Signs That Something is Wrong In Your Aquarium

Signs That Something is Wrong In Your Aquarium - Don't Ignore These!

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@AquariumCoop Жыл бұрын

*What tell-tale signs do you look for to tell you something is wrong with your aquarium?*

@hannahpieplow8557 Жыл бұрын

Aquarium Co-op Hi How is Murphy doing

@ivanscottw Жыл бұрын

Full response below but : snails ! If they congregate at the top of the tank : something is wrong - and it's time for a water change !

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming Жыл бұрын

Smell and usually a dead fish, dying plants.

@aquapuncture Жыл бұрын

The speed of algae growth, fish behavior, and the smell of the tank all tell me how my tank is doing

@arunmahider Жыл бұрын

fish not being aggressive

@sarahwoodring5587 Жыл бұрын

I love these "bite -sized" videos from live streams. The streams are my favorite, but they can be overwhelming with so much information. This helps me with the "oh man, he mentioned that in a stream one time, but I don't have time to look it up!"

@TazawaTanks Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah. That's the intent. 🙂

@Belgorr Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. It can be hard to find information you need in them huge videos

@AlexIsModded Жыл бұрын

What you say about frozen food is so important for people to realize. Keeping frozen rats for my boa constrictor is how I learned that you absolutely do not unfreeze and refreeze food for exotic animals. That frozen food is frozen because it's dead. The second it thaws, the clock starts ticking and it begins to decay. The longer it is thawed, even just twenty minutes like you mentioned, the more bacteria it can grow.

@Yellowswift3 Жыл бұрын

Loved the moment when you fed the discus, and they swarmed in on the food. Great video. :)

@pollywu1956 Жыл бұрын

I love how these videos are so short and educational!

@RamRam-oi3qm Жыл бұрын

I appreciate these videos as I learn how to be a better fish keeper. One thing I do is sit in front of my aquarium every day, some times many times a day especially if I have a concern, and just observe.

@terrilynn1771 Жыл бұрын

Wow the food part is very enlighting… i love seeing your videos ..taught me so much

@fishypetkeeping Жыл бұрын

What a smart way of thinking. I have problems with hair algae in my planted aquarium with co2. I'll definitely look into your tips!

@greenbeanie Жыл бұрын

Very timely info. Although my water parameters have been good, I noticed the soapy bubbles a while ago and didn't think much of it. I just did a 80% water change and the soapy bubbles are gone. Thanks. 😊

@esrilk Жыл бұрын

I’ve been having really weird issues with some of my fish lately. It never occurred to me that my food could be the problem. I’ve had the same flakes and pellets for several months now. Just haven’t gone through them. I also usually thaw my frozen food out before feeding with a little syringe.

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

Kind and thoughtful. Thanks for the free education sir!

@Pennysfishkeeping Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this knowledge

@begzodismailov6297 Жыл бұрын

I buy large packs of food. The day I open it, I put 80% of the food in multiple zip lock bags. I usually tripple bag them. Take out new packets as I need. When you take out the food, remember to let it reach room temp before opening the zip lock, or else you will have condensation on the food.

@caewalker9276 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Coopy 💚. I vacuum seal my bulk food into one or 2 months packs.

@tiger_844 Жыл бұрын

I seriously love this channel so much. I can't wait to visit the shop some day. I live in oregon!

@xm1345 Жыл бұрын

Wow every time I watch these videos I learned something new, so many things I take for granted but never gave it a thought. Thank you!

@legionaquatics Жыл бұрын

I love the quick info and all the beautiful b roll from jimmy

@drockingfish Жыл бұрын

Good info, thanks!

@plakat8155 Жыл бұрын

That tip about fish food was really useful, I've been using the same container for months now and didn't even know it was a problem.

@mayronsting5627 Жыл бұрын

Same, but my fish are always active during feeding time

@lyndsaymorris4588 Жыл бұрын

Best information Video I've seen lately 👌

@kevinshady4627 Жыл бұрын

Great information ty

@arunmahider Жыл бұрын

awesome thnx needed the bubbles knowledge

@MassAquaticx 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely it happened to me I lost everything all my snails all my fish I also heard the longer bubbles take to pop means more nutrients in water thank you for information I'm starting over again staying positive ❤❤❤

@uniseine 6 ай бұрын

1) if fish are not hitting food at the surface, I change water. 2) opening the food lest in moisture, especially if the food is refrigerated. 3)refreezing food causes slow freezing which forms large ice crystals which breaks open all the cells, which leak nutrients before the fish can eat the food.

@colbymiffin939 Жыл бұрын

Love the video as usual

@cjsmith5115 Жыл бұрын

Camera work is fantastic! Sometimes it's hard for me to get good shots like these

@zoee1996xx Жыл бұрын

Ohh the bubbles happened to me this week in my small snail tank! 😫 my ammonia, nitrite was off the charts and my nitrate wasn’t great either. Daily water changes now until the perimeters come back to normal unless my new bigger tank is cycled before that happens

@dylanneff Жыл бұрын

Love these old video reboots!

@zoradavinci3 Ай бұрын

Love the lid on your aquarium.

@JJ-ji9xx Жыл бұрын

I buy big packs of fish food but i immediately repack them into smaller portions that'll last a week each and put the rest either in the fridge or freezer with silica gel.

@HAIZE419 5 ай бұрын

I have 10 tanks, I buy the big things of freeze dried krill then I open it and put about a quarter of it in another container that I use for feeding. Thanks for the vid !

@amandafredette4400 Жыл бұрын

I had the bubble problem!!! I thought my female bettas were making bubble nests but, I don’t think I ever saw them doing this…thank you!💗

@dimitrijekrstic7567 Жыл бұрын

Aren't the male bettas the ones that create the nest?

@juliavanzant3549 8 ай бұрын

@@dimitrijekrstic7567yes males are more known to build bubble nests but females can do it as well

@makjmakjs6146 8 ай бұрын

@@dimitrijekrstic7567 Yes it's the males, not females.

@dragunitytamer28 Жыл бұрын

Great advise

@JLAquaticsLLC Жыл бұрын

I spend an hour a day in my fish room! I’m always looking for abnormal behavior during feeding and after water changes! Great video!

@tylerwestman5258 7 ай бұрын

😂 I spend more then that because I got 1200gals in my bedroom 😂

@ralf716 3 ай бұрын

hats off

@maboleth Жыл бұрын

Shout out to that Larry in the corner! We love you and you will feed too. ^_^

@juanriverajr5183 Жыл бұрын

Dang I saw the bubbles 3 weeks ago and my tank crashed . Now I know , I lost some fish and I still can’t get over it

@carlosjoya1583 Жыл бұрын

What was the reason your tank crashed?

@sweetpea2888 Жыл бұрын

@aquarium co-op I have often wished that I could purchase smaller amounts of fish food in a multi pack. Same size as amount now available but in smaller packages so it would be used up faster and not spoil. How about offering smaller size containers of food?

@randealarid Жыл бұрын

What is the best way to remove iron? We are on a well and have a softener. Thanks!

@FLOMALS63 Жыл бұрын

Спасибо за полезную информацию 🙏

@carlwagers9829 Жыл бұрын

Hey congrats on 850k!

@agnediciuniene9861 Жыл бұрын

I have one aquarium and I like nano fish. There is no packet of food that I can finish in a month. They could package those flakes or granules in blisters, like medicine.

@SS3paranormal Жыл бұрын

I have 4 nano tanks a large one. and still never get to empty any size container. With us it is cause we feed such a varied diet, so from flake, granules, bug bites, daphinia and bloodworm.

@stanleydoran2584 Жыл бұрын

I'm not going to lie to you when I watched one of ur videos for the first time I thought, oh here's another guy youtubing his basement fish farm. Skip. But then I didn't lol I watched ur video and many many since and now I find when I absolutely need an answer to a question idk I skip past countless videos till I see ur face then I'm like wow back up there we go I'll get the answer here. That's my way of saying you really do know the business of fish keeping. And you are very talented at it. Thank you for sharing such valuable knowledge. Your advice has personally saved two of my tanks in my fish room in the past thank you

@dylanmorrison951 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video i found it looking for a surface skimmer for my fluval 15 but i always noticed bubbles where my exit ports for the pump hit the front of the tank right around when i do wster changes. Its been up for 2 weeks imnthinking it might be the amonia like u said ill keep an eye on it but they only start late neer the end of the week.

@audrameyer9558 Жыл бұрын

Poor Larry back there in the corner! I have a pair of Leopard Ctenopomas. One is very outgoing, the other is shy. I make sure that "my Larry" gets his share of the food. Sometimes I fake the rest of the fish out by making them think more food is coming in for them with one hand, but I am really only dropping food in the back corner for my shy guy 🤗

@17tamal 4 ай бұрын

Hearing all these makes me feel like throwing my aquarium and adopt a new hobby 😢

@bryandearstyne7436 Ай бұрын

Come on, Bud. it's not that bad.Everything has ups and Downs.It's all part of it. in brace it or throw your tank away

@XOIsot Ай бұрын

Never give up I just had to do an in tank cycle with a bacterial bloom at the same time , I want to cry but it’s finally over

@hk5288 3 ай бұрын

My dog absolutely does the “not hungry today” thing. He is such a picky eater and just isn’t in the mood for meals some days. Has been this way since he was a 4 month old pup (he’s 4 now). Frustrating as all heck.

@josipmatic1912 Жыл бұрын

I wish a new this ammonia and bubbles correlation before. :( I had bubbles in my aquarium so I think there is something wrong with my filter.. so I cleaned it ... and that made everything 10x worse. Since then I have educated myself and learned about stuff like beneficial bacteria, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites....

@mikea2020 Жыл бұрын

Nice vid

@johncameron4194 Жыл бұрын

Good video

@ivanscottw Жыл бұрын

My take on this : Ok I just have a couple tanks.. I mainly feed my fish (you guppys, a few tetras, corys and whatnot) flakes and bottom pellets.. So I do buy them in bulk (say 1000ml or 250g cans).. but what I do is when it's time to open the bulk container, I leave it open for a minimum amount of time just enough to get (say a month worth) at a time and fill a smaller container, seal the bulk container back up and put it in the fridge.. This seems to limit spoilage.. and the thing is - if it doesn't smell good - just throw it away ! Oh and another tell tale sign I also notice is the snails (and is one of the reason - not the only reason - I always keep snails - just your regular ramhorns) - when they start reaching to the top - you know something is definitly wrong. Snail are excellent bio indicators ! But the thing is.. man - my fish DO know when it is feeding time.. I turn the light on and they will gather like crazy at the place I usually drop the food.. (Then again I started with 8 guppies in January and now there are more than 250 .. and I went from 10 corys to 60) - and they are feisty - even walking by the tank they are begging for more ! so they are apparently happy with the food I give them !

@MichaelTranoid Жыл бұрын

Three of my fish are well known Snail Hunters. Sooooo....

@MZRFaith Жыл бұрын

I enjoy a nice porcelain product near my fish tank not in it but near it as a decoration preferably a rooster

@al3xandremagalhaes Жыл бұрын

I find it complex to find the sweet spot regarding water surface agitation. Should I have or not air pump in a community tank with Pandas and Betta? This causes some turbulence in the water. If I dont have it, bubbles start appearing which makes me feel I should have air pump.

@Mr98Death Жыл бұрын

Can I keep pellets in the freezer and take out some at a time to keep them a bit fresher?

@kevinnathanwells2642 Жыл бұрын

I thought when you said "they like subdued light" I heard "they like some dude light" like the fish are chillin in dude light

@JasonFolk07 Жыл бұрын

More fertilizer is better but expect a bloom sometime soon lol I know that all to well took me 2 months to get rid of my algae completely it was covering everything bad. I had many days with no lights on and more to help ahaha what a pain

@evocativeswine7170 Жыл бұрын

I have an air stone. New fish tank it is cycled. .25 ammonia,0 nitrite 20 ppm nitrate. I did a 50% water change added aquarium salts! Then got scared so I did another water change two days later to reduce salt contents. The small ammonia spike is because I just added 2 new fish? But 15 - 20 percent of the top of water is covered in bubbles. Could a lot of prime cause bubbles

@maritaandcats Жыл бұрын

Aww poor Larry! 🥺

@urbansk8r231 Жыл бұрын

This video seems familar. .good advice as always.

@PerAllwin1963 5 ай бұрын

Hmm, the ammonia level is ok in my tank, but there’s a lot of foamy bubbles on the surface. I’ve been using almond Cattalpa leaves in my tank and they’ve been decaying. The water is also greenish due to algae. Could this be the source of the bubbly water?

@il.mister 4 ай бұрын

This is not water...is chemical soup

@rythmjunky5292 11 ай бұрын

So I recently set up a new 30 gallon tank,with everything transferred from my old 29 gallon(tidal 55 with four sponges,two medium sponge filters,plants,driftwood,rocks),the only thing different was a thin layer of black sand over the old aqua soil,that I rinsed about ten times before I added and filled the tank. I ended up with loads of brown bubbles around the edges of the surface,as the trumpet snails moved the substrate around and released air pockets. I understand it will take some time for the tank walls to be covered with beneficial bacteria,but wondering how long it would take for the tank to be considered “established” as well as the old one was?(it had been running for 8 years,and filters running for 3).

@cadeneby5186 3 ай бұрын

What brand was your 29 gallon?

@rachelwitherell1947 Жыл бұрын

What kind of foods can you stick to the glass like that?

@wikyWargaming Жыл бұрын

Eyyy I take my frozen foods straight from the freezer like you said 😁🐟

@RescueDogTreats Жыл бұрын

OG Cory! Lol...❤

@tyray6180 Жыл бұрын

Idk how but one time I had an opened bag of cheeto puffs still be good almost a month and a half after I opened it

@liamhales5854 5 ай бұрын

I feel like a lot of people get aquariums and fish because they think they are an easy pet to have. It’s really the opposite. Fish are so hard to perfectly take care of. I feel like I learn some new thing I need to watch or know about my fish.

@leo2o915 Жыл бұрын

Also noticed lower water level with a hob causes bubbles on the top

@tiffanysavoie4847 Жыл бұрын

Sure does.

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

@@tiffanysavoie4847right

@JTCT371 2 ай бұрын

M just getting back into the hobby. Buying every test kit I can get. I want to know everything....I also know this will lead to me buying an RO system. Lol

@Dicomillo 10 ай бұрын

Yep, I noticed I had a bunch of bubbles on the top of my tank, and next 3 days 8 fish died. Id had this tank going for 4 years. I just did a complete water change.

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

I always read to do 1/4 change at a time. How long to wait for the next 1/4 I don't remember. Maybe a day or 2. Anybody? Reddit?

@davidking2470 Жыл бұрын

Will adding a beneficial bacteria drop cause it?

@therazzmatazzkaty6862 Жыл бұрын

Where’d you get the Kuhli loach plush?

@trcs3079 Жыл бұрын

Anyone ever use seachem clarity and fish start gasping for air? Because it happened to me about an hour ago and lucky I had another fish tank that I was cycling for 2 weeks to save them

@cityboy_ss1423 11 ай бұрын

So what can we use for the bubbles ?

@Itsjastahonda Жыл бұрын

This happened to me when I added root tabs

@reevecallen134 Жыл бұрын

What’s the best way to remove iron from water? I’m on well water and it does have too much iron. Along with being on a well an RO system seems like too much water waste to be viable.

@jeannev7048 Жыл бұрын

Plant some iron loving plants

@darthplagueis3400 Жыл бұрын

What is a good iron loving plant for a small aquarium?

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

@@darthplagueis3400update?

@hardybryan Жыл бұрын

So in my 135 gallon reef ready tank I have peace lillies growing out of both weirs/overflows. One of them suddenly has foam at the top of the overflow. The foam isn't in the tank, the sump or the other overflow. Just this one overflow. The lily has been growing in it for over a year. Any guesses?

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

Something died in there?

@goldy24t 2 ай бұрын

If you use Stress Coat it creates bubbles too

@Artbyambrianna 2 ай бұрын

Was that a pothos plant completely under water?

@davidvalenta9394 Жыл бұрын

`would be interesting to suggest to mfr's to repackage accordingly; a shaker bottle/tube, and shelf-stable packets. it'd take some serious marketing & re-education. ...and yeah: as a one-tank person, I'm likely going to toss a few things, even though there's longevity on my fish & it's staying pretty balanced/established. I had a dog who'd let me know that a batch of dry wasn't up to par, so I stopped buying 35# bags & kept to 15#'s ..

@ballbro613 3 ай бұрын

What am I supposed to do it I see bubbles in the tank though?

@e_kaika2967 Жыл бұрын

I have bubbles from my air stone that take longer to pop I test the water with the api test kit and it reads zero ammonia. Does that mean my test kit might be faulty? My test kit expires June 2023.

@1w72st Жыл бұрын

Wow I've been using the same little can of fish food for two years. My fish still eats it.

@bernandoturner4840 Жыл бұрын

Mine just did this. & went away.. shrimp fine😅

@_Clayton.Bigsby_ Жыл бұрын

Would a lack of enough surface agitation cause foamy bubbles, possibly due to a lack of gas exchange? I'm still getting the hang of this. Water parameters are good, my hob doesn't really cause any surface agitation though. Was wondering if maybe adding a sponge filter to get that surface agitation would make any difference (other than adding more surface area for bacteria)?

@GhostKing6790 8 ай бұрын

When just my HOb filter runs, the filter agitation is so poor that a thick film of bacteria forms. I also have a sponge filter and a airdrome. When those are also running, the film goes away.

@blooky102 Жыл бұрын

My fish one time didnt eat but from stress and temperature change due to a big water change but once the heater warmed up the water, the next day they were fine.

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

Risky

@Susbaguetteman Жыл бұрын

So I have this this juvenile tiger parrotfish temporarily in my 25 gallon tank and it just can’t seem to get along with anything ( has killed guppies, platys and mollies that I tried over various attempts the tank before so I have given up on getting another tank mate for it at this point) even though it has a pot to hide in . Any suggestions on what I can go to minimize this?

@MichaelTranoid Жыл бұрын

Bigger tank. I recommend 40 G MINIMUM for a Parrot Fish. One of my tank mates is an Orange Parrotfish. He gets along well with everyone, since I run a 90 Gal setup.

@Dreamzz101 Жыл бұрын

my betta makes a bubble nest at the top of the tank.. not bad at all

@johncameron4194 Жыл бұрын

Awww poor Larry

@Rustysturtles Жыл бұрын

My heater failed overnight (locked on) and I came downstairs in the morning and all but my plecos had unalived due to o2 Depletion

@pamelapilling6996 Жыл бұрын

Today is cleaning day for my tanks.

@omaeve Жыл бұрын

Yay feed Koi pellets are usually just two a day. In my little 10 gallon guppy tank but suddenly I had a big problem with my tank one I had just bought a heater when I brought in my Guppies off the deck pond. Two I ran out of fish food and the order online had still not come so I started putting an extra koi pellets. And I couldn’t figure out why I was having this come on top of my fish tank it turns out the heater was melting the coil pellets and it was oil floating on top of a tank. But I had couldn’t figure it out till I broke down the tank and took the sponge filter out when I started to wash the sponge filter I found out it was greasy and I put in the spare sponge filter in a few days the problem is back again. And the next sponge filter was greasy so the problem was not having my fish food and I usually feed them and feeding them too many Cue pallets that we are melting and the oil floating on top of the tank

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

Kid disturbances?

@ryanglavin6587 6 ай бұрын

What was with the eye covering at 2:53

@stasiamvrie 7 ай бұрын

I DIDNT KNOW THAT ANE THE FACT I HAVE 2 FISH IS CRAZY

@Earthsbounty 9 ай бұрын

Can you help. me out my new pond is producing crazy froaty bubble clamping on the side I already bought pond conditioners, anti ammonia, etc. stops for few days and comesback again they said it's a new tank syndrome but i really want to get rid of the bubbles might also purchase test kit later

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

They

@garys2971 Жыл бұрын

In all my years of fishkeeping. one thing has trip me up, staghorn algae ... That stuff is wild looking. Had no idea it existed up to that point. That would be a great topic to cover especially if you could get some live pictures to show people what it looks like even though it's not at all the best conditions for fish.

@jamesdumond9859 Жыл бұрын

Hi I am new to the hobby and I have had my tank for 2 and half years no issues and in that time we've had to upgrade from a 10 gallon tank to a 20 that was about a year ago maybe a little more than a year and everything was fine until about a month and a half ago my heater went out it took me a few days to get replace it everything was good after I replaced it and then I started noticing my blue neon tetras we're very dark in color and I lost three out of the four the one that's still alive and every other fish in the tank now had like a fungus or something going on I treated it with Tetra lifeguard and they've improved however it's treatment cycle is a done it's been three more days and they're still not done with the recovering what should I do next

@fabiangiraldo3119 Жыл бұрын

Try Ich X (dark blue liquid) put fish in your hand or net then pour it on them directly & they should be good within a week

@dave7569 4 күн бұрын

3:15 why is there pothos underwater?

@JadesWorld-id7wi 4 күн бұрын

For betta fishes I’m pretty sure their looking for a mate

@high_fructose_corn_syrup 7 ай бұрын

Gotta guppy that has white stringy poop. Is now not eating and is just hanging out at the top away from the females. I treated with levamisole and flubendazole (at different times obviously). Still hasnt helped helped. According to the fresh/new test strips my water is great! I just ordered ich-x and paraguard, will be here Wednesday. I read you can use those together, is this true? The more time that goes on, the weaker my purple mosaic male gets. Can you offer some advice?

@xxyy1318 10 күн бұрын

Update?

@high_fructose_corn_syrup 10 күн бұрын

@xxyy1318 all the guppies died. White poops, lethargy then gone. They weren't cheap guppies either $15 ea plus shipping 😢

@dto507 Жыл бұрын

Okay, so I have a micro aquarium (20*20*40 cm) with a betta fish in there. He eat once or twice a day. How am I supposed to use up all the food I bought in one month!? I already bought the smallest package of 50g and it lasted me for almost 3 years now.

@dto507 Жыл бұрын

Additional note, I never have any bubble problem. Instead, I have hair algae problem even though it's an indoor aquarium with 8h of lighting, hob filter with ceramic bio filter and regular water changes (once every 2 weeks).