Angelfish and German Blue Ram Fish Room Tour with Master Breeder Dean

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Dean is a master breeder who works with Angelfish and German Blue rams among lots of other species of fish.
Angelfish, Super Red (10:10, 10:30, 25:02, 27:56, 32:55)
Apistogramma, Agasizzi “Fire Red” (29:54)
Apistogramma, Borelli (15:00, 30:53))
Apistogramma, Caucatoidies “Orange Flash” (16:00, 17:00, 28:38)
Apistogramma Panduro (42:50)
Aspidoras, Six Ray (3:57)
Corydoras, Orange Laser (24:48)
Corydoras, Panda (39:34)
Corydoras, Sterbai (15:40)
Crystal Shrimp, PRL (11:43)
Discus, Pigeon Blood (1:00, 3:00)
Kribensis, Lobe (37:43, 42:38)
Kribensis, Niente/Yellow Form (16:30, 24:55)
Pleco, Claro (17:36)
Pleco, L333 (38:23)
Pleco, Mega Clown (3:30)
Pleco, Orinoco Angel (40:00)
Pleco, Super Red Bristlenose (36:57)
Pleco, Zebra (40:40)
Rainbowfish, Dwarf Neon (7:58, 8:54)
Rainbowfish, Red Laser (5:30, 43:12)
Rams, Electric Blue (31:42, 35:03)
Rams, German Blue (10:54, 24:40, 27:21, 31:42, 36:44, 41:18)
Tanks are all on racks, with sponge filters, easy-to read labels, and dimmer-controlled Finnex Stingray LED lighting.
Rack #1 has six 20H tanks. In the middle are two pairs of Pigeon Blood Discus kept at 84 degrees. On the lower shelf you have 3 month old discus fry and some Mega Clown Plecos (L340) breeding in a custom slate cave. And next to that is a colony of Aspidoras Pauciradiatus. On the top row there are Melanotaenia sp. (Wapoga Red Laser Rainbowfish) and Melanotaenia Praecox (Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish) that spawn regularly on a yarn mop.
Rack #2 is mostly smaller tanks to grow out fry. These 10g tanks run Mattenfilters and get 50% water changes 2x a week to deal with the high bio-loads. Neon Rainbowfish fry and tiny baby angels can be kept over 100 to a tank, but as they mature they get separated by size down into smaller groups. Baby German Blue Rams are absolutely adorable, as perfect little miniatures of the adults. Dean also has a growing population of high-grade Crystal Red Shrimp. Sterbai Corydoras, female Apistogramma Caucatoides “Orange Flash”, Pelvicachromis Pulcher (kribensis, Ninte form), and a mating pair of apistos round out the middle shelf. On the bottom shelf you see what I like to call a “junk drawer” tank, with the odds and ends that really didn’t fit someone where else. Also a large group of F1 Apistogramma Borelli. After climbing up on a ladder, we can see the 4th level tank, which house the True Dwarf Bristlenose Claro Plecos.
Next stop in our fish room tour is Rack #3, which is actually a repurposed baking rack! On the lowest shelf is Dean’s “Fry System”, a 20L adapted to raise eggs and newly hatched fry in little trays. Between the TV dinner trays, pantyhose, zip ties, rigid airline tubing, and pins you can tell there’s a lot of ingenuity in this setup. German Blue Rams, Orange Laser Corydoras, Kribensis and Angels all have trays. Some GBR hang in a breeder box on the side. Angelfish eggs are in a Methylene Blue bath to help minimize fungus.
Moving up you have a shelf full of Apistos, a breeding tank of Orange Flash, and an earlier spawn they are starting to pick on. Agassizi Fire Reds and wild-caught Borellis. And on the top are more dwarf cichlids; electric blue and German blue rams, and some extra male apistos.
Along the left side are divided 20H tanks with two pairs super red angels. Dean is working to selectively breed the white out, and focus on a deep orange and black coloration.
Next are a large group of Electric Blue rams growing out. This tank also has a pre-filter intake sponge. Dean is a big fan! Besides that are more juvenile German Blues, you can really see how different the two strains are when they’re side by side like this. Below are Pelvicachromis Taeniatus "Lobe", Hypancistrus sp. (L333s), and Corydoras Panda.
Up top is a rare treat, and entire colony of Hypancistrus Zebra (Zebra Plecos) and rams that have just laid eggs (you can even see her breeding tube is still out.) You’ve also got Lobe Kribensis and Apisto Panduro.
Dean hatches his own brine for part of his 3x daily feeding regimen. Also uses Micro worms and Vinegar eels in addition to dry foods. While still at the hatching/testing station you’ll also get to hear his acclimation and water testing philosophies.
Finally we come to a bucket with enough valves and hoses to make your head spin. This is all part of Dean’s innovative water changing system. Two different diameter hoses provide options depending on how fast you want to drain tanks, and the rigid wand at the end helps suck up gunk. As water drains into the bucket a large pump runs it through a PVC tube up the wall, along the ceiling, and into the adjacent room where it ties in to a washing machine drain.
I hope you enjoyed this Fish Room Tour. Don’t forget to like and subscribe!
#Fishroom #Aquarium #Fishtank

[@AquariumCoop]

Check out dean's fish room in this one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoe4eXxqecdlj6c

[@diannalauer2771]

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[@diannalauer2771]

Didn't even once talk about his discus. Geez

[@NJCryptoDevil]

Is there a way to contact Dean for ordering Rams? I have a 75 gallon I would like to get set back up, and 2 follow up 55 gallons.

[@ternaktanihobi9793]

this farm is for commercial or only for hoby ?!

[@darrenh7401]

Yeah

[@ChucksFeeesh]

Dean is nothing short of incredible. Truly a man of all trades.

[@DannysAquariums]

This fishroom looks amazing! So clean and organised! Thumbs up!

[@RyansAquarium]

He's a legend!!!! No wonder the stock is so high quality at your store, you seek out excellent breeders cory!

[@AquariumCoop]

+RyansAquarium Its one of the reasons I started a store so that breeders like this could actually exist and breed great fish.

[@RyansAquarium]

+Aquarium Co-Op This hobby needs more people like you Cory. Props!

[@AquariumCoop]

+RyansAquarium Thank you :)

[@kristiemowry3267]

Cory, you are a great interviewer. You coaxed a quiet person to tell all. The best! Do this tour yearly.

[@AquariumCoop]

I've been trying to go back. Dean is busy and we talk every couple of weeks. He's got a lot going on in his personal life at the moment and his fish room isn't up to the insane standards you see here in this video at the moment to him. Never mind it's great in any condition. His fish room being a mess, is better than anyone's clean fish room :P

[@jamiem5364]

@@AquariumCoop I dont know how it happens, u clean everything up in a fishroom and a week later its suddenly trashed again lol

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

Thank you for creating the best fish room in depth video that I think can be made.

[@shell051311]

I found your Channel about 3 weeks ago and I am so hooked!! Thanks for all the great info!!

[@RickyKenerlyCichlids]

I enjoyed the whole video! It is great you support your local breeders and get quality fish from them!

[@jasonmvallance]

after seeing Deans fish room, i really want to get back into the hobby, i had tanks all the way from 8 years old until my late 20`s, now in my mid 40`s with 2 kids i want to get some tanks and start breeding again, like dean I love chiclids , especially the dwarf... love the setup. lovely fish

[@andrewspeedyatkinson]

I love going back and watching the old videos still so much to learn from

[@somebodyelse9696]

Wow, i'm amazed at this guys organization. It really shows how experienced and knowledgeable he is about breeding fish. I aspire to have something like this at some point.

[@samanthareimer7905]

One of the best fish rooms I've seen, and so clean.

[@ScowlingWolf]

really admire how organised ,clean and clever Deans fish room is

[@brennanaman1beats27]

im going back over past videos, never get enough of deans fish room :)

[@AdamTillontheWeb]

Can’t love this video enough! We’re using the trays to grow out goldfish eggs, and it works superbly. Thanks tons again for sharing!!

[@dingchat555]

Very organized. I wish I could have a fish room like this. Maybe when I'm older...

[@bolezy9070]

This man is a flippin genius. Dean is my favorite for sure.

[@livelaughForte]

He bread those fish for his daughter! That's SO cute!

[@AquariumCoop]

+livelaughForte he is a kind man for sure.

[@thesabbath100]

That fry station (which I will be implementing asap), makes this my very favorite of all of your fishroom tours!

[@daronofennell3474]

Man I love his fish room, a fish breeders paradise

[@johnmartinez4943]

Love the mop lol! That is a damn clean fish room.

[@JerNYCJer]

stunned from start to finish, at what Dean's done with that small space. kudos!

[@damionmarkham9835]

totally amazing , what a kind and gentle person . thanks so much for sharing

[@AquariumCoop]

+Damion Markham He really is, he is a great friend to have :)

[@deef3433]

Love your visits to Deans fish room

[@josephpinkston7101]

That fish room is awesome. I am inspired now. Less then a 100 sq feet and you had almost an hour tour. NICE!!!! Thanks for the video Corey

[@AquariumCoop]

+Joseph Pinkston Yeah, his fish production to sq ft is off the charts! :P

[@ae_pd]

Dean is amazing. I love him.

[@WeenieBikinii]

Learned a lot! Thanks Cory for showing us around Dean's fish room!

[@AquariumCoop]

+Will Arvin Thanks for watching and supporting!

[@LonghornInOmaha]

That is one of the cleanest and tidiest "fish rooms" I have ever seen. Very nice. Thanks for taking the time to show us.

[@AquariumCoop]

+Cole Schramm Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@MichaelsFishRoom]

What a great use of space. Seems like you guys are buddies too, that's cool. Another great video Cory!

[@AquariumCoop]

+Michael Skurnik Yeah, we've taken a liking to each other :P

[@nozii06]

Maybe the best looking fishroom i've ever seen ! Good work !

[@dawndare3949]

This was awesome to watch. I will watch this over and over!

[@XcZuNiTy]

This fish room is seriously GOALS!

[@erictheviking7646]

That room, by a long shot, had the cleanest tanks and the entire room was so well organized. Some serious dedication to his hobby, gives me something to aim for and also proves that you dont need a huge space to be very successful. Bravo!

[@AquariumCoop]

+Eric Gjersvold yeah, he is crazy efficient with what comes out of that fish room :)

[@michaelpopplewell5190]

that is the cleanest room ive ever seen. love it

[@bigwigaquatics4129]

So much fish room in so little space!!!!And so many ideas now rolling through my head...

[@AquariumCoop]

+BigWig Aquatics Yes, it's dangerous to see the room, cause then you think... Well no reason I can't do it now!

[@wyzemann]

I'm hard pressed to locate a fish room or tanks as efficiently organized and tidy as Dean's. Unbelievable aquarist, a true credit to our hobby!

[@AquariumCoop]

+wyzemann I'm lucky to have him so close to me.

[@djneoda1535]

AMAZING setup. EVERYTHING is well thought out and the fish seem to be handled perfectly. Peace ✌

[@simplelife7246]

It truly was an awesome fish room tour. It gives me ton of ideas and set some goals for me. Thanks Cory..

[@AquariumCoop]

+Hasan Cagri Ergen Shows how much can be done in like a small bedroom!

[@tinablum9089]

This is the best video on fish rooms I have ever seen...and I have watched ALOT OF FISH VIDEOS!! LOL. Wish I had a set up like his!!

[@robnewhampshire1481]

Absolutely fascinating tour....

[@bettablue2660]

I live his tray idea! Thanks to both of you.

[@johnday8204]

Thanks corry and dean always look forward to watching your videos so much good information

[@ripproof3532]

Thanks for the long videos! An hour well spent

[@AquariumCoop]

+RIP PROOF Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@annon-ski7985]

Fantastically clear water. very nice.

[@nikkig4935]

Woah this is the most unique fish room ive seen. Really nice and clean. I wish i was that creative.

[@AquariumCoop]

+Nikki G It all comes with experience he has been doing it for over 40 years.

[@ralphbishop9733]

This is the coolest fish room ever 👍

[@shesellsfish]

That fish room is AMAZING! So even the excuse of..."I would keep more fish but I live in a studio apartment won't wash anymore." I'll send them the link to this video...LOL. I was so into this video I didn't even realize an hour had passed. Super job Cory...an absolutely EXCELLENT video and interview.

[@AquariumCoop]

+ShelbyRae Lane Glad it held your attention the whole way through. That is hard to do for a youtuber like myself. Thanks for watching!

[@heatherandgertrude]

Holy cow! This is awesome!

[@jimwilliamson5603]

Every time a suggested video with Dean comes up I watch it. I wonder how many times I've watched this video. Lol

[@HCAqua]

Just found this. Dont know why I havnt seen thus earlier, but it is all full of inspiration.

[@cristiantanasa7058]

Beautiful Discus you got there.

[@its_elser]

Such an amazing breeder/hobbyist, id be happy with 25% of his knowledge on the subject. id love to see Dean tackle some harder to breed egg scatterers on film with how he raises the micro fry.

[@70chgrdreams78]

That is crazy organized !!

[@bdkaka]

dang, you're fast..... I am still watching your video.. you rock!!

[@AquariumCoop]

+Glen Hill Always working! :P Editing other videos to upload.

[@primesspct2]

I am amazed watching these 2 master fish breeders, but cant help but think there's no hope for me with my tiny tanks and underfunded hobby. Any fish breeders/experts seeking an apprentice?! Stunning attention to detail, thanks so much for sharing your expertise with us!

[@SevernRunAquatics]

This video really helped me out Cory thanks for making this video with Dean!

[@AquariumCoop]

+SevernRunAquatics Glad you learned from it :)

[@SevernRunAquatics]

+Aquarium Co-Op Dean seems like an awesome guy and hobbyist wish I could go in there and pick his brain. I'm using the "tv dinner tray" idea now for my tiny fry.

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Hell yes this was a real fish room tour... Showed off everything in some detail seen fish seen hatchery seen water change system

[@AquariumCoop]

+Rico Suave I hope they can all be this good from now on :) Hardest part is convincing people to let me film their room :)

[@goodstrong]

That’s an impressive set up!

[@dakotabrewer9102]

I just wanna say you are so good a what you do I straight love it 👏👏

[@anthonyrobertson2991]

Incredibly efficient, clean and organized fishroom.Great use of the space.Liked the dimmer and the water change system..And agreat big thank you,cause I also have one of those stainless racks and before watchin thins video,I was wondering how to fit more tanks in my fishroom(garage) and now I have my answer....didnt realize they could handle the weight,Continued good luck and success with your passion.Also,thanks for sharing yr great setup.

[@bassjunkie4881]

Man that’s an awesome amazing fish room with beautiful fish German blue rams are my next venture

[@apolloravindran]

Fantastic, what a clean fish room, love it

[@AquariumCoop]

+Ravindran Arumugam Dean is really talented with fish for sure.

[@sebatcaballero9832]

what an organized clean dude congrats

[@BradK02]

From all the fishrooms on I saw on KZbin, this my fav. But I love the gritty ones also.

[@luilloem21]

Dean is the coolest person

[@Umbinator]

If only my floors were strong enough. This is amazing!

[@juliaaquaamateur1573]

Before I bought a group of cories for my first tank I had to clean the tank bottom every two or three days. There was a LOT of poo (I keep platies which are known poomakers), while the filter sponge was almost clean. After I bought several cories, the bottom of the tank is clean ALWAYS and all the poop is in the filter sponge. All I have to do now is to simply wash the sponge in aquarium water after I make a water change. This is amazing! And besides being cute little fellows, cories do help to maintain the tank clean.

[@jesusmontana2448]

His room is freakin awesome!

[@hydrorecords]

This is the best vid on youtube

[@AquariumCoop]

+hydrorecords Why thank you :P

[@gromeroskwelch]

Amazing and inspiring, thanks for sharing

[@matthewdespaw879]

I'm enjoying these videos, lots of great info for the hobbiest

[@AquariumCoop]

+Matthew Despaw Grat! I use them to go back later and remember good ideas I saw.

[@RichsFishes]

love fishroom tours! Excited to see this vid is so long. Pissed I dont have time to watch it all right now lol

[@AquariumCoop]

+Rich's Fishes All in due time :P

[@RichsFishes]

+Aquarium Co-Op Phew, finally got to finish this one. I need to get you and Dean out to my place in NY for some advice! That water change system is fantastic and I'm definitely going to try to implement something like this in the future. I suppose he isn't worried about cross contamination? You also got me measuring my room lol. My tanks are in about 75 sq ft of space (not a square room so its a rough estimate) which includes my washer dryer and utility sink! I still think Dean uses his space much more efficiently.....but gives me hope that I do still have room to expand!

[@AquariumCoop]

Yeah he's not too worried about cross contamination because everything that comes into the room gets quarantined. In a perfect world where he has a bigger room, he'd use a different system.

[@ThriveForFreedom]

Amazing ! thanks for the videos

[@Duddylee]

Dean is my spirit animal.

[@bbsbacktobasics7695]

Very cool fish.. beautiful plecos

[@stephen-truthseeker]

Those Plecos are cool fish. I keep corys and plecos together they work well. I like his syphon and brine shrimp systems.

[@JolojAquaticBD]

That's a very nice setup. Thumbs up.

[@matthewdespaw879]

I sure will keep up the good work

[@darkslide9654]

He has some beautiful rams.

[@centaureg]

This is one of the few cases where the word "awesome" doesn't really do the accomplishment justice. Where does Dean work? A hospital or lab? LOL Just plain impressive. Thanks, Cory!

[@AquariumCoop]

+Greggerman Neither, he has been posting on comments here, so I'll let him chime in if he wants with his profession.

[@matthewdespaw879]

I had someone suggest your series on breeding fish for profit and enjoyed every minute of it help me realize I need to approach it differently

[@AquariumCoop]

+Matthew Despaw Glad to hear it. Make sure you thank that person for me for recommending my series to you :) Together we can share the knowledge.

[@supernatureboy13]

Lol fast forward to future Dean! You will be moving that rack soon I predict. Your hot water tank will fail! Lol!!! Love the video!

[@johnquinn1019]

Beautiful Angels, I keep them myself. :)

[@imperialfoodhrvatska3691]

Great video

[@nameunavailable.4872]

this is my goal! that fish room was something else.

[@AquariumCoop]

+Average Joe hes is an amazing aquarist for sure.

[@igortsevenov251]

Молодцы буржуи. Все просто шикарно.

[@blkicemike4857]

WOWZERS!!!! Such a GREAT setup!! I'd luv to get hold of a DIY video on the 5gallon bucket with all info on how to build,.. that kickASS setup would work really well for me due to limited space. At some point i'm going to plumb whole system for auto water change system but until then, the bucket setup would be way more convenient. I currently have 4 -90-gal tanks stacked two-by -two with 8-ten- gallon tanks above & 8 below,.. Then another rack with 6-forty-gal breeders & 6-twenty-gal. I my be suffering from MTS ;) jus' a lil' bit enjoyed the video, this being the 3rd time watching..

[@1deaver]

cory, hand down this is the best display of someone's fishroom. other big you tubers could learn a thing or 2 about the interview process. kudos, 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@AquariumCoop]

+1deaver Thank you for the kind words :) I really enjoy visiting fish rooms :)

[@alyssaedwards9415]

Nice fish room

[@SuperFlojoGuy]

Amazing AF!

[@icolky5272]

30 years ago? So dean you were breeding when you were 3?!! 😉 lol. Love me some dean videos, as a fellow fish geek who one day hopes to set up my own fish room/larger scale breeding hobby I love being able to hear dean give me the benefit of all that experience. If by any chance dean or anyone else reads this what do you think to metal commercial kitchen racking? I’ve actually got some of that but had never thought of using it for fish racks but if rated to 3000lbs that’s over a tonne and plenty enough. I love how I’ve seen dean do stuff that I thought was different to what you’re supposed to do/what I’ve always done yet you can see it clearly works well. Love that about this hobby how 2 people can do things very differently but both get great results and you realise there isn’t always a right and wrong answer. All that’s right is if your fish are happy, healthy and breeding whilst you enjoy keeping them. Also Cory if you ever read this, any chance we could have a video with dean and maybe a few others telling us how they’d set up a fish room now with the benefit of all their experience were they starting totally from scratch. Would be so good when I come to plan my own to hear guys like dean say I’d build it like this with x system because ....... would be so helpful and imo a really fascinating video.

[@stephl1995]

amazing fish room

[@AquariumCoop]

+Steph L It truely is :) I was in love when I first saw it.

[@goldfishlover7997]

Wonderful !!

[@jackrayaa1595]

Very very interesting and informative 🐬👌👍

[@mumbaibalconygardenerhobbies]

The rafts leave the docks 😂😂😂👌👌👌

[@guitardave3028]

I've started breeding again, mostly angels, and i've got 64 sq ft of room...i have a gold standard bred with a gorgeous black veil male from angelsplus and a pair of golds. Then i've got another gold female that is waiting for her mate, a veilfinned koi that will be arriving from angelsplus this next tue...can't wait to see what steve will be sending me...i've also got a breeding group of 5 false julie corydoras i'm waiting on to start breeding...also some mystery snails and bettas round out this lil cajun fishroom...it's modeled a lot after dean's fishroom down to a fry rack in the top of a 29 gal tank that will house my new koi male and his gold standard mate...thanks dean fer the tips...

[@panaque]

love these fish room tours Corey! mulm master, lol!

[@AquariumCoop]

+panaque I like mulm :P Dean and I have had like a 4 hour long conversation on mulm... Can't actually decide if mulm is a negative thing.

[@panaque]

+Aquarium Co-Op i must admit, I have mulm too. mayne a support group is in order ;) my catfish seem to relish it, so I usually keep a little in the back corner where they like to hang out. plus its a pain to get to, its a forest of jungle val back there! i am really impressed with how he uses the space and how healthy everything looks. i love good fish husbandry! what are the heaters he is using?

[@AquariumCoop]

It's one from catalina aquariums he is using. He loves the way the work, but they are not reliable. He had like 4 of them go out in the last month :(

[@panaque]

Yeah, heaters can be a nightmare. I still love my old EboJager. I have never had an issue with them ever, and have been using them for 30+ years. I have some old ones that I swapped out that still work in case of an emergency. Just had to swap them out after 10 or so years. I still have one that has the old adjustment nob thats covered in rubber. They are bullet proof!

[@1redrab]

AMAZING!!

[@denisy6]

so so so interesting!

[@AQUANUT]

Great video watched in on FishTube :) Dean is the man great setup

[@AquariumCoop]

+AQUA NUT Indeed.