E1S1. Aquarium Support: Answering This Week's Fishiest Questions! Planted Tanks & Treating illness.

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@susanmooreguppies6009 Месяц назад

I appreciate your input SO MUCH! People who make negative comments are just sad and feel that people are judging them. They can only make comments that are already in their thoughts. It’s NOT about YOU! It’s about them! Much love, my friend!❤

@Junkbox_Aquatics Месяц назад

Hey, absolutely love the video. Continue staying positive. Don’t let those negative comments pull you down. I know that they could probably be real painful to read, but just remember there’s a lot of people on here that really love you. I’m a professional therapist and a lot of times I wear T-shirts in fact, I’m heading into my office right now for a session. I’m wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a plain gray T-shirt be yourself and as the band victims family says the “clothes makes a man what a charming young fool”

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Haha 😄 I love that. Honestly I used to wear tie dye and handmade clothing for the reason that I think some people feel more comfortable having the "upper hand" in appearance. I suppose it disarms people to get ready to learn or get to the point in informal situations. Thank you for your kind words and thoughtful response 🙏

@travisdeshotel8894 Месяц назад

Thanks for your great attitude toward the haters. We appreciate who you are!

@Challenge_Jackson Месяц назад

The fish whisperer. Always good to see a master of their passion 👏🏻 Bravo

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Very kind of you to say. I enjoy it very much indeed

@ChadGardenSinLA Месяц назад

Most people, I included, don't understand the youtube algorithm, until you just explained it and what we can do to support your channel. I'm fed up with the AI, so much so, that I created another profile just so I can manage MY OWN feed and home screen vs.. the AI spam flooding only ONE content/channel. Toggling between accounts is much easier than trying to fix my "history" so my future viewing isn't ruined.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

That's a smart idea! I need to do the same. Sadly the channel is locked in- so to speak

@davidadkins8805 Месяц назад

Thanks for answering my question on a video, I had my minute of fame to show my wife. 😜 I did see they video also, Thanks Alex

@Fishtory Месяц назад

My pleasure! Have a great week!

@dellseasandoval8187 Месяц назад

You’re the best Alex. Don’t listen to those negative nasty people who say bad things about you because that’s just them reflecting how they feel about themselves. you’re super genius. You rock. You’re super cool.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Aww you're far too kind. Most of it, I laugh it off

@LadeanaWhite Месяц назад

Love these question/answer sessions! More please😁 Love all your content, info, shorts, deep dives….all of it Alex! Keep doing your thing and bringing us along. ☺☮❤🐠🦐🪴

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Thanks. I will then

@LadeanaWhite Месяц назад

@@Fishtory Yay!😁

@TheDusthound1 Месяц назад

Loved the format…great change just hearing some answers from different people’s questions.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@robertchavez5483 Месяц назад

I dig your viewpoint and common sense advice. Thank you brother!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

My pleasure! Cheers

@CNR_ADMS Месяц назад

Thanks for the answer man! Hugely appreciated. I've been keeping the water about a half inch from the rim so I'll lower that right down and let the floaters grow out some more before I restock. Also, looking fresh man! Reminding me I need to shave my hobo beard soon.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Haha thanks. I shave like 2 or 3 days a month ...or it's 2x a day.

@johnjwedrall4290 Месяц назад

Very informative and helpful video. Thanks 👍

@dianaheaphy8294 Месяц назад

I like the Q & A format! Obviously, not for all your vids, but occasionally in order to consolidate and expedite answers!

@LauraLizSmith Месяц назад

Thanks for this! I always appreciate your videos, and love your sense of humour!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@andicarson1339 Месяц назад

Thanks for the vid! While it is great to see questions get answered, may I suggest lumping similar topics together so the answers are easier to find in a search, in the future.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Yes. I kind of planned on doing follow ups from whatever videos I've done in between each video like this. People ask random questions in videos so incredibly unrelated lol

@stanmimura4216 Месяц назад

Awesome, Totally Like it!! 🎉

@michaelprince7825 Месяц назад

Awesome Q & A Alex!!! Love your channel. Keep up the good work sir

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Thanks! Will do!

@orygungeeksolitude1380 Месяц назад

I have your videos going on like a lecture from a university course. You are phenomenal in how much you provide quality insight for perspectives that come from experience, not just intellectualization. You're putting boot to butt my friend! Thank you!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Haha thanks. Welcome 🙏 and make yourself at home

@CatFish107 Месяц назад

Hey, I reuse a bunch of my plant trimmings, and excess amazon frogbit! I save the jungle val clippings, hydrilla cuttings, and extra floaters in a bag in the freezer. Then when I'm cooking veggies for snello, they get added, boiled, and mashed together with squash, green beans, bamboo shoots, dandelion leaves, and peas. Then I mix in crushed chalk, some fish flake fo flavor, some squirts of vitachem and set it all in dense gelatin. Chop into blocks and freeze, then bag it up.

@CatFish107 Месяц назад

Nutrient export via live snails.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Great tip! Love it

@adieaf61 Месяц назад

excellent q and a

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Glad you liked it!

@scourge2bunnies Месяц назад

Hi Alex! Once again you’ve covered several of my questions. Thank you so much! I have another one I’m hoping you can cover in a video. When you’re starting a tank for the first time, and you don’t have any other tanks to fall back on, what is a good way to stock it to build up the necessary beneficial bacteria and start various cycles. Some people say to use a filter from an established tank - not an option for me. Some people say to add bottle bacteria; what are the pluses and minuses of this? Some people say to start with very fast growing plants like hornwort and guppy grass, but what if you don’t want these plants in the future and want to have some Crypt and Anubias species. Some people say to put a few hardy fish in a heavily planted brand new tank with nutritious (sand-capped) substrate and let the fish waste be food for new bacteria,but will this harm the fish? Some people say to put snails into a brand new, heavily planted setup and let them cycle the tank. Some people say to cycle the tank with heavy planting, microfauna detritivores, shrimp, and botanicals like dead leaves, but will the leaves cause an ammonia spike that will kill the fauna? How many leaves can you start with in a new tank (mine is a 40 breeder)? Should you start your tank like a giant resurrection jar and add fish after the substrate has a good amount of leaves built up to protect microfauna? I know this question is actually lots of related questions and am hoping it’s enough to make a video that will be useful for beginners.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Okay I'll add it to my next video :) Bur quickly ill tell you ... most things work , just test the parameters and make sure ammonia tests as positive early on ( first 10 days)...then ideally nitrites will show up....then both will go to zero and nitrates will start to rise and it's time for fishies. A bit of Fish food, plants, some rugged danios or guppies etc or even a snail will all add bacteria. Any plants you buy wet at a store should act about the same as the bacteria in a bottle...a live colony starter. ... filter media is fastest, but as you said, we don't always have that

@scourge2bunnies Месяц назад

Yay! I’m so excited! Thanks for taking the time to read my long message and for deciding to use it! Also, try to blow off the haters and trolls who are just trying to stir things up. They are missing out on so much in this life. Their loss!

@cathyhendrix7552 Месяц назад

Yes I do like this kind of video. Because even if you don't choose my question to answer, there is soooo much to know and learn about the aquarium hobby, that I can learn from the questions that you do pick to answer. There could be one that I think I know but I was wrong. And even if I do know one that doesn't mean I can't still learn even more about it. So thank you Alex very much. Keep up the great videos. 😉

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Will do!

@GuppyCzar Месяц назад

Awesome idea for a series!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Glad you think so!

@johnnybest6386 Месяц назад

This is a whole new way keep it up

@PotooBurd Месяц назад

Watching this as I set up a rice fish hatching tank, nice video!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Perfect!

@neurosp Месяц назад

Don’t seem shadow van to me, your videos appear when I look for something, even before subscribing.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Even the last 2 months? Because I'm getting analytics that say less than 10% of people subscribed are even getting "impressions" which means they see a thumbnail they could click...that number was over 65% at one point in December of 23'.

@neurosp Месяц назад

@@Fishtory in this 2 months, I know it for sure because it was in this 2 months when I decided to “return” to aquariums and I was gathering info, and I think it was related to no filter aquariums when I found you for the first time. But guys like mj aquascaping appears more often, maybe he hit harder the algorithm for shorter videos with way less info but more production (photography, editing and so) . But yeah, your videos appear to me and I receive notifications when you post.

@melwohl37 Месяц назад

Another great video! ❤ thanks alex! ❤❤❤❤❤

@MissChelle Месяц назад

Looking good old friend! ❤️🇦🇺

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Thank you kindly! I'm happy to see you around these parts! I hope you are doing well and wish you ALL THE BEST!

@MissChelle Месяц назад

@@Fishtory thanks matey. Day by day ❤️🇦🇺

@shesellsfish Месяц назад

Wish this was a longer video, but hey it's all good. Man, people can be so nasty. Trolling keyboard warriors insulting people and fishing for drama, 🤮 Rock on my friend. 👍♥️👍

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Lol I was laughing at these. 99% I don't care. But I do when I actually work hard on that specific thing and something like the audio was bad, and then I get 5 comments on it, when I already tried my best lol

@itsjooooe Месяц назад

im not getting any alerts for the lives, but if i did I'd be there. gotta love the algorithm lol

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Thanks for the feedback on that. Uhh

@AgxntAqua Месяц назад

For what it’s worth Alex, I think you look perfectly passable. And your teeth are looking great. Keep up the good work dude. I guarantee I’ll be watching every upload Edit: Do you think a Honey gourami or a juvenile female betta would be a better fit for a shrimp and guppy tank? PH, KH and GH are within range for either but I am a little worried about the betta being a bit of a bully

@beastfr0meast93 Месяц назад

Shrimps will be a great food source for your gourami and bettas. I would say tho, my bettas are not quick enough to catch every single shrimp. I got hideouts for them as well. But, if you want to min/max your shrimp production it could be a problem :) I have expensive shrimp in some of my betta aquariums and don't care if they get eaten.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Honey gourami by far... a thick lipped red gourami will also work. But the betta tend to hunt the shrimp ...some don't, but it's tough if they ever start that trend

@beastfr0meast93 Месяц назад

If people think they can wash the bacteria off their filters, don't consider why we use soap or methylated spirits against viruses and bacteria 😅 Also, if I remember correct the scientist from Prime have said you had to wash your filter for an hour if you wanted to kill your filter completely. The funny thing is tho, the same thing was said in Denmark where we have clean water 😂

@AgxntAqua Месяц назад

Professor Jason from prime time aquatics made a good video on it. As long as you aren’t washing it in boiling water or for extended periods of time tap water is fine ✌️

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Agreed 👍

@beastfr0meast93 Месяц назад

@@AgxntAqua thanks mate. I could not remember it and did not have the time to research the name.

@heaven7360 Месяц назад

There's a lot of conflicting opinions on the subject as what happens very often on many topics.

@beastfr0meast93 Месяц назад

@@heaven7360 yeah, opinions that are not based on science are just speculation :) That can be a good first step ofc. When it comes to having animals or anything with morals and ethics attached it comes easily emotionally based :)

@JaymePaladino Месяц назад

❤

@JaymePaladino Месяц назад

Just so you know how bad this is, I just closed the windows (RU-vid studio, the RU-vid app, and chrome WHATEVER you call them.) And now it's recommending MY VIDEOS to me. That are on my channel. As unwatched, recommended for me. I'm logged in as me. I only have like 26 videos. People can't find you. I'm sure of it

@davebnsfnscale4433 Месяц назад

Nice video,good concept

@Koip119 Месяц назад

Recalibrate!😂❤

@MrMarcelGilber Месяц назад

Obrigado pelo vídeo!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Of course my friend

@FluorescentBetta Месяц назад

I like the Q&As, I think they are good for engagement. I think RU-vid is having a learning curve with AI and how it interacts with users. I've had issues with over stimulation of your channel, from the AI vs Megan The Stallion, youtube AI WON'T recommend her videos or channel to me no matter how many times I search and select her videos. It's frustrating on our ends as users too.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

So annoying. Are you saying it shows you too many of my thumbnails at the moment? That's very fascinating . Thanks for the info!

@FluorescentBetta Месяц назад

@@Fishtory I'll be honest with you. It happened about 2-3 mos ago, and as much as I like your videos, I had to "don't recommend channel" for about 4-5 weeks. b/c I couldn't do a lot of other stuff on youtube (like listen to music) w/o your videos & thumbnails coming at me 24/7. I still watched your videos during this time, but man, that AI was trippin'.

@fakeout735 Месяц назад

Really good video i like this format

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@erinlowry6655 Месяц назад

question... I have noticed that in my shrimp only tank that when I add veg tabs or bottom feeder food that the snails really congregate on these foods. What I find amazing is that the shrimp know the food is there, but once the snails ( bladder, trumpet, and apple snails) move on to the food, the shrimp go crazy around the snails and the food. Very large numbers of shrimp congregate. So do snails metabolize the food that the shrimp find useful? I am constantly seeing this behavior and the baby shrimp in particular are present. Thank you for all the research that you do. Erin

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Great freakin question. So there is research in quite a few snails that shows their slime has nutrients in it... that shrimp and microfauna love to eat :)

@jessl1934 Месяц назад

I hate how we are all beholden to algorithms these days

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Yes me too. I said screw it 2 weeks ago...nothing I'm doing is helping so I'll do what I enjoy for a month or so until I inevitably come crawling back

@MADMUSICENT. Месяц назад

hi, question can i add more sand (crushed red lava rock) substrate to my established tank? and how? thank you... god bless🙏🏻

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Yes you can. Some put it in a filter media bag about 1/4 of the size of the bottom glass, then put the old Substrate over the rock and sand over that.... it's a bit messy and you only want to do like 25% a week if you are using a soil or dirt already. If you have gravel or sand already, you can add another "lasagna" layer right on top if you want

@MADMUSICENT. Месяц назад

@@Fishtory thank you so much, actually my tank is a dirted tank, and i think there is some spot that i need to put more crushed lava rocks.

@paulettemouchet9901 10 дней назад

I would like your thoughts about undergravel filtration (not Dr. Novak's plenum set up, but using a power head or air lift) and growing plants. Can you use your lasagna substrate layering with an undergravel filter? Do the mechanics of the undergravel filtration method automatically mean that nutrients in the substrate will be "filtered" back into the water column? Thanks in advance! Paulette

@Fishtory 9 дней назад

So yes the undergravel well keep the Substrate oxidized and that's why deep substrate beds vs under gravel plenum and filters are quite different. It's a matter of preference and if you to the under gravel, you may as well Just liquid dose the water column as it will be pulled through the root rich Substrate regions. Now as for "Mr Novak" ... he does not have any science related PhD ( possibly he has no PhD and only an undergrad degree in something to the effect of civil engineering. I had 2 limnologist friends who both teach at different US and UK universities and only something like 10 schools even offer the degree. But they asked their colleagues, petitioned the biologist and ichthyologists alumni groups and then even searched the graduation records against his name.... nothing. And he won't say where he went to school for any graduate degrees. Beyond this he has no published works as a professor or researcher, other than his self published works since 99. ( of which he also made up 2 of the quotes of endorsement as well on amazon self publishing. ( we know this because he used the exact same wording of his pdf downloads years earlier on his own website, and the names of professors who supposedly endorsed his work, cannot be found by their colleagues anywhere as actual PhDs either. So there's all that...very Odd.

@paulettemouchet9901 9 дней назад

@@Fishtory Thanks so much for your speedy reply and thoughts! How do you think Amazonia or Stratum would fare in a typical undergravel filter environment? I suspect that Amazonia would quickly leach a lot of ammonia and other nutrients into the water column. I think the Stratum would be okay because it is mostly minerals. What are your thoughts on using non-clumping kitty litter as a substrate layer? I understand the CEC is high so it is supposed to latch onto nutrients and hold them for the plant roots. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I appreciate your channel and all the good info.

@MissChelle Месяц назад

Here’s a q for your next round…… what should we do with bully fish in a community tank? I have a bully neon tetra. I started with 12 neons & 12 black neons. I am now down to 4 of each over the past year. It didn’t start straight away and when I first noticed it I thought it looked a bit like mating behaviour. This one neon actively seeks out his own kind & attacks! I’ve let him get away with it being I like to just let nature be, but I will be bumping up my numbers again and not sure if I should just get rid of him. (Yes he is a he). Should I euthanise? What’s your opinion? ❤️🇦🇺

@sewerrat7612 Месяц назад

Would keep larger school to disperse aggression.

@MissChelle Месяц назад

@@sewerrat7612 I would if I had a bigger tank 🇦🇺❤️

@sewerrat7612 Месяц назад

@@MissChelle was thinking one school with larger numbers as opposed to two species

@user-ke2vt9mo5w Месяц назад

I don’t get notified, I SEEK FISHTORY 😏

@JaymePaladino Месяц назад

Hahahaha

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Well thanks

@brantonlightcap Месяц назад

I’d like to know your opinion on seachem prime. Recently I e been seeing posts on social media claiming seachem prime doesn’t actually detoxify amonia and nitrite and are making false claims.

@AgxntAqua Месяц назад

I’ve been reading the same posts I think. What I can gather as a curious noobie is that it *does* detoxify ammonia, maybe only temporarily? But it definitely doesn’t remove it. Basically I wouldn’t ever substitute it for a water change but I have heard of people overdosing it prior to an emergency water change just to give them a bit more time to work with

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Good topic. We don't know what sulphite salts are in it even technically...trade secrets. But a cap full treats like 150 gallons or something wild for dechlorinating. As I understand it, the company chemist and lead R&D dr. Spoke with me at AGA a few years back. And said it acts as a life raft for ammonia and chlorine ...it bonds to it, doesn't remove it... but over time as the bonds break chlorine evaporated out , as will ammonia. But in hard water with a high ph (8.5+) ammonia Is 100x as deadly as when it is in 6.5 ph water! So it locks it up for 24 to 72 hours depending on temp and other water variables...but if your ammonia is high, change the water and use some prime

@Jason-oy6vp Месяц назад

Good content! Thank you.

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Thank you

@heaven7360 Месяц назад

I left a comment but it disappeared...twice...so anyway don't know what's up with that as it was just a normal no contest comment...but thought I'd recommend this lady's channel Freshwater Ichthyology ...this one is specifically on Plecos which a lot of people like ...(including you I think)... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tYA70Jr8eq0.html Thanks for all your work!

@Fishtory Месяц назад

Oh yeah I love Rebecca. I ask her questions when I need help with anything loricaridae haha 😄

@heaven7360 Месяц назад

@@Fishtory I don't have Plecos myself but even I enjoy sitting in on her presentations about them. I imagine it's satisfying for you to speak to her about the subject. I also enjoyed her presentation about fish food and ingredients from her perspective.

@fakeout735 Месяц назад

My electric blue acaras just laid eggs I thought I still had a while because they're only about 2-3" long but nope now I have to figure out what to do They're in a 40 gallon tote with 2 angel fish, 4 other little acaras 7 plecos and 2 otocinclus Anybody want to donate a 40 gallon tank to me? Lol