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@rickjones1176

3 жыл бұрын

ever check out Alan Reynaldi in facebook?

@deonteathens1043

3 жыл бұрын

When will you start to sell fish online?

@artuzi6825

3 жыл бұрын

i got a question if i buy a fish from your website should i still quarantine them?

@amandajones9917

3 жыл бұрын

I have a question. I keep a 29 gallon tank full of clean treated water with the same temperature as my fish tanks for easy water changes. The tank has a bubbler and a heater. Lately the water in it keeps turning cloudy. Any ideas why? I have had this tank set up for several years and this is the first time that it has been cloudy.

@artuzi6825

3 жыл бұрын

didnt even got replyed :')

This series is really helpful for those of us newer to the hobby- especially since 90% of the forums you can find online are either archaic or get really, *really* aggressive if you ask too many questions.

@weilam03

3 жыл бұрын

We call those people the fish police. The worse of them are the betta police and the goldfish police.

@gem9535

3 жыл бұрын

@@weilam03 Yeah, as a betta keeper, some people get really testy.

@Midnight_Rein

3 жыл бұрын

@@weilam03 One of my tanks I got as a birthday gift and didn't really know a lot about what I was doing and didn't at that point have enough income to buy something like an API water kit, and I had simply asked if there were any signs I could look out before Sudden Fish Death Syndrome kicked in and I got zero help and a couple death threats lol.

@weilam03

3 жыл бұрын

Sfd in my personal opinion does not exist. The death is always caused by something we do. It's not something most people want to hear but it's truth

@annagraham4556

3 жыл бұрын

@@Midnight_Rein That's neither helpful nor kind of those people. You're asking questions because you want healthy happy fish. What about water api test strips? or if that's still costly.. I'm not sure what your local covid restrictions are in place but having your water tested for free at a a local pet store can help avoid those issues.

Let's help to get Aqua-Rama back up and running!!

@joshslater4353

3 жыл бұрын

There is not 1, more truthful statement on the interweb

@Sebastian-ye6wx

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. That’s my favorite place to buy fish

@AndrewMc-he3ue

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the UK but know how important local independent family run stores are, there are not enough of them. And the firefighter has my surname.

@joshslater4353

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewMc-he3ue small business is usually the best business! I live a few hours from them and was able to visit a few years ago..... Couldn't ask for better people...... Also great advice and knowledge. I hate this happened to them I'm hoping our communities will help them as well fish market down here is insane there's always lines in the major chains when they can go to a mom and pop shop have a better experience. Petco is an exception although they do a lot of business they know what they are doing and help you out like crazy without trying to sell you whatever or the highest priced fish

@jmitch4318

3 жыл бұрын

They’re reopened in the same shopping center. It’s a much smaller store but I’m glad they’re reopened. I pass it daily and loved going there

Thank you for addressing the myth about drip acclimation. I used to think that was the safest way but now I just plop and drop and my fish appear way less stressed. I still can't convince my neighbor of this but old habits die hard for some.

@MultiRainday

3 жыл бұрын

Actually they failed to explain it even further. For fish like neon tetras that are very very fragile when it comes to water changes, you really need to drip acclimate it with clean stock water and the aquarium water to neutralize the ammonia. Do this until you have added 3 times more water than it had in the bag. And take out the fish, don't pour out the water in the bag, just transfer the fish in the aquarium .

@arthurheine5631

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiRainday I came back to this video just to talk about this. I saw it and decided to try out their simpler method with a group of 12 neon tetras that I recently bought. 6 of them only got acclimated to the temperature and I plopped them in. The other 6 got drip acclimated. The group that was only acclimated to the temperature lost 50% of their population (which is sad af). I think they should have explained it better and not just dropped the info into such a small video.

@MultiRainday

3 жыл бұрын

@@arthurheine5631 yeah, this video is generalizing the fish but every fish is different. Even the colored zebra danios die just from stress from transportation and regular black danios survive with no problem and they're both zebra danios

@aaronws9561

3 жыл бұрын

@@MultiRainday what about shrimp? Every shrimp seller seems to stress that drip acclimation is necessary but the video seems to disagree. Still, Shrimp are really a different kettle of…. Well, shrimp, right?

@MultiRainday

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronws9561 it depends on the shrimp. If your shrimp is inter bred many times they are more vulnerable but in my experience shrimps are more hardy than fish

We need a fish “Exhaust Port” shirt or at least sticker

A couple more bits of advice I would give people when I was selling them fish as a manager at Petsmart: Do all of your shopping in the store first before getting your fish bagged. Go straight home from there and get the fish floating. No pit stops. Do not expect me to bag you fish when you have the tank in a box in your cart. Feed the fish already in the tank before you come to get new ones and hold off feeding for a day with the lights off in the tank to let the new arrivals settle in first. If adding new fish to an established tank of territorial species like African cichlids it’s a good idea to move the decor around first to weaken their defense responses toward the newcomers. Love your channel and the true/false format.

today I was at my local pet store and i was really surprised about how great care they take of their stock every betta was in their own small tank with live plants, heather, filter..etc.. Guppies were kept in groups in maybe 20 gallon or more. Other fish was the same. They have so many usefull information and signs everywhere fish aren't for bowls and normal goldfish aren't for aquariums and had a size chart of them. All fish seemed happy and healthy and didn't have any problems with fins or gills. They also had an amazing community tank! So i think the thing when people say pet stores have bad fish care it isn't always true.

As a saltwater person, the drip acclimate myth is so true. I know many of my friends would drip acclimate their fish, and most of them died. You should only do drip acclimate invertebrates, where they produce way less ammonia and they are way more sensitive to the changes of water.

i have to thank you guys. i started this video and it made me look at my fish, naturally. Only then did i notice MY FILTER WAS DRIPPING AND LEAKING ON THE FLOOR!!! if i hadn't clicked this video, who knows how long it would have taken me to notice

@KGTropicals

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.......... I guess lol

I used to go to Aquarama all the time when I was a kid, it was so sad to hear that it burned down.

This true false series is really good . Please keep doing it . I gained a lot of information already by only this two videos . Love from India 💙💙💙

@Covid--be6pi

3 жыл бұрын

I am frm india too by the way do you have discord? if you do share me ur id so that we can learn more abt aqua stuff.

@JURA8275

3 жыл бұрын

@@Covid--be6pi no I don't have discord

@Covid--be6pi

3 жыл бұрын

@@JURA8275 k

Ah the best part of my day, when I go from watching old kg videos to a new one 🤣

I've been building my own stands based on your older video for the 75 gallon. And I adjust measurements based on the tank size. Thanks for making it easy.

I'm really glad about the drip acclimation method. I've been floating and netting fish all this time (except when I bought koi since I saw one poor fish get his dorsal fin caught on the net at the store so I picked him up and let him swim out of my hand.) But this explanation brought quite a load off my chest.

I just wrote a big long text about quaratine and acclamating the fish with some tank water. I deleted it because I didn't watch your whole video first. Boy did I just learn something new tonight. All these years I have been acclamating my fish using the wrong method my entire life! Thanks for making this video! You taught me a valuable piece of information here

Some good information loving the true and false thing. Great work with the Aqua-Rama Pet store fundraiser both.The pictures of the store mad me feel really sad I can’t imagine how the Family feel. I really hope everyone can donate to something to help rebuild.

I live a little over an hour away from my local fish store. I don’t do anything special. I just bring them home in the bag. They’re fine.

IMO scaping is way more fun than buying fish. I keep having terrible fish buying experiences. Thanks for posting this. It's helpful.

I had a fish in quarantine who was a ravenous eater and active but, one day, it just died. No idea what happened. So you’re right, just because they eat well doesn’t guarantee anything.

Great video and the true and false😁 So sorry to hear about this family losing their store!! I will definitely try to donate something because I know every dollar can help!! Thanks for sharing guys I hope you all had a blessed weekend!!🙏🌿🐟🌿💚

Aqua-rama was an awesome store and a fixture in Fayettrville. I took my mystery snail babies there a few months ago. I am praying they recover soon.

Thank you for your videos. I always find them to be very informative! I'd like to also thank you for mentioning the store here in North Carolina. They are not very far from me and I pray for their family and for their restoration! We don't have a lot of family owned pet stores in our area anymore Banks to a lot of the big box stores. So it is always sad to see when one of them is lossed. I thank you and your family for all you do

Hey John and Lisa, a little off topic, but I wish someone would do a video about how they store all their fish stuff. I need ideas to reorganize the supplies, the extras, the spares, and the will need someday overflowing bins.

Wow, I didn't even have a clue that Aqua-Rama had been destroyed. I live about 45 minutes away from there in a neighboring county. I took my son there several months ago and bought some Ottocinculus Catfishes and he loved it so much being there. They had tons of fish and some beautiful exotic birds / reptiles and other animals in that place. I hate to hear that this happened. I hate even more that I promised my girls that I would take them there as well to experience what my son did, but ended up waiting too long😔. Thoughts and prayers for the owners and all the lost lives🙏🕊.

Good series. I really enjoyed the drip acclamation one. The only thing I Drip Acclimate are some marine inverts. Float the bag sure, it equalizes the temperature slowly. But most things are ok with minor pH swings. The only time you need to drip is when things are super sensitive to salinity change (like a star fish or sensitive corals). But I certainly remember a box store tilling me my first Betta needed to be drip acclimated....

I have been told to use half hour temperature acclimation, then add half a cup of water from the aquarium I am putting them in and leave them for 10 minutes, repeat two more times for a total of three times. Then add fish to tank. I have added another step. I pour the water from the bag through a net into a catch container. When it fills up, I pour the water into a bucket or other larger container until very little water is left. Then I pour the fish and minim al water into my aquarium with lights out. Let them de-stress overnight and then feed on the 2nd day.

My LFS puts the fish in the normal clear bag then puts them in a brown lunch bag so they are in the dark and feel safer. Pretty cool

In Canada the first one is true actually . PetSmart is the only place that was shut down due to zebra mussels , they have 3 stores where I live and at least one is always shut down due to bacterial infections or ich , in the forum's thousands of people from all over say their fish from PetSmart die within days , my first 14 fish from PetSmart all died within 8 hours on seperate occasions , have not lost a fish from my other store . And they didn't get a new shipment of fish for over 2 months when my other stores get shipments twice a week every week . So I would say false

Just donated to Aqua-Rama Go Fund Me! Thanks for putting this out there, I'm only 60 miles away and had not heard of the store or their fire.

Yes. Buying fish was my favorite part. I want so bad to go get more but I don't want to many in the tank and no space for a 3rd tank

Loved the acclimation clarification. Been doing the floating and dripping routine forever. Can't wait to try your new, "stressless system. You guys are awesome. Thank you so much for making our hobby much more fun.

"Exhaust Port"... Also, sorry to hear about that store, hope they are standing stronger now. Kia kaha.

Quarantining your fish is important guys. I introduced fish with ich into my big aquarium and lost lots of fish trying to find a good treatment.

I know this is a video about fish. Drip acclimating fish isnt a good idea however drip acclimate shrimp is a great idea :)

@reecechapman7286

3 жыл бұрын

Was just about to say the same thing iv seen more success with shrimp doing it that way

Hi john just rescued a 3 inch baby angelfish from pet smart for you. I been fish keeping for a little over a year now and have never seen one their before. And do not worry she is in a 55 gallon tank that is under stocked with a filter for 75 gallon.

Love these videos! Thank you for always teaching me new things.

LOVE ❤️ the True/False vids!!! Thanks for the good teaching John & Lisa - you guys are awesome!

I agree, i have kept cichlids and community fish since 2014 and NEVER drip acclimated a single one, even kept saltwater fish for awhile and didn't drip any of them either. It truly is a useless technique and probably prolongs the stress period.

Love the video! So much good info... and good on you, for still promoting Aqua-Rama and trying to get them back on their feet! Also, thanks for the new terminology... next time some jerk cuts me off in traffic, BUT my kids are there, I'm definitely going to try avoiding any colorful language, and instead, calling him an "exhaust port", giggling and moving about my day!

@KGTropicals

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and if someone REALLY makes you mad you can say "Hey, shove it up your exhaust port" lol. You're welcome for that one

@TheZenGinger

3 жыл бұрын

@@KGTropicals 🤣🤣🤣

Freaking exhaust port! I laughed so hard at Lisa's expression! The only extra step I take when buying fish is that I take a styrofoam cooler and put the fish in that. In the winter it gets brutal cold and in the summer it gets brutal hot here. In the cooler they are in a dark safe area where the temps wont fluctuate as quickly our hour drive home. We almost never go and buy just one fish at a time since we travel so far for them. Generally we buy fish that can share the quarantine tank when we get back home.

It is true that fish get stressed when shipped to the store. Then they get a small or large period of stability dependent on the period they are in the store. However, if they are shipped to the store then shortly afterward they are sold they get stressed again. This can be deadly. I believe this to be true. You should ask the store when the they got the last shipment. In my opinion you should not purchase newly arrived fish unless the store has a warranty period of 7 days minimum. Otherwise you should wait a week or two before buying them. I learned this the hard way.

my local pet store dose have a recirculating system but the other day when I went to get my Betta fish I asked about that out of concern and the shop employee showed me seven tanks that they have separate from the rest them with each tank having its own system they told me every morning they do a thorough walk throw before they open to make sure any sick fish can be moved to one of those tanks to be monitored and make sure the rest of the fish remain healthy

This explains a lot actually. I don't know if PetSmart still does this, but back when I worked there 15+ years ago, all the new fish were drip acclimated upon arrival to the store. Not only was it a pain in the "exhaust port", but sometimes we would lose up to 50% of some species from the shipments. I hope this is now common knowledge in the industry and they've stopped that practice.

When I owned my pet shop in Spring Lake NC and Aquarama was my main competitor other than the box stores. I was very sad to see this happen to them and I hope they are doing well. Have you gotten an update on whether or not they will rebuild and open again?

What about the fish seller blowing air from his mouth to the bag of the fish that you bought? Isn't he putting more carbon dioxide to the bag of fish? I was so disgusted with this act and immediately went home with the fish hoping I would get home before the oxygen it had in the bag would run out.

i watched this video yesterday before buying some ember tetras today. the girl at the store said that i should add some water from the tank to the bag to help acclimate them, since nano fish are sensitive to changes in salt content (they use a very small percentage of salt in their aquariums at the store). thoughts??

Wonder how he got away with not having the right insurance... I keep good insurance on my house where my stuff is replaced..yeah it cists me extra but hey i give up wearimg name brand cloths n fancy cars..i feel sorry for the pets n pray but that's the extent my sympathy..thanks for sharing

@jeffdogg7095

3 жыл бұрын

Good insurance is worth skimping on other things. Had a unexpected kitchen fire and having good insurance saved us from a major headache.

I would love to see a video with you talking about all your current favorite tanks-it’s nice to see an update and I love you two for the ideas you offer up

That’s really sad that Aqua Rama burned. I live close to Fayetteville. I never knew it existed!!!

This video has come the same day I bought my first ever fish, I'm glad drip acclimation is nonsense because I didn't do that and they're all fine. But I'm already planning out a larger tank!

Great you bring attention to the burnt store! 💐 30 minutes? It takes me at least 1h often 3-4hours. I run quarantine tanks anyway as I may have a sick fish in an tank. Plus careful with bringing from hard to soft water. Cells of fish „explode“. That’s why I idled what parameters the shop has.

Lisa is so right about the O2. If the fish bag ain't overcrowded and you know the fish ain't gonna be in the bag for more than a day, it should be fine. The fish ain't gonna breathe directly from the air you put in anyway. O2 gets dissolved / diluted into the water that is triggered by water movement. And guess what? The air tank that you use when you go on diving is only 21% oxygen and the rest is nitrogen.

very helpful video, but i can't help but wonder- is drip acclimating still bad if, the moment you open the bag, you add a small amount of something that detoxifies ammonia, like prime? this is what i've done with all of our fish; open the bag, move to bowl, add some drops of prime, drip acclimate, temperature acclimate, add to tank. out of 10 tiger barbs, 5 mollies, and 2 bettas, none have died or shown any negative consequences.

I am loving this series!! Great idea Lisa!

I absolutely love Liz and you. I have been following you guys for over a year. My husband tanks care of the fish but him going to work I have to start learning how to take the upkeep. I have a 55 , 75,5 and 1 gall on . Thanks for these videos. You guys are awesome 😎

great video but I'm so confused I'm watching a lot of videos about aquariums before buying it but Some say drip acclimate and you say don't what should I do?

The only time I did the bucket and air pump was when I got some sterba's corydoras from Ohio and I live in Baltimore. I often get fish from Lancaster pa and just put them in there bags in a cooler and fill with paper for holding in place.

About the adding oxygen to the bag. Proof you don't need to do it, is I used to drive an hour and thirty minutes to get fish and they never shot pure oxygen in the bag. They just did the old shake air into the bag and put the fish in. Never had issues with fish dying.

I did it, I saved your fish 🐠 🐟 🐠 🐟 🐠 by hitting that button. Your Welcome 😁 Seriously, thank you for all your videos, I've gained so much knowledge on how to start a new aquarium through the cycling, maintenance, information on specifict fish, best fish mates, variety of fish, including information on specific fish, etc., etc. I haven't had fish for 20 years, back then we filled a new tank with tap water, poured de-clorinator into tank and added the new fish . BOOM - done!

I have bought fish from a large variety of stores but have had the best luck with fish from our local Petco. Out of more than 5o current fish all but 2 of them have come from Petco. Every fish I have bought from supposedly good quality fish specialty stores have not survived much past their quarantine time.

alot of these are very strange things people think of like drip accumating who even thinks about that u put the bags in the water wait for water to become the same or atleast around same temperature then ya put em in ive NEVER even heard of drip acclimating

Why is the water blue for the fish you were bagging? I've never seen that before.

@jackpitt8316

3 жыл бұрын

It is basically pure oxygen

12 minutes of great info, understand what i am trying to say when i say better than the live stream i am only in the hobby less than two years( yup, MTS is a side effect of covid house arrest) and i am a sponge for knowledge and information

I have been taking care of fish for about 20 or so years. I had 4 goldfish for about 4 years they all died from ick. First time this happened to me. I waited for a month or so and bought 6 different Goldfish and was so happy, until 4 died one by one again.😵 Thankfully I watched one of your shows which explained I was cleaning the tank " TOO MUCH" I kept remembering you kept saying " Take water out, put water in." It's that easy. I thought it was the fish.🙁 Now that the tank is fine we ordered 3 more fish. Thanks for taking the time to explain how bacteria works. Fish aren't cheap as you know.🙋‍♀️

Lisa's point: fish have been in a bag for a week getting to the store so spending an hour to your home is no big deal....take your time. John's point: don't drip acclimate and get them out of the bag immediately. I'm confused. I had a high mortality rate with my fish UNTIL I started drip acclimating.

Thank you for the invaluable information. THere is always a but. I am moving 2hrs away. My water ph is going from 7.5 to 6.2. I have 6 gorgeous goldfish 3 to 4 yrs.old. should I NOT drip acclimate? Thank you. Can't tell you how much you both have helped my goldfish. You have no idea how much you've helped

I buy from petco/petsmart and our local specialty fish store in spokane Wa (it’s called fish world) we have a 50+% death rate from the box stores and have not lost a single fish purchased from fish world.

I'm going to buy fish for both my tanks today,no matter what wish I had more money

Thx I wanted this & I got it 😁😁

Well drip acclimation is necessary to balance the salinity for the new fish. For freshwater is not necessary

Love ❤️ you guys. Awesome info About drip acclimate system I won’t be doing it again

These are great. Keep them coming!!

Sooooo I dropped the fish bag trying to get my fish out and all the water and fish are now in my freshly cycled tank. I added prime should I do a partial water change?

I have used drip acclaimation with stress guard " so far " with no problems. Lucky?

Exhaust port YES love it. As far as examining the fish I buy fish so tiny they're hard to see let alone inspect. But I do have a "review" tank before they join the rest of the hoard. LOL Thanks for all the time and effort that goes into all your sharing.

does this myth about drip acclimation also count for shrimps and snails? I heard that shrimps are very sensitive to sudden changes and have a high risk of dying if you don't drip acclimate them... but now I'm not so sure what to believe anymore.

@urielnequiz986

3 жыл бұрын

I've done that with shrimps. I honestly have better results with that than floating. I'm taking that tip with a grain of salt tbh

Loving the videos

I have seen quite a few drip acclamations videos. While I myself have not done this, I always thought it was interesting. I love your explanation why you should not do it and only reenforces me to keep with my method of transfering fish. Thank you for that.

So should I not drip acclimate my fish who come in water with higher ph to my lower ph tank? Also Low ph makes ammonia ammonium which is safe for fish. I understand you are saying if the ph is lower in the bag vs the tank but you definitely may depending on fish species and water parameter differences drip acclimate

Haven't watched any of your videos since I lost interest with the fish hobby about a year ago. But just wanted to let you know that you guys have come a long way and I love your new intro. keep up the good work

@ 5:54 that looks like NOVA tropicals in Dale City. Love that store and its employees!

Do your research on individual species! Some can be extremely sensitive to parameter changes and drip acclimation is the ONLY way to SAFELY introduce them to an aquarium

@urielnequiz986

3 жыл бұрын

This! I don't like how they just completely negate it.

Interesting I have always been told not to drip acclimate when fish are shipped, but when buying from the stop its fine?. I always drip acclimate when I buy fish from stores.

@10:00 What's the difference between being in a bag for an hour, and being shipped for two days by mail? What is the problem of just submerging the whole bag and let the fish come out as it pleases, rather than just dumping it into an entirely new environment with new parameters, than what it was used to before?

I learned the acclimation from Rachel Oleary (no offense to your channel because you're teaching the same thing) but yeah she said float them to acclimate for temperature and put them in because of the same reasons you're saying. And my mortality rate dropped like 1000 percent. I was always taught either drip or add water bit by but not knowing about the ammonia and burning etc thats happening. Since then I've lost less than a handful of fish and that's within 48 hrs (normally less). So that's some good info they're sharing guys and so true from personal experience. GREAT VIDEO! Kg Tropicals

Donated and I like yalls videos they have helped me to be a better fish keeper started with one tank now have four tanks my african cichlid tank is my favorite

Cool

I've always felt that people project their own needs and emotions on animals. Animals are strong and resilient

i went to my local fish store and the goldfish tank looked "bad" one was laying on its side and the others werent moving around as much slumped on their tummy's on the floor there was about 7 or 8 comon looking goldfish

Wow, I'm really surprised about the drip acclimation thing. I was always told I need to slowly introduce my water to their water .... interesting!

I like most of the content you post great to listen to while doing a water change.

My Red doesn't like her light on at all. But she is in a room with alot of natural light so I'm ok with her.

Some real myth buster. The last line was awesome about not stressing and overthinking everything out

@user4129i

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly bro , anyways which fishes do you have bro ?😁

I've recently received my fathers old aquarium (55-gal) and he also included his old Fluval 404 with it (media and such still in tact). Should I be replacing all the media within? Or will the bacteria still be viable to use? (I believe he'd informed me the filter / tank had sat dry for about 1-month)

I’m a noob and would like to ask if the “ non dripping method “ also apply to schrimps ?

random quick question. Is it possible to set up your aquarium in a way that the plants produce enough oxygen for the fish to breathe and take in all the nitrogenous waste produced by the fish? I am not saying you shouldnt have a filter, or that you shouldnt change the water. I am asking if it is possible to make a quasy easier maintenance situation where the plants give a very good symbiotic relationship with the fish. Thanks

I only buy comet/common goldfish, I'm not sorry I'm partial to goldfish. I won't start an aquarium with anything else except for goldfish, they're perfect in every way. I actually do that, whenever I buy a new comet I bring a 5 gallon bucket filled with 3 gallons for transport. Because ya never know, traffic, police activity, a random adult acting like a child and they can be in the bag way longer then I personally like. Plus goldfish use a lot of o2, so I wanna get as much co2 out of the water ASAP. Especially that most of the comets I deliberately buy are near death when I get them, I buy them like that because I love rescuing them. But for these guys, I bring a bucket with fresh water and some salt for destress

I love this style of video. It's so much fun!

Some people gotta take all the stress out of fish keeping!

@KGTropicals

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

Best wishes to Aqua-Rama.