He Turned His Garage into a Fish Room to Make Money Doing What He Loves

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It's impressive how Carlos is utilizing the little space he has in his garage to breed fish for some profit. He is making some money doing exactly what he loves and with what he has to work with. Breeding fish, shrimp or snails for a profit isn't always easy but Carlos has figured out what works for him in his area. It was great getting to know Carlos aka The Fish Nerd after stopping at his hows to check out his garage fish room.
Check out his channel here at the Fish Nerd:
/ @thefishnerd
This was a really enjoyable tour that we got to see how Carlos breeds Cherry shrimp, guppies, live bearers, plecos and snails for a profit. I can't wait to see his next addition to the garage fish room.
It was great hearing how Carlos was inspired by Dustins Fish Tanks, The King of DIY and Aquarium Co-Op to make his fish room a reality. You can see that it paid off!

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  • @TheFishNerd
    @TheFishNerd6 жыл бұрын

    What a great looking guy!! Lol Seriously though, thanks a ton for coming by and for all the love!! I had a blast hanging out and talking fish and shrimp with you guys! If you're ever in the area let me know! Maybe next time my wife and I can take you guys out to dinner. :)

  • @JenaTuckerAquariums

    @JenaTuckerAquariums

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Fish Nerd so glad for you that he came to your house!!👍

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jena Tucker Aquariums thanks!

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    The Fish Nerd sounds like a good time to me! Amanda and I would love that. It was great seeing the fish room. Thanks again for letting us stop over :)

  • @thomaskrafft9890
    @thomaskrafft98906 жыл бұрын

    It's great to get introduced to more folks in the trade that we have heard about. Well done, Rob.

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thomas Krafft thanks Thomas :) always good to see a comment from you brother!

  • @SurprisedPikacheesecake
    @SurprisedPikacheesecake6 жыл бұрын

    That 55g is epic, I can't believe that angel is from Petsmart!

  • @TheTurtleGirl
    @TheTurtleGirl6 жыл бұрын

    Great tour of Carlos' fish room! Kind of cool to see it from someone else's point of view :D Good job, Rob!

  • @chrisgill9546
    @chrisgill95466 жыл бұрын

    Wow stunning tanks and fish..im glade to know I'm not the only one to open a fish room from watching king of diy and Cory Dustin and so on made me think oh wow I'm Gona breed fish for profit ahaah I have no regrets but not as easy as my rookie brain in the hobby was thinking 🤣..thanks for taking ur time to bring us such a beauty fishroom

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chris!! Yeah, it definitely turns out to be a lot more work than we expect in the beginning.

  • @Michael-4
    @Michael-44 жыл бұрын

    Just told the wife we are moving somewhere warm with a well. She said no we're not.

  • @davidhess6899
    @davidhess68993 жыл бұрын

    One of my absolute favorite fish room tours ever,and I'm 64.

  • @datoc9065
    @datoc90653 жыл бұрын

    5:37 all those snails look like cursed blueberries lol

  • @aquaticjack5463
    @aquaticjack54636 жыл бұрын

    THANKS Rob for doing this and thank you Carlos for opening up your house. Great video.

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @VyvienneEaux
    @VyvienneEaux4 жыл бұрын

    I love optimised systems, so that shrimp/snail tank is my favourite thing on KZread!

  • @Moyocross215
    @Moyocross2154 жыл бұрын

    Best part of the video, all the shout outs and other KZread video references. Hahaha takes me back !

  • @newmexicoaquatics282
    @newmexicoaquatics2825 жыл бұрын

    We love this one!!! Great video.

  • @thefishman7222
    @thefishman72226 жыл бұрын

    One of the pros of living in a warm climate region, you can convert garage into a fish room. Keep up the great work.

  • @PumpkinCarvers
    @PumpkinCarvers6 жыл бұрын

    wish my tank looked this good !!! id cancel the tv package and just watch these haha so awesome :3

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Casper Shaw haha amen to that :) that enough entertainment to keep you busy. Gotta love a good fish room

  • @evanprobst3755
    @evanprobst37556 жыл бұрын

    Jeez I could learn a lot from this guy he's an INCREDIBLE breeder!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Evan Rules thanks Evan!! Really appreciate the awesome complement!!

  • @PincheMigs
    @PincheMigs6 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite youtubers. He just seems like a genuinely nice guy. :)

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    April W thank you so much April!! :)

  • @SteenfottAquatics

    @SteenfottAquatics

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think she was talking about Rob lol....... Just kidding

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Steenfott Aquatics lol you've got to be right. Lol

  • @PincheMigs

    @PincheMigs

    6 жыл бұрын

    Steenfott Aquatics Haha he seems like a nice guy too lol. Well you all do really.

  • @liamiapalmer9870
    @liamiapalmer98706 жыл бұрын

    I was waiting to see puffer dwaf puffer fish and I adore your FISH room and your FISH keeping information thank you London uk🎀🌝🎀🌝🎀

  • @CrazyAquariumGuy
    @CrazyAquariumGuy6 жыл бұрын

    He has some cool looking tanks. Love your fishroom videos Rob!

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Zacks Tanks Crazy Aquarium Guy thanks Zack! It's always fun doing these fish room tours. Thanks for the comment!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Zacks Tanks Crazy Aquarium Guy thanks Zack!! Yes, gotta love Rob's fishroom tours. :)

  • @Sappingtonsaquatics

    @Sappingtonsaquatics

    6 жыл бұрын

    Flip Aquatics I would love to buy some of them platies from you if you were still breeding them, they want like $5 for them where I'm at

  • @feetthong624

    @feetthong624

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ryan Sappington I just gave 2 tanks full of snails away and 2 tanks full of fish I moved into a house n someone left it all behind looked much better than this stud in video but gav it away free I now see he has it on Facebook £2000

  • @BobWright42
    @BobWright426 жыл бұрын

    Very Nice!!! God, Family, Hobby (job to pay for it). Thanks for letting all us into your Fish Room!

  • @fishysnowman9082
    @fishysnowman90826 жыл бұрын

    Great video. You need to do more like this.

  • @WichitaFallFishKeeper
    @WichitaFallFishKeeper6 жыл бұрын

    Rob. That was a great fish room tour with an outstanding Fishfam dude. Great content on The Fish Nerd

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Michael!! Appreciate the love bro!

  • @RomaAquatics
    @RomaAquatics6 жыл бұрын

    Great Video! I have TONS of Blue and Red Ramshorn. About to put some on Aquabid now.

  • @FishForThought
    @FishForThought6 жыл бұрын

    Wow amazing! Those blue ramshorns sell quite well dang that's a fortune

  • @rodneylanders4969
    @rodneylanders49695 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @procs81
    @procs816 жыл бұрын

    Instant sub!

  • @jodymarty3179
    @jodymarty31794 жыл бұрын

    On that diy trickle tower you should put a very coarse sponge above your polyfil. This way it spreads the water out more before it hits the fine filter. This way it doesnt just blow a small hole right through the fine filter. I hope that make sense. Lol

  • @SirenaSpades

    @SirenaSpades

    2 жыл бұрын

    That hole you saw was in the top of the tower, not the fine filter. Watch again.

  • @jodymarty3179

    @jodymarty3179

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SirenaSpades no. I mean when he opens the drawer to see the filter pad. U can see a small hole where the water hits first in the fine pad.

  • @SilverFlame819
    @SilverFlame8196 жыл бұрын

    Terrapins are fun. I've always wanted some Chesapeake Phase Northerns. This is a cool idea! :)

  • @swd5090
    @swd50906 жыл бұрын

    Im currently in the process of turning my garage into a fishroom!

  • @MasterAquatics
    @MasterAquatics6 жыл бұрын

    Love the video rob. Please upload more videos on fishroom tours

  • @eezeegeezaa
    @eezeegeezaa6 жыл бұрын

    sweet tour dude

  • @Rusmix
    @Rusmix5 жыл бұрын

    wow your set up is amazing, i just breed my guppies in a bucket

  • @MrScienceGeek
    @MrScienceGeek6 жыл бұрын

    Great video of two great guys! I want a garage or a basement!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! You need someplace to build an epic aquarium lab. :)

  • @PriscillaMKArt
    @PriscillaMKArt6 жыл бұрын

    Yay me charming fish room tour. 🤣❤

  • @ChinmeshManjrekar
    @ChinmeshManjrekar6 жыл бұрын

    I liked everything about this guy 👌

  • @davidhess6899

    @davidhess6899

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me also.Wish I was there .Two good guys

  • @TheLizander
    @TheLizander6 жыл бұрын

    Sweert, a new youtuber to follow! Those plecos looked great!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks TheLizander!

  • @moderater9426
    @moderater94265 жыл бұрын

    "you might be a fish nerd if you go on a family vacation and collect rocks" relate-able af

  • @justicehoffman752

    @justicehoffman752

    4 жыл бұрын

    Schamens Aquatics literally have a special backpack for rock collecting!!!!!

  • @RexDogDelivers

    @RexDogDelivers

    4 жыл бұрын

    I can not road trip without watching the side of the road for Unique slides of rocks.

  • @davidhess6899

    @davidhess6899

    3 жыл бұрын

    Been there,done that 😁😁

  • @armouredjester1622

    @armouredjester1622

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm just a geology nerd. I like rocks. It just so happens that I can put many of the neat rocks in my tanks and enjoy two things at the same time.

  • @projectdumpdog
    @projectdumpdog6 жыл бұрын

    gotta love dem garage snails

  • @mnaem7789
    @mnaem77895 жыл бұрын

    really cool

  • @twanettefoster7233
    @twanettefoster7233 Жыл бұрын

    U R GORGEOUS!

  • @roterakaten636
    @roterakaten6365 жыл бұрын

    Assassin's snail!!!!! To the rescue. They have a freshwater version of the assassin's snail

  • @TheUncommonKIBBLES
    @TheUncommonKIBBLES6 жыл бұрын

    incredible

  • @MinorSwing82
    @MinorSwing826 жыл бұрын

    nice! yes, i like his channel, congrats!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    thanks!

  • @nathanbusch3781
    @nathanbusch37816 жыл бұрын

    lookin goood

  • @victoriasfishtanks327
    @victoriasfishtanks3276 жыл бұрын

    How does he get that many snails in his tanks?? That's awesome!!

  • @RexDogDelivers
    @RexDogDelivers4 жыл бұрын

    Listening to his advice at 2am. lol

  • @MBMCincy63
    @MBMCincy636 жыл бұрын

    I wish the person doing videos, would say "I'm in Kentucky/Ohio/Tennessee- ect." so you know if one of the persons interviewed are LOCAL to the viewer, so they might also be able to meet or see the place in person.

  • @DaTechn9cian

    @DaTechn9cian

    6 жыл бұрын

    mary beth Mabe im in western ky if that puts a smile on ur face lol

  • @RexDogDelivers

    @RexDogDelivers

    4 жыл бұрын

    I do not want to seem rude but I am guessing many people interviewed do not want to have the average person showing up and walking though their house. Like when our fish room is finally ready we will do 1 open house (and that will still be by invite and only to people we have done business with in the past) and from there it will go back to invite only.

  • @j_toledo419
    @j_toledo4196 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys, new to your videos but have some questions... 1. You can sell snails to fund other things? 2. Are there certain snails that do better with that than others? 3. Do you have other videos explaining this?? Thanks in advance for any time spent on answering.

  • @obedduranlopez9237

    @obedduranlopez9237

    6 жыл бұрын

    Joseph McBride O

  • @benjaminkammerer3008
    @benjaminkammerer30085 жыл бұрын

    What do the overflows for the auto water change look like?

  • @fishpersonvblogs1241
    @fishpersonvblogs12416 жыл бұрын

    Carlos is awesome!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    FishPerson Vblogs awe thanks man!

  • @fishpersonvblogs1241

    @fishpersonvblogs1241

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anytime! That comment will be a payment of 10 free super reds. Lol jk

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    FishPerson Vblogs lol!!

  • @fuzzwuzzy1
    @fuzzwuzzy16 жыл бұрын

    kewl video

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    bruce wilson jr thank you Bruce!

  • @tamarasimpson2879
    @tamarasimpson28796 жыл бұрын

    Woah! I want a few of those super reds

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have them available on my store :) www.fishnerdstore.com

  • @-karl-adjd2119
    @-karl-adjd21196 жыл бұрын

    Cool fish room

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Karl!!

  • @lemon2125
    @lemon21253 жыл бұрын

    what river did you get the rocks from in arkansas

  • @teamhex
    @teamhex6 жыл бұрын

    16:44 - Nice!! Got that Ninja Turtles Sticker!!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    It makes my day that someone appreciated that. lol

  • @factsoverfeelings1776
    @factsoverfeelings17766 жыл бұрын

    I love how just about every fish breeder on KZread is unable to properly pronounce Cholla wood the correct way. LOL It is pronounced "Choy Ya" wood and it comes from a type of cactus in the high desert of California and similar areas.

  • @Sunny-qu2sf
    @Sunny-qu2sf4 жыл бұрын

    What type of angelfish are those.. absolutely amazing colors..a marble mix?

  • @ryanb9247
    @ryanb92476 жыл бұрын

    I wish Carlos had a KZread channel

  • @thevanillagamer4936
    @thevanillagamer49366 жыл бұрын

    I got rock from new Mexico I filled my carry on with them lmao

  • @idlewolf7196
    @idlewolf71964 жыл бұрын

    Get a couple of assassin snails and let the hunger games begin

  • @PrairieJournals
    @PrairieJournals6 жыл бұрын

    Love the 🐢🇨🇦👍

  • @fishybusinessco.8398
    @fishybusinessco.83982 жыл бұрын

    Shout out to Arkansas

  • @Knucklez4rmDade
    @Knucklez4rmDade6 жыл бұрын

    U still in TN I came up to my cabin in Gatlinburg to get away from the hurricane down in Miami?

  • @laketuna
    @laketuna6 жыл бұрын

    this pretty awsome. how do you maintain temperature? my garage gets over 100 during some summer days in Socal.

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    The garage is insulated and I have an AC vent that cools it. On days where it's too hot for the one vent to keep it cool I just crack open the door to the house.

  • @andrewbowlgarte4738
    @andrewbowlgarte47385 жыл бұрын

    put the sword tail fry in a long tank like a 55 in brackish conditions and feed varied rich diet ,3 times a day, see if they grow out faster for you , could do a test small setup

  • @User-ko3un
    @User-ko3un4 жыл бұрын

    10:19 the snail there looks unique

  • @dirtydamoan2919
    @dirtydamoan29196 жыл бұрын

    NIIIICE

  • @thefishylife6823
    @thefishylife68236 жыл бұрын

    It is very strange but every dog I've ever had loves fish food!! LoL I dare anyone to let their dog try it and I promise you they go nuts

  • @marcdolyar6123
    @marcdolyar61235 жыл бұрын

    hi may i ask if a drift system is costly?water bill & all

  • @z-flex4535
    @z-flex45354 жыл бұрын

    How would you clean the substrate with all those snails on the ground?

  • @bearstateaquatics
    @bearstateaquatics6 жыл бұрын

    The garage set up is great. The heat doesn’t make it easy in California.

  • @djc20
    @djc206 жыл бұрын

    Carlos, tell me more abour your Koi Swords, I was going to breed them & I heard you say they grow slow ? Bad idea ??

  • @nathanielspeller4589
    @nathanielspeller45896 жыл бұрын

    At 7:28 what type of plants are those?

  • @Phi4236
    @Phi42365 жыл бұрын

    This guy's water bill has to be insane.

  • @Melleefrase
    @Melleefrase6 жыл бұрын

    New subscriber. P

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    +Melleefrase woohoo :)

  • @randomizer3775
    @randomizer37754 жыл бұрын

    2:55 Host: Were you with your wife when you are doing it? Carlos: Yeah and her sister was there too!!!

  • @Drpepper7916

    @Drpepper7916

    3 жыл бұрын

    something fishy going on there

  • @DankTanks
    @DankTanks6 жыл бұрын

    Oh junk a shoutout to Dank!

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dank Tanks yeah man! Lol

  • @alisahenderson6486
    @alisahenderson64866 жыл бұрын

    I am a very amateur fish lover, wanting get a tank going. (I have a turtle, gold fish, hermits, a betta, and just got a bumble bee snail, and can’t remember the other kind. This is a question I am very curious about. I see all of you amazing tanks with all the plants, and tons of fish. You might have already explained it, but do you have to do a water change? Clean the tank? Or is the filter and the balance of all you have keep it clean? Just wondering. I am sure some of you other fishy 🐠🐟people out there answer my question.😉

  • @hazeld768

    @hazeld768

    6 жыл бұрын

    Alisa Henderson you need to water change x

  • @FruityKitchenOfficial
    @FruityKitchenOfficial6 жыл бұрын

    Completely in love with the room

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fruity Kitchen you and me both! I absolutely love the pond in this fish room

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fruity Kitchen thank you!! It's still a baby but I'm pretty proud of it. :)

  • @ambassadorforaquaticlifeho5615
    @ambassadorforaquaticlifeho56156 жыл бұрын

    Wow! What more can I say?!?

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol Thanks!!

  • @SilverFlame819
    @SilverFlame8196 жыл бұрын

    Can you toss Assassin snails into the MTS tank??

  • @mikeweathers4796
    @mikeweathers4796 Жыл бұрын

    What state is fish nerd in?

  • @appalachian_restorations229
    @appalachian_restorations2296 жыл бұрын

    Watched ton of your videos. Did someone say "And So"?

  • @bradendolezal1634
    @bradendolezal16345 жыл бұрын

    Turn that MTS tank into an assassin snail breeder

  • @PrairieJournals
    @PrairieJournals6 жыл бұрын

    Yr pleco bristle nose, what temp is tank?

  • @adleraugewissenschaft1210
    @adleraugewissenschaft12106 жыл бұрын

    A summary cut in front of the Video is a good idea

  • @milesruby3271
    @milesruby32713 жыл бұрын

    I think he supplies super reds to my LFS

  • @woodworkerroyer8497
    @woodworkerroyer84974 жыл бұрын

    I got an angelfish just like that at petsmart. He was less than the size of 50cent piece.

  • @bisonsgames
    @bisonsgames6 жыл бұрын

    take the cherry shrimp out, put the fish in to clean up and then take the fish back out and the put your shrimp back in.lol

  • @rylansaquariums6446
    @rylansaquariums64466 жыл бұрын

    very cool fish room. how do I kill Planaria with out killing the shrimp?

  • @TheFishNerd

    @TheFishNerd

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fenbendazole. Dose carefully.

  • @valiaudet3415
    @valiaudet34152 жыл бұрын

    1 or 2 Clown loaches would take care of 🐌 🐌 🐌 🐌

  • @travellife08
    @travellife086 жыл бұрын

    23 or so in, OMG

  • @SilverFlame819
    @SilverFlame8196 жыл бұрын

    A buck a snail, for rams?! Holy shit. I used to have a bajillion of them (red, brown, blue, leopard, pink, etc) and I couldn't give those bastards away, no matter what color they were! Obviously I was looking at the wrong market!

  • @raymondbourdon442
    @raymondbourdon4426 жыл бұрын

    use lite defuser under medea

  • @jamestiberious1372
    @jamestiberious13726 жыл бұрын

    Could you actually fit anymore adverts in? Like seriously.

  • @snuglewumps1508

    @snuglewumps1508

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sage Advice it is super ridiculous.....

  • @tannerstinso4368
    @tannerstinso43685 жыл бұрын

    I know this is old. But are you still spawning the super reds? If so I'd be interested in purchasing.

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    5 жыл бұрын

    Check out "The Fish Nerd" on KZread

  • @tannerstinso4368

    @tannerstinso4368

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@LupDiesel thank you

  • @fishpersonvblogs1241
    @fishpersonvblogs12416 жыл бұрын

    Rob, can you come to my school near chicago, to give a speech?

  • @miller300zx
    @miller300zx5 жыл бұрын

    sounds like ck luis talking lol

  • @bl00dyb0nes
    @bl00dyb0nes3 жыл бұрын

    22:39 name of plant?

  • @redcorsair14
    @redcorsair142 жыл бұрын

    Diamondback Terrapins? Does he have a permit for endangered species?

  • @JosephMartin
    @JosephMartin6 жыл бұрын

    monetize much? lol I respect that though!

  • @LupDiesel

    @LupDiesel

    6 жыл бұрын

    I know. It is what it is though! I use KZread Red which is the bomb haha no ads at all

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