Geophagus Tapajos Red Head Fish Tank | New Aquarium Plants & Water Change

[@CichlidBros]

One of my favorite tanks. Great video!

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! you guys have sooo many great tanks! love them all! my favorit is the green terror!

[@CichlidBros]

freshwatertanks thank you! Really appreciate it. 👍🏻

[@nefertariinxs]

Sehr schón

[@nefertariinxs]

Fur wasserwchsel gibts jetzt s hlauche did du am wSzerhahn sgestigst so kannst dS wadsr direkt absaugen in badewanne und frisches zuruck in tank. SpRt viel muhe

[@freshwatertanks]

ich weiss, hab ich zuhause. aber ich brauche sehr weiches wasser und darum die osmoseanlage. mein leitungswasser ist leider zu hart 😕 habe früher leitungswasser benutzt und meine fische wurden krank darum jetzt auf die umständliche art.

[@stinatabez5033]

Ich mag deine Videos sehr. Ich genieße es sehr kurz in dein Leben zu schauen. Tolle Videos, tolle Becken, tolle Wohnung. Wunderbarer Minimalismus.

[@freshwatertanks]

Vielen Dank! 😃 Oh ja ich mag es minimalistisch zu wohnen. Wobei, wenn ich an einer Wand noch Platz hätte, würde wohl noch ein Becken stehen! 😆

[@liltalent2381]

Dude your content is so high quality and great yet your pretty much undiscovered, your tank is awesome and beautiful, thank god a geophagus red head helped me discover your channel.

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there! thanks for your comment! really appreciated! 😃 do you keep geos too?

[@liltalent2381]

freshwatertanks sadly no, I do have a 20 gallon and a 5 gallon fish tank though. I was looking into them because I was wondering what some good bottom feeders would be and I found that they make pretty good ones. I really want to get a bigger tank soon and stock it with geos. How big is your tank?

[@freshwatertanks]

they are bottom feeders, but honestly they eat all the food before it sinks to the bottom. my tank is a 120g

[@simplyaquariums7265]

Awesome video! I enjoy your choice in music and the different angles :)

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks for your feedback. especially regarding the music. sometimes it's really difficult to find the right music! 😃

[@amtravelsaus]

Really love this one, those fish with the colours of substrate, few plants and that driftwood really make for another perfect tank by you :)

[@amtravelsaus]

.. and yes i agree the music and angles are perfect ;)

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot. now i'm happy too with the setup. took me a while :)

[@freshwatertanks]

yay! :)

[@amtravelsaus]

@@freshwatertanks very inspirational you are my friend :) :) :) :)

[@freshwatertanks]

just realised that i'm not follwing your channel! done! 😃

[@beaka63]

Nice. Thank you for sharing. Your tanks are so lovely, as are your videos.

[@freshwatertanks]

ah that's nice to read. thank you! 😃

[@BarbicideSmoothie]

Truly is the cutest tank!!🥰 They remind me of a bunch of friendly green terrors 😁

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot! 😃 green terrors are one of my favorite fish too. would love to keep some one day!

[@Laphroig1482]

Nice videos.Inspiring!I´m almost 65 and considering to give it a new try with an aquarium.Juwel Rio 450 I think.If I have some more money then,a Vision 450.Keep it up!

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there! 👋 thanks a lot! i think it‘s a rewarding hobby and a juwel rio 450 is a great tank! actually i‘m also saving for another rio 450 which i will soon order! 😄

[@Brantov]

Very good aquarium and fish. Beautiful and interesting. I wish you all the best my friend.

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot! 😃🙏 have a wonderful weekend!

[@arupmukherjee4110]

i dont comment generally but d sound n video r awasome

[@freshwatertanks]

thats nice thanks! really appreciated! 🙌

[@abhishekdaniel6790]

Which aquarium light did you used!?

[@freshwatertanks]

i use the lights which came with the tank (juwel multilux led)

[@martineclaeys7335]

I love watching waterchange vids. Now I know how you do it 😀.

[@freshwatertanks]

ha ha. well since i use ro water it‘s much more time consuming than using only tap water. all for the fish 😄

[@myfishcave382]

Beautiful Geophagus tank. Nice lighting. What are the tank dimensions. Did you get it custom built. Like the fine substrate. Where are you from. Background music just sets into your gentle movement of the fish.

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there. thanks! ah no no it's not custom made. it's a "juwel rio 450" dimensions are 150x50x60cm. and i'm from switzerland!

[@lou9294]

Awesome set up my friend

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot! 😃🙏

[@Comercomerce]

Beautiful set up

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 🙌😃

[@beatap6250]

Like my friend 👍😉🥰🙋‍♀️

[@freshwatertanks]

yay thank you! 😃🙏🕺

[@RyanDahn]

What size tank is this?? Great looking tank.

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! it‘s a 120g/450l tank 😃

[@abodraconian-9114]

Hi, I know the video is old but how many male to female do you recommend? I have 350l Rio

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there. if i could choose i would go with 1 male and 3 females 😃

[@abodraconian-9114]

@@freshwatertanks thanks alot Been a long subscriber more than 5 years

[@freshwatertanks]

are you planning to get some? honestly i do miss keeping them. super fun fish. 5 years? wow! thanks a lot ✨😃

[@EzhilNilavan-b6r]

Hello Brother! Can you tell me male and female ratio? Can I keep all male red head tapajos geophagus in my tank?

[@freshwatertanks]

i would go with more males then females. maybe 1:3 or even 1:4 😃

[@legsian]

superb, if i wanted to do similar to you, how many fish could i put in a juwel 240litre, many thnks in advance

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks. they do like to swim and also once you have pair getting ready to spawn space could be an issue. so i would not get too many of them...

[@tradingshephard]

ur tank is so beautifull bro... what is the lenght of ur tank?? 5 ft or 6 ft?

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃 it‘s 5ft

[@hsmom45]

enjoy all your videos, do the fish eat on the plants/ I have a90 gallon tank been thinking of setting up for geo; thanks for letting us see your tank,

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot! :) no geos do not eat on the plants at all. but they do move around gravel so plants with roots could be a problem...

[@klk6266]

Hello mate.I am considering to buy Rio450 and I want to ask few questions about your setup.I see that you are running the tank with external filters.Assuming that you removed the Bioflow filter,was it inefective?What kind of filters you are using?Regards.

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there! the filter is perfectly fine! it just takes space away but besides that it‘s a good one. originally i wanted to get an oscar fish and they are pretty messy that‘s why i have two external filter in this tank (eheim 2078). in my bioflow filter i mostly used sera siporax as filter medium. what kind of fish will you get?

[@klk6266]

@@freshwatertanks Like you I am also keeping Geo tapajos.I have mating couple already and my 240 litre tank seems to be small for them,so Rio450 is what I am considering to buy.I am also very positive about sera siporax - the best price/quality.Your aqua is great inspiration for me.Thank you for your reply🙂

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot! 🙂 oh nice. they will love the new tank!!!

[@ilbomba530]

Where the lemon tetras a good Partner to the red tapajos? Still Not Sure which Tetra i Wanna buy

[@freshwatertanks]

i‘m not sure what to answer. i took mine out. they seemed stressed and i have lost a few. but i‘m not sure if it was because of the geos. 🤷‍♂️ difficult question with the tetras. my rosy tetras are doing much better...

[@ilbomba530]

freshwatertanks vergessen das ich auch auf deutsch antworten kann :). Danke für die Info. Ich glaube ich versuche mal kongosalmer oder rotblaue kolumbianer. Den juwel innenfilter benutzt du nicht? Habe den bei mir noch im Betrieb. Überlege ob er ausreicht oder ob noch ein zweiter dran muss. Bisher hat der eigentlich in jedem Becken gut gearbeitet. Selbst bei Tropheus

[@rachyrach7548]

What sort of substrate did you use? Beautiful little fish

[@freshwatertanks]

it's just fine gravel (1-2mm) and thanks! 😃

[@josiaettlin1063]

Super Video mach weiter so 👍🌿

[@freshwatertanks]

Danke dir! 😃

[@AquaOne1]

Top. Wieviele STunden hat es gedauert, das Osmosewasser in die Tonne zu füllen? Oder gar Tage? :) - Marcus

[@freshwatertanks]

insgesamt 12 stunden! 😄

[@mowillusmowillanus5385]

Nice tanks. What do you do against algae in the Geophagus tank?

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! honestly i have not found the right solution yet. every 6 weeks i have to take out the plants and driftwood and rub the algae off. really thinking of adding a pleco again.

[@TheMrKimmel]

Really enjoying your videos!

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot for the feedback! 😃

[@TheMrKimmel]

freshwatertanks I actually bought a Juwel 450 to keep geo’s inspired by your videos! Ended up with a tank of corys but that’s a different story. Now I can enjoy your geos and my tank. Double win 😜

[@freshwatertanks]

you won't believe me but at one point i was thinking of doing a cory tank too (in my rio 450)! 😃 now i'm thinking of maybe getting a 180 only for corys 😃

[@TheMrKimmel]

freshwatertanks haha - it’s good fun, those crazy little bastards. But keep your geos for a bit, would be a shame if you’d stop updating on them 😜

[@freshwatertanks]

ah no no i‘m not planning to give them away 😃

[@asfarsiyad]

Which camera & Lenses you using...

[@freshwatertanks]

i'm using a canon 80d and most of the time a 24mm and macro lense...

[@paXua]

Her zamanki gibi ;)

[@freshwatertanks]

😃

[@imdrowning6969]

I have a question, do betta fish need a filter

[@freshwatertanks]

no you can also have a lowtech tank without a filter but with lot‘s of plants and more water changes. but it‘s always easier to keep them with a filter.

[@radu9317]

Hi, where did you get your sand/substrate? It looks amazing

[@freshwatertanks]

it‘s from the company dennerle and called crystal quartz. color i use is roe brown! 😃

[@СергейЖурба-х1ш]

Good afternoon. Please tell me how often and to what extent you change the water in your aquarium. Thank you for answering the same questions. Добрый день. Скажите пожалуйста как часто и в каком объеме вы делаете замену воды в вашем аквариуме. Спасибо что отвечаете на одинаковые вопросы.

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there. i do weekly water changes of around 40%. and once in a while even 2 water changes... 😃

[@lonerider7177]

What's is the tank size?

[@freshwatertanks]

it‘s an almost 120g tank (450l). dimensions are 150x50x60cm

[@monaangela4667]

Its a beautiful tank congrats 👍👍👌👌👏👏

[@freshwatertanks]

thank you so much! 😃

[@ModeSarka]

Amazing tank! What kind of substrate is that? I have JBL Manado and I'm wondering if it wouldn't be too large for their gills. It's 0.2-2mm grain size. Thanks

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃 it‘s crystal quartz from the company dennerle. size is 1-2mm and they are doing okay. but i think sand would have been perfect!

[@ModeSarka]

@@freshwatertanks Thanks for your prompt reply! I've watched all of your videos at least a couple of times - keep up the good work!

[@freshwatertanks]

nice to hear! so are you planning on getting some?

[@ModeSarka]

@@freshwatertanks Yes, I've been planning it for a while now. Sold some fish, now I have enough space. I'm just wondering about the substrate though...

[@freshwatertanks]

i think it should be fine!

[@Tropicalfishcrazechannel]

Looks beautiful

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 👍

[@mevludindraginovic8863]

Hi, which filtermedia do u have in eheim 2078? Thx

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there. i use eheim mech, eheim bio mech, eheim substrate pro and sera siporax :)

[@mevludindraginovic8863]

@@freshwatertanks isn`t it the same ehiem mech and sera siporax and i dont know should i buy ehiem mech pro. I have yet only ehiem sub pro and ehiem mech

[@freshwatertanks]

no sera siporax is more like eheim substrate pro. it's biological filter media. if you go to the eheim website all is explained. do you also have the 2078?

[@mevludindraginovic8863]

@@freshwatertanks yes i buy today but dont know which set up is best

[@freshwatertanks]

i know this feeling. don‘t overthink it. you have 4 boxes. i have eheim mech in the bottom bix, then eheim bio mech, then eheim substrate pro and sera siporax on the top. it works fine for me. mechanical filter media needs to be in the bottom boxes

[@Flizzekacke]

Wie alt sind die Red heads von dir? Will mir auch welche für mein 180cm Becken welche holen und mich würde ihre Endgröße interessieren

[@freshwatertanks]

Die sind jetzt knapp 3 Jahre alt. Grösse so 12-15cm 😃

[@Flizzekacke]

@@freshwatertanks will mir nämlich auch welche holen und lese oft bis 18 cm. Aber denke nach 3 Jahren dürften die ausgewachsen sein oder

[@freshwatertanks]

Ich find sie toll. Sehr lebhaft! Und ja ich rechne also nicht mehr damit, dass Sie noch gross wachsen werden. 18cm werden sie bei mir bestimmt nicht erreichen. Ich hatte sie ein Jahr lang ohne Heizer gehalten, bis ich gelesen habe, dass sie 28 Grad benötigen (im Geschäft waren 25 Grad angegeben). Auch hatte ich sie zuerst in Leitungswasser und jetzt vermische ich mein Wasser mit Osmosewasser. Mögen es schon lieber weicher. Meine hatten die Lochkrankheit, aber seit ich sie in Weichwasser habe, ist alles wieder gut. Löcher sind gut verheilt. Der Aufwand mit dem Wasser vermischen ist für mich der grösste Nachteil. Ist halt schon aufwändig und natürlich das Aufheizen auf 28 Grad. Ansonsten tolle Fische!

[@Flizzekacke]

@@freshwatertanks ich habe mir gestern jetzt 6 Stk vom Züchter geholt. Der hällt seine bei 27 grad,der züchtet sie selbst jetzt 6 Jahre. Was er mir auf jeden Fall empfohlen hat gerade was wohl gut für geophagus sein soll sind nach dem wasserwechsel Mineralien mit in das Wasser zu geben da es sehr gut zur Entwicklung helfen soll und auch flüssiges humin. Seine Elterntiere die er hatte die hatten schätze ich ihre ca 17-18 cm.

[@freshwatertanks]

Ah cool viel Spass mit der Bande und danke für die Tipps! Ich gebe beim Wasserwechsel Diskusmineral von Preis dazu und Seemandelblätter und Erlenzapfen...

[@lorenzospina3174]

I love this tank 😍.

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃👍

[@kedarwalve4636]

Cool tank..Simple set up but still the tank is so beautiful. Curious to know the about the light and photo period

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! will see how the plants will do in the following weeks. i do often have algae on the anubias. lights are on for 6 hours and i‘m using leds (2x31w)

[@markodragoyevich2517]

what do you think is the recommended tank size for these guys

[@freshwatertanks]

i keep them in a 120g and i think this is the minimum for 6 (at least for me)... maybe a smaller tank would work too with less geos?

[@nitheeshnorth144]

Which type of anubias brother

[@freshwatertanks]

it‘s anubias barteri 🌿

[@community_collab_society]

Very beautiful👍

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃

[@DebsInManchesterUK]

beautiful fish

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks debbie! 😃

[@peterstalder6590]

Du hast wirklich sehr schöne Becken, mir gefällt die minimalistische Einrichtung sehr gut. Wie schaffst du es, mit so wenigen und dann noch langsam wachsenden Pflanzen, keine Algen im Becken zu haben. Sonst ist die Empfehlung ja immer möglichst viele Pflanzen damit die Alegn weniger Chancen haben.

[@freshwatertanks]

Vielen Dank! Ja so ganz ohne Algen läuft das Becken leider nicht. Habe immer wieder Algen auf den Blättern der Anubias und muss diese regelmässig entfernen. Ist bisschen mühsam. Ich denke es geht auch ganz ohne Pflanzen, dafür einfach mit mehr Wasserwechsel. Bin mir sogar wieder am Überlegen, ob ich die Anubias wieder rausnehmen soll. An der Scheibe und auf der Wurzel habe ich eigentlich nur wenig Algen. Nur auf den Blättern der Anubias.

[@tanmaydas8876]

What is yeor tank size?

[@freshwatertanks]

it's 150x50x65cm

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Nice waterchange

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃👍

[@bipolaraquatics]

very cool

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃

[@karanchawla1060]

Soothing.

[@freshwatertanks]

yay! thanks! 👍

[@karanchawla1060]

@@freshwatertanks are you dosing any CO2? And can you specify which lights you're using and how many watts and the size of the tank.

[@freshwatertanks]

no co2 in this tanks. anubias do not really need it. tank dimensions are 150x50x65cm and led lights came with the tank: 62w

[@karanchawla1060]

@@freshwatertanks post lockdown I'm going to make a tank similar to yours just to keep geos

[@freshwatertanks]

sounds great! they are fun to keep! 😃

[@flokicabobica5746]

Wie groß sind die geos jetzt?

[@freshwatertanks]

so 12-15cm schätz ich mal. hab in den letzten monaten kein wachstum feststellen können.

[@Adehernawan91]

Love it

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃

[@calebskingdom5696]

Awesome video....

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks a lot! (again)! 😃😃

[@vongabriel1819]

Nice vid!!! Me too, i have geophagus fish (4pcs) in 100cm tank. Ur is 120cm ,,,i am planning to add two more fish maybe after this pandemic🤦‍♂️

[@freshwatertanks]

nice! 😃 also tapajos red heads? actually my tank is 150cm... 😃

[@vongabriel1819]

Mine is Surinamensis,,, ah thats why u have 2 external filter 🤔,,,1 filter will definitely not sustain 120gal. I have 5 corydoras as tank mates💪

[@freshwatertanks]

i think one would have been enough 😆. cool tank mates. i love corys

[@Kazimyr]

Je continue de suivre, curieux que je suis 😇 j’apprends ainsi comment devenir autonome (je suis dépendant de l’eau osmosée aujourd’hui). Un grand « 👍🏻 Merci » comme toujours 😉

[@freshwatertanks]

un grand merci à toi! 😃 je ne sais pas si j’ai mal compris mais tu achète l‘eau osmosée actuellement?

[@Kazimyr]

freshwatertanks oui, je suis tributaire des animaleries.. et cette période (et y’a vidéo) m’a fait comprendre que je pouvais changer 😁💪🏻

[@freshwatertanks]

et c‘est surement moins chère quand tu fais l’eau toi-même à la maison! 😃

[@Kazimyr]

freshwatertanks oh oui, c’est déjà calculé.. c’est la « logistique » que je peine encore à éclaircir : temps pour obtenir le volume d’eau, besoin de reminéraliser, récipient.. bref, j’apprends avec tes vidéos 😉🙂

[@nilsvestergren3329]

❤️❤️❤️

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 💚😃

[@valtterikoivisto2117]

omg finally

[@freshwatertanks]

yay! 😃

[@tunguyenthithanh9473]

🥰🥰🥰

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃

[@АлександрПикус-ж8й]

Hi! Beauty!!!

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks! 😃

[@janmuzikcz]

👌 please bottom name

[@freshwatertanks]

it's fine gravel from the company dennerle called crystal quartz

[@janmuzikcz]

@@freshwatertanks Thank you, you have it very nice

[@freshwatertanks]

sure! and thanks! 😃

[@kemalylmaz6297]

🙂👍🏽

[@freshwatertanks]

😃😃😃

[@spotemshotemboys8163]

Awesome tank ! I would love if u could check out my 55 gallon review, your feedback would mean alot 😀 im new to the game so any tips and info would help.

[@freshwatertanks]

thanks mate! 😃 will check your video out later...

[@СергейЖурба-х1ш]

Good afternoon. Please tell me how often and to what extent you change the water in your aquarium. Thank you for answering the same questions. Добрый день. Скажите пожалуйста как часто и в каком объеме вы делаете замену воды в вашем аквариуме. Спасибо что отвечаете на одинаковые вопросы.

[@freshwatertanks]

hi there. i do weekly water changes of around 40%. and once in a while even 2 water changes... 😃