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I went back to the @MDFishTanks studio to discuss all the things we fell out about hahaha. Also I took a look around whilst I was there and checked out all his aquariums and aquascapes.
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A fun day mate. See you soon 👍 (first)
@FishShopMatt
3 ай бұрын
It was good, we should do it again sometime! only one pint though!
@MDFishTanks
3 ай бұрын
@@FishShopMatt 😂😂😂
@charitysmith5245
3 ай бұрын
Now that we all know MDs real name is BAAAA....lol
@GrumpyGillsFishing
3 ай бұрын
I’m so happy yall still make videos together occasionally. ❤
@antznnfx9922
3 ай бұрын
@@charitysmith5245I remember when George Farmer first dropped his government name, MD makes a lot more sense now 😁
A monthly or so sit down chat/podcast type thing with you two talking about your project etc would be amazing
@Mayb-ds7kl
3 ай бұрын
That sounds like the best 30 minutes of the month! just chatting about what project they liked, what issues they had and how they overcame would be amazing!
Please for the love of all things, take us through your garage transformation Matt. It's a great opportunity to let us in on your process. Plus, it's great for pulling in new audiences.
@milesnapue
3 ай бұрын
think he won't?
@chrisg7571
3 ай бұрын
I hope he does also. I like watching the changes.
@grantgrobler3850
3 ай бұрын
Brilliant idea
You guys really should have a podcast. The energy when you get together is always fantastic. I'm glad that there was no falling out between the two of you.
@thekingofdiy3647
2 ай бұрын
I wont to se an only fans, you know its happening in the background!
You two should do this as a series! Just the two of you talking about fishkeeping instead of building tanks. This was fun to watch! ❤
@arsenic3382
3 ай бұрын
Seriously, a fish podcast if you will 🎉
@jofox1186
3 ай бұрын
I would watch that!
@thehistoricalhomesteader5415
3 ай бұрын
Agreed, even if it was just quarterly. This was a super fun video, and it will keep all of us who loved seeing you guys together satisfied :)
@nplillustration
2 ай бұрын
+1 on that
@OrgoneAlchemy
2 ай бұрын
They would have to actually be friends again for real for that to manifest.
MD & Matt, a great example of companionship!!!! A symbiosis of knowledge and respect where both parties are able to grow... Happy fish-keeping to you and the community!!!
I remember the first time MD went to the shop to pick up fish and Matt made his first camera appearance and ever since then I've been following Matt and seeing what he's doing as I've always said to myself after that first appearance he would make a great fish channel having worked in a fish shop for years
@andreagalda28
3 ай бұрын
I was looking back at old videos recently and saw one where Matt was clean shaven... it was a great look on him!
@Heterogeneity
3 ай бұрын
That was way back in the day! LOL I remember watching their first few tank build collabs at the shop and thinking, "wow these fellas have such fun energy together I hope they end up making more content together"... a few short years later and they're both way past my little glimmer of foreshadowed recognition!
You know, it's good to have friends who can support you. Thanks guys!
AWE the BROMANCE is still going strong. 🥰
😂😂😂 you guys are juste like an old couple 🤣
I get it man! I worked for one of my best friends for 6 years and it broke my heart having to tell him I was going out on my own to pursue a different venture. It had to be done for me to progress in the field I wanted to go into and provide for my family. He totally understood and we're still good friends. At the end of the day you have to do whats best for you and yours!
MD’s videos: cool Matt’s videos: cool Collaboration videos: cool I’ll watch anything y’all put out. 😅
@anandasouthard7760
3 ай бұрын
Agree on all counts!
@HoodyNoGoody
3 ай бұрын
Facts
@Heterogeneity
3 ай бұрын
Same. Do what you guys do, I am here for all of it.
Ive been watching MD since he was in the shed and was quick to sub to Matt once he started his channel. Gents - you not only inspired me to get into keeping fish but also being a content creator! THANK YOU for all I've learned as well as the inspiration and confidence to pursue my dreams! I absolutely love you both ❤
Aww, so glad to see this! I suspected you guys were still buds, but knew Matt had to get focused time on his own channel. I will always love seeing the chemistry between you guys, so please pop in each other's videos every now and then! You compliment each other and the banter is engaging; plus it feels like we are hanging out with other fish keeping nerds (and friends) 😊 Cheers to you both! Still both of my favorite channels!
@sandglowpets
3 ай бұрын
But I am now very curious about the dressing gown... Lol 😅
Grow the industry... Its working. Because of you two I am now back into the hobby. No joke! Your channels are what sparked my interest. I have just completed week one of my brand new tank cycling. 40 gallon tank, stand, filter, substrate, hardscape, plants, the entire setup because you two lit my fire! I wish I had a way to share a photo of my build, I'm quite proud! It turned out very nice thanks to the tips and tricks I learned from you both. Thank you! Cant wait to get fish! For me, lots of Cardinals! :D
I love watching you two. Your friendship shines through in everything you do together or separately. I love that MD has only ever wanted Matt to shine, whether thats on MD's channel or fish shop Matt channel. This is true friendship. And Matts channel is fantastic! ❤
I’m glad young men have good influence like the two of you.
The horticulturalist is right, you can't grow plants like that without diffused CO2. What they're forgetting, is that if your nutrient mass and bacterial colony is balanced correctly, the byproduct of aerobic bacterial respiration is??? Soluble CO2. The byproduct of organic matter breakdown??? Volatile gasses and.... soluble CO2. If you use good substrate and care for your bacteria, there will be plenty of soluble CO2 available to support good plant growth.
I enjoy watching when both of you are working together. But i also enjoy watching both of you individually because i like both of your ideas and ways of doing aquascapes or aquariums.
I would love to see the two of you work together in a much larger gallery where you both have your own separate areas but still help each other. I believe that would take you both further in this industry especially with most people nowadays having such a short attention span. Like with me for instance the videos that md had you in I could always sit and watch the whole video which is hard for me when listing to only 1 person talk. Videos with you two felt so natural. No matter what happens I wish you well
I’m sorry people run wild with conspiracy theories. I didn’t believe any of it. I love you two together and I love you both on your own too. ❤❤❤❤
You guys rekindled my love of fish keeping, I’m in the process of setting up a 120ltr community tank, and have a 260ltr lined up for a future project. Please keep doing what you’re doing. 👍🏿
Firstly, I absolutely love both your channel and MD’s channel… the way you both worked together on MD’s channel, was fantastic.. but we all knew it was temporary until you got your own thing up and running.. you both make amazing content!!! I just hope you will both have the occasional collaboration together in the future 😊
you two are my favourite fish keeping channels, definitely got me into fish keeping 😊 I have a 10gal with a female betta and a little school of pygmy cory cats, a shrimp bowl planned, and a 4ft tank I bought that I'm waiting to fill til I'm somewhere a bit more permanent than a rental 😅 it's an incredibly rewarding hobby for me, and I love my fish so much! thank you both for making fish keeping so accessible ☺️
I love watching both of you. Separately and together. A few years ago, during peak Covid madness, I was pregnant and working from home and decided for some reason, I needed a betta. So, I started with a betta and a 10 gallon, minimally planted tank. When I was up at all hours with the baby, etc, I started watching MD and boom, I was hooked and thought, I will get a bigger tank and get into plants someday. I still have the betta but he has more plants and I have a 40 gal breeder, with many plants and I love it. I will for sure have more in the future. My husband thinks I've lost it a bit, I think, but that's ok! Thank you for your inspiring videos.
Nice that you both helped each other out. I hope to still see collaborations together though. Subbed to both of you and get something different from you both.
You guys are totally different people and that’s a GREAT thing. People in your life should want you to succeed just as much if not more than them if they truly care, now saying that you can see right off the bat the reason you both are doing it is different, his is 1st money for his family yours 1st is so more and more people will get into the hobby. There is nothing wrong with either ones reasoning. The amount of people that wanted You to start your own channel was crazy awesome ……….. me being one of them. The next thing is I have not watched one of your videos that I haven’t liked, you may think they are very similar but the way you handle your channel / videos keeps us locked in. It’s YOU Matt that we enjoy just as much as you info. You definitely offer something different, and there is a big difference between yalls channels. There is something about the way you talk and explain things that has me locked in too. You guys didn’t need to explain anything to anyone. Love you, love your channel and I’m always looking and waiting for your next video. Keep going strong ❌⭕️❌⭕️
I knew everything was ok! Definitely looking forward to seeing more stuff from each of you guys AND some collabs as well!
If you can't make videos together regularly then you must do a podcast taking about fish and taking questions from the KZread comments. You can do it from a pub and call it "fish & chips".
Just love you guys so much. Totally supporting anything you two do. ❤
Never worried ! You know why because you both really care about each other and it shows how much you really enjoy each other’s time together. It’s obvious your loving friends 🐠🐟🐬🐳🐋
I love you guy’s friendship! You’re both knowledgeable and skilled but also hilarious and entertaining to watch both individually and together. I never wanted to have an aquarium but I build terrariums and vivariums so my interest started with plants and MD made growing the plants feel accessible so I gave it a try. Quickly moved on to snails and shrimp and now because of Matt, I’m going to be getting my first fish in the next few weeks. Thank you both for making the hobby feel accessible. Even to people like myself who never imagined they’d even want an aquarium 😂
I can’t help but see the obvious incredible dynamic between you two. There must be a way to accommodate your lives and dreams together.
I'm a horticulturalist that worked at a botanical garden and I have 2 all low tech planted tanks looking lush and I can confirm it's definitely possible even with our rock hard water! Keep up the good work boys!
Im a horticulturist and have never used co2.. my tanks are set up similar to MD (actually more like father fish's tanks, very natural)..my plants grow like MD's do. I love both of you; I learn a lot from you both. And i love when you 2 do videos together, because you 2 have a great chemistry. Thanks Matt and MD!
@Heterogeneity
3 ай бұрын
Me too! I suspect that anaerobic decomposition of organic matter in our style of deep "dirty" substrate produces tiny amounts of co2 that leaches into the water the same way it does in nature.
@24JJ821
3 ай бұрын
Well said, me too.
@kissofpaint
3 ай бұрын
@@Heterogeneity Oh wow so this is it. From time to time I see bubles getting out of the substrate and I always assumed for some reason that it must be oxygen but now I realise it must be in fact CO2 from organic decomposition. Thanks for the tip!
I love this video from America! I love both of you and I love your friendship! I learn so much from both of you, different things. You each teach me in different ways, and I’m a “father fish” guy!! I watch MD for scaping and you for your knowledge of each fish breed. I have had total success with you guys, father fish, and “Phillips Fish Works “ scuds and micro macro fauna. I have dirted, sand capped, heavy planted, tannins, etc tanks (9). I never test my well/river water and I’m one year into this and have never lost a fish, shrimp, etc. You 4 guys are the best!!! I also love “Tiny Menagerie “ her voice and videos are awesome!! Just wish she wouldn’t go so long between videos ❤️❤️
Cheers guys! Continued success to both of you.
The two of you are great (together or seperate) I love the energy. Keep it up, cheers!🎉
I am one of your viewers who had no tanks. After watching you (and Matt) for a few months, I now have three tanks, a huge bowl and two large jar scapes! Lol
Awesome to see you two together again, you always make me laugh. Love from Australia again, I will now check out Matt and his channel ❤❤❤❤❤
Paradoxically new to aquariums and following both of you, so this was actually a good intro to who you both are, seem like my type of people
Loved this video, was so enjoyable to watch you two guys chatting. I had no doubt that there wasn't anything wrong between you. I totally understand how exhausting it can be, like trying to burn a candle at both ends, my mom used to say! I for one, am terrible when I don't get enough sleep. I'm very grumpy, and that's just at home with family. I can't imagine how hard it would be to try and maintain a good attitude for the camera. Anyway, it's obvious how close you two have become, and it's great to see. I'm happy for you to be able to concentrate more on your own channel, and I can see how pleased MD is for you, as well. I love both of your channels, and I believe they both have a very important place here on KZread. Thank you both for this video, it was fun to see you guys together again, even for a little while. And I'm sure you will get together again, now and then. In the meantime, I plan on enjoying both MD's and you, Matt's channels!
Nice to see you guys together 🫶🏽🫶🏽
Glad you’re continuing as friends. everyone misses your videos and the banter! Great friends will always be
I love watching you both, you both bring smiles to my face and laughter to my heart. When I have a bad day I pull up your videos and let the world melt away. Thank you, guys, so much.
I'm glad you have found your thing Matt plus I know for a fact you and MD will continue to work together on projects
You guys are so much fun to watch! Together or separately, I will continue subscribing to you both 🥰
WOW tremendous video Mat! You 2 are fabulous. I enjoy the camaraderie always going on, will continue to watch you & MD. Thank you very much for emphasizing around 7:00 how important it is to support the industry of tropical fish keeping. If you don’t support other businesses, then the hobby cannot grow. Wishing you much success for you and your family.
You guys are made to do this together and separate at the same time! :D
Love the vid, love the behind the scenes insight in to what goes on in making the vids for us to enjoy. Love the combination of the 2 channels, they really compliment each other well.
I’m so glad you cleared all that up for people who didn’t understand where you both were coming from. Please do a fish file on the pea puffers!
Both of you encouraged me to get plants in my aquarium. I dont have a CO² filter, no plant media, or root tabs, I started with a piece of bogwood with a plant on it from Pets At Home and some mossballs, and the water clarity was astounding a day later. I planted more plants into the gravel, and they've grown fantastically. I absolutely love the look of them, they're growing fantastically. I only had an issue with my fish literally uprooting half my plants every hour, but i left it for a week in care of my nan, and I came back with half of them floating and literally growing roots from everywhere they could. I am happy to be getting rid of my fake plants, which are starting to look a little worn out now.
I can fully understand you want to be your own boss Matt, have now watched all your videos ( and most of MD’s) and have learnt so much, i look forward to the future videos and I hope we get to see you both working together on future projects as well.
Love all the drama 😉😅 nice to hear you two just chatting about… stuff!
Loved this guys. You both have inspired me and I now have 3 tanks of different sizes set up over the last 12 months . with MDs advice on substrates and plants and matts advice on fish they are looking mighty fine doing awesome . Love watching both your channels but when your both together it’s very special. Xxx
Thanks guys...I sadly needed this video...miss you guys together but now I can sleep at night!
Happy to see you both worked together, but happier to see Matt take on his own thing and progress together.. i appreciate you guys as i started in this hobby watching you guys.. it really helped with my mental health.. u guys somewhat helped me cope.. wish you both great success..cheers!
I really love you guys together. We understand you want to focus on your own stuff but you guys as a duo was always so much fun! :)
I appreciate you both. And you are both very encouraging, thank you.
My favorite videos that I revisit frequently are the ones you guys got out into the world and just bro out with each other. It is a shame the is so much animosity now. 😂
Two video requests! 1: "My First Fresh Water Ecosystem" A step-by-step beginner tank with plant/animal/rock links and details. Can I walk outside and grab a rock off the ground to use or do you have to use specific rocks that have low iron content (idk, just an example)? 2: "My First Salt Water Ecosystem" A step-by-step beginner tank with plant/animal/rock links and details. I heard salt water tanks are REALLY hard to get started and have been shied away from it. What basic combo do you suggest for someone's very first salt water tank?
You two are awesome...thanks for doing this video for us.
Thanks for the video. I have learned a tremendous amount about fishkeeping and aquascaping from you both!
YOu two are the Laurie and Frye of the fish keeping world.
Love you guys, so nice to see you together for a catch up. 🐟🐠😘
Let’s get Matt to 60k subs asap….he deserves it. Brilliant content creator.😊
Thanks to both of you for being a real inspiration in starting my own channel. Love what you do
Thanks for this video! So glad you both put a stop to all the rumors! I get inspired from MD and I learn from Matt! Love you both, individually and together.
This was an awesome video. Glad to see the two of you geeking out with each other again.
You and MD are my guy's, keep the peace because I'm learning a lot from the both of you guy's. ✌🏾
Nice to have a friend in the hobby.
Well guys I love what you both bring to the table. So thank you too both of you f for what you do and show us thank you. I'm a fan of both
I love it when you both colaborate. You have amazing chum chemistry.
i like the energy in these vids! both these guys seem like lovely people
I'm glad you two are still on good terms. Other than that, that was my only concern. Love watching both channels. Keep up the good work
you guys are so good together
Need as many fish keepers as possible!
Love when you two are together, your knowledge of fish compliments MD’s plant mastery. I would love to see you do builds together occasionally. My love of Aquascaping started with George Farmer then MD now you round out a very good base for 2 very happy tanks. Keep up the great work Matt!
Matt using MD for views and MD using Matt for views. Everyone wins!
Love watching you too either together or on each of your channels ❤
I only had the courage to start a tank because of you and the belief you encouraged that I could do it. I’m on my second tank already (only because the first one burst) but nevertheless there are already other tanks in the future (in my mind at least). Thank you and, please, keep on the fantastic content. I look forward to each and every one.😊
Loved to see you guys together you guys are the most fun fish channels
Oh Matt, when you said “childcare” my heart just sank. Why do our societies make it so hard to have kids? You deserve your happiness and some sleep, and I’m so glad you two are still friends. It’s hard to mix business and friendship!
@mdcclxxviepluribusunum1066
3 ай бұрын
How do societies make it so hard to have kids? Everything will fall back on your situation and what you can provide, not what handouts you can get.
@Chompchompyerded
3 ай бұрын
He does have a wonderful little boy and a really good wife. It's hard, I'm sure, but I'll also bet that he wouldn't trade them for all the fish in the world plus the kit to keep them in. He did say part of it was because of where he lives. If childcare isn't available, then that's a tough one, isn't it?
You guys a legends. And the good thing is we have to shows to watch now .😀
Fun seeing you both in the same video! Still follow both of you religiously 🤣 A sandwich truck!?!? We need those in the US 🤤
Subscribed to both of you and glad to see you are BOTH prospering. Still dont have an aquarium myself but you both continue to tempt me exremeley.
I'm a body language expert with 14 years experience and it's s clear by the how MD has positioned his Pepsi Max can on the table that he is wildly jealous of Matt and his beard.
@roxieevans1953
2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
Happy to see you both together!
Cheers, Matt! A regular round-table chat between you and Mark would be a good thing. There's so much great information between the two of you. I just picked up loads about KZread, the analytics and algorithms. I'm trying to grow my own channel and have so much to learn. Have a fantastic week! ~Ron
I’ve been following this channel for a long time I’ve used so many of MD’s brilliant ideas when I was starting my tanks in a middle of a pandemic. Lately, I enjoyed the partnership with Matt in the videos and it became so apparent he had an amazing fish knowledge to fly by himself. It’s amazing to see his channel growing too. Thank you guys for all the love spread through aquascaping.
The "Your Rainbows are spawning" moment got me good
I had an aquarium with Goldfish first and because of you Guys its now a Nice guppy tank for the kids with Lots of plants that dont die! I follow both of you and you two know alot and are funny doing the hobby.. thank you 😊
❤ so great to see you guys!
Love the content!
Loved this, needed this. Thanks, guys. :)
You two are great. Thanks for doing the videos
You guys crack me up. I love when you film together. 😂
I did not think there was an issue between them before, I do now !
I have been in fish keeping for like 5 years now and a lot of information and videos are just recycling the same information over and over. THIS video, is probably among my favorite videos in such a long long time. Has good information, has feeding and displaying the fish, and fun conversation. So many bigger channels are afraid to post certain types of videos due to algorithm. I really cannot express how much I liked this video! Wish I could give it a love instead of just a like! Cheers mate! And thank you!
Very happy for the both of you