@@andrewgoldfish thanks sir, I got a 55 gallon planted ryukin goldfish tank. Stock tank filter and soil. Duckweed on top in the corners. Bacopa Carolina , two Anubia’s and some Java fern, tested 7.6 ph yesterday after two months of settling
@@conquistador69420 sounds good. I use to have some bacopa in this tank but it only lasted a year or so before getting pulled up. Hopefully you’ll do better.
Hope the gravel over the sand works! in my goldfish tank the only thing planted on the sand is Crinum and I placed some rocks around it so that the goldfish wouldn’t dig it out and it works pretty well but I see my sand moving as time passes except for that part where the crinum is. Also that happened to my Anubias too when I spray them with excel to get rid of hair algae and they died back and sprouted new leaves again.
Hey Andrew Thx for adding Hygrophillia Corymbosa in your plant list! Hygrophillia Corymbosa Pro tip: even if your goldfish rip some of the leaves out don't take them out. Under sufficient light even floating single leaves develop root system, and start developing small leaves. My gold fishes rip some leaves from time to time and it even helps this plant propagate.
Thanks for the update! Your old videos inspired me to use real plants in goldfish tanks. Everyone told me it couldn't be done, and then there was your video with happy goldfish cruising around in a jungle!
Ever thought of getting ramshorn to tag team the algae? There reproduce as long as there is algae & extra food and stop when they've reached a snails to algae ratio. Also they're beautiful especially the red ones. You just need 1-2 ramshorns to seed the entire tank. I myself use them too, they work wonders.
Thanks so much for this video! I have gone a little nuts with MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome) and probably have more enthusiasm than brains. I have two tanks for my Den upstairs where my 180 gallon and 125 gallon already have stands. My unfinished basement will eventually contain 75 gallon tanks I purchased a year ago during Petco’s annual sale on tanks. And your video just showed me how to build very nice stands for those. 😊😊😊
I love you natural goldfish aquarium! I am looking at building a 55g natural fancy goldfish tank with 3-4 fish fancies and school a of white cloud mountain minnows, snails and a weather loach. I've been trying to find a video like yours and there doesn't appear many people keeping goldfish this way. Maybe in a pond outside which I've done before :). comets
Hey there! I’ve been searching so much online and just need a tiny bit of hope here. We bought a 200 gallon aquarium and are excited for it. Saw some cinder block ideas and pirchased 15. Planning on stacking 3 under each corner and 3 under the center and run two thick pieces of plywood along the top of the blocks. Will this be enough to hold the weight of a full 200 gallon? Thanks!
Awwwwe you goldfish are so cute i love goldfish one of my favourite fish to keep they’re just so dang adorable lol especiallywhen you have live plants in the aquarium and watch them interact with them so cute lol
I would pull out the floaters every week, slap some power heads, and let the current whip up the detritus to get sucked up into your filter. Add some polyfil into your filters and let the current do the work.
I can appreciate having a low maintenance tank... after all of the work in Salt. Large plants with a good size root system can be secured in Pots with dirt, gravel and some heavy rocks. Obviously, you want pots that blend into the scene. Lower profile pots can be hidden by wood, etc. Some people make Bare tanks with Val or swords in Colorful Bonsai pots. I like what do did here! Cheers!
Sorry about your fish dying. I recently bought some fish and a medium sized snail. I was told the snails do a good job of keeping the tank clean. However we’ve noticed less and less fish, and no cadavers. Until we saw the snail eating a dead fish and later found another small fish skeleton just shy of an inch. Do you think this snail is hunting and eating the fish?
This is great but about the lack of water changes, goldfish secrete something that if built up in big enough quantities, stunts their growth. This is why goldfish ‘grow to the size of their tanks’, but as we know that’s not good. So with a bigger tank you still need to change the water every now and then to make sure that stays down
You can get dirt back under the gravel by freezing it into ice cubes and carefully pushing it back under the substrate. Once it melts, it should stay under again!
you could try the potted method. plant your plants in heavy pots with soil/other substrate of your choice. then cover with gravel or better yet stones that the goldfish cant overturn.
