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Said it before and I’ll say it again, I’ve been in the hobby since 1989, and was going to retire in 2019 because I was tire Of the constant struggle to keep fish healthy, I rarely lost fish but I just knew that they were not happy all the time, , I would not be wasting my time following FF if everything he has taught me through his videos,wasn’t true . I would’ve have quit a long time ago, I actually feel like I did retire because Nature took over for me.

Wow, we live in such a synthetic world that adding nature to systems is revolutionary. Thanks for sharing Father Fish ❤ All the best to you Sir

Awe I'm so happy!! Thats my lil tank I submitted @ 3:55 ❤❤❤ Thank you father fish, I really couldn't have done it without you and the Shoal. At just 6 months in the hobby, having never kept fish before, I now have 3 wonderful dirted tanks with extremely happy lil fish! My tanks are so stable! I owe a great deal to y'all and I appreciate you making my entry into fishkeeping so memorable and enjoyable. ❤

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Happy to have you on board./

@richardurdaneta530

7 ай бұрын

Welcome to the addiction oops I meant family 😄

Thanks Father Fish! God bless you.❤️

The Walstad method was my first successful experience in keeping a planted tank. It went against the grain of so much advice I had learned, yet it worked beautifully. I'm currently experimenting with a clay based substrate to see how it compares to soil. In theory, the clay will have a high cation exchange capacity like soil, so it should be able to bind nutrients and make them available to plants. It's also seemed to have a benefit in maintaining a lower PH as well (good for breeding fish that require softer, acidic water to successfully spawn).

It’s been a while since I haven’t done an aquarium I lost my interest after I lost power of my home during the winter and lost most of my fish that I had for years but this time I would like to try your techniques of adding soil to the fish tank. I’m going to stick to one Aquarium for now, but I would like to do something really cool with it. Thank you for motivating me again father🐠

8:44 - Dr. Diana Walstad had guest video on KG Tropicals channel month or two ago, that's where that photo is from. :)

OH! I also want to say I love that you give the two lady scientists so many kuddos! You are the icing on the cake! awesome 3 muskateers!!!!

Delighted to hear about these two scientists. ❤

I haven't had a tank in years, this makes me want to get into the hobby again! Thanks for sharing this information, and sharing it in such a clear and easy way.

🙏🙏 I started my first aquarium 6/2023. After 6 months of research I decided to do the Father Fish approach straight out of the gate!! I now have a 60 gallon breeder, 55gallon, 2-20 gallon, and a 10 gallon. All dirted and heavily planted jungle, with river rock from my local river, sediment, leaves and wood for tannins. I love the South American fish and ph. Tetras, otocinclus, shrimp, snails, minnows I caught, etc. I never do water changes, only top offs. I have never lost a fish, knock on some wood for me please 🤣 I decided I was going to have fun with this hobby and not stress myself out!! I am so excited! I can’t stop building aquariums, I need a tee shirt (MTS)! My little boy thinks I have lost my mind, cause I have aquariums everywhere and can’t stop! Thank you so much Father Fish for popping up in my research!! I love you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️

@simonark1176

7 ай бұрын

Right on!!! I've been bitten by the bug too this year. Even rescued some glass shelves and built a 10 gallon tank soon to house a wild Betta fish. Glad you had the guts to go all natural and I'm sure you will have greater success with mother nature on your side than any of the synthetic junk they sell at pet Co. Enjoy your new passion ❤

The bowls that Diana and I created are doing very well and the plants are thriving. I only keep shrimp and snails in them but both bowls have become awesome little ecosystems ❤️

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

LOVE you guys. Try a pair of elessoma if you can get them. Perfect tiny tank fish.

@lindabillos5096

5 ай бұрын

That was a great video

What a pleasant surprise! I learned about Elaine Ingham years ago during some research into cold composting. She taught me a key piece in understanding the function of biological systems, and has offered a great deal to the regenerative agriculture community. Cheers on a great video!

I always struggled keeping freshwater but had great success keeping saltwater because in saltwater live rock was recommended. Amphipods, copepods, isopods etc. are essential along with phytoplankton which is the base of the food web. Unfortunately most fish shops don't recommend anything other than a sterile environment for keeping freshwater. Thanks for changing the game and making this information available.

Yes when we apply this Father Fish methods in our aquarium we created this truly thank you sir for sharing this with Us❤

Thank you Father Fish for teaching me about this, my very first tank is doing very well, I add leaves and lake water every now and then, my blue dream shrimps are really happy, I'm awaiting babies now. Have not changed the water and have no intention of doing so, the "Old water" is still crystal clear-

I preffer using gravel sand or volcanic sand, the silice/pool sand tends to acumulate anoxic bubbles

@FatherFish

6 ай бұрын

The bubbles are not toxic. I have not noticed a difference as you described. Will need to investigate. TY

Also, this is such an awesome video, showcasing these pioneering women doing awesome things.. I hope they literally find their place in science history by making such huge changes in the world; things are catching on and people are noticing and it's such an awesome thing to see you pointing attention at these fantastic things. So funny to be connected from learning things from Elaine as a farmer trying to make a difference, to later being brought back around to connect again to the same concepts but in the aquarium hobby -- such a small world!

Nearly 100k subs. I remember only 2 months ago it was about 82k. Nice work FF

Father Fish is the man! 👍

Love the Video Father Fish! Lots of awesome clips. Love all of those seed pods! ❤❤❤

Such a great video. Thanks for sharing

Father fish i love your content and have learned many new things ❤❤

After 23 years I put together my first ever aquarium as an adult. Except this time, I set it up the Father Fish way! I had some muscle memory from my childhood and college days when I had aquariums, but had to significantly fight against everything we've been taught by capitalism. That's when I stumbled upon your channel, clarifying the methodology for a self-sustaining ecosystem. I adapted your system with the materials I have locally - which I'm grateful for being in the city of Los Angeles as we have an abundance of natural flora and fauna. I pulled sand substrate and rocks directly from the Los Angeles river. My black gold soil is the green trash the city heats and composts and returns back to the residents. I only added untreated molar kitty litter and pigeon grit for mineral enrichment, but otherwise the river substrate is rich with minerals and teeming with life. The plants were the only things I bought (as I didn't want to tempt fate so soon). After 2 weeks, so far so good. I really think that sourcing my substrate from the LA river accelerated the aging of the aquarium by seeding it with microbial life. Subscribed and looking forward to updates. GO TERPS!

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Correct. The very best start is sand and soil from a living body of water.

@DeeGee-mv6eq

7 ай бұрын

🤦🏻

Thanks for the great info all the time

Oh wow -- I'm so glad I found your channel! I've been interested in permaculture farming and getting heavy into Elaine's food web education over the past few years, but my interest in keeping fish (and reptiles) came long before that. I just started getting back into the hobby after many years away, with planning a huge, room-sized paludarium, so I'm doing a lot of youtube learning and listening -- but stumbling across your channel while trying to learn more about the little 'extra' microorganisms that could be introduced into a tank, I heard your methods of having natural soils and a system based around that -- and I'm so inspired! I will certainly learn what I can from your setup, and I'd like to integrate this 'soil building' method into the plans I had already for this small ecosystem, and hopefully it will be able to produce something very neat with both aquatic elements and large terrestrial areas. I would love to share it with you in a few years once it's all set up, if you'd be interested to see! Thank you so much for the extra education and inspiration; this will be very helpful - and I'm glad to hear and see this being done successfully! I had the ideas in mind of what I wanted to create (a balanced and aesthetic aquatic system), but it's wonderful to have people already doing very neat things already so I might learn from their experience! I did a small version of this with a large planted shrimp tank underneath a functional arboreal lizard enclosure a few years ago, but there are so many more elements I'd like to incorporate to make it a truly natural and balanced system. Thank you! I hope more people learn from you, for the benefit of the animals and also for the enjoyment of the hobby!

Well made! Honor and recognition to the bright minds of this hobby presented by one of the greats himself FatherFish 👑

it is aquariums and aquapnoic systems that brought me in contact with the permaculture movement and currently the regenrative agg movement and now returning to natural fish keeping. Such a wonderful knowledge base you showcase on your channel.

Wow, brilliant women, thanks for perfecting it Father Fish!!!

I do everything in layers in my pond, starting with dirt and charcoal mix, covered over in peat moss and dead leaves, next comes fine sand, then medium sand, then coarse sand, then a small amount of gravel, and then topped with just a little medium sand to fill the gaps a little (with each of these sand layers containing about 5% peat moss) Then some more dead organic matter on top to finish. I also do this exact thing in pots and put them up on bricks so the pot is half in the water half out. The plants grow like a jungle and the whole thing becomes a mini ecosystem.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

VERY well done. An excellent formula.

@simonark1176

7 ай бұрын

I love lasagna too ❤ Some good tips there my friend! I've promised to build a pond as a house warming gift for my friends first property! I will look into this method. Thank you for sharing 🙏

@mitchellm90

6 ай бұрын

​@@FatherFishHi, please tell what dirt, where to buy, what type, which one NOT to use.

I so absolutely love each and every word of the content in every video, it has made this hobby so wonderful for me when i see so many others struggling and suffering such a wonder filled gift of nature, thank you so much for all the videos and help, if i have not added the supplements and only added vermicompost to some aquarium soil (not hightech black soil) will i have issues after a year or so? What do i do that time then?

Freeze soil into cubes, insert into substrate as supplementation 🎉

@animablo

7 ай бұрын

Ahaaa

T.u. papi fish❤😊

Would you consider shipping your supplements to Canada in the future? Thanks Father Fish!

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

I have a Canadian supplier: for all you fish keepers in Canada we have a Father Fish supplier, kasek, here in the Father Fish Shoal. ffsupplycanada@gmail.com

GRATITUDE 💥🐟🐟💥

Any thoughts on adding ground egg shells to soil? Calcium? Magnesium? Other benefits? Drawbacks?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

No drawbacks. Best added to the top of the substrate where snails and macrofauna can consume them.

Sweet.

I am grateful to be alive to see the father fish tanks become popular. People will be having father fish tanks far longer than any other popular name. You FATHER FISH made a truly functional and beautiful aquariums. Sure I am grateful to the women who inspired the father fish tank. 40 years from now I’ll be hearing my grandchildren talk about father fish the way I talked about Maximilian Kolbe or Faustina Kowalska.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Who?

@crystalgrelak

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish YOU❤️ honestly even on different face book groups myself and others have brought you up and everyone either knows who you are already or goes and finds out. You are a legend and you will be for years. Unless you mean who I mentioned in which case it’s okay they were religious who lived during world war 1 and 2.

Question: What is the biggest aquarium you've seen done with your method? Thanks.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

500. Working on a public aquarium 10K system now.

Father fish thank you for helping me begin this hobby using your methods. I just added leaves and some water from a stream into my tank today but I was wondering if it’s okay to have a hang back filter in my tank in my natural aquarium? I use a sponge filter too

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

yes

Hello. I'm setting up an aquarium for shrimps neocaridinas. Could you make a video about neocaridinas and how to set up a natural aquarium for them? It would be a great help. Most neocaridine breeders where I live use a thin layer of substrate, usually basalt. Thanks.

I have followed Dr. Ingham on her terrestrial fundamentals of soil science - she is a genius, along with Dr. Walstad. Thank you Father Fish for your inspiration and techniques! I have just finished a 3-day full cleanout of a 29-gallon tank (florite gravel - probably 24+ years old) to a dirted tank following your principles and using the soil supplement and plants I purchased from you. What is the best way to share images to you and your followers?. Grateful Thankful Blessed!

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Join us in the Shoal: discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

I'm trying to find a way to add leaf litters to my tank. It's a heavily planted one, with at least one plant per square inch. Do I need to crush it to smaller bits, before sinking them? What will happens to the tannin level?

Okay this may be mildly inappropriate for an aquarium video and the two lady scientists are impressive but I have my favorite lady scientist which is Materials Scientist Dr. Judy Wood. I saw the collapse and it definitely looked funny but then there was just suspension of disbelief cause what to do about it? Anyway, an amazing person and analysis which also suggests that things can be much better

hi father fish! first i watched all your videos and i really enjoy it, it's really great to have your expertise here and i thank you a lot for that. i would like, if you may, make a little critic about your content. After watch lots of your videos, i would like you to talk about the diffrence between salted water tank and normal water tank. Most of your video talk about getting dirth and sand but you never talk about water. When you do your tank, do you put tap water or distiled water? For exemple, how can i make a resurection jar for a salted water tank if i'm far from the sea? what kind of plants should i put in salted water tank? Is the ecosystem is very diffrent? I think your channel lack of that subject and i reaaallly love to ear your about these. Other wise, thank you very much for your knowledge and i hope my critic will help you to make more video. Big love

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Excellent suggestion. I will work on this.

I going to try using only rhizome and floating plants in an aquarium, along with a gravel only substrate and see what happens.

@FatherFish

6 ай бұрын

go for it

Just finished Diana Walstad’s book and absolutely love the natural dirted aquarium! Question for you FF - my tank tends to get brown plant detritus building up on top of the sand cap. Water parameters are always perfect but it can just be unsightly when it builds up to a certain point. Any advice on how to clear the detritus effectively, other than with a siphon? I’m planning to add a cleanup crew of shrimp/snails and wondering if that’s most effective or if you have any other recommendations on how to manage it. Thanks in advance!

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

It is diatoms growing from available nitrates. Add another 12-1 inch of sand. Reduce feeding. Add more plants.

@c-rhat

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the reply. Will do

Father Fish, have you heard of or seen Halfman Halfcichlid? He recently posted a 200 gal. with no substrate and heavily planted. I cannot imagine the tank would remain stable for very long. Wouldn't the waste eventually create a substrate among the roots?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

I need to see what he is doing. Theoretically, yes. The roots can form a substrate.

I saw this earlier, was it re-published?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Yes. We upgraded the vid for the benefit of all the new folks coming into the stream who need to understand the basics of our work.

Fish hobby revolution

I like father fish and mother fish videos ❤

I have a 3 gallon full of guppies that I breed for some of my snakes to eat. The substrate is gravel so I was wondering if covering the gravel with sand would work or if I should remove the gravel and add dirt like I’ve done for some of my other tanks?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Depends how much you want to do to change it. Either option is ok.

I have 3 tanks set up as a dirted tank and they are doing great! My question is, can you set up a living aquarium without rooted plants in the substrate? I’m wanting to experiment with only column feeding plants like Java ferns and anubus and floating plants. Is this possible?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Yes you can!

Hi, may I ask what types of leaves you recommend

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Join us in the Shoal for all the info about leaves. discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

Спасибо!!! Купила книгу, буду читать 📖

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Какую книгу ты купил?

@hifikla

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish Ecology of the Planted Aquarium

How do you keep your glass so clean. Do you scrub algae.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

I do, as needed.

I have used your vids to create 3 lovely aquariums, I'm so glad you make these vids. I do have a question though, i put dry dead leaves from my garden into my aquarium as you've advised, i remember you saying do not put wet dead leaves into an aquarium, my question is, can i take wet dead leaves from my garden, let them naturally dry out and then put them into my aquarium? ❤️🇬🇧

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Wet leaves from a body of water are important to bring biological diversity into the tank. Green leaves should never be used.

@cookiemonster2299

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish thank-you 👍❤️

I hope you see this question.. I have a Juvenile Axolotl So they’re pretty complicated salamanders that stay tadpoles their entire lives, they need water temperature of 60-64 degrees, and low light or they can get overheated, sick, and they have sensitive eyes. They can only really be ontop of sand with no rocks bc they will eat it.. They don’t do well with other fish. What plant species will thrive with an axolotl?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

I keep[ mine near the floor with a goose neck lamy prividing ambient light for valisnaria.

What’s the name of the piano piece played at the end? ❤🙏

great video :) can i ask a question unrelated please.. I have added plants to my south american cichlid tank and they have destroyed 80% of them eaten their roots and leaves . Do i just keep putting more and more in just in the UK it get expensive.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Hornwort, swords, val, anubias are plants cichlids will mostly leave alone. Find a local source of wild plants that can be replaced without expense.

Man I wish I had found this channel before I started my aquarium I have gravel in my tank now and the tank looks good but I’m going to add a layer of sand over the gravel if I do have to start my aquarium over again I should use just soil and sand right

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Excellent. Begin building a food web on the sand.

I'm in AZ...all we got is sand and rock...I have a shrimp tank I want to convert. Can bagged soil be used as a base???

I am about to set up an aquarium. My question is how to ensure that I have the right flora and fauna in the substrate. I am thinking of putting MTS in, but I am unsure of how to get the rest of the ecosystem to take hold. I am thinking of going to a local river to get a bucket or two of sediment to put in the dirt portion of the substrate. Would that work? Is there something else I should do instead or in addition? Thanks!

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Join me in three Shoal to plan your tank. discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

👏

hello father fish i have 2 questions: 1st: I have setup a planted tank after watching your videos (earlier also i had one but i liked your ideas and concept a lot) and my tank dimensions are 1.5feet length, 1 feet height and 8 inches width i have added 1 inch layer of soil (with organic fertilizer mixed with the soil) and 1 inch layer of sand, i wanted to add 2inch layer of sand but that seemed to be too thick layer at the bottom so is it ok? and please tell me what all changes i should make. BTW i have planted 10 limnophila 8 hygrophilla difformis 6 i dont know name but they are red leaved 2nd: as over the period the plants will consume all the nutrient from the soil, so do i have to setup the tank again with new soil or i should add root tabs???

@FatherFish

Ай бұрын

Join the SHOAL and learn to do it as we teach.

Are your tanks mostly salt water or freshwater?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Mostly fresh water but that will begin to change this Spring.

What can I do to convert a running aquarium to the FF method without tearing my 125 Gal aquarium. It has several inch of seachem fluorite black grave which I love the look of.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Cap with 2" of black sand from Tractor supply.

@pennyrichards8019

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish can it truly be so easy ? 🤯😯

I have been having my fish dying suddenly with no source of reason the water conditions are good and they'll start swimming just a little bit differently and then a couple hours later they'll already be dead any idea what this could be

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

join me in the shoal for in depth analysis. discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

Has anyone tried soil from the bottom of a lake and lake water?

@FatherFish

6 ай бұрын

yes. 25%

Hello father fish I'm your new subscriber.😊thank you because of you I've learned a lot.can I ask 1 question?what will I do if 1 of my fish died?will I removed the dead fish or stay in the tank?thanks a lot godbless.❤I'm from phillipines

@johnlacerna5074

7 ай бұрын

I have a 20 gallon planted tank with some Molly's I have 2 inch dirt and 1inch of sand just like u said in other videos.and I want to know what to do if 1 of my fish died?can Ieave it there inside the tank or I need to get it out of my tank.thank u sooo much father fish.godbless always

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

I never said 2" of dirt and 1" of sand. I said the reverse. A small fish can be pushed into the substrate when it dies.

❤

Can i add dirt and sand to an existing tank?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Hard to add dirt but you certainly can add sand.

Hello there @FatherFish. Great video as usual. I heard somewhere yesterday that not all planaria worms are harmfull. It happened just after I removed 4 of them in a row in my tank (and I was litterally freaking out doing so). "My" planarias are the greyish-white ones with the head in the shape of an arrow and I can see their eyes with a microscope. Someone said they're not hamfull and basically just feed out of 💩 and won't attack snails and shrimps. True or not ?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

That is the only one that is a blood sucker but they do not ypically kill. Still they can be bad for shrimp. Fish will eat them

@mr.octopus6972

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish They must taste bad and a last resort meal because my guppys don't care. I'm currently feeding less and less as the aquarium is making it's natural food web more available. Maybe when they get very hungry . . .

I don’t live by and area where the leaves fall on the water and I think you said not to just use leaves on the ground any recommendations

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Ground leaves are fine for nutrients but leaves from a creek or pond will contain living organisms.

So....I followed one of your earlier videos that said to use potting soil and any kind of sand, plus plants. This video says that may only last a year because now you advocate adding 'a mix of minerals' to the soil first? Will slowly adding the leaves and other materials that will breakdown last, or do I need to change everything when the plants aren't thriving anymore?.

@FatherFish

5 ай бұрын

The leaves will provide a continuing source of nutrients

Should I add dry or fresh leaves? This is interesting.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

NEVER live leaves. Only dried from falling off the tree.

@sillysausage72

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish Awesome! Thank you.

I set up my father fish style bathtub aquarium in the back yard. Went through an algae problem, but that seems to be behind me now. Now my question is what do i do with all the guppies that are exploding in population. I was thinking of putting in a small predator to eat the excess fry, because i am not breeding them for commercial purposes. Not sure what fish would fit the bill, or if that is even the best approach.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Try a small group of young cichlids. Angels or severums, for example.

How can we get in touch

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Best way to reach me is DM in the Shoal: discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

Wow, you're looking a lot healthier on your carnivore diet. Great video.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Feeling much better too.

@anthonymason385

7 ай бұрын

That's the main thing!

FF I ordered your dirt supplement. When I get ready to set up my 75 using your dirted and sand method can I just use the water from my 55 gal? Then top it off. I have well water. I never treat the water I just add to my current tank. Can I put my fish that are in the 55 right away or do I still need to wait? I plan on ordering your plants in the near future.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Plants should go in immediately. A few fish on day 2 and a few more weekly

@jennifermartin506

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFishThank you FF. I can always count on you getting back to me with answers.

When do you need to replace the dirt in a fish dirted tank ?

@FatherFish

2 ай бұрын

never

I just set up a dirt/sand tank with plants and tested the water. The ammonia was 2 ppm! So now im scared to move my fish over to it. I treated the water with seachem prime before i tested it.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Move your fish after one day. Plants absorb ammonia

I’m new to adding leaves to my aquarium. Can I add leaves from the trees from yard? I feel like citrus leaves probably wouldn’t be the best. I have some oak, magnolia, and sweet gum trees that look like they would be good as I saw them in the video. Do I have to wash the leaves in anything besides tap water? Should I used distilled? Please let me know. I am always happy to enrich my ecosystems.❤

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

A mix of leaves is best. Yours sound perfect. Gather some wet ones from a pond or creek to get the fauna.

@lisawhereisthecultjam

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish Thank you!

Dear father fish . Is it ok to keep Cory catfish in dirted tank ? I noticed they clean the detrious and waste but we want them to deposit to give nutrition to soil . Kindly illuminate.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

They are perfect.

@mitchellm90

6 ай бұрын

​@@FatherFishCan you 'seed' the soil at start up with some kind of living worms to keep Cory's happy?

@FatherFish

6 ай бұрын

@@mitchellm90 a food web is the key for cory satisfaction

@mitchellm90

6 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish Thanks. I used to love watching corys tug tubifex up through the sand. Hey, its all about enjoyment, right?

Father Fish, I have a problem I need help with. I have 2 shrimp tanks. One with fish store sand, and Lake Erie plants, that I gave a hydrogen peroxide bath to before adding. The 2nd, I took sand from the bottom of Lake Erie, and plants from there. I didn't do the dirt on either one. 1st tank, because I hadn't seen your channel, yet, and 2nd, because I was worried about the tannins. The Erie sand compacts tightly, and is more like silt sand. Now, I've got Scuds in both tanks. No fish, because I'm not sure which kind won't eat the baby shrimp. How do you get rid of Scuds, and do they eat baby shrimp? I really don't want to tear down, because the plants are doing good. If I boil the sand, rocks, and peroxide the plants, I'm starting over, without the good stuff. Do you have a video on this, or any advise? Thank you in advance.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

No vid on this. Scuds are shrimp. they occupy the same niche. Both eat detritus and decaying vegetation. They compete, therefor, with each other for nutrients. To control them remove as many shrimp as possible and add some small fish - guppies, bettas, platies, or small cichlids to control the scuds.

@jeannesmith1141

7 ай бұрын

Father Fish, thank you for liking my comment, but I would really appreciate your advise on deleting the Scuds. Or, any viewers advise. Do they eat baby shrimp, or just compete with them? What nano fish are "safe," for shrimp? My colonies are established yet.

@jeannesmith1141

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish sorry Father Fish, I tapped on your reply, and didn't see your reply....my bad. Thank you for your help. I thought neons might be okay? These tank are 5 gallon, and 2 gallon. Not much room for fish. Trying to get babies going, but don't want them eaten.

How much is your ingredients you add to the tank? If we buy a pack from you. How much would it be?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

20.

Can i have planted aquarium with home soil ??

@simonark1176

7 ай бұрын

Do you mean potting soil or dirt from your garden? Either way, yes you can. Make sure to add them dead leaves on the top..... Preferably sourced from the bottom of a local pond. There's nothing to worry about. Nature will have your back!!! A sterile environment is more dangerous to fish than adding lovely muck from a natural system

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

see our formula for the dirted portion here: discord.gg/father-fish-shoal

Question: Is it possible to remove chlorine from the water without anti-chlorine?

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Yes. Active aeration is effective. Spraying water into the tank through a nozzle is also effective.

@nppazcar4426

7 ай бұрын

@@FatherFish תודה

Good video but I want to put a caveat about the trained comment, because people imo put too much of an emphasis on training or education when you have these ladies innovating and that means it came from them and nobody told them what they came up with

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

I do not understand your concern.

@mattbatcher802

7 ай бұрын

I’m trying to say that these scientists came up with what they came up with, they weren’t taught something, well yes of course they were taught, the best of us stand on the shoulders of our predecessors, I am just saying that they came up with their own ideas and that is different than someone learning something that is already established @@FatherFish

Sir need your help. Today I changed the water of my betta tank. I refilled it with the water of the local pond (I have used the same water before as well). However, from then on the fish is showing signs of stress. It's remaining still at the bottom. Not much movement can be seen and the little bit of movement it is doing, is lethargic. At times it is coming on the upper level of water to breathe. Not sure what has happened. Please help. Regards.

@silitekmodder5681

7 ай бұрын

If the PH is different it can shock the fish

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

At this point the best is to leave it alone and give it time to adjust.

You still need to change the water. Those tanks are tiny. In the wild the lakes are huge and it rains so fresh water replaces the old water. All the minerals are lost and fish produce other waste along with the plants. You need to change the water. All the old stuff in the water is just getting recycled.

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Think about this some more.

On the patreon members at the end, not sure why someone added a zero into my name? 😂 it should be DashDrones👍

@FatherFish

7 ай бұрын

Will correct. Sorry, and thank you for your support.

@DashDrones

7 ай бұрын

​@@FatherFishcheers Lou, happy Saturday from Ireland 👍

Oh I see or I can just buy the leaves from your store

Women! Am I right?