Nano Fish Ecosystem Bowl: AMAZING NO WATER CHANGE & No Filter Aquarium (Aquascape Tutorial) 

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The thing that makes you different from the other people who are using bowls is you put enough plant so that the plants do all the filtering

A balanced system smells like a fresh pond A cross between the smell of freshly cut grass and the smell of rain💯🌱🐠💙🔥

Awesome scape, I always thought bowls looked meh but you make every scape look good. I reckon a rainbow or red tail shark scape would be epic 👍

I LOVE your fish bowl builds!!! Also, the music you chose for this video had a good vibe

It amazes me that you've only been doing this a few years. I've been doing this for about 40 years. I enjoy my success doing your methods. You are amazing 👏

Always appreciated your work ,i learned a lot throughout your vides and setup my own bowl, still learning a lot . Thanks and keep doing the good work. Love from India ❤️

You always inspire me... this build turned out perfect, and the mix of the fish, shrimp and snails were just lovely!

You are my favorite aquarist. Love everything you create. You are bringing up my confidence to try what you do. 👍

This is such a lovely bowl, and I love how the fish, snails and shrimp go so well in it.

I love bowl scapes! This one is cute it really looks like its own little world in there, love the cute fish and shrimp and snails

Nicely done MD! I think we should always be mindful that the health and wellbeing of the fish matter so you must keep the size and behavior of the fish in mind when choosing a tank or bowl. These tiny fish with shrimp and snails are in a wonderful oxygenated healthy environment that takes their growth, size needs and well being in mind along with the tankmates. Responsible fish keeping will always have that as a cornerstone and that is what keeps the fish and the plants healthy as well as brings joy to those in the hobby.

You've made it look easy to do. Thanks a lot. Got inspired already to do this in my living room.

Love the video mate. Started watching you about a week ago as I’m starting up myself by getting 2 musk turtles. Your vids have helped and taught me so much already and can’t wait to see more 🎉

thanks just what I needed, right now 💚. the only thing you forgot to say is about the heater ❤️‍🔥

Such a beautiful scape. Who says you can’t put fish in a bowl? It looks awesome. It looks like fish, shrimp and snails are happy, just as long as they have room to roam free so to speak. And the size of the bowl look like it suit every type of living room - it just fits in a small corner where you don’t know what else to do with

So relaxing viewing your bowl aquarium and stress out

I SO completely agree with you, MD, about fish in bowls. There are some tiny nano fish that work well in those 5g or less bowls. Goldfish, NO. Bettas in little 1g or 2g bowls (common thing I see), NO. Tiny nano fish in a 3-5g bowl? Absolutely. Especially when it's a balanced, planted environment.

Yes! These are my favorite vids from you!

Wow, that’s impressive. I’m definitely doing this, thanks for posting the Amazon links👍🏼

Chili rasbora's such beautiful and yet simple fish.

Thank you for doing this. I had someone in a Facebook group last week get onto me for saying that a 3.5g was good for a betta. I pointed out that as long as water parameters were good, then it was no problem. But this guy said that we “Americans need to learn about proper fish care”. 🤷🏻‍♂️what you do is amazing. Keep up the great work!

4-25-22 MD you always amaze me with your creativity. This latest scape is gorgeous. Thanks for another great video!

Looks awesome. I just happened to have a bowl like this in my basement. I think I'm going to try this.

You inspired me to do a eco system vase, planning on upgrading to a bigger bowl cause it’s doing well. The only problem I have is with my trident fern. It shows some nutrient deficiencys but I don’t wanna use fertilizer in it. It’s a small vase with only ramshorn snails and 3 small cherry shrimp.

Lovely bowl set up and those Chili Rasboras are such feisty little fish they make a great show! If only large bowls weren't so expensive.

The actual name of that "pasta" is "tortellini". Awesome italian food 😉😂. Awesome scape by the way!!

Love the bowl and love that some of the Neo's are bigger than the rasbora. 👍👍👍

I'll give it a go.

I love the music on the beginning of this video. I love all your videos, but the music is fun today.

I have a planted 0.5 gallon tank, started with 2 shrimp now the female has had 2 batches of babies !! I need to setup my 2nd tank asap !

Look at MD showing restraint and all that! This is a an elegant scape, well done. It looked more balanced before it was filled and the water magnified the stone so much. Now that it’s such a focal point, what would it look like to attach a small piece of beautiful Buce to that focal stone?

This is veryvalidating M D! 've kept several bowl aquaria in the past, and in fact have had a very successful one going for almost three years now. Great video. 👍

Man you should sell "ecobowl" kits!! The bowl, enough plants needed to thrive, and already bagged soil. (If possible) The customer gets their own decorations and gravel for their own touch. I bet that would be a big seller!!! I'd be your first, I know that much!!

Terrific, a snapshot of a underwater scenery in a river or stream

love the way the shrimp look giant compared to the fish... lovely setup..

Just so Amazed no one has mentioned the Skull in the Middle of the Stone. The Close up view of the tank near the end, It is so Visable! Crazy...

I light my tank only at evening for 6 n half hours. During the day they have daylight, but its indirect light because i darkened one side of the tank. I never have algae, not a single spot. I also have one fastgrowing plant at the side where i can easily remove it, and a bunch off slow growers all over the tank. Its 240 liter with only nano fish and some ancistrus. Always clean and acitve healthy fish. I find keepin it simple is the best method in the hobby.

A reptile heat mat beneath the bowl works well.

I'm really starting to learn with the Aquarium trade at least with micro fish and Shrimp Tanks less is more. It's really really easy to go overboard I think in any given tank LESS IS MORE And having the most simple tanks with beginner low light plants has been so rewarding

Has inspired me to try thanks again MD have a great weekend

That "cheap" play sand looks freakin' awesome! MTC

I have gound your channel couple of days ago and i must say o get a bug from you about setting aquascape🙈 i have already set up one small and try to stabilize it and today i have got 5 little fishes because i can imagine it would be hard to keep plants alive without them( idn-still on learning process on your channel). I like to say BIG THANK U! You have positive vibes and are so passionate about aqua life so i feel brave enough to get started. Ps. I was trying to get some stuff from your amazon but it was out of stock but i'll be checking regullary. Cheers

i love this deff one of ur best scapes. So realistic, cus most your tanks r overplanted a=but in rivers there r not a lot of plants.

I think the reason Pearl Weed works so well is because it’s such a fast grower. My tank is so happy when there is a veritable jungle of the stuff! Platys can’t gobble it up faster than it grows!

Looks absolutely stunning!

I really like MD video and scape, watch all his videos. But the thing that amaze me the most is how can MD make his shrimps survive in uncycled tank, even with the daily water changes and testing. Cos before the daily testing/water changing the shrimp will react and die off first. I understand fishes can survive but shrimp even for Neocaridina are way too sensitive to water perimeter. The only reason I can come up with, his area does have very good/suitable water for fish/shrimp keeping.

I seriously hope you don’t get much slack about keeping fish in bowls. Anyone who thinks you’re not being considerate of the fish have obviously not seen all your videos which show just how much love you have for your fish. Your tanks are all extraordinary!

Love it, I've had a big bowl going for 12 months thanks to your inspiration!

Обожаю, Ваши видео! Вы -Супер Аква Мэн!!! 😄

IV bred sticklebacks in filtered bowls over winter and filmed the whole process I have about 40 fry growing on right now 👍

Love your bowl builds you inspired me to make my own I have snails and cherry shrimp in mine.

Aweome video!

Love this serene scape

Chorizo is Mexican spicy sausage even just tacos from that is good 👌🏼

MD can make a cereal bowl look amazing. Fish or shrimp would be buzzing in it

An idea for the future. A shell dweller tank might be pretty cool. I think you could make an nice looking epiphyte heavy scape with all those shells

that "stones" is rio xingu, by dennerle, cheep and beautifull, BUT it comes with broken quartz, sharp, and cory might get hurt, thats why you need to take it out. the quartz is white most of it

Got my stuff ready, bowl, stones, substrate, wood, just need plants and fish 🙂

You've really got the talent MD!!

Once more a stunning scape. Nice one MD xxxxx♥️♥️♥️

Can you do a saltwater bowl next? Because I live near the wadden sea and wanna have one with local crap in there. But I can't figure out a way to make it look good and green ...

Trident fern will be my next plant amazing looking little fern

Just coming from Instagram 😊.

Perfect for betta fish

Bowls are just beautiful, thinking about picking up a 4 gallon one today. Not sure on stocking yet, but it’s on my mind.

Oh no MD put fish in a bowl!!?? And they look happy lol great job once again sir

Absolutely love this bowl tank.

Beautiful and so relaxing Your so gifted

This would be excellent group science project: design your self sustaining ecosystem

In these eco systems do you feed the fish and shrimp etc? Or is it a completely sustainable eco system?

You inspired me to get my own fish tank and aquascape it. Also got the merch. Keep on making awesome videos ❤️

Say it loud for the people in the back, MD.👏👏

nice bowl again, how are the big Bowle doing? I am amazed at how easy and beautiful a planted bowl is. thanks for the inspiration mine has been running since Christmas. it is always the one people admire when having guests, even though I have 3 aquariums in the living room and 2 bowls😅

Loved everything about this and I never was a big fan of bowls but you might have changed my opinion.

just love whatevere ypu make... thanks brother you are the inspiration to me

Cool work Man! Like it 😊

This looks great MD! I’ve never wanted to do a bowl scape until now 😁👍

Quite new to your channel but your scapes are stunning lol hope I can Scape my new tank as good

Amazing. What temp do you keep the bowl/room at? Also do you have a video on how you do the daily water changes on tanks like these?

love it, every time I watch one of your videos I'm tempted to start a new tank xD

Will you please upload the full video of this whole process of how you grow that much

Beautiful, love the music.

I find myself going onto RU-vid every other night watching these videos until i fall asleep

“Made the mistake putting pearl weed in it...” 😂😂😂 Totally.... it is one of my favorite plants though. If you have the time to trim it, it is amazing for bowls because it’s pretty much a filter.

WOW! BEAUTIFUL!

Love this🙌 thanks for the lighting tips, going to apply them🤘

Temperature requirements for all of this? Also how frequently do you feed them?

"It's made its way in there lets keep it there" is something bob ross would have said if he aquascaped

I notice you reuse aqua soil, but when you set up a new tank, is it not worth using new aqua soil which is full of nutrients?

Amazing as always 🥰

Beautiful Bro..

9:03 - "I don't really struggle myself with bolbitis." You make it sound like a disease!

Can you do a video on test kits and what normal values are?

As always, great vid mate. Cheers.

Pmg!!! Looks soooo cool. I have ti try one or two.

Love your bowl

Since you had a rare fish tank already how about a rare plant tank? Just an idea 😁

Really well done, love how natural it looks. Nano fish are awesome. But am I the only one who noticed the "skull" in the big rock 😅

beautiful