Decorating my goldfish aquarium - GOLDFISH AQUASCAPE!!

[@thekingofdiy]

How to decorate a fancy goldfish aquarium like I did! Aquascaping this tank for me, was a challenge. I have not done something like this for 8 years!! Let me know what you think! Get the ultimate DIY book ► thekingofdiy.com Facebook ► facebook.com/uarujoey Instagram ► instagram.com/uarujoey/ HOW TO add sand to an aquarium ►goo.gl/O3Iu55 Stocking my 370 gallon with fancy goldfish ► goo.gl/Iu6IM6

[@legendmonstar2108]

I know this is out of the topic but does your Asian arowana shows any aggression towards you

[@TheDro]

+just mee he looked like he was judging his kids hardcore when they came in the room. lol

[@thekingofdiy]

nope

[@thekingofdiy]

He just a curious fish. Loves attention. Does that any time you go near him.

[@codytrainor5459]

is that down by salmon river?

[@thekingofdiy]

See this tank in underwater 360!! goo.gl/w8KAni

[@imHungry12345]

The king of DIY Looks Awesome! Sorry to bother, but I have a hexogonal tank for my betta, I think its about 2.5 gallons. But the thing is, it isnt very wide. Its about a foot tall and 6in wide. Would this be suitable since they enjoy exploring and looking at their surroundings? Please awnser! Youre the best! ❤

[@TECHWAREHOUSEENG]

The king of DIY ii

[@thekingofdiy]

Did this video inspire you? SHARE IT and inspire someone else! Always grateful, Joey

[@ubaidshakir6360]

i shared to my siblings lets see how they get it hey what about salt water tank dying for that one

[@crazybirdybird4312]

Did that one little moor chase you the whole time?

[@ubaidshakir6360]

+CrazyBirdyBird what do you mean

[@arkhero4888]

The Arowana looks jealous

[@crazybirdybird4312]

It looked like one of the black moors was very interested in what he was doing and followed him a lot.

[@seandelevan]

Dude...you might laugh at me...but this is probably my favorite tank of yours by far. I want one!

[@Ily_t4e_]

seandelevan me too

[@nathansexoticfish849]

seandelevan if you need fancy gold fish I am selling some soon because i am starting to breed fish starting Friday

[@olix3443]

zioro1235 dude you’re just a kid, don’t breed goldfish. breeding fish isn’t something easy that a kid should do

[@Luis-nw8uo]

I love Goldfish aquariums! This and his angelfish setup are my favorite!

[@rachel-zb1ms]

I'm 12 and I have 3 tanks in my room. I do all the cleaning and feeding. I love fish...

[@dwainkitchel1316]

u are the future of the hobby, hang in there and get better at fish keeping :)

[@rachel-zb1ms]

Dwain Kitchel Thanks :) At the moment I've baby axolotls I'll hope they live!

[@dwainkitchel1316]

a long time ago it was believed that axolotls would metamorphasise to its adult stage in the presence of iodine...not sure as they say hormones now. i have kept a few of them they are a wonder...do lots of water changes

[@jojo-oi7up]

I'm 12 and I have 2 reptiles and a bird, I take care of all of them

[@rachel-zb1ms]

Dwain Kitchel thanks for the support and the tip :) thank you, i normally get bullied for stuff like this, well when i talk about it.

[@samuelsawalker6682]

I love how from around 4:52 that little black fish keeps coming up to see what your doing, just next to your right hand.

[@thekingofdiy]

THE UPDATE!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5q3pX6fnq-amZI

[@bobbywhite5319]

I'm making a turtle pond, indoors. Along with pool filtration sand as the substrate, what do you recommend for lighting and maintaining water temperature?

[@fenus609]

You inspired me "the younger generation of fish keeping"

[@XxScArEcRoWxX1]

Bobby White Turtles a really versatile to temperature and only require heat in winter

[@bobbywhite5319]

XxScArEcRoWxX1 There are standards for temperature.

[@challengetheoutsidenotthes619]

The king of Pie

[@AquariumCoop]

Great looking scape Joey. Well done. Really brings out the goldfish and shows them off well.

[@thekingofdiy]

It really does. I could have gone either way though. Scaped or blacked out. (but I HAD to at least try this scape... I will try to find the original photo that inspired me. This was before my time on the internet, so i think it was in a magazine. TFH I think. Looked something like this.)

[@bobidstein450]

Seriously, outstanding job!

[@AquariumCoop]

Nice, I still enjoy taking in fish magazines, nice to consume information offline :) Also it's neat to think about how a picture inspired you so many years later and had an impact lasting that long.

[@50baguettes11]

help, what is better? with sand or no sand? if with sand? white sand or black sand? with a 10 gallon blue color and s cave made of stone ( my DIY)

[@inviktus3349]

goldfish are the best and the cutest

[@bumblebeesir9960]

InViKTus I know right 😍

[@RoyalCrab]

Okay, honestly I was one of those "goldfish are the worst" due to many people keeping them incorrectly and having a strong bias against them. However, after seeing this tank and how excited and engaged your kids are concerning it, it's changed my mind (or at least removed the bias I had against them). That really is all this hobby is about - getting and keeping the next generation engaged, and if it takes one of the more common fish to do so, I'd say let them have some! Ofc, it'd fall on us to help them take proper care of it, especially if it's your children you're getting them for :-) By the way, great tank!

[@jordanhansen8631]

Why would anyone have a problem with goldfish? They're hardy, gorgeous, and easy to take care of. Don't let anybody ever sway how you should feel :)

[@RoyalCrab]

Jordan Hansen Well, goldfish bowls aren't as common nowadays, but they're still there. I do agree that we need to base our opinions on ourselves and our experiences, not those around us or those who effectively abuse them. Thanks for your input and insight :)

[@John-ow1ii]

One of my favorite tanks now! The blacked out background is amazing!!!!!

[@thekingofdiy]

Thanks John! It does look good eh?

[@John-ow1ii]

And that aquascaping is top notch!

[@John-ow1ii]

+The king of DIY also this is coming from someone who doesn't really like goldfish usually

[@thekingofdiy]

I hear ya!

[@Justin-cs6ii]

+The king of DIY awesome I'm new sub

[@GrimFelArt]

Goldfish are so precious. I love them, they have so much more personality than people think. So cute 😶😶

[@RachelOLeary]

I absolutely love what you did with this, and your daughter's reaction made me, and my two daughters, squee while watching today. Great job, Joey!!

[@thekingofdiy]

+Rachel O'leary Thanks Rachel. Tell the girls I said hello!

[@nehapraveen2265]

I have been obsessed with fish for as long as I can remember. I got my fish tank when I was 3 and we kept a fish tank till I was 7 or 8 yrs old. But then my mom couldn't take time of her schedule to clean the tank and to keep our trophy fishes in shape. so the hobby was dropped and for my 13th birthday (12 days ago) my mom got me a 10 gallon aquarium and she told if I manage to keep the fish and the tank in good shape she'll get me a bigger aquarium and more fishes. Hopefully I can do that!!

[@itzjoseph9282]

Neha Praveen yeah great man just make sure to do ur weekly maintenance

[@jeffgordan4613]

How have you been doing so far

[@kabadisha]

Until I saw this aquarium, I would never have expected to want a fancy goldfish aquarium. Now its on my bucket list. Seriously inspiring!

[@jj_hoolio]

Rocks from the shores of Lake Superior are, ha, superior to most river rocks. :D

[@MK-li8lw]

Are you French ?

[@jj_hoolio]

Nope, that's just my last name :)

[@UberAlphaSirus]

+Moamen Keshlaf Are you Keshlafian?

[@MK-li8lw]

+Sirus wtf No, i said that because many French people when they want to show they are French they write their name and French and then speak English like to show they know how to speak English but French people don't have very good accent and they don't speak well

[@jj_hoolio]

Moamen Keshlaf XD I don't mind your first question at all, but I would stop while you're ahead.

[@itech301]

The arowana swam over when ur daughter walked up lol

[@itech301]

He was jealous that he was not getting all the attention

[@muteaquariumnerd8080]

What I mostly love about the gold fish tank is that your kids are enjoying things in the hobby with you and that is just the best of two worlds!

[@thekingofdiy]

Yup! I feel the same!

[@nathanmiller1840]

I started with goldfish when I was a kid. I've recently nicknamed that 10 gallon tank from 30 years ago "Auschwitz". A lot of fish went in, none came out. I have one display tank now, a 75 gallon, filled with as many live plants and tropical fish as my experience level can handle, but I have a longing to do a goldfish tank again someday. I'm really partial to the Black Moore's. My wife and I will be buying a home soon, hopefully one with a special place just for my addiction. You're videos are great. I've been working on a dual pvc overflow and sump project. It's awesome! Tank on!

[@NowOrNeverGaming]

This is one of the most elegant tank ive seen. And absolutely wonderful to watch.

[@ninamcintosh8973]

I can't let my Ranchu see this video. They're going to keep bugging me for a massive, beautiful home!

[@eliasvarn1127]

My goldfish recently got and upgrade from their 29 gallon to a 55 gallon. Now they are going to be demanding a 2 billion gallon tank... I knew I shouldn't have watched this with them in earshot.

[@ninamcintosh8973]

+Elias Varn I am grateful to have been able to watch this during a break at work! I'm hoping the Chus don't have my phone bugged! hahahahahahahahaa

[@eliasvarn1127]

+Nina McIntosh 😆😆

[@SagePaints]

I have a ranchu... I totally feel this

[@sweetdeeguitz]

Your daughters reaction was so precious hahaha beautiful tank joey thanks for sharing with us

[@cwbacon413]

Joey,. I've watched you do so many things! Most people are born with a talent, but a very special few have a gift. You have something special. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@LinardBraslin]

I loved that you used natural rocks, the scenery looks really natural. You've definitely inspired me. I like that the black goldfish stand out much more now.

[@DestroyerKidMC]

9:00 Arowana: b-but guys.. guYS LOVE ME

[@nickjohn2051]

Hhahahahha I do thinking the same thing.

[@brendavega9113]

ThePredatorCrafter 😄

[@isopodch.4599]

The Cussandras aww

[@pewds8387]

RIP

[@michaeltan8932]

The Cussandras lol

[@GeorgeFarmerStudios]

Great job, Joey! I love your kids' reaction :-)

[@thekingofdiy]

+George Farmer Thanks George!

[@chunkymancan12]

Hey J, you have DEFINITELY inspired me to look at fancy goldfish differently... Just yesterday, I was wondering why anyone would want a fancy goldfish especially because it's such a poop machine, but now I definitely see their beauty!!

[@cunawarit]

You have just done SO many things I would never do... Yet your tank is gorgeous! I love it. What an inspiration!

[@elijahschkeiban6533]

You are a great storyteller.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Ive always wanted a large goldfish tank as well. I'm waiting until I move for that to happen.

[@philsniper2000]

Those silver goldfish just look AMAZING

[@vaishnaviLV]

9:04 that fish is like... " U don't even care about me.. So am I!! "😅😅 lol

[@roberthallman527]

I love how the white sand brings out the Black Moores.

[@CJSAQUARIUMS]

turned out great! really diggin the depth of this tank... if you ever got tired of the goldfish some mbuna Cichlids would look great in there too... nice vid!

[@VK4VO]

You have taken the boringness out of goldfish and shown us how wonderful a goldfish tank can really be. Well done Joey!!

[@hasaniraybonjr4722]

The Goldfish tank looks"AWESOME"!!! My wife has taken on a tank that I have and has gotten Fancy Goldfish also, so this video has made the scape for them even easier and better than what it was. Thanks...

[@Jstroman221]

"But we'll cover that in a future video..." Lol. Joe's favorite quote.

[@dannymaddox666]

Here's some inspiration feedback for you. My 6 year old son and I have been watching a lot of your videos over the past couple of months and tomorrow we are starting our first father/son project, a plywood aquarium for his room based on your videos. It's also going to be a goldfish tank. Huge thanks for all your great videos!

[@thekingofdiy]

Awesome! Make sure he gets a lot of hands on action in there. See how he feels with that sense of accomplishment! Let me know how it goes.

[@skylord3511]

i hope it goes successful man

[@michaelsdiecastgarageracin1583]

Really like the way you got the children to help pick the rocks. Looks great

[@hapymie8]

My favorite video so far! Nice to see the kids so excited about the tank! Having family involved the same hobby makes it so much more enjoyable!

[@thekingofdiy]

It sure does Kimberly!

[@sidaarthramabhotla1268]

I know that I am late but get sinking pallets instead of floating ones.....I heard that they are better for goldfish

[@charles0189]

dammit... i want to get back in the hobby so badly now.. i miss keeping fish!!!

[@mrsdbzfanforever]

This made me so happy :) To see so many goldfish who were PROPERLY taken care of and who were put into such a beautiful home was very touching. I love how your kids appreciate the beauty of aquariums and how you are teaching them how to maintain them!

[@mvecellio1]

I just set up a 75 gal fancy goldfish tank myself about 3 weeks ago. I found your video today and it looks amazing. Thanks for posting.

[@sebastiansoriat5115]

Beautifull hardscape, white sand on black background is a great choice and goldfish love sand. You could use java fern, after trying more than 10 plants during years (four different hygrophila), i found that java fern does the trick best but it grows slowly so get a big bush...

[@thekingofdiy]

True, i didnt want any live plants though. I want the scape to look the same all the time, while playing around with different types of lighting to make it look the best withoout having to wrry about making sure plants get enough light.

[@sebastiansoriat5115]

Some of the ferns i have in a goldfish breeding tank do quiet well with only ambiant lights. They grow really slow but are hardy so they dont mess up filtration as other plants would with plant nippers like goldys. Love your channel, btw ! : )

[@marywkinnear2000]

I was surprised you did this with the fish in it

[@AccountTake3]

Good to see that some people actually take good care of their goldfish, in stead of shoving them in a tiny fishbowl

[@JAJPL]

Arowana's like "wow these vids usually bout me and my life" Favourite tank you have done.

[@jennas4773]

I would love a tank that big but I have a fear of it crashing through the floor 😬

[@JaneDiamondnose-starstable]

That tank is beautiful and big! May i ask how much dit it cost? ( i'm interested to buying a similar size in the future ) I understand if you don't want to answer this question.

[@thekingofdiy]

+Jane Diamondnose the tank alone? Less than $500. With stand, plumbing and filtration.. Just under $1,000. I don't mind sharing costs. I did a full series in this build.

[@JaneDiamondnose-starstable]

That's less then i expected! For just an aquarium ( 30 gallon ) without filtration and plumbing, and without stand, i paid 200 euro's ( around 220$ ) Belgium is really expensive. Thanks to answer so quickly!

[@thekingofdiy]

+Jane Diamondnose I was quoting in CAD. So about 690 euros.

[@JaneDiamondnose-starstable]

Okay thnx!

[@stinkypotatoe214]

hes a diy guy ofc he will tell ya the honest costs

[@lisachesters4991]

simply brilliant. It looked good before but now you can really appreciate the black fish too.

[@matthewrose6865]

Bring back the goldfish! They look amazing as such a large group and I'm sure you could make an amazing new aquarium for them.

[@xStaticSumi]

Really awesome tank! The aquascape looks beautiful, and fancy goldfish are some of my favorites :)

[@xStaticSumi]

I'll also add that I am definitely going to look into getting some rocks from the river to build something similar in the center of my 60 gallon. Thanks so much for all your hard work Joey!

[@eliasvarn1127]

+Stacia Hill I use river rocks in all of my tanks.

[@mcartus]

now you gonna have to give your daughter a big goldfish tank in her room joey :D

[@thekingofdiy]

she's got me right where she wants me....

[@ThomB50]

This was the first video I saw of king of DIY. Been a fan ever since.

[@crystalstewart7093]

Beautiful set up. This is something that I would love to have one day. Unfortunately I can not have fancy gold fish, yet. But once I the timing is right, I will look back to this video for inspiration. It's a magnificent site to see. The rocks and sand give it that peaceful natural look without taking the beauty away from the fancy goldfish. Great job.

[@bonbonrabbitvc8363]

I love fish !!

[@Printerthing]

That arowana is gigantic! Or is that just the camera perspective.

[@ericarenee5812]

nope hes huge!

[@rolandyockkim6788]

Glad you finally decorated an aquarium. You are very good at aquascaping, keep decorating.

[@geluszasz]

You nailed it Joey !! Tank looks great and now the black Moores pop out on the white sand

[@Shaun600RR]

joey's next project. Building a 375g tank for his daughters room 😂

[@nonfunctionalslackfill]

Ever think about hiding the airstone in the rocks,

[@nonfunctionalslackfill]

*?

[@thekingofdiy]

+CXK03 nope

[@msujonbd]

Awesome Aquascape! Looks very elegant.

[@felixhibi5707]

I wish I have time to do all these. I love this video and no words can describe it. The satisfaction after decorating it

[@rachellawson9878]

Don't bare bottom tanks stress fish out? I don't know for sure, I'm not a professional but that's what I heard

[@shanabatt8872]

Rachel Lawson I heard that too

[@carolinesalpeck2567]

Rachel Lawson not really, esp not for goldfish. I would say bare bottom is fine as long as you still have some plants and aquascape. But most goldfish breeders go bare with tanks since goldfish are so filthy

[@pdlc3581]

A dark substrate is most soothing for fish because it's most natural.

[@michaelfitzgerald8727]

I've had the same 6 Goldfish for 8 years and the first year they had gravel, I feared they were spending to much time eating the gravel and took it away for their own safety. It's dark underneath and the reflection of the light makes it seem like there's a bottom.

[@dlealchicago]

do plants grow in pool filter sand?

[@LongNguyen-pv9sm]

D Leal no, but you can add substrate below the sand

[@maryannematthews7176]

Best goldfish aquarium I've ever seen!

[@ryanclooper]

Your daughter's reaction is priceless! That's great that your kids enjoy the hobby with you.

[@stellabats1939]

so small and empty 😱😱😱

[@greerandersson5447]

stella bats he explained why he had to do that

[@mallorybushnell1720]

The flow is awfully high for gold fish

[@harrybuttworth6765]

Def going for a gold fish aquarium, this is gorgeous.

[@ReptileNexus]

They are going to love that sand! Good call!

[@michaellou7101]

I think you should have kept it like what you had....black background bare bottom. The goldfish look great with that backdrop. Also these fancy goldfish are not very high quality. You could have gone with full size show quality orandas, ranchus and crown pearlscales. They would be expensive like several hundred each but your tank would be amazing.

[@kassousminou]

There is nothing wrong with fantails and moors ... and they look pretty good quality to me ...

[@bocefuss4500]

I think your being WAY too overly critical on HIS goldfish selection because it does not suit you .... did you even bother the watch the first video he posted when he got the goldfish ?? He plans to grow out the goldfish and keep about half the ones he and his children really like ... If you want to dump a ton of money into large overpriced show goldfish go right ahead a do so

[@chloexxxx8737]

NO00000! ...... orandas and pearl scales are so over bred to look fat and deformed the poor things cant even swim easily. Shame really .... as amazing as this may be to some self indulgent ignorant money grabbing breeders, FISH do actually LIKE to SWIM !!! Good on him for getting the moors and fantail, nice fish and luckily they have been bred to move at least a little easier :0) plus I kinda like his tank :)

[@DangitBobby1990]

...and he'd be out several hundred dollars. Easy to say when you're single or living with family, but the guy clearly has other things going on in his life.

[@res0408]

fantails are the hardiest.. i've had orandas, ranchu,s lionheads and they all die within a year.

[@Panhan17]

I love using natural rocks in tanks. I live in Michigan and go to lakes a lot. The two tanks I have both have rocks from Lake Michigan and love the look. Your tank is beautiful! Awesome job

[@justinblanton1158]

I definitely view goldfish differently. I like this scape a lot!

[@eliiii2791]

Thanks for this! It was simple yet elegant!

[@TheASMRpotato]

It's nice seeing how happy those fish have made your kids. I've taught my Orandas to hand feed. The kids love feeding the fish now lol. .

[@thekingofdiy]

+Envie Briand when I was scaping, they were all nipping at my hands. Felt like they were kissing me haha

[@allthingsguy1510]

really beautiful tank and really cool that your kids enjoy it as well i have a 7 month old son that loves looking at all of my tanks and can only hope that he one day will want tanks of his own that i can help him with

[@SirenSeaAquariums]

way beyond what i expected. beautiful

[@aurograce2983]

I take rocks directly from the river bank on my land and boil them to sanitize them. The rocks have all colors and shapes and there are more unearthed each time the river floods, which gives me more materials and inspiration for aquascaping. I’ve tried planting a goldfish tank but the ate all the plants, so I have another tank now. It’s a 55 with black sand and a pile of natural gravel in the middle, like an island, with some Anubis and red plants. This is my first successful planted tank, and I hope to do more in the future.

[@tingoose7366]

I love the reaction from the kids! Nice job!

[@strangeperson700]

The golds look good against the black, the moors look good against the sand, both look good against the stone! GREAT WORK! =D

[@mitian]

What a beauty- this shows is not the expensive fish is the art of building it and designing it... Great Video- I will save this video as one of my favorites, and Yes I will love to build something like this...

[@Petsotics]

For someone who hasn't aquascaped an aquarium in a while.....that turned out great. You got the decor and the right amount of fish. You didn't over or under do it. It's just right for anyone to say, "WOW!!!" Everything fell into place perfectly. And I am definitely more inspired. Thanks.

[@kritykat69]

I love this! the best is seeing the reaction of your children. I have one child who shares my love for the fish. it is nice to see her enjoy them. we are about to rescape the 60 gallon aquarium. I can't wait!

[@marizen2]

Love how the black colored goldfish were interested in what you were doing! They seem to approve. ;)

[@xSean145]

Always wanted a Goldfish tank but its probably gonna be many years before i do one. Very good inspiration. I like the simplicity of it.

[@SKALS-ICY-TOM]

i love that you go from blacked out bare bottom tanks to a planted.one, while i myself are going from a planted to a blacked out bare bottom oscar tank ☺

[@barathgeza]

The under-water part in the end is extremly cool! :)

[@yocampout]

that looks great. I keep my goldies in a bare bottom tank to keep things cleaner but your scape really makes your dark fish really pop.

[@aussiejjdude3066]

I love how now the darker coloured goldfish pop, while the lighter ones pop in the dark blackground... Like some ying/yang thing, feng shui is strong IMO!

[@ChelseaMsChannel]

You finally caved! This is awesome. And once you have your permanent 20 or so, you really will start to see their growth and bulk develop. I can hardly wait to see them outgrow their rocks.

[@tabithawillis1817]

I LOVE it! I have two Goldies in a smaller tank. Now I want a big one like this! Definitely going for the black background!

[@dougf6621]

Seeing how good the tank looks has me considering doing a goldfish tank. I've never been a big fan of a black background & sides but it really makes the goldfish stand out.

[@hooktraining3966]

Being that you were not even looking while placing the rocks, it looks amazing!

[@lfortg]

Great job mate! usually I like a bigger and more complex decoration with life plants but for this particular case the minimalistic touch is simply brilliant. Cheers!

[@allisonbehringer2790]

Great job, Royal Family! My face is aching from 10 minutes & 12 seconds of power smiling...

[@ReklawReef]

Great Job JOEY ! Love when My Kids get Involved like that

[@Wakeupgrandowl]

That's really pretty, also it's really cute how excited your daughter was about it!