A Look At All Of My Exotic Aquariums

[@moonlightman7885]

one of the best fish rooms on KZbin🔥

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@dannyaquatics]

Thank goodness you're back I was getting worried. I enjoy watching your videos. You are so knowledgeable of so many cichlids. I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you my friend.

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@Sugaree43]

Time to redo my favorite tanks 😉 Always love these vidi's.. Agree about 2024 I'm with you!

[@dwsdarius]

Nice!

[@chillwill7s60]

Thanks dws, for keeping us updated 👍👍

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks for watching

[@markflopresti]

always good to see an update! lovely fish!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@luigigreen9823]

@dwsdarius the best in the game!! Thanks for update man!! That blue festea fish does remind me of an umbee. I dig the no tech tank been meaning to set up a 29 gal like that for the bedroom. Your 350 acrylic is the exact foot print im lookin to get soon. Big things in 2024💪 keep em coming bro

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@tomaswall6935]

That 210 gallon tank upstairs, try and cover your cement blocks in moss. It will make it very natural looking and really make it pop brighter. Get a good bit of moss and put it into a blender. Then paint the moss onto the blocks and loosely wrap the blocks in cling film. Evey day spray tank water onto the blocks until you get a nice covering before putting them back into the tank. It might take 4/5 weeks 👌

[@dwsdarius]

I ended up taking them out, I have them in a 75 gallon tank and the smaller tank allows algae to grow on them better so they are turning green which looks great

[@stephenschulte455]

Simply the best content on KZbin!!!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@OceanLife6977]

Love your fish room brother! Been a subscriber for quite a while and I’ve always enjoyed your content! Keep them coming!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@aquahobby1982]

What a beautiful fishroom .... ❤❤

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@itachi5798]

Nice Video, keep going!👍🏼

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@thedon219]

I swear you have some of the best set ups and by far one of the best collections!!! I look forward to your videos!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@samueltholen5424]

You could put that turtle in the pond now. I have the same turtles that have been living in a pond for years and they winter over really well. I wouldn't worry about the size for the winter. I would be more concerned that your pond is enclosed and that there aren't any little spaces he can squeeze out. Because given the land they will explore and possibly get out. Great video!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you, yes I've overwintered turtles in my pond before I just thought a youngster like mine would need other turtles to lead him. Besides that my pond definitely is not turtle proof so I'll work on that by spring

[@AussieAquatic]

Happy New Year 2024 style :)

[@dwsdarius]

Happy new year!

[@jstnhnt28]

Happy that your green phantom comes out more and is more visible for you! Such a beautiful fish

[@dwsdarius]

Yes almost makes me want to get more fancy plecos but I don't want to push my luck

[@brrrbey]

@@dwsdariuslook into the genus Pseudacanthicus. They are much larger and less shy. Their diet would match your other fish more closely also, carnivores.

[@pierresmith2975]

Happy to see your back bro💯💯💯💯

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks

[@Arauquatics]

Love it man ! Can’t wait for the next video !

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!

[@aquarium.talktv]

Gorgeous tanks bro.

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you

[@briggjohnson358]

I have a dovii and a Jag ..i cant even imagine your hybrid's personality ...what's it like cleaning his tank ??..and do you see the Dovii IQ. Come out..??...great video brother ...keep them comming!!

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks, so he has the shape of a dovii, the color of a jaguar, his size is smaller than a dovii more like a jaguar. He's super territorial but he won't attack my hand in the tank. He's always reaching out the aquarium grabbing the eggcrate above the tank and parts of the filter, I'd say he has that dovii IQ

[@williamleachman212]

Awesome!!

[@amx1820]

Happy New Year, mate

[@dwsdarius]

Happy new year

[@chrispayne1324]

Just make some shades for the lights on the 880.

[@elvinsworld11]

Lovely

[@mcaquatics3143]

If you shipped fish, if those dovi spawn, id be interested in a few fry. Beautiful fish

[@dwsdarius]

We'll see how they do breeding

[@oscardean6351]

I was thinking of adding one or two Razorback musk turtles to my aquarium. Fun little critters and they stay small 👍☹️

[@dwsdarius]

Yes that would be a more suitable long term tank mate for the fish

[@kevinshady4627]

To fix the 800 gallon light/plant situation you just need some sort of cover around it like a faux wall going around the front and the sides. King of DIY has one that looks like bricks idk if it’s just styrofoam or what. idk if you’ve seen it before.

[@kevinshady4627]

Nice footage, nice looking fish and nice tanks well done big dog

[@dwsdarius]

Thanks

[@dwsdarius]

I do have a curtain that I can wrap around the tank it just ruins the aesthetic of the room

[@burrow2chase]

That 880 is so cool dude. How hard was it to build? Assuming it’s a plywood tank?

[@dwsdarius]

It wasn't that hard actually, but of course its nerve wrecking being my first diy tank. There are so many tutorial videos just find one that you like and follow the instructions. My video is by no means a tutorial, but this was the process kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4XKkGmdh8lnjq8

[@lots33ml]

Really nice tanks you're fish are very awesome too. Those peacocks are hugh i love peacocks but they get so big i believe you need massive tanks to properly keep them. I have 12 tanks mostly african peas and haps some tropheus tanks and a few planted tanks. As you know it takes alot of energy to take care of a fish room and im 66 now and cannot really do to much more than im doing although i do have some larger tanks coming in the future. In 2020 i had a heart attack and lost half my heart but i still work everyday and take care of my fish and just got a new puppy because i lost my Rocky in dec of 23. I had to laugh when you have a rocky too. Well just a little bit about me. I've seen you're video's in the past and really enjoy them. Looking forward to all you do in 24. Take care and god bless fellow fish keeper!

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you! I'm trying to find ways to make tanks require less maintenance. The answer is plants, terrestrial plants for my cichlid tanks and finding that perfect balance. Some of my tanks I can almost get away with no water changes. I'm just trying to figure how many plants, or what type of plants will keep up with the bioload in my larger tanks

[@Greggg1981]

I always thought tilapia were saltwater fish shows what I know lol

[@dwsdarius]

Lol, well a lot of restaurants trick people to believe they are eating saltwater delicacies and its really tilapia because they do look like something from the ocean

[@RocsAquatic]

Tank looks good what kind of gravel is that

[@dwsdarius]

I use caribsea jungle river and peace river blend

[@RocsAquatic]

@@dwsdarius thanks

[@Ian-qw1zb]

Red ear sliders do not do well below 60 degrees they like to stay in that 70° range they don't do winters, they develop skin and shell sores and will eventually parish..

[@dwsdarius]

I just thought they could because they are all over NJ and they over winter in our lakes fine

[@tee_pierce6]

I have 2 red eared sliders in my central American predator cichlid tank u should keep him

[@dwsdarius]

I've kept adult red ear sliders, and their appetite scares me too much to keep them with cichlids in a tank that's not enormous.

[@tee_pierce6]

@dwsdarius lol yeah I just have a 150gal but I have4 a40gal breeder on top so the can bask ..my cichlids is big to expect the convicts

[@Aquaticpredatorking]

Did you sell your Adult Red Terror

[@dwsdarius]

Yes, he friend had space for him so if both of my grow outs end up being females (which I doubt) he'll let me get him back

[@herphunt]

yo bro you ever thought about buying a shed and building a huge tank in it ? you wouldnt have to move

[@dwsdarius]

That would be cool but I don't have much yard space for that. I want to move and when it happen's I'll likely be going for a tank twice the size of what I have!

[@AnthonyGil-w2t]

How do you spell that one fish the one in the 880 gallon tank that is like green blue idk if it’s ilke messers sum like that someone help me because I wanna find it

[@AnthonyGil-w2t]

And which one is the one one 350 with the red/pink spot on her head it was a pink sum

[@dwsdarius]

Mesoheros Gephyrus and the other is a Vieja Fenestratus 'Pink'

[@DonnaDiane74]

Sad to put these fish in tanks to get attacked and have no way of escaping. 👎🏾

[@ferko6]

I know right! I always put small ladders in mine so they can climb out and hide under the tank.🤭

[@mrhellboy218]

I've also noticed this winter hasn't been that cold in the UK

[@dwsdarius]

Yea I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing

[@earthgirl7267]

Another outstanding video sir. If you're giving away more plants, I'm interested. 🐟🩵🙌

[@dwsdarius]

Thank you!