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The book at 3:34 is Exotic Aquarium Fishes by William T Innes, originally published in 1917 and expanded in numerous editions thereafter. I've read the 1936 edition and it's fascinating how the author was already trying to debunk aquarium myths that persist to this day. He was particularly vocal against the use of fishbowls and the inch-per-gallon rule. The neon tetra's latin name (innesei) comes from the name of the author, so you can tell he was a pretty big deal in fishkeeping!

Fun fact: axolotl is a nahuatl word. The way its pronounce is AshOlotl with the accent on the 2nd to last syllable. The tl sounds like a clicking sounds but you can just pronounce it with a only a t, ashOlot. That is also acceptable and it's a more ancient way to say a nahuatl word. Now you know how to say it like the native speakers. Cheers.

Usually housing axolotls with fish is a ticking time bomb. It's a matter of when, not if the fish figure out that the lotls are very soft and edible and then usually will dog the gills, toes and fins of the lotl sometimes stripping lotls overnight. I did some rescue with a professional friend of mine and we saw some pretty brutal stuff since people usually think they regenerate quickly so it's okay to not address the safety issues even once they see the lotls being bitten or nipped firsthand. It's old school Prometheus up in a lot of fish+lotl tanks and I really don't recommend cohabitation. The other noteworthy downside is the fake décor but not just because the animals could get stuck. Remember how I said they were soft? I have seen PLENTY of axolotls impale themselves on plastic décor while lunging for food or zooming when startled. Again, they regenerate fast and a cut can literally heal nearly overnight but that doesn't really mean you should allow that to keep happening. What feels like soft plastic to us usually has sharp edges from the mold phase of mass plastic production and to a soft lotl, those edges are a serrated blade. It can get really bad if the lotl cuts their tummy open or their eyes. They are soft jello babies and just because they CAN heal doesn't mean they should have to since at the end of the day, if you break your leg it will heal eventually, right? So just keep doing it? Nah that hurts and sucks. Same goes for the lotls!

That sunken fish bowl for an air pocket is so smart! Now I wanna try it too 🤔

For the sunken crab habitat, if you're worried about stale air you could just set up an air pump to provide it with fresh air; it would just overflow… or is that underflow, I'm not sure

I got excited when I saw the White Cloud Mountain minnows in the first clip. This is my first time owning them and I was worried about overfeeding them. I just finished thinking to myself "hey, their minnows are as big as mine, must be normal" when you proceeded to refer to one as "this UNIT". Whelp. Guess my babies are chonky after all.

Ohh my gosh that was my reddit post of the book i feel so honored by it being featured oj your video thanks soo much

Hello :D It’s not usually recommended to house fish and axolotls together- BUT it seems to be going well so far

Cris: sees a waterbox logo “this is indeed a box of water”😂

The "turf" in the aquarium can probably be well-maintained dwarf hairgrass. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Thank you for making my Mondays more bearable. I studied game design & animation, thanks to Toronto Film School I now work nights as a welder! 😅

Love love love that crabitat idea. Totally gonna steal that with the addition of live plants. I’m so excited!!❤

that crabitat was really cool! I wonder how heavy the bowl was to keep it from floating away. Maybe they glued it down too? QOTW- I was an art major, so solving those kind of wonderings are not my forte at all :) I studied 2D and 3D art, specifically painting and sculpting. Now I work at a television station in the creative department, and I film + edit commercials, do graphic design for web and on air, some animation... that kind of stuff. Most of the time I love my job but this time of year I consistently feel burnt out because there are a ton of events we have to cover. And I've been editing Christmas commercials for a few weeks already, so by the time it's the actual holiday....so over it.

going through college working at a petco (dont judge i was a hobbyist before i worked there) but realizing that working with animals is a very amazing experience and what i want to do with my life

7:55 why does that look so lit tho. Just one tiny fish with like 300 gallons all to himself.

My local PetSmart stepped up their game big time last year. They brought in a bunch of tissue cultures. And diversified their fish selection. They even brought in a bunch of driftwood. Still prefer my local mom and pops shop though.

axolotls are known to be clumsy and get hurt easily so im not sure abt the tank, and i dont know for sure if there actually supposed to be in the same tank (i could be wrong please dont end me)

That centipede inside the fish tank reminded me of when I found a large scorpion inside One of my fish tanks

The Petsmart commercial is rather neat in a way. Even if that is not what they are known for, it does set the stage for massive change down the line. If setups like that is what they believe, or at least the people that thought that was a good image for them, believes a tank setup should look like, instead of rainbow gravel, sunken skull, pirate ship with fake plants, then that is just amazing. So if someone sees this commercial, and then go "Yes, I want a tank like that" and go to petsmart to have them help with that, and if they cannot provide that help, there is gonna be pushback. :D

Another Monday made great!! Thank you for making such fantastic fish content!

Claim your early ticket you can also get a late ticket :) Edit: NEW MEDIUM TICKET and the time stand is: Early = 3 weeks Late = 2 years Medium = inbetween

It's so late at night rn where I live but your videos always make my day, love axolotls ❤

We just took in an Axolotl slightly bigger or at least the same as this specimen. the owner had him in a decent tank, but couldn't look after him, but she gave him up as soon as she realised this, kudos to her .

Im currently studying for an exam rn. I hope FTR gives me instant IQ boost.

Watching this on a rainy Tuesday at work.

It's always nice getting ready for work with some fresh f👏t👏r episodes Monday mornings👌

Chris: You better not be skipping math.😳 bro looked thru my screen...

My middle school science teacher has an awesome shrimp and snail tank and honestly I didn’t expect it from this teacher

The turf in the axolotl tank at 1:05 looks like it might be utricularia graminifolia, a type of bladderwort. It grows in super short carpets like that.

I am so excited, I just redid my 37 and it’s looking. ✨Delicious✨ . Thank you for the videos on Mondays. Best Mondays ever!

Tank moment

Scolopendra are beasts!!! They have serious power, the 1s that live in caves hang upside down from the ceiling & grab passing bats to feed on! Id love to own 1 but they seriously freak me out lol, might just stick to my Tarantulas, at least for now 😂

Morning yalllll make sure to drink, water

I honestly haven’t watched your videos in a while but I finally decided to watch again. Definitely makes me miss having fish

That tank at 10:00 had an underwater bear on the left side, that piece of wood... Loved that crabitat, definitely a priority some day... lol

I Watch ftr every Monday before school, keep up the great work!

QOTW... ahhhhhh kids these days (there may be hope yet, you're awesome)... Neurospicey nerd who read All The Books and is a lifelong learner but hated school because they tried to cram me into their 2.5 gallon aquarium (metaphorically speaking). Read all the books, doodled on everything, went to art school, did a rando assortment of weird crappy jobs, retired and am arting and writing books... Just do the thing, do the thing you love.

Hey cris you genuinely make my Mondays better, thanks

Man I get dejá vú from seeing many of these Reddit posts because I already spend so much time lurking around the aquarium subreddits and I’ve already previously seen a good 40% of them in your videos! 😅😅 I love being a fish nerd 😂

I had that book. If I'm not mistaken, they're all photos that are touched up with color after the fact. Like technicolor movies, back in the day. :)

Dang Wang! That's one big amphibian! I don't know, maybe we'll find out it was a two gallon aquarium and that those fish-lizards are actually rather tiny. I studied music, and more specifically music history and historical performance. I am now retired, but when I did work, I was a member of three of the world's best historically informed performance orchestras in the world in addition to being a professor of music at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. All three of the orchestras I played in have many recordings here on KZfaq as well as on most music streaming services. What am I doing here? I told you, I'm retired. A professor emerita. I love fishies and all kinds of other animals. In addition, ancient college professors aren't dead. I like watching well done videos, which aren't dull and include some humour. If I learn something, that's even better. From you, I learned that PetCo throws away live fish. Since then, I've been dumpster diving at our local PetCo trying to find free fish because I'm cheep, and because I'm on a fixed income, but to date, I've not come up with even a dead fish. What's wrong with these people anyway?! They are forcing me to buy all my fish (but not from them). What the actual hell? I'd better quite while I'm behind. I've almost written a doctoral dissertation here, and no one's going to read it including you and therefore, just like with most real dissertations, this is a waste of time. Have a good one! "A good what," you ask? I don't know, You choose.

9:36 the vertical wood on the left looks like a red panda standing on its back legs

QOTW answer: Studied nursing and now I'm a theatre nurse :D Love the videos!

I studied math while I was undeclared. Now years and years later I deal in the world of accurate information so close to what I studied!

Chris: "Repeat after me:" Me: "Wood is good. ...oh no. What have I done?"

I got my bachelors of music in flute performance. Now I’m a stay at home mom, homeschool my son, and I still teach private flute lessons. (After college I did spend a 6 year stint as a zookeeper too!)

I studied Zoology wanting to be a marine biologist in grad school...now i work in an environmental protection office and think up my dream tank set up to distract myself from the office job 😅

I want that book, but as wallpaper, for my whole house!! Also: the way Chirs pronounces limpet is waaay cute! lim-PET🤣✌️

its 2 am on a tuesday school night and im loving watching this

Waiting till Calc 2 class ended and started watching this. I’m a Mechanico engineer student and eating is pretty fun

Woo! Free engagement. I studied mortuary science in school, now I manage several funeral homes (plus regular funeral director/embalmer duties). Boxes of water are how I stay sane.

Keep up da good work.👍

I just came home from school, finished my chores and now I can finally relax and watch some fish tank reveiw, even though I know 0 about fish

people's first tanks are probably so good thanks to you dude. be proud.

That axy tank is good my only concern is the hard plastic fake plant bits like on the little house ornament. Choking risk if they come unstuck. And maybe the light but that may have just been on for video and not all the time

QOTW: I just got back my results of what class I can take today and I couldn’t take pure biology cause there was not enough students and I don’t know what to do now… but u made my day so so so much better. Thanks Chris!!!

I studied culinary and business management but I've got a good position as a customer service rep. Planning on working my way up

Regarding the centipede! As you said there are aquatic centipedes like Scolopendra cataracta and scolopendra paradoxa that exist but this one is neither. There are amazing slender pedes like the Raiu giants and scolopendra metuenda that are too good at swimming for my mental health. But the pede more looks like scolopendra cingulata if I had to guess which is really weird. Cool photo and FTR always makes mondays better.

Nice one Chris! The tank at 6:05 looks like a design AI would generate lol.

I love the crabitat! I went to school for human services. I now have an office job working for the government. Yay for my own cubicle!

10:40 you could put an air stone or something to constantly pump fresh air in it

Cris we need that Wang revivew

i luv the gaming and fish tank room set up too

literally prepping a maths lesson as I watch this! teaching a spot of trig before tea.

I eventually went in for environmental engineering, which mostly focused on the study of waterways but also applies to like, soil and air quality. Now I work night audit at a hotel

QOTW: Viola performance major and Iam so lucky Iam able to teach private violin and viola lessons for a living! I just love your videos and humor Chris! You seem like such a nice guy! Thank you for the awesome Monday morning videos, perfect with my morning cup of coffee! ☕️

“Wood is good. Especially in the morning” 😂 (I too look for free wood every time I go out into the outside near a body of water lol)

that old aquarium tank book is amazing

DUDE I WAS ACTUALLY SKIPPING MATH WHILE WATCHING THIS THAT SCARED ME-

I have a degree in Earth sciences, but now I'm a civil servant processing payroll stuff. It's okay. It's a lovely place to work and they're considerate with neurodivergents. The kind of work I did as a geotechnical consultant, was too stressful anyway since these are all commercial companies. Now at least I've got energy left to tend to my aquarium. At some point you just have to let certain ambitions go and have fun with your life.

Good Vid

currently working on a fish tank and it takes a lot of energy to get the water in for new fish keepers use a water siphon to put water in a fishtank and dont be like me and flood my house and keep 1 betta per 2litres and make sure nothing in the tank is sharp

Chris out here telling me to go to math class. Man I've been in college for 6 years, and still taking Finance 101 next semester

Yes, to Wang reviews!!! 😂

The first Tank with the black Axolotl moving looks Something Out of a Studio Ghibli Movie

Wait was that a gourami or was it a cichlid spitting water out of the tank? I was thinking gourami because I've only know gouramis to do that 😂

The "mon dieu pourquoi bro" got me sooooo funny, as a french guy this was so random and funny🤣

Awesome!!! :D

Great as always... QOTW: studied Criminal Justice, now a crime fiction editor

Have studied several things but actually finished Massage therapy and cosmetology, am currently working on a machine shop lol

I only graduated the european equivalent of high school. no university degree. At 19 years of age I graduated a sales course. Now I’m an agent/broker for precious metals.

Axotol tank gives me fairly new tank vibes

yoo its been so loong since i was here , theres so much watchh lesgoo

Axolotls are adorable but I can't get them. I won't be able to take proper care of them due to the tank size :( My mom says she's too scared that the tank will leak and flood our floors. The max we can have is a 5 gallon so I just settled with a betta fish

"Fewer" scratches, Chirs. Pushing that algorithm.

if u missed light refraction in science class, see also Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon album cover.

When something made well within your lifetime is referred to as, "vintage". I'm like, "it ain't that old dude." Lol

One time I was filling my aquarium, and didn't realize it had over flowed till my downstairs neighbor knocked on my door, complaining about a leak. I didn't get my security deposit back.

8 inch centipede?! I'm never going in any freshwater body of water again.

Yea that is an amazing idea with under air scape

Hey Chirs, we want Milly and Rapashy merch!

I miss having fish SM 😢

I like turtles

Studied pre law. Works at the Bureau of Fishieries and Aquatic Resources as a sort of News Writer/Photographer.

As a french canadian , the "mon dieu pourquoi bro" got me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was perfect

points for Bernie nod... XD LOL

The white cloud looks like it’s eating the axolotl lol

QOTW: microbio first then I went back for nursing. Now I am a psych NP. I have a huge tank in my office for its therapeutic effects (on myself lol)

Keep it up cory gang.. lol