The First Aquascape Focused Store The USA. Nano Tanks: Aqua Forest Aquarium

The First Aquascape Focused Store The USA. Nano Tanks: Aqua Forest Aquarium - San Francisco

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@Chompchompyerded Ай бұрын

Rainbow Dace is a whole different fish than the Rainbow Shiners which occur in the streams of the Cumberland River Basin. Those are the American fish, and they look longer than the Rainbow Dace which are shown here. An alternate name for the Rainbow Dace is Red Shiner, and when they hit the mating season, they turn a striking red on blue, with vertical components to the red stripe. Rainbow Shiners have more of a metallic sheen which catches the light like glints off of metal. During the breading season, they get a "rainbow" of colours arising from the mid-line stripe. Rainbow Shiners prefer a little bit of flow, whereas Rainbow Dace prefer water which is a bit more still. Think babbling brook vs slow moving Rio Grande, cooler water vs warmer water. If you get young fish, they won't be colourful at all, but I like that. That way you get to keep them longer, and in addition, you get to see the metamorphosis from ugly ducklings into beautiful swans.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Correct. I just played it back.... I said rainbow daces. I thought your comment was saying I accidentally called them rainbow shiners lol

@azndragoon221 11 күн бұрын

I live in the city, and I love Aqua Forest Aquarium!

@DRaquascapes Ай бұрын

I purchase much of my hardscape ans plants from them..they are amazing... they are all about REAL aquascaping

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@Chompchompyerded Ай бұрын

Two Thirds is the golden ratio. It is also the ratio which is used to mix seasoning for sushi rice, and the ratio for making good teriyaki sauce, and making good Japanese curry, and a lot of other Japanese recipes. It is also represented in a lot of Japanese art. Golden ratio pops up in a lot of places in Japanese culture.

@steffanjansenvanvuuren3257 27 күн бұрын

I hope you enjoyed your time with Ivan Mikolji, you are one "lucky fish".

@Fishtory 27 күн бұрын

Ivan and I were glued at the hip for 5 days haha. We are like long lost brothers.

@martischoltz6280 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the gorgeous video!! Being an artist myself, the concept of aquascaping is totally amazing. Having the vision to do thess designs does not come over night. Show stopping!

@ashenwalls3558 Ай бұрын

It's great to see a glimpse of the wonderful shops out there, thanks for the tour! I'm from interior AK and don't travel often, but I've decided that my next trip, I'll be bringing SOMETHING back for my tanks, having things shipped is just so expensive.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Very cool. I'm impressed you even manage one tank!

@Ashley.Ambriz.Morales 19 күн бұрын

Omg l wish I could go visit this place it looks absolutely amazing

@anonymonsters Ай бұрын

Oh, hey, I've shopped here! It's really gorgeous an it really won over my dad on aquariums.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

That's great

@_DROM_ Ай бұрын

Aquascaping is a form of art. Absolutely beautiful! I wish I had a green thumb for this. I have natural tanks, but they are made for the fish.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I hear you. I like both type tanks, but aquascapes are too time consuming for me these days...it's that or 5 to 10 fish focused tanks ( still planted though)

@lindawirth3640 Ай бұрын

Wow Beautiful Aquariums ! Hope you are feeling better

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yes, thank you

@Fistshaped Ай бұрын

Aw you were in my neighborhood 😍

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Nice neighborhood:)

@LadeanaWhite 29 күн бұрын

Wow! The bucks I could drop there! Thanks for the field trip. Awesome place😁☮❤🐠🦐🪴

@Fishtory 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

@JimmyNguyen69 Ай бұрын

I love this store, always a must visit when I’m in the Bay.

@Phuk_Yew Ай бұрын

Really dig mom and pop aquarium store tours like this man, sorry to hear that you had came down with Covid! Take care of yourself I’ve had it at least twice for sure, it drains you unlike anything I’ve ever had before afterwards or at least it did me. Would love to see you branch out and do more store tours like this! There are a couple of REALLY amazing ones hidden here to me locally 😁

@dixsigns1717 28 күн бұрын

Thanks Alex!

@firstclassfish01 Ай бұрын

Awesome to see a tour of this place. I’ve always wondered what it was like since reading about it almost 20 years ago on thebarrreport and such. Glad you felt well enough to edit and post while down with the C.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Totally! Same with me

@louroboros Ай бұрын

Love to see one of my favorite LFS’s being featured on your channel. Did you have a chance to visit Ocean Aquarium? It’s all freshwater no-water-change tanks, despite the name. Truly a one of a kind location with an incredible owner!

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I have been there, yes, but it's been toured and discussed quite a few times on youtube, so I figured I'd film 3 new videos... so 2 more are still on the way. Including a private fish room at Pam Chin's

@jeffkane4391 28 күн бұрын

I'm really not into the aqua scape side, but I can appreciate the effort. Thanks for sharing 😊

@Fishtory 28 күн бұрын

Glad to highlight it heh

@vampgaia 28 күн бұрын

Beautiful shop. My favorite tanks are the shallower tanks with a bigger footprint like a lowboy. Emersed growth is easier to attain in those tanks.

@Fishtory 28 күн бұрын

Totally agree!

@Slawsers Ай бұрын

Thanks for this one Alex! Been waiting for a aquascapes style store

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

More to come! I miss talking about scaping. I was getting nostalgic just yesterday, when reflecting on the year long apprenticeship doing iwagumi tanks, it's been about 8 years since I was really invested in the style and mindset

@Slawsers Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory yea awsome man can't wait! id love to hear and see more about your past with scaping.i always been wanting to do a iwagumi, ive done one before long time ago ,but with lake stones not true stone types for the style. i sorta start with a iwagami for my tanks then add layers over time as stuff fills out, i miss the simplicity and peacefullness of a iwagami, nothing beats it for the zen/clean look. I have 4 tanks now and i feel comfortable with the care and upkeep, so just slowing it down and maximizing the 4 to the limits which im pretty well capped out lol

@Slawsers Ай бұрын

@@Fishtory oh also i know you're probably well aware of the aquascape scene, but have you heard of fukada i like listening to some of his explanations and talks about depth and style,shading and so on but he does more diarama types with more scape then plants ONe last thing it would be cool if you did a video explaining different scaping styles like .dutch,iwagumi,forest,diarama

@andicarson1339 Ай бұрын

That looks like an amazing store! Thanks for spotlighting it.

@kurtbrutting5118 Ай бұрын

Super awesome store ! Super awesome video !

@demon.that.draws777 Ай бұрын

🎉Your content is awesome 🎉 it's as shrimple as that✨🦐✨

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Thanks

@elitraveler Ай бұрын

Wow cool store 🤩

@williammcdowell6257 28 күн бұрын

The tank you referenced the CO2 diffuser, had one, but the item you pointed to was actually an electronic steriliser - I remain unsure how effective they are, they supposedly kill algae spores. I have tested one, no firm conclusion on effectiveness. In harder water however, the membrane quickly becomes coated with calcium deposits which has to be frequently cleaned to restore the device to working order. Hope that helps for clarity. Get well soon.

@Fishtory 28 күн бұрын

Thank you. I did not catch that. I thought it was an atomizer for making fine aeration. Yeah I'm torn on the concept of electric microbe and planktonic control... like even if we say it 100% works... is that what we want?

@user-ef6cm7vu4m Ай бұрын

I seen some anubias broad white yesterday what a cool plant you don’t see often also buce ketagang is amazing just got some and love the way it looks

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yeah it's wild all the new strains

@Junkbox_Aquatics Ай бұрын

This so crazy this is actually where I bought all of my aquarium stuff when I started my freshwater adventure, all of my plants my CO2 system and my ADA Aquarium not to mention that twin star light lol that’s why I had to have the CO2 system,…

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Very nice! Good choice haha

@brucedonnelly5209 Ай бұрын

Just became a member!!! 🎉🎉🎉🐠🐡🐠🐡

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Thank you so kindly Bruce! Welcome! Hit up the community tab to see a whole 3 years of extra content now haha. Or the "podcast playlists" they'll be 202 extra episodes you can watch me talk...or just listen to lol. Thank you though, sincerely!

@seannunes2041 Ай бұрын

AFA is a great store. I have ordered many items from them, including tissue culture plants. Everything comes in good, no issues. Thank you for showcasing.

@demon.that.draws777 Ай бұрын

I haven't been on KZfaq as much because I've been moving into my new place, but I'm so happy to see you're still doing OK, on the platform, I'm gonna go back and catch up with your videos for sure! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

@evergreenpsyche 29 күн бұрын

Well done, you guys are spoiled for choices out there lol. Hope you're feeling better soon my friend!

@Fishtory 29 күн бұрын

San Fran/ The Bay area ... they are extremely lucky... Chicago as well

@evergreenpsyche 29 күн бұрын

@@Fishtory I meant the whole west coast in general 😂 your choices up in Washington & Oregon are not too shabby either

@cut419ram 19 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@Fishtory 19 күн бұрын

Holy smokes! Thank you so very kindly 🙏It is So truly kind of you.

@DeGarisJ Ай бұрын

I wish I could visit this shop! It looks amazing! I have to say though, Alex, bit of a hard end to the video. Is there anyone here from the UK who has any Blue Tangerine Tiger Caridina shrimp, or the Blue Volt Shrimp?

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Hah yeah hard end sorry. I didn't want to yammer on and add more time when only 10% of viewers make it to the end of 20 minute + videos....which by the way....thank you!

@DeGarisJ Ай бұрын

@Fishtory Ah, no worries mate 😊 It was great to see so many great plants and critters.

@heaven7360 Ай бұрын

Any ideas of a cheap way to make a light screen? Something similar anyway. I like them a lot but way expensive.... I bought my Golden White Clouds there and they are doing great now for almost a year. It's a small store but very well kept in all ways.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I'm working on it. There's some cutting boards and opaque acrylic from the USA chain TAPP plastics that kind of work...but not quite... so I'll keep tinkering

@Chompchompyerded Ай бұрын

If you're not a beautiful plant, what does that make you? A noxious weed? I would have to disagree. You seem to be a beautiful plant to me, and you're definitely a beautiful plant inside if one bothers to look beyond the weathered leaves and lightning struck branch. Those are all things which add interest if one chooses to look at you in that light. Since I do, I'll continue to watch and support the beautiful plant called Alex, and Fishtory.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Awww shucks. Thanks

@JK-rq5sj 28 күн бұрын

Hey just found out about your channel from my local fish store, very curious about the natural aquarium process but having a hard time filtering through all the content so much lol. Do you have a step guide to setup a natural aquarium?

@Fishtory 28 күн бұрын

First of all, welcome! I would watch my "creating a balanced ecosystem and not just cycling your tank" video for an overview of the big scheme of things, and then watch my "lasagna Substrate, how to create one" the 40 minute verson and not jisy the 14 minute overview... from there, setting up filterless tanks and or deep substrate setup videos on my channel will probably also help. I hope this will get you going in the right direction ! But feel free to ask any questions also

@JK-rq5sj 28 күн бұрын

@@Fishtory it does help for sure, I've watched other channels on here but the channel I've seen about it isn't as in depth which is one of the reasons I love your videos. I will 100% check them out. If you ever decide to create a step guide start to finish I would love the info dump xD. But either way thank you for all the help and info. Just setting up my first 20gal for my mom, then I'm moving to a 50gal for myself, wish me luck! 🤞

@aragusea Ай бұрын

Good lord the damage I would do in that place

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

🤣Hahah they do have a website. . . But I would be out a good $400 if I hadn't worked for several years at Aquarium Zen in Seattle (With AFA & ADA tissue cultures). Also, Dansfish.com has all the rare fish my heart desires. @aragusea do you have any good shops with rimless tanks etc out near you? Because the UNS, Aquatop and ADA tanks are the most expensive to ship (Unless it's already in a store's pallet of orders and discounting the shipping price, but its still marked up way more out there).

@aragusea Ай бұрын

@@Fishtoryoh yeah, all my glass tanks are Hydra Aquatics from Aquarium Knoxville, I get hot for those mitered corners.

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

@aragusea ahhh lovely. Right now is an incredible time to go to the nearby creeks and streams by your house. There are over 600 species native to Tennessee and Kentucky alone. If you can make it to the Cahaba river you can get some cahaba mycrantha water lilies,( world renowned for their beauty, and found only in that area) as well as orange throated carter's, rainbow shinners, red sided shinners, rainbow dace, stone rollers, and maybe even some little banded dwarf sunfish. Check out NANFA on Facebook or their website for more on those amazing cold tolerant native species. I bet you'd make a beautiful video and habitat for any number or those fish!

@NeoVeritas7 Ай бұрын

Do they ship?

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Oh yeah

@panalakia Ай бұрын

Surely you should be resting?!

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

I edited from bed

@JeffreyLucille Ай бұрын

My Betta Fish Is Dead....RIP Blue 💙 it got white spot disease... I couldn't save him😭

@Fishtory Ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. We do the best we can, and that's gotta be enough. Take care

@JeffreyLucille 29 күн бұрын

@@Fishtory hmm

@georgelo5662 18 күн бұрын

Hi Alex, thank you for visiting our store! It was great meeting you! Do you have an email or contact that we can reach you?

@Fishtory 18 күн бұрын

I recieved your message just now, and first of all, thank you so kindly. Secondly, alexanderjwilliamson@gmail.com if you ever need to get ahold of me, or if I can be of any assistance in some way. I have watched your work and used AFA products/distribution when I was working with Steve at Aquarium Zen, years ago, and to this day If I'm working on projects on my own. Thank you for your hard work, and vision!