My Uncles FISH TANKS in JAPAN! 

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Why your pic is patrick praying?

Gorgeous Tomiatoe who knows

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My Uncle usually keeps them in the bowls in the shade. He just wanted to temporarily heat one of the bowls up. And the it was late spring during that video so it wasn’t too hot

That's why you have to adjust the techniques to your location. In Arizona you wouldn't be able to keep fish like this outdoors even in the shade. The small water volume would heat up too quickly. Just because he can do it doesn't mean everyone else can even if following his instructions 100%. You have to adapt to your own environment. If you live in Alaska you don't want to try and raise fish like Thais outdoors.

Pee Lamb yeah just want to give him an exchange how easy you can make fish soup in Arizona.

M Jack im from Arizona too and no kidding about the fish soup 😂

Just put eels or small snakes in a bowl outside in the sun,You will get noodles about in a couple of minutes.

Thank you :) yes, I’m not perfect at speaking Japanese but I try my best. Thank you for commenting!

Two languages is nothing, obviously by my bad spelling.

It’s very simple lol. I don’t think I can do a tutorial as my Uncle doesn’t want anymore small ponds

@@RyoWatanabee Hey, what are the plants in the tanks called? And is there anything beside the plants in the tanks? Thanks for your help btw :D

Those are literally large containers with floating plants in them. Floating plants are very good at absorbing nutrients so the fish stay healthy. The plants in the video are mostly common water hyacinth, but you can also use duckweed, salvinia, frogbit, water lettuce and or aquatic mosses.

I'll make a quick guide for you: First, look for a ceramic container (or anything made of other waterproof, non-toxic material) that is roughly 2 gallons or more. Make sure that there is either no paint on the inside or safe paint that doesn't contain heavy metals. Most commercial plant containers won't be lined with toxic chemicals because they are made for edible plants to be grown inside. Keep in mind most plastics will degrade over time. For substrate you can use gravel, clay balls, pebbles, or fluval stratum. I don't recommend regular (non-fertilized) soil because it will cloud the water, but it can also be used. Rinse your substrate thoroughly to clean it and prevent clouding. Next you must prepare the water. If you use tap water you must use water conditioner to remove the chlorine, chloramine, ammonia and other impurities. I highly recommend cutting your tap water with pure distilled water or rain water as his uncle used. You must let the water cycle or "mature" before you add any fish. This can take several weeks, but it is for the safety of your fish. You fill the container with water and add small amounts of fish food to break down into ammonia. Cycling your pond basically means allowing beneficial bacteria that detoxify your water from ammonia/nitrate/nitrite to buildup. Plants may be immediately added because they are not affected by it and will hasten the cycle. Beneficial bacteria may be acquired from filter media in a mature aquarium or, less optimally, purchased directly to speed up the cycle. You'll need floating plants to break the surface tension of the water allowing oxygen from the air to aerate the water. Miniature waterlily bulbs are commonly available at pet stores, but they need time to grow. KraljHD listed many common floating plants, but check your local laws regarding invasive species. Duckweed is incredibly invasive and outlawed in many areas. I don't recommend duckweed at all for an outdoor container. You'll constantly be picking it out as it overtakes the water's surface obscuring your view. Water hyacinth, as his uncle uses, is a great option. I use Ceratopteris pteridoides aka antlerfern from Hansaquatics for $0.50 and it is my personal favorite. Aquatic mosses llike Java moss or Christmas moss are common and cheap species that will grow well in most conditions and act as a medium for fish to lay eggs and for fish fry to hide inside. While not a true aquatic plant, philodendrons aka pothos are an extremely common, cheap houseplant that can be grown emersed in water and will serve the same function. Just wash the soil off the roots, soak the roots in conditioned water for a day or so and then submerge the roots in the water where the stem and the roots meet. After you allow your pond to cycle and have your plants established you may add your fish. Stick to small, egg-laying species like ricefish, killifish and white cloud minnows. Do not get livebearers such as guppies, mollies, platys and swordtails as they will quickly overpopulate such a small container unless you stock only one gender. An algaecide such as seachem flourish excel may be necessary to combat algae growth. Alternatively, you may look into aquatic snails such as pond snails. Many people find them unaesthetically pleasing, but they will eat the algae and leftover fish food keeping your pond clean. Keep in mind that direct, full sunlight will guarantee explosive algae growth so it is best to keep the containers in the shade exactly like his uncle does. Do weekly water changes (about 10%-25% of the total water volume) to stop the toxic buildup of nitrates. Use distilled water or rain water during your water changes to keep the water's hardness down which will engender egg-laying and reproduction. Hope this helps, best of luck!

Cowboy Dan you have arrived like the cavalry!! I have medaka and live in japan and even have the ceramic pond and water hyacinth! But other than that, and separating babies from Adults and giving babies the correct food , I have no idea what I’m doing and no one around me knows either. Your tutelage above provided a LOT of answers. What timing ! Thanks

Thank you :)

Thank you! Respect is key in Japan :)

Thank you for your nice comment! Yes, I’ve never been to Dubai before but I’d love to visit some day. I’ve stopped over at Abu Dhabi airport for a few hours though :)

i lived in Oman and had a full vegetable garden!

Elizabeth Benfield that’s so cool! We have a vegetable garden too but they don’t grow that fast and they are pretty hard to take care of!

@@cutezozoti1350 My secret? whenever i did water changes on my fish tanks, i put THAT water on the vegetable soil xD its packed with good nutrients for plants

Elizabeth Benfield wow I never would’ve thought of that! Thanks for the tip! I actually have 2 (fighter/ betta) fishes I could totally try this out!

Thank you :) Glad you’re enjoying the videos :)

Thank you so much Trisha :) I’ll definitely try to keep making more videos. I enjoy RU-vid too

I never had the option of choosing not to visit a relative until I was 25. Also never had allowance

Thank you for the kind comment :)

Yeah, he works a relaxed morning job, comes home at 12pm and then just relaxes

I don’t want to be that guy but it’s a continent

@@toa-hou1133 No It's not. :D

Toa-houダミアン No, it’s definitely a country

Thank you so much Robert! Yes, I’ll do my best to get more fish videos

Haha

That’s so cool!

37OHSSV O773H Maybe ids supposed to be long, like a nice little forest in your backyard.

1m2a3t4t5 yeah maybe you’re right glass half empty. Overgrown is overgrown bro.. def needs some work.

We asians love forest like garden

My garden looks very similar, I like the thick vegetation, being forest like, people always tell me it is too messy but they dont understand nature, Japanese people are some of the most nature understanding people I know of, their religion is very close to the old pagan religions. I am keeping the gambusia fish as pets because they are really hardy, these fish you show are the east Asian equivalent of our gambusia, but the cool part is theyare colorful due to their domestication, great stuff! They are coldhardy and I definitely will take some if I can find... Great respect and love! You are the best people I know of!

Thank you! Yes, the fish are doing very well

Haha thanks! Yeah the beetle is a cool car :)

I can see he really takes care of it too - so shiny!

Yes, that’s awesome. He really loves his Volkswagen Beetle. He just did an oil change a few days ago :)

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GETREAL! Ehhh...races? Don’t say that

​@@louie4551 Probably means "cultures"

Thank you :)

Thanks Michael! Appreciate the kind comment :)

Lol, nice! Thanks for saving me from falling in to the fish bowl :) can’t afford to get my camera wet

Thank you! Where do stay? It’s cool that your lfs has medaka readily available. Sayonara :)

Thank you :)

Its because Asian elderly stay active after Retirement me grandpa is 80 and hè is still playing guitar and he walks Everyday 1 hour atleast or does a simular workout like lifting weights

davey Konijnenberg My family is asian, my grandma is paranoid of most things, thinking our maids are secretly stealing stuff, that food other than the one she makes cause cancer, hearing footsteps out of nowhere. She now rarely goes out and only watches chinese dramas from tv on the couch.

@@HaHa-gg9dl Me Fam Is EuroAsian And Our Elderly were old when the died Me Great Grandma Died At The Age Of 95 With Some WW2 Trauma's involving Japan Me GreatUncles Died At 93 95 And the survived japanese labor camps all were very active and mentally stable until there death

Thank you se james :)

Cool! I’ve got a few vw shirts too. They are from Uni qlo

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the kind comment

Yes, I’m loving it here! Although if you go to the cities like Tokyo, it’s very busy

The c63 amg is beautiful but I’m more of the e63 amg guy

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)

Lol, yeah. They are Nardi steering wheels. He also has abarth steering wheels. He’s very into older cars

Thank you for the nice comment!

As a Japanese, he has a gaijin accent. Maybe he lives overseas most of his life

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Damn, that’s a good looking car. But my Uncle likes German and Italian cars

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It’s beautiful but there’s so many bugs

I like that color too. It looks good on a vw beetle :)

Thank you Seng!

Lol, hes just living a relaxed life.

Thank you very much for the nice comment! Yes, there will be more videos :)

Yes, thank you!

Yes, I agree! Thanks for your comment

@@RyoWatanabee I love Japanese culture. I also pratice "Karate" and am also into Koi and Bonsai Tree so if love to visit sometime.

Wow, that’s amazing! Thank you for watching my video and taking the time to comment!

Yeah, I trimmed the garden up quite a bit and removed a lot of unwanted plants