have you considered a night room for your public gallery? I think it would be really cool to see some cave ecosystems or nocturnal fish.

Lately Joey seems happier and I love it when he does what he really enjoys, that’s what is all baout

10 years later: how to build a entire ocean

Tour with Joey through his aquarium gallery 🤔 time to book a flight to Canada

This is the joey I subscribed for. It's awesome when you are excited about a fish. Do the things you want to do.

This is the kind of video I've subscribed for.. knowledge bombs ✌🤟

I used to keep them and can confirm they're absolutely captivating to watch moving gravel around and creating little craters. Super cute and easy to breed too! Kind of miss them now after seeing the vid :)

These shell dwellers get me fired up! I've always wanted to get shell dwellers since the first time you showed them!

... Rainbow fish, mollies and platies, snails, loaches, plecostomus, sharks and soon to be more! Thank you for creating your channel. You've brought out a piece of history that I didn't know I was interested in. My grandfather kept fish! - Emmanuel

I grabbed some multies after seeing your office tank video, just love them. It’s like watching a David Attenborough documentary, my own little piece of lake Tanganyika, just shells, algee and multies in my tank. Top tip guys, I tried fluval bug bites with these guys and I’ve had even more breeding action (so many babies!!!)

I would be excited to visit your new place with EMPTY tanks...Just to walk round with you excitedly explaining what's going in each tank. I've said this s few times but you really have given me the courage to setup my own tanks for my dad (who has dementia). We now breed betta fish and we are loving it. Keep being Authentic YOU ❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧

Joey, U should get some of the best KZfaq Aquascapers to do signature scapes just for ur gallery. At least a section for them. That would be dope!

I REMEMBER THE OLD VIDEO YOURE THE MAN WHO GOT ME INTO NEOLAMPROLOGUS SIMILIS.

Multiple generations of Shell-dwellers on Government Assistance...lol That’s such a cool experience. Wish I were close as we’d come check out your gallery.

I'm loving this in-depth format!

OMG!!! I'm setting up my shell dweller tank right now!!! It's my first tank and this fish started my interest in the hobby. Can't wait.

Nice to see you do what you love. Please keep showing us these things too in the future.

These are my favorite fish! I’ve loved having them

This video broke my heart! I was super excited to pop in the new gallery! Joe looked so happy everytime he talked about it!

I remember that tank... in fact, that’s pretty much when I started watching the channel regularly. I watched it a bit before but not much. I had no idea about shellies but decided I wanted them. I spoke to my LFS and he said he could get them so I set about saving for my second tank... a 40gall with a canister filter. A big step up for me. I was so excited when it all came about. Setting up the tank, cycling, water testing and then, finally, stocking. 8 multis went in. Scraped with a load of towering holey rock and a few dozen shells. They settled in, moved stuff and the started to breed.... and breed! I then put in 3 black calvus, almost as a kind of population control. 1 male, 2 females. There are 2 wild BN Plecos in there too... and a giant anubias. The plecos hide out in the rocks and come out in the early hours. The calvus are usually visible but are kept in their place by the multis. The multis have their territorial squabbles, battle with bits of debris that won’t stay where they put it, put themselves to bed in their shells, interact with the anubias, rocks, sand... each other... There is always something to watch. I simply love this tank and would never have known they existed. Thank you.

I just had to stop bye as a new subscriber, new fish hobbyist musician and creator. I want you to know how much I really really appreciate you production value. You not only make a great dialogue and story but brother the audio, lighting and just chill nature was awesome 👏🏿 bravo I love it !!!!

Thank you! Great backstory!! These little tiny shell dwellers are some cool and definitely fascinating little fish!! The frontosas are some of my favorite too!! I love this!! I so enjoy your thoughtfulness with what you are doing when setting up your tanks... firstly for the fish and then for us to be able to enjoy them!! This biotype is so exciting!! The interaction and behaviors you are explaining and showing to us is so interesting!! Thank you for sharing this!! WOW!! I really enjoyed it!!! Have a blessed day Joey!! 🙏🌿👑🐟👍💚

Awww Joey, I'm so happy for you! This new gallery has got to be SO exciting to get into. It may just be me projecting, but you seem to have really reinvigorated your passion. Love this tank, and can't wait to see it all set up in the new space

Your the one who got me into the shell dwellers and by far my favorite to keep .

Love your tank mate ive had these little guys and they are awsome little characters thanks for your passion 👍

To this day, I have a shell dweller aquarium because of your inspiration. They were super easy to find for me (luckily) and I have had multiple generations born in my care. They are by far my favorite fish that I've owned. Thanks again Joey!!

I LOVE !! This tank and can’t wait to see this when you open to the public

I agree Joey, shell dwelling cichlids are the most interesting aquarium fish and are also really underrated. They are fascinating to watch and extremely intelligent for such a small fish. I just purchased some Similis 2 weeks ago. Love the extra barring they have on their face.

Truly well done video. I like the specific focus, reliving the history, an improved understanding of their habitats. Awesome

Your vid on these guys from 2016 inspired me to try and replicate it. I cleared a spot in my shop at work and set up a 40 gallon long, did the internal filtration, painted the back and sides black and started looking for the fish. While my tank ran through a fishless cycle for about 3 weeks I finally tracked down 6 multis that were all under 1/2" long. That was nearly 4 years ago. My population is always changing but stays about 40 ish. I have re homed a few to people that want to start their own colony but I absolutely love this tank. Extremely low maintenance, I will do a water change every 3 weeks, replce some filter floss, clean the front of the the glass but leave the sides and back alone. Since the tank is painted black on 3 sides you cant really see the algae that much. Thank you for the spotlight on these little amazing fish.

I was convinced I was going to get some shell dwellers after seeing your original video. I couldn’t get the same but I managed to get some multi’s which I have to say they have been my favorite fish to watch I’ve ever kept. Thank you!

Wow! This is my favorite video of you so far! Do what you love Joey 👍🏻

Solid video. Game stepped up big time. Love the focus on the fish behaviour and habitats.

Your excitement is contagious Joey. Can't wait to see what the new space will bring.

This is the type of tank I enjoy the most! A tank that resembles as close to a natural habitat as possible. I enjoy the natural tank to the 'pretty decorated' tank any day. Thank you Joey for sharing an awesome tank with some spectacular fish, narrated with your equally awesome and spectacular enthusiasm.

So much passion in your voice again!!! You do you Joey. Can’t wait for the gallery

So happy for another shell dweller video. Was already planning on adding some to a future tank. Such a cool fish.

Can’t wait for the new gallery, looking forward to seeing fish grow old and seeing them breed, lets us build a connection w the fish and keeps us coming back

I love that you’re back to doing your nerdy videos like this. I like them wayyy more than your regular videos. I sort of forgot that you’re super knowledgeable on fish, like I know you’ve got the gallery, but you just never really went in depth on stuff.

You are one of the first people to really tell people to just leave them alone. I searched forever when I first got my similis trying to find out about gravel cleaning with no luck. So I looked at their natural landscape and decided to just leave it be. Wife doesn't like a "dirty look " but once I started leaving them alone, they started breeding. Keep it up!

Amazing. Thanks for the introduction.

These fish are so cool, I had no clue about these before he got them

Somehow i got a feeling that you’re under a lot of stress joey, i just hope you’re doing well and please get some rest when you need to 🙏 one day I’ll visit your gallery in Canada, i live in indonesia and that’s pretty far 😬

This here. This is the type of videos I love! Feels like pre aquarium gallery and first 2 years of it! The King has found his mojo back

My favorite tank you have hope to see a new one in the new gallery!!!!🙌

I loved this video, one of my favorites so far, been watching for about 8-10 years.

Bro... when you said suppliers called and asked for a heads up when you drop a new fish on video....You have influenced the entire market for fishkeeping, and along with some other channels motivated me to now have a 20 and 55 gal that has helped me sooo much mentally and the like.. Thank you for that. The work you put in on the videos, the builds, the gallery 💪. Im gonna def make it there in person once ur up amd running

I love these types of videos. It will be cool to get a video like this for all the new fish in the new gallery.

The new gallery might be the best thing to ever happen in the hobby can’t wait to come see it!!!!💯💯

Hey Joey! I have to admit it has been a while since I last watched but I'm back now. Don't change your format it works and has always been educational, here's hoping I can make it north to see the new gallery, I will be watching more often again like I did when I first started watching your channel, shame on me.

Very interesting video. And educational. I have shellies but did not think of the predator dynamics. Thanks

Absolutely phenomenal Joey!!! Very educational and exciting. Your new gallery will be ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!

It’s amazing to see how excited you are about this, can’t wait for the next few months watching this project develop!

This video was refreshing. So nice to see the old Joey back to talking about the stuff he loves to do. Keep it up Joey!

I love this journey you've been on. It was the original shell dwellers that led me to watching your channel in earnest. Looking forward to the new gallery! I will travel more than 3,000 miles to come see it!

I just love this tank. I’m telling you now Joey when I get a place of my own my first aquarium in it will be a African shell dweller tank with Frontosa. It’s plain, simple but oh so beautiful! I love the algae on the sides and the natural look of it all and I would never be cleaning that flow pump until the plant stops the blades from spinning! Can’t wait to see these fish in real life in a 180G!

I've been watching your channel for about 5yrs now and I don't even have a tank anymore but I can't wait to see the new place up and running... wishing you the very best of luck with the new gallery.

Fantastic joey. Love the frontosa and their blueish fins, so pretty xxx

I really enjoyed this video!!! Very cool to hear all about the fishes and the aquarium

Love Shell Dweller's 🥰 Grate vid and give me more of this 😍😍😍

Loved your shell dwellers, I can’t find then in my town.

Love all your tanks and videos, Good luck with your new venture and can’t wait to see the build.

I enjoyed this a lot because of the pure education right in front of your eyes. Awesome job, and excited for you with the gallery!

I started watching for the diy projects… have stayed for the information and joy

Lol. This is so funny. I have shell dwellers because of that video on the book shelf tank. I fell in love with them.

This tank has been one of my favourites since its inception. I dont have the room for a tank quite that big in my current living situation but I plan to replicate it on a smaller scale with my 85L aqaurium, absolutely looks fantastic and like you said, it feels so much more natural

I like the long aquariums like that one.

Hell yeah! Looks stunning and cant wait to see the XL versione of that tank 😃

Bro. Awesome video. In depth on just the shell dwellers and frontoza. Like you I could stare at it for a while. Can't wait to see what you have in store at Joey's aquarium gallery.

I am so excited to see what happens from here I think I found your channel when I was sixteen I'm twenty seven now and almost all of my knowledge of the hobby was learned right here on this channel I'll follow you for life joey you have never steered me wrong yet keep up everything you do

I like watching small fish like baby blue gill it’s just cool how they act and how they flare up real quick and other stuff

This video I Oct '16 had me buy some Neolamprolongus neofasciatus. It was cool that you showed me this wonderful breed of shellies.

Joey is definitely rejuvenated!! Happy for ya man! been following along for three or four years now!.. excited to watch the next journey!

Love all your vids but please do more like this.

I loved this style of video the most! So informative and interesting. Keep doing videos like these :D

I absolutely LOVE aquariums set up like with with basically their own natural ecosystem and a balance of species natural to each other

Great video Joey, I think maybe a taste of what we will get with the in person tours.

Definitely see a new found enthusiasm in our Joey these days, great to see. Going to be a great journey going forward

That video was my favourite one you ever did. Obsessed with these fish and would LOVE to keep them

I love the shell dwellers just an awesum fish, your tank kicks ass I could watch it all day!!

Can relate to this. You were the reason I got my first shell dwellers 🙌

Beautiful fish , love the blue eyes on the shell dwellers

In the new gallery you should do a corner were you can lay or sit on the floor and it has stuff like bean bags and watch the aquariums because I love sitting of the floor next to my tanks and watching them for hours.

Joey I am happy to see you are going to open to the public with the new site. A great opportunity to educate the public face to face and generate a new revenue stream. I love ciclids. Had a tank 20 years ago and thinking very seriously about getting back into the hobby, as I have more time now that Im retired. This tank if fascinating to watch. The frontosa are majestic fish to watch . And this tank is so peaceful to watch. I expect this is a 150, right? Keep going my friend!

Could've tried the Compressiceps Sumbu Shell. They do interact together in the wild and the Sumbu even claim a shell in the colony. They may eat fry though. Really excited to start keeping she'll dwellers again.

Frontosa are such beautiful fish. My favorite cichlids by far.

i loved this tank when you made it. it's been one of my favorites of yours since

Very nice tank looking forward to the new Galerie greetings from germany

I could feel the energy and the hype. Awesome Joey!!!

I’m from Birmingham England and I’ve always wanted to come to see your fish gallery but obviously it’s your home so new that it would never happen 😩, but now I’m definitely going to come visit your aquarium gallery! So happy about that!! 👌🏻

Joey enjoying himself.. love it.

You're a good dude, joe. Definitely my go to when i need info.

I would love to see more exotic fish that you don’t see very often I think that would be so cool

4⭐️ video, the original shell dweller tank is still one of my favorites. Thanks for this video!

Much prefer this style of video. What would be nice is an end section of uninterrupted footage of the tank where we can just watch the fish.

I'm gonna need these next couple of weeks to fly by! So excited to see the public gallery get started. ❤❤

Just remember to do what you want to do, don’t let anyone else change that, and keep doing everything you do with these awesome fish.

Love the fronts and the Tanganyikans. Really hoping we get some in depth series on this region, in the new gallery 🙏😃

That video was one of my favorites and the discuss video I have sell dwellers because of you thank you

Wow .what a beauty...so perfect setup for beautiful fishes ❤️❤️