I've been keeping and breeding fish since I was six years old. I want to share my passion for fish and inspire a love of aquariums in others. I share tips and tricks to breed some of my favorite fish species as well as to maintain a healthy and beautiful aquarium. I believe an aquarium can enhance any living space, and I hope to inspire more people to set up aquariums to discover the same passion I have for keeping fish.
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thanks for the video
Thanks for watching!
Some high end plecos like 046 need a good current that a bubbling sponge cannot provide.
I have heard that, but I’d say even in that case using a sponge filter with a powerhead would be preferable to any form of exclusively impeller-driven filtration. Thanks for watching!
Like Rasbora Harleyqueen
Harlequin Rasboras are cool. I have kept them in a long time, but they’re definitely a fun fish to keep. Thanks for watching!
@@August_Duwell Would you like you guys fish from me? Bintan Island Indonesia
@RudyDwiHandoko I may be interested in the future. Unfortunately right now I’m not looking to add any new fish. Thank you though
@@August_Duwell you are welcome 🙏❤
great plant choices August! the italian val i might have to get me some of that anacharis is banned from my state, otherwise id love to have that plant, 🙂👍 thanks for the video
Thanks for watching! Yes I highly recommend Italian Val…probably my personal favorite from this list for the jungle look.
I remember how excited you were when you spotted all of those babies!! Love watching you learn and become an expert on breeding fish.....even if they sometimes overtake my house😉
Don’t worry! Only the basement will remain colonized. Thanks for watching! ❤️
I have seen fish eating off the first plant, anacharis.....maybe the leaves, or maybe food that gets caught on it?
Both are definitely possible. I’ve had baby mollies hide in the leaves as well. They definitely provide a lot of surface area for a variety of activities. Thanks for watching!
Do.they.along. time.to.grow
It really depends on the fish, but most fish take a year or more to reach full size I’d say. Really depends on species though. Thanks for watching!
Hi, any idea how long it would take for them to be mature enough to breed? Its super hard to find them anywhere right now and only i could find them has juvenile ones that are 1.5-2 inches in size.
I bought them at about the size you describe and they spawned after about 4 months. My guess is 6 months old is about when they can first spawn. I have juveniles nearly 2 inches if you'd be interested I can send my insta
@@August_Duwell i think my last comment didn’t upload but yes send me your insta, would definitely buy some from you
I do this too, ive never had any issues
So easy, right? Thanks for watching!
Hope your breeding is successful, I just added a male and Female of the same cichlid.
Thank you! I've now successfully bred about 100 of them. With a little time and patience, I'd say you should have no trouble breeding them.
Thanks @@August_Duwell !
back when i was a beginner,in the early 70s i found that the addition of snails are a definite plus to help insure success, they are looked at as pests but are much more beneficial to an ecosystem than one might think they eat uneaten food and help keep the tank stable. good video augast🙂👍
Totally agree. At times I try to limit their presence because I don't like the look in a display tank, but they are definitely helpful for maintaining balance. Appreciate you watching!
same here .. I also enjoy keeping rams.. their color is so mesmerizing especially during breeding..
I know right?! Females before spawning are something to behold. Thanks for watching!
I just stick the net in the bag
I've done that too. Definitely a solid option, I just find that sometimes with small fish, especially in large numbers, I risk crushing them if I do it that way. Thanks for watching!
nice channel/content....i will be a smart ass and say discus, oscars, whiptails, depending on water conditions lol yeah they all surprised me too. i still cant sex an oscar. anyone? :) discus r easy.
Thank you! I'd say with Oscars you probably won't know for sure until they display spawning behavior.
This is a great educational video. Keep them coming please.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it. Will do.
I got some nice fish at box stores too.
Good to hear! It's encouraging to see that not all chain stores are so bad. Thanks for watching!
Microworms grown on oats are better then most other live foods
It really depends what species you're feeling. Microworms sink, making them good for Corydoras. Brine shrimp move in the water column, making them great for mid-water swimmers. Thanks for watching!
Ive actually seen them in ohio, also a pet supply plus one time had a sale because they wanted to reset there tanks with a new system so i bought like 15 cichlids and they turned out to be some pretty obs i had them for several years after before i got away from cichlids
That's awesome! Yeah I was really happy with this find. Gonna check in at Petco a little more often now for sure. Thanks for watching!
@@August_Duwell yes it’s all about the employees of said petco. Some take it serious and run a nice pet store. Some don’t. It’s management and stuff that’s the problem.
@@nickgreen7312 totally agree. Management really makes or breaks a store in most cases.
What size tank do you keep your Ram in
The tank they are in in this video is a 20 gallon high. I'd say you could keep a pair in as small as a 10, but I've had more success starting out with slightly larger groups in a 15 or larger. Thanks for watching!
People can get fish from Petco and Petsmart. I was the aquatics manager at Petsmart and we had GREAT, healthy fish. "Big chain stores" should mean dept stores that sale fish, like Meijer. THEY shouldn't sale any living animal, including snails. I basically see the fish at dept stores as sacrificial animals destined to only die. Wnevever I see them I want to buy them all and rescue them from the bright, noisy, dumping "living" conditions they're tortured in.
I think the issue is stores owned by corporations are inconsistent because it depends on who's managing them. With responsible managers like you, they provide quality fish, but sometimes the person in charge knows very little. Appreciate you watching, and I definitely concur on feelings about those poor suffering fish.
Very much agree. In my area there are 5 LFS within 30 min drive. Two of them are my first stop and always first choice because they QT arrivals for 3-4 weeks and they will often put whole sale tanks on "hold" if a single fish looks ill in that tank. The other 3 LFS vary but I don't believe QT and I have seen many a sickly fish. Even took some ICH home from one of these stores. I consider them the same as Petco/Petsmart, which is not bad. I have got good fish from these stores, just observe carefully and QT at home.
Exactly! For a long time I wrote off chain stores assuming they don't have good fish... definitely learned that isn't entirely accurate. Thanks for watching!
very nice fish. They are indeed so beautiful! I had some a few years ago and they are one of my favorites!
I absolutely love them. Thanks for watching. Really appreciate it
Petco keeps rams for years now. 😅
I've seen rams at Petco before, but never any even nearly this healthy. I know the title is a bit dramatic, but I was genuinely shocked to find such healthy rams there.
@@August_Duwell I see. Yeah have to be careful some have sunken stomachs and other issues. Enjoy your find 🙏
@JuanJDumeP thank you!
nice fishes
Thank you! Appreciate you taking the time to watch.
German Blue Rams can always be found at Petco, for years now. Enjoy your 226 click bruh.
I cut out a portion of video I shot where I mentioned regional differences in fish stock. I'm from Chicago, and any time I see rams in a Petco there they're dead or so close to it that I'd never consider buying them. My apologies if this wasn't surprising to you, but I've never seen a Petco with rams as healthy as these were. Thanks for watching.
Wow nice and thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the nice video mate. I love my fish keeping videos that show fish more than the presenter. I remember when I was about 9 or 10 we had a community tank with all the stuff walmart sold. One day we found a goldfish fry in the filter. Ever since then it's piqued my interest. Now I have 5 species of plecos breeding, betta hendra, giant danios, neos and jae barbs. It's such an exciting feeling seeing the fish spawn and raising the fry.
Thanks for watching! And that's awesome. I've only bred one plecos species this far, but I'm hoping to breed more in the future. What species have you bred?
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Appreciate you watching Mikkel!
Im honestly surprised your college let you have a fish tank... or did they 👀 lol
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You keep African cichlids with platys? That's risky...
They're actually mollies, but yes. I thought at first it might be a bit risky, but the Saulosi (africans) show far more aggression towards their own species than they do towards the mollies. It also helped that when I introduced the mollies, they were a bit bigger than the Saulosi.
We had convic cichlids in our flowerhorn tank and they bred it was really cool.
That's awesome! I've never kept convicts, but I've seen them breeding in fish stores before. Very cool to see.
Can you share about fish that dont need oxygen ?
All fish require oxygen to survive, but if you're asking which have less demand, I'd say white clouds are a good bet. They don't need a heater, and cooler water has a higher oxygen capacity which would lead to less need for water agitation. Some species like bettas and other Anabantoids can also breathe from the surface, making them potentially good options for a low-oxygen environment. In general, though, I highly recommend at least an air stone for any aquarium you may be setting up. It can only do your fish good.
Anabantiformes bro all have auzillaty breathing organ. big assed lung fish too. fish rock!
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I've seen most of my fish species showing breeding behavior. Why you don't nearly ever see babies is besause eggs are getting eaten as soon as they come out.
Very true. I've had success with a few tetras and corydoras with lots of cover in the tank. What species have you observed the behavior in?
@@August_Duwell Of course it goes without saying, any livebearer which have a Huuuuuge advantage over other species. They are the only one as of right now that make babies for me. Other than those I've seen pink neon tetras doing their thing, corydoras, pearl galaxy danio, emerald danio... well I could continue but like I've said they have pretty much all done it. My problem comes from my bad tendency to overcrowd comunity tanks which leaves almost no chance to any egg layer to reproduce. I know for a fact that my corys have laid eggs on the glass because I can still see the spot where they where glued but I have yet to see one egg... Tho this might change since I'm planning on having a fish room this summrer and multiply my tanks to have only one specie per tank and d.i.y. commodities to easily fetch eggs.
@@mr.octopus6972 Wow that sounds awesome. Yeah I like the idea of getting like 6 fish, breeding up to the hundreds and then loading a display tank with them. I think I'll try it with my fancy guppies in the near future.
moved 7 white clouds to a 55 gallon i was prepping for a cherry shrimp tank, kept them in there for about a week then moved them out. found about 12 babies, at first i thought they were copepods with tails? i keep the light on nearly 24/7 and feed crushed flakes every now and then. i hope they survive!
They're so tiny, right? I'm pretty confident they'll survive. Watch out for your shrimplets though, the white clouds might use them as an occasional snack as they get bigger.
Great video! What is the name of the plant in the thumbnail ? It looks awesome
Thank you! It is Anacharis...also known as Elodea. I like it because it looks nice, grows fast, and my herbivorous fish will snack on it if they're hungry and I haven't fed. Thanks for watching!
Wholesome video!
Thank you! Appreciate you watching.
Hey congrats on the salousi fry! Really cool mbunas!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it. Actually just got a bunch more out of the second female yesterday. Looks like soon I'll have more than I can know what to do with.
@@August_Duwell yes im in the same boat with red zebra mbunas and dragonblood peacock cichlids
@@pelhamsaquatics nice! I'm hoping to try red zebras once I have space for more tanks. Very pretty fish.
Sup August, you still working w the union?
Hey Michael! I'm back in school right now, but I plan on working again this summer. Are you going to come back?
@@August_Duwell Good stuff. I may work on occasion; hoping to land an office internship.
@@michaelconroy5587 good luck!
The information is always good, and interesting. I'm impressed by the video editing and "special effects". Seeing a new video from you on my feed is always a bright spot in my day!
Thank you so much! I put some extra effort into the editing on this one so I'm glad you enjoyed it ❤️
I love the thumbnail!! I am enjoying all your videos, they keep getting better!
Thank you so much! Trying to keep them as interesting and varied as possible.
Great video, August! As for the problem with the water, indoor houseplants don't like chlorine in the water either, and most gardeners leave tap water open to the air for 24 hours before watering, under the assumption that most of the chlorine will evaporate. I'm not sure if this is true, or just urban legend, but all the gardening sites I visit say the same thing. It might be worth a try for a fish water change. It's very interesting to watch the color changes, and I'm looking forward to finding out if fish hierarchies are based on size or on age - or maybe aggressiveness?!
Thanks! From what I know...aging water with oxygenation removes chlorine, but not chloramine, so depending what's in my water that could work. I'll definitely try it as a precaution. As far as hierarchy, I'd say it's a combination of all the factors you mentioned. Sometimes size gets outdone by sheer aggressive nature, but it's possible the immature male is just a late bloomer and will eventually take over the tank. Only time will tell!
hi, how many gallons is your tank? thanks
The tank in this video is 15 gallons.
The GBRs are my favorite fish by far, but I have been having a hard time keeping them. I have been keeping fresh and marine fish on and off for over 20 years. I killed a few and have to drive a long way to buy them. My research said they like immaculate water conditions. Obviously, any ammonia or nitrite will kill them. About how much Nitrate do you think they will tolerate well? I would use the nitrate levels to determine water changes. My research also said they like stable water conditions. I am sure that includes a stable PH and temperature. The last GBR I killed was due to a water change, I changed 50% with aged water of the same temp and same PH. I am starting to think they can't tolerate a change in Nitrate levels say from 30ppm to 15ppm, or changes in KH or GH. How much of a change in those (and also PH) do you think they can tolerate well during a water change? Thank you in advance for your reply!
In general I think success with rams mainly has to do with acquiring ones that were bred and raised in your water. I'd try to locate a breeder from a local aquarium club or something as locally bred fish will do better in your water. They do like good water conditions, like any fish, but too big of water changes can stress them out. 30 ppm nitrate will not hurt them in my experience. They are likely just used to a ph, hardness, etc than yours or they're just not very healthy stock. Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.
What temperature do you keep them at?
White clouds are fine at room temperature without a heater. They get stressed out above 78 F or so. Ember tetras I keep between 72F and 82F.
@@August_Duwell Thanks. I'm considering adding some embers to an unheated white cloud tank, so wasn't sure if I can/should add a heater (currently the white cloud tank is around 71 F).
@@jwkruege I'd say adding a heater to take it to 75 would probably be a good idea. It's definitely possible the embers could live in 71 though too. I'd personally use a heater to be safe though.
@@August_Duwell What do you feed them? I just moved the embers to the tank, and so far they are getting along great. But the white clouds are much quicker coming to the surface for food (embers didn't even see the food), so I'm afraid the embers will starve! I have a mix of flakes, micro pellets, frozen and freeze dried baby brine shrimp, and freeze dried blood worms to choose from. Only a day 1 of the new setup, so I'll try to see what works, but welcome any advice. :)
@@jwkruege the embers should be fine. Just make sure you feed frequently. With that broad a food regimen I'm sure they'll get enough food. If you were looking to breed them you might need them separate, but they'll survive just fine with the white clouds.
Do the adult fish sometimes eat the eggs, or is there another reason you started with five eggs, but ended up with only one?
Correct. The adult fish do eat the eggs. A number of different fish in the tank may have eaten them. My guess is it was the same catfish that laid them, but it may also have been the Swordtails.
Where is the best place to get a blue ram around Brookfield?
Good question. I've been trying to find some locally bred rams recently and haven't had any luck. I may order some online if I can't find any soon and I could order extra and give you some. Or if you'd like to order yourself you could try The Wet Spot or Aqua Huna...2 online fish sellers
Very interesting. I never thought about how much goes into keeping an aquarium. I would like seeing or hearing about the process of changing water in the tanks. You do a good job of explaining things.
Thanks! I'll be sure to cover that in a video soon.
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BRO!!! That’s awesome!
😁 thanks brother. Hopefully more exciting ones coming soon