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It's amazing how the future of the aquarium hobby is really going back to its historical roots of setting up a balanced aquarium. Feeling so blessed to have come across Father Fish last year.

@chaaraapa

2 ай бұрын

Me too

Before I joined the Father Fish community, I struggled and stressed so much to keep my fish and aquariums healthy. Today, I have 4 natural aquariums, all healthy, with a happy thriving aquatic life that brings me endless joy ❤

I am soo blessed to have found you! Chucked my old set up and used your method. Grabbed some leaves from my mini bird pond and am also working on collecting my resurrection jar. Went to the fish store today and they said you need this bacteria starter… I said no I am doing a Father Fish tank❤️

@Mrsboncouer

2 ай бұрын

You may have a bacterial starter in your pond...on rocks, gravel, plants etc

I hope father fish is feeling better and blessed that his message in aquarium keeping is getting a growing audience and active practitioners

Father fish you offered me the greatest advice ever. To layer my tank with two inches of sand. This one hundred percent cleared and solved my cloudy water. Your advice has allowed me to better enjoy my hobby and fully see the quality of life I offer my fish. You are the absolute best. I love you. I kove your advice and I love your content. You truly are the best and I consider you family!

@rankotrklja3686

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

I see a Father Fish T shirt in the Future with the words, "Sit Back and Let It Happen"

@DashDrones

2 ай бұрын

Would love to see a 'Do Nothing' shirt 🙏

I've kept fish for almost my whole life and have been doing this method now for the past year. The results are absolutely stunning. I've never had so much success and enjoyment from this hobby. Thank you Father Fish. ❤❤

This may be the most important aquarium video ever made.

I set up a mineralized top soil tank in 2009. Had UV sterilizer, co2 tank, big lighting, expensive pump/filter. Earlier this year plants stopped theiving so I set up a natural tank ussing FF purchased itmes. Supplements, leaves, bag o bugs and Ff plant package. So far i am very happy with results. Still need to add live cultures, will be doing that eaely next week. Thank you for renewing my love for my aquarium. My fish thank you as well.

11:59. Preach it This is went from a fish hobby- a passion-to our sheer existence

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Yep!

Nature knows it’s limits, it knows when to stop and when to go. It’s a simplicity that has lasted for thousands of years and yet we have just scratched the surface

@DashDrones

2 ай бұрын

Yep, although more like hundreds of millions of years 👍

I believe in father fish. And his ways . He opened my eyes and i just stopped messing with my tank. . I just need to work on not over feeding but it's hard when my tank is thriving and see hungry bbys but I know there's plenty of food in the system to eat😅

Hi Father Fish. I recently came across you while I was searching for info when I bought my 3 yr old a small goldfish tank. I've already purchased a large tank I've planted I've out in shrimp I'm doing a natural aquarium and it is really bringing me so much joy. Thank you so much

You are like a grandfather for me father fish!❤️

My plants and fish are in balance now! Thank you so much father fish. After 20 years, I am enjoying my thanks on an other level.

@BartAppleseed

2 ай бұрын

I hope you dont mean it took 20 yrs to balance your aquarium 😆😅 its wonderful to see old time fish keepers still humble to learn new stuff. Everywhere else is just arrogant know it alls

I was going to quit the hobby, so much work, cleaning and refiling I got tired. Two of my 3 tanks now are FF. Love it so much! Thanks!

After many years of owning African cichlids, I haven’t had much success. They were just so aggressive and I couldn’t figure out what to do. I’ve tried adding more rocks, keep them in a larger tanks but nothing. Even over crowding them didn’t help (for me at least) but after watching Father Fish, I decided to start over. I set up a new tank with fresh new cichlids and added plants. My goal was to stop water changes or keep them to a minimal. I decided to stop them and to my surprise the fish get along well. I’m not sure if water changes affect their behavior or not but I suspect when you change the water, especially large amounts, this affects the fish’s hormones, stressing them and making them more aggressive. After living in the same old (aged) water, I suspect the fish have agreed to their pecking order and live in harmony with their environment. I let nature take its course and that tank is flourishing. Thank you Father Fish. I was so hell bent on making sure I was doing my routine water changes, worried about the water parameters or if the water was too old and all kind of ridiculous stuff, but didn’t stop to think “maybe I should just let nature (and by nature I mean the tiny ecosystem in a glass box) take its course and so far it has been a great experience.

Just started my first tank the natural way pond soil sand tons of plants and on day 4 added my shrimp and snails I’m on around day 25 and I have happy shrimp tons of plant growth copepods seed shrimp tons of micro creatures it’s just amazing I am truly grateful to get the opportunity to create what I did and watch it happen and learn of people like father fish

I asked God a long time how to make a natural aquarium i could just leave alone. Just didt have source for plants. You were the answer to my prayers Father Fish. Thanks. It means more than you know.

i saw accidentaly father fish videos and i amaze thats why i bought 5gl and after 2weeks i think, i gave it and bought 30gal full of live plants now i have 3 aquarium haha sit back and observe thanks father fish

the well water here theres just certian things that dont survive in my tanks at all. After a few failures i realized it wasnt what i was doing wrong, its the water itself. There are other things that are really good at thriving in my waters so thats what i focus on. Videos like these reinforce that i really didnt do anything wrong.

PREACH. @Father Fish❤ 💪🙏

Yes Father Fish , you certainly did have something to say that was worth hearing. The best sentiment and reasoning of any Fish keeping video . We all really want to be intrinsically connected with our own Aquarium .🙏

Well Farther Fish, it looks like I am also in the stupid and ignorant category - and I am proud to be so. Fantastic video once again my friend.

Ďakujem za vaše video vďaka vám som si teraz začal viac vážiť prírodu a prežívať ju 😊 Mám síce len 15l akvárium ale urobím z neho krásny ekosystém a máte pravdu niektorí si zoberú niečo z vášho rozprávania tou osobou som aj ja. Nech sa vám v živote darí a nech vás ochraňuje pán Boh .😊

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

Všetko najlepšie s vašou novou nádržou. Na zdravie.

@Dalciak

25 күн бұрын

​@@FatherFish thank you father fish greet from Slovakia

Absolutely loved this video. I am in the stage of gathering plants for my first aquarium and you were and still are an invaluable resource. Technically and philosophically. I really share the thought that you set up your tank to the best of your abilities and then trust that nature will take it in the right direction. I feel some people on the internet see their aquarium as a child they need to constantly monitor and correct. I'm gonna show my tank how to walk and then watch it from my couch as learns itself how to run. Keep making these videos! Your voice is so soothing and relaxing I could listen to you read the phone book 😂

There are a difference between sciences and scientisms

Love your videos Father fish

This is so beautiful. Literally I said to myself half jokingly "This is my Church" right about @12:00

every new tank I set up (for friends, relatives, myself) proves that your way is right! thanks for your words, they are well received!

I'm inimidated by your method but want very much to try it. I've never had real plants in my aquarium. They've always melted back and never regrew. I'm hoping I can practice your method and finally have a natural tank. I'm so glad I found you, Father Fish!

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

You can do it!

@yairakatz8688

Ай бұрын

Something important you should know is that most of the time, aquatic plants you buy at the local pet store are actually grown not submerged, and need time to grow new leaves that are able to survive submerged in water. The plants grown under water are going to have much smaller leaves and might be more expensive, but they won't melt underwater.

I like that kind of content, zen, and nature: what I want an aquarium for. It's impossible to control nature, there are so many factors, and one tank means one unique environment, so observation is key to knowing when to intervene.

Just got some algae growth as well as some of the moss I had is growing as well. About to cut back on the light and leave it alone. Add8ng shrimp in a while

Wielki szacunek dla Pana. Znakomite porady !. Pozdrowienia z Polski

Thank you Father Fish,everything you say is worth hearing. God love you ♥️.

Father Fish, I just found you.. and I am totally enthralled with your philosophy on a healthy aquarium. It really makes me think about the struggle we face every day to fend off nature in regards to our living environments, and even as a society. Thank you for your inspiring videos, and getting me to think outside of the box. I could listen to you theorize till the cows come home.

Ive been practicing a lot of what knowledge you bestow on us. So far I have had zero issues ❤

Your videos and teachings are so inspirational and educational. You've inspired me to create 18 tanks using your natural approach. I love watching my fish, plants and other organisms thrive. It seems like every time I watch my tanks, I see something different. A baby fish, a new leave growing on a plant or a tiny fish or a shrimp. It’s like every day there’s always something new to see. You don't have to be an expert to have a natural aquarium. You just need to be patient and observant. Keep up the great work!

@yairakatz8688

Ай бұрын

This is so inspiring!

Hi, I set up an aquarium following 1 of your videos and everything is working fine. I didn't follow it down to the T. Because I live in a coastal coastal city, so i didn't use natural water because of too many pollutants and also im surrounded by sea water. BUT I did put the sponge from my filter into an existing tank of mine. I have noticed that bio film grew pretty quickly on my drift wood, in the new aquarium. Thank you!!!

You should make a video on Lighting. People uses red, blue and white led to provide all spectrum. Science says that white light has combinations of all 7 colored rays. So using only white led should provide all spectrum of lights.

@jbvmpsmtr5488

2 ай бұрын

I've read somewhere that red and blue light are specifically selected to boost flowering and growth (not necessarily in that order, I can't remember exactly).

@EireFirst2024

2 ай бұрын

High enough intensity white light is good enough,trust me I'm living it 😁

@GoldXy

2 ай бұрын

I have 2 tanks with WRGB lights and a normal white t5 light same plants but on my WRGB red plants shows red coloration and dwarf sagitaria stay short no need to trim but on my white light red plants are pink/brown and dwarf sag are much longer..

@EireFirst2024

2 ай бұрын

Sunlight is white.... The end 😂

@GoldXy

2 ай бұрын

@@EireFirst2024 yes in human eye. The end. 😊

I get this! I put zero chemicals in the water, aded plants when algae started to apear, snails to clean it and some fish for the plants. If you see my aquarium you wont believe how many fish and types of fish i got living together in harmony.JUST NEED a little more sand and a food web going. Best time I enjoy when fish see me aproaching and theyr happy to see me and wait for the food.

God bless you Father Fish. You have done, with your aquarium philosophy, much good to my life❤

I love this video ❤ thanks for sharing! It’s so important to be patient with your tanks and just watch them, there are many in the hobby that don’t understand why we’re so hands off with our tanks, why we aren’t always adding chemicals and doing water changes. Why we aren’t tearing our tanks down and rescaping them twice a year, they just don’t understand. 🩵

I have said it before.. But years ago I had tanks...gave up...lost to many nice fish...I used every chemical on the market...loads of water changes.. Now I follow father fish and I started with one tank I have two now...they are doing wonderful...loads of plants..dirt substrate ..I could never keep neon tetras...now I can...its amazing...if you want a beautiful tank follow father fish...to the letter..don't be a rascal and make up your own ideas.. Thank you Father Fish 🙏

I would love to smoke with Father Fish and just have a good dialog and show our aquariums. Thought provoking and intelligent man.

@rudytheduck4776

2 ай бұрын

I don't think father fish smokes 😅

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

lol.

Glad I followed your guidelines Father Fish. God bless and Happy Easter…..He is risen

Other aquarium channels: "how to test water!" "how to change water!""how to clarify water!" "how to turn water into wine!". Father Fish channel "leave it alone!".

Love you father fish ❤ your a pure kind hearted legend to me! It amazes,excites and inspires me watching your videos.youtube used to tell me my tanks were wrong dirty and I was mistreating them.then i found Lucus at LRB and yourself letting me know nutures way is ok ❤ thank you so much for all your wisdom dude!!

Another great video by my favourite fish aquarium you tuber Father FIsh love it like all of them keep up the good work

GRATITUDE 💥🐟🤩💥

Thank you Father Fish and please preach on. Honestly after this video and last weeks Do Nothing vid it really had me thinking really thinking about what I do with my tanks And the need to really do less. You Inspire me sir, and I get you!! Thank you and have a blessed Easter 🙏

I believe trying to change water chemistry with chemicals is like riding the Carousel. I keep fish and plants that do well in my aquarium. I’ve been in the hobby since 1977 and have never tested my water. Had fish that outgrew my tanks and passed them along to a friend who had a much bigger tank. Yes NEVER tested my water . Listen to this good advice and you won’t be running around like a chicken with your head cut off.

A beleza da natureza, reproduzida no aquário através do aquarista, transborda do que vemos no aquário e nos faz sentir mais próximos de Deus, porque a beleza vem de Deus.

A sermon on the importance of letting nature do what nature does, with a little help from her friends. Just lovely ff. I felt this deeply. ☺☮❤🐠🦐🪴

Father gosh took me beyond the aquarium and just gave me marriage advice! You were preaching!! I love it! Thank you so much for teaching us the true way to love our tanks and to show up, letting things flow, in life . Teaching us that it’s ok to let go of control

Thank you Father Fish. For everything 😊

I just realized your giving advice about people as well as fish!! I am so excited to set up my tank now. The artificial way did not work and you've given me confidence now to do it the natural way. Thank you so much, your such a gift.

I really loved this video Thanks for making it. Hope you have a great Easter!

Thanks FF. I enjoyed that SO MUCH! It really gets me where I live. I love my natural Father Fish style aquarium, and I believe it loves me. That sounds silly, I know, but it blossoms under my care and I am so grateful to you for showing me how to do it this way. I always knew aquarium keeping could be like this: so natural and so real and so peaceful. I just didn't know how to make it so, until now. Thank you again for being you and sharing with us. ❤

❤I’ve always loved being surrounded by life and I’m loving this hobby even more since I found you. Thank you for being awesome. God bless you.

Awesome video.

Thanks for all you teach us FF...we learn so much from you...Happy Easter!

You bring joy and life into my aquarium keeping.

You filled my aquarium loving heart with joy and pleasure father fish. I wish someone told me how to do it right when i started this hobby 22 years ago when i was an 8 year old child.

When people try to evaluate methods (gadgetry vs simplicity + balance) the proof is in the pudding. Gadgetry tries to artificially make it good from day 1 and assumes reset every few years or at least copious labor plus lots of money. Simplicity + balance gets better and better the longer its allowed to thrive with no more than minor nurturing along the way. I think that lesson could be applied to a whole lot more than fish tanks, but fish tanks is a good start.

You do apply science father fish, but in a way that is natural, and using what nature already gave us. Those who think themselves superior because they think themselves better are wrong and ignorant. Keep doing what youre doing!

thanks father fish!! you have helped me sooo much since i started 3 years ago!! great video!

I get it Father Fish. God gave people all of nature to enjoy.

Right on point! To you and your family and all your viewers have a Blessed Easter!

So glad I found this man .....sit back and let much smarter mother nature do what shes been doing for billions of years....I love it so fascinating God bless

Thank you FF for the preaching.. I loved it...God created us for pleasure...everything we do is to bring pleasure...I sure will sit back and enjoy my aquarium.

Hi. I'm from Brazil. Estou iniciando agora com aquários. Há tempos, venho lendo e estudando muitos criadores de conteúdo. E todos, incentivam mas ao mesmo tempo burocratizam a atividade. E ao encontrar seus vídeos ontem, tive a certeza de que é o estilo que quero seguir. Obrigado pela sua doçura e simplicidade em abordar o tema!

I too tend to just let things be. I have looked at many photos of water life in so many different places. Underwater buried towns. Man made coastlines. Dead seas. Yet life is plentiful. My tanks have varying surfaces. Some planted some gravel and plastic. Many are years in the making. I can now sit back and enjoy all my tanks as pristine. The water is crystal clear. Very little water changes. I hardly remove 40 percent of water.

Have 2 FF tanks, a few months old, just had to set up a 3rd just for cuttings, you rock FF. P.S. Yes, just leave it alone !

@XCCON2009

2 ай бұрын

Started in Feb, Now my plants are going yellow and brown. Had 8 fish and I'm down to 1. I tried the not doing anything and set it and forget it... but it's been yellow, have done water changes. Thought this way would be easier, but it's costing me more. The shoal group is telling me to test the water, but according to FF YT, I'm told let nature do nature lol it's killing everyone though. Still not going to give up.. I got more muck to add and hopefully it'll help and my plants will cone back. Began adding potassium.

So well said! Thanks for articulating this! You are one who understands me.

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

And you understand me. Thank you for your love of the hobby

I love your videos! I’m learning so much and could listen to you talk forever ❤

Just got my order from father fish and I’d like to say thank you so much it was all perfect will have to order again thank you for everything

Happy Easter, Father Fish!

Best video everrrrr

I love the clips of followers’ tanks. So nice! 😊

Science is not the dismissal of nature, the embrace of technology for its own sake, or the reason why people put others down.

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

For too many fish keepeers technology is an alternative to natural systems.

@JanDeWilde

2 ай бұрын

​@@FatherFish The driver for pushing these products is the market though. I don't see the need to put this onto the scientific method. You are observing the natural world, recreating natural systems in aquariums and then observe what's going on in there and share your conclusions. That sounds a lot like science… Now, let's see what's happening in that resurrection jar….

This filled my heart 🫶🏻 I'm seriously hungover

Praise Happy Easter fatherfish

I got so engrossed in listening to it as if its a spiritual guru is talking. Thank you Sir!!

I fallow your instructions and.....MyTanks it looks amazing, all as You told...Nature take care about all things by self.. Brilliant... Thanks :)

Another great and beautiful video father fish

Happy Easter!

Hi Father Fish...just to say..I set up a 6 gallon tank..I followed your advice about how to use play sand...it was perfect..I could not believe it...did it years ago and washed it...was a mess😂.. Just to thank you again for sharing your knowledge.. God bless 🙏.. O just to say put dirt in...put play sand in...covered with plastic...filled with water...perfect

This is so true. We all needed this message. Thank you Father Fish. ❤

Thank you. Enjoy learning from you. My tanks thank you too!

Yes I get this, I definitely feel this for sure. Absolutely great video❤

KEEP PREACHING 🖤🖤🖤 the ones who get it, get it! i seen it with my own eyes and i am a believer!! thank you for changing this hobby for me... its been 2 years now.

I have been a gardener all my life. I see my aquariums as an extension of that. Why do I garden? I am in awe of God's creation - how a tiny seed can grow into a huge and beautiful thing that will be pleasant to look at or good to eat. The aquarium, set up in a natural way, is actually aquatic gardening, and is another way to enjoy the wonder of God's creation, and to truly appreciate what He has given us in the life that surrounds us.

Amen!!!!!

Love your videos Father! ♥

"Sit back and let it happen," were the last words i heard before the LSD kicked in :)

From Venezuela, thanks for your beutiful words, give me a lot of peace ❤

What a soothing video…thank you SIR F.F❤ NATURE AT ITS BEST😊BLESS YOU ALL & HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE 😅

Preach on Father Fish