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@MichaelRohr-np5kq 4 күн бұрын
What is the PH and TTS where u have the Plecos and Crystal Red shrimp in one tank? Thank you in advance
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 күн бұрын
Hello, ph of 6 and TDS of c. 120 :)
@eatplaythink 13 күн бұрын
Awesome, thanks for sharing. My gold fishes also need peas now 😊
@HappyOne2017 22 күн бұрын
Awesome 👌 That was so much easier ❤❤❤ Thank You 😊
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 8 күн бұрын
Glad it helped!
@ttp519 26 күн бұрын
I got filters my tank
@Polar-nv1oy 26 күн бұрын
Ay 1:51 mark, what is that little guy on the upper right corner?
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 23 күн бұрын
That is a copepod :)
@18nomah Ай бұрын
I got one but my tank is only 40 Gallons. I can’t really upgrade so what should I do with him/her?
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 23 күн бұрын
Keep an eye on it, and if upgrading isn't an option, in my opinion the right thing to do is find it a suitable home or return to where you bought it from :)
@18nomah 23 күн бұрын
@@BigFishLittleFishAquatics I would return it to the pet store but they won’t take it back… I live in New York City so I can’t even release it anywhere… Any other advise please? I respect ur opinion
@SS_Brews-N-Bullets Ай бұрын
I use Alkaline buffer with Acid buffer and go for a KH of 5 which is 14g in 20 gallons of water. So to get a 7PH I add 7g of acid buffer. When I do this, my PH rises to 8 every time. I have tested the water separately to make sure it was not something in my aquarium. After 24 hours of addition, it rises. My RO water after 24 hours goes from a 6 to 6.4PH and stays there. Not sure why alkaline buffer does this. I saw that the Sodium Bicarbonate will do this as that is what this buffer is.
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics Ай бұрын
Hello, These products require continual dosing over days (will be different for each person) to lock your pH - I belive it says this on the packaging (but don't have to hand to verify... if you already have a set pH in the water your aquarium will naturally balance back to whatever that is if you haven't locked it down. Without a source of Acid in your aquarium too, the pH can sometimes fluctuate.
@Jessica_Crease87 Ай бұрын
Can I do this with tap water or distilled? I don't have a RO system
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics Ай бұрын
If your source water is as close to 0ppm as possible then yes you can. You might struggle with tap however as there is typically lots of buffering content within it :)
@Jessica_Crease87 Ай бұрын
@@BigFishLittleFishAquatics my tds in tap water is 107! GH 3 AND KH 1. I don't have the resources to use RO water
@MrNatural-fq1tq Ай бұрын
The problem people are having using Alkaline Buffer with Acid Buffer is pH drift. After adding enough Acid Buffer to the water and getting the pH desired, within a a day or so the pH drifts back up to 8. Explain how to deal with that please.
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics Ай бұрын
Hello, I explain in the video :) - You need to keep dosing to fix the pH.
@rapeepatsuk1539 Ай бұрын
It's super interesting. I would like to know more details. How do you breed this type of fish?
@necronomicon-xmortis9362 Ай бұрын
😅🎉this was helpfull an actual discription and ph scale indicating where fish can live in...im a old man learning old things😮
@RudyDwiHandoko 2 ай бұрын
Great video❤
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics Ай бұрын
Thank you :)
@AKarriem 2 ай бұрын
Thank you I've been trying to get my filter to work since 630 this evening and only after watching this it started to work 🎉🎉
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!!!
@filiplaskovski9993 2 ай бұрын
Equilibrium is hard to dissolve so boil a small batch of the water and mix it that way then add the the total batch
@DanhNguyen-xq5tk 2 ай бұрын
Can golden barbs mix with cherry red barbs or cross breed them? I never seem anyone mix those 2 type in the same tank, could you make a video of them together? Thanks 🙏 😊
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
I haven't heard of them breeding/crossing before! I doubt it, being quite distinct different species. I'll see what I can do :) Thanks for your comment
@johnfreemanusa931 2 ай бұрын
Thanks from Ireland . U are the best 👍👍👍
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@danhughes4683 2 ай бұрын
Crushed it. Right to the point and exactly what I needed to know. Thank you!
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching :)
@PureAndShrimple 2 ай бұрын
Great video. Its a shane the honeycombs don't stay yellow but they look grrat anyway. I love scaped tank. I'm about to scape a new one and have windered whatvi coukd keep with Caridina shrimp... Marie
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
Yeah it is a shame that 519's don't keep that vibrant yellow all of the time! But they do have a mild cream yellow (easier to see when I shine my light on my male hiding). Ahh yeah, the scape is still relatively fresh and needs time to bed in and spread, but the crystals and pleco's seem to be doing grand! Fingers crossed for lots of shrimplets to show up soon :)
@geo_fiscal 2 ай бұрын
I finally understood the use of buffers. Thanks!
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
Glad this video helped you :)
@taraspeak3590 2 ай бұрын
How on earth do you attach the air pump! I can't find any videos that show that step 😭
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
I believe you just put your airline tubing onto the input pipe of your pump :)
@PureAndShrimple 3 ай бұрын
Ooh whereabouts in the South West are you? I'm in Devon 😊
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 ай бұрын
Hello! Ah nice! I am in Wiltshire :) What are you keeping at the moment?
@PureAndShrimple 3 ай бұрын
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics ah, I lived in Wiltshire for a bit and my son's dad and family are in Chippenham. I've started breeding shrimp, and have been setting up breeding tanks for Gold Laser Corys, Orange Venezuelan Corys (new today) and a cold water tub for Hillstreams. And I have a community tank with mostly Tetras. And various snails.
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 2 ай бұрын
@@PureAndShrimple Nice! you've got quite a collection going on there! I haven't dabbled with cory breeding, but looks like its a lot of fun!
@josephgadway8950 3 ай бұрын
This is the most helpful video, thank you.
@sasi8333 3 ай бұрын
Where did you get your caves and plate from?
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 ай бұрын
A company in Germany, which I have forgotten the name of, think it was something like 46 wave plates... sorry not much help :)
@Newmusicreview 3 ай бұрын
All these vids saying suck on the pipe...thats cant be right can it ?
@justinclement5417 3 ай бұрын
Also 50 gallons is not a small tank, even for a ghost fish. Maybe if he's 19 inches long, but have you seen one that's nice and inches long or do you own one that's nice and inches long? That's probably pretty rare
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 ай бұрын
I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one...50 Gallon would be too small for even a smaller 12 inch Knife, in my opinion. It's about providing quality of life for the fish and there wouldn't be much swimming space. It's a common myth that fish only grow to the size of their tank, which unfortunately leads to many fish being incorrectly kept in small aquariums. Thanks for watching :)
@pchykins6680 3 ай бұрын
Please don't make comments if you're not learned of such matters. It's not rare for a Black Ghost to reach 15 inches or more in an aquarium...by the time they reach 12 inches (around 18 months if well fed and in good water conditions), a 50 gallon tank is VERY small...you need bigger tank that is at least 24" in width since these are fish with stiff bodies. They cannot turn around easily.
@justinclement5417 3 ай бұрын
Every ghost fish I've seen black brown or whatever color else has only gone in and out of a tube that's in the tank...... in and out........ in and out........ in and out....... that in and out......... they are cool fish but that is boring to watch
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 ай бұрын
Depends what you think is cool I suppose... however keeping nocturnal fish are best observed using infra red lighting :)
@pchykins6680 3 ай бұрын
It;s boring to watch them during daytime...so if you're not a nocturnal person like me, don't get this fish since you don't get to see them in action when it's dark.
@StephanieSakalian 3 ай бұрын
Love my clown pleco! He won’t even touch veggies though 😕 anyone else’s like this?
@StevenHewer 4 ай бұрын
How rare is a breeding pair of gkf? And how would you know initially as I believe sexing is quite difficult?
@justinclement5417 3 ай бұрын
No they breed like rabbits, ghost fish rabbits that is. They're actually omnisexual so you only need one. Two males or two females will do it as well so it doesn't really matter you'll end up with babies it's faster than you can blink your eyes, believe that as much as 50 gal aquarium is small
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 ай бұрын
They are difficult, next to impossible to sex as they do not show any sexual dimorphism. It can be risky in aquariums (depending on size) too as males are known to fight especially as they mature. I believe farm breeders keep them in large ponds, however minimum tank size for a pair would start at around the 200 gallon mark. Being nocturnal, you can bet that mating takes place at night, where eggs are laid, which if left will be eaten.
@pchykins6680 3 ай бұрын
You can only tell they are male or female if they are fully matured; or had grown to a relatively larger size. Males usually have "horse-like" features, smaller eyes and a complete stripe at the back (though sometimes they don't). Females tend to have plump bellies, rounder head structure, bigger eyes and are mostly black (though mine have a half-stripe at the spine).
@BluHawk_X 4 ай бұрын
Hi I’m looking at switching over to RO water for my freshwater tropical tank. Is there any danger when introducing it to an existing tank? My concern is how the fish adapt to the suddenly (better) different water conditions
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 3 ай бұрын
There can be a danger to your existing inhabitants if you change too much and create too much of a shift in parameters that they are used to. My recommendation is to adjust slowly through water changes :) (c. 20% at a time)
@tjackson1761 4 ай бұрын
Nothing about high KH???
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
I talk about how to reduce KH levels, the approach is very similar to GH :)
@-Gunnarsson- 4 ай бұрын
I have an Eheim pro4+ 350. The push priming has never worked for me. I always have to use A secondary pump to get it started and get out the air.
@adeelbashir5913 4 ай бұрын
Great video mate got any L397 for sale
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
Not yet, little ones are growing out - possibly in 6 months time is when I usually am comfortable with their size etc. :)
@adeelbashir5913 4 ай бұрын
That's cool with me just let me know i will buy some then
@breeziegamer 4 ай бұрын
My shrimp just had babies, im afraid to clean it because i dont want to suck them up. I was hoping they grew faster lol. Ty for this vid!!!
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
Ah yes, they do take a few weeks to grow... when gravel vac I would use an airline tube to clean the bottoms, I have a video here to see what I do: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6mXltF4s6zYlo0.html
@user-qm8xw8xq9s 4 ай бұрын
Hi loved your video. About the cutting teqnique. How much is the ratio roi water / tap water that you mix? Just for me to get an idea. Thanks in advance!
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
Glad you found the video useful! I do not cut my water, mine is completely remineralised (due to Nitrate levels in my tap). Best way to work it out what works for you would be to mix up a few buckets and see what one gives you the TDS, Hardness and pH that you are looking for :)
@user-qm8xw8xq9s 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the simple but very effective way to get the right type of water I need. I've got 8 arowanas and 3 diamond stingrays in a huge tank (4000 liters)
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
@@user-qm8xw8xq9s Wow! That sounds like a lovely group of fish!
@schkuba 5 ай бұрын
Any suggestion on how I can do this with a spin pipe lily tube?
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
Not sure I am afraid, I personally have not used one :)
@sleepytasmr 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@mexicalifishkeeper 5 ай бұрын
i just picked up 11 celestial pearl danios
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 4 ай бұрын
Nice! They are great fish! How are they getting along?
@steviekehoe 5 ай бұрын
So you use a plug timer with these without issue? It remembers to come back on at the correct dim level?
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 5 ай бұрын
Yes, settings are remembered :)
@TheGroundedAviator 6 ай бұрын
So, just defrost, skin, cut up and feed a couple of times a week to complement the other stuff?
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 5 ай бұрын
Once a week would be fine :)
@TheGroundedAviator 5 ай бұрын
@@BigFishLittleFishAquatics Cheers, I did treat a case of constipation with them for a few days as what websites told me, now less often needed!
@no1froggy 6 ай бұрын
Just a quick question about this filter, I just picked one up 2nd hand & found the UV isn't working, so took it apart but it didn't seem to have a sealing ring for the black plastic cover (which you removed) which I thought the cover would have, when I tried to run the filter the output pressure was useless & constantly drawing in air, So do I need a seal on that plastic cover?, , , , ,Many Thanks.
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 5 ай бұрын
Sounds like you need a seal, best to speak to a local supplier and get them to find you a spare part I would say :)
@no1froggy 5 ай бұрын
@@BigFishLittleFishAquaticsThanks for that, cant seem to find an exploded diagram of the unit to confirm if it has a seal on the UV cover, parts suppliers don't seem to list one as a spare, If it does need a seal it looks like i'll have to make my own!. I was hoping you might remember seeing one but thanks anyway!.
@steventoone9462 6 ай бұрын
Do you keep the yellow part on the UV tube bit? Thanks.
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 6 ай бұрын
Yes, I have - I believe it keeps everything in position, where it needs to be :)
@markfranklin8831 6 ай бұрын
Cool fish
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 6 ай бұрын
Thank you
@shammaiduncan6622 7 ай бұрын
I’m in the south west of England Dorset specifically. Do you sell fish regularly, would be great to have access to home bred fish 😅
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 7 ай бұрын
Hello! I'm in Wiltshire! I sell fish as regular as I can breed them :) At the moment only have what's in the video available (Celestial Danio, Red Cherry Shrimp, Vampire Crabs & L519 Pleco), so if any tickle your fancy feel free to drop a line [email protected] - if not stay tuned as my other Pleco's will hopefully kick off later this year :)
@SkipperBlue 7 ай бұрын
Please avoid this black-white gravel. What about Sand? Looks more naturaly.
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 7 ай бұрын
This is footage from my local fish shop, helps ensure that regardless the type of fish, they pop in the environment. Gravel is much more sensible when you need to perform regular water changes as sand inherently will just get sucked up.
@johncameron4194 7 ай бұрын
100 percent agree about no consistent water temperatures in nature.
@johncameron4194 7 ай бұрын
Good video
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 7 ай бұрын
Thanks
@johncameron4194 7 ай бұрын
Love them
@Hydrahandle7 7 ай бұрын
Wood loom a slightly dirty bottom, over a lighty graveled bottom.. Gravel only on one side of the tank where most of the loom will be stuck. Feeding Good flake food take a pinch submerge flake in fingers till it sinks.. One pinch on other end of tank.. The catfish baby's with be seen after a few weeks and more as they grow.. But at first they will be camouflage under the Two hardwood leaves..
@Hydrahandle7 7 ай бұрын
Same go's for harder to breed corydora..
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 7 ай бұрын
I'll give it a go, thank you :)
@9catlover 7 ай бұрын
i think my shrimp is pregnant, her belly is very big. But seeing some floating tiny moving brown stuff around her...don't think it's daphnia. A bit worried. will keep checking on her
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 7 ай бұрын
Might be their faeces, but the young are not usually brown :) Hopefully all is ok :)
@joehare1151 7 ай бұрын
Great video bro 👍
@BigFishLittleFishAquatics 7 ай бұрын
Thank you :)