Tropical Fish Farm Losses from TEXAS WINTER STORM 2021

Үй жануарлары мен аңдар

Assessment of Losses Due to the “Valentine’s Day Massacre of 2021” aka Texas Winter Storm 2021
WARNING! This is an unedited raw video showing our first attempt after the weather crisis to determine our losses.
During the recent weather event, our heating pumping systems were not adequate to maintain water temperatures, which dropped to 55°F (~12.5°C) for long periods of time. Today was our first opportunity to assess our losses, a process that will continue for several days. I will be writing a long, detailed blog about everything that went wrong from our State government mismanagement of our electrical grid to mistakes we made.
Aside from the blog, which is likely to take a few days for me to finish, we’ll try to upload additional videos of our progress and status daily.
We've had lots of requests for a GoFundMe, so we set one up.
Here's the link: gf.me/u/zkkazc
We also had requests for a donation method that will accept PayPal, so we set up a FundRazr.
Here's the link: fundrazr.com/a1mRpf?ref=ab_49...
Anyone that donates can ask Charles a questions that will be answered in a video on our channel.
The overwhelming outpouring of support from the fish community has been humbling and so appreciated. Thank you all!
Charles

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  • @Justpoppa93
    @Justpoppa933 жыл бұрын

    Cory's a good dude. He brought us here. We wish u well sir

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cory and Aquarium Coop are great. We really enjoyed having him here and hope he can visit again. Charles

  • @Jstroman221

    @Jstroman221

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know I dropped a subb.

  • @marypaigeflynn4512

    @marypaigeflynn4512

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes🙏♥️

  • @forrixian6849
    @forrixian68493 жыл бұрын

    I wish you a lot of strength in this difficult time

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @RachelOLeary
    @RachelOLeary3 жыл бұрын

    Charles- let me know if there is anything i can do. Love to you and your family.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We may be looking to buy some breeding stock after we finish inventories. Charles

  • @seshtothedeath
    @seshtothedeath3 жыл бұрын

    Learned about your farm watching the Aquarium Co Op. You were still recovering from Harvey at that point...and now this. Hope the recovery goes as well as it can, you have a great operation.

  • @thezebrafinch4650

    @thezebrafinch4650

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know this farmer since a very long time I’ll tell you how it works with them..... Only 1 miner problem happens every month at the Goliad Farms.....and is fixed in not time While every 2 years....1 single disaster takes place That’s how the game goes !!!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We will soldier on, but we are getting a bit tired of the pace of crises. Charles

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thezebrafinch4650 We're hoping for at last a decade to the next disaster. Charles

  • @thezebrafinch4650

    @thezebrafinch4650

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 Amen 🙏🏽

  • @laurasutton4057

    @laurasutton4057

    3 жыл бұрын

    My heart breaks for you. Two disasters so close together after all the hard work you have done. I wish you a blessed recovery. I was amazed at how you ran your farm when Cory McElroy filmed there.

  • @debrasanders1985
    @debrasanders19853 жыл бұрын

    I can't even imagine the heartbreak

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is a bit overwhelming. The worst part was when I found my prize Red OB Peacock breeder male dead. I hope some of his offspring have survived so I can start again on that strain. Charles

  • @jaredanderson389

    @jaredanderson389

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 :(

  • @StarTexaspets
    @StarTexaspets3 жыл бұрын

    1 of my fish tanks froze in Houston with this power outage, even moving all fish to one tank, warm water bottles floated, diy bubbler, etc... sorry for your loss you two

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm afraid many Texans have lost their fish. I worry about some of retail shop and aquarium maintenance customers. Charles

  • @nicholaslewis8594
    @nicholaslewis85943 жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry this happened to y’all, best of wishes❤️

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @MridulSinghMusic
    @MridulSinghMusic3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry this happened to you guys, sending thoughts and wish that there are some live ones in each of the tubs. Hopefully the strains will be more resilient to cooler temperatures going onwards.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Yes, selection (natural or manmade) at work. Those fish with genes enabling cold tolerance are left in the population. Their offspring will inherit those genes. Charles

  • @Christiebalazs
    @Christiebalazs3 жыл бұрын

    My heart breaks for everything you have had to endure. Thank you for sharing such an exhaustive and traumatic time. Bless you all!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @matthewballard5672
    @matthewballard56723 жыл бұрын

    This storm hit us bad in Alabama as well. I'm very thankful we did not lose power. I'll pray for you and all the people in Texes. That pileup in Fort Worth was horrifying to watch. Keep the videos coming you have a amazing system. Wish you all the best!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We will be releasing more videos to document our recovery. The power outages were too much. With power we could have avoided the massive losses of fish. Charles

  • @elissajackson5140
    @elissajackson51403 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure how your even able to talk doing this. So devastating to watch. Sending you prayers and positive thoughts from San Marcos.

  • @thezebrafinch4650

    @thezebrafinch4650

    3 жыл бұрын

    They got used to dealing with mass massacres This is nothing compared to what happened years ago in hurricane Harvey Back then the Green house looked like as if a herd of African elephants 🐘 ran through it !!!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. It seems disasters are part of this business. We will soldier on. Charles

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thezebrafinch4650 Yes, Harvey caused more physical damage, but it appears this storm has caused more livestock loss. We will soldier on. Charles

  • @manuelalonso351

    @manuelalonso351

    3 жыл бұрын

    I live in south Florida when hurricane Irma hit us we lost all power for 2 weeks lost just about everything, spacially my salt water tanks but thank God I am almost recovered from that learned the hard way, now i have 3 generators. God bless you

  • @jmha2428
    @jmha24283 жыл бұрын

    Cory brought me here. I love your natural setup, im so sorry for all your losses, somethings you just cant prepare for. Hopefully you bounce back stronger and some of those fish that surivived will be the cornerstones. You have a new sub. Will check out your blog too .

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and welcome. Carl

  • @eddyortiz8110
    @eddyortiz81103 жыл бұрын

    Hey buddy I'm so sorry for all the loss this has created for you! I am taken back by the size of this tragedy. I hope you will get some help to clean out all the dead fish.😔😢 If I were able to I would be there in a flash to help you! Sorry again Charles.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We've had some help. Today's haul of dead fish is much smaller than yesterday's. Charles

  • @2869may
    @2869may3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry to see you going through this..! I absolutely love the video that CoOp Cory did of you're place...! Losses like that are heartbreaking...! Hope you come through alright, and wishing you the best...!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @immersionx1913
    @immersionx19133 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your loss mate, you are so chilled out through this video I'd be bloody crying.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We owe it to the surviving fish to keep on. Charles

  • @kylefriend6391
    @kylefriend63913 жыл бұрын

    Y’all seem like great people who truly care about the animals, so sorry for your loss and I hope for a quick recovery!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @bulldog60
    @bulldog603 жыл бұрын

    Charles you and Suzy are such an inspiration with your sprit and determination. We are so sad for your loss. Me and my family are praying for you. We would be happy to drive to you from Rockport to volunteer to help you recover. You are a true treasure to fish keeping.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We've removed most of the dead fish and fed them to the buzzards. We're monitoring ammonia at this time since our plant filters were not ready for the load they got offered. Tomorrow we start inventorying survivors. Charles

  • @thedon219
    @thedon2193 жыл бұрын

    Such a shame! Good luck guys! I hope the best for you guys and everyone else dealing with the winter issues. Prayers and thoughts youto way.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @GRBAquatics
    @GRBAquatics3 жыл бұрын

    So Sorry for your losses. I hope some of your Strains can be saved. All The best for speedy recovery.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @malcolmmcguire2876
    @malcolmmcguire28763 жыл бұрын

    So sorry to see of your loss. You seem to be taking it remarkably well. You’re a natural educator and I’ve learnt lots from your videos. Please keep them coming.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering and will continue to document our recovery. Charles

  • @buckleupbuckaroo7320
    @buckleupbuckaroo73203 жыл бұрын

    I've watched the video Cory shot of your system multiple times to better understand it. I know what you had and I know your dedication im so sorry this happened I know your system was made the best it could be but you have been dealt some bad hands with the hurricanes and now this. Keep your head up you're one of the best out there!!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We will soldier on. Today we shift from removal of dead fish to inventorying survivors. Charles

  • @BlakesAquatics
    @BlakesAquatics3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry to hear of your massive losses. Hope you are able to one day bounce back bigger and better 🙏

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @facemask734
    @facemask7343 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry for all your loss! Sending well wishes and good thoughts!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @DavidMartinez-pg3zq
    @DavidMartinez-pg3zq3 жыл бұрын

    I've watched your 1 hour Aquarium Coop video a dozen times. It's very relaxing to see the harmony of your place. So sad to see this happen. I live in Texas as well and we weren't prepared for this type of weather. It's been rough but I know you will bounce back. Look forward to seeing you rebuild.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering and have been documenting the recovery in subsequent videos. Texans have certainly suffered due to this storm. Charles

  • @willieb66
    @willieb663 жыл бұрын

    I'm speechless. What a tragedy. With your knowledge and experience I'm sure you guys will recover and move on. Much love guys.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We plan to solider on. Today we start inventorying surviving breeders. Charles

  • @Revenant77x
    @Revenant77x3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry this happened to you. I had just seen the Aquarium Coop video about your operations a couple weeks ago and was so impressed with your whole philosophy. Hope you can bounce back again.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are in phase two of recovery: inventorying survivors. We will soldier on. Charles

  • @a4fishsingapore305
    @a4fishsingapore3053 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your loss. Hope you bounce back even stronger than before. I have subscribed to your channel trying to support in a little way that I could.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @OrthodoxRightStr8
    @OrthodoxRightStr83 жыл бұрын

    sorry for yalls loss. Wishing you guys a speedy recovery!!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @ZestyT
    @ZestyT3 жыл бұрын

    Love you guys and your work, stay strong!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @liaocow
    @liaocow3 жыл бұрын

    Charles, I wish you the best of luck in moving forward and recovering from your losses.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Later videos are documenting our recovery. Charles

  • @juanriverajr5183
    @juanriverajr51833 жыл бұрын

    Wow , seeing your loss is just heartbreaking . I hope your able to recover . Best of luck to you

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @hyfinkelstein1216
    @hyfinkelstein12163 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your losses. Heartbreaking. I hope all the family is fine and wish you a good recovery.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @casmarykay8433
    @casmarykay84333 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely heart breaking. I lost all but 2 fish in 6 tanks. IFG shared your link. I didn't even know you had a channel or I'd have been here sooner!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your lost fish. I know many in our fish community had devastating losses. We really appreciate @IFG video and help. Glad you've found our channel. We plan to share our recovery process and story. Carl

  • @kcmikeydafish
    @kcmikeydafish3 жыл бұрын

    Charles, so sorry to see this. I am amazed at how positive you are staying. I don't think I could be that strong. I know you got to keep moving forward. I so hope you can recover from this devastation. Prayers.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We will recover. I have to go forward, I owe it to the fish that survived. Charles

  • @jfrederick77
    @jfrederick773 жыл бұрын

    So sorry to hear! Prayers

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @audrameyer9558
    @audrameyer95583 жыл бұрын

    Such a devastating loss. Sending you lots of strength and support.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @groversameer11
    @groversameer113 жыл бұрын

    Sorry about your loss mate, our prayers are with you in this difficult time

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @davewoods8717
    @davewoods87173 жыл бұрын

    First time visitor here (Cory sent me..) you two seem very nice, this video breaks my heart! Hope you land on your feet, best wishes from Nebraska! Oh, and what beautiful dogs too!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Cory and Aquarium Coop are great! Charles

  • @laurag1076
    @laurag10762 жыл бұрын

    hahah go stormy!! was just thinkingni really enjoyed hearing u with the gutter fish last week and here u are in this video too!!! nice to see. osso was worried and ran till he heard u laughing!!! then came back in tail wagging

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oso is supposed to bite Stormy when she's picking on me, but he's falling down on the job. Stormy may have won that round of the water wars, but she lost big time yesterday. Charles

  • @governator45
    @governator453 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your losses, hope you are able to bounce back. You really have an amazing operation.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @bananafloat27
    @bananafloat273 жыл бұрын

    Praying for you guys, so sorry you are going through this.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We will recover. Charles

  • @warhawkgarage
    @warhawkgarage3 жыл бұрын

    Real sorry for your loss. It has to be bad on many levels. Good luck getting everything sorted out.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I'm a bit numb from the losses. It really hit home when I found my Red OB Peacock, the culmination of years of work, dead. Oso, one of our German Shepherds, picked up out of a bucket of dead fish and ate him. That's some very expensive sushi. Charles

  • @briansweeney5930
    @briansweeney59303 жыл бұрын

    What a terrible loss! I hope you are able to keep going somehow. Good luck!!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are continuing and rebuilding. We owe that to the fish that survived. Please view later videos for better news. Charles

  • @sweetme9224
    @sweetme92243 жыл бұрын

    My heart just aches for you and yours. You can even see the sadness in the fur babies.😞 Praying for you all. Hugz💛

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Things are improving as later videos show. Charles

  • @lanemimnaugh7486
    @lanemimnaugh74863 жыл бұрын

    I just happened to see this video, man you guys I am so sorry for your loss... I'm sending love and prayers your way.🙏

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering as later videos show. Charles

  • @lanemimnaugh7486

    @lanemimnaugh7486

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 👍

  • @pato7694
    @pato76943 жыл бұрын

    Cory sent me. Just subbed as well.I wish you well sir. I hope Texas can get their act together and better protect your power grid to avoid a disaster like this in the future.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Cory and @aquariumcoop have been great. Charles

  • @AquariumShed
    @AquariumShed3 жыл бұрын

    So sad to see this, but I can tell that you are the sort of people that will come back stronger after experiencing adversity. Good luck with everything, look forward to seeing future updates! 👍

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words and encouragement. Took a look at your channel and subscribed. We'll keep the updates coming. Carl

  • @AquariumShed

    @AquariumShed

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 fantastic! It's really interesting to see your setup. I'm now dreaming of a huge greenhouse when I move to West Wales! Good luck with everything! 👌

  • @steffietee740
    @steffietee7402 жыл бұрын

    I subbed up, and God bless you and your family. Texas strong!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! We have a back log of videos that should be posted soon. Things have been hectic around here. Charles

  • @1989jimbob
    @1989jimbob3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your troubles guys! I hope you get back to it soon!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @ethanharrington1223
    @ethanharrington12233 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your losses, sending my prayers. ❤️

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @Athenaponce
    @Athenaponce3 жыл бұрын

    Oh no, I am so sorry 😐 I loved how you guys had your fish farm 😢 please keep going you inspire people 💜

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    We will continue and recover. Please view later videos for our progress. Charles

  • @pamhusak4433
    @pamhusak44333 жыл бұрын

    So heartbreaking to watch all your beautiful fish gone. Hopes and Prayers for strength, strong recovery and for everyone one involved!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are finding survivors and hope to rebuild our breeding colonies with them. Charles

  • @smartbabby
    @smartbabby3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your lost. I only needed to worry about my 10 gallon tank fish, cannot imagine what you had to go through those days during storm. Hope your positivity will take you through these challenges.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @ChallengetheWild
    @ChallengetheWild3 жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry to hear about this! 😢 I hope you can recover quickly

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Subsequent videos show some good news. Charles

  • @Ryan-kz5zf
    @Ryan-kz5zf3 жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry for your losses, may you get through these tough times

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @vesawuoristo4162
    @vesawuoristo41623 жыл бұрын

    I am so sorry for your loss , huge fan of your operation. Heard first of you from Tropical fish hobbyists magazine years ago.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I've decided to do video articles similar to but more comprehsesive than my TFH column. Charles

  • @steves6918
    @steves69183 жыл бұрын

    I'll be cheering for a speedy recovery. Sorry for all the losses.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @baircichlids5350
    @baircichlids53503 жыл бұрын

    So sorry my friend. This is so sad all these beautiful breeding groups. Praying for you and the family You will bounce back 💪

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @mrsherburt6393
    @mrsherburt6393 Жыл бұрын

    This man is a legend! I can't believe what he and his family went through! I would have lost my mind! Thick skin and a positive outlook when he lost so much is amazing to see! Gave me hope in my life! Love to him and his family from London England!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I call it persistence, my wife, Susie, calls it "bull-headed stubbornness." Charles

  • @wesliwehmeier5234
    @wesliwehmeier52343 жыл бұрын

    So sorry this happened. Wishing you all strength to get through this ❤️

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @jaddison3027
    @jaddison30273 жыл бұрын

    Such a sad video, its hard to watch. Charles is a great guy and I hope you all can recover from this

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Yes it was sad, but we are recovering. We've completed cichlid inventories and rebuilding breeding colonies with complete losses of only a few species. We're working on livebearers now. Please watch later videos documenting our progress. Charles

  • @tabithawebb1785
    @tabithawebb17853 жыл бұрын

    I've never heard a higher truth than that duckweed business. As soon as I started keeping goldfish, who absolutely LOVE to eat it, it stopped growing in all of my other tanks 🙄 Just found you today! Can't believe the extent of your loss, im so sorry. Glad to watch some upcoming videos about survivors since this vid is a couple weeks old. 🐟🐟🐟

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Yes, once something has value, it becomes difficult to raise. That's some sort of rule of the universe. Charles

  • @championshipshowguppies958
    @championshipshowguppies9583 жыл бұрын

    It sucks seeing good people impacted by weather and loss of power this past week. My thoughts are with you guys. Stay safe and be well

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @colorguppies
    @colorguppies3 жыл бұрын

    You are so calm and composed in the midst of such stressful times. I can only wish I am as active as you at 70 years old. I think the 55’s did well as I always find larger tanks/tubs take more to heat and loses heat much faster. I really love the poly culturing you are doing!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We'll find out if there was differential survivorship in 55s and 300s as we inventory survivors starting today. Charles

  • @colorguppies

    @colorguppies

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 Best of luck! The videos are informative even in this dark moment.

  • @KGcichlids
    @KGcichlids3 жыл бұрын

    Man...what a loss, hope your recovery is quick and smooth going forward.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @thebuzz2010
    @thebuzz20103 жыл бұрын

    Wish you the best and wishing a speedy recovery, from Ireland 🇮🇪🙏

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @manuelalonso351
    @manuelalonso3513 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for the amount of fsh you lost, all I can do is to keep youin our prayer, I know God will rescue you from this catastrophe, God bless you, and really Iove your channel, I would never had found it if it wasn't for Aquarium co-op please keep those videos coming.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Cory and Aquarium Co-Op have been great! We will keep the videos coming. Charles

  • @micheshawn
    @micheshawn3 жыл бұрын

    Cory brought me here. Blessings and positive vibes to you all

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Cory and @aquariumcoop have been a great help. Charles

  • @donaldmiller7543
    @donaldmiller75433 жыл бұрын

    Prayers go out to you hope you can get things up and going soon

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @juniemoonhagan4844
    @juniemoonhagan48443 жыл бұрын

    I am watching from Scotland and my heart goes out to you all x

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Nature can be difficult. It was 39F (~4C) this morning and due to the sun it was over 120F (~49C) in the greenhouses this afternoon. That wasn't a problem because we do want to raise water temperatures and it takes a while to budge 75,000 gallons (~285,000 L) of water. Charles Charles

  • @AquaExoticsWildlife
    @AquaExoticsWildlife3 жыл бұрын

    absolutely heartbreaking.. i wish you the best 🙌🙏💙

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @WichitaFallFishKeeper
    @WichitaFallFishKeeper3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry to see the devastation from this storm. I pray for a quick recovery!!!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @Szu-Ping
    @Szu-Ping3 жыл бұрын

    So heart broken watching this video.... I wish you a lot of blessing!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Things are improving as later videos show. Charles

  • @AxelHekk
    @AxelHekk3 жыл бұрын

    this is heartbreaking.. wish you all the best in recovering from all this.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. As later videos show, we are recovering. Charles

  • @AxelHekk

    @AxelHekk

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 awesome seeing you guys recovering from this disaster. Amazing system wish I could have something way smaller like this in the Netherlands! Best of luck with the recovery!

  • @irenedool1069
    @irenedool10693 жыл бұрын

    I’m so sorry about your losses God bless you.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @madmaxfishtanks9254
    @madmaxfishtanks92543 жыл бұрын

    Heartbreaking to see .. wish you a lot of strength ! Lovely greets from Germany 🇩🇪

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @UrbanImmortalGaming
    @UrbanImmortalGaming3 жыл бұрын

    Such heartbreak, wishing you a speedy recovery.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @djhiggins4431
    @djhiggins44313 жыл бұрын

    I saw your video with Cory from aquarium coop when he came and visited...you had so many unbelievable fish it was amazing! I hope the recovery process goes smoothly and quickly...

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are starting phase two of recovery today: inventorying survivors. Charles

  • @bayu6646
    @bayu66463 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry this happened to you sir, hope the best for your farm next season

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @bghobbies1
    @bghobbies13 жыл бұрын

    So sorry that was hard to watch! On a good note happy to see a channel!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Having a channel is sort of cathartic for me. I hope it's not too much for others. Charles

  • @waitandsee55
    @waitandsee553 жыл бұрын

    This is so heartbreaking 😢 you’re in my thoughts and prayers.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @nirmal6362
    @nirmal63623 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your loss, pray you get back to good days.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are on the road to recovery. Please view later videos. Charles

  • @samlovely5208
    @samlovely52083 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry for you lost. That's devastating and so upsetting. I hope you get the strength to move forward building the empire again

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @guppynuttynz7729
    @guppynuttynz77293 жыл бұрын

    Cory brought me to your channel. So sad to see so many didn't make it.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cory and Aquarium Co-Op have been great. I wish I knew how to let them know I'm saying so. I'm good with things that breathe, bleed, and breed, but apparently KZread doesn't do those things, so I'm at a loss on how to do that. Charles

  • @phamz413
    @phamz4133 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry for your massive loss. I recently had an entire tank break and flood my living room, lost most of my fish and that was a shock. I can't imagine what you're going through.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry your loss. Disasters come with raising a lot of fish. We will recover. Someday I may document all of our disasters. Charles

  • @herpdiversity9152
    @herpdiversity91523 жыл бұрын

    Wow it is really impressive that any fish survived.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Some of the fish are more cold tolerant than others. I expected mollies with Poecilia latipinna genes to survive since that species is a temperate zone fish. Charles

  • @Gingerfrost
    @Gingerfrost3 жыл бұрын

    Wanted to comment to say hope things get better. Was stalking your blogs and shop for the past 6 months. What convinced me to breed scuds..... Will still be stalking Note: found you after learning what scuds even were. Found your channel through Coop.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. By the way, the scuds are perfectly healthy, although they are complaining they haven't been fed enough hornwort. Charles

  • @A9SecondSleeper
    @A9SecondSleeper3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry my dude hope you come back stronger than ever!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @eriklieber9122
    @eriklieber91223 жыл бұрын

    I marvel at your strength of character.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Susie (wife and business manager) calls it stubborness. I prefer "persistent." Charles

  • @DanClements1970
    @DanClements19703 жыл бұрын

    Prayers for you and everyone in Texas hope you guys can get back to somewhat normalcy soon

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @MrLiebherr901
    @MrLiebherr9013 жыл бұрын

    Sorry fore the loss. Hope you will recover from this. Really sad this

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @jeanmck1577
    @jeanmck15773 жыл бұрын

    I'm so sorry this has happened. I wish you all the best for the future.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. As subsequent videos show, we are recovering. Charles

  • @jordanallred5339
    @jordanallred53393 жыл бұрын

    I’m sorry this happened to you guys. I can’t imagine how difficult this is. Is there anything we can do to help?

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Charles

  • @ZYGTropicals
    @ZYGTropicals3 жыл бұрын

    I hope the state gives you compensation! This didn’t need to happen, could have been prevented! The United States power grid is outdated and drastically needs to be updated!

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Texas power grid is even worse. Part of the problem is that most of Texas is on a completely separate grid. We see little chance the State will compensate anyone for the losses due to the storm. Charles

  • @donnareed3822
    @donnareed38223 жыл бұрын

    I’m sorry for your losses. Hopefully you have insurance. Your talk about duckweed was funny too me because I cannot for the life of me grow it. Your set up is wonderful I pray for you and your fish family. Let’s hope you have enough stock to start over

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We can't get insurance on aquatic livestock in Texas, so we aren't insured for those losses. We are starting inventorying today to see what survivors we have, starting with breeding vats. I can't imagine how you can't raise duckweed! Charles

  • @davidaltergottjr7855
    @davidaltergottjr78552 жыл бұрын

    I have been watching, and enjoying your recent videos. Hopefully your fish can catch some of your resiliency and the next disaster is a long many years away.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching. It seems we've dodged a hurricane in this very active hurricane season. It's also a positive sign that La Nina is forming, which should give South Texas a warm winter. I've finally had some time to access the state of the greenhouses. Both Greenhouse 1 and Greenhouse 2 will need some rehab, which I hope to delay until next summer when it'll be easier to do. We have installed our new larger propane tank and new, more efficient generator. Our HVAC man is coming in to check out the two large greenhouse heaters to see if they can be rehabilitated. If they can't, we'll acquire two more smaller heaters to augment the two we currently have. That should get us through even an event like the Texas Winter Storm. Charles

  • @davidaltergottjr7855

    @davidaltergottjr7855

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@goliadfarms7029 Good to hear from you, I look forward to continuing to tune in and watch videos of yours. Sounds like you have some good things ahead to help keep things stable.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davidaltergottjr7855 We are working on it. We have a number of videos in queue that should post soon. Charles

  • @demolitionworm
    @demolitionworm3 жыл бұрын

    Man I feel bad. automatic sub. Good luck

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We will recover and hope to post more positive videos this week. Charles

  • @Its_Juan
    @Its_Juan3 жыл бұрын

    So sorry you had this happen to you. I hope your able to get back your stock and continue to push through

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. We are recovering. Charles

  • @XtremeIce
    @XtremeIce3 жыл бұрын

    Wish you well Sir. Saw your farm on the aquarium coop tour before. Hoping that everything will be restored double.

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Cory and @aquariumcoop have been a great help. Charles

  • @HUNTERHUNTER806
    @HUNTERHUNTER80611 ай бұрын

    I'd be so angry 😤and sad at the same time... previously i lost 4 fish while transporting and i swear, I didn't feel like talking to anyone else or even eat because of the losses. I can imagine how you must have felt.. I hope you have fully recovered from all the losses. Wish you good health and success🏆💪 God bless 😇

  • @goliadfarms7029

    @goliadfarms7029

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you. It was a devasting loss, but we are recovering. Charles

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