Top 10 BEST Fish For LAZY Fish Keepers!!

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@KGTropicals 2 жыл бұрын

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@chicken9639 2 жыл бұрын

Just wandering are you ever going to do a local shop?

@sergeiz.5815 2 жыл бұрын

Cool.just ordered filter

@Mercedes_may 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to add something to your list that you’ve probably never heard of before, they are called water isopods or Asellus aquaticus, they are a small type of crustacean that come in a few different colors and are EXTREMELY easy to care for (and breed) because they don’t care if their water is dirty or not, and they make great tank cleaners because they eat fish waste and algae and uneaten food, in my opinion they are better tank cleaners than snails or shrimp and even a tank with just them in it is amazing, I currently have them living with my betta and I love them! Another great tank idea is putting them with endlers in a heavily planted tank, or put yellow ones with ember tetras and a blue betta :)

@vikalawa5301 2 жыл бұрын

I tell you one think you may have never experienced mollies are real jerks if you put a group with other fishes they will bully them and if not they will bully themselves

@abdelrahmanelmasry9699 Жыл бұрын

@KGTropicals Can you please tell me the name of the silver fish at 2:57

@ReneesZooTube 2 жыл бұрын

Not lazy, but disabled and dealing with chronic illness. So easy keeper, low maintenance fish are super important to me.

@georgefleming4956 2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you. I’m 60 yo and have 12 aquariums and suffer with chronic back/neck problems as well as COPD. I keep Angelfish, guppies, platies, mollies, and shrimp. (As well as a few others)

@dreadnaut31 2 жыл бұрын

Accessible Fish-List 👍👍👍

@naylak5718 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. No need to insult people. We're all human.

@ReneesZooTube 2 жыл бұрын

@@dreadnaut31 💖💖💖

@randyrodriguez8220 2 жыл бұрын

I hear ya on that, disabilities. But power heads on a hose fixed my problems

@bambiginger 2 жыл бұрын

Years ago a friend gave me an old aquarium that he had in his basement for almost a year. It was pretty grubby with old wet gravel at the bottom. I put it in my bathtub and ran some water into it and a coolie loach leapt up out of the substrate! He lived happily with me for another few years, I'm happy to say!

@Meskarune Жыл бұрын

wow incredible

@sarahmolyneux1278 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@MyLifeIsAFrickingMess_MRPOLSKA 9 ай бұрын

You unearthed that mf

@eringrey9297 4 ай бұрын

That would have scared the $hit out of me 😅

@awang8845 2 жыл бұрын

I can't help spoiling my betta. He always swims in little circles when I see him and he gives me a greeting every time I go into the room with his 10 gallon. :)

@hillaryburdick9313 Жыл бұрын

Not lazy, but extremely busy, so this list is incredibly helpful for me!

@a.harrington1634 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like this could easily be a list for "invested but forgetful" fish keepers, too. I love my betta, but I also keep her in a big 30 litre (8 gallon) tank with a mystery snail and a few shrimp because I work a job that sometimes leaves me too fried for tonnes of unkeep. Between the filter, the plants, and the stocking, I know if I miss a day of checking or feeding, or if there's a filter accident or power outage that I don't catch right away, everyone will make it. So, yeah, I don't set out to be lazy, but I do sometimes wind up forgetting to check. 😅😅😅

@pjp9383 2 жыл бұрын

And also, overcommitted fishkeepers who have more tanks than time to care for them. I try to keep my tanks understocked, and am working on increasing the number of real plants, to give me a little wiggle room when work is busy.

@piercecowley255 2 жыл бұрын

I am only trying to limit myself to a couple of tanks to look after, also, my mum is a teacher and asked me if they can have my old tanks and stuff I don’t use anymore, then after I suggest danios, saying that they will just need places to hide, they say they don’t want to buy anything, the stuff I used to have wouldn’t be appropriate for hides as it was planted so I didn’t need them, I finally managed to convince my mum to get some good quality fake plants

@a.harrington1634 2 жыл бұрын

@@piercecowley255 Ah... I limit my tanks BY being a teacher... meaning I get one BIG tank, but it has to be self sufficient with me being away from it for most of the day.

@piercecowley255 2 жыл бұрын

@@a.harrington1634 so a habitat tank?

@piercecowley255 2 жыл бұрын

@@a.harrington1634 they are the ones that don't need any water changes

@TheZenGinger 2 жыл бұрын

OK, now that is possibly, the most disturbing thumbnail, to date! 😳 But, I gotta say, as far as film production, and editing, you know what John should win? 😄 Oscars! (Like, academy awards though, not the fishies!) OK, sorry, lame joke, but I love you guys! Another great video! Note: I feel like this could also be a great list, for people with MTS who want a lot of tanks, with a lot of fish, but don't feel they have as much time... Not necessarily even lazy, because when you get above 10-20 tanks, I think laziness is not really an option... So, let's just say, those who can't necessarily devote every hour of the day to FishKeeping, and could benefit from having easier fish to care for... Honestly so many good reasons to keep "easy" fish! Great list all around!

@piercecowley255 2 жыл бұрын

Why do I feel like John would rather win oscars as in, the cichlids, those things are expensive

@alexriver4997 2 жыл бұрын

When I first got a betta when I was younger I will admit I took pretty bad care of it. Now I have a male betta in a 10 gallon with guppies and a mystery snail. He looks so happy!

@torrinscichlids 2 жыл бұрын

I just reset up my 30 gallon for a male mustard gas betta. Not sure of the tail variety. Definitely not a veil tail but it looks like a dress. I have some male fancy guppies and female polkadot sword tails with him

@quinncreel6091 2 жыл бұрын

male betta with guppies??? And the guppies are still alive? lol

@user-qo6il9vg3n 2 жыл бұрын

@@quinncreel6091 each betta can have a different level of temperament, kind of like a personality. Although a male betta will be more aggressive than a female no matter what.

@OfficialMyxomatosis 2 жыл бұрын

I am a 10-gallon Betta keeper as well! 35 years strong!! My last was a Double Tail Dumbo. I bought him because he was "dead" and knew I could fix him. After a month in the hospital tank into the ten-gallon, he went! He had a great, albeit shorter than usual, life. I even got him a tankmate in a Bristle Nose Pleco (baby male). They LOVED each other!! When Dumbo passed, my pleco was devasted for months. Looking for him at all levels of the tank. At this point, my pleco is so territorial over the tank. He will remain a bachelor now that he is 8 and has been alone for 2 years.

@josephplays9761 2 жыл бұрын

Me to when I was younger like 7 yrs I got a male blue Betta in 5 gallon but I took bad care of it and now I have Betta and mollies and guppies

@bolerogamer3320 2 жыл бұрын

I've been keeping fish for about 20 years now, and I've got to say the best experience I've ever had was in keeping an oscar...which I unimaginatively named Oscar. Most character I've ever seen in a fish. Broke my heart, though, that one night I heard a massive crash from his tank. His tank had a supporting glass bar running the width of the tank at the top...and he must have gotten a little over-excited (I suspect he was pestering the foot-long pleco he was sharing his home with), as I found he'd jumped up & cracked his head open on the glass bar. Despite the sadness, I can recommend keeping oscars to anyone & plan on keeping them in the future as soon as I have space to accomodate a tank big enough again.

@markh.williamsauthor7286 2 жыл бұрын

I just did water changes on 3 of my 7 tanks, put root tabs for my plants, cleaned all the glass, after aquascaping 3 tanks yesterday. Still interested in fish for lazy fish keepers. LOL

@sneekyalexa2657 2 жыл бұрын

On the topic of bettas, I will always say its easier to have at least the 5 gallon with the live plants, especially if its fully planted compared to the marketing of "easy care" with the darn containers that are less than a gallon.

@OfficialMyxomatosis 2 жыл бұрын

Ever Betta I have had over the last 35 years has always had his own ten-gallon regular height, with Marble Queen Pothos (specifically) all through the tank since they do not need substrate, and surprisingly an Auquaclear 50 on full force! My Bettas have LOVED the full power of that filter and going for rides in the outflow! Once I switched to a Hygger titanium rod heater, things have never been better.

@masteraquaticsjustcallmeed5115 2 жыл бұрын

John's analogies are just way toooooo much!!! "Hand down to the waist!!! Farts in elevators!!!!" LMFAO!!!! Lisa, ALL the fish on your side of the spectrum are totally spot on!!! White Minnows, Bettas and Danios are very easy... Thank you for a very entertaining video!!!

@meandmyaquariums8537 2 жыл бұрын

Not only are Betta's the best fish! (Obviously!) they deserve all the treats! And all the attention! They must be spoiled to survive! (Obviously) I personally think bettafish should have 5-10 gallons, my child is In a 10 gallon and will soon be moving to a 29 gallon when its done cycling! Ps. Bettafish should have all the brine shrimp! 😁

@kezzstar24 2 жыл бұрын

My Fagan (blue betta) shakes the frozen brine shrimp block to loosen them up for the neon tetras. He's aggressive but caring ^_^

@AVspectre Жыл бұрын

I think titling this for ‘lazy’ fish keepers is best for working the algorithm. It’s worth noting how the same selections could be useful in many types of situations. Even just in scanning the comments of others, you see many situations brought up… chronic illness, irregular demanding work schedule, forgetfulness (I would put things like ADHD or brain injury under here as well)… Many different scenarios where the fish keeper is wanting to be responsible despite these limiting factors. One of the most responsible things we can do when choosing a pet (of any kind) is perform an honest examination of the time, energy, and resources we have available - and to choose something that can still thrive within this capacity. Thank you for videos like this that help people trying to work within their own circumstances.

@losangeles_cichilds 2 жыл бұрын

Just can’t be a lazy fish keeper period

@TuberoseKisser 2 жыл бұрын

Lazy doesn't mean zero work, it means less work. This list could be for physically disabled people.

@DankTanks 2 жыл бұрын

My lawyer will be calling about using my likeness in the thumbnail.

@RikoStan 2 жыл бұрын

DAMMIT! That's what I was going ot say, well something like it.

@thegamingpuppet8381 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry is this a american joke that I'm too asian too understand

@DankTanks 2 жыл бұрын

@@thegamingpuppet8381 irony is strong in this young padawan

@XCaliKev 2 жыл бұрын

👍😎 That’s funny, I was gonna say the same thing.

@peripheralsapien8491 2 жыл бұрын

Just getting back into the hobby after a break of about 7 years. I'm in the process of setting up a 30 gal, black water, cardinal tetra tank. Videos are great and really helpful

@whoahanant 2 жыл бұрын

When I won feeder fish at the carnival as a kid I was told they would last 2 weeks. Mine lived 9 years before a blizzard took our power out which killed our fish. They shared a massive tank with my pleco and a bunch of snails. I'm more surprised that I figured out a good system for my fish despite me being practically a child. The tank came from my mom cause she loves plecos but she was not really that interested in fish keeping and wasn't really good at community tanks. The tank was empty for a long time and I begged her to fill it back up for my 1 feeder fish, Mr. Longtails was his name. Ended up getting more feeder fish to keep him company, some snails that bred fast and 1 pleco. They became massive bois after 9 years and I loved all of them.

@kinglyzard 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of snails and even encourage their proliferation. I have two Clown Loaches and three Puffers that are avid snailers. I always have a steady supply of Ramshorns.

@louiegroenewald 2 жыл бұрын

I love my tanks and fish, Started with one 10 gallon about 3 years ago and started this year April to expand and maintain 8 tanks currently. And I love it they all are planted tanks in different sizes all over the house. I started with plastic plants and find that not a lot of work at all. Planted tanks are a bit more work mostly when you start. As soon as things are settling in and starting to grow it is not so hard to maintain. Love the hobby and all your advice. I've been through almost all your videos and some I watched more thank once to be sure I do the right thing this time around.😀

@joeydr1497 2 жыл бұрын

Your really helping me My grandma wanted me to make her an aquarium for my cousin with Asperges syndrome as he absolutely loves fish but she doesn’t have much time to maintain an aquarium, fish and animals in general help calm him down and watching my fish is some of the only times he slows down at all. So what I’m trying to say is thank you for helping me keep my cousin happy

@kathryncastanares525 2 жыл бұрын

You are amazing. How caring of you. My son had autism. He was very low functioning and non verbal and absolutely adored fish. I believe it started from his early years of pretty much living in the hospital that had an ocean and fish theme. The only time he wasn't running around like the adorable madman he was, was when he was in front of a fish tank. My little nephew has aspergers and he too adores fish. I wonder if it is common for those on the spectrum? Anyway, your cousin and grandma are very lucky to have you. Thank you for caring about his happiness.

@juliaheinritz3264 2 жыл бұрын

Aquariums are so soothing and relaxing. My granddaughter wanted one in her room at our house. After trial and error we have been successful:) I will often just hang out in her room when she is at home, laying on the daybed to watch the fish...so pretty..then before I know it I fall asleep. I can't imagine our life without our pets

@aryaanhassan3059 2 жыл бұрын

If you are lazy, get a 75 gallon with an Oscar and watch him grow. Trust me...

@monicakimber7888 2 жыл бұрын

oscar if u a cat guy. flowerhorn if a dog person

@ephraimcampos5232 2 жыл бұрын

Nah just get a tank full of stickers of fish and watch them grow with out water

@VeganSanatani 2 жыл бұрын

@@monicakimber7888 noo...ocsar if you a dog person.

@jamesshamley6577 2 жыл бұрын

@@ephraimcampos5232 That sounds like a plan...stoked

@aryaanhassan3059 2 жыл бұрын

I love where this conversation is going😂😂

@eatfrenchfries1 2 жыл бұрын

I have 10 tanks and I'm happy to do the work as I truly enjoy making sure my fish friends have awesome places to live!

@fishandfloral 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy working with my tanks. I find it relaxing and a chance to really take a look at each fish from a health standpoint.

@marypaigeflynn4512 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John and Lisa!!! Great list!! I hope you guys are having an amazing weekend!!🙏❤️🌿🐟🌿

@plushpossum 2 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming that the "work" is in the water changes. I love doing my water changes! My fish are so happy afterwards and my tanks look so great. I don't know that I would enjoy my tanks as much if I didn't do my weekly water changes. People need to learn to enjoy the time spent cleaning. If only I liked cleaning my house as much!! LOL!!!

@nathanswager6751 2 жыл бұрын

as a lazy guy, my only criticism for mollies and platies, is they reproduce so rapidly, that your tank maintenance goes up drastically. My mbuna have a stable population so it's easy to gauge when canisters need cleaned, sponges squeezed and gravel vacced, whereas mollies, you've got 10, then a month later at least 30, then you gotta drive to the shop to drop off some, etc. I love livebearers but I've always had to work a lot harder on any tank with them then the others due to that huge shift of bioload every couple months.

@dragonwithamonocle Жыл бұрын

The trick with livebearers is keeping them with tankmates that like to eat fry. If you've got a 30 or 40 gallon space and you've got mollies, keep them with a school of skirt tetras or something that won't bother the mollies but is quick and big enough that little fry aren't going to make it unless they're clever. Throw a betta in your big guppy tank and they won't have population explosions.

@622wesc 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Not lazy but to busy.

@a.corrinekennedy1916 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video from you guys on bleeding heart tetras, I think they're so under appreciated!!

@ericyoung7049 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid, I was keeping a colony of mutt guppies that was split off from a colony kept by my best friend at the time, who in turn inherited them from his brother when he went off to college. If I could keep them alive in grade school with 1980s technology, they must have been easy. The other one I find super-easy to keep is the dojo loach. It's another tough, resilient fish.

@jemmajackson2440 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos so much! Thank you John and Lisa for inspiring me and helping me so much in this hobby with all your content. I have learned so much from you both. Thank you! 🐟

@angiebear8727 2 жыл бұрын

Always listen to fish keeping videos while I’m doing maintenance. Keeps me motivated. So ty and my fish ty

@El-rng8 2 жыл бұрын

Taking care of them like your own babies is the best thing about this hobby imo Not just setting up a tank

@Micahmancer 2 күн бұрын

its so good to keep this list in mind for me. i took on goldfish BEFORE i became disabled with severe chronic pain and chronic illness. as horrible as it is to say it, and as painful as it is for me to say it, im just waiting for them to die off from old age. im still doing my absolute best to take care of them, but lifting the 5 gallon bucket to unfill and refill the tank takes such a toll on my body. my goal is to turn the current goldfish tank into a huge, "self maintaining" tropical tank with a small amount of small schooling fish and a shit ton of live plants.

@lizdyson3627 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John and Lisa,This is a great Video for some disabled people and their busy carers

@Jeswald1 2 жыл бұрын

Guppies! I had a small tank "collapse" when the filter gave out, and all my guppies were dead. Once I removed the dead fish, and pulled out some plants, I noticed 6 live guppy fry! Within 2 months it looked exactly the same as it had been (replaced filter).

@TruthLivesNow 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think, really, Guppies are easier than Mollies and Platys, in my opinion. A healthy strain of guppies, in a large planted tank does not require much care.

@Jeswald1 2 жыл бұрын

@@TruthLivesNow I don't change my water! I just add to it. I just know when I used to regularly swap out 30-40% of the water every week, guppies would mysteriously die. I added Seachem additives. More died. I decided to ignore the tanks, and I haven't lost a fish (except 2-3 of old age).

@ctnzrh92 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jeswald1 guppies love green water and oxygenated plants. I am super lucky to live in southeast asia where caring for tropical fish is very easy. Although yes, aquascaping plants temd to like colder water than local temp. Plants like java moss is is hard to keep no matter how much I try or not try if I dont cool it down or change the water frequently. Funny though, other hobbyist in Lets say East asia, America or Europe need a heater. Whereas people that lives in a hot or tropical countries need fans for our aquariums.

@anastasioschristoforatos474 Жыл бұрын

Definitely great video. Not necessarily lazy, just very busy. And I love my fish. Wish I had more time for them. But we have a great relationship. 20 gallon with kuhli tetras, and a female betta.

@jaygomez639 Жыл бұрын

hey, love all of your video's I'm a newbie had my small tank for 6 to 7 months now, I used to watch my step dad do his tanks and now I'm going for it and yeah I got the thank fever lol, thanks for all the advice it's so useful

@BrainHealth- 11 ай бұрын

We’ve had beginner fish for forty years . They are so beautiful. I’d love to try corals one day, but for now our plecco and guppies are just perfect.

@DecayingReality 2 жыл бұрын

Balance your light, co2 with macro ferts and add floating plants for the extra rates and heavily plant in stratum. I haven’t done a water change in a while...Wonder shells are a godsend too.

@pop6997 2 жыл бұрын

I love my platy tank. Got 4 fish 12 years ago and now I have several generations of muts in yellow, orange, blue and even metalic green! I love seeing the recessive gene come out and adding that Mickey mouse or tuxedo tail. The tank is a 65 us gallon and they still haven't filled it to capacity as erm....only the strongest survive! These fish even eat algae, they're lively and peaceful and just fun in general. They follow me around the room looking at me expectantly and I think they're actually quite smart. I love em!

@JUSTinTx254 2 жыл бұрын

My lazy tank consists of a flowerhorn pair, tire track eel, and a big synodontis. In a 90 gallon do a water change once a month and they have been thriving for about 3 years. Also always a conversation starter.

@piercecowley255 2 жыл бұрын

Mine consists of 3 platys( 3 other baby platy), 4 cardinal tetras(more coming) and 2 dwarf gouramis, not very lazy when dgs will sometimes die without warning, even though they had no visible signs of cause and parameters are fine.I also discovered that when a fish has dropsy and is bloated, won’t poop and has pinesconed scales, but they are not yet lethargic, lettuce can work Miracles, one of the platys(pineapple platy) got dropsy and in the past week I had only seen them do 3 stringy poos, and they were bloated and pineconing that night I put some lettuce in the tank, and the next day they are no longer bloated or have pineconing scales, and are beginning to poop more(still not a lot rn though, I will give updates

@trainertealvgc2267 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve have white cloud with my Chinese Fire belly newts. I’ve also bred snails, convict cichlids, Angelfish, mollies, and platies. Kept Oscars and Kuhli loaches.

@willrisher6049 2 жыл бұрын

I love you’re content, watched many of your videos, thank you for all the info! I’m about to pull the trigger on my very first tank

@amymandeville8342 2 жыл бұрын

Talking about tank size and ease of care, my 6.7 gallon is planted and I run two sponge filters. I still have to do partial water changes a minimum of once a week.

@CJBlack265 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my Word!!! That thumbnail 😂 Thank you Lisa (not sure I'm ready to forgive John for that thumbnail)💕👍

@comment.highlighted 2 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail is hilarious 🤣

@CaptainSavageAquatics 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

@azslotracer Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Very Informative! Thanks for what you do for the hobby

@jwaquatics8871 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video!

@matthewsmith22 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoying binging these top tens, how have you been back for 4 years without me noticing! For me it's all about making maintenance as easy as possible, my big goldfish tank (I definitely don't consider goldies easy or that robust, I used to breed lion head ranchus and now just a super laid back ryukin and blackmoor tank, I find them very sensitive to nitrates and they produce A LOT!) is right next to a window where I can dump out water using a thick pond hose on my front garden (check out my tank on my channel if you want 😁). I've also gone super simple on filter, I have a 5 inch gravel bed with an undergravel filter driven by a maxijet pump, super easy to maintain! The small tanks in my life run on matten filters and can have a 50%water change with a watering can in 5 minutes. Attach everything electrical to a smart socket no faffing with plugs, this maybe could be a top ten make your life easier video 😂 sorry about the length of the post!

@athenamorales7321 2 жыл бұрын

Love the thump nail. Best picture of John I've seen.

@Laura-ed5kf 2 жыл бұрын

Gold fish & white clouds together are phenomenal: been I’ve been keeping them together for years. BUT…in letting them grow-out together in a live-planted tank…. How are these easy?! 😂 I love my little poopers!….even as I have to clean up their poop all the time! ❤️

@paulmccarthy7467 2 жыл бұрын

Some superb Hardy fish ideas

@De_Klapperkoning 2 жыл бұрын

Kuhli loaches!!! We have about 20 in a 125 liter/27,5 gallon. There are so many different species and they become more active the more you have!! :) we started with 5 more then a year ago xD. Now it's our favourite fish!! I can recommend this fish for lazy fishkeepers. I'm really lazy in anything but fish but this tank is the cleanest tank of our 4 tanks and we do water changes and a day or 2 later filter cleaning once a week.

@nlhrb 2 жыл бұрын

I'd add shrimp to this list, at least those common neocaridina davidi varieties. People say they are a bit sensitive to high nitrates, not in my case, but sensitive or not they don't don't poop much anyway so it will be a really long time for nitrates to build up

@xhongxina286 2 жыл бұрын

They won't build up if you have any plants

@emberframe6994 2 жыл бұрын

Shrimps are great, ive had shrimp in a jar for 2 years do a water top off ever now and then.

@FunTimeWithLeo 2 жыл бұрын

how many shrimp and how much water does it fit?

@xhongxina286 2 жыл бұрын

@@FunTimeWithLeo I would recommend not going under 5 gallons it's not expensive or to large you will have better success with bigger tanks though

@nlhrb 2 жыл бұрын

@@FunTimeWithLeoI have them in a cube tank, 12 inches in all directions. Regarding the numbers, countless lol. I'd say you can even get to a hundred. Nobody is gonna buy a hundred to start with anyway so if you're gonna try shrimp, you can just buy about 10 and let them breed. You're gonna have plenty in no time

@lam4517 2 жыл бұрын

Love the thumbnail ha! Thanks for the topic - love seeing fresh ideas for content! Know it’s not easy.

@EsoxLVCIVS6776 2 жыл бұрын

I have two nano tanks. One has cherry shrimps and wcmm and the other has cherry shrimp, ember tetras and rasboras. They are so low maintenance and it doesn't matter if I miss a water change for a couple of days. My high maintenance tank has fancy goldfish and various loaches in.

@Meskarune Жыл бұрын

My grandmother kept a tank of goldfish. One year she got sick with a blood infection and was hospitalized for over a month, a lot of that unconscious. Eventually someone remembered she had fish and I went to go check on them. The tank was green, I thought maybe they all died and turned to goo. Nope, every surface had 3 inches of algea on it and all the fish were alive and well. I think they must have been eating the algea or something to survive. Those fish lived another 15 years!

@invaderjoshua6280 2 жыл бұрын

I say captive bred discus. Super hardy, and overall less aggressive then other cichlids if they have enough room. Also don't get to large as they max at about 6-8 inches.

@stacey9730 2 жыл бұрын

Nice indoor plants Lisa !

@raheemkhan2016 2 жыл бұрын

I love all your videos helps me learn about fish and use your information to my advantage thanks guys

@razer302 2 жыл бұрын

Just got a big new tank for an oscar and love it. Can't wait to see it grow

@fangirlalie2950 7 ай бұрын

I'm so busy with work and school so I need a low maintenance pet since the passing of my pup(14) in 2020. This helped so much thank you!

@r0syyyy 2 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail…😂

@avaksaputra 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@austincrowmusic2378 2 жыл бұрын

RIGHT I DIED

@soup4u2000 2 жыл бұрын

I keep giant danios with my Axolotls, and they do great! Adds some nice activity to tank, stay to the top of water column and way too quick for Axolotls to bother.

@winningworldwide764 2 жыл бұрын

I keep all different variety of danios with my axolotls, as well they are great companions, until they get eaten i usually get 15 or so of the zebras, the golden, or the leopards. That will last a month or 2 before i have to get some more

@patrichjeromeleccio3231 2 жыл бұрын

adding plants to your tank, or to the sump, or above them, but their roots are submerged, can also help deal with nitrates. it can stretch the period in between water changes.

@CardKingog 2 жыл бұрын

I’m my forty long I’m growing out giant danios and once there big enough I’m gonna add them to the school in my pond I have 70 I think and it’s so fun to sit out there and watch them go crazy for food

@therineo7839 2 жыл бұрын

jOHn, that rant was A-W-E-S-O-M-E!! Gonna hit the store in Richmond in the next 2 weeks

@blakelobban8826 2 жыл бұрын

Had my betta. Beta ray bill, eating out of my hand. Such a great fish with lots of different personalities

@Jerry-lj3cf 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my I lost it at dangly things hanging down 🤣🤣🤣. Well played John, you da man or should we ask Lisa 👏 😉 👍 love you 💖.

@randomlydom 2 жыл бұрын

I love my golfish. they all have a different behaviour/personality. I invested in a 450L for them (7) and don't regret it at all. seeing them use all this space to show how beautiful they are is a pleasure. also, they don't eat anubias or java ferns, which are very easy plants.

@musician200X 2 жыл бұрын

I got my first angelfish recently and he is so personable and confident and hes the perfect centerpiece fish for my 37.

@jasabasenara8124 Жыл бұрын

Love your channel. Subscribed.👍

@frankrowell2129 2 жыл бұрын

In Alabama the White Clouds will die in the summer, but I've seen the tub with an inch thick icecap in winter and if I lost any fish I couldn't tell it

@laowhy86 Жыл бұрын

I love your message in the beginning of the video

@jimberence 2 жыл бұрын

I only deal with 2 feet tank @10 gallon . It just takes up to 13 minutes to do water changes. I got 2 oscars in that tank. I do about 75% water changes everytime at least every 2 weeks or less. I also put plants (water lettuce & cabomba) because it does play a role in water clarity. (It gives the fishes extra oxygen as well of the water clarity due to its ammonia,nitrites& nitrates usages) I also add 5 drops of black seeds oil weekly. (Just for experimenting )

@kennykenny5273 Жыл бұрын

Why oil?

@lizzieb6311 2 жыл бұрын

😹😹😹 I haven’t watched yet… can’t stop laughing over the “teaser”! Too funny. I’ll watch now.. always great info here with John and Lisa 😎

@scarlettwhitecross1026 2 жыл бұрын

Could you guys do a top ten list on Endler guppy breeds? Trying to decide which ones to get but not sure. Planning on breeding them at some point. Any informed suggestions would be great! Thx!!!

@kairunissahameed2943 2 жыл бұрын

Well I’m our country we have a lot of COVID so I though than watching these videos of fish keeping hobby and learning to use these learning skills I got a 30CubicCentimeter tank and has crystal red shrimp thanks to you

@sergeiz.5815 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Sunday ☺️ very cool I have Dalmatian Molly's and black Molly's awesome fish 🐠

@kkdeveauxgue2784 2 жыл бұрын

I just had 53 mollie dalmatians two tone and ibknow fish

@litoloco4fish 2 жыл бұрын

Frontosas looking great 👍

@jasonbalmaceda6579 2 жыл бұрын

Great thumbnail ! Love it 😆

@gowthamsai931 2 жыл бұрын

I am very thankful to u i am able to finde my dream fish. Thank u so much ❤️❤️

@Fishguy13 Жыл бұрын

I gotta say I have 2 snails in my planted 75 gal, they haven’t reproduced in about 6months so far and since I added them I haven’t had to scrub the front much at all!

@mission4wallstpt670 2 жыл бұрын

I’m looking for an idea for my classroom- I have a 5L tank and I’ll be moving my betta and 4 tetras out of it to a larger tank at home. We are thinking the little 5L would be good for my elementary classroom. What would you put in that 5L? As far as care, children would give the fish food during the week and I would care for the tank as much as possible but as a teacher I do get really busy and don’t want to be neglecting the poor fish. Our little 5L has a filter. What should I put in it? I’m thinking a snail or 2 and one other fish. Your list is very helpful, I just want to make sure I’m making a wise choice for classroom use. Thank you for the advice.

@Frederick_Fazbuford 2 жыл бұрын

You should just 4 or 5 shrimp

@kater.6765 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always. Always surprised at the amazing quality of your videos.

@WorldAquariumSingapore 2 жыл бұрын

Wow cool cool list of fishes there thanks

@ocean_kin1922 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been into fish keeping since New Years and recently lost my very first betta to fin rot, so I set up a 5gal and completely redid my 10gal with new decorations and new white substrate (I did it safely, I did a lot of research on it) and I’m trying live plants. while I was at the pet store getting some more plants for my aquariums I noticed someone was staring at me, it was a little black and white female betta, it was like she was saying “Hey lady! Please take me!” So I called my mom and let her know I was buying a betta fish and when I got home I put the plants in the 5gal (it was cycled I just needed to put plants in it) and then put her in, she’s now named Oreo and I’ve had her for a month and she is my favorite! She follows your finger and she is extremely smart! I’m planning on teaching her tricks sometime, also my platys and guppies love the plants in my 10gal! Along with the mystery snails XD they’re little bulldozers ruining my carpeting plants lol. I spoil all of my fish, especially my betta! She’s so sassy

@JacobDaDJ 2 жыл бұрын

You said XD in 2022

@dennisronquillo9494 2 жыл бұрын

love the thumbnail... it's hilarious... thanks for the infos and the laughs. hehehe

@jabrak1 2 жыл бұрын

I bought 4 mystery snails for my 40 gallon a couple of months ago. Now I have like 20 little babies, at least 20 I can see lol

@HopeB555 Жыл бұрын

Lol. My lazy fishkeeping tip: get the biggest tank you can afford and throw a small bioload in. Don't overfeed and ya won't have to do a whole lot. Especially with live plants. Lol.

@TarasAquaria 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos

@spiritualsaggi6297 2 жыл бұрын

I love all your videos and you guys are such a super sweet couple!!

@robrob5081 2 жыл бұрын

I’m with you my first fish was an Oscar had him for 9 years till I had to move and couldn’t take him with. I just got a new tank and I’m struggling not to get another one but it’s only a 3 foot tank. I just love them to bits. Might wait till I get a bigger tank.

@lukespetschanel Жыл бұрын

I so love the kuhli fish is my best fish i get because not just they can live in dirty water or low water condition they will live and easy maintanance as well and bottom feeder as well thats my gem fish

@shihabmatin5879 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to suggest, how about a top 10 fish for desktop tanks like 5-10 Gallons :)

@XCaliKev 2 жыл бұрын

👍😎 Good video. John, you know better than we do, it didn’t seem like Lisa “hated” Oscars until… oh I don’t know, about a year ago? When that tank behind you looked better. Bikers are cool though. 😉

@NagolEvans Жыл бұрын

I love your intro music its so nice and peaceful haha.

@veronicafelmey9283 Жыл бұрын

I have a tank, bought 4 black mollies ... in 48 hours 2 of them died out of nowhere. The other 2 are doing great. My 3bgoldfish and albino Cordy cat fish are also fine they've been in this tank for a while now. I've been doing water changes weekly and keeping an eye on ammonia levels. Also, have an air bubbler for adequate oxygen in the tank. Water heater has temp at around 76 degrees