Creating a Coarse Fish Aquarium

In this film I go though how you can make a UK river tank with native species.
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  • @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030
    @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 Жыл бұрын

    2:22 panda garra [ garra flavtra]

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    Thats it!

  • @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030
    @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 Жыл бұрын

    native fish are underrated

  • @owen1737

    @owen1737

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, my favorite are stone loaches. Most outgoing fish in my tank, they literally eat from my hand and are always nipping on my arm when im doing anything in the aquarium. Would love a native weather loach tho

  • @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030

    @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030

    8 ай бұрын

    @@owen1737 I find some rather chunky stone loaches in a small brook connected to the River Avon. Would love to try keeping them but don't have much space

  • @samuelgarrod8327

    @samuelgarrod8327

    5 ай бұрын

    By whom?

  • @ahsoka_polo

    @ahsoka_polo

    18 күн бұрын

    ​@@owen1737 i usually feed my mountain cloud minnows by hand

  • @captainkenzie6873
    @captainkenzie6873 Жыл бұрын

    Try some native shrimp or snails for the algae. 👍

  • @jointgib

    @jointgib

    3 ай бұрын

    yeah, ramshorn snails are great at keeping the glass spotless and shrimps deal with a lot of things that can lead to algae

  • @alicornish
    @alicornish8 ай бұрын

    I keep Rudd have done for a year their slow growing witch is amazing :) I have around 30 fish just recently setup 4 more aquariums so 2 will be native tanks :) fantastic videos :)

  • @sigspearthumb9574
    @sigspearthumb95748 ай бұрын

    Only thing I’d say is that the hillstream and panda garra kinda need friends. That species of loach and garra are social creatures

  • @bluesteno64

    @bluesteno64

    2 ай бұрын

    Yes! I agree here!

  • @JacobWalker918
    @JacobWalker9182 ай бұрын

    Thank you man this has been really helpful

  • @ColdwaterTanks
    @ColdwaterTanks Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting project, and some cool looking fish! Looking forward to seeing this progress! Thanks for sharing!

  • @Weedee82
    @Weedee82 Жыл бұрын

    That is a great idea. It beats the normal salt tropical fresh I am definitely going to look into this more

  • @UKFishCam
    @UKFishCam Жыл бұрын

    I love native wildlife at home! Can’t wait to get a bigger tank and try this myself. Been wanting to do stone loaches for ages

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah worth a go for sure!

  • @Geethreeohm
    @Geethreeohm Жыл бұрын

    Definitely a great idea I'm just about to start a perch pond in my garden .

  • @AnyoneForToast
    @AnyoneForToast Жыл бұрын

    Niiicce. Looking forward to seeing the progress. And the pike tank! 👍

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    yes hard part it finding a pike small enough!

  • @jurassic_hobbyonmyaltaccou3878
    @jurassic_hobbyonmyaltaccou3878 Жыл бұрын

    Super cool

  • @bluesteno64
    @bluesteno642 ай бұрын

    This. Is. AWESOME 😭😭😭😭

  • @spearwig
    @spearwig Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff mate. Looking forward to the pike.

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    cheers!

  • @kieranfoster902
    @kieranfoster9024 ай бұрын

    I used to have a tank with small carp, barbel, chub, gudgeon and bitterling. The bitterling came for free with the fresh water mussel I bought (after they hatched out from it). Unfortunately they were all female.

  • @AllroundJack
    @AllroundJack8 ай бұрын

    Very cool

  • @Danny-outside
    @Danny-outside9 ай бұрын

    You should buy a floating solar air pump for the pond there about £40 and a grate for a pond your size in the summer when it get hot.

  • @kevinchamberlain7928
    @kevinchamberlain7928 Жыл бұрын

    Every second loved! A pike would be a hell of of tank fish! I wanna set up wild brownies in a tank and see if they can be bred?

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    I think trout would be tricky to get to breed but maybe!

  • @jackhigham1918
    @jackhigham1918 Жыл бұрын

    I have been thinking about making a native tank for a while and this was a final push for me!

  • @vbn828
    @vbn828 Жыл бұрын

    That’s so cool! The sucker fish is a panda garra

  • @bluesteno64

    @bluesteno64

    2 ай бұрын

    Those are native to the UK.

  • @vbn828

    @vbn828

    2 ай бұрын

    @@bluesteno64 no there not

  • @marinociano
    @marinociano Жыл бұрын

    Did this ages ago same concept irish native tank (450L) had tench rudd and one or 2 carp

  • @AlexsAnimalChannel
    @AlexsAnimalChannel Жыл бұрын

    Great video Jack :)

  • @willmillard83
    @willmillard83 Жыл бұрын

    love it mate!

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    cheers!

  • @PhillWyattFishing
    @PhillWyattFishing8 ай бұрын

    Very interesting. I used to have a minnow I kept him in a small tank for around 2 years. I caught him from the river running through Stourbridge with a small net. I used to feed him with goldfish flakes. Eventually I put him in the garden pond.

  • @splitcanerods1
    @splitcanerods17 ай бұрын

    Hi smashing video! I did more or less the same thing in September. I purely felt my own way as although I have kept fish for many years I wanted a natural UK tank. There is a small river near by, it was an open sewer at one time! However when cycling I saw herons and kingfishers there! So took a net along and collected sticklebacks and bullheads and I have a few snails for algae control. I later decided to fish with rod and line. To my amazement I discovered spots with depths of 6'!. I caught minnows and small chublets which I took and they are great in the tank. Its working well. I desperately want 3 or 4 gudgeon. I know you have videos with them and its local to me. would love it if you have suggestions of where to try? I'm not disclosing information but my ventures through head high nettles and brambles have seen me come to grips with 3lb + chub and sizeable perch and roach. Wonderful nature in an ex-industrial black country location. Thanks and subscribed

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    7 ай бұрын

    try MF Aquatics they sell and send them out

  • @splitcanerods1

    @splitcanerods1

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Chasingscalesspecieshunt Thanks will do!

  • @RASTELEDI
    @RASTELEDI6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video

  • @seancassidy4812
    @seancassidy4812 Жыл бұрын

    This is a good video man

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers Sean

  • @englishgoordie
    @englishgoordie Жыл бұрын

    Very nice

  • @fallows4life
    @fallows4life5 ай бұрын

    You should add ruffe at some point

  • @BigJeff-lq7vz
    @BigJeff-lq7vz Жыл бұрын

    I have a stickleback in one of my tanks ❤

  • @jimpickens4067
    @jimpickens4067 Жыл бұрын

    Great little project. I think long before adding the Fish I would have added Copepods, Daphnia, River Limpets, Freshwater Winkles, Wandering Snails.... Would have suggested Great Pond snail and Great Ramshorn snail but they favour more stagnant water, Freshwater Shrimp, Fresh Water Mussels, Seed shrimp all of these natives should remove slot of organic waste and Algae growth prior to the introduction of fish.... Plus some of them will make nice snacks for some of the Fish, especially Stickleback and Minnows

  • @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030

    @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030

    Жыл бұрын

    theodoxus snails would also work but roach like eating them

  • @kingofthepond6612
    @kingofthepond6612 Жыл бұрын

    I did this two years back but my tench and roach outgrew the aquarium I had. The thing that fascinated me the most was my tench’s successful attempts at eating my minnows lol I didn’t know they did this until owning one

  • @smashcarriage
    @smashcarriage Жыл бұрын

    Good stuff. I've got some Rudd in my garden (wildlife) pond. They are shy but I couldn't have a pond without fish and I've found them to be a good compromise as they haven't really grown at all in 3 years

  • @startrekmodelmaker4457
    @startrekmodelmaker4457 Жыл бұрын

    I loved putting eels in mine

  • @englishfishkeeper2007
    @englishfishkeeper2007 Жыл бұрын

    I also have a river tank. 1 chub, 1 dace, 1 orfe, 1 gudgeon, 1 minnow, 1 rudd and 4 bleak. All amazing

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @isfbuster6733

    @isfbuster6733

    Жыл бұрын

    Not picking holes but don't minnows shoal in the wild so you'd want a few ?

  • @englishfishkeeper2007

    @englishfishkeeper2007

    Жыл бұрын

    All the fish in my tank shoal together even though they are different species. Although to this day the minnow has been eaten by the chub

  • @isfbuster6733

    @isfbuster6733

    Жыл бұрын

    @@englishfishkeeper2007 thanks for the reply. Yeah chub will do that. Funnily enough I used to fish for chub in a stream as a kid, it's where i see the minnows.

  • @jimothyj2638
    @jimothyj263810 ай бұрын

    Algae is beneficial to your fish and adding algae remover does more harm than good

  • @gazgonenative4696
    @gazgonenative4696 Жыл бұрын

    Very similar to my native tank but lot smaller . Well done thow

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    Yours is epic

  • @gazgonenative4696

    @gazgonenative4696

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Chasingscalesspecieshunt thanks jack . Have you been to jacks in Nottingham yet it’s amazing

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gazgonenative4696 he tank is at the start!

  • @Nicktgrief
    @Nicktgrief Жыл бұрын

    if you search for Rachel O leary she did a hill stream tankwith native american fish it was great but it was about 5ft x 2ft ! WHat size is that tank Jack? I've often thought about seting up one.

  • @Cankayrakli
    @Cankayrakli Жыл бұрын

    Hey, How is it going with your aquarium?

  • @andybenstead7240
    @andybenstead72402 ай бұрын

    A word of warning its illegal to remove freshwater fish , and if you remove them from angling club waters too , also its illegal to release any fish into any waterway system

  • @spfbaits
    @spfbaits7 ай бұрын

    What do you recommend for temperature on a 60L tank, just have it at room temp throughout the year?

  • @321tms2
    @321tms2 Жыл бұрын

    for alagae eaters i recomend theodoxus fluviatilis. nice very small european snail from nerite snail family

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    not heard of that one will check it out

  • @d803albion

    @d803albion

    Жыл бұрын

    Grayling can be surprising Jack …. A friend had one in his garden pond for several years, water quality is key. We catch 2 inch grayling on size 14 dry flies …. They are ambitious ! And pretty little fish ….

  • @dwanebarrett7481
    @dwanebarrett74814 ай бұрын

    May l ask what size tank & what filter rate ltrs per hour please. A great looking tank with healthy fish 👍

  • @assassin3003
    @assassin3003 Жыл бұрын

    I have 3 common bodied long finned goldfish shubunkin and 2 sarasa comments in a 100 gallon with some hardy plants in I was wondering what hardy cold-water fish that can tolerate a variety of temperatures I could put in.

  • @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030

    @amazingaquaticsandexotics3030

    Жыл бұрын

    depends on your region but dojo loaches are pretty bulletproof and so are spotted hoplo catfish

  • @bluesteno64

    @bluesteno64

    2 ай бұрын

    The “common bodied long finned” goldfish are called Comets!

  • @filiplaskovski9993
    @filiplaskovski99933 ай бұрын

    Never add rocks to bare bottom man!! Add some substrate first or use egg crates

  • @keytesofessex
    @keytesofessex Жыл бұрын

    Jeeeeez. .., those ads….😢

  • @aaronfiddy4260
    @aaronfiddy426010 ай бұрын

    U had permission of the environment agency

  • @Cheesefiddlehorn
    @Cheesefiddlehorn Жыл бұрын

    I’m considering owning stickleback but I can’t find a tank size can someone help?

  • @America......
    @America......9 ай бұрын

    So can you catch and keep bullhead in your pond in the uk or no Id be really grateful if somebody told me

  • @Qalmcut

    @Qalmcut

    9 ай бұрын

    i put some in last year, they survived for quite some time, there wasn't too many, but i believe they are still alive and well.

  • @America......

    @America......

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Qalmcut thank you for telling me 👍 I'll probably put some in my pond soon

  • @laurenceneville
    @laurenceneville Жыл бұрын

    Almost the same set of species as I have. I tried bullheads, but had to move them to a separate tank because of the difficulty feeding (worms need to be dropped right in front of them!). I also have a silver bream which doesn't grow too fast, plus ruffe. I found bitterling in a shop about a year ago, but they were not the exact species found in UK, though looked very similar.

  • @keytesofessex
    @keytesofessex7 ай бұрын

    Those flipping adverts are so long

  • @andrewbyron6048
    @andrewbyron6048 Жыл бұрын

    DC freshwater fish have bitterlings and bullheads for sale🙂

  • @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    @Chasingscalesspecieshunt

    Жыл бұрын

    hmmm well far as I know they shouldn't !

  • @sandolorsilverdollar
    @sandolorsilverdollar Жыл бұрын

    do they breed

  • @UncalBertExcretes
    @UncalBertExcretes3 ай бұрын

    I have done this for years, currently my tank has a mirror carp, 2 tench, a barbel and a crusian carp

  • @AwesomeAngryBiker
    @AwesomeAngryBiker2 ай бұрын

    Why is the comments section full of people bragging about themselves and their tanks 🙄🙄🙄🙄

  • @thylacine123
    @thylacine1233 ай бұрын

    pike are really bad at running into glass and messing up their jaws, even in very large tanks they do this

  • @aaronfiddy4260
    @aaronfiddy426010 ай бұрын

    Eel

  • @edwardsdeacon
    @edwardsdeacon9 ай бұрын

    🤔 you are overfeeding these fish. They really only need to eat a couple times a week. If you put some leaf litter in the tank that will provide the base for nutrients to grow on which the will consume.

  • @googleisshittoss
    @googleisshittoss Жыл бұрын

    Might be worth mentioning, that taking fish from a club or day ticket fishery is theft...and you may well be prosecuted.

  • @andybenstead7240

    @andybenstead7240

    2 ай бұрын

    Also its illegal to remove native fish , and to release them back into any water system

  • @davidbarclay2032

    @davidbarclay2032

    18 күн бұрын

    There’s always two of them!!.

  • @googleisshittoss

    @googleisshittoss

    18 күн бұрын

    @@davidbarclay2032 Meaning?

  • @aaronfiddy4260
    @aaronfiddy426010 ай бұрын

    Roach won't out grow 😂a 4 foot tank ffs 😂😂😂