The shrimp bowl ecosystem for my table (with SKITTLES shrimp)

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So glad I didn't throw this bowl away all those years ago! Now I have a beautiful ecosystem living on my breakfast bar. The group of shrimp are getting on so well and I can't wait to see some little baby shrimplets!
You can follow this video along if you want to create something similar at home yourself; who doesn't love a bit of DIY?
Shrimp
Neocaridina shrimp (Mixed colour)
Plants used:
Eleocharis acicularis
Micranthemum monte carlo
Ophiogon kyoto
Spathiphyllum sp. (Peace lily)
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@mb1908s 8 ай бұрын

😂 the water fall the 1st time had me in stitches, Merry Christmas and I can’t wait for next years content

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha yeah it wasn't that funny until I worked out what to do!

@mcwizz 8 ай бұрын

He should definitely do one 😄

@scottibass 8 ай бұрын

It reminded me of those peeing cherub fountains

@EireFirst2024 8 ай бұрын

Now technically it's a cascade.

@graffic13 8 ай бұрын

Matt do you watch the pet and aquarium supply museum youtube channel??? Go check out his videos and old aquariums youtube.com/@museumofaquariumandpethistory?si=Y3zQ4WOnPuLFeXSD

@siripremfors8425 6 ай бұрын

Ah, to be a little skittle of a shrimp, living in a beautiful bowl with a beautiful waterfall, having a kind giant watching over you and feeding you. Damn. These shrimp have it made. Dream luxury villa for them!

@JJLewin1 8 ай бұрын

At first I had my doubts to be really honest. My wife said "its Matt, just you wait". What can I say, its amazing and I love it, well done. Now my mind is running overtime with ideas 🦐

@jessl1934 2 ай бұрын

The hardscaping turned out much better than I expected it to and that peace lily really works wonders.

@elc2468 8 ай бұрын

I really like it, it turned out great! Neat to see the shrimp's climbing behavior!

@royd63uk 8 ай бұрын

These are the type of inspiring videos we need , not only very large tanks. Great job

@upser2019 8 ай бұрын

This just gave me so much inspiration to get back into the hobby

@sosonic12000 5 ай бұрын

Ma main man Mat.. It’s good to see you doing your own thang dude!! You are going to do just fine. Relax and enjoy the journey - we will too ❤

@caroltarantino837 6 ай бұрын

I laughed when you pulled the bowl out. I've always known those as "goldfish bowls" - oh, the horror! Love the final product, so cool. I bet the shrimp have discovered the algae growing on the waterfall wood, so the more adventurous climb up for it.

@frozenbluets8774 8 ай бұрын

Love this idea and the way it turned out. Can't wait to see how you'll scale this up and if the shrimp will do the same thing.

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm really excited to see how it works!

@doloresmanning9619 6 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite builds. Who would have thought a traditional gold fish bowl would become that work of art.

@BlackNoteStudios 8 ай бұрын

Your constant smile says it all Matt. Well done sir.

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha always happy!

@MegGreeneSmith 8 ай бұрын

This is the magic of fish keeping - you find an old fish bowl in your garage or maybe one on clearance at a garden supply store, then you add extra plants/animals/equipment you have lying around or donated by friends, but you have a clear vision - when the hardscape is obviously a waterfall (with the extra pump we all have lol). Then voila, you have a beautiful art piece for your breakfast bar AND you learn something new about animals you've kept many times before. Thank you so much for sharing. And have a very happy holidays!

@CrimsonRoses 8 ай бұрын

Like this one a lot 😍

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Glad you like it!

@miniscenesgb 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely love this Matt. My attempt at a waterfall hasn't really worked out. You've inspired me to have another go

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

You should definitely give it another go! I got lucky with the shape of the wood and the hole that was already there.

@86Kera 3 ай бұрын

Your outlet is in the perfect spot. Looks like a tropical oasis and I love it.

@brandhark7935 6 ай бұрын

Your Dalmatians are so cute! Also I laughed when you first turned on the waterfall! Lol.

@janetaylor8635 6 ай бұрын

This is really cool ! A small bowl turns into its own little world, look forward to the big version !

@amuseinthecraftroom6257 8 ай бұрын

I wish I could like this 10x

@leoisso7033 7 ай бұрын

I know everybody wants to grow, wants to get bigger or more impressive scales. But this little piece of beauty is the stuff I can look at all day and never get tired. Something small and affordable to put in a little empty corner that can give you so much relaxation and entertainment. 🥰 You should try and sell something like these bowls 😅

@chelsmeister 7 ай бұрын

Yea I absolutely second on selling something like these bowls! They are actually hard to find

@yebachno1 8 ай бұрын

One advice. pour some gravel behind under the filter to protect pump head from sand particles. If you leave it like that there will probably be some damage in the near future.

@neilmartin99 3 ай бұрын

14:59 Go guys go! Go do shrimpy-snaily things.😁

@randystewart8895 7 ай бұрын

I've never seen a shrimp climb as it did either! Thank you for the inspirational videos!

@FreckledFoxx 7 ай бұрын

Found you through MD and your content is absolutely top notch as well! Take care and thanks for the inspiration!

@AT2024AT 8 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this beautiful little ecosystem!!! Great job!!! 😊

@lynkin 8 ай бұрын

❤👏

@jamiewestover6760 8 ай бұрын

Me too!

@Uathankicks 8 ай бұрын

Matt your amazing dude 🤙

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Much appreciated 👍

@Matthew.Henley 8 ай бұрын

Your dogs 🐶 ❤. Wishing you and your family a lovely Christmas 🎄

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Hope you have a great Christmas!

@billbush1270 8 ай бұрын

Lots of charm in a small space. Nice.

@andreagalda28 8 ай бұрын

This is my favourite of all your videos so far. I love the end result and the appearance of your dogs of course! It would be great to learn your (and MD's) back story. What did you guys go to school for and what was your career before finding KZfaq and each other etc.?

@NyteFlyer 8 ай бұрын

I loved this project. It was way beyond what I expected to see at the start.

@lindapeppin2441 8 ай бұрын

Love that Matt. ❤

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Babyluthi 8 ай бұрын

Stunningly beautiful:) Your cinemaphotography has grown nicely too:) Thank you for sharing🙂💙🐟

@neeneets 25 күн бұрын

You are so joyful, a pleasure to watch ❤

@shonhatley541 8 ай бұрын

You made that dirty little bowl look absolutely amazing. Ya gotta do something like that again on a bigger scale. Wonderful job Matt, and please keep'em coming.

@karenburchell4918 8 ай бұрын

Lovely design. The waterfall turned out brilliantly in the end😂 . Very nicely done ✔️ 👏

@darrylmoore5847 8 ай бұрын

That came out beautifully.

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@ausyenlowang1755 7 ай бұрын

That Dalmatian donut at the start!!!!❤

@Heterogeneity 5 ай бұрын

"Don't mind the dalmation, she is doing her impression of an accent cushion."

@sammylacey9865 6 ай бұрын

I love this scape so much. I want to do a little shrimp tank for my house and this is so nice.

@GodisTruth914 5 ай бұрын

Gorgeous!!!😊😊😊

@KarinsKladdkaka 3 ай бұрын

8:10 ROFL!! You just made my day! Thank you for the best video ever‼️❤️‼️

@aengusfoley6694 8 ай бұрын

Very impressed. Inspirational

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@cooldude44ish 8 ай бұрын

I must say Matt you’re knocking these out of the park. The last two especially have have been superb!!

@paulawicks-farr3078 6 ай бұрын

What a beautiful tank

@Frankje01 8 ай бұрын

Really cool, the waterful gives it so many more points of interest that you can look at. Would love to see something on a bigger scale.

@Melissa.1989 8 ай бұрын

Matt! I really love the content- and it’s been great to see your personal transformation in how you communicate with the audience. I really feel like you’re growing as a presenter, or host should I say, in your videos. Compared to when you first started your channel. You are very genuine and sweet to watch. And I love your laid back- but still good quality content style. Wishing you and your family a merry Christmas! And looking forward to new stuff in the new year !

@ratsters7 8 ай бұрын

Love this!

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@adimohanty4983 8 ай бұрын

A suggestion - add some terrestrial moss along the waterfall. It looks great!

@AT2024AT 8 ай бұрын

Love the bowl, reminds me of the 70’s!!!😊

@crittergirl3647 8 ай бұрын

Cool vintage goldfish bowl. Same type my family had 50+ years ago.

@bbfishkc 7 ай бұрын

Pretty sweet little mini pond for your bar!

@meglh23 6 ай бұрын

Yes!! Big waterfall on top of a fish tank!!

@einfachConny 8 ай бұрын

love this bowl tank! if you want to make the waterfall a bit stronger you can add some small stones/gravel at the exit of the tube so the stones reduce the velocity and it doesn't splash maybe worth a try ;)

@cathyhendrix7552 8 ай бұрын

That turned out fantastic. Only you could take a plain glass bowl and turn it into a shrimp oases. And with a waterfall to!!! Well MD could probably do it to. You guys are the aquascape masters. Well done Matt. Well done. I want one. Oh if you do one on a bigger scale you could set it up for some mud skippers. That would be so cool.

@Tikistribe 8 ай бұрын

I had a bowl like that one as a child that had a festival goldfish live in it for 3 years. This looks amazing, what a great idea for a fun vessel.

@viperstyles9426 8 ай бұрын

You and MD need to do this kind of build with a shallow tanks. Great job, love your content.

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think we can squeeze something in

@brandonsyatessr.3667 8 ай бұрын

That's an old school turtle bowl like Rocky had... 😊

@nightlite9009 8 ай бұрын

This is one of my favourite builds of yours Matt. I love the look of it and the waterfall is wonderful!

@krawlspace 8 ай бұрын

To date, your first bowl was my favorite scape that you had done. This beats it by a mile! Awesome work, sir!!!

@toothpik00 5 ай бұрын

This was so different and imaginative, Matt. Loving your work. Cheers!

@nancyrood5789 2 ай бұрын

Wow! It’s beautiful. I bought a little water pump some time ago to make a small garden fountain. I’m thinking about setting up a small shrimp tank now, and I think it would be perfect in a setup like this. You have given me the inspiration to get the project going. Now, to find a cool container like this. It’s off to yard sales I go! 💕

@mofish3601 7 ай бұрын

I used to have a waterfall in one of my shrimp tanks! Love watching them climb up the wood! They still climb on top of the floating plants looking for missed bits of fish food! Now I want to put my waterfall back in!

@mgl63823 5 ай бұрын

wow, such a great idea for a bowl. Well done mat, love that water fall idea. very very nice.

@aqhan 7 ай бұрын

Oh my word, the first attempt to turn on the pump... Both my daughter and I were rolling laughing! But the end looks so good, you just inspired me to do something similar.

@eszterkun9638 8 ай бұрын

I loved this build accessable yet fun. It is inspiring how much you enjoy the tinkering part😊

@pawelgielata1271 8 ай бұрын

This looks awesome!

@FishShopMatt 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@KG-gg8rl 8 ай бұрын

I actually laughed out loud at the fountain 😂

@staceychico 8 ай бұрын

Love. Love. Love this one!

@nikkicrayons 8 ай бұрын

Sparked my imagination too!

@annemieke8409 5 ай бұрын

Just gorgeous Mat..❤

@aislingmckee2964 4 ай бұрын

That was brilliant!! I popped over from MD Fish Tanks, which I've only been watching for a couple weeks. Already learned so much from both channels and I dug my old tank out of storage and getting ready to plant today. Thanks so much

@tretty 8 ай бұрын

Nice change Matt Well Done!

@cglenn1457 8 ай бұрын

I adore this build! My mind is currently shuffling through all the bowls I have that might work for something similar. Thank you for these creative, affordable scapes to get the creative juices flowing!

@jasonrussell4749 8 ай бұрын

Best scape yet Matt!

@SimplestUsername 8 ай бұрын

I've always wanted to do something like this but with a drilled hole through the bottom of the bowl to accommodate the pump through the table.

@DaffCookie 8 ай бұрын

Ooops I woke my little one up lmao at the first attempt at the waterfall 😂 * muuuuuum what you laughting at?* 🤭 Looks amazing. Shrimp will feed on rocks and wood poking out of the tank as long as a bit of water runs over it, it's amazing.

@user-fq4xi1kn6v 7 ай бұрын

Such a brilliant idea, wait till M D sees it.

@arcedavida 8 ай бұрын

Thought of my fountain in kindergarten. Also they will climb on top of dense duckweed

@davidewart5524 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing, so clever this is something I need to get into but still learning and at 72 it's slow ha. Lovely guy happy to have found your videos

@SpeikobraRote 7 ай бұрын

Id like to see this again in 5-6month :)

@craigquinn8225 8 ай бұрын

you've inspired me to rescape my shallow tank...

@chrisg7571 7 ай бұрын

Matt this is my favorite build yet!!! Maybe you and MD should kit these and sell them?

@matthewthomas8155 7 ай бұрын

Great job Matt, well done.

@marymendez4178 8 ай бұрын

Wow I haven't seen a bowl like that one in ages. The scape is wonderfully made. A huge thumbs-up to you Matt.

@TylaH01 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE the way this turned out! I definitely want a shrimp bowl now because of this 😅 and we definitely need to see this idea on a bigger scale!

@mkloft28 8 ай бұрын

You have an eye. I am absolutely in love of what you have created with this older glass piece.

@GreenGaiety 8 ай бұрын

It's magnificent.... exquisite architecture and details....

@stonepiggy 8 ай бұрын

I love it!

@scrubjay93 8 ай бұрын

I can't believe what a great miniature landscape you made. That is a 1960s style goldfish bowl from the days when we tortured poor goldfish by actually keeping them in things like that with no filtration. It's amazing what you fit inside it and how well it turned out. BUT in my opinion that bowl is hideous and I would take the whole thing out and put it into a pretty little glass cube where you can actually see it. Maybe it is my bad memories of those bowls, lol. Thank you for the inspiration and entertainment - have a very happy Christmas😊❤💚❤💚

@FishEddd 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic project there Matt! Glad someone can get a waterfall right. My attempt failed miserably lol

@TheCottonman 8 ай бұрын

Awesome Scape... Absolutely brilliant 👏 😍😎🤙

@corncob2701 8 ай бұрын

This was awesome totally gonna start putting plants in a pot with gravel into my tanks

@Lyxuria 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely love it! 🥹😍

@kieramoore6501 8 ай бұрын

Oh it looks really zen, and beautiful! Perfect placement too for when you are just starting your day and just need to calm the mind ready for whatever life throws at you. Just want to say, if you haven't already that is, I'm sure you have because you are no noob to this hobby, you might want to flip your nerite snail right way up, as they can't right themselves on their own and will die otherwise. I only mention this because mine died because he got knocked off the side of the tank and couldn't right himself. I didn't know anything back then lol