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My wife and I met Father Fish at his aquarium store 10 or more years ago. During our visits there shopping and talking with him we learned so much from him. Our fish and shrimp tanks started flourishing almost immediately when we put his advice into action. He made this hobby more enjoyable and rewarding for us. Now we get keep learning from him here on KZread. Thanks Father Fish

@awesomeGking

2 ай бұрын

How soon do you put shrimp in to your tanks? I figure I'll add fish first and continue adding more every week or so but wasn't sure when shrimp would be good to go

@vivekfriendly24

2 ай бұрын

​@@awesomeGking you can add them right now along with fishes... I have added them along with guppies... they were quite good companies for fish they eat anything like coriander leaves.. spinach... Carrot pieces etc

@user-mc3ps6zq8g

2 ай бұрын

Tanks for such crucial information, that will help me to restart my fish tank . WillbI get baby fish from my fish set up from your advice ?

@Bodangers

Ай бұрын

@vivekfriendly24 they are more sensitive and should be added after those guppies. It could work better safe than sorry.

@user-xz8xd5oo2p

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much sir father fish Im Arabic Iraq bagdad.

Bought a tank. Did what you said. 4 months later water is perfect and fish is thriving. No clean up, no mess. You are legitimate sir. Thank-you!!!

The secret to a successful planted tank is benign neglect, but the hardest thing to do is nothing.

@nsane992002

2 ай бұрын

Well said!!

@Fitna.United

8 күн бұрын

had just a small fight with 3 others in my living room. They grouped up and started: hey lot of plants like can u cut some. It's really not so bright . They sat down and started observing. They understood. They saw tons of small creatures, snails, shrimps everything. The fish were in dark areas they even started handfeeding my extremely friendly Gardner killifish. The fish are really healthy and happy.

I showed this video to my fish and they all agree.

"Make a contract with Mother Nature and learn to live with the Joy of Life." Pearls!

This man is very wise and full of goodness! Could listen to him all day!

I've love how you're taking over the hobby and getting the recognition u deserve. thanks, father, fish. Truly changed my life. And I share this all over Facebook. Everyone has so many problems and dead fish and chemicals. I say this: Two words father fish!!!!! Please research him. Best thing I've done years ago. My fish breed, and my plants thrive. Snakeplissken. Thanks lue❤ from michigan. Shared.

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Thank you guys. You are my rock !

lols - "do nothing" is the most difficult task in the aquarium hobby for most people...

@alexanderscott9001

2 ай бұрын

You're right about that lol. My aquarium will look perfect and no problems and I'm thinking " I know i need to be doing something"

@JasonMatthewCrabtree

2 ай бұрын

I used to be one of those and it's one of the things that I really loved about all of the tech with high-tech tanks. Controllers pumps filters shit to maintain, but all that stuff to control the parameters perfectly and have everything set to some arbitrary value that is supposed to be ideal. I have done a complete 180 and boy am I happier with a tank that I set up a year and a half ago and maybe only done 5 or 6 water changes in the first couple of months and maybe one more few months ago

@NEnigma777

2 ай бұрын

It’s so hard for me! I test the water and see problems and I immediately want to fix it 😫

@user-it8bi5mo3t

Ай бұрын

@@NEnigma777 that’s been the hardest thing for me as well, my test kit is starting to gather dust and sometimes I’m tempted. But I know if I do I’ll start trying to fix things that don’t need fixing! Best of luck!

@louisguagenti6600

16 сағат бұрын

I had a shrimp colony that was starting to really take off. Then I decided there was fixing that needed to be done. Bad choice. The tank crashed because I fixed something that didn’t need to be fixed.

I am a firm believer in the less you mess with nature the less problems you will have. I've kept a 40 gallon breeder with 2 sponge filters, live plants assorted with tetras, corys, shrimp, and Bolivian rams and I haven't lost a fish. I only top the water off when it gets low.

It worked 4 months and my plecko/Molly ballon aquarium now has been thriving for a while

Greetings from Russia ! I have been in the aquarium business for over 30 years. And this approach is very different from ours. Ours is taking longer and more difficult or not?)) We pour soil (nutrient substrate and sand on top) + decor from stones and driftwood, fill with water + add bacteria to start (for example from Tetra) or a couple of gallons from an old aquarium and wait 3 days . We don't turn on the lights!!! During this time, the water becomes cloudy and then clear. The launch took place. Then we plant the plants and turn on the lightsfor 5-6 hours per week. And only a week later we plant the first residents. Snails and inexpensive fish. and wait another 3-4 weeks. After this, you can introduce the main inhabitants of the aquarium and increase daylight hours (at your discretion). For the impatient, the option is to immediately plant the plants and the first inhabitants, but we must increase the volume of water from the old aquarium! Light 3-5 hours, but expect lots of algae! That's about it!))

In China there was an ancient way to keep fish, which we call 古法养鱼 Gu Fa Yang Yu, it’s basically doing the same. Dirt in huge china water vase, any clean water sat for a day(it’s called trap water), water plant, lotus, fish, TA-DA! Same philosophy.

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Dirted tanks are ancient.

In the past I learned that when my tanks were set up right and left alone, they did far better than changing anything around or doing anything at all. At times in the past when I wasn’t feeling good and had neglected my tanks, they flourished. This hobby is one where nature takes care of everything for you if you let it 🙏

@2011Illumination

2 ай бұрын

yea, and we are the one who sabotage it, just like what we r doing to this earth now

I was about to give up on having my aquarium on till i found you father fish. After 3 years of owning my aquarium everything just started falling apart and now im taking a different step today. I bought your soil substrate a month ago and i am taking a new step to this you gave me the will to keep going thank you very much father fish nothing is better then a natural aquarium!

I've created 2 farther fish tanks and when I'm at work I can't wait to get hime just to spend time watching it in all its glory

I dirted a 3 gallon tank. I've done nothing to it and it is absolutely thriving. Fish super colorful, plants literally growing up through the surface. I have a tiny hob filter that basically just gently circulates the water.

I did this 7 weeks ago & now have a thriving tank with pregnant guppies minnows & mollies 😊 I have 3 baby guppies & a tiny baby molly there maybe more in there hiding in the plants I have 2 different snails in there too next step to get a clean up crew shrimps & some other bottom feeders, I’ve kept fish since I was very small this is the best tank anyone can create I’ve never done a water change just top ups no chemicals… Farther fish your a inspiration thank you ❤

@kcomeskyy9911

Ай бұрын

What do you keep your temp at? Do you use a heater? Or a filter?

I started 2 tanks 3 months ago. Bought everything I thought I would need. At the time of my purchase I discovered Father Fish. Set my tanks up accordingly. Almost call went well until I over fed. I rebalance and almost all has been good. The introduction of new fish from the petstore being the main challenge. I have the test kits but haven’t even broken the seals on them as I watch my tank and let it communicate to me.

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

It's funny to see this video title. That message is one I've been thinking here lately. One example of that is taking one of the two lights off my 40 while I have the highlight plant in the back under the light and a low light plant in the front. I don't cut them and interfere very little. Works well.

Father Fish, you have made this hobby enjoyable again. I have kept fish since 2007, and there were many times I had become so frustrated that I was ready to give up. You have made it fun again. I started some resurrection jars, and I really enjoy seeing the life in there. I’m looking forward to cultivating the daphnia and other creatures to try and establish a food web for my tanks.

My cat is a firm believer in watching it sit ..

His method works great. I've only had my tank set up for 4 months now, and plants and fish are doing great, and the substrate is showing no sign of losing nutrients (common issue with the Walstad/NPT tanks I've set up using soil with gravel cap). As a result, I'd say plant growth has been slower overall, but the growth is very healthy and algae is almost absent. I'd highly recommend this method for anyone wanting to set up their first planted tank. If you follow his directions, you'll have a tank that more or less takes care of itself.

Ive instituted alot of your ideas in my first planted aquarium. The result? No ammonia/nitrite readings in the middle of the process...yet the plants grow like theyre Co2 infused, at least doubling in size in less than 3 weeks. Plants are a priceless end game for all things which can harm the ecosystem. Its incredible witnessing this.

Great😊 Iam one month very close to mother nature😊,....thank you father Fish.❤

What a wonderful teacher you are Father Fish!

My son and I met father fish on his aquarium back on Maryland some 7 years ago. Father fish has been detrimental for my son's interest in biology. He took Biology mostly due to this. Thanks father fish ❤

@craigrockwell3159

Ай бұрын

Jeez.....if father fish had been insturmental rather than detrimental yer kid would be bloody Jacques Cousteau by now!

@kaiatheodore

Ай бұрын

Hey man, "detrimental" means "harmful."

Absolutely love this video sir! Everything you are showing us in one video. I think this video will be very helpful to everyone from just researching your style a tank to someone already neck deep into them. Your way is so awe inspiring honesty and makes me feel grateful I found you on here to inspire me. Thank you sir…. And thank you again for sharing a clip of my channel in your b roll 🙏😁👍❤️

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Wonderful to share the tanks of all my friends.

Happy Saturday FF🙏

What a joy it is to have found your channel.

I just set up my 55 gallon into a natural aquarium today is day 1! So excited to just enjoy my tank and watch my fish.

Thank you for this video father fish! I unknowingly have been following your advice ever since, way long before finding your channel. I can truly testify that you are a thousand percent right!

been researching and getting into keeping fish to make up for my mistakes as a kid with a betta I had, Father fish you seem so nice and havign a tank where I do nothign but sit back and watch my fish has been a dream. you inspire me! Hopefully I'll set up a tank or a ressurection jar this year :)

Making the story short, I bought a fish tank for my son and after few days, he lost the interest, so all the efforts was on me. I was very tired of changing water/filter and etc..... I was about to give up....Then I came to this channel/world. I watched several videos, and set up my tank with the help of materials from a pond near my house using whatever I could collect, snail, leaves, water plants, muds etc .... . It has been 6 days since, and I swear to god, NEVER/EVER my water tank been that much crystal clear.... I cant appreciate your help enough father fish...God bless you..

@FatherFish

Ай бұрын

Your son will bevcome interested if he can collect from the wild for the tank.

we Love Father Fish

Blessings upon you Elder. Your wisdom is simple and profound. I'm grateful I discovered you and look forward to building my own Lil nature in the future. Sitting on your hands doing nothing is the most difficult task for human beings. Trusting the Process!

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@leleo5019

2 ай бұрын

​@FatherFish you mentioned lights and wattage, i have a 40 gallon so I'll probably need around 150Watts, do I need to buy special aquarium lights or can I use normal LED Flood lights?

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

@@leleo5019 I am using LED floods

I thank Father Fish for I've got his advice almost a year ago and since than, my 95.4 lt tank is so wonderfull I can't discribe. Every word he says is good to provide knology into our tanks. Thanks again, Old Man! You are a wonderfull guy. May our Lord bless You. Nelson Schwarz South Brazil

Crazy amount of helpful information in all of your videos so thankful

This is a wise and experienced man. Is the first time I saw one of his videos and I am grateful and amazed. Just learned a magnificent lesson of how humans could bring nature to home. Everything is about respect. Thank you so much for sharing that amazing lesson.

Que Deus o abençoe por compartilhar seus conhecimentos 🙏🙏🙏

You have taught me much more than fish husbandry. I am so glad to learn from you. Thank you.

Following this step by step. Great information. Thank you!!

Happy fish Saturday to all here. Sent this a friend that is thinking about fish keeping on a small scale. Thank you sir.

Started a tank following father fish's advice about 6 months ago. I've got to admit, I was a little skeptical about whether it would work when i started so I introduce a heap of plants and 20 or so ghost shrimp I got on a cheap sale. 6 months later and the tank continues to thrive but now with a variety of snails, shrimp and fish I gradually introduced over time. I've never made a water change since starting the tank 6 months ago. Thank you!

I see you have some black skirt tetras they are an addition to my new tank and I’m loving them

Thank you father fish for your golden advice 😊 it really helped me with my aquarium hobby before i used to have a regular gravel tank with fake plants I used to do alot of water changes and heavy cleaning eventually my whole community of fish died off from the chlorine in the water I almost completely quit the hobby but ever since I found your channel I made myself my very own live aquarium with plants and a dirted subtrate i haven't done any water changes since its the 3rd month now and it's getting better my plants are growing rapidly that almost half the tank is covered my new fish loves their aquarium once again thank you god bless you sir 😁😊

Sou Brasileiro, amo aquarios, e sempre gostei de deixa-los o mais natural possivel. Achei sem querer esse canal e estou amando o seu conteudo. Pai peixe, voce é muito bom! Obrigado por compartilhar um pouco do seu conhecimento, ja estou colocando em pratica. Um forte abraço!

I converted all of my tanks to FF. Some are doing better than others, but I love working with nature rather than trying to combat it. It makes so much sense! Thank you for all your videos

I started aquarism less than a month ago. That Robbie got me! I'm looking for information and ended up discovering his channel. Thank you for your commitment to sharing your knowledge and experiences. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil!

Thankyou for not a new message but a reinforcement, a reminder if you will. Patients is a virtue. All the tests in the world wont give you a fraction of information that nature will feed you with OVER TIME. The caveat of course is that you need to become very familiar with your aquarium, and watch..and listen.

Your voice is very calming. Thanks for encouraging to be one with nature.

I have 10 gallon FF tank. One beta, 5 mini Cody. I’ve done nothing but refill, add stream “food” and cut back some plants in a year.

Great advice! Cloudy water scared me a year ago when I established my first aquarium only you calmed me down and I did nothing 😅😅😅 Guess what happened My aquarium clears up by self and I haven't done any water changes ever Thanks to you 👉 father fish

Trimming and replanting stem plants is also beneficial especially if you didnt get enough plants in the first place you can fill out some of the area that dont have plants 👍👍 this is a great video father fish😎😎

I got a new 100 gal aquariums and follow your instructions put it together 3 week’s ago so far it looks great 🎉🎉

I just got my first setup, got a glass small container with 2 plants, one statue and one fish (Sewellia Lineolata) inside (it’s a temporary setup of about 8x8x8 cm ) and although mine was very cloudy for the first few days and my boyfriend (who has his own bigger tank) kept telling me to do waterchanges like he had done I did nothing and little less than a week later my water had become a lot clearer and some new growth has begun to develop 😁

@FatherFish

10 күн бұрын

Hang tough. You will be rewarded.

I have kept Tropical / Freshwater fish twice in my life, once as a kid and again after I was older and wanted to introduce my kids to them when they were really small. Over the years I have kept a ton of Reptiles from Amazon and Madagascan Tree Boas to Day Geckos, Tokay Geckos, Red Eyed Tree Frogs and a lot more. I was always amazed by fish tanks because of the plants and the fact you could add multiple species and watch an underwater world existing right in front of you, I just never had the money to get back into the hobby or the space but will be starting again very soon. My point is I notice that when I was a kid keeping Fish or Reptiles I was naturally a bit lazy and ignorant to certain things I know and understand now but when I was a kid some of my Tanks and Vivarium's I was lazy with ended up being some of the most thriving life-filled tanks I ever owned, when I got older and started micro managing small details with temperature, testing water levels and what plants or food work best, how many hours a day I kept light on it all worked but I never noticed anything better than when I just left the tank to do it's own thing like this guy said. Sure I would have glass covered in algae ect but the tank was living with me just feeding it for 4 years, I didn't even do proper water changes just scooped a bucket worth out and poured a bucked back in (in Scotland we have good water) the point is the fish and plants did everything I didn't do. Same with the Reptiles, I used to find gecko eggs all the time when I was young but when I got al=der and started a breeding project I could never get them to breed lol.

I love the video! I learned the hard way by always playing around and thinking I needed to fix everything in the tank. I wish I came across your videos sooner. Spent way too much time and money on chemicals and trying to fix every little thing. I don't test my water nor water change any more. The hobby is way less stressful now. My original tank was gravel and now is capped with sand and a ton of plants. Thank you for sharing your wisdom

You are a blessing, thank you!

I was getting so bogged down in the technical advice that I forgot what I had learned outside. Thank you for the reminder. ❤

This was such a beautiful vid! Thank you for helping all of us with our tanks!

THANK YOU FATHER FOR YOUR USEFUL AND WONDERFUL INFORMATION GOD BLESS DAD........🥰

I do the same thing in my garden. Let the nature do it!

This is interesting because it takes a lot a work to find plants that don't die and actually grow in your tank

@Mrsboncouer

2 ай бұрын

Many of the ones I got to plant the tank with melted....not sure if thes😊e melting plants help the newly set up tank, and then add fish a few days later, or on day 1...sounds counterintuitive

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Did you buy these plants from me? Ifso send me your order number.

@dallasbrat81

2 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish wow thanks. I'll look for my order

@em-nn8tt

Ай бұрын

I’ve never had any plants die immediately, are you cycling and putting them in minimal lighting

Thank you sir! I have next aquarium planned and it will be done excatly like you said.

I have followed the father fish method and have been very successful. My fish get 1/8 of a teaspoon of food every 4 or 5 days and the aquarium THRIVES!

Wow love your experience and wisdom.

' The less you do, the better' that goes for our environment as well !.

🙂Hello. Thank you very much for your video. I watched and read a lot about aquariums. Sometimes I had a lot of ideas in my head on how to make a good aquarium. Now I know that nature, which I love so much, will take care of itself. And that's what's beautiful. Thank you.😀

That's Gospel 🙏 Thank you Lou

Hi Father Fish, im from Switzerland and i just build a Tank with your advices (a bit more than 150 Gallons) and it runs perfectly. im not finish yet because a did not put in some more Life from a stream or so or our Lake of Zuerich. But this will come next week. Thx again for your very informative videos theyre great. Cheers Joerg from Switzerland

Father Fish, I adore you! I love watching your videos and shorts. You have inspired me to give it a go. I just ordered my plants from you. I have everything else already so as soon as my plants arrive I am diving in, I am so excited! I tried fish tanks with all the filters and pumps and stuff 30 years ago and failed miserably. I swore I would never keep a fish tank again. I didn’t understand the science of it. One of the reasons I adore you so much is because you break things down where it’s almost impossible to fail using easy to follow step by step instructions. I love the love you have for nature. I just found out a few weeks ago that these tanks you talk about existed! How long have I been under that rock? 😂 Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us God bless

Love it! ❤️

I always learn a lot from your wise and beautiful words.

Thanks Father Fish. Loving learning about these natural tanks and verifying the right environment for our fish. It would be great to see some videos on what to do with certain tank issues. I know you say 'do nothing' but you mentioned on thing in this video that was valuable! My substrate sand was turning brown and getting a layout of algae on top. I googled it and it said to turn the lights down, so I stopped running my light all the time and it seems to have reduced it. You spoke a little about turning down the lights in this video and it would be great if you produced other videos along the same lines. Issues that may come up with your natural tank and what to do!

@dollybird6290

2 ай бұрын

Yes it's very important to talk about the downsides too.

@Father Fish I'd like to see a video or a short on how to protect planted tanks when you have to move. I'm moving to another state. How do i keep my dirted tanks from being tossed around and ruined?

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

draw the water down to one inch or less. Carry the tank, anything more than 55gal may require help. The tank can be moved successfully with a small amount of water covering the soil and plants.

Uimitor! Multumesc pentru sfaturi! Va doresc sanatate din Romania!

You are the best !!! Totally agree ❤

Hello and thank you very much for the unique advice. Sincere greetings and congratulations from Romania! Best regards Cristian

After watching this video, I realized how foolish I was to worry in vain and try to do nature's work (for example, because I was so worried about cloudy water, I changed the water too much).

Thank you

I started a 10 g tank 3 weeks ago following Father Fish method and so far so good. My plants and fish and shrimps are happy.

@RackwitzG

Ай бұрын

If you do nothing, you'll soon have snails.

@Jeanbanville

Ай бұрын

@@RackwitzG excellent I love snails!

That words are beautiful melody for my ear .

Hi uncle fish, my grandfather has a natural backyard tank with natural algae containing guppies and they keep multiplying happily compared to kept in aquarium with oxygen supply, they die within a day.I understand that..

Thank you for advices 🙂

I was just dealing with an algae bloom in the water in a 3 week old tank. I did a 33% water change to lower the concentration of nutrients. I put in a clean up crew of 10 rams horn snails and 2 mystery snails. I added double the plants I'm almost at a stem per gallon with java ferns and java moss . At The top of the tank I have 12 vine clippings with 6 inch roots. I'm going to watch the tank and see what happens. I'll try to do nothing if everyone is healthy and happy . Also going to be growing Moina water fleas with the 33% perfect green water I grabbed out of the tank earlier You're teaching me slowly thank you

Your ethos on fish keeping is in alignment with and proves terrain theory.. Germs are not the problem unless the organism is sick from malnutrition and or poisoned. Great content.

Thanks For Sharing Mate, how i like listen & see your videos they are always informative & Based on Your Trouly Experience. Bless You Mate 🙌

guys a genius , makes you really think about the hobby different

Merci Monsieur , From France .

This is fantastic, i think I may attempt this soon.

Such a great video sir

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

So nice of you

Just discovered your channel and looking forward to diving into it later. Nothing but good, real, experienced vibes. I'm planning on filming tutorial videos from inside my tank just for some kind of gimmick.

So, do you still have a filter and heater? I'm thinking of getting my first aquarium, so I'm the baby here. I love the idea of let nature do her thing and I love the style of it, it's life. Oh and I love those tiny cute pond creatures they are fun!

@FatherFish

19 күн бұрын

Yes I do!

Love you father fish

wow, i LOVE this video, really resonates with me, and i have had aquariums for at least 10 years now, and i learned some cool things here. Some things are different then how i am doing, but maybe i can try some new things i my existing one, and currently using rain water to replenish. Thanks for the love you show in the video. Subscribed. Might want to rewatch this video tonight.

Thx for video!!👍👍👍

This man's philosophy on fishkeeping is quite amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us 🫶

Thanks!

I have a 15 gallon Fluvel Flex with two large sprites, a medium rose sword three java ferns and some sprigs of dwarf hair grass. I have 13 fish and a couple of snails. The substrate is a fluvel soil capped with sand. I am wondering if I can introduce some culture. Due to current health issues I cant go to a local stream. Is there another way to introduce the culture to start the food web? I really like your youtubes. Thank you for educating me.

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

Yes. Set a bucket outdoors and put a little soil and some dried leaves in it., You can even add a bit of table scraps, no meat. Let it sit for about a month. In a week or so you will begin to see microscopic life. Start adding some of that material to your tank, very small amounts. Then add more dried leaves to your tank.

@dollybird6290

2 ай бұрын

​​​@@FatherFishI think a problem with cultures whether using creek debris etc or starting your own is harmful pests like damsel or dragon fly larvae. If you're a shrimp keeper, your shrimps will get eaten so unfortunately you have to keep an eye out but the more stacked with plants and decor your tank is, the harder it will be - maybe impossible - to track down these predators. I noticed about 2-3 of these in my small (non natural) tank but had not been able to see them all at once, after watching the tank.