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Now THAT'S a black water aquarium HAHA

I don't know how it looks in real life but the before-state of the blackwater tank looks amazing on camera imo. Wouldn't call it a failed tank, just a less preferred one.

Black Molly fish babies tend to stay near the surface of the water, which unfortunately makes them vulnerable to being hunted. On the other hand, Swordtail fish babies tend to stay closer to the bottom of the tank, providing them with some protection. In my experience, whenever I notice Black Molly fish babies in my tanks, I promptly transfer them to a separate tank to ensure their safety. By doing so, I can provide them with a more secure environment where they can grow and thrive without the risk of predation.

MD, I've run a filter with carbon on tanks where the wood leeches lots of tanins. The carbon removes the tannins and you don't have to waste so much water.

I think I like blackwater much darker then you do. Though the state of the beginning was only a TAD too dark for me. A suggestion: underwater spot lighting. Tanner from Serpa Design did some underwater moody lighting in his massive 350 gallon jungle palidarium. It made the water have spaces where you can see and appreciate the depth of the scape, but also darker pockets for shy fish to hide in the shadows

That tank is far from failed. Needs some maintenance but far from a fail.

They are 100% rainbowfish, size says between 2-3 months old. Rainbowfish are egg scattering fish and they may have laid eggs on the floating plants you used in the owl tank. The fry are miniscule, so tiny that they can't even fit a baby brine shrimp in their mouth so you obviously had enough green water organisms for a couple to survive with no other predators in the tank. <3 from Australia.

I didn't know you could put coffee in a fish tank. 🤣🤣🤣

Rainbows normally breed on spawning mops and long roots of floating plants, so those are almost definitely rainbows. Always exciting when your fish breed on accident.

Aren't spawning mops often used to breed rainbows? Maybe those floating plant roots act as spawning mops and eggs attached to the roots transferred over. Just a thought. I do like that black-water tank. I'd say patience. MTC 🙂

This black water tank is looking fabulous now.

I absolutely love Blackwater Aquariums! A perfect display to see natural behavior of your fish!

For Timmy’s tank when you are siliconing the eco earth stuff on the background I recommend throwing some eco bark and sphagnum moss in the mix. It’ll give a little more variation and realistic look to the background. I used to do this with my custom made tanks and it really made a difference

I think blackwater is the kind of tank you really have to wait on for that tint to be right. Overtime it really does leach less and less. But this really is what is best for fish and is really replicates natural look. The tanins don't block any of the light for the plants that they need, just makes it seem darker but the wavelenghts the plants need are not affected

Beautiful tanks! I can't wait for Timmy's tank 😃

Great video! Nice job on the hack-back MD ❤ and yes, the rainbow babies 😍 rainbows only spawn for a few hours in the early morning, theyre egg scatterers, usually on the roots of floating plants or those growing close to the surface. The eggs can take up to 10 days to hatch and the babies are tiny...theyre also incredibly slow growing, you wont be able to determine what kind of rainbow they are until theyre much older and start developing colours ❤ this update has made me happy 😁

Absolutely love the look of that blackwater tank. The fish looked so comfortable in there, though I do understand the need to enjoy the look.

I have been watching this channel for a few years now. Finally decided to go ahead and try my hand with a tank. Just finished setting up a blackwater setup with black neon tetras. Thanks for the inspiration.

Man I love that blackwater tank. It’s a masterpiece. And just look at those cardinals, so vibrant and healthy, a setup like this is exactly what they need to thrive. Just don’t let the plants take over too much! The lightly planted look is what makes this tank and really accentuates the beautiful and rugged hardscape. Well done mate!!