This is not good and I don't usually like making these kinds of videos, but sometimes these things happen and I have known it to cause people to give up the hobby. I need to show all the ups AND the downs. Bummer as I said in the video because any animal that dies under your watch is horrid, but we pick ourselves up, learn and move on! Equipment (all affiliate links): Tanks: US amzn.to/2SOocHG UK amzn.to/2SPA24i Light: US (similar) amzn.to/2SNgbm7 UK amzn.to/2Fn9aW1 Racking: Shelving: US amzn.to/2SrYZ5k UK amzn.to/2GFWKJ2 Airpump (filter): US amzn.to/31z8FA9 UK amzn.to/37GIoUa Filter Sponges: US amzn.to/3dQLUfM UK amzn.to/3dS2k7K Mini shrimp net: US amzn.to/3oAEW3R UK amzn.to/35D22xZ Stainless shelving: US amzn.to/3d0UOH8 UK amzn.to/36Ao0Ug Media Bags: US amzn.to/34Kaf2N UK amzn.to/3lAj3z1 Stainless Lily Pipes: US amzn.to/2FqHpvR UK amzn.to/2RlfrnC Filter: US amzn.to/3iNeVtW UK amzn.to/2Fo774a

@mellewedin8221

3 жыл бұрын

I would do a full reset as well take no chances. I am sure its prob a nee form of super ick that those fish had. Stinks! Thats all on the farmer or breeder.

@creepyoldman3147

3 жыл бұрын

ussually i use under gravel filter,pumice and soil. its good

@seigfredechalico5917

3 жыл бұрын

hi there! im a fan of ur aquascapes! can you do a planted malawi cichlid aquascape?

@manbat848

3 жыл бұрын

Check the heater, it may have electrocuted them?

@SpiritAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

That sucks, hard to know what it was. Did you check the pH and nitrate aswell? I recently lost my breeding pair of German blue rams because my tap water had a pH of 9+ when normally my tap waters pH is around 7.5-7.8. So when I did a water change they both started breathing very heavily then the next day died. :/ Maybe the same thing happened to you? Might be worth checking the pH of the water next time

The worst fish deaths are the ones where you don't know what happend

@borinvlogs

3 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't know what happens unless you check your water parameters. API test kits he used in this video deserves to be in the bin. Come to the marine world and you will see what sort of tests need to be carried out and monitored. ICP water tests for example contain 44 different tests. Fresh water hobby is nothing in comparison...

@James-yv1qq

3 жыл бұрын

@@borinvlogs i know

@11miura

3 жыл бұрын

@@borinvlogs Oh heeeell nah

@nospoon4799

3 жыл бұрын

@@borinvlogs blah blah. If you are such an high level fish keeper why did you not spot that copper was added to the tank and that caused a deoxygenation issue. Basic chemistry duh I would have thought such a knowledgeable aquarist as yourself would have known that. Especially as it is written on the bottle of every copper medication out there...

@kleineoOoStern

3 жыл бұрын

@@nospoon4799 the eternal fight «marine is more difficult, you fresh water fellas are such child with no money, no knowledge and no material », I hate this type of marine snob. I had marine and fresh water tanks up to 10000L (2641,7 gallons) in marine and fresh water that I’ve engineered and built myself and I also kept hundreds of plants, fishes, crustaceans and corals, does it mean that I’m better than you or another person ? No, it just means that I dedicated a lot of effort in my hobby before I became disabled. Nobody is better than someone, differences make the hobby more interesting and diverse and errors help us to grow our personal and collective knowledge. We need to stop this proselytism problem in our hobby and become more supportive and tolerant !

Hey Md im a vet nurse and sometimes when we medicate for certain parasites, the parasites have attached to the organs in the fish already by the time we do treatment. Therefore the medication helps to paralyze and kill the parasites, but in doing so they usually detach from the organs and cause massive bleeding internally, so all the fish basically go into cardiac arrest. U did nothing wrong

@mjade1673

3 жыл бұрын

Awweee. Great insight👍🏋️‍♀️. Thanks

@carpefuego

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@catsforlife2491

2 жыл бұрын

Okay Soooooooooo....... i have a LOT to say! im getting new feeder fish and im starting them off in a ten gallon tank, i already know about the bactirea and water conditioner but i want some extra info from a pro fish keeper or just someone who knows stuff about fish! PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO KILL MY FISH!

@Neon10918

2 жыл бұрын

@@catsforlife2491 You don't need to be frustrated what's your feeder fish strain?

@catsforlife2491

2 жыл бұрын

@@Neon10918 what do u mean by that? "fish feeder strain"

The feeling of watching your fish die in front of your eyes cannot be described. I feel you brother.

@BlueWithoutBiu

3 жыл бұрын

True 🥺😢 So sorry for his loss.

@saruki9506

10 ай бұрын

Yeah dude , it hurts so much , people see them as fish , but I see them as a living creature , and idk I always feel so sad when it happens , especially since they’re my roommates , idk bro , I just feel super bad rn

This is what I like about you MD. You show everything the Good and the bad ✊

@MDFishTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah sometimes these things can happen. Im just happy that it was nothing I had done.

@fishy_vinny

3 жыл бұрын

What kind of fish was it that died

@withlollie9496

3 жыл бұрын

Jip

@wjrbrent1601

3 жыл бұрын

@@fishy_vinny chilli rasbora

@katielane4235

3 жыл бұрын

Tust me love it

Man ...for the first time I wished it was clickbait :(

@wjrbrent1601

3 жыл бұрын

Same

I started keeping fishes as a hobby because I was so lonely during lockdown. I've learnt a lot from your channel.. And frankly speaking... Losing pet fishes is traumatic for me the first time it happened..

@sammylong3704

2 жыл бұрын

I over fed and killed my 9 year old gold over 25 years ago and I'm still hurt by it....lol.

@queenleprechaun1443

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t get guppies, they just die one by one 😭 it’s probably my fault (or the pet store I first got them from) but I’ve heard they’re very inbred and are susceptible to everything

@90FirstGenPGT

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I had a pigmy puffer. Such a cool fish

@dw3403

2 жыл бұрын

@@sammylong3704 I had the sweetest newt. I cleaned his tank and the next morning found him dead because the heater over heated. Still sad I didnt catch it.

@HogwartsBasement

2 жыл бұрын

@@queenleprechaun1443 I would say it’s usually not the pet stores problem & the mungrel ones tend to die off as fry, livebearers are natural inter breeders it doesent tend to cause many issues when from breeders and even in your own tank . they only tend to last 2 years depending on tank temperature (hotter and they don’t last as long ) and are sensitive to oxygen deficiency/ CO2 overdose and water parameters being off over a long time . If you don’t have the full nitrogen cycle bacteria in your tank you may aswell write them off right away. First thing to learn is that we are always learning & getting better. It’s so easy to Forget that the water and the bacteria is your pet too; kill that bacteria and the fish would be better off elsewhere.

I lost my Betta couple days ago. Even the death of a fish can hurt. A pet is a pet and if you love your pet losing it will hurt anyway. 😭

@tkay711

2 жыл бұрын

My Mystic Aqua. I lost a Betta a few months ago and it was all MY fault. I feel really bad that it happend. I cleaned his tank and after a few hours it was not looking well. I wondered what was wrong because I cleaned it a few times before and it was good. Then suddenly I remembered that I DID NOT put in the chlorine removing drops! I was so mad at myself. I put some in but it was too late. He was dead a couple hours later.

@mymysticaqua2952

2 жыл бұрын

@@tkay711 I am so sorry for your lost. I am pretty sure next time it won't happen again. I hope you feel better soon.

@stevethecat915

2 жыл бұрын

I had to euthanize my betta last month, he was ancient and had a tumor on his face that stopped him from being able to eat. I used clove oil, and watched him go. Then I cried for the whole evening. It hurts when we lose them 💔

@kaileyallen7563

2 жыл бұрын

@@tkay711 aww I’m so sorry. We all make mistakes and sadly those kinds just have awful consequences. Don’t beat yourself up too much over it okay? Your betta taught you a valuable lesson ♥️ and I’m sure you’ll be very vigilant during water changes from now on!

@tkay711

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaileyallen7563 Thanks. I have a new Betta now. I'm fixing to upgrade him from a five gallon to 10 gallon.

I’ve been going through a lot the past year and half. Battling depression and anxiety. I used to have a lot of fish tanks before I got too depressed to take care of them. Your videos have given me motivation to start up another planted tank. Thank you for what you do.

That panic feeling is real, sucks man just not healthy fish

@nicolasbruno829

3 жыл бұрын

I feel that, my Betta just got Dropsy. It's heartbreaking.

@ijabs3425

3 жыл бұрын

What is that orange thing in ur name

@77slate

3 жыл бұрын

@@ijabs3425 it's for behind the scenes club

This happened to my guppies once. One day I woke up and checked on my tank only to find half of my fish dead. Honestly felt like giving up on the tank and just giving it away to someone else as I felt the loss of their lives was on my hands. I was crying as I was scooping out the dead guppies. Few months after the incident, my guppy population has recovered and my tank in general is doing a lot better.

@queenleprechaun1443

2 жыл бұрын

They just die and you have no idea why, I spent way too much money on meds that did nothing and had to put them down one by one with clove oil cause I knew they would suffer for days before dying. It was a hard time. Did you figure out what killed them or just a random event?

@TamBossTV

2 жыл бұрын

@@queenleprechaun1443 It happened once again a few months after. I did do a lot of research at the time but couldn't find an answer to why it might have happened. It may have been a bacteria bloom etc but again im not too sure. Since then however it has not happened.

@briannelson3830

2 жыл бұрын

@@queenleprechaun1443 what would leave you to put down fish one by one like that. Couldn’t you have saved them or something? Why use meds? WhT was wrong?

@queenleprechaun1443

2 жыл бұрын

@@briannelson3830 no I couldn’t save them, I have absolutely no clue what was wrong with them. The water perimeters were perfect. They just wouldn’t eat and basically slowly starved to death and got bent shape before they died, so I knew there was no coming back from that and knew they would suffer for a day or 2 longer so I put them down. I used parasite internal and external meds, general cure and even bought a bird med that treats camallanus worms. Nothing worked. Guppies are extremely inbred and buying them from pet stores they probably come pre-diseased

@briannelson3830

2 жыл бұрын

@@queenleprechaun1443 damn sorry you had to go through all that

I've had the chilli's before and I've had extremely fragile ones and ones that would not care about anything at all. I think it's pretty much the same issue like with neon tetra's and overbreeding can cause big issues with the fish.

@Xsksnssjccxghb

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had Betta fish that developed eye visible tumor and died, it probably has something to with its genes

@Birdlovr1

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had trouble with neon tetras dying for unknown reasons...

That "The Kickoff" theme between scenes had me shook. Was expecting Gordie and Lawz to come through thrashing

The trusty net-holding kettle strikes again...

@txskillet3602

3 жыл бұрын

What is a net-holding kettle?

@watson636

3 жыл бұрын

@@txskillet3602 5:31

That's tough MD but well done for documenting everything, a lot of people would have shied away from a vlog like this. Good luck with the new batch and all the babies!

Happens to absolutely everyone once, just dirty fish with hidden illness or bad condition. Stress is a big killer. Onwards and upwards...

Even when one of my fish dies I freak out, worst thing that’s happened is 5 of my fish died in 2 days so i know the feeling, shame it happened anyway

@aa-to6ws

3 жыл бұрын

When I was a beginner I lost an entire generation of guppies by the introduction of 2 female and 1 male of good quality, they carried a disease that never bothered them, but only one original female survived the plague. I learned to quarantine the hard way.

@cynharman6866

3 жыл бұрын

I am gutted when I lose one keep thinking what I have done wrong if I lost a load I would be so frustrated

@ItzStrykerr

3 жыл бұрын

I lost my entire goldfish baby bowl with 5 of them within the course of 2 days. They died from ick and I didn’t spot it until it was to late

I was shocked when I saw the title to this, everything that you do always seems so amazing so the idea of you loosing a whole tank just seemed impossible, I mean no disrespect when I say that it almost made me feel a little bit better about sometimes having an issue and not knowing what could have caused it, I'm truly sorry that you lost the tank but I thank you for sharing this with us

This is why I will always watch you. You keep it real just like us. Thank you for your leadership in the hobby!!!

I'm one of the silent followers who watch your videos without commenting though I always try to hit the 'like' button, but I felt I should thank you for your open honesty in publishing your bad news as well as the good. I get so much learning from watching you and just love your humerus style. Please keep it up for newbies likee who have been inspired to get back into this pastime. THANK YOU 😁

Thank you for this video, as difficult as it must've been to make, it was immensely helpful to see what you did to intervene, test the water, retrace your steps and try to figure out what happened. Ultimately, it wasn't an easy answer but it is good to see this side of the hobby, so the rest of us don't feel like failures if it happens to us.

I really appreciate the care you show your fish. So many people just treat them as decor and you always work to give them a really lovely life. I just started my first planted tank because of your channel!

Thanks for sharing bro. I appreciate the insight. We all suffer losses as hobbyist, but you hardly ever see anyone sharing those losses on vids. You showed people how to jump into action, and after the total loss you simply didn't flush and forget, you still looked for the cause then took precautions not to repeat whatever happened. Your passion for the fish shows, and your willingness to help others by sharing your experience has earned my sub. Good luck and have a better week!!!

I think this has happened to every fish keeper at some point. It always breaks my heart, but the most frustrating part I think is not being able to tell what went wrong.

I'm watching your videos precisely because I've had so many problems keeping fish alive. I'm learning through your experiences, so their passing was not in vain and hope we can all keep ours swimming. RIP little guys

I never like seeing people losing fish but I do appreciate how u show the real issues anybody with aquariums will possibly face. Much appreciated mate all the way from Australia

Man, sorry bud! Helps us know we are taking all the steps when this happens- and has in different ways. Really love your channel- got me into aquascaping during our strange quarantine days and also the reminder of wonder really. To remember a sense of wonder for the beauty nature is, and hilarious antics of fantastic beasts and where to find them. :D Carry on! -Suzanne, Grateful friend from the US.

Sorry for your losses MD! For the amount of tanks you set up and fish you get there’s bound to be some casualties! Thanks for sharing your struggles with us!

I love how you show every thing that happens in your tanks!

Unfortunately, sometimes even when we do everything right, things can still go downhill. I had a terrible breakout in my aquarium of these tiny worms and it spread to all my tanks because I used the same gravel vacuum. 😭😟 Sorry for your loss. Don't let it bring you down. Your work is incredible!

@sonofaquack6987

3 жыл бұрын

What were those worms? Detritus worms? Planaria?

@rachelkunz611

3 жыл бұрын

@@sonofaquack6987 Camallanus Worms. Looks like red spikes coming out of the fishes butt. It's super gross. Once u see them on a fish, it's already too late. Killed lots of my fish. Apparently there is only one thing that can paralyze the worms. Won't even kill these worms, just paralyzes them temporarily.

@rachelkunz611

3 жыл бұрын

I guess if these worms are seen protruding from a fish, this means the fish is actually filled with these worms.

@hannahnyomi

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachelkunz611 my fish had this years ago and with alot of research people said a specific wormer for pigeons/birds I treated and honestly it worked! The fish survived...

@rachelkunz611

3 жыл бұрын

@@hannahnyomi thank you! Yes that is what I got to treat my fish as well. After spending a ton of money on other medicine that didn't work. I found the farm animal de wormer and it did work. I think the stuff I got was sheep and goats de wormer.

Really felt this one. I lost 2 fish today. Including one of my fave albino cory. Such a bummer. It's worse when you don't have an answer. It might be easier if I knew if it was something I did or didn't do.

@ktcooki276

3 жыл бұрын

Aww...hug..four months late!!!x

I appreciate that you showed us that. It hurt so badly to see, and I appreciate that you care for them so well. The new ones were night-and-day different. Your first batched looked white. I'm sorry for them but am glad they were loved while they were with you

Oh no, seeing them lying dead is really saddening. 😭

@laniecollins1774

2 жыл бұрын

Ur not lying

Sometimes medication can end up killing the fish even if you put the right amount in this is most likely because of lack of oxygen the chemicals in the medication effect the amount of oxygen so next time I would suggest adding an air stone to increase the oxygen in the tank. what I would recommend next time is if you have any die take all the fish out and put them in a quarantine tank but if you can't then get a bag of carbon and hope that it can clear all of the toxins in the water.

Thank you for showing your experiences so people can learn. Definitely be more careful to avoid accidentally spreading a disease. When you move any tools from one tank to another it is a good idea to clean it off first. I don't think this is what caused it and it is probably fine but since there is a chance it could cause future problems if any tank had a disease you didn't notice in time and since you educate others it is always a good idea.

This is so hard as someone in the hobby. Another thing about unknown illness is also hand sanitizer. We sometimes don't think about what we have used on our hands when we go sticking our hands in a tank until much later.

@lisat9707

2 жыл бұрын

Totally. I dont use that around my house because of that and when I come home I wash my hands. You never know when you need to Stick your hand in a tank.... Or heaven forbid rescue a fish that jumped🙈. Instead I now use little spray bottles of rubbing alcohol diluted. Stay safe and stay healthy Everyone 🥰

I'm sorry about your fish, but happy to know you were able to get more. It's hard to tell what happens with fish sometimes... they go through quite a lot in their lives before we get them for our home aquariums or for our breeding hobby. You did the best you could!

One of my panda cory died. Couldn't find him anywhere for 3 day but didn't think anything was wrong as they have many hiding space. Few hours ago I noticed something white and fuzzy in my wood piece. Poor thing got stuck in a crack, tried to free itself, got more stuck and died. Had I noticed he was there I could have saved him. Hating myself on that one and I'm definitely going to check everything everyday every few hours like a maniac now

@mattdeanmusic

3 жыл бұрын

I had a small bristlenose get stuck in an air lift tube, between the stone and side of the pipe. I found him before he died, but he didn't make it through the night. He was a really animated one too. Sucks.

@tinksmith4964

2 жыл бұрын

I had a snail get stuck between the glass and a rock once - now I never put anything within an inch of the edge. I felt so guilty idk why

Thanks for showing us this I really appreciate you showing the things that happen because the more fish we have the more possibility of something going wrong and of course all part of the hobby and nothings perfect 👌

i've only just found this channel(and subscribed ; ) ) three days ago. I just found this video and i love love love the level of honesty to show us what goes wrong as well so the rest of us can learn from it and see even pros have hiccups. thx so much for your channel and your tanks are amazing

"g'day mate, how ya going?" This is the common phrase I hear from my two friends living down under. ;-) All is indeed well that ends well.

DAMN BRO I'M really sorry i can understand ur stress right now...i was also excited to see them grow but eish dont stress everything will be fine

I thank you for sharing this. I'm looking at the size of these fish and they are so young. If I have problems it's usually when we first get them. My daughter was so devastated she wanted to give up. You take such good care of the fish you have and occassionally something goes wrong for you. We know it isn't anything you did so as unfortunate as this is, you help the rest of us to be able not to give up.

It sounds like you did the right thing. Very methodical and sensible approach to a terrible situation. I hope these little guys do well.

I did think it was rather weird that the entire batch from last time were only swimming at the surface...

I have been keeping all kinds of nano rasboras for years and I can tell you that stress is still the number one reason gets you fish killed. Moving the tank can cause stree as well as strong light and medication, just imagine when you combine these factors together. I made the same mistake before and I don't want anyone repeat my mistake again. Mosquito rasboras don't like strong light and they should be kept in large schools of at least 10 or more to reduce stress.

Ahh this is sad but appreciate you giving the update and an honest one at that. I’ve just bought myself a Fluval Flex 123l as planted tank ready for betta and cardinal tetras hopefully in a few weeks once it’s cycled! Love this hobby!

I feel for you mate. Sometimes this things happen and there's nothing we can do about it. Keep going! You're doing great work!

I had that happen to me with cherry shrimp sorry to hear this happen to you. I still don’t know as to why it happened to me. Stay positive.

@thecannabisguru

3 жыл бұрын

@Edgar Quintanilla probably got sold brackish shrimp as ‘ghost shrimp’ they cant survive long term in freshwater

@ABones-bm3vq

3 жыл бұрын

Shrimp hate water changes. I killed a lot until i realized they dont like it. Now i dont change water. Just top it off and theyve lived for 4+ monthe now. Vs a week.

@ABones-bm3vq

3 жыл бұрын

@Frost Rusher not on the shrimp tank. I just top it off. Its cycled. Shrimp are doing better than ever.

@jaredd9206

3 жыл бұрын

@@ABones-bm3vq change the water when needed, just Drip the water back in when you replace so they acclimate slow

@ABones-bm3vq

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaredd9206 will do, so far looks good though

What happened was 2020. Its doesnt discriminate.

@khills

3 жыл бұрын

Truth.

@BogeyBoys28

3 жыл бұрын

Preach

@threemar3

3 жыл бұрын

HAha, it's even funnier the 120000039039000th time hearing that joke

@ranaqasem1322

3 жыл бұрын

hhhhhhhhh

@ironfae

3 жыл бұрын

COVID fish?!? Ouch. Well it’s better than “Trump Cichlids”, making all the tetras build f’kn walls in the tank. 😂😂😂

Lovely video! Thanks for sharing your journey, both the good and sad parts. Sorry for the loss. But as you said, alls well when it ends well. :)

Just lost 4 of my full grown Angels, 2 Tiger Barbs, 2 Cardinal Tetras and a Cory after I added some new fish to my tank( Rummy Nose Tetra, 9/10 died; and Cardinal Tetra, 2/11 died). Everything in my tank was perfect until I added the fish and I have no idea what happened. Perfect water, no parasites I recognized but now i know don't tamper with your already established tank. Also I bought the fish from my trusted store and added them properly and yes I called the store already to let them know what happened. Part of the hobby, it sucks.

Mate, it's tough to go thru something like this. I have a 55 gallon, i have had a ton of heartache throughout my 2 years of learning. After several tank crashes, and talking in depth with several other aquarists, i realized my ph was snapping and killing fish overnight. Make sure you have a little salt, and a ph stabilizer, i have had much less heartache since.

This happened to me. All of a sudden all my fish seemed to have a hard time “breathing” and died!! I still don’t know why?! I had them for about 6 years with ZERO problems!! Till this day I have no idea what happened!

Always bad news, but appreciate you showing this. We all do our best to keep them happy and healthy, but sometimes shit still goes wrong

This kind of video is important to see so I’m glad you’ve made it

They didn’t social distance, Covid got them

@diegoantoniovargasparedes5584

3 жыл бұрын

They didn't use a facemask

@rinksshrimpfarm1238

3 жыл бұрын

Shrimp can’t tolerate any copper medication

@none_yabitch9199

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed so hard I ran out of lungs lmfao 💀

@swastikarya941

3 жыл бұрын

F

@appletech322

3 жыл бұрын

@@none_yabitch9199 he didn’t “like” my comment, he must be an anti-vaxxer 🤷‍♂️

In a well settled batch of Killies, sometimes it just takes one to die and others follow the trail .....

You're right, it hurts when animals under our care die. Even when we do everything right. I am glad you shared this though and showed how to check the tank.

Don’t be too hard on yourself and thank you for showing this. It just happens unfortunately, fish can just be poor quality from a supplier or just stress. Your tanks are amazing so don’t blame yourself at all. Just sums up 2020 💜💜💜

Secondary infection from comprised immune system...Ich attacks the weak

I had a heater go bad and get stuck "ON" one time. Cooked everyone in the tank. :(

@AimHighR

3 жыл бұрын

I've had the same! Was a breeding pair of Angels too. They were layed down on the substrate in the morning. Even the glass was hot to the touch. :(

@jacobparr7080

3 жыл бұрын

He heats his studio to temp as far as I'm aware, he doesn't heat the tanks individually

@miked6335

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me. Took out 4 out of 5 multis. The heater was a two month old Top Fin 10 gallon kit heater.

@subhaneilsengupta3053

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes.. That's why i keep on checking the thermometer every hour.

@gbatt130

3 жыл бұрын

I had a betta that got cooked by a faulty heater

Sorry for the lost. Always great to see your video the good the bad and the ugly. But most good. Thank you for your vlogs.

Love ur vids MD, I have really inspired my to see my tanks as art aswell. And that u really help ppl realize that if a whole tank like this dies it can happen to anyone. Ur a great inspiration to all fish lovers,

Maybe is those chili rasboras are scaleless they might've needed less medication. My ich meds say to use half the regular dose when treating scaleless fish and tetras.

It could’ve been the medication tbh. I had the same issues with my first batch of guppies. They all died out of nowhere. But straight away the next one blew out of control & I ended up donating 10-20 guppies weekly to my local fish store.

Agree MD....start the tank fron fresh mate.....I love these fish...got a load myself. Growth on that trident fern is just awsome! They look so healthy

I'm glad I found your channel. I've dealt with 3 fish deaths(my first ever), 2 guppies kiled by their own, and then my betta yesterday without any explanation. No nips, no ick, ammonia and nitrites are 0, nitrates are less than 10ppm, no noticeable changes then a sudden death. Very disheartening, but glad I watched your video. I feel a bit less bad now.

I know ich is treatable but in my experience fish that are already stressed out don't make it. I didn't quarantine once and lost all of my cardinals from adding more that happened to have ich. Treated right away but even lost the ones that were healthy.

I think they were too small fries, could pass through the shipping stress and new environment. Happened to me to when I got my first baby flowerhorn (about 7cm)

You are a Class ACT!,, Im glad I found your channel,, THIS is a tough reminder of Our hobby,, ty for sharing!

“Omg! There are free dead fish!” You didn’t expect to pay for them, did you? Silly boy. _j/k ❤️ love your channel_

Have you ever thought of doing a large predator tank? Think it would be cool to have the contrast

@henk4700

3 жыл бұрын

He's no american

@MDFishTanks

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have a goal for a huge planted piranha tank one day. Next studio though.

@henk4700

3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh what md never thout that by you

@aneesmohmd1317

3 жыл бұрын

@@henk4700 lol

@thenanoscaper2689

3 жыл бұрын

@@MDFishTanks yess! that's my goal as well, love piranhas !always wanted some

Maybe the place you got them from was kinda sketchy

@sorrelgillard6747

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of places, independent and chain, often get fish supplied through the same fish breeders/wholesalers. I've had the same problems with certain fish over the years and I've bought from a local chain store that are really good as well as my favourite independent store. Fish have died for no reason and we can only surmise that it was a bad batch of fish that weren't going to last. Unfortunately, it seems to happen to more of the smaller fish such as rasboras and tetras but does happen to larger fish too

@marcosarrones398

3 жыл бұрын

Me too ive ordered chinese algae eaters from a website and one came dead on arivl

I thought they didn't look healthy when you added them, but i didn't want to be seen as a scaremonger. Good luck MD 👍🏿👏🏿

I just loved the idea of making the back of your aquarium matted glass by adding the foil. I'm gonna do that as well on my new aquarium.

Sorry about this :( gutting! Just one thing I noticed in a video a few weeks back or so, was fairy liquid bottle somewhere in your studio... I just remember reading on the back of fairy liquid a while back: that it is toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects'.. which has always made me really scared to even wash my tray that I lay plants on with fairy liquid.. I don't know how toxic it is though.. Might that have been used in the tank at some point? It's a long shot and sure you haven't, but just thought it was worth a mention

@lisat9707

2 жыл бұрын

I have met someone whose wife sprayed febreeze in the room and all the fish died in that tank. Don't know how much but in my mind anything that would do that to a fish in a tank should not be inhaled☠️

That's crazy, the same thing (different reason) happened to me a week ago, almost all fish died and when I spoke about it on a facebook group everyone was so agressive and condemning lol ;( As if I did that on purpose or something... (Happened to me for the first time after like 7 years) Bad stuff happens sometimes and oftentimes people get offended over plants/animals, they have no empathy for people at all smh.

@ninamailegordon1786

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that, sometimes it is out of your control

So sorry for you loss of your fish, least you come on here and show us, I hope all is well with the aquarium. keep up the amazing work

Love your vids MD I have learnt a lot from you sorry for your loss I have 14 fish .i had a pregnant fantail and she died two days before she was due and that made me cry and then one of my weather loaches jumped out of my tank in the night I found her the next day behind the tank dead so I know how it feels .happy new year let’s hope and pray this year gets better love 💖 your vids love 💗 from London uk 🇬🇧🐠🐡👍🏻🥳🎍p.s your plants 🌱🌴🌿🍃🌳look healthy and amazing 👍🏻😘

Its 6am and you've been there a few hours?! When do you sleep!?

@Monica_bondevik

3 жыл бұрын

You American? He's British and it was like 2pm when this video came out. (I'm also a Brit myself)

@kevinstatham

3 жыл бұрын

@@Monica_bondevik . . . NO, he clearly states "It's 6am" . . . he was obviously worried and got up early :-)

Hey, has anybody seen TIMMY because I haven't from a long time

@alexandervilca5600

3 жыл бұрын

Shaybi he’s fine I’m sure of it. Turtles are easy to keep when they’re little

A great video, I’m a newbie and lost all my new babies. I’d checked the water, the shop also checked the water but they died and I was distraught. You’ve given me inspiration to try again. Also you have the most beautiful eyes.

Thanks for sharing this experience 🙏🏻

Hey fella, Please don’t use tacky thumbnails like The King of DIY and his channel. It’s my pet peeve about KZreadrs that make content with living animals / their pets. That there’s always a tacky “DEAD” title and thumbnail to dramatise something. I just think it’s in bad taste. Please just consider this as constructive criticism rather than me having a go. I unsubscribed from The King of DIY and subscribed to this channel solely because of this issue and me preferring your style of doing things.

@james7rr23

3 жыл бұрын

What do you have against tacky thumbnails? In the end, these are hobbist and they want clicks on their videos. They aren't doing any harm either, and aren't clickbaiting people. they are sharing their knowledge, and sharing the hobby. If you don't like it don't watch MD only positive vibes

@wordshock

3 жыл бұрын

@@james7rr23 Using dead animals as clickbait is what I find pretty tacky.

Love your videos you have got me into aquascaping now.

I have never once been into fish or fish tanks or aquatic animals in my life, but I do love plants. I have owned Betta, nothing serious. Your videos have completely peaked my interest and i SO want to do this someday. I love your ideas and design schemes, you make it look so easy but also show the difficulties. And I love being a caretaker of animals, I just never knew how to properly do it with fish. Definitely one of the coolest hobbies ever in my opinion!

Really appreciating that you show the honest reality here. Also "Well they can't be running around they're fish" 🤣

Sorry to hear that bro ,keep up the good stuff.... Hoorah!!

I wrestled as to whether to give this video a thumbs up or down. I gave it a thumbs up, not because I enjoyed seeing dead fish, but it is important to understand the realities of a hobby that brings so much joy.

Videos like this are good. There are upsetting parts of the hobby and it's important to show that. Death is part of fishkeeping and sometimes you just don't know what did it. Probably some disease you couldn't see to know it needed treatment, it just happens. I've always had a bit of die off with little guys. Nanos often seem quite fragile in my experience. Luckily I've never had a whole batch go.

This was very informative.. thank you 😊

Rip to the little guys truly unfortunate but none the less amazing video MD

Really strange🤔 hopefully the new ones stay okay! Honestly cannot wait for the amazon tank! 👌

Thank you for showing everything.👍 And showing the the real you

Great honest vid as always. Loving those lights you are using, what’s name or can you post a link to the small white clip on nano light and the one you suspended from the ceiling over the tank you scraped the background off? Keep posting, I love these videos!

So sweet how concerned you are about your fish. XO

Great catch on the waste when you put the new fish in, Quick reflexes.

I do appreciate this. I always wanted fish, but was given bad information. The beautiful betta I bought died in a couple of weeks and didn't get another one for 7 years! Now, I am successfully raising two healthy black moor goldfish and loving it SM. Wishing I had fish in my life all those years.

This has happened to all of us..good video to learn from