These Fish Make Fish Keepers QUIT! The Worst Fish For Beginners!

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@KGTropicals 3 года назад

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@hudsonperls 3 года назад

@atlantisaquagallery5039 3 года назад

Oah man I am one of the unlucky person who have all these fish in my galary ❤️From india

@mehhhh5588 3 года назад

betta for beginners! plakats please and not the long fins bettas!! long fins need more TLCs (tender loving care!!) ;)

@Covid--be6pi 3 года назад

Hi John and Lisa and I am Very New to this Aquarium Hobby So I really Need Your Help So I Got a 6 Gallon Tank Recently Dimensions Are : 15.74Inches x 9.05Inches x 9.84Inches (40cmx23cmx25cm) and I also Got A Good Internal Filter and the Temperatures are also All right as I Live in India my Water Temperature is around 26-28Celcius. And I Wanna Buy A Beautiful Looking And Hardy Fish. So can you suggest Me Fish Please Many Suggested Me Bettas But still I am not sure If I should get bettas or anything else. Which Fish do you Suggest Me? And Thx a Lot😃

@SilverSkyCloud 3 года назад

are there any shrimp or snails that can live in soft water?

@Tirfing88 3 года назад

it's unbelievable some sellers still advertise plecos as "cleaner fish"

@invaderjoshua6280 3 года назад

I still dont understand why petco and petsmart sells commons instead of bristlenose. It’s almost like they are trying to say f u to all customers.

@boogatooga5520 3 года назад

Right ima be real and say i got 3 plecos as cleaner fish because the sellers at petsmart said they were and now im taking care of another kind of fish im okay with it tho there pretty cool so i keep mine. In good shape and healthy now

@whitepawsplays519 3 года назад

yep and i got scammed

@xakirax_8864 3 года назад

When I thought I was being given a albino Cory but got a albino bristlenose instead

@joshszooofanimals5416 3 года назад

Yeah it's crazy especially since they get so big and don't really clean when they get past like 5 inches

@scottclark7592 3 года назад

I had a customer that would always come to buy fish for his office tank, which had losses due to neglect. Sold him a pair of convicts without telling him their name- told him the pair would fill the tank. They did of course and for years in the waiting room of a highly respected defense lawyer was a tank full of convicts.

@brandeepasborg2713 3 года назад

🙂🙂

@jeremiahr.6482 2 года назад

😂

@badger305 2 года назад

Sorry, there is no such thing as a "highly respected lawyer"......of any kind, defense or other.

@antoinettemarie-stautertri4010 2 года назад

As a former receptionist for a law firm, and responsible for keeping tabs on the tank and the the guy who was paid to maintain, I would have died laughing if this had happened. Would have made answering all the phones so worth it.

@waltp.1173 2 года назад

Good video. I went fishing once. Caught a yellow belly catfish. He weighed about 1 3/4 pounds. About 10 inches long. I took him home in a bucket and put him in my 75 gallon tank. He lived for 8 years, 7 pounds and about 19 inches long. He became VERY docile. Loved to be hand fed. He would also let you pet him. It was a sad day when he died.

@davidschneider2258 Год назад

That was probably a yellow bullhead catfish if you caught it in north America.

@bgjblue Год назад

Wow

@davidzito66 3 года назад

Tetras in an Oscar tank = expensive live food 😂

@kkdeveauxgue2784 3 года назад

Mollies eat them too zd I'm finding out,I'm moving the mollies out

@kellysuzanne976 2 года назад

@@kkdeveauxgue2784 Mollies eat tetras ?

@Rio-mq7ll 2 года назад

Sometime I feed my oscars and peacock bass some tetras/danios as a treat 😂

@AnnikaOBrien 2 года назад

The first fish I ever had was a 14” Pleco in a 55 gallon that was given to me by a neighbor because they heard I was interested in getting a betta 🤦🏼‍♀️

@rosecherris166 2 года назад

lol

@cannednolan8194 Год назад

Sounds like your still in the hobby

@quix66hiya22 Год назад

Free tank? You won!

@cannednolan8194 Год назад

@@quix66hiya22 okay where is it?

@EvilHermit674 3 года назад

Worst mistake: Confusing Siamese algae eater with Chinese algae eater.

@joshszooofanimals5416 3 года назад

Absolutely 💯

@junaidshariff1308 3 года назад

What is difference between them I have 2 in my tank

@joshszooofanimals5416 3 года назад

@@junaidshariff1308 Chinese algae eater are really aggressive and don't even clean an aquarium

@skylerfarlow1299 3 года назад

How do you even confuse the two? They don't look anything alike.

@samiam159007 3 года назад

@@joshszooofanimals5416 My Chinese Algae Eaters clean better than any other cleaner fish I've ever had.

@jakenguyen4253 3 года назад

Imma just stick with guppies and mollies, thank you

@IdratherbeinHobbiton 2 года назад

Lol right

@CCGem 3 года назад

Just gonna say....goldfish. I have 2 free ones from a dumb carnival. No one should give away animals at public events! And these 2 gold fish are on 4th year...and moving to 75 gallon tank. They are so smart! Never put them Ina bowl, people! BIG Tank, with pump. I bet our goldy 1 &2 live longer than our dogs. Up to 20 years and they will be close to 10 to 12 inches. Freaking coi.,love them.

@IdratherbeinHobbiton 2 года назад

Yes!!! My kids winning some commets at the fair recently is the only reason I'm now in the fish keeping hobby. I had NO CLUE what goes into taking care of some goldfish!!!!!!!😱 I've learned more about fish keeping in the past month than I EVER thought I would learn!

@winningworldwide764 3 года назад

I like aquarium co op just as much as the next fish lover, but you guys truely are the bees knees, or best yt channel for the common hobbyist! Even the uncommon, you guys just have the it factor, easy to watch / listen to, great personality, informative/ educational, suberb editing, you guys have helped me through so much with out knowing, even getting the wife to enjoy and embrace the hobby! Thank you

@user-uz7dm6qn3y 3 года назад

I included plecos in my first (92 gal.) tank 10 1/2 years ago and they are still with me.

@keepamerica2astrong280 3 года назад

What, are they the size of a baby dolphin ? Do you ride it ? haha

@ShubhamCL 3 года назад

How big are they now?

@jaybrielakoi7747 3 года назад

It still weirds me out that big box retailers still sell common plecos. I seen a lady go in and buy 3 of em. No way her tank was big enough.

@lucv13 3 года назад

Great info, made the Pleco mistake when I first started and stayed away from Discus due to their maintenance requirements and costs, I never had any interest in the South American Cichlids used to run community tanks for a long time even switched back and forth a few times with Cichlid tanks - Finally settled on African Cichlids because of the lower maintenance and their hardiness. Used to buy chemicals and additives, this used to cost a fortune. About 15 years ago I settled on a filtration system that just works for me and my Cichlids and keeps the costs at a minimum 1 - the usual coarse sponge filters, 2 - a layer or bio rings 3 - a layer of finer sponges, 4 - a water polishing layer of polyester pillow stuffing (from Walmart) 5 - and finally some rechargeable API ammo chips. So now I do my weekly water changes and monthly filter maintenance consist of - clean the sponges, change the water polishing stuffing and exchange for a recharged Ammo Chips bag. Now my costs a about $10 every 4 years or so for pillow stuffing and $3 every 4 years for pickling/kosher/sea salt to recharge the Ammo Chips - no other water treatments or chemicals. Have about 20 Cichlids and 6 plecos in my 75 gal bowfront - anywhere from 2 to 8 inches long

@billr2220 3 года назад

My favorite tropical fish in the Discus. They graceful, beautiful and intelligent. They don't do well in a rushed busy packed community aquarium. They don't like it at all. They prefer to just be with other Discus. They are rather shy until they get to know you. You can see them, they can see you. Eventually they will come up eat blood worms out of your hand

3 года назад

You are amazing comunicators! And your english is so clear and easy to follow. I learn an awful lot not only of aquariums and fishes, but also in how to comunicate! Great job!!!!!

@GwenAnatolia 3 года назад

The forlorn “where’d they go?” Made me laugh out loud lol

@SimonJones265 3 года назад

I think i'll stick with Tetras, Corydoras & small loaches lol.

@winningworldwide764 3 года назад

Kuhli GanG

@jor6933 3 года назад

Cory gang

@guy6390 3 года назад

@@winningworldwide764 yo kuhli is amazing fish they look like little eal in my aquarium and pretty hardy as well

@SimonJones265 3 года назад

@@winningworldwide764 I got 8 Kuhli , 2 Yo-Yo & 9 cory :)

@winningworldwide764 3 года назад

@@SimonJones265 knows!

@neithermanc1 Год назад

i appreciate all the effort you guys put into making sure beginner fishkeepers are informed. anything we can do to curb fish abuse is a huge win for the hobby.

@mikefm4 3 года назад

The part where you say ‘if your tanks dirty just clean it’ is something that should be hanging in every pet shop store. It always amazes me how people will refuse to do water changes even twice a month like they can’t possible spare 15 minutes to keep their tank healthy.

@kkdeveauxgue2784 3 года назад

I do mines every Saturday

@joseeguizabal6712 3 года назад

As someone who works at a Petco, and is a hobbyist as well, I tell people to do their own cleaning, and not expect an animal to solve it for them. I mean one can have an effective scavenger/algae eater team without a "sucker" fish or Chinese algae "eater" that will grow way too big and throw out a lot of ammonia as well. Problem is that people these days are too lazy, and have insane expectations.

@arthurheine5631 3 года назад

The only way to reduce the need for water changes is filling the tank with plants, but that adds a whole new level of maintenance

@TuberoseKisser 2 года назад

@@joseeguizabal6712 well people do have other responsibilities and/or disabilities, to think a fish will keep the tank clean is insane but to have a fish do at least 3% of the work isn't.

@Fred-eg9sx 2 года назад

Get a sump and set up a refugium and UV sterilizer. Follow what the reef keepers are doing and never do a water change again.

@Jerepasaurus Год назад

At 17 years old, my first job was Petsmart (2004). For the most part, it was tiring but VERY rewarding, and I LOVED learning about the hundreds of species of fish we'd sell. They were one of my favorite aspects of the job, as well as birds. I kept many fish as a teen, and aside from so many goldfish and bettas and fancy little community tanks even my parents enjoyed me setting up in the living room, my babies and true finny loves were Oscars. I certainly made some mistakes, but I loved those huge destructive aquatic puppies. Brilliant and funny, so fun to feed, I could even teach them some tricks. If I could ever own them again, have a bigger setup than I did back then, I would get oscars again. And if not them, Koi. Koi are, in my opinion, a good alternative... so long as you have room. And a GOOD filtration system. lol As for other Cichlids, I would NEVER suggest them in general to new tank owners. They're messy, aggressive, and they'll design the tank layout how THEY want it. Like oscars, they need a LOT of respect, patience, and awareness. Also... never get them decorations with tiny holes not MEANT for them to hide in. 50/50 chance they'll hide, get stuck, and die, either by their own mistake or yours when you rearrange when you go looking for them.

@davidzito66 3 года назад

Plecos only cause more waste then they actually help as well

@mafiaspudd8146 3 года назад

Yeesss,i couldnt find any wafer for bottom feeder but when i did,my pleco refuse to clean up the leftovers and demands food,the bioload is alot so its more work

@TheBrainstormie 2 года назад

I just found your channel and it's nice to listen to you both. I poorly had to give up this hobby several years ago cause I got too sick to take care for it and my teenager kids didn't want to do all the work. who could blame them :) but what I was just wondering: doesn't the vendors get into a conversation with you when you buy fish? when I started here in Germany I was looking around and got interested in any fish I got asked about the tank size, the fish I already have and they told me which size my tank has to be at least to keep this fish. this was really nice and helpful. In the beginning you are totally overwhelmed and might mess up on your own by putting wrong ones together etc. And if the vendor didn't feel well he wouldn't have sold the fish to the customer.

@ellenhorcher2890 3 года назад

Been there done this! Lost 2 discus and now we are dealing with a pleco that we've had for 3 years and he definitely needs a bigger home! I love this guy but we need to do something!

@mikazukigaw-id5688 3 года назад

Just got a 3 inch Albino oscar and made a DIY chicken wire housing for it in the 75 gal with my 8 inch oscar so that they can see each other without the other eating the small guy

@shesellsfish 3 года назад

Great list guys. Hopefully some new folks will see this and make better and more informed choices for their first tanks. 👍❤️👍

@CrayZJo3Davola 3 года назад

When I was a lad I bought 2 Bala sharks during the cold season and I threw them in my backyard pond. They swam so fast for like 2 second then suddenly just started floating. Learned that day

@gerardoc4093 3 года назад

Jaja Can you explain?🤨

@Stephanie-mq9qc 3 года назад

@@gerardoc4093 they died

@CopenhagenDreaming 3 года назад

I'm so glad I like schooling fish... That helped me avoid many pitfalls, I think! In my 28 gallon tank the largest fish are a couple of bristlenoses - and the second-largest are White Cloud Mountain minnows... And yeah, perhaps I dream of one day getting a large tank and some larger fish, but for now I'm still very much in love with my little minnows. (And okay, so a second tank mysteriously happened a few months after the first - but it was CHEAP, and 8½ gallons fit nicely on my desk. And the seller needed to rehome a female betta for free and threw in some plants for her as well, so that was that tank stocked!) (Okay, a third tank happened - BUT THAT WAS BY ACCIDENT! Found it in the trash, so a free tank doesn't count, right? Anyway, at 4½ gallons it's probably not going to be ideal for a pacu, don't worry.)

@africanskyowl6652 3 года назад

Oh oh..you have been struck by M.T.S. ( Multiple Tank Syndrome)

@romeoantiquina6389 3 года назад

In Asia it's said that when Arowana died means someone protected from death and misfortune. I remember when my friend saved him from death when he skip the travel out of the town because he need to clean up the aro mess and the ticket he have the same plate bus was accidentally crashed in the mountain.

@cem174 3 года назад

You got some serious thumbnail design skills.

@guy6390 3 года назад

John is very talented guy

@laurelh1975 2 года назад

I remember my very first fish tank, the fish were bought at Wal-Mart and the lady convinced my mum to get a pleco (thankfully just one!) and she swore up and down by it, that it would keep the tank clean. That guy pooped more than all the other fish did, and when it became evident he was not going to stop growing, he was quite the ordeal to find a new home for! Decades later and I return to the hobby, happy with my little bristlenose, fully aware he's just a very cute poop factory :)

@sabyasachibiswas7546 3 года назад

My Oscar could literally compete in the Olympics

@jasonf8601 2 года назад

I hope it competes in Curling

@eduardobarajas3101 3 года назад

Got a Pacu for almost 8 years, just to see how much they can grow. He died from a heart disease. Weighed 10 pounds with a 50 cms long in size. Got it in a 175 gallon tank just for this fish. Not a fish for a beginner, definetely.

@annie-gracesmith774 21 день назад

I had a pleco when I first started years ago- I wasn’t told by the store how big they get even after asking and telling them my tank size etc (I was very new so wasn’t on fish forums or watching videos at that point) and after trying everything and spending a tonne of money trying to solve the problem I sadly lost him, I’ve since been keeping fish with loads of knowledge and successfully have beautiful tropical discuss and cichild tanks (your videos have helped loads throughout the years!) but I don’t think I’d get a pleco again just because of my (and the the poor pleco’s) experience! Thanks for educating new fish keepers- I wish I’d seen this years ago!!

@anaVIaznos 3 года назад

I can totally relate with convict cichlids. I first bought a 20 gallon tank and planned to buy a betta sorrority when the tank has been cycled. But, the supplier of the tank brought freebies of 12 convicts because he said they're the easiest to keep and so i can observe and familiarize fish keeping hobby (i felt so sorry for them I cycled my tank for only 12 hrs but thankfully they survived). Oh I thought, how thoughtful of him. Then, just 2 months after I had them, I was shocked I saw a tadpole-like swimmers in my tank and the pair got the other convicts terrorized. I had to buy another big tank to separate the other convicts. I immediately sell the other grown convicts. The fry grew, I sold some and I gave away most of them.

@sarahpetersen6576 2 года назад

Great list, and I totally agree. Bad story coming... I had gotten into fish keeping at 9 years old. My brother, who was 6, also wanted to get a pet fish. So our mom took us to the LFS. I got some guppies or platies, you know, easy peaceful fish. My brother got a single bala shark for the same reason you talk about in the video: he wanted a shark! Unfortunately the poor shark went into a half gallon fish bowl. Yep. Half gallon. No heat, no filter, and no proper care. I don't remember how long it lived. Maybe a week or so. To this day I still don't know why the LFS even sold it to us. Maybe they didn't ask what it was going into, I don't know. I just always felt so bad for that poor fish. :( Also... the convict thing is spot on. I got a pair about 10 years later (and was working at PetSmart), so I was no beginner, and I had a 20 gallon tank set up just for the breeding pair I had. I did love seeing them spawn and take care of their brood, but never could find anywhere to give away the babies. So I'd leave them in there... they'd grow... and then around the time the next batch was due the parents would eat them all. It got to be sort of heartbreaking, so I ended up giving the pair away as well. I really hope your video deters some people from getting these fish!

@micfee8712 3 года назад

Yeah my 4th grade teacher got convicts one day, they started with 5, ended with at least 250 fry and sadly she killled them instead of giving them away

@am72678 3 года назад

Huge fan, you guys are the sole reason i started falling in love with fishkeeping and fish in general. Ive started caring a lot more about them

@robrob5081 2 года назад

I admit I made that mistake with my first tank I put Oscars in the community tank luckily it was a 6 foot tank. Only 1 didn’t become food lol. But I loved him had him for 10 years he was a bit over a foot long. Absolutely beautiful fish.

@sergeiz.5815 3 года назад

Excellent info thanks 😊 I'm a beginner fish keeper. I just have tetra's, Molly's, Blue Gourami. I did loose couple fish in the beginning. All fish are good 😊 now

@powslasher2562 3 года назад

the production on your channel has been getting better and better! Love to see it!!

@kylestivers4606 2 года назад

I had an oscar that lived 20 years. I kept him in a 125 gallon and I had a firemouth and a Jack Dempsey as tank mates. And a small school of Buenos Aires tetras. They are definitely alot to take care of.

@dannyhyde7019 3 года назад

I have a Silver Arowana that jumped out of the tank during a water change he was about 15inches at the time. Scared the heck out of me he lost a couple of scales but thankfully recovered. He's now 3yrs old and roughly 27inches. I'm much more cautious with tank maintenance since then.

@TheFrogfeeder 2 года назад

My first pet fish from a shop was a 1.5” red tailed catfish. Had him in a 5 gallon desktop tank for a year, then got him a 55g, then got him a 150g, then he went in my friends pond after about 6 or 7 years and 2.5’ long. I moved away about 17 years ago and lost contact with those people, I wonder if it’s still alive and how big it is now

@ruthayers2803 3 года назад

Unfortunately I bought a common pleco (I have many different types i think they're awesome) that was labeled as a dwarf and I'm worried as to what to do when he out grows the 65

@himlolo 3 года назад

A lot of ppl with huge tanks would like a fully grown pleco

@222killawhale2 3 года назад

I love how both of you appear in these videos and I love the anecdotal pieces in your videos too!

@africanskyowl6652 3 года назад

I was thinking that too.good well thought out video

@justinrvarga7236 3 года назад

Great video guys. Love the passion and care you have for this hobby.

@ReneesZooTube 3 года назад

I absolutely believe that Pacu and Red Tailed Catfish should be banned from the hobby. Essentially no one should own them outside of zoos or professional aquariums. I kinda feel the same about Common Plecos too. Both absolutely DO NOT belong being sold in bog box stores ever.

@xxopticxkingxx2800 3 года назад

I can agree I went to my local Petco and they had 4 pacu they were cheap too like 2$ per fish I was going to buy them but I remembered the name so I did a quick search and yup nope

@briannaharter4411 3 года назад

They shouldn't be banned.but they should be hard to get and more expensive.that way they only end up in monster fish keepers hands that know what they are getting.

@ReneesZooTube 3 года назад

@@briannaharter4411 I absolutely disagree. No one but professional facilities should have Pacu or Red Tailed Catfish or Arapima. It is so rare that even an appropriate hobbyist can properly maintain animals of this size.

@ReneesZooTube 3 года назад

@Anirudh k Yes, definitely those also.

@toxichulk1124 3 года назад

I agree. But realistically what should be done is they should only be breed from breeders that specialize in big fish. That way if you want one and you have a big enough place for them you can get them that way. This way they can still be sold at zoo's, toaring aquariums, and people that actually have big enough space, without having to catch them in the wild. But will keep them out of pet stores

@sarge6870 3 года назад

Just subbed. How about a video of the BEST fish for beginners? I just got back into fishing with a 30gal Aqueon. I had a 55gal hand made a few years ago but got rid of it for a move. Getting back into it is like starting all over again. I'm learning so much!!!

@jessicajones641 3 года назад

I have. 36 gallon tank and my oto’s do an amazing job keeping my tank looking tidy. I still feed them a combo of algae wafers and blanched zucchini (alternating).

@kellysuzanne976 2 года назад

They are the only algae eaters I'll buy . I need to get me some more haven't had them in a long time .

@kellysuzanne976 2 года назад

They are the only algae eaters I'll buy . I need to get me some more haven't had them in a long time .

@redcopper5393 3 года назад

"Get your feet wet" means quarterly tank cleaning day

@akur4111 3 года назад

Does it mean daily?

@redcopper5393 2 года назад

@@akur4111 It means once in 3 months

@lindaoconnor4293 3 года назад

I understand the Oscar one completely 😂 I got lucky because I learned from my grandma's, so I knew what I was in for. I love my "freshwater garbage disposal" puppy fish. I actually had to seperate my 2 current ones. My normal Tiger was beating up my albino "Red". Needless to say my side and husband understood, my father in law was like are you serious, another big @$$ tank in the house? 😂😂😂

@desertshrimping1127 3 года назад

I loved my dad and I’s 2 plecos. We had them for 12 years in a 180 gallon tank. When our family moved cross country we gave the fish up to another fish keeper since moving with them would have been too hard. All of the fish in that tank were super old. We had 2 redhook silver dollars that were 18 years old.

@turtleneckferret 2 года назад

My dad is gone. Good story....dad and son fish tank

@enoch7564 3 года назад

I have a dumb question. I'm in the process of setting up a new aquarium. I tested the ph of my tap water and it was around 7.2. But I also tested the ph of my aquarium that I just put dechlorinated tap water into and it was like 7.6. Why is the ph so different? Could it be from my hands when setting up plants and all that?

@arthurheine5631 3 года назад

The pH of tap water changes after some days, so it could be that. Make sure you test the pH after some time of the water sitting. It also could be because of your substrate. I often have my new tanks fluctuate to basic pH after adding substrate or setting up with new substrate, with an exception of fertile substrate for plants. It usually goes away once the tank matures. Good luck and make sure you cycle your tank before adding fish!

@robertclarkguitar 3 года назад

Oscars are my favorite. I kept a Florida Gar, Red Belly Pacu and tiger Oscar. They all got along great. 8 years. Sadly Katrina hurricane wiped my home and everything in it to a slab. Never recovered really. But I miss my drums and my fish most.

@robertclarkguitar 3 года назад

Wow. 55lb. My red belly only got in the time I had him 6 to 8 years about 2lbs. Same as my Tiger Oscar and Gar. They all are well. I spent alot on tank upkeep. It was my first and only aquarium hobbie attempt. My Oscar would pout. Nobody believed me until they saw when I would leave for work or come home. He would splash the moment the door opened. Until I pet his head on the tank and fed him his extra float pellets. Hahaha. My pacu and Gar were attentive as well and tho not as happy to see me they did get serious around feeding time. If I ever missed or was late feeding the pacu would nip gar tail. That was why I bought a 50 gal for feeders alone. I never bred feeders but many times I'd get a egger and they'd appear thousands. Hahaha. Hahaha. Anyway. Cool channel. I better be careful. I don't want to redo this. A grown man cried when I lost those 3 kiddos.

@johnallison4688 2 года назад

Loved this posting and agree with every word . I have kept all of these fish except the Pacu which thankfully I believe to be on the Prohibited Import List for Australia.

@TheMrDarius 2 года назад

Haha I absolutely love my two huge common plecos but yes you are absolutely right about them getting large and them not being a tank cleaning problem solver. I usually keep mine in my 300 gallon pond outside during the summer. Right now I have them inside in my 110 gallon just for the winter because they do NOT like the water below 65 degrees despite what everyone says about them being fine in 60 degrees. Always research your fish before committing to them

@louiegroenewald 2 года назад

This channel has the best most honest and transparent advice. I learn so much. Thank you. Beginners tend to buy small tanks. In not only that they don't know but they start with a small tank. Therefor certain fish will not work. Friends saw all my tanks and went out to buy a 5 Gallon tank and added gold fish to it. I mentioned to them.gold fish is not a good idea for a 5 Gallon as per what I've learned as a beginner. But they still going for it as our big bug store advise them to do so.

@ponder2001 3 года назад

Add goldfish to the list. They are messy and you need substantial filtration.

@joshszooofanimals5416 3 года назад

Agreed 👍

@milanradojkovic3818 Год назад

Actually, they are great for beginners, BUT they need big aquarium, water changes and good filtration. It's not a rocket science...

@ccsecond 3 года назад

My first tank had 3 of these fish although I did have a large tank, I had the Pleco ,2 Oscars (loved those guys) Bala Sharks that I gave to a friend because I just did not like them too much and replaced the Balas with 2 Jack Dempsey. I read about all these and gave it a go and had success with some speed bumps for about 16 years with that tank. The oscars were like dogs greeting me at the door and I would drop food right in their mouths.

@nickkeathley433 Год назад

THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN. I got my fish tank on Craigslist (75gallon) dirty as can be for 50 bucks. it had 7 plecos, a blood parrot, some other kind of cichlid, 13 feeder fish twice the size of the blood parrot, like 10 fancy guppies, and a few more odds and ends. Majority of fish all had ich, and it was the hardest thing I've ever had to clean up. I was up 18 hours straight deep washing the tank and (was apparently used for a turtle before??), put all these fish in quarantine in numerous buckets and tanks throughout my home for a few weeks. I was able to save all of them except for the mystery cichlid and 3 plecos, and was able to re-home all of what I didn't feel could fit in the tank. Take care of your fish people

@fishkeepingwithmatt2101 3 года назад

Great videos! How does one angel fish sound with some other large but peaceful fish such as rummy nosed tetras sound in a 37 gallon tank?

@James-yv1qq 3 года назад

I have zebra danios, one angelfish, rummynose, and cardinal tetras in a 36 gallon. No problems here!

@James-yv1qq 3 года назад

@Michal Valach angelfish arent schooling fish nor schoaling fish

@bubasmollett8610 2 года назад

I have an Albino pleco who I move from tank to tank to clean alge. My outdoor 100 gallon golf fish trough was full of string alge and he had it spotless in 2 days.

@d-godfather 6 месяцев назад

My 1st fish was 6 Silver arowanas... My parents bought them together with a 75 gallon tank, 4 only survived because we didn't know they jump out of aquariums (this was 25 years ago and still no internet). The 4 managed to grew around 1 ft to a little more than that, at that time we already bought a second 75 gallon tank since they where getting big, unfortunately went to college and nobody was tending them and got fungus... Then second batch of fishes we got was Oscars and Pacus, together with a 100 gallon tank, they stayed for a couple of years and grew around 8 inches for the oscars, while the pacus where massive as a plate 😅, but they only want live feed and availability of these live feeds become scarce in our area, we tried feeds but didn't want it, tried other insects, didn't want it... Fast forward after these fishes, just settled for Koi's, they are hearty and easier to manage. Also have Bala sharks, the petshop owner gave them away us, but didn't last long.

@timothyjewelong3121 3 года назад

Hi KGTropicals! :) May I know your inisghts about Gars? Spotted Gars specifically? (Tank Size, Tank Mates and Diet) Thank youuuu!

@GaganMilanianfriends 2 года назад

When I was 16 I started my fish addiction! At 34, I still had my clown knife, who I bought at 3 inches at 16 and had u til I was 36, he died at over 2 ft long. He was almost 28 inches long. Throughout his life, he jumped out the tank 3 times. Luckily, I was home and saved him all 3 times. Once was n middle of the night and I heard him flapping. He landed all the way across the living room. My oscars were huge too. My arrowana was humongous also. I had them all over 20 yrs. It was hard losing them. Now, 10 yrs later, I'm getting fish again. My oscars r babies and so is my clown knife. It's a love for fish I developed early on in life. They r beautiful creatures! I had a 250 gallon tank. Thanks for ur videos!

@Northernblades 3 года назад

Surprised the clown loach did not make your list. But personally, depending on size constraints. Bala Tinfoil Odessa Are the best fish I have ever had in my tanks. Protomelas sp. Steveni Taiwan, have got to be one of my favourite experiences . and NO mix/community tank is complete without a bristle nose. PS Love the hill stream loach, But nothing I can do to keep them alive. Small tanks, just fill them with cory cats :)

@kevinfeuerhammer6119 2 года назад

There is a Ace hardware in Weston WI that has a pair of Oscars that are huge. It's in a 250 gallon aquarium and the fish make that look small. The owner feeds them fresh shrimp each day. My 16 inch Oscar looks tiny to these huge fish.

@callenclarke371 3 года назад

You guys really have a sense of humor. I'm enjoying these videos. I have a Pacu story too. I bought one at Petsmart somewhere in the 1990s. I think it was an inch and a half at the time of purchase. It tripled its size in two months. I got scared and took it to a LFS. I haven't bought one since.

@drshrutikakankariya1017 2 года назад

Plus they have teeth like HUMANS , creepy

@JacobDaDJ 2 года назад

@@drshrutikakankariya1017 you misspelled ADORABLE

@joycehendry3595 3 года назад

oscars got me into this hobby I LOVE them but when I put a pair into my commuity I had no idea how often ozzy and jewel would have me upsizing them and their tank mates home lol

@willcountydrone2022 2 года назад

I have two snow white oscars coming today 5 inch ish...how many blood parrots could I put with them 3? Going in a 125 gallon. Ty!

@nikkijones8787 2 года назад

I have the pleco from the beginning of the video, it was the first fish i got whenever i got into the hobby. And thankfully I started out with a 55 gallon tank but I will say what hes saying is totally true they do work their butts off trying to eat and clean the tank but they poop even more 😅 either way I love mine and won't get rid of it but they're not for a small tank or beginners.

@Atrocious1 3 года назад

new fish keeper. The first fish on the list is one that i bought. Ill be honest im not on a good start to the video. lol. Hopefully the 55 gal tank i have will be big enough. . .

@Atrocious1 3 года назад

Update: I have recently purchased a 75 gal to give this guy some more room! I know it's still not ideal but much better then the 55. He is happy and healthy!

@yoon-moon1189 2 года назад

@@Atrocious1 woo! Good job. We all make mistake but overcoming them is what’s important.

@benc6613 3 года назад

Haha, I guess I did this hobby all backwards. One of my first tanks was a 55g with 2 tiger Oscars and a group of breeding convicts. I had a good teacher, and knew that nothing else would survive in the tank, but this setup worked well for me with the Oscars patrolling the top and the convicts digging up holes for breeding at the bottom. And the Oscars helped keep the convict population in check.

@davidzito66 3 года назад

I have had tri color sharks jump out of the tank as well numerous times unfortunately even the smallest of gaps by the filter.

@brianwilliams9813 3 года назад

Good job . Keep er swinging and I 'll keep watching

@OliviaNguyen95 3 года назад

I have an oscar jack dempsey and pleco...I love them . I gave them minnows they ate them super fast. When I first started to have predator tank I did alot of research and now I am hooked...My aunt's neighbor has a 1200 gallon wall tank with a pacu and that was not even enough room and now he is upgrading it...

@emeryjohnson1264 2 года назад

I have to agree that Oscar's have the coolest personalities and be really territorial in their tank. I don't know if i had a male or female fish but it was my favorite animal growing up and it lived fore over 8 years and one night it managed to jump out of the tank while we were sleeping and he unfortunately had expired by the time I seen that the tank was empty he was in a 75 gallon tank and he was absolutely 13 inches long and probably weighed close to 4 pounds. I live by a lake and I remember lots of times bringing home a little fish and to put in the tank with him and I knew that he would probably not have it. He was so territorial one winter after he was over a year old we put a glass water warmer and it had a red light on the inside of it the oscar started getting angry and turning red orange and thrashing fast as possible splashing out around a quat of water.I believe that he was able to grow a little bit bigger than average due to the diet he had become acquainted with including worms, crickets, crawfish, and small fish.

@midnightmad1 2 года назад

Hi there, I just started watching some of your videos. I currently have kois my boyfriend and I started keeping fish about a year ago. We have 3 kois and 3x 55 gallon tanks. I want them to be happy. We our looking for a bigger tank so they can all be together. What size tank would you suggest.

@antoinettemarie-stautertri4010 2 года назад

2 Oscar's in a beautiful 140 gallon, and a few other hardy big fish in the hubby's tank (I've taught him how to be a fish keeper) and then the beautiful over breeding guppy/Molly/platy 60 gallon tank for me and the kids haha. There's common pleco in both tanks as well, 2 plecos we received from another fish keeper who didnt need them anymore, both over 10 inches. Between my house, a good buddies, and the keeper friend we have every fish on this list except that last one! Haha

@jerodarvey6233 Год назад

not only do I learn what I need to, you make the videos fun to watch!! I really appreciate what you and your wife do :)

@mrman17 3 года назад

When I first started I had some fish sold to me as Plecos, but they weren't (I forget what they were now). These pseudo plecos ended up attacking other fish in the tank, leaving them with gaping wounds and killing several.

@stevenparris6359 3 года назад

could have been Siamese algae eaters they can get aggressive

@kendra4890 2 года назад

I have luckily never seen a Pacu in pet stores thankfully, Thanks for the heads up on everything else!

@joshszooofanimals5416 3 года назад

Great video and information 😁👍 I'm starting a fish room 😃

@craigengelman4534 2 года назад

16 year old me got fist fish was snakehead , shovelnose , and red piranha in a 45 with magnum 350 filter lasted 2 years sold whole thing then built a 8 foot by 8 foot by 4 foot tall cement block tank with a small swimming pool sand filter . salt water took 3 months to 'cure' with blue damsels then went fishing and caught 2 black tip reef sharks 16 inchs long i had them a year then got a 3 foot nurse shark and keep her for 6 years and donated her to Mystic Aquarium wich is 45 mins from my house . it was funny when they showed up to get her they keep asking where i got it and had the pole i got her with above the tank !

@tamarabillie3214 3 года назад

Will this work? One of each in a 180 gallon tank. Oscar, Severum, Green Terror and a Jack Dempsey???? Any thoughts on who (as juveniles) to put in first or all at once or??? I keep thinking about growth rates but then there is aggression issues too. Would love your expert opinion.

@swjace 2 года назад

I had a silver arowana in a 150 gallon tank long and he literally grew up to two feet and a red tail cat that got to almost the same size and I had to take them both back to the store I bought them from and when the guy that sold them to me saw how big the both had gotten, he nearly choked on his BLT, I became known as the guy that grows river monsters, I got excellent store credit for both fish especially the arowana but it took them a really long time to sell them both.

@conniepeterson3004 3 года назад

You guys always come up with the best topics! Fun, educational video! Thank you!

@fishlady7930 3 года назад

I had a pair of convicts but they managed to be the worse parent fish I ever had so almost none would survive, they were painted pinks, mostly white with very few stripes on them. My blood parrots could never spawn because they are sterile but always tried. I decided to try an experiment of taking the brand new eggs from my convicts and moving it to my blood parrots nest, was not easy the parrots where very big and very protective. I had to have my fiancé distract these 2 fish when it was time to make the switch and move quickly, it somehow worked. But they were not dumb either if the fry were natural colored they would eat them but if they stayed the white or yellow tones they would raise them. I would only do this a few times until my female parrot sadly passed away, but still got the big guy. But I always warm people if they buy more then 1 convict and get a male and female get ready for fishageddon.

@imblue651 2 года назад

Been seeing "dinosaur eels" in box stores. While I love Senegal bichirs, I cringe when I see them in the box stores. Like Oscar's most don't realize they are getting a large predatory fish. I had one about 11inches long who would eat just about anything 4-5 inches and under. Which knocks out most common easy to keep fish.

@princesquizon1211 Год назад

My brother is a fish keeper and have a huge tank with 1 oscar and pleco. I love those fishes! It was my task to feed them. My brother left our house for almost 1 month and i don't know how to clean the tank. I just look at them and feed them.. one night, our electricity went off ( we had blackout). Since i thought they will be okay, i slept and left them. When i wake up the next morning, found our oscar dead. I was devastated. Cried so much!

@christophermichael.w.7577 2 года назад

I kept several tropical community tanks when I was a kid then I got into cichlids and kept Oscars.When I got back into the hobby as an adult I got into discus.I couldn't really afford discus when I was younger. I was tempted, but the thought of spending the money on them and losing them stopped me from getting them. The only thing that I have not tried is saltwater fish but I really want a tank with lots of colorful coral and anemone.I want to try clownfish.

@Conman-dt2xo 2 года назад

Whenever I need to do research for my tank I watch you guys. Your sooo helpful. But can you do a video about picture catfish? I just got one and I don’t really know much about them but it’s a really stunning and cute fish.

@blackpantherkingscorp3963 2 месяца назад

The fact that he said where did all my tetras go was hilarious 😂😂😂😂 I remember telling my uncle about this because he asked for my advise on a birthday gift he wanted me to get one for him so he went behind my back and asked my brother my brother not knowing what he was doing got it for him and when they called me I asked what happened they didn’t even want to tell me

@kathrynthomas6390 3 года назад

We saw pacu at the zoo yesterday! They were huge for me, but not anywhere near 55lbs! My 1 year old adores aquariums!

@onerbaduna1949 3 года назад

Great video guys, keep up the great work youse do. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@PinkysProductions 2 года назад

I fell into silver shark thing but wasnt for name it was look but got 2 only had 50 litre tank luckly and unluckly for me they suicided at 3inch long. Both jumped the tank through feeding hole. Found them dead next day.

@natalieflores6053 2 года назад

Hi there . So I am a beginner in fishkeeping . I want to only keep one small tank right now I have a 10 gallon and the biggest I would go is a 15 gallon. I have two pet parrots that I love dearly and they will always be my priority . Of course this doesn’t mean that I care about all animals and want my fish to live long healthy lives . I recently saw a pea puffer at a pet store and LOVE it . It’s so cute ! However I was sad to realize the more I researched that it is not really a beginner fish . However , I like it enough to be willing to only house 1 pea puffer in my 10 gallon even though it was originally going to be a mixed community tank . Is there a way to care for this creature in a good way while still saving money and time or is it completely off the table for a beginner who gives a quality care to two exotic animals already ? I was thinking of keeping most of its food source in the tank breeding to be a permanent source such as breeding tiny snails in the tank , and brine shrimp so less money on live food . Any advice ?

@nessiferum6200 3 года назад

It would've been nice if you'd mentioned that bala sharks are a type of minnow, that should put off a bunch of unsuitable fish keepers for a start! Not forgetting as well as getting huge they need to be in a group of 6 or more.

@aquaticsinasl 2 года назад

Can you do a top 5 or top 10 big beginner fish? Not really fish that are ideal for beginners, but fish you recommend starting out with once people start keeping fish that are bigger than your average community fish like angels, goldfish, oscars (because we all know you love those), blood parrots, etc.