Best Beginner Fish Tank Setup - Master Aquarium with Novice Skills

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This is the best beginner fish tank setup. A step by step freshwater aquarium setup that is stable and has the least maintenance. It grow lush fish food within it to keep the fish happy. Subscribe to Father Fish channel for more updates and details.
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@fishmanhari Год назад

At this point I’m happy with a tank full of just plants 😂

@FatherFish Год назад

They will not survive long without co2 producers.

@iCantLogOut Год назад

I have an aquarium that lost all it's fish (bought a sick fish and it nuked the tank).... I figured I'd wait before replacing the fish since I'd need to empty it and clean it. Needless to say - without fish (6 weeks) - all of the plants have started to suffer already. DEFINITELY need the fish.

@JohnJackson-wq1df Год назад

@FatherFish As a person that really doesn't like the heavily planted look am going to try to attempt a planted tank. I have a 36 gallon tank. I'm thinking maybe 5 java ferns and 5 Asian Water Ferns. Inwanted to do a dirt bottom but then I found out that these ferns are not supposed to be rooted in the subtrate. So should I still use dirt or just do sand?

@shakierathor8098 11 месяцев назад

@@FatherFishwhat kind of dirt

@Marutsu. 11 месяцев назад

@@iCantLogOutyou can buy CO2 supplementation next time that happens

@seandepoppe6716 9 месяцев назад

That's the biggest 10 gallon tank I have ever seen..😮

@ZippedUpKitz 8 месяцев назад

That’s what I was thinking lol….

@theweirdothatsitsnexttoyou8685 6 месяцев назад

Maybe it looks like that because its a 10 gal cube instead of a long 10 gal tank? Ive never owned a cube tank, just long tanks so i could be wrong but thats just mu thought

@wage23 28 дней назад

@@theweirdothatsitsnexttoyou8685 thats def a 29g tank dude lol

@boebender Год назад

Listen to this man. I’ve kept fish since 1984. He’s accurate and if you follow you’ll save more money than listening to nearly ANY OTHER channel!! Do this!!!

@Aquafinity Год назад

So true! I’ve been following his methods and recently got rid of 2 of my filters. Awesome stuff!

@yoursilly2106 Год назад

@@Aquafinityor instead of putting 100 plants you can just put Prime and stability. Save you the headache

@Aquafinity Год назад

@@yoursilly2106 Plants are healthier, would you rather live in a world with plants or a world with artificial oxygen?

@DaFlameGamers Год назад

@@Aquafinitythere’s no such thing as artificial oxygen… oxygen is oxygen you absolute brainlet

@HC11498 Год назад

@@yoursilly2106 You are an industry bot. Keep funding the big wigs while this guy tries to save you money and keep your fish happier/healthier.

@hiswillbedone642 7 месяцев назад

The energy behind the “Leave it alone” had me wheezing 😂😂😂😂.. I was ok damn. I’m a grown arse woman I felt like a five year old again 😂😂😂

@Retrodeoxys 9 месяцев назад

I love learning about keeping fish on RU-vid from this guy he’s amazing and probably the best aquarium keeper I know, he’s mastered it!

@puliraja4801 10 месяцев назад

I'm from tropics in India. I did this in a 40 gallon outdoor container with rapid growing plants like coontail, Guppy grass, water poppy, bacopa, valisneria, aponogeton, duckweed. Day 70 or so. Literally, there are hundred guppies and two dozen platies. I released just a trio of each species. Malaysian and pond Snails, daphnia, infusoria, mosquito larvae, blood worms.. there is so much life and diversity. Kept fish in dead tanks with rocks and plastic plants and I always experience a diminished curve of fish numbers. Now, I have a flourishing nature in my cobtainer. Thank you Father fish.

@DuneDemon8 9 месяцев назад

I have heavily planted shrimp tank. No filter no heater never vacuum the bottom. The only time I am scared it will all die is when I have to cut plants back at which time I also change 20 to 30% of water. I adjust my feeding based on snails, if the number of snails is growing I feed less and vice versa. I usually tend to it every 6 months now.

@virtualenvironmentfellowsh6671 9 месяцев назад

🤯

@brandens7615 8 месяцев назад

Why do you change 20-30% of the water

@DuneDemon8 8 месяцев назад

@@brandens7615 I change 20 to 30% of water every month or month and a half because this is when I also cut plants. I do this for 2 reasons, cutting down plants probably leeches juices in to water, there are loose leaves of plant debris I want to suck out, and I guess remaining plants might not be enough to get all the nutrients out of water so just in case. I let it grow a lot and cut down also a lot.

@Theboriaquatic 7 месяцев назад

This is my favourite video, every now and then I come back to watch it again.

@TheOgGamer639 Месяц назад

At this point I’m just happy with a fish tank full of plants and. Fish😂😂😂 also sub to father fish bc how much hard work he has put to make this video

@kathytoledo1997 8 месяцев назад

Thank you father fish. I was able to follow the father fish method and have recreated an ecosystem. God bless you, salutations from Nebraska

@laurabustos6560 Год назад

I'd add, if you're in a heavy agricultural area, go far away to get your pond muck. I have a local pond, but live in an area that was avocado and citrus groves for years. Years of heavy chemical fertilization and back in the day, the groves used their used motor oil to keep dust down on the roads! And these were pretty much quasi organic groves, they didn't spray pesticides but did use synthetic ferts. You don't want that pond muck! Tldr; know that the muck you're getting isn't on the side of the road, near construction or ag areas, that it's clean muck. ✌️

@damianolsen6763 Год назад

Ima be honest here I have a farm and there are 3 other neighboring farms and the pond from all the fertilizer and loose seed that gets taken by the rain the creeks tha attach to the ponds on my property have tons of the best veggies I’ve had and the pond just grow insanely well

@laurabustos6560 Год назад

@@damianolsen6763 obviously veggies we eat will taste good, even with, or especially with water that has a lot of fertilizer run off. I'm just saying it's not super safe for fish and shrimp. I eat my veggies, grow organic and even feed my veggies to my shrimp and snails, but I sure wouldn't use the pond muck for a base for a tank. I also know there have been ppl fishing in our pond for years, but they catch and release. They wouldn't eat the fish.

@damianolsen6763 Год назад

@@laurabustos6560 well no these thing at like some freaks of nature things we planted a potato plant on the creek and grew massive but then we took a potato from the plant and grew it in the green house and garden and grew regular size same with green Beans and radishes the green beans look like they where on the plant for 3months even if they where planted there a month ago the plants grow extremely fast on the creek too considering the oak tree that has a tire swing in it grow about an inch to two wider a year and its because the micro life the fish and the fertilizer all at once make the best growing plants because all of them together get them the nutrients and I’m saying the waters safe because it’s also a small native brook trout stream and they grow very healthy

@laurabustos6560 Год назад

@@damianolsen6763 maybe years of run off ferts. I know it in pauma valley, ca they have had ferts get into the underground aquifer and sometimes nitrogen levels are so high the oranges will regreen. They turn green even when ripe because they hv such high nitrogen in the water.

@andrediaz6205 Год назад

Does anyone know where you can acquire cheap tank plants Petsmart is ridiculous wanting like 10- 16 for plans that are about 7 little strains tied together no wider than an inch and a half

@stefanryznyk9804 9 месяцев назад

The perfect habitat for life abundant! 👍🐠🐟

@ciresolstice 9 месяцев назад

I'm about 10 months in using this method thanks to watching FF videos. Has been a healthy, natural, and rewarding experience for the fish and for myself. ❤

@N-B-MMA 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this.!!! People dont seem to understand fish live in the wild naturally so replicating nature will always ensure your fish have the best chance to live a long healthy life

@twigglywiggly4538 10 месяцев назад

I like how this guy talks, straight forward.

@bkaufman91 Год назад

The format and tone of this video is excellent

@YayHahvsj 8 месяцев назад

Than you would love that one car guy, what's his name people help me out.

@grandmasmalibu 8 месяцев назад

Leave it alone!! Love this guy.

@grandmasmalibu 8 месяцев назад

@@YayHahvsj Scotty Kilmer?

@lukak4098 8 месяцев назад

Guys this is the video I’ve been hoping to find, explains so simple and everything you need to know to get an awesome video tank. Thank you very much sir you made me a happy boy

@FatherFish 8 месяцев назад

Glad it helped!

@deliroous 6 месяцев назад

So happy I found this channel!

@clonejones7955 9 месяцев назад

Wow that looks great and I bet the fishes love it vs some gravelly wasteland.

@RichardGoodman66 6 месяцев назад

Simply amazing. A master level aquarium with novice skills perfect for me Tanks a lot FatherFish.

@hurricanevolf7165 Год назад

"100 plans in a 10 gallon tank". I am in the middle of doing a 55 gallon tank, so what your saying is I need to put 550 plants in there? Well who am I to argue, you are just feeding my fish and water plant addiction LOL! After all you are Father Fish! I am going to see if I can fit 600 plants in there just for you!! You have done so much for me and my fish already it's the least I can do.

@Desmond000007 Год назад

I cant image that you would need that many plants. Lets wait for the expert him self

@hurricanevolf7165 Год назад

@@Desmond000007 Oh I'm waiting, I still need to get all those plants! LOL

@Desmond000007 Год назад

@@hurricanevolf7165 100 plants for a 75 gallon would do

@handsomesquidward3473 Год назад

He just means a lot of plants lol

@hurricanevolf7165 Год назад

@@handsomesquidward3473 Yes, and 600 plants IS a lot of plants! But I don't know if I can put 600 in there..... So I'ma put AS much as I can in there!!! 😁 I'm sooooooooo excited!! This 55 is my biggest tank yet!!!!

@miacoventry1377 8 месяцев назад

I haven't had a fish tank in over 10 years I've also never had more than 1 plant in my tank at a time. I love the look of this tank so full of greenery ❤ I'm slowly getting the supplies needed for a tank. I'm gonna try this method and see how it goes. Thank you for the words of wisdom

@TheShark40404 Год назад

Can’t beat a ton of plants and good substrate to keep a tank healthy!

@mistypadgette7645 5 месяцев назад

My daughter and I bought plants and fish from you in venice.. All I've done is suck out old food on such. And a 25% water change once every 6 months. it's been 2 years since we started it...❤

@eatwhatukiii2532 8 месяцев назад

That is a gorgeous tank. Years ago I had a 55 gallon planted like this. The only thing is potting soil dirt will just float up and make a messy slurry. They make iron rich substrate for plant tanks.

@randyhendrickson4021 8 месяцев назад

You are correct. That is aquarium substrate that’s being shown.

@kheilawarheart 5 месяцев назад

That's what the same is for. To cap it off twice as deep on top of the dirt. The roots find the soil.

@kheilawarheart 5 месяцев назад

Sand*

@cloudBvB 2 месяца назад

Thank you! I will save this video when i save enough money to buy a bigger aquarium.

@gideon4883 Год назад

Not to forget literally dirt cheap. This method has never failed me so far. From my 10 gal to a 250ml bottle. Works like a charm.

@rondareardon8508 11 месяцев назад

What kind of cheap dirt?

@gideon4883 11 месяцев назад

@@rondareardon8508 from like the garden... I did mix in some coco peat and organic fertilizer. But other than that just regular ol dirt.

@TCgirl 9 месяцев назад

What kind of dirt should I use? I have a bag of Miracle Grow potting soil, will that work or no?

@selose7786 8 месяцев назад

@@gideon4883 dirt means regular soil from gardens ?

@andrevandenheever6740 9 месяцев назад

That waterfall is absolutely beautiful!!!!

@RedQueensRevolver Год назад

Every video is just a countdown to FF telling me to put pond gunk in my tank 😂

@jjw5165 9 месяцев назад

Yes, you want to inoculate the tank with the billions of different bacteria protozoa microbes.

@hunger1608 11 месяцев назад

Love him talking. Looks good😊

@ryanrogers8211 Год назад

woohoo! broken down for me to easily understand and share this video.

@DavidSchut 8 месяцев назад

I'm glad I found this channel. I always wanted to try this

@VolCanixWorx Год назад

Can confirm this works; I've never kept fish before, used this method and now i have 3 very successful tanks! It's amazing to me to see the micro fanua that comes from the leaves, helping to establish this wonderful food web for my little fish. ❤ Thank you father fish!

@VolCanixWorx 5 месяцев назад

8 months later, tanks are stable, haven't needed to change water, just top ups, fish and shrimp are happy and thriving! I now have 4 tanks, 2 ten gallons, one 2.5 gallon, and a 5 gallon. I love my tanks and the father fish guidance. . . . Want to set up your tank like these? Join our discord, you have access to loads of information, helpful and knowledgeable staff and a great community. ❤

@luiscisneros202 11 месяцев назад

Father Fish is a legend...love this Man😊

@levaithan325 Год назад

Okay. Fine. I’ll get a fish tank. Been considering it for months and doing research, but I was gonna push it for much later in the future. This was the sign I needed that it should be sooner than later.

@mentlegentlemen7409 Год назад

Prepare for the addiction

@lukeloynachan8051 Год назад

Don’t listen to this guy

@lukeloynachan8051 Год назад

He doesn’t believe in chlorine or anything

@lukeloynachan8051 Год назад

Please don’t kill your fish

@ZeddicusTheMage Год назад

@@mentlegentlemen7409It's threatening to take over me again.

@ThaStonedGardner 9 месяцев назад

I love how you're just demanding we build fish tanks. Not what I was expecting after the last couple vids I watched.

@crysta220 9 месяцев назад

Leave it alone ❤😂🎉🎉🎉! I subscribed!!

@What6918 Год назад

I love this guys channel hes like my favorite person in the world

@gismosfinalform2031 6 месяцев назад

I've been following the leaf advice. They make the bottom of the tank look way more natural too

@joryalicabrera1830 Год назад

Yes …. This will make life easier for tooooo many people specially in discord. Love you all 😂

@saramalik4967 Год назад

Saving this for when I create another tank ✌🏻

@jamesbackyard7192 9 месяцев назад

I have a 55 a 30 and two 20s made with your methods, the oldest is over a year with no water changes and all are doing great. Iv tried feeding alot just to see if the ammonia and nitrates would go up but nope, they are very resilient tanks.

@RenataCantore 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful & sustainable ❤❤❤

@mikeg197 Год назад

You can replace the leaves with some easy start stuff as well if you don't have water nearby your home. But basically plants are 95% of the cheat code. I have a 200 gallon that is just starting up but it's already full of plants and some fish to get everything going. Still clear water and all to tests show great water

@ariefbeatboy Год назад

WOW.. a small aquarium , a medium one, a big one, and a huge aquascape contest tank. Just WOW...

@stephen3535 Год назад

This is a great synopsis of fish care, it's an ecosystem and you have to build it up. The more you understand their ecosystem the better you can simulate it.

@natlyfranks6856 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this 😊 What a beautiful environment

@richardtyler6472 10 месяцев назад

I’ve kept a planted aquarium for years and I still feel like an amateur. I have fish and shrimp. Shrimp are so sensitive but they’re my favorite so I keep trying!

@efisgpr 8 месяцев назад

Ok, found a 10-gallon hat. Excited to get started👍

@ethantaylor1581 Год назад

Dirt in a fine mesh bag allows roots to get it and less worrying about mixing dirt and substrate

@FatherFish Год назад

It becomes a problem when moving plants

@Rinkyu 11 месяцев назад

@@FatherFishnever move the plants then lol

@ana-bananainca790 9 месяцев назад

I need to try this because no Matter how careful I am - inevitably, I get a dirt explosion in every one of my ten tanks.. Hasn’t killed my fish yet- but had me very busy for weeks. 😢

@Ed-527 9 месяцев назад

It worked for me, actually really good

@timhudson4962 11 месяцев назад

Haha! I filmed parts of this!

@FatherFish 11 месяцев назад

YES!! TY!!

@henrimatisse7481 9 месяцев назад

I love this advice it makes so much sense!

@Papa-in-Tx Год назад

I know people are going to say I'm crazy, but in a moderately stocked tank, with that many plants, you don't need a filter.

@pochbelmonte Год назад

maybe just for water movement

@Papa-in-Tx Год назад

@@pochbelmonte You can, but it's not always necessary. I have a 5.5 gallon tank on my desk that's somewhere between moderately and heavily planted, with 8-10 almost grown guppies, a dozen or so fry, a single dwarf crayfish, and an untold number of shrimp and snails. It doesn't have any mechanical filtration or water movement. The only appliance it has is a light.

@itsdynasty3712 Год назад

@@Papa-in-Tx22 fish in a 5.5 gallon is wild.

@juandimas3529 Год назад

@@Papa-in-Txwhat kind of food do u feed them?

@Papa-in-Tx Год назад

@@juandimas3529 I feed the guppies the Xtreme nano, and two or three times a week I drop in a couple of the Xtreme shrimp pellets for the invertebrates.

@chadf884 10 месяцев назад

I did this exactly and have a beautiful, healthy tank.

@TCgirl 9 месяцев назад

Did you use potting soil? I have a bag of Miracle Grow and wondering if that would work?

@chadf884 9 месяцев назад

@@TCgirl yes, I used Promix, capped with pool filter sand, (which looks alot nicer than I thought it would), and even grabbed some leafy/vegetative debris from a local stream.

@Chickenwingfriedrice Год назад

I agree with everything. Needs more comments just to be sure 😂

@Benyamin-q3h 8 месяцев назад

You are the best father fish ❤

@makiarn777 Год назад

“Leave it alone!” 😂

@high_fructose_corn_syrup Год назад

Yeah as much as I know how beneficial this is.. I still cant bring myself to do it. Parasites scare me too much lol

@Dan-qz8do 8 месяцев назад

That is awesome. i used to have an aquarium when I was a kid. I'm waiting to get a new place so I can get my new 1 going.

@emilygrech3655 Год назад

Petstore plants: $14 Me: spends $1400 on a small fish tank.

@FatherFish Год назад

you could have bought the same plants at my store for about $100. father-fish-aquarium.myshopify.com/

@bryanc.6532 3 месяца назад

Very helpful. Thanks for this sir

@KaleSchlegel Год назад

Subscribed.

@idk-iq8zn 9 месяцев назад

I have learned so much from you in such a short time. Ty

@JasonFolk07 Год назад

Dont turn the lights on till you have plants In There otherwise your starting the algae process and with a month or two things will turn green

@andrebenoit404 Год назад

That's why you put snails in!

@JasonFolk07 Год назад

@@andrebenoit404 only snail you should be putting in are assassin snails to rid of them. Otheriwse plecos or other bottom feeds snails are pests in most case

@andrebenoit404 Год назад

@@JasonFolk07 don't be ridiculous snails are a large part of the hobby

@alanalb1449 Год назад

I learned the hard way, what a mess, and any of those need to grow fast to guarantee that, also snails, shrimps and otos.

@Aquafinity Год назад

Awesome tips! I’ve tried your methods and recently got rid of 2 of my aquarium filters. Thanks for all the amazing advice! 👍

@DoorsToHideBehind156 Год назад

MD fish tanks has been teaching us this for years. Follow his channel if you haven't heard of him he has the most amazing tanks and always uses this method.

@Lucky73678 Год назад

The godfather of aquariums

@c1h2r3i4s56987 Год назад

this guy is to fish what "Venom keeper" is to Venomous snakes

@sergiomorales9264 Год назад

Excellent information thank You 😊

@Anon_2025 Год назад

Everyone that lives in ohio, skip the river step!

@FatherFish Год назад

There are beautiful, pristine waterways in Ohio. Get out and find them.

@chanceallen5826 5 месяцев назад

Looks amazing pal

@mcs1048sru Год назад

I wish I had the money to buy 100 plants at once (other than duckweed) ☹️. I’m not disagreeing with him though

@NostalgiaroomsOffical 3 месяца назад

Your the best I love your calming voice

@jonathancoldwateradventure Год назад

Does mud from ponds also work? Instead of dirt to have under the sand

@chris_mar Год назад

Yes it does

@FatherFish Год назад

1/4 of the dirt layer can be mud. The rest needs to be humus and soil. Supplementing will add years to the mix.

@Daves0r Год назад

@@FatherFishso you can’t just do a layer of straight mud from a pond or a lake? It has to be a mixture?

@ryanrogers8211 Год назад

@@Daves0r yes that is what he said.

@Daves0r Год назад

@@ryanrogers8211 weird. I was told in the discord that you can just do straight mud from the lake from a few users that are higher ranked.

@valorabraun9087 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for the education and new knowledge. ❤😂❤😂

@OR6600 Год назад

Lol leave it alone 👍

@abstracttrxp8621 9 месяцев назад

❤ love this, love the passion ❤

@gregorycalizaire Год назад

You know how expensive 100 plants can be?!!

@Desmond000007 Год назад

Just go to FF's webpage. You wont find cheaper and healither plants

@evenoddprime 8 месяцев назад

Well, damn. I didn’t realize I wanted an aquarium. Good video.

@bigtimefishkeeper Год назад

You need to have a look a my tanks dude lol you wouldn't get 10 of my amazon sword in your tank lol

@k8eekatt 9 месяцев назад

How i miss my aquarium ❤❤❤

@mangeshpadegao Год назад

Why you call mud as dirt. Its mother earth. My heart cries when anyone calls it dirt. Generally they are americans.

@tjcolv6427 8 месяцев назад

Whoa! Who knew? I love this!

@dudeimbusy 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Teaching how to fish is a process ❤

@lisamcgill664 9 месяцев назад

The tanks are beautiful

@promisepenton6669 Год назад

I don’t think it’s always good but I’ve gotten lazy at times and because I have lots of plants my tanks give me lots of grace and never issues. Although I did let some floating plants go wild and eventually my cichlids we gasping and I had to remove the plants. Needed more swimming room anyways. Good advice and it works!

@AnnaMBanana 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Father

@mattg4306 9 месяцев назад

So looking forward to doing this next year

@Mymysticmama Год назад

I LOVE FATHER FISH!!!

@christilounsbury9495 9 месяцев назад

I love fish!! So much! I’ve tried in the past and failed miserably. You make me have hope that if I tried again I could be successful. I’ve subscribed and will implement all your suggestions. 🤞🏻Wish me luck.

@JessHull 9 месяцев назад

I like how he said "100 plants!" because I like plants.

@diharoxx 8 месяцев назад

Yes ❤❤❤ can vouch this is is a good guide

@gordonshaw6231 8 месяцев назад

He’s 100% correct been keeping aquariums 40 years now you can’t beat some good old dirty ditch much to cycle your tank properly.

@MariaCristina1234 8 месяцев назад

In danish. We say, smukt. That means, beautiful👌

@sayantantikader8624 Год назад

Love you❤ Aqua father!!!

@everettplummer9725 8 месяцев назад

I had a ten with hundreds of guppies. A beta. A snail, some plants, a under gravel filter, and air.

@katherinegaston5229 9 месяцев назад

Loaches are a great starter fish. Fun to watch and will help propagate your plants for you.

@garg4531 8 месяцев назад

Depends on the species though Clown loaches get *big* and may uproot plants, for example

@katherinegaston5229 8 месяцев назад

@@garg4531 my loaches got very big and breed. Part of tank maintainence was using rocks to lodge plants deep. Dojo and kuhli together. My tank was very large with a small heater at one end so it created two zones.

@Dan-nr3om 6 месяцев назад

I absolutely love this

@jbmjbm323 9 месяцев назад

This sounds so right. Just think ponds or lakes have living things in it without any maintenance being done to them. So making a fish tank the same way should work just as well.