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@darrenward5978

14 күн бұрын

I,m new to the hobby. I have 105 ltr fish tank. What do I do and get a healthy fish tank

I was a failure fish keeper in the 80s I’m back with the FF approach and suddenly things are great. Amazing intel.

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

Excellent! Happy to have you on the team!

Guys show appreciation to father fish. We are potentially on our last decade with him. Thank you very much for all the knowledge you have passed on us younger fish keepers. We appreciate what you are doing to the community.

@SobiiX

4 күн бұрын

Wish him a healthy long life. Definitely worth keeping him around! Father Fish saved me from SOOOO MANY aquarium disasters. It helps believing in decent biology. Keep your aquarium as bio as possible. No need for chemicals.

Thank you Sir. I came across your channel by accident around the beginning of 2024. It took a big jump to change my tank over to using your system, but I'm glad that I did! The plant life has exploded, the fish and snails are thriving, and life is good. I had to wait a little for the snow and ice to clear, to access some decaying pond leaves. My ecosystem is running along nicely, without any interference from me. Thank you for encouraging everyone to move away from all those chemicals!

This guy is the reason I switched to a natural tank. Took cheap potting soil and capped it with sand from my local creek. Kinda wish I had rinsed the sand but after about a week or two, it’s as clear as can be. I have fish that prob shouldn’t be kept together and are considered messy fish, but they all get along great. Full of plants, driftwood and multiple species of fish and snails. Tryin to get a food web established but I’m still fairly new (only a month+) into it and I know it takes months. I keep adding dead leaves from the ponds and as many of the things that look good from the resurrection jars. Some of the things I see in those jars look like they’d be good food but also not sure if they’re bad parasites.

I set up a Father Fish method dirted tank in January. Now it is May, and I have had to do ZERO maintenance, and it is flourishing. Thriving plants, growing fish, and the water tests perfect every time. No products, no chemicals, no water changes.

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

Nice work!

Another great video Father FIsh thankyou for sharing all your helpful information. Making a big difference world wide Australia 🇦🇺

Wonderful to see a business that's honorable, flourish. I have alot of respect for you Father fish, and appreciation because you have taught me so much but most of all put me on a path that's more than fish in some ways. I have realized and learned so much about life in general and processes in this world we are. I can also attest to the truth in all this. I started a tank 7 months ago as a gift to a friend. I wanted a natural self reliant system and found FF. His tips are the same as now and they are just follow life and you will get life lol. I now have 5 tanks with breeding happening all on it own. Fish defying what google tells me, plants and life blooming, and I don't have to mess with the water. I just have to watch plants competing for light haha. It's all so rewarding, and a wonderful way to remind ya how beautiful all this is. Thanks again FF and you take er easy!

Father Fish is the cutest, sweetest, smartest man! I truly care about him ❤

I’m so glad I found your channel. Followed your method with a 10 gallon and it is thriving. I then did the same for a 120, used your fertilizer, and it is also thriving. I ordered some tetras for the 120 and ended up with ick. Lost a couple angel fish and few tetras. All I did was up the temperature and it wiped it out. Everything has been great for the last 6 months, since that incident. I truly appreciate all your wisdom. I’m already looking forward to my next tank.

If I have a tank already set up and established, should I bother breaking it down to add the soil substrate? My other tanks all have a soil substrate and the plants grow so much better, but I don't want to ruin the balance in this tank if I don't have to. Thanks for all your help, I couldn't have done this without you and the discord team ❤

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

build a deep sand layer. the soil will build up in it.

My tanks are incredible, all thanks to you Lou👍

Thanks to father fish, I have 4 aquariums and my wife hates it, but they’re all healthy!

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

Take heer to a store and help her set up a tank with fish she loves.

Thank you for everything you do, Father Fish. I’ve learned so much from you in the past several months and have established the healthiest and most spectacular dirted, planted tank in my home that I enjoy observing every day with my children. The water is crystal clear, there’s no foul odor, and none of the fish or shrimp have died. I’m thinking of joining your shoal to share photos. Thanks again and God bless!

@volcanixthanksyoufortheviewz

26 күн бұрын

Wonderful testimony! I've had mine for a year in March, I too have had no issues with the tanks 😂 just watch out for MTS *multitank syndrome* 😅😅 I started with a little 2.5 for some shrimp, now I have 2 10 gallons, a 5 gallon and the 2.5 😂. I also have a 32 ounce tank for my scud and copepod cultures ❤

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

Please join the SHOAL And join us on Wednesday evening for our SHOW and TELL on youtube.

This video is wonderful! In a few minutes you manage to explain in a very clear way all your method and natural approach. Really exciting! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 TY FF!

This explains why I failed so many times with keeping fish. Your method is so easy and sets people up to succeed in keeping fish.

This is absolutely beautiful Father Fish this is an awesome message to all the people fish keepers or not! Keep doing what you do father fish you are awesome! 😊

He's not lying folks, give it a shot!

Love the vids and one thing I would REALLY love is a video setting up a tank from scratch INCLUDING the food web portion and the local stream water.

It's wonderful to listen to you! You are destroying all I've learned in many years, but many things I learned were wrong. Thank you for sharing your experience!

FF advice on a deep substrate is the best ! I have a 6ft low tech freshwater tropical tank setup. My substrate is 1 inch organic compost, 2 inches of small gravel and topped with 1 inch of Fluval Stratum. It is heavily stocked with plants and fish. All readings for Ammonia,Nitrite and........NITRATE are 0 ppm .The most successful tank I've ever had over the last 30 + years .

Love the channel, love the philosophy. Web of life. Like a compost pile or a forest floor. Aloha

this is a rest for the soul. ours and those of our fishes❤

Pure gold information here, you are a great professional, thanks for sharing with us your experience.

Hi Father Fish... I set up a fancy goldfish dirt tank...its not fully planted yet but getting there... Thank so much for all your wisdom..i always try to listen on Sundays and Wednesdays..... You have really helped me...mental health wise... Thanks so much... God bless you 🙏...

THANK YOU AGAIN FATHER FISH FOR ALL THE INFO

This method renewed my love of aquariums! It works!

Definition of passionate is this man

I can confirm I noticed better results by not cleaning too much, I used to renew 15% of water each week, plants were dying, even Anubias, now it's 5% and the plants are growing. I notice strong result with Hygrophila Siamensis. No CO2.

is it just me or are FF’s tanks in his home/office looking more and more beautiful. Like the sort of tanks people desire in this hobby. been watching for years and have noticed a big change the last few months in the plants he has - the way they look. starting to look like the hitech planted tanks. very impressive.

Great discovery this channel. Beautiful videos and very educational. Saludos desde Argentina

Again, another wonderful and informative video. Even after watching sooo many of your videos I still learn something every time. My fish are so happy and so am I. Feels good to nurture nature. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you Father Fish! Your method just explained so much about what was going on in my 20 gal aquarium. I was doing the typical gravel bottom, fish flakes, plant food, water changes and vacuuming deep into the gravel to keep everything clean. This was going on for some years, then my life got complicated and I neglected my chores. I still fed my fish and refilled it from evaporation but I didn't siphon the dirt out. My plants surprised me by " over growing " and being healthy. I then cleaned up my tank and the plants don't look as good. I came upon your videos a few days ago and now I understand. I don't want to dismantle the whole tank to restart using the dirt substrate you use. Can I get a similar effect another way? For now no matter how tempting it is to clean the build up of fish and snail poop under the gravel I will leave it.

@FatherFish

17 күн бұрын

Put 2" of gravel on top.

I have tried many times in the past to have a successful fish tank. Until I found your site that is. I’m thrilled that my first tank was doing so well, I started a tank of platy. They are doing great. And having babies. Thank you so much for teaching me how to, basically, do it Gods way.

I havent done a water change in a year and all the tanks are crystal clear. Ive learned a lot on this channel. Shrimp and snails are great little maintainers and all my fish are living the good life.

Another great video father fish I love the video and the way you help everyone out

Im learning alot from you. Thank you for what you do

As I always state to you, thank you so much for all educational contents. People don't know the true way of the aquarium life until I give them your information and they visit your contents and they become channel member's and they learn from you. Much Love.

Thank you ff! Great stream. Simple, to the point. Anybody can do the natural tank. No need to be afraid of nature. ☺☮❤🐠🦐🪴

Love your experience and recommendations that I’m trying to apply to my pond 🌱

One thing it's probably worth mentioning several times is to avoid collecting leaves and wood and rocks from an area that may have been sprayed with pesticides. Like from residential or commercial landscapes

@FatherFish

24 күн бұрын

Exactly

@kristenrabeler8727

20 күн бұрын

I was thinking that and also where run- off of roads and lawns. I will bring collection containers with me on my next hike deep and high in the woods.

I have held off - why? Finally starting a scud tank 😊❤

Great video as always, keep up the good work! 💯👍🏻

I have been watching your videos and have learned so much thank you Father Fish .... I would love to set up a tank like yours they are beautiful

@FatherFish

22 күн бұрын

You can do it!

Thank you father fish for your knowledge if you weren’t there we would have lost many fish keepers thank you for bringing new fish keepers on our hobby have a good day 🫶 +1 sub

Listen to this man yall. I do a water change every 2-3 months and thats becuase i want to not becuase it needs it. Mind you this is with a red eared slider turtle. Yes she eats my plants, but i have it so loaded it doesnt matter. My tanks stay clean. The fish are thriving and avoid the turtle. We only feed the fish 2-3 times a week, everyone loves my tank and want me to build them one. This guy is a genius

@EpicConspiracy

25 күн бұрын

It depends on the tank. Not every tank can go more than a couple weeks without a water change.

@MrChidorinagashi10

25 күн бұрын

@@EpicConspiracy you mean the fish? Most fresh water fish will Fair well with his method

Father fish is gonna cost me my marriage, lol. My wife is having to deal with my addiction to new tanks ever since I was able to find success with dirted tanks. I currently have 4. No, that's not a lot, but she sees me getting more! Thank you father fish for making this hobby more of an enjoyable experience!

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

She needs to get involved.. Support her interests.

Dear Father Fish. There’s another veteran fish keeper - hint, plenum - that states sponge filters ate full of filth. My question is, why ever clean a sponge filter., isn’t it just chuck full of tiny critters for my fry?

@FatherFish

20 күн бұрын

Yes it is, I only clean mine when they need it.

FF, Awesome great video. What do you do if you have fish that eat plants like Buenos Aires tetras and Severums? Love the content and appreciate the videos you put out.

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

Try heavier plants line crypt, sword, val, anubias.

Great video mate

Hello Father Fish! Can you elaborate on the benefits or downsides of DuckWeed? My fish and snails seem to love it, and I try not to let it cover more than a quarter of the surface of the tank.

another great video... 😀😀😀 father fish is the best

Halo from Indonesia Peace be upon you all

Great video 😊 Detroit

Amazing video 👍

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I tested this method - I agree with everything, but I believe that it is only suitable for small fish, there is absolutely no chance of maintaining proper conditions in an aquarium with large fish such as oscars, I have a 150-gallon aquarium and five of these fish, they produce large amounts of dirt , even if we feed them three times a week and have an aquarium full of plants, they will not be able to absorb all of this material - the idea is beautiful, but in some cases it is impossible to avoid cleaning the aquarium

Fish love the dirt in the life of water's, , And farther fish is the salt of the earth, Adding majic to its well being, ,😎

hello father fish! i have a question on stocking, I have a dirted with sand set up with lots of plants the usual, I currently have 9 cherry barb, 10 cory cat(they are juveniles) the tank size is 30 gallon. what can I add to this selection? I was jumping between school of neon tertras(or any tetra) a pair of kribanses, 1 or 2 apisto, angle fish or even rams. thoughts on which one i should go for?

@FatherFish

21 күн бұрын

All good choices. Do not try to do angels and neons. Eventually the angels will eat the neons. Kribs are easy and always interesting. School of neons is beautiful.

I find that my plants can't keep up with my fish waste , however they do help a lot , especially with algae control and just over all health 👍

@FatherFish

21 күн бұрын

The plants are working, you need more sand.

I’m changing my name to Brother Fish that’s how convinced I am on the Father Fish Philosophy!❤

@FatherFish

12 күн бұрын

Love that!

What if you have Discus fish. How do you balance that out. I listen to George from Aquatics Concepts and he raises Discus rich and promotes keeping the tank pristine clean. He’s been doing it for years and it’s worked for him.

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

I have been raising discus for years and this system works for me. All you need do is try it.

GRATITUDE💥🐟💥🐟

He looks and sound genuinely concerned about yalls tanks 😅😂

@FatherFish what plants will thrive in a discus/angel fish aquarium?

@FatherFish

13 күн бұрын

Depends on the substrate. Start with stem plants and work up

Father Fish, how should I go about adding a soil and sand substrate to an aquarium that is already set up with gravel, plants and fish? What is the best way to do this? Many thanks

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

Add sand, the rest will follow.

I'm going to be getting your stem plant bundle I was just curious if when I plant should I plant the bundles together?

@FatherFish

20 күн бұрын

Yes, plant the plants together

@alexbwja

20 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish I've been looking for a good video on Bettas and there set up. What is your recommendation for a single betta tank size. Could I go as low as 3 gallons?

@alexbwja

20 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish also thank you for always being so patient and responding. You truly are one of the best sources of information on the Internet!!!

Listen to Father Fish if you want to keep your fishes alive!😊

Short story, looking for advice if anyone here has any I neglected a tank for a couple of years, doing very very infrequent water changes. The tank consisted of one redeye tetra, two anubias, and two nirite snails. I added a pinch of food per day and maintained a not great light cycle. The substrate is gravel. I'm also a biologist, so I thought to myself "isn't that

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

As the leaf mulch becomes dereper the daphniawill survive better. They need to hide from predation. Join the SHOAL and share your experience. Also join us on Wed evening for SHOW Aand TELL where you can share your aquarium.

Hi father fish! Not sure if you will see this, I'm starting a long project now by upgrading my fish to a bigger tank (29g to 40g). I only use your methods on my other tanks (dirt, sand, rocks wood, leaves, and ALOT of plants). I have some really cool rocks i want to use in the new one(aquarium safe) should I slowly add them to my already established tank for a bit before to help establish the new one?

@FatherFish

17 күн бұрын

If they have microfauna on them then they will help the new tank, but if they don't it is fine too

Father fish I've seen your videos, quite nice! Ive a relative who hase some female bettas in very bad conditions, can i use your dirted tank set up to keep them in a 30 L tank? Thanks for your wisdom it really transforms lifes.

@FatherFish

17 күн бұрын

Definitely

As a,ways great video and topic father fish

My backyard well, which uses natural underground water, has been accumulating a lot of yellow mango leaves lately. Should I take them out?

@FatherFish

4 күн бұрын

probably a good idea.

Hi father fish, I curious about the amount of substrate you have in the aquarium behind you. I'm a beginner in the naturalized aquarium realm I know you recommend 1 inch soil and two inches sand but I want to have thicker substrate like you have will you tell me about that aquarium behind you and why the substrate is so deep?

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

It is an old tank. Just like a pond in a field, its bottom grows and it fills up as it ages.

The thumbnail 😂😂❤❤

is it better to use soil that has been used by a plant for a long time? I feel like if I use new and fertelized soil the algae will explode and if I use old soil my plants won't thrive.

@FatherFish

16 күн бұрын

Us e the formula for soil found in the SHOAL. goto fatherfish.fish to get the link.

I guess I'm the only one, upon hearing the music, to having a pavlovian response waiting for Jack to say 'Keep looking up"

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

That is why I use it. Memories.

What are those silver and black disc shaped fish called in the beginning of your video. They look like they have little skirts? I have 3 of them and they are the longest living most robust fish I’ve ever had but I can’t find what they are called

@FatherFish

26 күн бұрын

Angel fish?

@Fairlyoddlassy

22 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish no it’s a kind of tetra I think, they are silverish coloured, black lines and look like they have little black skirts. You have them on the beginning of this video. It’s the 1st time I’ve ever seen them anywhere. I’ve been looking for the name of them. I got them so long ago along with some mollys and guppies and they are the sole survivors from that 1st buy. I am 1 year in still learning by each failing. If I was to say the hardiest fish I know it would be these bad boys. They are about the size of a 10 pence peice, a quarter in your money. I would definitely get more if I could find what they are called

@Fairlyoddlassy

22 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish oh and thanks so much for replying

@Fairlyoddlassy

22 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish they might actually be called black skirt tetra 😂 however that’s not what the shop had on the receipt. I can’t remember exactly what they put them through as but what I’ve learned since starting my fish journey, our pet market are not particularly fish knowledgeable, they just sell them

@Fairlyoddlassy

22 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish okay think I have found it now, black widow tetra

Ive recently set up a deep substrate 125 gallon tank and I want to put angles in it but I’m wondering how many can I put and what sex ratio should I follow.

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

Probably no more than 50. Ratio is not important.

@w-brothers1850

24 күн бұрын

@@FatherFish wow! Thank you. I’ve heard that you have to be really careful with ratio of males to females but it’s relieving to know that is not very important.

Tank set up as per your guidance, with acceptable pH and TDS. Plants thriving, but noticed fishy odor. Is this normal? Also, seeking advice on tank cleaning frequency and method. From pakistan.. thanks

@FatherFish

22 күн бұрын

Join our SHOAL at fatherfish.fish. Share your tank and get good advice.

I found a water under my AC unit outside it had algae and some little white worms 🪱 I want to add these worms in my 10liter tank, should I add them in my tank?

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

yes

Most ponds bottom is composed of mud and dirt barely any sand.

@FatherFish

19 күн бұрын

True. Most creeks are sand bottom.

for month my water always full micro debris, make it look cloudy. 1 day i try to add flea or watever white/black/pinkiest creature from my ressurection jar. half glass water from it n 2 day after that my water became crystal clear. there is still 1 problem, my tiny aquarium have 2 filter 1 standart filter 1 sponge (aerator) filter. I put off the aerator thinking 1 filter is enough, my all fish gasping for oxygen, even with half of tank full of plant n the light still on. turn it on again n they calm down in 1-2 hour

Has anyone ever used some of father fish's methods with african cichlids? I know it cant be done in the same way as what I see in his tanks, but curious if anything can be adapted or applied. My tank is a tanganyikan shell dweller tank and im fascinated by this method but so much of it seems like it cant apply to me.

@FatherFish

23 күн бұрын

Deep substrate and planted tanks apply beautifully to shell dwellers.

@alexhaney100

22 күн бұрын

@FatherFish thanks! However my shell dwellers dig everything up because they move the sand around. Doubt any rooted plant would last long, and the dirted substrate under the sand would be unleashed into the tank in no time.

I've got a question, a pretty good one I think. I have dirt, sand and small amount of gravel as substrate in my tanks. Yesterday I rescued 4 plecos and one of them has begun digging up and kicking up the substrate and plants! I'm very worried it's about to spike, badly, with the sand barrier being broken like that. Is there anything I can do to stop this? The plecos are young bristlenose, 1.5in to about 3in. Tank is 27gal, I'm soon moving them into a 55 tall, and plan on making hides for the back wall to enlarge their hiding opportunities, but they were all just rescued from a 5gal, 4 plecos, 4 glofish, 3 tetras the size of a toonie, and 1 baby guppy which is evidence of alot more fish having being in the 5gal.

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

They have bad habits based on living in a poor environment. The move will help. They should not be digging deep. Add another inch of gravel or sand.

@candyfairy3974

24 күн бұрын

@FatherFish the 4 of them only had a small hollow tank decor and gravel in their original tank and so far they don't seem to understand what pucks or veggies are, I'm hoping they are just taking advantage of their new environment quiet down soon like you say, I'm definitely gonna add some more sand and rocks though, I might attempt to make them a dedicated patch that is dig safe and cover the rest that is exposed with moss and rocks

Hello FF! I have low potassium level in my tank, the leves have pinholes.... What can i do to fix it?

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

Add a small amount of Epsom salts., about 1/2 tsp per 5 gal.once.

Can we get lesson on keeping nano tanks?

Where do I get the dirt from I’m worried it will have contaminates in it . I’m definitely going to build my next tank with all your advice . Your tanks are like an underwater tateruim

@FatherFish

21 күн бұрын

GOTO fatherfish.fish and click on the Discord Father Fish Shoal. LOTS of information about the formula for the substrate. Don't just do anything. Learn the best to do.

Hi guys and beloved father fish.i did tank just like u instructed us to do. I put dirt-gravel-put 6 plants,ad a led red and white light. Spong filter,and one pothos plant on the top of my tank. The problem that I have right now is that the water keep getting yellow ish after about a few days. I don't know what I can do more.the plants are growing nicely. I have 9 different fish in it.a hitter. Even my rock's got yellow cover on them. Please can u help me?I put so many effort and time and love and care I my tank and fish and now I just do not know what can I do more or what I did wrong.

@Desmond000007

24 күн бұрын

You need to cap it with sand and not gravel. The dirt is leaching into your water

@FatherFish

24 күн бұрын

Desmond is correct

can i add Saraca Asoca Tree dry leaves in my aquarium is it safe?

@FatherFish

17 күн бұрын

Do not know. We need to ask Tommy D in the SHOAL.

I've been considering the inclusion of a food web in my tank. My deepest concern is adding something detrimental to my tank due to my lack of knowledge. How would I alleviate this concern?

@FatherFish

24 күн бұрын

Watch more videos.

I am a new fish owner so have never been indocrinated into the sanitised tank movement, I have a planted tank with 11 fish; i've only lost one so far I have no idea where it is in my tank it's a tiny little fish and is in amongst the plants somewhere it happened shortly after I brought them home and put them in I think, a few days, I have a bubbler now in my tank and a heater but also a filter and was wondering if I even need to leave te filter in the tank, I clean it once a month. I would rather stick a climbing plant in the top and let the roots grow down into the water instead, I have hear that it makes a good filter to go along with the sand also I figure the less ma made junk in the tank the better.

@FatherFish

25 күн бұрын

The filter is moving the water. That is its greatest benefit.

hey father fish. how many years can keep alive an aquarium setup with dirt ?

@FatherFish

5 күн бұрын

so far mine is 24 yrs.

Long live father fish🫡

HELLO father fish do small tetras eat chicken if i feed them once or twice a week? in small quantity

@FatherFish

23 күн бұрын

Mash into tiny pieces and very little.

@pawananimus

14 күн бұрын

​@@FatherFish thanks FF life saver

Dear sir can i use vermi compost instead of dirt

@Desmond000007

21 күн бұрын

Vermicompost is kind of soil on steroids minus the sand, silt, and clay, and its has more nutritients than soil, so I wouldnt use too much, and not a full on replacement for soil.

@FatherFish

21 күн бұрын

good advice Desmond. The soil is a formula. Learn the formula in the SHOAL. goto fatherfish.fish and click on the DISCORD banner - the Father Fish Shoal. You will find specific directions for how to build the substrate.

Hello, can you teel, how to create a pond with the same principal as your fisk tanks.

@FatherFish

21 күн бұрын

at east 2 feet deep, more if possible. Sand

Father Fish is the Jane Goodall of the aquarium hobby. You are so incredibly important to our hobby your knowledge needs to be heard by everyone.................................................................................

FatherFish, Do we still need to trim the plants? or just let it be?

@FatherFish

15 сағат бұрын

Your call. I never trim

@Johannesanwar

13 сағат бұрын

@@FatherFish tq Father fish

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