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GUYS I DID IT...I BRED FISH FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LIFE ...CHANNA STEWARTIIS(all channa are hard to breed mostly)

Murray Cod came to mind. Largest fresh water fish native to Australia

Dwarf honey gourami, because you said "first fish" and it was my first fish I kept ... with Endler's 😂

khuli loaches are some fast little noodle fish

I only shop at one big box store...and only when one employee is working lol.

first fish I thought of was a Hillstream Loach

Yoooo tell me how my Endler’s top sword, has now fathered a bottom sword? Is that possible? Lol

My local petsmart lets ME fish the fish out. Because they took 30 min to get 3 khuli loaches before i got sick and tired of waiting, asked if i could try, immediately caught 12 more in less then 3 min. Now they just hand me the net and let me catch the fish i want.

Regarding that first video, I had a Petsmart employee wrestle with three Kuhli Loaches for 5+ minutes, tore up the decorations, muddied up the substrate and water, at one point pinned one to the wall with the net to grab it.. It took a week for those loaches to calm down in my tank.

You gotta pin the fish to the glass and ask the costumer if that was the fish they wanted !! Lol😂

I found a really big piece of eucalyptus wood when I was in vermont. So I paid $70 for it and drove 28 hours with it in the passenger seat. With it’s seatbelt on ofc

That humble brag "Is it crappy?" tank at 6:46 is the kelp tank at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. Twenty-eight feet tall, over 300,000 gallons, active water exchange with the bay...not crappy at all. Possibly my favorite tank in the whole building.

This show is my weekly reminder for water change

Why am I addicted to fish tank reviews-

They need you to go to that petsmart to teach them how to handle fish. Its a secret jitsu and you showed mastery of it in your last tank update video.

Ain’t no way it’s 22 second ago-

When I got a few Panda Corys from my tank, it took the employee nearly ten minutes to catch two of them, with two nets. Khuli loaches are also notoriously hard to catch. Bottom Dwellers are built different and have ultra instinct, I swear

I went to a petsmart and the employee actually knew alot about the plants a was purchasing talking about if they start melting and she talked about the plants breeding and how a couple amazon sword filled multiple of her tanks and when i asked for a java fern she gave me the peice that is about to breed.

QOTW: corys. I lucked out so far with all my fish purchases, every time got pet shop workers who actually know how to safely catch fish. But there was one funny time 3 years ago when in another pet store I bought my current zebra finches. They were caught with fish nets too. I actually felt sorry for the shopkeeper, cause I asked for the bird who kept outsmarting her. (I must note, it wasn't the same net they used in the tanks, just the same kind. They have different nets for the fish)

I just got my betta at a well-reputed LFS, the employee was nice but she looked away to answer someone at the exact moment she was pouring him into the bag and scraped him along the raw acrylic box lip 😢 she didn't notice and I just didn't know what to say. He's doing just fine though worry not, probably helps that he has short fins

The “ I think it’s myocarditis.” Took me out 😂

Once I got a couple endler hybrids at petsmart. The girl who helped me was a high schooler and she caught a few, but also caught a white cloud mountain minnow. When I asked to swap it for another endler things got bad. When she was trying to get it out of the little container she dropped an endler and LITERALLY CUT IT IN HALF WITH HER LONG ACRYLIC NAILS trying to pick it back up. She even dropped the two halves back in the tank. I feel for her, because it wasn’t like she was being callous or cruel. She was just a kid who clearly knew she’d messed up and was scared so she was trying to act like nothing happened. She just didn’t know what else to do. Another one of the fish she netted died in my car on the way home-I happened to look over at them at a stoplight just in time to see one go belly up. I still have one of that batch, though! Unsurprisingly after surviving that meat grinder he is tough as nails and will probably live forever.

I’m the aquatic specialist at my Petshmo location and I’ve gotten netting action down to a TEA. And it’s funny and kinda sad to see my coworkers and other employees from other stores struggle and go for minutes trying to catch only 1 fish. Don’t get my wrong some fish are a PAIN to catch like some loaches, Chinese/siamese algae eaters, some African cichlids, but I never take more than a minute to catch a fish. I was at a different petshmo location and was talking to the employee and he was struggling to catch me 5 red&blue Colombian tetras, and I already was making conversation saying I’m the A.S. At my store and if he’d like me to catch them and he was like nah nah I got it. And took him like 12 minutes to catch them all💀 moving all the decor and stressing every fish in the whole system🤦‍♂️😭

Now I know why people are always impressed by how I catch fish at my work. They're probably traumatized from watching PetSmart employees 😂 And as someone who's pretty decent at catching fish, you can use one net for some things (guppies will practically swim right in I swear), but 2 nets is usually better if you're catching out of a tank bigger than 10g. I usually use one large net to spook all the fish into going in one direction, and then a smaller net to snag the fish a customer wants out of the group. Some fish are a bit different, and you get used to different behaviors over time.

Khuli loach! Just bought two new babies for my currant group of 5. They are so cute! Also endlers livebearers as well. I'll be moving mine out to the wall pond soon

Years ago I went to Petsmart to buy a Pictus Cat. Surprisingly there was 2 healthy specimens and I asked for the bigger one. The employee couldn’t catch the fish for 5 minutes and when he did he pinned the catfish by 1 of its whiskers to get him. What makes matters worse was that ofc the catfish doesn’t like to be handled with nets and it’s spines we’re all cought up in the net followed with another minute of struggling. The guy couldn’t get the net off and ended up calling another employee to get scissors to cut off the whisker. Thankfully the other employee told him to just cut the net stuck to the fish. Went home with a petrified catfish with netting stuck to its face. Last time I bought from Petsmart

That was basically me trying to catch the fish in petsmart...sorry for any inconvenience or trauma. In my defense I did make it clear I'm way better and more experienced with reptiles.

snail parasites are intermitant in snails and require moving to the next species of their type (parasites are indeed species specific) by being consumed. Example, lung worm in dogs requires the dog to consume a type of snail. The majority of parasites start in an insect and only after consuming do they infect the inteded host. A cat eats a flea or certain types of flies, it gets tape worm. So most of these parasites don't infect humans or don't live long if they do becuase they are too species specific, occassionally one does like round worms for example. Occasionally a parasite will migraite in a species it can't survive in and end up in wierd places, the body walls it off and this is what ends up causing damage. Strange places are tissue, eyes, brain and such. Be sure to always cook your pork well, pin worms and tape worms migraite into to pig tissue becuase it doesn't know where else to go as it's not intended for pig species but they get exposed to it so much that this is what is seen happening and the main reason on the advisory to never eat undercooked pork.

The first fish in mind was an oscar but probably because that was one of the last fish displayed. Angel fish is probably the next fish that I think of because my mom had a beautiful angel fish tank when I was growing up.

Here in india, we get fish for cheaper prices . I got 10 pairs of cherry shrimp for rupees 200, which is approximately $2

It's already Monday At least there's one good thing about this day

Pro tip to anyone trying to get a fish using a net. Don’t. Use the specimen container instead. You can literally have a customer point out the specific fish they want and be able to catch it without causing such a ruckus to the other inhabitants.

I thought it was uncle roger at first sight....sorry,but somehow you looks like him 😅

As a LFS employee, that petsmart video had me wincing.

Im blurhead and in my scape that is wood that i found in my backyard

“Oh yeah cool PS5 is that windows or Mac?” 💀

As a House plant nerd with way too many plants (about ~200) I really love their incorporation into the tanks!

Fish tank reveiw is just what a guy like me needs after a long day at uni.

Honey Gouramis came to mind for the QOTW. Keep it up, cory gang 🤯

I work at a small owned pet store, we have to have animal experience to work there. We have intense training where we have to take a final exam to make sure we are a good fit for the store. We are taught how to properly catch fish so it doesn’t take over 5 minutes.

QOTW: TV-watching angels. My dad & I kept a couple palm-sized chonkers in a 29 when I was a kid and they'd swim to the far end of the tank and watch TV with us at night.

Can you just make a video pufferfish

Love your reviews and great personality too!

Yo how do I get you to review my fish tank???

Ha an employee catch rummy nose tetras for me at my lfs, I was pretty sure she was new bc it took her around 20 mins to catch 7 rummys. Then while transferring the fish to the plastic box one of them fell ON THE GROUND. So, she suspended the net above the tank (fish were out of water for around 5 mins while she was picking the rummy up) after they got bagged they were all like half dead so i didn't end up buying them. Honestly, if I was in this situation i wouldn't know what to do either

Our local Pet Smart is actually really good. I went to get Angelfish last week, our local Mom and Pop live fish store had nothing. I went to Pet Smart, they had several very healthy looking, medium-sized Black Lace Angelfish for a reasonable price. The staff member who helped me was fantastic. She grilled me about my tank, size, stocking, filtration etc before she would catch them. Just before I chose mine, she refused to sell fish to someone who had a tank that was too small for the adult size of the fish they wanted. 10/10!

11:12 never related to someone more 😂

For khuli loaches, the trick is to actually have hiding spots in the tank like coconuts, and a bare bottom. And when it's time to fish some out just quickly lift up the hide and give it a big yeet with a large net before they know it. You cannot fight these guys on equal terms and if you try to tire them out you'll kill them. Taking them by surprise is the only way! Most schooling fish 2 nets do help, the trick is to have one net standing still and one to lure em in. I just use my bare hand for luring.

My husband just completed his very first aquascape ever and with a sand waterfall! Came up pretty amazing, he wants me to send you a video of it…I must do that soon 🤔

Kerning city MapleStory music 💕

Red tail catfish that’s the first fish that came to mind for me

How ironic that I had to watch a Petsmart commercial right before your video. 😂

I had the same Petsmart experience with yoyo loaches. There was a little castle in the middle of this 10-gallon and they knocked it around a dozen times trying to get 3 loaches out of maybe a half dozen in the tank. FIRST FISH THAT CAME TO MIND QUESTION - butterfly telescope goldy.

may not have a good looking tank but my fish are thriving these days. But I was too late for one of my fish... RIP JAZZLINE YOU WERE A GOOD FIGHTER BUT YOU COULDN'T FIGHT HARDER!!

This message is to the Oscar owner. I think you’re gonna need a BIGGER TANK😂😂😂😂😂..PLEASE!!!! What’s funny is the movie reference from “JAWS”. Not the honest fact that you need a big tank. I feel so sorry for these Oscars.😢😢😢😢😢

QOTW Every time the word fish is used (by me or others) my brain conjures up the audio file of the games narrator saying "FISH! ON!!" in SAGA's 1999 Bass Fishing 😂 So that's the fish, those polygonal bass... It haunts me 😱😅 Have a blessed day 🙏

QOTW: GUPPIES as I was eyeballing some males to swap into my breeder.

So in 7:15 you have problem to "overcrowded" aquarium but on 3:35 you dont have problem for boesemani rainbowfish in as you told 20-30 gal i spot 7 of them i keep that species in my 100gallons with adult oscar and rainbowfish are too large for him to eat them and you telling that 20-30gal is ok for this size of fish? i would recommend Threadfin rainbowfish or Neon rainbowfish in 20-30 gal aquariiums

AOTW: Common Goldfosh 😅 As for PetSmart, the last animal I got there was a black nerite racer snail a little over 4 years ago so they didn’t have to fight too hard to get ‘em 😂. I wish I had a LFS besides them & Petco but they’re all we have 🥲.

It's not the fish store but rather the employee! I have bought fish online, from Petsmart, and several LFS. I have had fish damaged from all sources. I'm not trying to be ageist, because I don't think it is age, but for me its the teens or early 20 somethings that have abused my fish trying to catch them. I've gotten home with fish that are missing eyes and whole fins before, when you point out a damaged fish they will always try to get you another one, but its the same person catching is sooooooo......no point. Avoid the kids that are just working there as a summer job.

Guppy! 😉 My first tank as a kid was a 10 gallon & the first fish I got for it were guppies. I still have a 10 gallon tank & I still have guppies. 😁 (no, not descendants of those original guppies. 😆)

Question: Is it ok to just grab a piece of drift wood out of your local streams if treated? I live in vermont and see beautiful pieces all the time, but I don't want to jeopardize my tank. Any suggestions?

Koi fish were the first fish I thought of. I kind of panicked because I wanted it to be a fish I really like but I actually do love koi. They're my current favorite goldfish. ☺️

Just got my Chain loaches and had a similar experience. I refused to leave without the fish i'd picked and im sure this was aggravating for our employee. After traumatizing the tank for 5 minutes, she ended up suddenly throwing all of the decorations out onto the floor angrily behind her, and struggling for another 5 minutes to catch the loaches. After nearly 40 days, my loaches have calmed down. i wont go back to that petco..

I think in pictures. Lol literally i thought of my dojo loaches and goldfish. Ive seriously fallen for both of these fish!

Now, now, I work at a local fish store that is MUCH better than petsmart(used to work there) I still have problems trying to catch kuhuli loaches so they don’t count😂😂

This week I got my long-awaited betta! Let's go! QOTW: So obvi I'm thinking about him as we watch FTR together

It's not "$30 on a piece of wood" it's really "$30 for the well-being of my pets....which happens to be a piece of wood" 😂

I went to petsmart to get more pygmy cory's for my school and they literally couldn't catch them and I had to leave disappointed after watching them flounder for 30 minutes. They even got visibly upset and had an attitude with me - like it's not my fault you suck bro.

Royal Emperor Tetra, ftw! Also, I had a PetSmart employee in the middle of a slushy salty Minnesota winter, take the fake decorations out of the tank, set them on the dirty floor, catch the fish, bag em up, then proceeded to put the decorations from the floor directly back into the tank… 😅 they still work there and I have seen their fish keeping/catching skills improve though so we all gotta start somewhere.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Fisheries management and a Masters degree in aquatic pathology. I KNOW that there are people out there that have PhDs in fisheries science.

when I got my first platy for my new tank the Petsmart employee dropped her onto the little cart thing. He dropped her again after he picked her up with his bare hands. Fish trauma. (she wasn't injured, but still)

I get soo jealous of people with the beautiful scapes in their aquariums. My lil' goldfish would destroy all of those plants and probably bump into + injure themselves on wood because of how clumsy they are.

First fish that came to my Mind: Mollies Originally we started it with Iridescent Indian catfish with a male and Female Mollie and guess what One day My Mom sees Fries Floating on Top and she Immediately Rescued them and ever since then We learnt to differentiate between make and female in Mollies and we just saved The Fries from Being eaten and There was a Population Boom with Inbreeding in them and Many More Mollies were Born along with Baloon Mollies until One day the bio load was Too much and all fishes soon started to die it is only then that we decided to quit it also this wasn't a Natural aquarium or anything it was all Artificial with Artificial plants, Air Pump white Pebbles etc and My Mom washed fish tank with soap every few Months or so which made her tired so she decided to Quit it forever

whitecloud... just cause it was my first fish since I seriously started the hobby (during the pandemic)

I went to pet smart of Saturday, and after she caught the fish, she stuck them in the bag and then spun it like a tornado... inside the bag was a whirlpool, and 2/3 fish died 3 days later. I'm never going there again I'll stick to ordering them. At least my ordered fish are still alive after 2 years.

qotw : leopard pleco (for some reason I'm obsessed with this fish since childhood. But I don't have enough room for a suitable tank)

Ocellaris Clownfish. When I win the lotto, I won't say anything but there will be signs. A saltwater aquarium will be one of them.

I randomly watched fft#82 and this vid boy Chris voice got deep 😂😂😂

I've spent like $120 all in. For 60$ i got two 10 gallons, a 5.5. I started witb the petco aqueon 50% off stuff and got a 2.5 for(shrimp/scud). Spent like 60 on filters, media, plants, substrate and soil. Got gifted some Nclass Endlers to breed in the 2 10s and my 5 is a grow up tank. The 2.5 has my ghost shrimp. I just trade my endlers for ISC now so I don't pay for anything for the fishtanks. But I surely have contracted MTS 😂😅

If you want crabs, start with borneo crabs. ghost crabs have great temperament and care, but borneo crabs will actually reproduce, and the only thing they really need is a tiny bit of land, and a basic filter. Like, imagine a vampire crab tank, and just reverse the amount of land vs water. And they're prettier than micro crabs. No shade to them, but its true.

First fish that came to my mind was a kissing gourami. And I *hate* those. My first ever tank I had as a ten-year-old had kissing gouramis (I did not choose the fish) and they murdered all the other fish. I don't remember what happened to them but I suspect my parents took them to fish jail.

First one that comes to mind? Barracuda 🤷🏻‍♀️ I swam with a few wild ones in Mexico a couple months ago

qotw: jellyfish, I'm not sure if it counts, but it was the first thing to come to mind ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

after a quick google search, I have learned that the other part of the fluke lifecycle is burrowing through your liver (at least in the specific species that came up), how pleasant.

QOTW: Longnose Dace, one of my favourite native fish.

Endler's livebearer, my tank is full of them and I anticipate which new pattern they'll churn out next.

I feel the pain of blowing money on this hobby... i'm about $500 in on live aquarium plants and still only have plastic plants and a couple of half dead anubias left.

I work at Petco and (at least at my store) we would never do this! I am lucky to have some amazing fish experts as well. 😁

Khuli loaches: Best kept in sand bottom tanks, use larger mesh net! No problem catching ever!

qotw--- Betta baby! They're my favorite. And happy birthday to the fish tank alien. Tell them I like their work in crop fields too!

QOTW: Rip-Saw Catfish specifically, I love the catfish especially since they are so pretty

QOTW: The first thing which came to mind wasn't a fish. It was a trilobite, which means the first thing that came to mind is also extinct. I tried again, and this time came up with an Ichthyosaur. It's also not a fish, also extinct, and has the disadvantage that if it were alive, the smallest species would not fit in the biggest aquarium there is. Third time's a charm? Hillstream loaches. I'm obsessed with them so it's odd that they weren't the first thing that came up. I still want some trilobites. I'll pass on the ichthyosaur though.

First one that came to mind was an Opaline Gourami for some reason 😭. I have only ever kept 1 and that was a decade ago, but I guess he left a lasting impression.

Rilly gang 👇

Bro, just the other day i was getting two hillstream loaches, it took 20 minutes and every employee just to catch a loach with his finger, peeling the loach off the glass .-.

Me who has been working at a specialty aquarium store for a year and a half and still struggles to catch Kuhli loaches a lot of the time 😭 We have sand as the substrate in all the tanks that have things like Kuhli loaches and Cory’s. Whenever I try to catch Kuhli loaches and there’s only a few left in the tank they end up burying themselves completely in the sand so I have to search through all the sand trying to find the fish 😭 By far my least favourite fish to catch. I love them. But I do not love catching them.

I struggle every time I get fish. I want to catch them myself. Just last week I had a new girl working in the Pet Supplies I have been going to for the past 5 years not listen to my advice. 1st she was chasing around my RoseLines and it took her forever to catch 3. She started with a small net and then the lights came on and she realized I need a bigger net. So instead of taking her time like I suggested she just chased them around. So then I seen some red ludwigia and it a weighted band holding it down and she tried to tell me it's a potted plant. The potted plants was $2 more. One again I told her that's red ludwigia this is the price right here. Then I told her I didn't want any water in the bag with the plants. She says they need water in the bag. I told her they don't and I'm only going 30min away. I said I get plants shipped and they area wrapped in wet pepper towel. Once again I said I don't need water in my bag. So she then proceeds to put water in the bag that had fish food in it because they just fed the tanks. Sorry for the rant but I definitely understand.

6:23 see. I’m a gamer. It was all find till you asked if the ps4 was windows or Mac and I audibly when AHHHHHH