Thank you all for your concern expressed in some of the below comments. Regarding the gills....they are exactly as they have been since i first got Pancho...nothing has changed with or without the addition of these fish. Regarding the light, Pancho has a lot of places she can hide in caves etc and still does not which would indicate to me she is happy with the lighting, plus the light looks brighter on camera. Regarding developing a fungus and becoming sick....it's been basically a month since this video was published and she is looking better than ever! Thank you very much for commenting and watching my videos :)

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The axolotl literally caught a fish at 15:06

please make a mudskipper tank!

Hey MD, love the tank but as a axoltol and reptile enthusiast some things could make it better. Add some hides in for your axoltol to be able to feel safe more often and hide it's gills away from those other fish. Your set inspired me to get a planted tank for mine. Keep it up man love your work

Good to see others who transport their fish this way 😉👍

Mate.. I couldn’t help but laugh when you told the kids about exploiting their reactions for us 😂 love the Danio army man, great choice of fish!

When he called his son baby 😢❤️ soooo cuuuuuuttteeee

I feed my lotls Minnows 4x a month. I noticed it really helps with their senses when it comes to finding food by letting them hunt as they do in the wild.

I love your tank setup and all the plants for the axolotl and great choice for substrate! Though, If you plan to keep the light on your tank I would recommend getting a water safe reptile cave so it can escape the light when it needs to. Also, it is safe to keep cloud minnows with axolotls if supervised but other fish will nip at their gills and have spines that can hurt the axolotl if it eats one. There is also a risk of choking if it tries to eat the snail. A good rule with axolotls is to just keep it an axolotl only tank.

So cute how your kids put their hands on the aquarium while watching you put the fish

No wonder your Axolotl has no gills. They usually have fluffy gills when housed properly. That axolotl gills were most definitely picked off by those tons of fish. You shouldn’t house them together. This axolotl will most like become sick and develop fungus because of stress and will die. Not to mention they hate light as they do not have eyelids Hate to see it.

I loved that you called your son baby. My son is 14 and I still call him that and he answers haha. Love seeing you include your boys in your hobby, it lets them know they are valued and an important, I wish more parents would share their hobbies with kids and join in their kids hobbies, it's the best thing ever (my son is a gamer so he kicks my ass on multiplayer games but I love spending that time with him).

HAHAHA "lovin the gloves, bit kinky!" i died of laughter! Loving the new fish for this setup! Thanks for posting mate always loving the videos!

If you think an axolotl won't eat those tiny things you're in for a shock my friend

Great job mate! Particular love the interaction with the boys. Make the most of it - Give them 10 years and they’ll be far too embarrassed to appear on your vids! 😊😂

15:07 Pancho definitely caught a fish

Stunning tank! I'm assuming Pancho has passed away as we haven't seen him in 3 years- While I love the tank, for any Axolotl keepers, please remember they prefer dark and still water. Sacrificing their comfort for a beautiful tank is cruel & there are numerous parts of this tank that would stress Pancho out severely and lead to developing disease or infection.. It's much more important to create the best living conditions for the animal first and foremost, & design the best you can from there without sacrificing their comfort. I'm still a big fan of MD and his designs, but it's obvious the animals are second to the scape.

In my humble opinion, your videos are of the highest quality and quite enjoyable to watch. And yes, my shrimps and fish were seatbelts too :-)

I have no doubt as your axie grows it'll find the fish irresistable. I have a fully grown axie and occasionally I treat him to a handful (6-8) rosies and at first he struggled to catch them but now they rarely last more than a day.

I'm confused. I was considering a getting an axolotl to do a 'dragon in the mountain' theme but I decided against it since I read that they can't be kept with fish. They try and succeed with eating fish. If the fish has a lot of sharp fins they can choke the axie and kill it. Good luck to you but I would advise being on high alert especially when the axie gets bigger.

Hey I myself have kept axolotls for the last 7 years and you have to be carefull with the Fish u add because most fish nipp an the gills of axolotls ! Also the „axolotl Community“ here in Germany has the consent that wood should not Go their tank because it makes them very prone to diseases (a lot of bactiria on it) so maybe just if she gets sick have look at that maybe have a great day

I love that this has all the moving water from the little spouts behind the rocks. Have you considered doing an aquaterrarium with a visible waterfall?

I've commented before about you possibly joining an axolotl group on Facebook because I feel like you could gain knowledge from it. To me, the gills or "fluffs" on your axolotl do not look good and this is probably due to all of the fish in there. It is also possible that if it gets too stressed by the fish it will develop fungus which is potentially life threatening

The mudskippers are just sooo cute! I know they grow to be quite the size so just imagine them waddling about in a tank!! :D

Md fish tanks, Im just new to your channel but to me your aquariums are the best natural looking scapes I've ever seen.

15:07 Pancho definitely got one of the fish...

I had mudskippers when I was in like 5th grade, I’m a junior in college now. I loved them so much, one of my favorite fish for sure. So much personality! And you can hand feed them.

I love Pancho, she’s my favourite 🥰

Stunning aquascape design on that tank. Brilliant.

And thanks for my t-shirt. Great quality...... 👍🏻😁

Anyone that calls an axolotl an "axie" before telling you how you care for it wrong should be immediately disregarded. There are a lot of weirdos that keep this particular species, but that's one of the red flags I've discovered to identify them.

Santa OMG 😲......🤣😂😄 he looked quite deflated. Outstanding viewing again. Your boys are really cute. Im glad they didn't see Santa in that sorry state.Thank you for sharing.❤

looks like a meal for that sweet lotl

Oh so happy to see the kids in the studio

The danios look great. I love Pancho and his tank. It's one of my favorites. 👍🤗🍄

You should quarantine the fish before adding them up. :>

Please do some more research on housing axolotls. These fish will destroy their gills because they look like worms to them. In addition, you should not keep the light on for prolonged periods as they do not like it. This is not a setup for an axolotl. Axolotls also live in lakes so strong water flow ‘like a river’ stresses them out. Please change it.

So beautiful the shoaling fishes...and the way you work it with the boys, you're a fun dad and quite amusing for me too, actually, you crack me up and your method and slo mo makes it easy to learn...thanks

Haven’t watched yet, but I know this is going to be awesome!!! 💚

You got some awesome fishes . The tank is looking even better now.

Those monster fish were gorgeous.

I think that some ficus pumila in the plant section of the tank would look really cool (or maybe some other vine)

Nice MD . iv set up my first proper dirted planted tank yesterday . I'm going back the pet shop today to get more plants YOU/ LRB /AND FATHER FISH . have inspired me to do them thanks for the video 👍 ✌ 🙏

I know this video is over 2 years old now, but I don't see where anyone commented about him actually catching a fish! Go to 15:06, and slow the playback to 0.25 speed. Watch the lower left corner, and he snaps at a fish which darts away into the glass. It then goes to it's left into the corner, and then turns back around. Pancho snatches it as it tries to go back by, and the tip of it's fin is what is sticking out of his mouth in the closeup. It is clearest right as you pull away.

A friend of me who keeps two grown Axolotl's eated all the fish in the tank! Nice video dude :)

The screwdriver was so cute !!!!

Amazing beautiful. Your so talented. Thank you for the advice it's so much easier just using the tap instead of constantly boiling the kettle over an over. X

thank you for teaching me to use teezers to help clean sand.

Beautiful tank! Beautiful fish! Beautiful children! 😊 😊 😊 😊 RUSSIAN LIKE! 👍

Dude! Right after you feed the fish Pancho totally grabs one and eat it in the background LOL 🤣 you need to go back and see it! It’s soon after the boys leave. That wasn’t a plant she was eating. Right at 15:07 into the video

🙋‍♂️ I also seatbelt the fish ... missus sits in the back 😂

He definitely got one of those fish 🙈😂

Dad was being more excited than the kids 😝😆

Really cool to see how far MD has come.

Aww the weather loaches!! I love those guys. Have 3 of them myself, and oh my gosh, are they the life and soul of my tank. They feed from your hand and "kiss" you as they feed. No good in a planted tank though, they uproot everything, but I wouldn't change them for the world

You have the best fish tanks i can't imagine the amount of work you must put in to maintain those tanks

Good looking boys you got there...

"Perform for me !" ahaha

I've been rescuing axolotls for years and this is not how you should keep them. That axie looks very stressed with hardly any gills. The fish will eat the gills and slime coat!

Yippee! Pancho now has many new friends 😃 Get a flowerhorn...

Kids: =-| Dad: Do you understand? Kids: No =-D

OK I didn't realise you lived so close to me as that's my local fish shop. Grate guys

Okay, so we’ve established that he KNOWS that you CAN’T keep other species with axolotls, and he CHOOSES to continue to do so. Seriously though, the only thing you can keep with a lotl is another lotl, or shrimp. That’s it. Fish WILL nibble at their gills, and even snails and plecos/otos will eat their slime coating off. People have brought this to your attention months ago, and you continue to sell it up. You’re tanks are beautiful, but that’s only helping to encourage amateurs and new hobbyists that things like this are okay, when they aren’t. A shame that what would be a prime setup, turns to poor husbandry.

Those kids are so adorable

Wow! I had to go back and stop the vid so i could take a better look.. Looks like it already has the potential to be your best scape to date, Marc! Literally cannot wait for the vid! 👀👌❤

Nice that you still have cinematic endings since KZfaq told you some people switch off. I appreciate having a closer look 👌🏻

6:08 seeing the steering wheel on the other side of the car cracks me up.. lol.. nice set up by the way i was planing on doing something like this for an African clawed frog

Fantastic video! Great watching your boys enjoy your setups!! 👍🏼👍🏼

I just started my own channel because I got inspired by u

MD: “we can get 20 to 30 more!” Wallet: “oh CRAP”

The paladuraim is just stunning

Hello Mark! What a great video and the fish looking amazing my friend keep it from me Mikael!! And Merry Christmas to you my friend!

Nice terrarium

I mean isn't it funny how you can see the fish "dissapear" at 15:05 while the axelotl was eating a 'plant' 5 seconds later, which didn't look like a fin at all. Great content tho and it's not hate. it's nature. The axelotl wouldn't be able to eat all the fish since they would be way to quick when they get used to the tank.

That was such a cute thing to ask! 🤣 a screw driver! 👌 gotta love kid's 😉

You mean there are folks who don't buckle their fish and shrimp up for the ride from the store to the house? 😂 👍💕👍

I put the seatbelt on too:)

That screw driver thing was awesome 😂😂😂

Your work is so beautiful..so is your family. It's nice to see them in your videos. It makes you part of ours. Thank you. I'm soooooo stuck on my 240 g. I'm blank. It sits empty. I could go outside and pluck up those ferns and more from the yard and pond(1/4acre) I'll thinking about removing a cypress tree and planting in the tank!! and go from there. Ugh. Will share pics if I do. Thank you for sharing your passion and talent. Such an inspiration. Ps. Love the music as well

Nooooooooooooo not Santa...🎅 Has anyone checked MD's car ? 🤗

I love blue axalotle

No your not the only one that belts them in.

All your tanks are just awesome!!! You have a magical touch!!! And I love your family too!!! Your boys are too cute and smart!!! Does the baby like the fishes too???

Mine very much ate the minnows in his tank. Seeing these danios, I may try them next.

My mom is letting me get a betta thanks to you I know mine wont look as good but I have techniques thank you I have two other tanks

Idk how you don't have one of your massive aqua-terrarium scales in your front room, they're beautiful

Future Aquarium lover's 👍Absolutely adorable the boys are . It amazing how interested they are with the fish . That beats the videos and games on TV. Real life experience with their father . How cool is that ! Looking forward to them creating future tanks.👍

British humor is so funny

Man your kids are so funny, a big Hugh for them from Argentina 🇦🇷

Wathching you from Montreal!🇨🇦

With the button ; at 15.06 we see him eating a fish and at 15.55 we see a piece of fin sticking out of his mouth x) But he is a magnificent paludarium

Another great video mate looking forward to your next projects mud skippers or shell dwellers or whatever it will be great

That is seriously one heck of a fish shed!!! So awesome

You should do a darter fish aquascape

Thanks for answering! Rummy nose are pretty awesome fish :)

I love Danios! I had zebra Danios when I first started out with my Tropical tank! I'm more of a guppy girl now tho! And betta ofc! 👍🏻 Great video! Your boys are adorable!!! 👍🏻

You are spoiling your Axolotl,😁. Mine even caught Denio and Mino didn't have a chance. I bet you got it by now... Some type of fish pick gills an tale of Axolotl actually.

Love'n the Danios Mate 🍃👌 definately think pancho munched on one there too 😳😂

Brilliant tank and yes, I belt up my fish and corals in the car :)