TikTok's BETTA FISH Jars are CRAZY | Fish Tank Review 230

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[@FishForThought]

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[@ListenAndWhisper]

So my boyfriend and I work at a petstore. Our favorite thing to tell people who insist on getting a fish for a tank too small, even after we educate them on minimum tank sizes, is to compare it to forcing a human to live in a closet. Yes. They would survive, as long as they’re fed. Let’s even say they’re waste is regularly removed too. But are they happy? Not enough space is not enough space. It really puts it into perspective for people.

[@FishForThought]

I used to use that analogy too, but I do believe it is a little bit different. Humans are just so intelligent that it'd cause a whole different level of insanity if kept only in a small space 100% of the time

[@Daeneiracorn]

@@FishForThought whatever gets the humans to realize they need a big tank.

[@LiquidCandyMedia]

@@FishForThoughtI work at petsmart and I always compare it to keeping a Great Dane in a 1 bedroom apartment. Yeah they’ll survive but they need plenty of room to run around and stretch their legs

[@Pixelpro-uz9zg]

I have a fair fish that I got in august of 2023 and he is still going very strong, I currently have him in a 20 long and he is living life compared to the bag he was in before

[@joemungus6063]

refuse them the sale.

[@empressireneabitfishcrazy]

The most heartbreaking thing happened this weekend. My betta, who I had for three years passed away. Just out of the blue and it was completely unexpected. Fiona, may you swim safely over the rainbow bridge.

[@NekoNebula1313]

Rest in peace 🕊️🙏😢

[@szecsenyijani2328]

Well done keeping a betta fish for 3 years Im sure it had a good life and 3 years is really good

[@CraniumMaddoo]

Sorry for your loss. 😢 I'm sure Fiona had a great 3 years of life.

[@Vemiileen]

All the well wishes to you! My condolences ♥️

[@empressireneabitfishcrazy]

@@CraniumMaddoo oh yah. Definitely a very spoiled baby. She was my soul fish, though she was super sassy, and definitely did not like anything even the snails. She was the best fish.

[@touchofserenity1026]

I had such high hopes for the goldfish tank until they were taking all the stones out and rinsing them... Brought back flashbacks to one of my ex's moms when she'd literally disinfect the tanks and then wonder why all the guppies would keep dying 💀

[@FishForThought]

oh sheeesh

[@That-No-Moon]

My mom picked up a 7.5 cylinder tank from a value village and thinks she is going to put an Angelfish into it. I gave her a very bad dressdown about how big an Angelfish gets and saying that is like shoving a dog or cat into a 4 foot box to do everything for their life. She is now thinking micro fish, though we will see.

[@noodle714]

shrimp would be cool tbh, or snails

[@a.harrington1634]

The smallest tank I ever kept a BABY betta in was 1 gallon, and she was only in it because of a swim bladder issue. Once that was resolved, she was in her own real tank, and that tint cube when back to being juat for the snails. I am AMAZED that poor Joji is ALIVE at all.

[@FishForThought]

for real. must be a fighter

[@junawanyohan7533]

I'm sure you never see people keeping betta in a drinking plastic cup (240ml or 0,063 gallon) and keep it for years. Because is so common here ( in S.E.A) and I'm so stressed out to see that. And I have tried to tell them to upgrading from the cup, but they refuse and say that this is just a "cheap fish

[@Gioeirettili]

@@junawanyohan7533 seriously, I spend so much money for my betta, i do the water test every month and use different food, a 15 gallon tank and my betta lives for 3 years, and you are just saying to me that people keep betta in plastic cup and they lives for yers

[@imperialjax4734]

1 gallon is more than what pet stores keeps the bettas in at least🙏🏼😭

[@Lenny77199]

SNAILS DESERVE BETTER!!

[@GarrettBomhardt]

Hey that’s my video vacuuming the duck weed 😂😂😂. Only did it that way cause I was breaking that tank down. I do usually use a net 😂😂😂

[@JA-MES_9]

Oh really lol😂

[@jharris280zx]

Hey Chris i have used API stress coat when my loaches got out of the tank, and it helped restore their slime coat and reduce their stress because they add aloe in their formula, the nice thing about API being "watered down" is that it can be used in smaller containers with a greater margin of error, if you're hatching eggs and only need a little bit it helps to have a product that is less concentrated.

[@888fluffy]

Yeah API if fine honestly. I just don't like the cap, imo the drip bottles easier to use. I honestly wouldn't bother shopping around for more expensive water conditioner. Water conditioner is water conditioner.

[@oakharts]

This FTR was rough to watch. Your homes are being upgraded, to something equally terrible!

[@lalaithan]

I felt bad when his eyes got big. Bro needed a vacay.

[@FishForThought]

" it's just a prank bro "

[@Dani.J.]

10:40 Ya'll be careful with that floating betta log. I got one, rinsed it and soaked it over night, then added it to my tank. By the next day my tank was cloudy and smelled SO bad of chemicals. I looked at the bad reviews and they all said the same thing . (it leeches chemicals). Thankfully I put it into an empty tank I was preparing for a future fish. Some people weren't so lucky

[@FishForThought]

oh shoot... thanks for the share

[@tonyalarcon1757]

Hmmm, thanks for the warning. I've heard similar reviews, but they must have been duds. Both of my bettas have one and they love them, no problems with the water. Or maybe the tannins from the mopani wood are hiding it 👀

[@Dani.J.]

@tonyalarcon1757 it had a ton of good reviews so I assume me and the others just got duds. I ordered it on Amazon but it was the same log/brand that major pet stores sell, unless it was a dupe? I'm not sure why anyone would bother making a knock off 10 dollar foam log but who knows. I'm forever grateful I put mine in an empty tank. If yours was bad , you'd know by the smell, so it's probably ok. My water smelled like chemicals and it was a little nauseating

[@IdratherbeinHobbiton]

I'm glad I saw this comment as I plan to get a betta in the near future!!!

[@BLUEGREEN65]

I will have to admit, when I was a kid (I’m 58 now) I had a fish tank that every week my stepdad and me would clean out the whole tank. Removed all the fish, dumped all the water, cleaned all the (bright yellow) gravel through a colander. Then put it all back together. Back then I didn’t know what I was doing, didn’t have computers ! LOL But now as an adult I have a much different aquarium, thank goodness! 😊

[@FishForThought]

yeah I thoughtthat was proper procedure too when I was a kid! But kids sure learn quick :)

[@jazzkatt1919]

I vaguely remember a similar experience. That is, I vaguely remember having an aquarium as a child, and vividly remember cleaning it that way once. That is my only clear recollection of that tank. I'm guessing the next thing that happened was that all the fish died and the tank was consigned to a dark corner of our basement.

[@nanwijanarko1969]

Same here. I had a small ceramics pond when I was a kid. It was built for me because I didn't stop asking for one, and I did all I could to care for it. Every time I decided it was time to clean, I netted all the fish out and scrubbed every inch of the pond... With water and soap. I always felt happy doing that too, thinking I did the fish a favour. They last for a year but we do have a lot of casualties. I remember feeling sad, and thinking the water was too dirty I cleaned up even more ...

[@cottoncandyjellybean8539]

I had my fair share of that. I used to throw my poor bettas in a small jar like the first video. I’m sorry to all my past betta fish.

[@AnarchyPenguin]

I was so close to being impressed by them cleaning the tank every weekend until they removed all of the water and took everything out of the tank. THEY WERE SO CLOSE!

[@MrDanAng1]

14:20 The only thing I avoid for a dechlorinator is if they contain something that reduce ammonia and nitrite. It might seem counterintuitive, but these chemicals starve the bacteria in the filter that is doing that job. Everytime there is a waterchange and these products are used, there is an ammonia spike once the product have converted all the ammonia it can, followed by a nitrite spike a few days to a week later. My filterbacteria have been doing this job flawlessly for over a decade in my current tanks, without ammonia or nitrite spikes or any sudden, unexplainable fish deaths. I guess if someone is doing frequent water changes, there will be no spikes, but I only do water changes every 2-4 weeks, without issues. Unmeasurable ammonia and nitrite and very low nitrate levels over the line, I only do water changes because I don't know what else might accumulate in the water over time.

[@kiarablack5349]

100% agree with the sentiment that we should educate, not hate. Some experienced aquarists seem to forget that they were once beginners too, and probably made tons of mistakes. When I started this hobby at about 13 years old, I kept 2 fancy goldfish in a 5 gallon *cringe*. Miraculously, they did survive until I got a bigger tank, but that could've ended much differently. I think most people just aren't aware of the proper care guidelines for fish, or they're overwhelmed by the expenses of upgrading their setup. If we can provide people with resources to meet the fish's needs in a budget friendly way, we'll do a lot more good than if we were to just call someone a fish abuser.

[@strangepetscmty]

The stress coat helps with the fishes mucus layer and healing any scrapes that have happened from netting. It’s actually good stuff for new set ups that you’re adding fish into. Alongside some quick start of course

[@elune43749]

Quickstart is a scam, the only bottled bacteria that actually works is fritz turbostart because its refrigerated

[@FishForThought]

I def agree

[@Chompchompyerded]

I always put my fish in first. I put the fish in, and then the substrate, and then the hardscape, and then the plants, and then the birthday cake, and then some sparkly rocks which are colours not found in nature, and then I wash all the the materials in Clorox, and finally I put the chlorinated water straight in from the tap so it will be as fresh as possible. Doing it this way, I know my fish are digging around happily in the substrate for decades! No fishing out dead fish corpses or anything! As far as I can tell, they are still living quite happily underneath the substrate. I know that they are not unhappy because I never see them leaving the substrate to swim around. It's the perfect setup, except for the fact that the Clorox tends to kill the plants. But it's the fish that count, right?

[@membersonlyvr4626]

Works like a charm🥰

[@CreaturesNCritters]

You shouldn't put in clorox in a fish tank... it will kill them.

[@membersonlyvr4626]

@@CreaturesNCritters if the fishies dont like the clorox they would be getting out of the substrate?

[@CreaturesNCritters]

@membersonlyvr4626 it's not that. What I'm saying is the clorox gets into the water and then basically poisons everything. My best tip for cleaning gravel just rinse under water with a strainer.

[@FishForThought]

very interesting :0

[@sandorkovacs6974]

As far as I know, "1 gallon/1 inch fish" (or what I used to see as 1 liter/1 cm fish) is not about how much space you're fish need. It's more like how much water you're fish "use" (for pooping, breathing, etc.). It's working fine with little fish, like up to 10 cm. But that calculation thing gets more and more inaccurate with bigger fish. So it's fine to use this to calculate your tetra school water load, but not okey to a monster fish tank.

[@AGuppy]

even before i started keeping fish… i never would’ve thought to do any of the things in these videos. why do people truly have no common sense?

[@MetallSpoon]

"The good news is.... The bad news is" -Fish for Thought

[@kenet362]

8:04 In case anyone is wondering 90% of the time those “peacock eels” that petsmart sales are actually half banded spiny eels and not peacocks.

[@callusklaus2413]

My favorite product is going outside and grabbing up leaves from riparian environments. I was exposed to Father Fish a little while ago and encouraging a rich microfauna in my aquariums has been such an amazing experience. My plants, fish, and aesthetics have improved dramatically. Plus, leaves are free.

[@gouldschick101]

fish math is a valid starting point. the problem is like you say, it's not just black and white, it's a starting point. meant to give you an estimate. you then need to consider other factors like the manner they swim, if they are a slow or still fish vrs a highly active fish, schooling, solo etc etc. It's not meant to be a complete picture, but a minimal picture to start then you adjust calculations based on fish type. Far more imporantly is the scape as well. heavily planted is always better and so on.

[@FishForThought]

yes! glad to have someone agree :)

[@bornconfused4062]

When I was younger I begged my stepdad for a fish he is a fish tank hobbyist now I have so many tanks in my room I just have a corner for my bed but I love all my baby’s 😁

[@swordwhale1]

Aquariuim products? A big ol 5 gallon bucket from the hardware store to do water changes. Also a stainless steel doggie bucket (for aquariums only!), a gravel vac, and a kitchen dipper (the cup on a handle you'd use to dip water out of a bucket): so when you pour new water in the tank, you pour it into the dipper (on the surface), not directly into the plants and gravel and such stirring everything up. FTR might be my favorite aquarium accessory tho....

[@agirlnamedmichael1670]

Those banded eels are notorious escape artists...they'll end up in the filter or on the floor so I recommend keeping a lid on both

[@FishForThought]

that's crazy

[@N1ckelD1me]

im a new aquarium keeper, and seachem prime is a godsend. ive never had a problem with ammonia or nitrites or chloramine so far (knocked on wood after typing that lol) but its good to know you can dose a lot of that if needed. regularly i just add a little with my water changes, along with a different water conditioner (i gotta churn through that big watery bottle of stress coat lol)... the API products kinda suck compared to brands like seachem. or aquarium co-op, ive got a ton of plants thriving off of that easy green stuff.

[@FishForThought]

oooh yes, I use a bunch of easy green myself. not sponsored!

[@rockitrocket]

12:58 Is the heater supposed to be immersed? I don’t know a lot about heaters, but generally they need to be fully submerged.

[@abbeysee554]

I messed up when I was younger but now I have my first real aquarium and I love it your videos have helped me so much thank you

[@FishForThought]

you're welcome! I was probably much worse as a kid than you were when you were younger!

[@deadboyezra]

I respect your out look man. You really are patient with people and animals and I love your passion for animal health and well being with humans. Thank you.

[@StarlightBettaGamer]

i generally try to stay away from a lot of fake decor, the brighter the colors the less likely i'll use it. not just because i personally think its ugly, that's my opinion, but MOST of those kinds of decors DO leach toxins into the water slowly poisoning the fish over time. some decors from places like walmart especially even if not bright are more likely to do this so i just avoid it all together. same with a lot of colorful gravel, its painted and a lot of that paint chips off over time and with some its not actually aquarium safe, but because its not bad enough to instantly kill your fish they don't bother to make it safe, just " eh good enough " kind of mentality which i don't agree with. some fake decors are fine, even bright ones, but imo better safe than sorry when its so hard to tell which are and aren't bad, i just avoid all of it and don't personally recommend it just because its not a chance worth taking. *shrug*

[@alexandermorales-of7db]

When I went to Mexico my little cousin had his beta fish is a incredibly small bowl with some rocks it sucks but u couldn’t do anything about it

[@izzy5123]

I worked at my local fish store. The owner would push anything but prime, because many brands do the same but are less concentrated. You just gotta be mindful because prime treats in bigger quantities so if it's a smaller tank, make sure to really measure.

[@FishForThought]

yeah prime is so concentrated and full of value. I'm still practicing my single drop technique with the original prime bottle, which is no easy task to master haha

[@ignisvis8867]

5:52 that's italian and I'm ashamed of how little people know about fish care here 😅 Luckly I see people working in pet stores start giving good advice. For example my sister got a small tank with a betta on the box and the guy at the store told her to get shrimps because a fish wouldn't survive in it.

[@Lizardlafemme]

My main objective is keeping my fish alive and healthy.

[@Insanity_Wolf]

We have a fish from the fair. Won him for my roommate last year because she felt bad he was the middle bowl fish. Still kicking and chonky. About the size of one of her shoes.

[@xisthestart1661]

Pets stores employees should be legally allowed to tell someone who obviously havent done the research, no, also should be mandatory to show ur set up or quiz on the knowledge for keeping a certain animal

[@kitkat3675]

I love your videos chris! FTR is my favorite part of monday ❤

[@FishForThought]

tysm I rly love to hear that!

[@zacharnold6350]

I've had a half bannded eel for bout 6-7 years I got it with Emperor tetra an angles an corys an it work out good for so far lol

[@HiHiHiHiHiHiHiBye]

I have a question. I really want a blood parrot and I am getting a 30 gallon tank soon. I currently have a 10 gallon tank. Could I put a baby blood parrot in there? I have 2 Cory’s and I loach and he will be in the 30 soon. Like a week or two

[@artchic528]

Oof. Seeing people force their bettas into jars and bowls raises my blood pressure too much. Imma need some meds for that before too long.

[@hankanatorpoo8777]

bros flexing his shoes on top of the tank

[@CoreHope1331]

I have some ecosphere type aquariums.... They only house 1 snail and a few shrimp each and have PLENTY of live plants haha. Not even a lone guppy would be happy in a little jar.... No spine critters only. Yikes.

[@JessicaTenaglia]

In the segment at about 5:57, they’re speaking Italian btw 😆

[@samlastoleer2281]

One of my favorite parts of FFT is reading the comments after! QOTW - favorite product in my fishroom is the python water changer it makes life so much easier and saves a ton of time

[@FishForThought]

I love my comment section as well

[@noodlechild666]

Im fairly sure the 'fair fish' tiktok abuser not only had too many goldfish for the tank, plus a pleco, but what looked like a turtle.

[@thepuffer]

people who put water than fish : 😒 people who cycle tank then put fish : 😎 people who put fish then water : 🗿

[@thepuffer]

btw i use flourish exel and my crayfish in the tank is fine

[@NekoNebula1313]

😂😂

[@elixs5380]

One of the pet stores I did my work experience in has very knowledgeable staff who bring in weird stuff. We had about ten half banded eels of different colours when I was there. They are very cute and funny but quite hard to look after as you have to make sure they have enough oxygen and that food falls down for them to catch, they only eat live and frozen. But they do get to 30-40cm depending on species. The staff told me they still only need about 200-250 litres since they move so little, unlike some other eel species that swim alot.

[@FishForThought]

very interesting :)

[@HeavensMemory]

I don't get the magnet thing. How does it clean the substrate? 🤔

[@dentonjamessplace4754]

Bettas need 55 gallons or more 😂 jk. 5 gallons is perfect 👌

[@josh_aqua_arts]

14:00 API’s liquid water conditioner is twice as concentrated as Seachems Prime’s when it comes to removing heavy metals and chlorine/chloramines. APIs Accu-clear is double the concentration as Seachems Clarity as well. Seachem Stability, I prefer over API Quick-Start though.

[@eboninkdeathliquidnecrosis]

Glowfish make me want to day drink, in the bad kind of way.

[@lumintherainwing]

My ma got a Betta fish for her classroom. She wanted to simply keep it in a cup. However, as my annoying self pestered her for days about it, she finally got a small fish tank for it. Big upgrade. I would have bought her a REAL fish tank- but she said that one of her students was gonna just bring it home and keep it for summer- so she told me not to worry about it. (I still lended my mom some of my personal fish/turtle tank accessories and equipment.)

[@erinhartley857]

My mom was told 1 FISH per gallon... she has a 10 gallon and got 10 very different fish with different temp and space needs. Then she wondered why all but the pleco died🙃she still has the pleco but no one takes care of the tank. So I'm probably going to bring my test kit next time and start taking care of it as much as I can. The poor pleco is in a filthy tank. When it dies, I might take the tank as a second betta tank.

[@epicplayz3913]

only people who are here within 5 minutes can like this comment

[@smashingamin]

Who needs therapy when you have FTR.

[@albie_world]

I remember when I went to my friend jacob’s house and I saw a large sized goldfish in a glass Tupperware I am dying thinking about it😂

[@Reaper-ee2yh]

I just got a pea pufferfish one boy one girl! I only have a 10 gallon tank! I dont want then to breed any advice?

[@DIZZYMASON]

I recommend not getting ones that are hanging out a lot move to another tank to quarantine if you are worried

[@pramodchouhan7604]

can i get a heart so i can flex in front of my friends ?😁

[@mattercolini7451]

I have a peacock eel in my 30 gallon and he’s awesome he’s my favorite oddball

[@jakewhitehead7414]

QOTW Hikari Tubifex worms 😅 I know it's just food, but I stick them to the front glass of my aquarium. Doing that encourages my school of pygmy corys to feed in a prime viewing location 🥹 (moments later, a BIG PREGNANT PLATY sucks the whole cube off the glass😑)

[@FishForThought]

yeah fr, they're great

[@TheMidnightReaper983]

I would add some cherry shrimp in an Ecosphere

[@angiebear8727]

QOTW: those magnets which help clean algae off the inside of the glass. Whoever thought of that first. Ty and bravo 👏

[@guildmaster808]

Definitely don't over feed. I have outdoor tanks and ponds that I don't feed at all. They attract and produce their own food. Those fish have the longest poos so they aren't starving. When they spawn I sometimes add some water from my plant bucket. Its full of microfauna.

[@FishForThought]

that's the best feeling

[@Redd07]

👏🏾happy 👏🏾Monday ❤❤❤

[@violentcat345]

QoTW: Methylene blue. It's the most gentle medicine in my fish first aid kit. I use it in the first few days of new fish quarantine and if I have an injured fish and water changes aren't enough I will use it as a bath to help clean up mild infections, it's also great at ensuring my corydoras eggs don't get fungus on them. It's safe for most fish though not recommended for invertebrates like shrimp. (but also it will dye sillicone blue, there's always a down side!)

[@FishForThought]

methylene blue is indeed magical

[@cockatoode705]

Methylene blue has been linked to cancer in humans iirc so be careful

[@yackemflaber84]

5:34 i think shes speaking Romanian

[@geminity5194]

QotW: either rocks or driftwood! i have a rock in my tank now that looks like it came out of the grand canyon and its so pretty.

[@mizchaos132]

The library i work at got a betta in a small vase from a delivery person. Betty the Betta now has a 5gal tank with pothos, guppy grass, and her own pet snail. Personally id like to go a bit bigger but it wasnt my money i was spending lol.

[@ianharbjorn]

It's almost the end of 2023 and I would like to congratulate you bro for achieving many things this year. To more achievements and progress to come this 2024. Thanks for the amazing contents always on both channels.

[@FishForThought]

thanks so much, I wanna congratulate you too, for all your achievements but also for just being a great guy :)

[@ianharbjorn]

Cheers bro thanks :)

[@CyberToxicAntidote]

CO2 tank? Naaaah just put a sneaker on the tank, the smelly CO2 will feed the plants for years. Grate video ❤

[@chelseawebb8461]

I was gifted a 10 gallon tank and several fish about a month ago. I've watched hundreds of videos, and I know my tanks need help. Where can I go to get HELPFUL advice before it's too late?

[@mirzuri]

I played 78 hours in stardew for 2 weeks recently and I almost went nuts hearing the BGM somewhere and it turns out it was your video BGM XD btw great advices im trying to start a 30x12x12 tank trying to learn as much as i could!

[@shelbytaylor4634]

Favorite product is Aquarium Co-Op Easy Iron. Had my plants babies turning white because they had no chlorophyll in them. Had no idea that was a classic sign of iron deficiency. 😂 Now, my plants are wild and need trimming constantly.

[@aarondelage1761]

As far as the inch per gallon rule, I’ve noticed how smaller, schooling fish can actually fit more per gallon. For example you could probably have like 25-30 neon tetras in a 20 gallon planter, because they swim so close together and prefer that proximity to each other. Meanwhile a big mean cichlid is gonna need a lot more space

[@GuacamoleKun]

10:00 Honestly this would look amazing with any fish, but I kind of like the glowfish choice, it's an interesting contrast between the very natural looking scaping with a bunch of froot loops swimming around

[@Fairy_movieworld1]

I'm buying betta fish and i already have planted tank with cory fish should i make temporary tank for betta to see if he have any health issues ? And which fertilizer should i use i have Anubis, java moss , Amazon sword and floating plant's

[@shadeaquaticbreeder2914]

8:01 I have those fish rn and ended up with 2 males and 1 female I suspect as they all appeared about the same age at purchase but the 'female' is Much fatter. They did fine in my 40, they are very territorial but didn't harm each other even when 1 was much smaller, but that means you need to make sure they all get food. In my 75 they're chasing seems more natural as it doesn't happen much so it seems fine. But the bottom is like a forest and there are many places for them to call home. They love meaty foods and mine will not touch anything that's not at least frozen but that's at least 80% of what I feed anyway so you may be able to get them on dry foods idk. But they absolutely LOVE digging in the sand so if you do get any Please have sand for them. They would leave fish alone, even ricefish fry as far as you can tell. They go nuts over small worms tho. Also they can be very personable. 1 guy has one that likes to sit in his hand and be pet, mine know me and will come up to me.

[@cadencetheronin756]

So I have a question. I've found a huge, tank sized jar. Like 10 gallon jar. Well 9 1/2. My son wants to turn it into an ecosphere. I'm worried about heat. Is there a way to increase the heat in the jar without opening it and could it support very small fish?

[@ralphcapio2035]

6:38 "Take everything off and clean clean clean" ... That alone is a fish nightmare like "BENEFICIAL BACTERIA WHO!?" 🥹 And... Those goldfishes deserve a bigger home just don't release them in the wild :))

[@danielthompson3205]

Loves in mason jar.. After finding American aquarium channel, an they cover a Chinese shop owner with wall of Bettas in shop with only rocks... Mind blown :0

[@AzulaisQueen743]

Yeah I keep African Dwarf frogs, cichlids, and goldfish (not the same tank of course!!) And they absolutely need to be fed every day (well- I fast my goldies every other day)

[@MichaelJBurnsII]

I can't really respond to the question of the week. I don't have a fish tank yet. I'm doing my research and figuring out what size of tank, where I'm going to place it in my house, what additional equipment I might need, etc... I'm pretty sure I want to do a soil base layer under the substrate and have live plants etc. I know I would like some shrimp, maybe cherry shrimp, maybe an amano or two. I like Chili Raspora, maybe a Betta in there. Probably at least 20 gallons, maybe more. I do live in Oregon on the coast so there is loads of interesting wood and stones to collect and add. I'm also been thinking about putting in a smallish backyard pond, which is a totally different beast. Love the content!

[@garg4531]

The simple fact that this tiktoker is familiar with all these plants yet fails to understand the incredibly basic idea that bettas don't belong in jars... "Do not underestimate the amount of space fish need" Preach! So many articles online, even by 'experts', claim that *10 gallons* is a good size for sooo many fish just because their small (even though some get like three inches or so) "Take everything off, and clean clean clean!" ... (adding to that, even though it's good that they have an actual tank for the fish... that is a TON of goldfish, a pleco that's not even fully grown, and a baby turtle. And they're getting rid of all the bacteria that tries to grow so that tank is probably more ammonia than it is water) "Not a fish abuser here" ...So you know what you're doing is considered fish abuse but do it anyways? I expected him to give an "update" version of them in a proper tank at first

[@IdratherbeinHobbiton]

6:40 my kids won 3 goldfish from the fair 3 yrs ago. Unfortunately two of them died, but one is still doing well. I did, and am still doing, research to know how to take care of it and the other two replacement goldfish we got. I actually just got a bigger tank for them! It's cycling as we speak. I definitely learned NOT to wash everything in the tank!

[@thatequestriangirl13]

4:47: the shrimp food I bought said to feed 3-4 pellets PER SHRIMP!! I swear they tryna kill some shrimp out here😅😂

[@StayTiny03]

Funny story!! When I was little (like 13 years ago) my parents got me some goldies because I was always so interested in fishies when we went past pet stores. However no one in the pet stores ever told my mom how to properly take care of a tank and yk back then info on the internet wasn’t so abundant… so my mom would clean out the entire tank and scrub the algae off of the gravel and stones just like the people in the video. 😭 Fast-forward to 6 months ago when I finally decided to purchase a tank and start my own planted aquarium my mom went: ”Just so you know I ain’t cleaning that out every other week”. I had to sit her down and explain to her about the natural filtration cycle, small water changes and all the stuff out there: the fertilizers and water conditioners(the whole process). At first she was so skeptical and thought it was nearly impossible but after around a month and a half of only water changes and proper, minimal care with the water being crystal clear as always, she gave in and congratulated me on the great purchase and good decision.😆 Now I even catch her observing my neons swimming around the tank!😊

[@Chompchompyerded]

My favourite product in my fish tank is my fish. In the one which has Kame-san in it, my favourite is my turtle, Kame. Yeh, not very original. So kill me. At least it took a hair bit more than people who call their dog "Dog". Kame is a good boy, so leave him alone. He has pet guppies, otocinclus, and corys in his 40 gallon tank with him, and he hasn't made a move on one of them. He cares only about eating turtle pellets and Bug Bites, and burying himself in the sand. I guess my second favourite product is the fish tanks themselves, since none of the rest of it would really be possible without them. They aren't anything fancy like an ADA tank. Those are out of my budget. The ones I have are just rimless glass tanks which look decent when I remember to clean scrape the algae off of the glass. I also prize my canister filters. If you have a turtle, a canister filter is almost a "must have". It's the same thing with a turtle as with fish. Always cycle both filter and tank before adding turtle and fish. Those beneficial bacteria help break down turtle waste too, even if it's a big boy like Kame, who is about as big around as a desert plate.

[@Onglie]

Question Is that possible to have guppies in closed ecosystem jar 🫙

[@zambo6453]

I hate when people give correct advice but then blow it. He says "you will definitely kill the fish if you don't let the tank cycle" which isn't true at all, there's a whole school of (psycho) thought called "Fish-in cycling"; most likely your fish will not die, they will just suffer unduly. So then anyone who has done this, and thinks they are rright, sees this guys tips and thinks "Ha, what a moron, he is wrong. I know better, and I'm gonna keep it up"

[@danielthompson3205]

6 minutes... Holy sheit, only thing they don't do, was throw bleach in... Only time I did a full clean .. in bath , lul. was a dead tank back in 1997 XF

[@I_Six_Pennywise_Fnaf]

I want to get and keep Brine Shrimp (aka sea monkeys / aqua dragons) in my 3 gallon tanks (just meant for the Brine Shrimp, nothing else), but I had to get fake "realistic looking" plants - unfortunately, the salt that the Brine Shrimp need will kill fresh water plants.. The only common plant that I have access to that really thrives and grows in the salt is algae, and that's great, because algae is a major food source for the Shrimp as it is a part of their diet. ☺

[@EightJane]

Got Damn! I've been making "ecosphreres" for years. Wish I had the time, energy, and phone storage space to tiktok a proper ecosphere that doesn't include fish! Also unless the container is over .5 gallons you shouldn't have fish either

[@subhajitparia3251]

Even after 230 episodes people still don't understand how to take care a fish 😔

[@FishForThought]

Needmore people to watch, especially those that rly need to watch hahaha

[@Diresilence]

Rule of thumb about any Jar ecospheres. Never put anything bigger than then a fingernail in there, as the space allowed just... isn't there. For aquatic, safely can put snails, maybe a couple of shrimp but i'd say no to the shrimp. For solid scapes, anything bigger then a centipede is just going to make life miserable for the inhabitants. That and moss. Lots of moss...

[@psy_99]

Personally, I don't bother buying branded dechlorinators if my tanks are already cycled (mostly just buy them for the live bacteria). I use Sodium Thiosulfate instead since it's tons cheaper and lasts far longer than any branded dechlorinator products out there (it's the active ingredient in dechlorinators). It breaks down chlorine into chloride ions thus neutralizing them. There is a caveat though and that's that it breaks the chlorine-ammonia bond of chloramine, so it leaves behind ammonia. That's why it's important that the tank is already cycled.

[@Its_Asteria]

My mother is working her way toward getting a stand and some materials to set up the 75 gallon tank weve got downstairs. I told her to wash the ever living hell out of it before using it, but not use heavy chemicals. But she was to move from the 25 gallon she has right now and switch to that 75 for her mollies. My plan was to help her find sources for good plants and such for her tank and aqua soil. The goal is to make fish heaven haha 😂 We also will need a divider for the middle due to the mixture of males and females 😭 She is realizing her mistake too late but yeah, she learned how fast mollies reproduce. If i get the chance ill share the comparisons of the old vs new tank.

[@Firestar-TV]

lol now I want to make a Joke Video about a Fish Jar Rescape when I'll someday have Fish again. Step 1 will be to temporarily put the Fish into something else, throw the Jar on the Ground and put the Fish into a Tank🙃

[@leanderfoldy9293]

My favorite product is: No product build a food web. before adding chemicals, filter your water with a filter pitcher for example.

[@NekoNebula1313]

Why spend so much on plants n fish just to put it in cheap dollar store jar? Buy the 5gallon+ tank first then buy everything else if it's too expensive at once I use a 27 gallon storage tub its black with yellow lid (i dont use the lid) it's very sturdy n at least has lots of room makes nice mini pond .

[@crlsalvrz7759]

..HOPEFULLY WE GET VID FIRST MONDAY OF !2024! Keep it up..