5 Myths of Fish Keeping

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[@mariehhollenback2346]

Biggest myth that I hear all the time is that, "filters clean the water always and no water changes needed," believe it or not the filter is not self sustaining.

[@FishForThought]

While I do agree that the average person's filter will not be able to self-sustain, there are definitely ways of making a filter become very sustainable (perhaps a cartridge clean in a year or a couple of years) and also systems without filters entirely.

[@MadCheshireHat]

I only cleaned my convict cichlids' filter every few months and topped off the water and they were fine. No way I'd be able to do that with the platy I have now. However, I only fed the convicts once or twice a week, whereas I feed the platy twice a day, and I'm currently overfeeding to get food down to the fry. Plus I have 2 mystery snails and 1 nerite in there as well.

[@elizabethstein369]

Or the "I got a algae eater so I never need to clean my tank"

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

@@elizabethstein369 even worse, the plecos nickname of "janitor" fish

[@beefnacos6258]

Captain obvious

[@barbarar2216]

I think you forgot the bigest myth among new ppl in the hobby: Fish only live a few months

[@joshua7508]

Bárbara R depends what fish ... some do some don’t so it’s not a myth but more of a lack of knowledge

[@flufflewarrior]

Bárbara R Right!? My fish (I only know the German name „Kardinalfisch“) have lived for over 2 years now. While a former friend of mine has managed to kill 16 Guppies in 2 weeks. She doesn’t have a tank anymore c:

[@dieversitea]

Pretty wrong tho, i have a fish that lived 5 years and he was a GUPPY

[@DoctorCVC]

J D I mean there’s killifish which live fairly short lifespans (I think 1-2 years max), but I can’t think of any aquarium fish that naturally die in only a few months

[@kyleholmesWROM589]

@@dieversitea I had a Guppy live 11 years I have always swore she had cichlid in her living that long

[@dash3226]

Bruh I knew that fish breath air dude, that’s why I take it out on walks and leave out in the tank filled with 100% air it doesn’t move that much tho

[@FishForThought]

Not too much eh :\

[@dash3226]

Fish For Thought yeah sadly :(

[@mike.9236]

I think your fish is lonely! Get it some friends and it'll likely start to move around to play with them more!

[@gmardog]

Alpha Dash might be bored. Take him on a roller coaster

[@cleo4783]

Okay who’s gonna tell him🤦🏽‍♀️ fine I’ll do it.. he’s probably sleeping

[@PotatoWedge-ux5yw]

One time I was walking at the park and as I was leaving there was this mom and her kid who had a little goldfish in a little fish bowl. The water was only about an inch or two deep and judging by the lines on the bowl they didn’t dump out the water for convenient transport. The water was bright green from algae growth and there was no substrate or plants. On top of all that they were wanting to release the goldfish into the creek. Me and my friend asked what they were doing and after they said they were releasing the fish we stopped them and said we would take it as I have a 40 gallon fish tank at home with other goldfish in it. We walked home with a fish and when we got home I slowly introduced it to my tank and it’s so happy now. I’ve had the fish for a few weeks and it is thriving. I named it Victory

[@FishForThought]

That is a win! Fitting name :)

[@magencrisis1682]

I'm like one year late but DAMN I'm really really glad you stopped them. Ignorant people releasing non-native pets into the wild don't realize how dangerous that can be both for the pet fish and the local ecosystem. Hope the little dude is still thriving.

[@PotatoWedge-ux5yw]

@@magencrisis1682 he is! He's gotten quite a bit bigger and he is super funny to watch lol

[@batappreciation9661]

How is he doing now? Can I get an update?:)

[@PotatoWedge-ux5yw]

@@batappreciation9661 sadly I don't own him anymore but I do get to know how he's doing every so often and he actually is still doing great :)

[@avaweismiller3942]

Me explaining all of these myths too my friends when they come over thinking they are fish experts because they have a betta in a 1 gallon tank

[@FishForThought]

o yikes man....

[@danm8004]

This is barely intelligible but I thank you for your enthusiasm 👍

[@lemonlizard1]

it's because of the dunning-kruger effect. they think they know everything about the subject because they believe there's very little information about keeping a betta. The more you learn about keeping fish, the more you realize you don't know

[@Everything_Animal]

Parents, remember, if you give your child a goldfish bowl, you're raising baby hitler.

[@FishForThought]

Love this comment

[@gmardog]

EverythingAnimal Hitler liked animals, I don’t think he would keep one in a bowl.

[@lanehunter659]

MmMMmmMMMmmmmmmMm true you are

[@istandwithisreal8883]

Lol

[@enderlynxwilloze7935]

I know!! We had a Gold fish in a 20 gal for 7 years!!!

[@heres_the_sauce]

"...you're basically raising baby hitler" that made me laugh out loud 😂

[@Aieieo]

Makes a joke about fish breathing air. Mentions betta in nearly every video.

[@wetbeaver8215]

Betta: *a m I a j o k e t o y o u*

[@archegon1298]

Air breathing fish: AM I A EVEN MORE JOKE TO YOU ?

[@kerrypitt9789]

So?

[@dimitris.4484]

They dont breath from air but they need air for oxygen supply and for swim bladder functions.

[@fishgirlforlife937]

Bettas are a labyrinth breather, they do breath air.

[@musician200X]

SeaChem was a great plug. It temporarily detoxifies ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. I use it specifically because my source water has trace amounts of ammonia and it gets detoxifed before going in before the filter can get ahold of it.

[@akitanation694]

The most misunderstood myth of them all... BeTtA BoWlS *Seriously, what are bowls for, they are not for fish, or even temporary tanks.* Ban the bowls , Cycle the Tanks!

[@emlen5847]

Shrimps

[@voidolinstar]

My local pet store sells 1 gallon bowls, but they are more expensive than the actual tanks that are 5 gallon and 10 gallon. The 10 gal and 5 gal are the same price and I think aweit's awesome, bc it encourages people to buy the cheaper tank which is the better tank. 😄😄😄

[@looseleafteabutworse]

Bowls are for decoration inside a 60 gallon

[@briannaharter4411]

they are for plants.

[@someguy3186]

Shrimp, snails, plants, live food cultures... honestly I find them pretty useful.

[@CorvusOscen]

Got that *early access.* Oh yeah, firstly.

[@Ferkle871]

Heavy metal poisening? That sounds kickass

[@FishForThought]

LMAO yeah I guess it does sound pretty cool actually

[@borisbuliak3626]

Heavy metal rocks! Now if only that water 💦 found itself to the proper swamp.

[@marsmeadows385]

My very first "fish tank" was one of the small bowls, that you can buy with Betta, and now I have a 10 gallon and a 3 gallon, and I still watch these just to make sure I'm doing stuff correctly.

[@rainbeerhorst4526]

When I first started I didn’t even cycle my tank like a dum dum. I quickly found out my mistake and had to do a fish in cycle. Very stressful do not recommend. ( obviously )

[@ventura3130]

Facts

[@angelanidem8309]

I'm planning to buy a tank this week but is my first tank since years so I guess I have to buy that bottle that he suggested, but how much time I have to do it?

[@rainbeerhorst4526]

Angel AnideM I would suggest you do some research on Cycling tanks become there’s a lot to learn before getting your first tank. But I’ve got some bad news... you should cycle a tank for 1-2 months and don’t forget to put some fish food in it and dechlorinate. Always dechlorinate you fishes water.

[@rainbeerhorst4526]

Angel AnideM oh and it depends on the fish you’re planning on having in it

[@angelanidem8309]

@@rainbeerhorst4526 Oh, that's bad haha It's the first time since I was a child that I'm going to have one, but this time I want to do it right, and I was planning it because tomorrow a friend of my mother is going to give her a Betta as a present and it's probably that it comes in a bowl or a very small aquarium and the one I'm going to buy is 10gal

[@fishypetkeeping]

The myth I get told by customers in the pet store I work in is "Fish don't grow big if you have a small tank". 😭

[@saintsprayer727]

They’re probably speaking from experience! I believe them when they say none of their fish in small tanks have lived long enough to get very big...

[@brandonwhite9270]

My chlorine eliminator is 5 hour energy My fish got so much energy they can do flips, but they stayed like that and turned white

[@HandyProductions]

Actually funny

[@cadenj8171]

...I wonder why?😂

[@FishForThought]

imded xD

[@TobyCreates]

my goldfish is trained to come to the surface when I snap.... I think he must have some pretty good fish IQ

[@lucasbaluyut5746]

Well......... I’m pretty sure all goldfish(in good care) will come up to the top when you go to the tank

[@Benjamin0119]

The Mythbusters taught goldfish to swim through mazes and there's a goldfish on youtube that does all kinds of tricks and plays sports.

[@mode4801]

My fish are trained to come to me when I say "comida" (which means food). It's pretty cool. Sometimes they're facing away from me and as soon as I say "comida" it's like they been startled and they directly swim towards me. It's just like watching a cat run towards you when they hear the can opener.

[@Totallynothopeless]

When I had fish they would come up to the surface when the see the can of fish flakes or the shake of it.

[@chloe0540]

When I gently tap on the glass, all of my fish (I have a community tank) come to the glass when I feed them

[@joncanoc6544]

I knew most of this stuff if not all, but thanks for spreading this knowledge to those who don't :)

[@vibez553]

Omg... Thank you! I started aquarium living 20 yrs ago, youtube didn't exist, so I couldn't educate ppl on the life. You are the only one to touched Dwn on a few things(points/facts) that actually matter! So, thank you!

[@ilikegoldfish5688]

It can definitely get pretty expensive however if I were just starting in the hobby again I would have never bought tanks, plants, supplies from big pet stores like petco or petsmart. Ive gotten some super great deals from Craigslist where people sell their entire setups for cheap or free. Also going to small businesses regularly has gotten me free fish and coral frags before.

[@FishForThought]

Oh awesome, you got some nice LFS around your area it sounds like :)

[@lisaishii6829]

To cycle a new aquarium I like to use water from another aquarium that I cleaned. Sort of like a sourdough method. The "dirty" water from another aquarium has already been through several nitrogen cycles and is the perfect starter for a new set up.

[@ashlynwanderer]

on cheap tanks: if you are patient and crafty: -10 g tank from craigslist, your neighbor's recycle bin, or petco's dumpster...: $0-10 -heater from craigslist/goodwill: $5-10 -light from goodwill: $5 -Nice LED light bulb: $0-10 (you probably have a nice on laying around..) -hardscape Basalt (inert) rocks.gravel, from outside, rinsed, scrubbed, and boiled: $0 -thermometer, food, water conditioner, cheap: $10-20 -optional filter, from criagslist, garage sales, amazon..: $0-15 -plants: invasives from roadside ditches, lakes, ponds, etc. freebies from other aquarists, craigslist, LFS: $0 total for a heated 10 gallon with hardscape, plants, lighting, and filter: $20-70. filters are of course, only optional if the tank is planted, balanced, and lightly stocked.

[@allisin9743]

I've only had my fish for a few months, and this boi knows exactly when he's going to be fed. I always feed him the the same spot of the tank, so whenever he seems me get close to the tank, and open the lid, he darts right on over.

[@samiam2891]

Love Seachem Prime but it has the BIG STINK.

[@RicardoCanedoMX]

Seachem Safe is better and last longer. It's a more concentrated version of Prime.

[@AttilaThebung]

Oh yeah it smells freakin horrid and I hate it. Works beautifully though

[@violettenewman8686]

Very interesting, wish we’d had this video when we were first starting up. The advice we had from our LFS was rubbish, but we’ve found a better one now. Nice video, many thanks.

[@alis49281]

1. I recommend 4 weeks when no activated filter material is used. Also: Snails are awesome and most are less sensitive to ammonia/nitrite - they are perfect to start the aquarium, then add very few fish slowly, feed very little. 2. It is a pity so many countries have bad tap water. It is super convient to have high quality water you can directly put into the aquarium. 3. I had an ancistrus who was pissed about being caught and put in the new tank for a whole year - it would hide at the smallest sign of anyone approaching that I thought it was dead. (it is now more than 10 years old!) 4. With used tanks someone can really start really cheap, but $ 50 is probably way too low. I mean - who wants sick fish from some fish farm? Save money on equipment, plants, but not the animals themselves.

[@FishForThought]

Great recommendations! Very helpful for anyone who sees this :)

[@oxylepy2]

300 is pretty realistic for me on that first 10g. But the second through 5th tank actually aren't that big of a monetary sink since I'll already have enough spectrum, pool filter sand, hardscape and cuttings from my first tank. The biggest price jump for them will be from the sump system and plumbing while tank 1 will be on the backburner as a future qt tank

[@SpicyChickenSandwich420]

I got a 20 gallon tank with the filter heater decorations and starting chems for 20 bucks. You just gotta keep your eyes open

[@williamsyang8447]

Did u know that a lot of fish drown?

[@ayunkhan2395]

I *DO* try to make people aware that *GOLDFISH ARE NOT EASY TO CARE FOR!* Second, what you said about freshwater tank budgeting plans is actually very correct. I prepared for the past two years to get a fish tank and was researching into it very carefully and making out my expenditure plans. I calculated that id need like $100-150 US for a medium sized community tank (plus along with *EVERYTHING* ) I ENDED UP SPENDING MORE THAN $400 ON A 66 GALLON

[@crevice5369]

i kinda didnt start the cycle right on my 60 gallon. but i have had it for 2 months now and its doing fine. i started to nitrogen cycle in a really rushed way with my quarantine tank tho. soaked my filter in water from the other tank. put about 8 mugs of water from my other tank put some old plants from the other tank and let it run a day or 2 (cant remember)as well before putting the fish in (had to be rushed was a weird emergency) i tested it yesterday and the quality was fine. should be good. either way gotta say next time im letting the tank run for more than 2 days etc seems just fine though ill keep monitoring it

[@crevice5369]

just tested it now its fine and the 60 is fine which is good

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

here is another throw back!!! 😁 It's just a lot of fun to see the humble beginnings! I love this channel my friend...👍❤️🌱🌿🐟

[@somehuman7482]

I'm potentially going to be judged but I haven't yet used a PH test kit, although I have a 2 year old african clawed frog who seems perfectly fine, happy and healthy. I do however always ensure to use dechlorinator to make new tap water safe before exposing her to it. And I make sure she has her needs met before my own are. 🙂🙂

[@alinemilani8688]

Well I think I live in very good place cause here we don’t have to use any kind of product for the water cause the water that comes out from the sink is perfect☺️ by the way I live is Switzerland in the middle of the mountain😅good job love your vids❤️

[@meggrotte4760]

You know I remember that my mom won a goldfish at the carnival when we were kids and we didn't have a lot of money and we did put the fish in a bowl but it was big and another thing was we also included plants in the tank my mom actually went out and used peat moss and then she kept it with gravel because she was a gardener we had a garden out front and in the back. Of course she washed the stones really well and she cut clippings from her ivies and put it in the bowl because we really didn't have a way of buying aquarium plants but the roots really kept the water clean from the ivy. It was a big bowl and it was in the kitchen so there was adequate light but not too bright and every day we would go in and feed it little pellets couple of times a day. Just enough for what the fish should eat but if I remember correctly we had that fish for about 5 years. My mom generally love that fish oh and I believe because we couldn't afford the decorator but my mom did was used half purified water cuz we have bottled water that my dad would get for us he set up a water delivery service for us even though they weren't living together they were separated. Mom would mix half purified water and half tap water so it wasn't as toxic to the fish she knew about nitrates and all that so she found other ways to help with that. I'm sure our fish could have lived another 5 years if we had had the proper set up but my mom worked two jobs and we were barely making ends meet and my mom just didn't want to kill the fish or throw it away. We didn't have any friends that had goldfish tanks and that had money. But I think that's one way reason my mom taught us to do the best for fish we had dogs too but ducks were pretty easy to care for. And it was after our fish had passed away I think if my mom had the ducks and the Fish at the same time she would have put the fish in the duck pond which was a plastic pool but she put it under the tree and it grew a little bit of algae but the water was clear and then our ducks would sleep in a hut that my dad built for them so when it was cold they would sleep inside but if it was hot they'd be outside quacking and looking for insects. Makes me really sad that my parents didn't stay together sadly they were too young. I remember my dad used to come over and mow the lawn so the ducks would have fresh grass to sleep on

[@beniminxz9725]

im thinking of getting a betta. i want just one for my 25 gallon tank, but the hardest thing is taking care of the plants. im not going to buy a heater at least for now, since where i live rarely gets colder than 19°C. but the proper light and soil are so expensive T-T and im going to need a lot of soil for a 25g tank. the plants are so high manteinance, i never imagined it would be harder to care for them than the betta.

[@Abbanellie]

kdjfskl 4:32 my family is so used to me infodumping about my interests I think they're learned to tune it out lmao

[@batappreciation9661]

The term infodumping is one I will use now thank you

[@yukileeleenonsense991]

Really wanted to get harlequin rasboras but none of my surrounding pet stores had them, so I went with fancy guppies.

[@sarcohuman8147]

Chris da best aquarium youtuber

[@Heroann]

To the fish memory thing: Yes, yes they know exactly when Im feeding them and Im pretty sure they even know what im feeding them. They get so hyped when they see the fishing net (I hope thats the right term). My fishes have completely lost their fear to that thing because they know that that's the good food inside there. Sometimes I got a fish out of the water by accident because they swim inside to eat as much as possible.

[@MrngstrAngelo]

In where I live, I can get the tank, heater, air pump, UV light with the case that goes to the pump, the pump, aquarium light, top sump filter made from pvc material, air stone, newest sponge filter And 120cm × 50cm ×40cm with a 10mm glass thick All for less than 200$ Oh yeah and 4 oscar fish with one of them being albino, with a premium food for body and color enhancing

[@sdmpodcast554]

For once I'm going to wait until I've finished the video before I comment. *oh wait nevermind...*

[@ps374249]

Lately I've feeding my betta with tongs like 80% of the time, because I'm feeding her freeze dried bloodworms or live flightless fruit flies, so today when I just dropped in a pellet (she had just been given a fruit fly, so she only got 1) she didn't even look for it. So I had to take tongs and wiggle them near the pellet to help her find it.

[@Klejner]

Wish I lived in America so I could buy from the websites you post in the description. I can never seem to find good substrate here in Canada T-T

[@lancejohnson7742]

Thank you. Im so glad I found your channel. The humor adds alot. Very informative.

[@midnight6139]

Yeah, the first myth was told to me . i have a ten gallon tank that came with a filter and heater with a one short fin male betta, i did alot of research . But when we went to go get the betta, the worker told us that chemicals damage the water and that we shouldnt add chemicals and the tank should cycle on its own. it didnt make sense but im new to fish keeping and got the fish for aquaponics for school (i dont like killing things so while my classmates were getting fish bowls i got an actual tank) i also have live plants and 2 snails, but my mom got black gravel with a few rainbow pebbles that i dont like . Can you make a video on how to change gravel without scarring the fish? Thanks for reading! My betta (Phoenix) has been happy here for two months!

[@OutdoorWalker]

Sometimes when you see a fish “eating poop” over and over they are breaking the poop down so that it can get dissolved and filtered out or float straight to the filter, my African cichlids are so smart that they dig strategic holes in the substrate so that the current in the tank pushes the waste into the hole so I can clean it out easier and never floats 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@stephaniemajewski5030]

8 year old Black Skirted Tetras in my tank... they are so hearty!

[@aonirnolaloth]

i'm so glad in the netherlands there is no chlorine/chloramine in tap water, we get the same water from either the tap or bottled water.

[@mrossi9475]

Did know the chloramine fact, nice!

[@user-cq8dl5ip3f]

My pet betta loves walks! He loves it so much he keeps jumping out on the sidewalk

[@paintleg9436]

Chris:Did you know that fish need air? Me: frantically drains tank

[@FishForThought]

o no

[@paintleg9436]

Jk... That was clear but I'm a stickler for warnings

[@KaylonaClark]

“Did you know that fish breath air?” BuT tHeRe’S aIr In WaTeR,,,iTs A fIsH Edit: my 13 bettas and single blue gourami recognize me and ALWAYS greet me.

[@FishForThought]

Wow 13 bettas I love it haha xD

[@vi4269]

I have a turtle so it's kind true for me lol even tho turtles are not technically fish🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KaylonaClark]

Ansley M. Still valid asf 🤙🏻

[@vi4269]

@@KaylonaClark true dat

[@haze9477]

Male or female?

[@rhyanlumilay6317]

My 2 bettas recognized me and pissed off when not fed. My Goldfishes also recognizes me and see me as a food dispenser and will constantly eat poops 3 to 4x thinking it was food.

[@lightwavz]

This year my husband bought me a nanotank for my birthday, with all the trimmings. The look on his face at the cash register was truly... well, you know the tagline!

[@FishForThought]

That is a nice birthday gift :)

[@kerielwatson3197]

The reason I won't go marine isn't the price.... It's the extra work especially cleaning up salt scum XD. My Dad had marine when I was a kiddo, and I remember him scraping salt crystals off the tank rim regularly. He also had access to ocean water to refill the tank... Though I'm not sure that's much of a benefit since what he saved on salts he probably paid out in petrol and treatments for the various parasites that can be introduced via "wild" water and debris

[@OrkishEngineering]

I used to have an angelfish that could recognize the container his food was in. I would show it to him, and feed him shortly after. I was in elementary school. Fast forward to high school, I was bored and decided to try the trick again. He still remembered the container. Fish have a short memory my fat ass

[@KydonnKirenaii]

Loved the video man.

[@chronicfishing4276]

STRAIGHT FACTS the goldfish part got me

[@ivanmahusay4080]

Nice video man

[@janetteruiz9347]

Wow i had no idea of chlorimine. So interesting.

[@rancisgamer]

Comedian alert 😂🤣🤣 what did the frog say to the fish...? Crickets... no NOTHING fish can't talk 😆😆... aaaah but I digress. Nice video

[@koalamarsc7452]

I came to the pet store looking to buy a 5.5 gallon tank with $60.I spent $50 and got a 2.5 gallon,heater,java fern,substrate,and plant fertilizer. Yeah I do recommend you have a bigger budget. I didn’t buy a kid so I was worrying about my fish jumping out

[@connershort1328]

I’ve got a question, I put some water from one of my other aquariums into a 20 gallon and some normal water and let it sit and cycle for a month, do you think it’s ready for fish yet?

[@tythomas6051]

I think you would be fine putting fish in it. Especially if you let it run for a month. Just curious have you checked your water parameters? That is one way to know if your tank is ready or not.

[@wheezyvettech8781]

Loved this video!!

[@fasai365]

I’ve probably spent over $300 on one betta and two snails already 😂

[@weedes0001]

All right people I'm going to give you a little help here. So you've got all the equipment for your fish tank,( good for you! Great job!) Now let's get down to brass tacks! First thing you want to do with your tank is put one inch of dirt in the bottom of your tank, then kept that one inch of dirt with one inch of your gravel whatever color you want it doesn't matter! ( this is very important if you're going to have live plants this will make your live plants produce 900 times more efficiently then just gravel alone and make your aquarium load a lot better once your plants start coming in!) Go ahead and set up your scape that's your design how you want everything set up in your tank! After all that is said and done it's time to add your water set a bowl in the bottom of your tank plastic glass porcelain it doesn't matter, pour your water into this bowl let it overflow and continue to fill your tank all the way up then Rich in and remove said Bowl. ( what does does s does not allow the water Force to mess up your newly scaped tank) Now when you bought your plants hopefully you also thought ahead and bought the long forceps / tweezers for planting your plants push your plants through the gravel and into the dirt also important to note if you're going to have red plants in your aquarium add play throughout your dirt the clay has iron in it that your red plants need to be red) Once your plants are planted don't yank them up every few days every few weeks let them get started and situated let them start growing because eventually what's going to happen is they're going to start growing big and healthy you're going to have to start taking clippings plant those clippings for free new plants into the substrate just like you did with the first plant. And where you took your clipping from on the original plant don't worry about that what's going to happen there is that the plant is going to become big and bushy right there pretty cool right!?! Now let's say your dirt poor like me what you can do is go to Walmart for your lights and purchase the lamps that have the clips on the bottom put a regular bulb in it clamp up to the top of the tank in the back bend it down to what shines the light to the back of your tank and right there your plants will grow from that I know this I've done this I've got five tanks and all of them are running off of this system 100% healthy it's to the point now I'm actually taking plants back to the pet store and trading them in and the few people I know with fish tanks I'm also giving them plants and teaching them how to do planted tanks that way if their power fails their plants will keep their fish alive 4 days depending on how many plants you have the more plants you have the better it is for your aquarium and the healthier your ecosystem will be in the more fish you can have and don't let nobody bulshit you and say you can only have four or five fish in a 10 gallon tank I had so many plants in my 10 gallon tank I had a hundred and ninety-eight Guppies not to mention the snails Pilates kois and the shrimp in said tank! they were fancy guppies then I got my 55 gallon tank and ran a water Bridge between the 10 gallon tank in the 55 gallon tank then I took a submergible pump put that in the 55 gallon and run another hose to the 10 gallon tank so now all the time the water is cycling between both tanks what are heavily heavily planted and my fish swim back and forth between the Water Bridge! now let's talk about what is the best water you can use for your aquarium. The best water that you can use is free, it's called Rainwater when you get one of those $35 test kits for your aquarium and the rain water test 0 all across the board you have the perfect free water for your aquarium, for water changes or what ever! and when you do your water change don't just throw away or flush down the toilet or dump outside or pour down the sink your old aquarium water, water your plants with it. it's full of nutrients and bacteria that your other plants can use if in your food producing plants! now let's talk about your filters you have one of those that has the carbon bag filter that you can open up it's got the clip on it and you have cats when you're done with your old filter don't throw it away let it dry out open it up and dumped it into your cat's litter box it will help absorb the ammonia and feces smell so that way having fish will also help with your cats and eliminate the litter box odor just one more free tip to help out and to help people save money! I just found this guy's Channel and gave him a thumbs-up I truly hope he does not mind me posting these tips and my advice to people because it's things that I've used and it's work for me and if I have offended him my sincere apology

[@meganwarning7755]

I probably spent close to $100 on my tank and I already had the tank, lid, filter, substrate, decorations, and cleaning supplies. Whoever thinks that because its freshwater it is cheap is in for a rude awakening lol.

[@FishForThought]

Completely agree with the rude awakening part haha

[@batappreciation9661]

100 or so dollars is nothing when it’ll provide a fish a happy full life :)

[@GGA007Gaming]

If you spent 100 dollars on a tank that already had a set up that's a you problem after I got tanks and stuff literally coast me like 50 bucks to get things up and running. Unless your buy really expensive fish then well that's still a you problem 🤣🤣🤣

[@fredbearfazbear3328]

Love video

[@kernow24]

"I like to do things properly" Literally has the smallest tanks in the world behind him

[@FishForThought]

I wish I did... I don't hold that record :c Imaginative Guy on youtube does though, it's awesome!

[@crevice5369]

when my amonia nitrate etc are high i just add safestart plus concentrated bacteria and sometimes do a water change with it. i have been told that works fine.

[@crevice5369]

im pretty sure i only need to add a certain ammount of that stuff when its high and maybe change some water if needed idk though wish someone could help and not make things too complicated or advanced

[@batappreciation9661]

@@crevice5369 I’m late lol but all you need to do is just do a water change hope your tank is doing well

[@anoobis_]

My fish suffering from heavy metal poisoning: Here I am. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE. *guitar solo*

[@Chilam.]

Can you do a snail vid maby?,I know ur stocked up on vids,it's a nice sujestion

[@noiraquatics3542]

Ive kept fish since forever and i never had a cycled tank and they lived long no problems. As long as u keep a check on ammonia level. Jst got into breeding guppies for profit snd like u i totally got the definition of a cycled tank wrong lol. My guppies are doing well and recently my female CoCo had 1 baby last friday. So i dnt live by the cycled tank method

[@grahamsmith2022]

Goldfish are easier to keep than tropical fish,but you need a huge aquarium just for a couple of fish,fancy goldfish are another matter altogether,I would say that they can be among the most difficult of all fish to keep healthy long term with their inherent physical distortions and mutations.

[@FishForThought]

Yeah, and I also think it might just be harder to keep for some people because of the bigger tank size needed. If it's impossible to have a big tank in the house, goldfish are literally the hardest fish to keep :,)

[@grahamsmith2022]

@@FishForThought yes not many want or can afford a 100+gallon tank just to put a few "boring" goldfish in,its a bit like red slider terrapins,they may be cheap to buy but if people knew the huge amount of aquarium volume needed for just one animal to give them a decent quality of life they wouldn't buy them.✌👍

[@Prillbarky]

Chris you fuckimg kill me man 🤣 when you went "uhhhh" at 1:07 and put a pic of Obama there

[@kacywatson6314]

I find saltwater aquarium easier to keep then freshwater aquariums. I had both.

[@thesoulfulequine9308]

“This myth is actually true.” Waitttttttttt.....

[@FishForThought]

you got me

[@knox7945]

I use to own an 80 gallon salt water tank, and my god is it expensive. The lighting, the sands, the fishes, the equipments, the everything!

[@NotSure876]

Expensive but I find saltwater easier than fresh...usually

[@knox7945]

me me sometimes, depending on the fishes too. I remember buying Demsel fishes for beginners(worst decision ever) they were too aggressive and killed everything they see. So I’m only limited certain fishes. Even Yellow Tangs are assholes to other Tangs.

[@Isaac.JamesR]

I'm just starting out and I learned recently tropical fish are easier in my local fish store. It really surprised me.

[@FishForThought]

same when I first started!

[@marcyxx4198]

I'm not getting a heater for Sapphire (my betta). A reason is we (I and my bro) live in a small apartment in the tropics. Temp is stable.

[@Aqua_Gino]

You might actually be introducing a myth of your own. Water at room temperature (I assume that's around 20 celcius / 68 F) isn't that much of a shock to tropical fish really. If you change normal amounts of water (say, 10-30%) and you pour it in one bucket a time, your tropical fish will be fine. Temperatures might drop one, maybe two degrees if you change a lot of water. Temperature swings can be much more extreme in nature though, especially in smaller streams affected by intermittent downpours. Ok yeah, you might want to be slightly more careful when you have like, discus fish swimming around in their balmy 1000 degree water. But most people don't. :D

[@LeTushie]

When I was a kid, some rando gave my mom a 50-gallon fish tank and stand. Thing was cool af. Of course we put that generic blue gravel, and some marbles in there, some plastic plants and a couple fake logs. Filled it up with a whole bunch of 10¢ gold fish and a couple plecos (we called them algae eaters. Nobody knew what they were lol). Before getting these fishies, we kindof all just assumed that goldfish only lived a couple months. A couple died, but 5-6 of them, and the plecos, all lived like 8 years. Never seen a bigger goldfish. At some point, my mom got tired of cleaning it every other week and sold it to one of her friends around the block. The old ass fish all died. I’m still mad

[@tristanvanbockstal5203]

Love this channel!

[@FishForThought]

thank you!

[@reptilesfishandmore]

Pretty much been fishkeeping in the womb since my parents always had fish tanks and always had them as I grew up. Still have them

[@FishForThought]

You had your own amniotic fluid tank

[@reptilesfishandmore]

@@FishForThought 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@reptilesfishandmore]

@@FishForThought I cant handle this right now 😂😂😂

[@jersiewitter4022]

lol i love the slipknot reference and to anyone that puts a fish in a smaller body of water then needed then just know we are not your kind

[@stevenmalchiodi1542]

Tiger platy and black Molly fish are strong and like Betta they are very easy to care for.

[@harrydunleavy8356]

Nice Canadian yay

[@rm.d4136]

I am transitioning my community tank into a planted tank and I have a waterfall filter, but I read that the active carbon that comes with the filter takes nutrients from the water that the plants need so I do not know if I need to remove the active carbon from my filter and in that case what type of media do I switch to so that my filter continues to do his job.

[@FishForThought]

I believe that to be true, and the activated carbon lasts a couple of weeks and runs out of use anyway.

[@kinglyzard]

Freshwater fish are relatively inexpensive. Saltwater fish are priced like orchids.

[@jagafastertamil7178]

Wow great one bro ! So what kind of plants are you keeping even with goldfish!!

[@FishForThought]

anubias, dwarf sag, and crypts.

[@jagafastertamil7178]

@@FishForThought thank you very much bro

[@jagafastertamil7178]

You have a 1 new subscriber now hang in there😅😀😁

[@jton1]

Awesome and useful video 👍

[@clognog8049]

Very nice myth busting! have you seen flying fish? One of my black skirts tetras is very fat looking right now, I think it may be full of eggs.

[@FishForThought]

Cool! Hope it spawns :)

[@Iam_Dunn]

As a sound and recording engineer, holding that lavalier triggered me way more than it should have.... LOL :)

[@FishForThought]

I'm sorry :,) I suck at sound stuff

[@Iam_Dunn]

Fish For Thought ....LOL... You’re doing great!! Keep up the good work!

[@PerditionxHaze]

im moving a tank soon... swapping the 3 fish from a 30 gallon into a 60 with a new cannister filter/ brand new media.... if i use like 4, 5 gallon buckets and re use that water with the new cannister and start would it be considered okay to put my fish in there after filling up the rest with water & using declorinator & a little bacteria??

[@FishForThought]

Yeah and try to also use the existing filter material, maybe some substrate as well, and the water!

[@neonshit1902]

plot twist this channel is a myth

[@meamjustme]

So i'm new with all this. Well, had two goldfish for 2 years in a bowl that my wife impulse bought for our daughter. (Sorry :P) But they upgraded to a (what i now know to small) tank. But for now they seem happy. Unlike in the bowl. Thanks for the tip on dechlorinizers. I am not doing that atm but am certainly gonna invest in some. :)

[@FishForThought]

Good upgrade! Hope they can get into some even bigger tanks soon :)

[@meamjustme]

@@FishForThought Thanks. For now, they are staying in the 30 litre tank. Ordered some actual plants besides the fake stuff i had so far. :)

[@yeeboi5545]

Keeping a massive goldfish tank at a 19°C minimum can consume more power than keeping a small tropical tank at 23°C.

[@dweebaboo]

I found a couple bags with goldfish on the ground almost a week ago. They looked so bad. it was hot out, plus the bags were punctured so there was barely any water. I've never owned fish. I've been scanning the internet because I want to do this the best I can.

[@FishForThought]

That's sad... just randomly on the ground?

[@dweebaboo]

Yeah. There was some game at the fairgrounds where you could win goldfish. We found them close to there so someone must have won them then decided they didn't want them & that the best choice was to throw them in the bushes. Smh.

[@madfishdiva]

Really good information.

[@kiarablack5349]

Chris: the room temperature water will be too cold and shock your fish Me: *laughs in cold-water aquarium*

[@FishForThought]

>:c hmpf!