I’ve literally just watched a man clean a fish tank and enjoyed it absurdly. And all without a whisper of schadenfreude! This differs greatly from my childhood experiences watching my father clean the fish pond. That process involved getting the siphoning going not with a bubble, but with him on one end of the garden hose slurping. Watching him get a mouthful of yucky leaf and poo containing fish pond water on an annual basis was a very enjoyable childhood memory.
I loved it when Mandy asked Kathryn - Can you do me a helper favor and squeeze that little bulb? You just can’t make this stuff up. 😂 This made my day! ☮️❤️🌈🌞
I would like to adopt Mandy as my grand dad. Both of mine (and a few step-grand dads) passed before I knew them. So if I had to choose one, I think I'd go with Mandy.
I have had tanks forever. You don’t need to remove all established plants, in fact best you don’t. It disturbs the balance of the water. Cleaning the gravel and the pump parts is all that’s necessary. Or you will keep seeing fish die. Consider getting a pleco to handle the algae on the glass. Over cleaning is a big problem with new tankers. ( as often as undercleaning). But good for you. A tank is very calming.
@@toneluy8343 he will learn. It’s a process. We have all been there. Hey Mandy, there’s a ton of great little videos on RU-vid to help you. If you can handle Homeland you can handle some tiny fish.
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I’ve told my friends in northern Vermont, who defend against ticks in the same way as Mandy that I would rather die of Lyme disease than walk around with my pants tucked into the top of my socks!
To me, there is nothing more relaxing then watching fish. I had a 100 gal tank and boy, do I miss it. They are a lot of work and a bit pricey, especially now, but, if I could I’d have more.
This is the start of ten years of ever-larger tanks, then switching over to salt water, until after 10 years, you will finally decide that you've killed enough fish, and then, the tank will go, and you'll get another dog. Enjoy!!!
This brought a smile to my face. I have also had a fish tank, similar size, it was relaxing and stressful. A big learning curve on the do’s and don’ts of ‘how to keep the fish alive’. I felt like I needed to be a chemist learning about Ph levels etc 😂. I read somewhere to just find fish that like your water and don’t over do things (like over cleaning the tank as another person commented). Good luck!
Mandy needs a fish tank "scavenger" that eats all that crap up because they are bottom feeders and kind of like biological vacuum cleaners🐠 A "sucker fish" will do the job
Plecos eat algae. The only thing that eats poop is bacteria which will add to the nitrogen cycle eventually killing the fish. There's no avoiding water change in small systems like this.
Ok how funny are you 3! Mandy you are a treasure! Those pants and socks ! Katherine just love you ! your a good sport and your son knows how to push your buttons! Love it !
Mandy, be careful. My Dad got a fish tank and fish when I was a kid. We ended up with about 14 fish tanks all over the house and LOTS of fish. 😅🤣 Rock Chalk Jay Hawk 😉
I had a doctor who recommended that i get a fish tank for relaxation! 🤣🤣🤣 I got it all set up, waited 3 days, put 6 neon tetras in, and went to bed. They were all dead in the morning. 😢 OMG, the guilt. It took a good year for it to become enjoyable.
Gideon…I think this is definitely a time when your dad exerted extreme patience with you as he was trying to complete this task. I would have asked you to produce a “silent film.” 😉
