[1 Year] NO WATER CHANGE | Endler's Livebearer Breeding Project

[@FishForThought]

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[@Wild_Discovery]

I’m so jealous of your tanks, they always look so beautiful and lively

[@_invertico_]

Wassup!

[@FishForThought]

aw ty!

[@Gahmeleos]

I got a ton of feeder guppies awhile ago and had a ton of mutations, its extremely fun to see what different colors pop up overtime and just being able to create an environment that can bear life is the greatest feeling, and I may get more into fish breeding as a whole bc of it esp w endlers guppies and other livebearers My apistogrammas bred recently and Im looking after the fry and I feel an indescribable sense of pride bc of it

[@_AquaArt_]

Endlers are seriously one of my favorite fish! Tiny fish are the best 💕

[@jenpink4298]

Pretty fish! I love seeing the babies!

[@FishForThought]

me too!!

[@kingcherryblossom2059]

So happy to finally get an update on this!! Those endlers won’t even know what hit em’ when they have to do their taxes!!!

[@HaydenChristensenLover]

Dude I wish it was Monday today because every Monday at the best you upload a video it just is best and your fish tank looks so cool

[@FishForThought]

tyty!

[@bugbug611]

Always love starting my day with a Fish for Thought video!

[@FishForThought]

aw

[@hersheuc]

Omg You're the best I've literally got inspired by you and started my first ever fish tank It's 15 gallons with some neon tetras and live aquatic plants and a filter They're doing soooo well Thanks alot From your video I was able to learn alot Once again I appreciate your work....thank you soooo much Sending you lots of support ❤

[@FishForThought]

wah thanks so much for the comment, I'm so glad to hear it bro!

[@patousk]

First time seeing ur endler tank on the whole it's fantastic!

[@FishForThought]

tyty!!

[@tehgae686]

I got like Chris said a 500 liters with lots of plants and a uv lamp ofc but i can keep my hands dry for about 3 weeks to a month before i have to trim do water changes .. i wish i could show u guys

[@laurabustos6560]

Hey, it's FFT Wednesday!! 🎉 Endler "breeding project" 😅😅😅 You mean, I found some I like and put them in a tank and let them go at it. On a serious note, it would be cool to put some split tail endler in there to see what you get!! Have an awesome day!!✌️

[@FishForThought]

haha yeah they just breed themselves xD are split tail the same as lyretail? ...I have a secret hate towards lyretails lol

[@laurabustos6560]

@@FishForThought bummer. Ya, they're basically the same thing. Hope you have an awesome day Chris. Heal that collar bone quick sir!! 💪✌️

[@ianharbjorn]

I love endlers. Wow that is a progress right there! Very nice bro😮🎉

[@FishForThought]

ty!!

[@donnieji4825]

I have a similar 30 gal set up with no water changes. Just some prefilter sqeeze out and top off. Super chill. Anubi be poppin and lockin on a peice of driftwood we found infeated with black widow spiders.... we cooked them in the oven

[@kjhorne2698]

Would actually love to see the process of making a low-effort tank like this

[@FishForThought]

I have the full setup video on KZbin! It is literally just throwing everything together hehe

[@RED_RNGR]

Chris so when are you gonna clean *slash water change this tank Chris:yes

[@FishForThought]

haha xD NEVER

[@taylorwaller915]

Nah Im just kidding tbh this guy is like the fish god. The work he is doing is not only extremely entertaining but has also changed the lives of many abused fish and is changing people's perspective on the fish-keeping hobby. Thank you, Chris !!

[@FadedThreadsAndFeelingDead]

thanks for sharing! the fish look great & healthy

[@FishForThought]

thx :)

[@Batmancontingencyplans]

Those shrimps are in hang on the back filter.

[@ReaperDan88]

Hiya ChrisodaumusRex I just saved a red eared slider from the road he's in a 65 gallon right now but planning on doing a little like 100 gallon trough thing for him outside but glad to see you're doing well I haven't visited your channel in a good bit but I've been a long time fan!

[@AfonsoFThomaz]

Dam your endlers are so cute! special the females with there belly's :)

[@FishForThought]

them females be real queens

[@DashDrones]

Amazing, what about a soil and sand substrate?

[@TinyvanKeulen]

When I see all those aquariums, I think: what a high energy bill you must have! Because of energy costs, I can only have 1 tank with heating, and two tanks are like goldfish tanks. All 40 cm long...

[@taintedmeat9740]

A couple of the males look like they have a little guppy juice in them and that's fine, wild type guppies (feeders) go very with Endler types.

[@johncameron4194]

Wow a collarbone heals fast 😉

[@donttalktome4696]

I love endlers. I have a super stable line of blonde endlers. Great vid!

[@FishForThought]

that's awesome!! I'm jelly

[@nucleargandhi9036]

the tds of that tank must be off the charts because of no water change despite all the plants

[@tbone7463]

I'm just thinking of rehoming my 2 goldfish from a 10 gallon tank, then I'm thinking maybe a scaped tank setup with endlers. Is it ok to let them breed in a 10 gallon? I've already copped it from the fishkeeping community for my 2 goldfish.

[@benw-ms2xp]

chirs i hope you get better soon, I can only clean my fish tanks one handed so long jk. praying for you!

[@jayjorg]

I've had my SAE for 5+ years. It started in a 10 gallon and now it's the king of a 32 gallon. Just about maxed out on size, still nibbles on algae for me.

[@peaoat3608]

Today I decided to remove the lid from my tank. I think letting the water evaporate quicker and replenishing it regularly is equivalent to regular small water changes.

[@seanpearson5749]

With no water changes does your tds go up. Lost if shrimp can’t handle it high Just curious Love watching

[@adamnagy4544]

If your water hard, and you top up with tap water can be problematic. The minerals concentrate and the water get superhard :DD Anyway, this is a great hobby, I also got my 80 gal tank for free, but even tho I spend a ton of money on it xD Even the substrate is cheapest as possible (dirted) but the sand costed a lil bit too much (about 100 kg) :P I hope you breeding project will go well!

[@carolebraswell982]

Stunning fish! I recently started a 20 gallon with 5 endlers (all male... LOL)

[@metehantans7852]

🏳️‍🌈👀?

[@FishForThought]

haha xD I used to only buy males as well because I wasn't looking for any breeding action

[@tribbittyt]

I noticed your Aquaclear filter has some *stuff* piled in it, could you tell me what that is?

[@jillbastow8590]

I just had my first endler fry, I'm not sure if Momma died or is in hiding and still birthing? I've had an injured dog so not been able to spend as much time with my tanks. I separated the adult male and the 5 ember tetra that were in the tank. Hope momma shows back up. There's also one panda cory(yes I know!)this tank has been on the verge of getting torn down as it was set up for Betta, but non survive on it, set up the same as all my other betta tanks so really frustrated with this, as anything else does fine in it. So random.

[@Katy-km2vb]

I’m going to try the same thing with platies in a 20gallon 👍

[@MollieHamel-wz2be]

I had two female guppies, and one of them was HUGE! she had 25 fry! trying to get the pet store to take them was not easy.

[@FishForThought]

holy cow!!

[@Zenpi-me]

Hey, just watched some Videos from "Father Fish". He explains why we don't need water changes anyway and nitrates are no danger. Interesting stuff, do you know him?

[@Rainkit]

Maybe I should do this with my endlers. I started breeding blackbars with the intent of selling them but forgot that I don't like people and networking gives me anxiety. Now I have the males and females seperated and there's easily over 100 of them.

[@Texas_Takeover]

Nice, how many hours is your light on for this tank

[@FishForThought]

around 8

[@birb2899]

All the fish look so pretty and healthy! What kind of fish is the big one?

[@thaisfakiani8514]

I think that is so awesome but once a year maybe u should remove some dirt from the bottom in case it accumulates too much? Just my thoughts... But I guess u can always test the water too...

[@abhijatsinghshakya1399]

I have gotta question to ask, I have tank with plants and no fish, 2 years old, I reared damselfly and dragonfly larvae, I didn't changed water for those years, and now I want betta fish, should I change water and put filter in it, or should I leave it as it is? Because odonate(dragonfly and damsefly) larvae need very clean water to survive, and if they were successful in completing their lifecycle, then water should be clean, I am confused so any ideas?

[@GabrielMonette]

Great video! Love it!

[@The_Darkness_of_Space]

I wish I had as many fish tanks as you!

[@Tomy_Yon]

Shrimps were always the first to dissappear. Eaten or died or just play hide and never be found... 😊

[@FishForThought]

i have a sneaky suspicion king chonk had something to do withit...

[@SqueakysHatchery]

I do believe my shrimp go to the shrimp dimension because I only see one about once a week if I'm lucky I get to see two XD

[@FishForThought]

they are actually multi dimensional beings

[@SqueakysHatchery]

@@FishForThought indeed they are XD

[@empressireneabitfishcrazy]

Excited. Also first… let’s see this update 😇🙃 also I love watching your logo change/sound over the years

[@FishForThought]

thx!

[@andymillard5692]

That’s pretty awesome. What are the floating plants? I generally don’t like floating plants like that because it kinda blocks out the light. I have pathos submerged in all my tanks. They make an excellent spot for my angels to breed.

[@dragonblade7150]

I has two oscars that I got about two years ago but they had gotten to big for their old tank wich was about 70 gallons so I moved em to my pond but my question is can I keep a scars in a pond that's like empty with just them in it?

[@jellybean-ze1lh]

Looking for advice I’ve been interested in keeping fish for a while now and I’ve just got my hands on a 40 litre tank just wondering what fish would be suitable for it im not gonna get the fish yet cuz I don’t know what fish I want but I kinda wanna get some guppies and shrimp what do u think ?

[@jeffs9560]

I donated my guppies to the pet store and watched as they were eaten by the larger fish.

[@katholynpalculict4517]

What plant do you have floating on the top of your tank? I’m new to live plants in my aquariums.

[@FishForThought]

I rotate from duckweed to dwarf water lettuce to salvinia

[@katholynpalculict4517]

@@FishForThought thank you 😊

[@hummingbird3771]

Just split my endler colony and opened up a 10 gallon for a super long, orange, "lyretail", male and a few virgin females. I could also line breed out black bars quite easily, but I'd rather focus in on the metallic colors.

[@CristinSierra]

You should make a video ranking your own fish tanks. Would you give your self and 5 out of 5?

[@RED_RNGR]

Hey i saw you on tiktok🤔🤔🤔

[@13brat87]

How many males and females did you start with? I started a small endler tank at new year, 3 females with 1 male and another 3 males in another tank to be swapped in monthly. Unfortunately the 3 females have passed already but hopefully some of the fry will make it to adulthood. No idea who has what dad though

[@FishForThought]

I started with 3 males and 3 females, but yes the golden ratio is 1 male to 3 females, so I should've gotten 3 males and 9 females if I was more serious!

[@SerpentVenom25]

Trying to do the same for my online guppy breeding and selling. My floating plants die off though. How do you keep your water lettuce so big and healthy?

[@donniehuan5952]

Yes! A perfect vid! Auto-LIKE!

[@thepugman222]

What is in your filter? Also, how do you slow the flow down so much? I have mine turned all the way down and it still seems like too much.

[@thomaslytje8656]

How big is that siamese algae eater? It seems to be huge compared to the guppies!

[@matejatomsic8315]

How do you keep the numbers under control? My guppies are overflowing the tank. I'm thinking of getting a female betta to solve the problem.

[@FishForThought]

because I'm not actually breeding for profit or for big numbers, I control the population by amount of food, if you feed less they produce less

[@susumagoo4880]

That's the only reason I haven't started yet, I worry about a population explosion and then have too many!

[@zelxyrelxy8796]

How big is the tank? It looks 10 gallons but 20 gallons at the same time.

[@fishandfloral]

My mama endler has 12-15 fry monthly. I’m going to start giving them away. 😂

[@dylansmith6078]

I been trying to make a 0 water change bowl with some rams horns but it fails every time either so much ammonia it kills all the plants or the plants just melt due to no nutrients or plants die just to die. The snails though lived through everything and I got no clue I make them the most beautiful scape every time just to have it all get destroyed

[@matthewsmith22]

Sorry for the nerd (or do people say nerm now) question but what is the water like from your tap. The last time I did guppies chasing the gH and kH drove me crazy! My water is super soft, test trips barely register kH! If I left my water this long without a buffer I'd 100% get a pH crash

[@FishForThought]

My water seems to have a nice level of kH around 4, most of the time!

[@matthewsmith22]

@@FishForThought nice, thanks for the reply! do you think it's those top offs you do that add buffer and keep your parameters stable?

[@MollieHamel-wz2be]

I was looking at a betta care sheet at pet smart, and they say the minimum tank size is 1/4 gallon! so... according to pet smart, I can keep 12 bettas in my 3-gallon tank. 😢😢

[@eph2vv89only1way]

Just for reference - the most fry I ever had a guppy give birth to was 91. But my tank at the time was in absolutely perfect condition

[@quirkyradish1559]

She must have been a big one

[@ossealey8995]

You counted them ! That's something I thought only I would do 😁

[@eph2vv89only1way]

@@ossealey8995 lol. I think it's an OCD thing. I count EVERYTHING

[@jmizzonini]

I have a simple 10 gal now just stocked with Harelquin Rasboras, they fkn had a billion babies and I don't know what to do. I don't have another tank for them and not ready to invest in something new lol. I thought they would all get picked off and I wouldn't worry but we're now in week 3 of baby rasboras there are probably 8-10 who made it in there who are growing up Dunno what to do at this point, I'm trying hard af to get my best friend to get a tank but he didn't go for it yet lol. I have a 5 gal with a single betta who could make them snacks but I don't have the herat for it

[@mjjferreira]

what floating plants are those?

[@astheticrose960]

Have you added Male Endlers and female guppies

[@BanedUser]

Bruh, so do i have to change my water or not?🤣🤣 Edit (people i know all what you are replying to my coment , it was just a jk)

[@_invertico_]

I think it depends on your setup.

[@Rollinghillsconservation]

If you have the right live plant to fish ratio and your tank is established then you do not need to do water changes ever. Only add water. I have 3 tanks, a 65 with 2 Pearl garami, 2 zebra loach, 2 emerald cory, 2 flower shrimp, and 7 ottos. A 75 with 8 Congo tetra, a gold ram, a spotted gara, three hog chokers and 4 farlewella. And a 25 with 2 peppered cory, a gold mystery snail, a beta, and a ton of cherry shrimp that are always breeding. I haven’t changed my water in any of them for over a year now. Everyone is happy and healthy, I’ve even noticed that the no water change method cuts you way back on needing to feed because organisms the fish eat just start to grow in the tank.

[@jenpink4298]

I don’t understand why the whole water change thing has suddenly become such a big deal. Test your water. If the parameters are off, do a water change. If everything looks good, don’t worry about it for another week or so until you get an idea of how your tank runs on a regular basis.

[@GinkgoGail88]

Depends on the water you add. If your tap water is super mineral rich you run the risk of making the ph too high

[@nigga12665]

Js ck ur water parameters and go accordingly

[@asharkhan8175]

Yesterday I was walking in my neighbourhood going to buy some jalebi. On my way to the sweet shop, I saw 2 women in my local fish store watching some fish for their 2 feet by 1 feet tank. On my way back home I saw the same women with a large polythene filled with around 10 juvenile koi fish. They thought that those koi fish will remain small for rest of their lives .

[@FishForThought]

yikes

[@Jay10137]

Is there a thing of messing up the breed by breeding different colored endless together

[@Ralf_1981]

how big is the tank?

[@cornelius4344]

what type of floating plant is that?

[@TalsBadKidney]

Hows ur bones chirs

[@Y0oisaac]

hi chris

[@peterzhang2102]

Nice！

[@simonsterritt]

Hi

[@taytacake3725]

Can anyone tell me what floating plants they are?! 😍

[@rachelwilliams4423]

wish i could get a couple females then i could get my own set up i wanna try them in a brackish water set up

[@Marlene_10]

Whats the plant on top?

[@taylorwaller915]

Never let them know your next move... ill give it a 3.5 out of 5.

[@ishandeulkar9935]

im not great at judging tank size in videos haha but is that 10 or 20 gal? i have a 15 that i wanted to try breeding endlers in but was worried it was too small

[@RoggyGrog]

15 will be great. Just add an appropriate number. 6 is a good start, a filter, and get some plants grown in or out of your tank. Then when you have 15 fry start looking for places to put them.

[@ishandeulkar9935]

im hoping my local fish stores or petsmart will take some back haha id probably start with either 1 or 2 males and then a handful of females

[@xxkylexxredhead]

Looks like a 29 gallon

[@ishandeulkar9935]

​@@xxkylexxredhead its hard to tell how far back it is but that doesnt look long enough to be a 29?

[@FishForThought]

20 gal! ur 15 gal isn't too small but it could get crowded very quickly in there

[@johncameron4194]

Heck yeah for free tanks

[@YrJugaLoHomi]

I really need to send you a video of my guppy tank so you can judge me an correct what I do wrong sir

[@Mbaku074]

What are these endlers called i want them

[@FishForThought]

they're just a mix of lotsa different lines.

[@noahbergh8708]

What are those floaters

[@blushampo0]

I think water lettuce

[@olivia3227]

i love youy

[@braddishner8597]

I scoop free tanks on facebook marketplace😂.

[@bendoblox-t2z]

HI CHIRS i love ur vids and i would like to know if i can put fancy goldfish in my 21.5 gallon tank that i overkilled with filtration thanks in advance and pls say hi to milly and repashy for me

[@Hooman750]

WoW no I’m not….. IM NOT JEALOUS.. hopefully you understand it 🙃🙃

[@TinyvanKeulen]

The water of mine is in a week green...

[@auntonera1xtattoo]

I want to see the females !

[@RyansGuppy08]

Early Again🥰

[@MWilk098]

What is going on with that filter? It looks like it’s completely filled with dirt. Wtf.

[@PetiteMinina]

bro u ok? your shoulder looks badly bruised

[@TinyvanKeulen]

Why you should let young males and females grow up separately. You can separate young guppies 2 weeks after birth: the females already have a dark spot on their belly that pregnant females also have. If you do not separate the sexes, males can fertilize females at a very young age. And once they mature, the females will immediately become pregnant. And then you get a huge bulge. Then suddenly you are a millionaire... Millions of guppies... Females that grow up virginally for five months grow larger and have more young per female, if you let them be mated by the male you want young from