 ай бұрын

Would Murphy's current (old) tank work for Ladybird once Murphy moves to the 1500? Or do you have plans for the tank at the store?

@DylanRenke 8 ай бұрын

I wonder if some random flow generators would be a good option to add to the loc line.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

I want to experiment more with those, Too often I see them fail on me in the past. But someone must have a good design on them.

@simonbuys 8 ай бұрын

Would panda garra eat black beard algae and be an option for ladybirds tank? I think i heard you mention it in an old podcast.

@brookeholley8066 8 ай бұрын

I bet the haze is bio film on The glass.

@maurinedoyle9964 8 ай бұрын

I bet a lot more plants can deal with the algae - maybe decoratively hide plants in a blocked off area

@Hazel-Hill 8 ай бұрын

I love the C. hastatus

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

No leaks from any locline that I've used.

@WhatHowWhenforWhomWhatpurpose 8 ай бұрын

Back to basic is good. Life for most are not enough basics. Many things - worldwide or pinpoint - drops and falls and gets lost and... you know. Basic is the new great. Go for basic.

@user-lw2uo8qy7z 8 ай бұрын

Hi Cory, I purchased a 65 gallon Aqueon tank brand new about 3 years ago and it started with bubbles appearing on the silicone about a year later so I decided to buy another brand new tank but this time I bought a 65 gallon Seapora and its been about a year and I'm finding the same bubbles are forming on the silicone. I have only a few Pearl Gourami's, Cori Catfish and a snail. Would you have any suggestions as to why this would be happening?

@aperson336 8 ай бұрын

19:03 have you ever thought about breeding clams or muscles? Including salt water ones?

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

I hadn't, I don't really know where to start other than googling it.

@aperson336 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumCoop that’s fair 😂

@aperson336 8 ай бұрын

13:40 could he have flipped on another turtle?

@mattlangworthy8131 8 ай бұрын

Where the livestreams Playlist at. Ima keep asking until I know somthing because very very bummed about not being able to watch any of them

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

You can view them all in the "Live" tab on our KZfaq channel: www.youtube.com/@AquariumCoop/streams ~Irene

@Scumfrog74 8 ай бұрын

Omg Corey what is the name of that fish in with your giant puffer that looks like a little largemouth bass

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Troud Goodeids

@EsteGlez 8 ай бұрын

I’m very curious what Cory’s PH is out of tap, GH and KH too. I see his tanks, and they have similar luck with my luck. And I’m limited because of how hard my water is

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Ph 7.8, hardness over 1000ppm, moderate kh

@aperson336 8 ай бұрын

8:30 could it be the glass?

@mksenglish 8 ай бұрын

Which one was the best looking tank?

@chevyfish4028 8 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy these type videos. Ladybird is such an active girl. Maybe the turtle was trying to climb up the glass and fell backwards. Maybe on the cloudy tank, that particular light might be faulty or maybe something is leaching tannins or silicates? Even though it is a lot of work, your fishroom is my dream.

@Cichlid_4_ever 8 ай бұрын

My Texas cichlid won’t eat food floating in front of his face 😢 but he picks around at the bottom ? Any idea why he feeds this way or why he has to let it sit on the bottom before he maybe eats it.

@jeromehorn7333 8 ай бұрын

I've been trying to find that purple jade rock and can't find it anywhere.

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

I'd guess not many have it yet, I had to import it myself, if it gets more popular I'm sure some other wholesalers and such will bring it in over the next year.

@OliviaLindebornHartman 8 ай бұрын

What kind of stones are in your aquarium!?!? With the color layers🪨

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Jade rock is what they are called. the purple and green ones.

@larsbremen7176 8 ай бұрын

Is a Semaprochilodus taeniurus nothing for algea control?

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

He's just young and not settled in yet, but in the past they've been great algae eaters for me before.

@Midraj 8 ай бұрын

I wonder what would happen if you added daphnia to that cloudy tank

@AquariumCoop 8 ай бұрын

Hmm, they are filter feeders and you've given me an idea. I wonder if Bamboo shrimp could clean it.

@Midraj 8 ай бұрын

@@AquariumCoop I've done better with bamboo and vampire shrimp when I have slightly larger particles in the water. I'd definitely try it but probably take them out if they seem to only be going after food you add to the bottom. I look forward to your results!!