Fish Room Tour: Master Breeder Mike Helford's Fish Room

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5 жыл бұрын

Hello Fellow Fish Keepers,
In this video we look at Master Breeder Mike Helford's fish room. It is a high tech fish room filled with awesome fish. We will take a look at the fish he keeps and some of the systems in place to keep the fish room looking great!
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@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

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@audrisampson 5 жыл бұрын

I love how bright and clean that fish room is!! Also so many Cichlids I hadn't seen before. Thanks for showing it to us.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Audri. I enjoyed that about his fish room as well.

@deftskg9547 4 жыл бұрын

ocd at its finest and i love it

@Trains-With-Shane Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best examples i've seen of how a brilliant infrastructure setup can make upkeep FAR less cumbersome. I love his water change setup.

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@Useruytrw 4 жыл бұрын

The professionalism is like a nuclear submarine management

@suejudith2009 5 жыл бұрын

😮 that fishroom tho!! #goals...I really appreciated when Mike said to “be kind and caring and share information”. ❤️

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, I thought that was a great thing to say as well. : -)

@dynamicdeadhead Жыл бұрын

Mike’s voice is like butter! It’s so deep! I could listen to him talk all day. 🤤

@PrimeTimeAquatics Жыл бұрын

I think he had a cold when we did the video. :-)

@dynamicdeadhead Жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Well, he has the best cold voice ever!!!

@savrip 5 жыл бұрын

That is the cleanest, neatest, super-coolest fish room I've ever seen!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! Glad you liked it. : -)

@plantsandfish5512 5 жыл бұрын

That’s an amazing fish room. And the stocking is ridiculous! Not to mention, the owner of the fish room seems like a genuinely great guy. Another great video from Prime time aquatics.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Mike Helford is one of the nicest people I've ever met!

@artichokez3270 5 жыл бұрын

his tanks are all pristine and he knows SO much it's crazy

@JustAnotherAsianGuy2 2 жыл бұрын

yea he is a master breeder ..... he has the best setup i have ever seen ..... and i seen alot .... amazing

@LRBaquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Great fish room! Loved his words of wisdom at the end!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! He is a really easy going guy. Great guy to learn from.

@kevinbrown6769 5 жыл бұрын

I definitely agree with you. And when a guy that has a fish room of your quality is really liking what he sees you know it's impressive

@christineketay3507 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing!!! Extraordinary set up. Would love to see more details about how you set this up with the design, engineering and plumbing. Thank you for sharing this!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jackiebrownebridalhmua5536 5 жыл бұрын

It looks so clean...just stunning

@Texasbiologyhelp 2 жыл бұрын

I like the blue color, brightens up the room.

@ritenour12 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe I missed out on these videos for years

@ufcguruofficial 3 жыл бұрын

That's a clean setup! He has everything dialed in. Immaculate.

@peanut0578 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing set ups!!!!only in my dreams

@jacobs.7205 3 жыл бұрын

What an incredible collection of fish. Most I had never even heard of before.

@kevinbrown6769 5 жыл бұрын

Great job on finding such an impressive Fish Room !!! Thank you for the video I am in awe over this fish room definitely top notch Head and Shoulders Above the Rest

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kevin. It is such a joy being part of clubs where people have so much experience and know-how!

@catfishcave379 5 жыл бұрын

Neat, organized, pleasant to be in, welcoming environment... oh yeah,... what a great collection of fish!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was a very pleasant fish room. : -)

@BigCityBettas 5 жыл бұрын

It's just so beautiful. Amazingly well done! Thanks for sharing.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Amber! Were the big tanks done when you were there?

@leslierap6461 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing so neat and clean and organized

@WeldonTanks 5 жыл бұрын

An incredible fish room! The knowledge he has is amazing! Thank you for taking the time to film this and all the editing of the names.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Was very excited to finally film Mike's fish room.

@newmexicoaquatics282 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing his room with us!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chucklucas6992 3 жыл бұрын

That is a super sweet fish room - Super sweet video.... Definetly inspired me!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BenBSeattle 4 жыл бұрын

such a clean system and very well thought out

@whinkley1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice room. lots of work to be done. just moving on to my 3rd tank a 36 gallon. im learning alot from your channel.

@mk_cichlids 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible setup. I love how clean and organized the whole thing is! The air system and drain system seem extremely user friendly also. Theres a lot going on at first glance, but once it's all in place it's fairly simple to grasp with the way he has it all labeled. Even if someone had to help you out at some point it wouldnt hard to explain anything that needed to be done maintenance wise.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, no doubt the organization was top notch!

@darrylmoore5847 5 жыл бұрын

That was fantastic. I will never have a fish room, but I sure do enjoy looking at them.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

and you'll probably save a lot off money because of it. haha : -)

@margaretreed4521 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing, Mike!

@edwardsdeacon 4 жыл бұрын

An amazing fish-room and some excellent advice.... thank you 🙏🏽

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jamessfishroom3491 5 жыл бұрын

Great fish room... So Clean...

@ruthwalker5179 11 ай бұрын

I like the species tanks! A nice change from the male only Peacock tanks.

@DuzzyDobbin 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I absolutely love your fish/tank room between you and you family and Mike Helford it is truly special the work in conservation is something to aspire to. Oh and Kosia your dos tail and the creeping around corners busted you😜 Regards Duzzy from 🇦🇺 (Darren Dobbin)

@justanghozzst8218 5 жыл бұрын

That's the most sophisticated and well-designed water change system for a fish room I've ever seen and I've watched like a 75+ fish room tours on KZfaq. What a work of art. Temperature controlled, huge valve size, custom underground drain, RO system, input digitized on a timer, numbered sections, and still simple enough to operate. Props to the team that did that.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Find myself wishing I had that too sometimes. : -)

@TheFishRoom 5 жыл бұрын

Wow the was phenomenal, so well planned, so stunning fish and ohh so clean. Thank for taking the time to bring us this video.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was the type of fish room that gets built when a number of people who have a lot of experience get together and talk about how to create a great fish room!

@juliet_burke 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful relaxing fish room.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

I thought so too.

@rahuls8764 5 жыл бұрын

awesome video. ...out of the world fish room. thanks for sharing

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rahul! Appreciate you watching.

@anthonycoates1604 5 жыл бұрын

Just.....wow!

@Tasha13. 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome fish room. That guy sounds just like John Goodman!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

He had a really bad cold at the time. 😀

@JaYoeNation 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Would have loved to seen some salt.. but awesome none the less.. thanks for sharing and JaYoe!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stevesaquatics165 5 жыл бұрын

Great episode Jason. Really like your interview Style and boy is that fish room fantastic!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve!

@keithmcgee1253 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding Fish Room, it gives me inspiration!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Headed back there soon! : -)

@AngelosFishTanks 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow what a system. All I can say is wow!!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Funny, that's the same thing I was saying when I was there. : -)

@pondguru 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome set up - thanks for the tour.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard. Appreciate it!

@pondguru 5 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics It puts some of the local breeders here to shame as they do manual water changes every day which takes them hours, most of the guys I know are retired but that's still a huge waste of time but they didn't set their tanks up to be automated / semi-automated. Strange thing is that some use biohome and have achieved a full cycle in the systems they're using it yet they still do daily water changes through decades of habit when once a week to freshen up the tank would do, lol

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

That's too funny. Seems like adding biohome would reduce water changes. : -)

@coventrydougherty-woodin7806 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing!

@laromethagreatpatterson9751 5 жыл бұрын

Now that's a guy I would love too meet and buy from

@ladyt1866 5 жыл бұрын

OMG, the black orange dorsal sooo nice

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, I liked that one too!

@richardwilliams58 4 жыл бұрын

that is an amazing fish room.

@car77777 5 жыл бұрын

He sounds like a very humble gentleman as well.'

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

He is an awesome guy. Seriously one of the nicest people I have ever met. : -)

@kjeaquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour

@danielbarbee7712 3 жыл бұрын

One word... Wow!

@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 3 жыл бұрын

You have a totally outstanding fish room and it shows with your awards. I just do not have the room unfortunately but have the rarest pure linage fish around breeding for me in a unique totally solar system controlling filters and heaters. I just wished that I had the space you do for that amazing set up.

@andyreminch6550 3 жыл бұрын

This boy sounds like Heisenberg! Quality set up Walt!!👌👍💚

@joealyjim3029 3 жыл бұрын

This is the fish room i dream of having one day, id stock it differently but the water system is amazing and his tanks look great too. One thing id definitely stock is that otopharynx lithobates black orange dorsal though, im not particularly into cichlids but thats a stunning fish.

@Cgraseck 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! This place is amazing! I've seen a lot of fish rooms, but this one is really spectacular. Makes me want to take a backhoe to mine! Cheers, Chris

@PrimeTimeAquatics 3 жыл бұрын

I like this one too! :-)

@jamesdarley8656 2 жыл бұрын

Wicked fish room!!

@abdennebinhaila9707 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice thanks..

@Rews-fish-shed 11 ай бұрын

Wow thank you!!!

@SimplyBetta 4 жыл бұрын

This might be one of my favorite set-ups so far

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

The cool thing is we go there periodically for GCCA board meetings. Mike is super knowledgeable. :-)

@TMAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Epic fish room. So well thought out and organized. 😉👍

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Ya, it was really cool to see. It's a new set-up and a number of really experienced fish-keepers assisted in the design.

@TMAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Prime Time Aquatics I noticed heaters in the tanks. Did he have them in all tanks or just some. Was he also heating the room separately?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, he actually heats each tank. It made the room soooo enjoyable to be in! At some point I want to go back there and do another video on his systems exclusively because the attention to detail is next level stuff.

@makiarn777 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Looked more like a fish store than room! Totally clean, fresh and awesome!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

Ya, every time I go there it always looks awesome!

@Runnygraph20 3 жыл бұрын

What a NICE setup

@ejfishes7610 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome fish room tour, thanks for sharing.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it. : -)

@tyhunsicker1474 5 жыл бұрын

What a dream room!

@wazzasstuff8899 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome fish room love the organisation he has

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I found it quite impressive as well. : -)

@barbkelly9604 5 жыл бұрын

PRISTINE! Some people with large fish rooms just keep everything such a damn mess (not you Jason), everything in tank caked with God knows what, filthy glass, etc. This is super clean and beautiful, and I can actually see all the fish! Just WOW 🐟🐟🐠🐠👍

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank Barb! I certainly appreciate a nice neat fish room. : -)

@briansfishtanks 5 жыл бұрын

That is quite a fish room!

@danwilcox4183 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome fish room and great video quality.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Dan Wilcox Thank you!

@barryreynolds8416 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a video on your water, air and heat setup

@TheFishNerd 5 жыл бұрын

That water change system with RO integrated right into it (optionally!) is awesome!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, I thought that was a really cool feature too!

@supriyoacharya6175 5 жыл бұрын

This was one of my best 32 minutes ever spent!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Brantov 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice video. Interesting. Happy new Year.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you as well!

@lisac5287 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice.

@heavenboundfarm2159 4 жыл бұрын

Love the tanks they look like they should be in pictures ,,,

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

He does a great job with his fish room!

@ScudDawg 5 жыл бұрын

the water and air line setup is SICK!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, I really liked it too!

@waniamis9338 4 жыл бұрын

Great Video mate!!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@redjack56 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, such a great fish room and my favorite African Cichlids. I’m a little curious about the type of breeder boxes Mike uses any information regarding those would be great. Thanks for a wonderful tour !

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

I'll be showing one off soon. Mike gave me one! Woohoo!

@steveallen3845 3 жыл бұрын

Nice room!

@salvadorvelasquez8204 5 жыл бұрын

Happy New 2019, boss from the Velasquez family in Houston Texas 😎👍

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy New Years to you as well!

@waniamis9338 4 жыл бұрын

GREAT FISHROOM MATE! CHEERS FROM INDONESIA!

@Jaywil07 5 жыл бұрын

Mike Helford is the man!

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Ya, he's a cool guy! : -)

@adeelshaikh2129 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice looking fish rooms

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@adeelshaikh2129 5 жыл бұрын

Happy new year

@rathman4601 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! My dream fishroom. Second to yours Jason 😘

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! Ya, it's pretty cool. : -)

@ben-gd9sh 5 жыл бұрын

Hiya Jason, I'm watching from the Philippines

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

That's super cool! Thanks for being here. : -)

@ben-gd9sh 5 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquaticsHiya again, cheers for the response😍

@seanootd3406 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that was a incredible tour mate

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I thought you might like it.

@seanootd3406 5 жыл бұрын

@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh ya i loved it sounds dumb I know but seeing them and listening to him explaining little things each fish does was like watching jewel of the rift but a updated version it really was a amazing tour

@jeromehorn7333 5 жыл бұрын

top two fish room for me; Rusty Wessel in Louisville, KY is up there too.

@jeromehorn7333 5 жыл бұрын

but Mike has the most fish I've never seen before in a video

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@michaelschmitz500 5 жыл бұрын

wow, very professionel fish room. the blue painted racks look better than black or dark brown painted, from my point of view.

@susand6652 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing collection, and spotlessly clean. I know very little about fish or tanks. Is there one water source for all these tanks, or do they each have their own separate intake? If shared, what happens if one tank has a fish with a disease? Actually, writing this as I'm watching and just now seeing the water system. Looks like each tank has it's own separate intake hose. Such an intricate setup.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Susan, each tank has its own bulkhead for drainage and its own fresh water. In other words, it would be very difficult for disease to spread from one tank to another unless it came from an algae scraper or net, etc.

@vanphungto 4 жыл бұрын

love it

@CreativePetKeeping 5 жыл бұрын

Lolol that moment where I'm randomy there :p

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Yep, but you looked like a pro. : -)

@Jaywil07 5 жыл бұрын

Randomly profect

@AngelosFishTanks 5 жыл бұрын

Creative Pet Keeping you weren’t quite quick enough lol..

@CreativePetKeeping 5 жыл бұрын

@@AngelosFishTanks lol true

@AngelosFishTanks 5 жыл бұрын

Creative Pet Keeping 😂

@trevormcmanis 4 жыл бұрын

I really dig those DIY sponge filters. What are the exact materials (type of foam and PVC dimensions) that go into making them?

@PrimeTimeAquatics 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not exactly sure, but they sell them at Swiss Tropicals.

@CricketsMa 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!

@rayluckman9324 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@davidsharp5407 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta say I like your set up better. Don't get me wrong, credit for an amazing fish room. It's just a difference in taste and function. I can see going down to your fish room cracking a beer sitting on the couch and just relaxing. This one seems more like an lfs in a house. Speaking aesthetically of course. I'm currently finishing my basement for a fish room, while much smaller than yours, your videos are pretty much the blueprint.

@PrimeTimeAquatics 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you David. It's kinda hard to see on camera, but there's actually quite a bit of space to pull up a chair in the aisles and just chill. : -) Something I did a few times!

@michaelschmitz500 5 жыл бұрын

hello David, I am from Germany, please tell me what is lfs…. ?

@joshdeskin6766 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Schmitz LFS means Local Fish Store. Nearby or within the area fish store that is frequented.

@michaelschmitz500 5 жыл бұрын

@@joshdeskin6766 Thank you Josh. So I can expand my knowledge.