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nice work, always enjoy seeing the mistakes being corrected. We ALL look forward to seeing your travel video ,hunting for tropical fish in their native habitat!

Afternoon MD perfect timing for my break again whoop whoop

I love watching your videos. You have a great sense of humor and you're honest. I enjoy your tanks and wish I could grow plants as well as you do.

I love your humour mate, it is THE best 😂👍🏼 That Nemo insert was hilarious! 😂😂😂

I appreciate that you share your hardships and mistakes, it helps others to not be so upset and know it can happen to anyone. Looking forward to your new builds. Please trim back the Buda tank, it is one of my favorites!

Thanks MD for always inspiring us. I shared my aquascaping/fishtank hobby with my colleagues from US and India over a video con call yesterday(there was an online event) and everyone went 'WOW'! They were all amazed and were very curious. I mentioned I do freshwater and grow plants underwater and keep fishes, shrimps and snails and have 4 tanks :) Sharing this with you coz you are one of the big reasons for motivation, inspiration and help to get success in the hobby. Been an ardent fan of your videos since 2019 :)

It’s crazy how I made tanks just like you and then you came around and ended up doing what I love but in such a massive quantity! I’m so jealous

Your updates are like a soap opera drama - love it. Thank you

Thanks for posting this! I needed to hear about others mistakes. 2 days ago I changed the CO2 tank. I thought the timer had shut off AND somehow the line was wide open. This was the tank where I put all of my fav fish and I gassed all of them. Heartbroken. 😥

Sites like "seriously fish" and I'm sure dozens of other sites will explain fish compatibility. It is possible to find out these things before you get a death in your tank.

Goodmorning from Michigan, UsA! Love these morning Vids. Currently cycling a ram tank for my Bolivian and GermanBlues!

Thanks for showing us the problems. I wonder is the light on for 24hrs/day made the rams more aggressive

One thing I'd love to see you do which I'm currently doing is breeding tiger teddies. Their a rarer live breeding fish and even smaller than endlers but their so beautiful and the female doesn't drop all the fry at once and they all develop at different rates so over a week or 2 she will drop 1 fry every couple of days so the tank doesn't become overwhelmed quickly. The stripes on them and the iridescent blue on the tails is awsome. Everyone told me their very shy and skittish but the ones I'm breeding are the complete opposite and all come to the front of the tank when I come in the room. I started with 3 females and 2 males in a 10 litre tank because they are smaller than even shrimp. I have about 15 now so will be putting some into another tank shortly to grow out. Their brilliant for nano tanks and even shallow tanks.

Loved all the tank updates! Looking forward to all the future builds!!!

I started doing the tap before feeding and my fish caught on really fast! Cool trick MD :)

Its been all over and over bad issues with Glossostigma which mainly needs co2 injected to let it thrive on your tanks...Long lighting period should also cause alot of algae than plant growth....

I always enjoy your enthusiasm and positive approach.

Use one of the new large tanks for south american cichlids! Electric blue acaras, severums, green terror etc

MD is excited, we are excited!! Looking forward to the next episode, loads of cool things happening! MD’s work rate is fierce, how do you fit all this in? Still working the day job and seeing the wife and kid(s)? Any way, loved the video as ever!!

i absolutely love naturalistic river tanks. Busy fishies, changing views and movement are my perfect tank. x

Great video, I recently purchased a large conical shaped piece of wood that would make a brilliant Island. It has lots of hiding places in it. So I would relish the thought of seeing you create an island scape. I'm glad I found you. Thank you.

Hi MD for the Apisto's, a terracotta plant pot on its side works well. You can also soften the sides of it with plants, or with your skills, use some bogwood to hide it under. I used to breed Rams like that all the time.. keep up the great videos. Me and the wife look forward to watching them.

I've got a pair of Rams in 84l tank with 12 blue neons (and some guppies I'm replacing with 2 Rinelocaria) there used to be 15 of them year ago. When in the mood, Rams would attack anything getting too close to "their spot". Blue neons tend to stick with lower middle parts which put them at odds with Rams at times. You don't want to put anything smaller with them however, unless it's a snack. Hatchets maybe? Unless they grow too big.

That’s good information because I have been scratching my head too asking myself why my rams died.

Rams of any sort need a very decent sized tank. Just a pair really need atleast 50 litres, to be fair a bit more even. The only time for keeping a pair in a smaller tank would be if it’s a temporary breeding tank and your intention is to remove the adults soon after.

Great video. I love it when you do a close up on your colorful fish, I think that's my favorite part.

Love watching MD after I get off work, starts my day off great!

Best time of the datum is when I finds time to watch you’re new videos

Beautiful video yet again. But hold on, someone promises us that there will be a lot of give aways now that we have another sponsor...you have been reminded sir MD🤞🏾🤞🏾

Lovelovelove your tanks, your Eye✨ I've got a 6'x4'x6' greenhouse for tropical plants in my 12'x60' mobile home💃 The Buddha tank is heaven💕

MD! Get some pencilfish for the Ram tank. Pencilfish are awesome, think of them as tetras but less frantic swimming and more slender body (hence the name pencilfish). They would also do very well with the A. cacatuoides, pencilfish are the perfect dithers for Apistos, their mouths are small and they don’t predate on Apisto fry.

what a bummer mate I once had a similar experience with trying endlers with a betta in a 5 gallon tank but luckily I had a spare tank and they are getting their own scape soon.

More chill fish footage. Cool.

I rarely go rimless with rasboras. Any kind of spook or aggression and they jump.

Here are some tank ideas I feel like you should try 1. Axolotl 2. African Dwarf Frogs 3. Celestial Pearl Danio

I really like the ecosystem tank and bowl

My Bronze corydora cat fish started hatching naturally with moms and dads natural I separated them now. But I’m so excited I wanted to tell yeah.

MD you have inspired my fish hobby and I thank you! You never disappoint! Love the vids!

appreciate your honesty!

Overgrown tanks with thick brush reduce swim space. What's the point of having a big tank if only 1/2 is useable.

Thanks so much for showing us how you tweak your tanks to help them balance out. I have 2 GBR that live with 5 Harlequins as well! These rams are really cool looking but I think I have 2 males instead of a male and female pair. Hard to tell!

I used to feed my fish at 9pm every night if I was late the clown loach used to throw grit at the glass ☺

Hi MD, love what you do!! Learn a lot from you over the year or 2!! Thanks

My German Blue Rams love hiding at the back of the tank behind everything and only come out for food.

Omg it's so nice to hear you so happy about the structural thumbs up .. can't wait to see what you do .. how about that indoor pond you've talked about 😁

I was just refreshing youtube just for this video! But hey a quick question, do you still have the gouramis the the Buddha tank?

Lord there are a lot of fish in that super overgrown buddah tank. There is a point when "i like the way it looks" isn't the best thing for the fish and I think that tank, with the amount of fish in it, is well past that point.

That last tank was absolutely amazing

The German blue rams are gorgeous but if you can find the black rams they’re even more stunning. Has the same neon blue highlights and dots and red outlines but pure black body.

More frequent tank updates are always welcome

You commented on the Apisto's 'lips', wait until you see him 'yawn', their mouths are massive. When they breed the female will go yellow, you need to keep an eye on her then as the females can be very agressive even to the male she bred with. My female killed her mate when she had her fry. I had the oranges like you and a pair of triple reds, they are very nice.

Your plant storage tanks should be the 'spare room '. AKA "I dunno what to do with this yet, I'll chuck it in here" :D

Hahahah love the "BUBBUUUULS" that you do 😂

They quite propably jumped due to the high temperature. 28 degrees is a temperature where they don't feel comfortable anymore!!

If your thinking about stocking, I'd suggest african butterfly fish if you want something new and interesting

If you love rams have you seen the black rams that dean the breader has. There’s a shop near me in the northeast uk that have black devil rams but there £24.99 each.

Would also be good if you responded to some posts…😉

Hi MD, thanks again for a great video, for your passion and I'm really looking forward to your next build video. If you still with the idea of a corydoras tank. Here's my favorite : corydoras aeneus Venezuela black. The color is a velvet black with red or orange fins. Absolutely stunning.

Had that rot with java fern....seems to happen occasionally when i do a tank redo where the whole tanks is filled with fresh water (not sure thats the reason though...just only happens then)...the plants are well established and java fern generally grow like a weed for me...but can still have that die off....seems to eventually right itself though

You should get a pair of checkerboard cichlids

Think it’s nice to show mistake videos it helps everyone else out to learn more about the hobby

Md should do a marine tank for the first time

You got it and sorted it. Now it is over. Well done. Question; why are some of your pants in the storage tanks not submerged nowadays? I want to learn if this method is better?

If you want your rams to spawn they like a hidden black river stone either amongst the plants or behind a broken pot. Watch Justin’s fish room to learn all about ram breeding 👌🏼

You should make a video of feeding all the fishes you got once :D

My Rams live peacefully together with chilli rasboras and cherry shrimps. Shrimps are breeding constantly

It's going to be an amazing tank! Can't wait to see it. 😍

All your favorite fish are my favorite fish. But your water is perfect for those fish. Mine is like 8.4 pH with extremely high kH. So I can't successfully keep those soft water fish. SO I live vicariously through you. Lol!

Love the Apistogrammas ❤️

The carpet plants that are not doing so good try moving them to another tank probably by the window and try dry start. dont throw them out...

I don't think rams will attack them. I had 12 harlequin rasboras with 4 electric blue ram males in 120L, and 10 of them mystically started not to eat, and isolated themselves and eventually died. No idea what was it that killed them. Rams might carry worms but none of them seemed to show any signs of parasytes or such, exept the loss of appetite.

Kept German Rams for about 2 years and have never seen them chase other fish. Besides defending a small territory like your Bolivians were doing. The jumping more likely just to do with the type of fish and possibly stress from leaving the light on.

quick to buy and slow to think

Hallo ! Mache deine Aquarien filterlos und dicken Bodengrund dann wirst du weniger bis keine Algen haben.Tolle Videos,weiter so...Viele Grüsse

Really surprised they attacked the Rasboras. My betta goes after them all the time and they are way too fast.

why do i get excited every time u release a vid?

MD, please make a 4ft Red/Yellow Parrot Fish Only Planted Paradise. Never seen this happen...It's ganna be awesome

Please get more reptiles and amphibians

Love the video 🤩

i think the 60 tank would be a good option if you woudve kept the rasboras too

You could aim a wildlife cam at the tank

We lost three lambchops to jumping. They had the tank to.themselves...beware!!!

the music you use to edit is SO GOOD 🤤❤️

Bring back the angel fish and do an angel fish only aquarium

Judging by your experience, it will all get better in no time 👍👍

The algae is the best thing that could happen to that tank. Rams are sensitive and will appreciate the microfauna in the algae. They suffer a bit when their tank is messed with as well. - especially such a small tank.

How about like a 1.2m shallow tank... like 20/25cm high... that would be unusual but awesome...

Good video 👍

Strange that rams would attack them. Maybe it was because of the light?

Great as always

There is Sumfink very COOL about this Channel :)

md if you love apistograma you need to get triple red's and agazizi their the best but the ones you have are pretty nice lovely colors. but I love apistogramma aswell lol. but I've really takin off with gobies. the neon gobies and all the nano gobies I really love them you should check them out. another great build on the way also want wait.

the plant storage tank, where everything died off, is it dirted?

Just curious, how long does it take you to edit a video like this?

How do u control the Temperature when doing water changes?

When I watched the origin video I thought this video might be coming, but more because the substrate you've chosen isn't usually recommended for Rams. They're sand sifters, so isn't the gravel going to be an issue?

Can you make another goldfish tank.

How have I just come across this channel superb content and videos new sub 👍 ..I can see my time being eaten up already going through the vids keep up the awesome work pal

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