How to setup! Temperate/Coldwater aquarium. (DO NOT PICK GOLDFISH!)

[@Steve_RobbieRaygun]

What I like about your videos Matt is the fact that you are not afraid to show cockups during the setup, warts and all, unlike some other channels. It makes it more user-friendly.

[@Geo66166]

MD the snake

[@noraleestone2859]

@@Geo66166 That was really rude and uncalled for. 🤨😒It takes ALL kinds of people to make a world, even the aquascaping one. 🤔I still enjoy MD's videos, but now, thanks to him, I also have Matt to watch. 😁 Go figure. 😂

[@Geo66166]

@@noraleestone2859 Matt is so much more authentic, imagine he had MD's budget ;)

[@Steve_RobbieRaygun]

Just to point out, my comment wasn't aimed at any one particular channel. Perhaps I just worded it wrong.

[@ikoyDaPnoy]

Not from the UK ... What is this cockup, warts, and snake stuff I'm reading? I know I'm misunderstanding this.

[@BTQ410]

Thank you for clarifying aquascaping and what it is. I like natural scapes and not the fancy Dutch style scapes that some scapers like to do. I posted a picture of one of my tanks on a Facebook Group and a guy who claimed to be an aquascaper proceeded to tear apart my tank and instruct me on what I did wrong. Even when I explained I had been in the hobby 40 years and liked the natural style scapes he berated me. It made me angry because if I had been new to the hobby he could have turned me off. Instead, he had picked in someone that was willing to fight back a bit. He ended up telling me I was stupid and didn’t know what I was doing. Sadly, it is people like this guy that can so easily ruin the hobby for others. You are so right to say aquascaping is whatever you like your aquarium to be. I love seeing the artistic creations some people do, but I also think they have made the hobby very intimidating for others. I absolutely love your channel because it is aimed at everyone. You used Anubia, I was hoping you were going to use Buce on that dragon’s head. I like the Anubia too. I like the air pump. I generally use one in my tanks. Sometimes I will add a small sponge filter for the same reason. Love the bubbles. It is all about what makes you happy.

[@FishShopMatt]

I hate people like this as without people coming into the hobby it will disappear. I'm glad you were strong enough to shrug it off, it's such a variable hobby there is never going to be one correct style.

[@AndrewFishman]

Never allow someone to tell you your vision of a scape is wrong unless it is because of something that will ultimately endanger fish or people. Precariously balanced rocks that could crash against the tank face, for example. However, I have bred fish in a deliberately sterilely clean and bare tank, and others in tanks you cannot see through the algae, mulm and plant growth. Dutch style is fine, for plants, not so great for rift lake cichlids or silver dollars though. Horses for courses. I was trying to explain to a guy the other day why a flow through trickle filter was not required for a soft water planted tank for rams and tetras, he just wanted to argue that it was the best, so that was what everyone should run. OK... so why are sponges so popular?

[@skrounst]

Every hobby is like this. Every. Single. One. No matter what you do in your spare time, there are people that take that activity to the extreme, and expect everyone to do it the "right way". I quit playing World of Warcraft a year(ish) ago, because people were acting exactly like you just described. There is ONE good way to play, and if you don't play that way you don't get in groups. It made the game boring, just like it makes the fish keeping hobby boring if everyone's tank looked the same. No one other than you has to see the tank every day, so if you enjoy it, that's all that matters.

[@AndrewFishman]

@@skrounst I quit League of Legends for similar reasons. I played a character differently to how people thought it should be played in support and consistently got S ranked in games, but people would cry that I was support and taking kills from the main attack character so preventing them levelling up. I would just ignore them and play my way, but the griefing got bad, so I just stopped playing.

[@skrounst]

@@AndrewFishman Yeah I played league for a while too, very similar vibes. Champions have pretty rigid builds, and if you deviate and try something new, or go against that set-up people will report you if your team loses lol. It seems once games have been out for 5-10 years people have theory crafted the best way to do things, and experimentation is over. LAME!!!

[@MandyJane123700]

I love the bubbles! I have air in all my tanks, I just like the way it looks, and I hope the little bit of extra surface agitation is nice for the fish.

[@86Kera]

Same which is one of the reasons I got a sponge filter

[@FishShopMatt]

Agreed I think it can only be a good thing..

[@AndrewFishman]

@@86Kera Depends on the fish, regarding surface agitation. Certain Labyrinth Fish and Killis like a dead still puddle to play in and certain floating plants do not do at all well with surface movement. On the whole, too much air is not enough. For certain species, play carefully.

[@257ersSupport]

Much more real this channel, feels more like a bro explaining stuff. Great video, nice dude!

[@FishShopMatt]

I appreciate that!

[@JiyuuNK]

All those years explaining stuffs to costumers in shop shows LOL

[@zachcallen]

Keep it coming Matt! Your videos are really helpful for a beginner hobbyist like me!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks, will do! I'm glad you find them useful.

[@bws902]

Best 41 Minutes of the Day :)

[@FishShopMatt]

Great comment!!! 👏💜

[@JiyuuNK]

I don't even noticed the video is 41 mins long! Hahaha Enjoyable~

[@barryholland4082]

Love the bubbles, Matt! You practice what you preach and do what YOU like, which is how it should be! Carry on trying different things because you can! Great stuff!

[@milokey3884]

Technical term of the day, “that’s way more sinky” love it 😂😂

[@firebatfit]

I LOVE the white cloud minnows!! Such an underrated little fish!

[@AndrewFishman]

Very much.

[@Scapernoob]

Good job, nothing wrong with a cheeky air pump here & there

[@stumonkey17]

Thanks Matt. Love to see these kinds of videos. I bet loads of people are limited on space as I am and a smaller cold water tank like this is a great inspiration.

[@AndrewFishman]

For great little nano fish that will live in water of most parameters and temps, check out the Australian Pygmy Perches. Southern Pygmy Perch in particular is stunningly pretty.

[@cindyjohnsen326]

I like how the air stone is coming through that log. It's cool!!

[@tuxedopitbulls888]

I don't use Co2 in my tanks but I LOVE air stones, air walls, and some air filters. I love the look and my fish like to play in the bubbles.

[@FishShopMatt]

Same here!

[@keltickelly81]

You are doing a great job with this channel. Very informative and down to earth. Loving it. ❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much!

[@SagasInStitches]

Happy to come back and see how big your channel have become! :) Good on you Matt. Another great scape, and must say, I love the bubbles. Those fish are just cute and complement the setup perfectly. Well done! xx

[@MissChelle]

I love love love my cold water tank. I have a different types of danios in it. It was so much easier to balance, the different types of Java fern are looking so much more healthy then in my tropical tank. I’ve never had any algae issues in the cold tank either. It’s been such a joy and my fishies are thriving . Cool video again Matt! ❤️🇦🇺

[@paulettemouchet9901]

I like the air bubbles! Something a bit different and fun.

[@jenjen3245]

I put a dozen of these in my half wine barrel about a year ago. I now have hundreds! I live in the sub tropics so they coped really well over our winter.

[@marktopp745]

Funny. Got bored with some of my cichlids so after 5-6 years let them naturally grow old and gave the other’s away. Now gone back to my early days in the hobby and set up a live bearer community tank. Swordtails and maybe a few mollies eventually. Getting me as they say excited about the future.

[@keithdouglas8707]

Nice tank👍 Not many people realise how many fish can handle colder water including cherry shrimp Also cooler water means less algae and less maintenance when it comes to trimming plants because they grow slower

[@FishShopMatt]

Yes, you are right

[@suffysdave]

Thanks for setting the definition of “scaping” straight. Do what you want to do!

[@mammakitty2725]

That wood keeps changing the more you work with it! I love it!!!❤❤❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Chompchompyerded]

Matt, the kit I'm always most jealous of which I see in your videos is your books. I have tons of books in my home, all of which I've read, but I don't have anything about fish. Someday I'm going to come to your house and sit in your fish room for a few weeks and do nothing but read your books and drool over them. When I get a call from home telling me that my aquariums are in dire need of help, only then will I leave, but not before I write down a list of the best of your books so that I can buy copies for myself!

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahahaha this is a small collection compared to some of my friends, but I'm building it slowly.

[@gigi3242]

Hey Matt, my mountain minnows and endlers love playing in the bubbles of the air stone. When I had a mystery snail, it would go and sit on the air stone for around ten minutes a day; snail wash? snail massage? No clue. Not sure why people wouldn't like air stones, they come in so many forms, you can even get "curtains" with LED lights, so cool. Thanks for the video, have a wonderful week.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Yeah I agree air stones are cool!

[@Bluetree0502]

I’ll add “sinky” to my list of new adjectives

[@antbarker-t3n]

Love that Interpet Led light, oh and the video. 50 yrs ago I won 1st prize in a fish show in York with a white cloud 🎉

[@alanthecat59]

I have to admit, to my shame, my first aquarium was un heated in the UK .It contained white clouds, zebra danios, and bronze corydoras. When it came time to clean the tank, I would empty all the fish into the bathtub, and then clean all the filter media and gravel in the sink using boiling water. I now realize that this was not a good practice!. As a treat, I would put hot water in the bathtub, not realizing that it was harmful to the fish, and would then wonder why they swam upside down. :( I should clarify that I was 13 years old at the time and had no guidance or help.

[@GregorMima]

Cool! Using such a big piece of wood you could fix it to the tank with aquarium silicon ... works great and easy to get off the glas again with a balde!

[@aburgard1]

I’ve had CPD, clown kili, and shrimp together for years in an unheated aquarium for years and that’s still my favorite setup.

[@janetaylor8635]

LOVE IT MATT ! When you came back after the nine days and added the little bits of stone, all I saw was a hogs head and I like air stones. !

[@FishShopMatt]

Loads of people have said a boar head!

[@Snailyandwhaley]

Dear Matt, Really enjoyed this one. Thank-you for taking your time and encouraging others to do so as well, giving the tank time to cycle and mature a little. And acclimatising your fish even when they're only travelling a metre. I'm loving all the quirky tanks you do; the little bowls, the plant tower, using an air stone. Definitely really interested in understanding air stones and their use so will be watching out for that one! Keep up the great content! 🎉

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@eatmynoobfood7461]

Great , now I want to do a cold water tank 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ love how this 1 turned out (even the air stone) 😜✌️💜

[@FishShopMatt]

You can do it!

[@matthewsmith22]

I don't know about goldfish being easy, they have a brighter looking life expectancy than me 😂 and never want to live in balance with what's around them. I found them really rewarding but got to the point where they were just too much work and found myself looking for problems rather than enjoying my tanks. This looks great matt, maybe airstones don't have a traditional place in an aquascape but I find them helpful in my planted aquariums. Just uploaded a short of one of my tanks pearling running a sponge filter, definitely can be done

[@FishShopMatt]

That's awesome I'll go check it out!

[@Lupushansen]

Love the addition of the air bobbles!

[@daveb6722]

Love it, Matt makes the mistakes so you don't have to.

[@FishShopMatt]

You're welcome! Hahaha

[@ParrotKing-vu2nk]

You’ve developed a really great channel, man. Caught you a long ways back on MD’s channel and you’ve always given great, informative advice on the hobby. You’ve got a very earnest teaching style; keep up the good work. Cheers from Alaska

[@FishShopMatt]

I appreciate that!

[@Matthew.Henley]

Fush? Must be a new species 🐟 😂 I like the air stone, especially how it comes through the holes in the wood

[@FishShopMatt]

Totally a new undiscovered species hahaha

[@certifyFPV]

I Love your videos Matt you inspired me to get a 90L tank. I’ve fully upgraded the filter with better foams ceramic filter media etc and I’ve got 7 red and blue cherry shrimp 8 neons and 10 ember tetras and it’s not over stocked and I prefer lower quantities of fish, it looks so much more natural! I had also planted a lot of great plants (everything from Maidenhead aquatics 😎) and it looks amazing in my opinion for the first tank I have ever had before, I have a pond but that’s nothing compared to scaping an aquarium. I’d love to show you and see what your thoughts are! For a great dimmable light for cheap I went for the seaoura led light I can set how long its on. I can change the blue light intensity and the white light intensity or all together and it grows my plants amazingly! For £23 I’m not to disappointed

[@chemistrykrang8065]

I like air stones! In fact recently I've added a USB air pump (little cylindrical one off amazon - super quiet!) and a little USB battery pack so there will at least be some agitation for a few hours if power goes out. Lots of fish seem to enjoy the bubbles too. Those interpet filters are OK but I don't love replaceable cartridges. I've got one as a second filter on a temporary/hospital setup at the moment and ended up taking the ceramic media out of the plastic holder and using it with a chunk of generic foam instead. You can definitely get loads more media in there (I added a big chunk of sponge and a big handful of extra ceramic rings), and it'll all be washable and useable for ages, where the green pad and carbon pad were definitely past their best after a couple of months. I just don't love throwing filter media away - that's got all your lovely bacteria living on it!

[@jamesnoonan7450]

I have a cold water varatious platy tank. They are epic !

[@86Kera]

What I’ve learned about aquascaping since starting is that what looks a mess to me looks good to others that aren’t as knowledgeable about it as I am lol

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha so true!

[@SpeikobraRote]

I do remove the rockwool in a bucket of water. Moving that stuff of inside of water gets it off easier too :)

[@Diospyros1985]

Love white clouds! Great little fish. Have a small group of the golden variety in my community tank. Great video!

[@heiditomlinson7168]

I have rice fish and love them. Waiting to move house so I can set up a tank for them. Have around 60 I think. At the moment they are outside in a water feature.

[@wouterlemcke]

Nice video again. I keep them in my little pond outside. Most of them survive the dutch winter (basically a long autum with a few days of frost). This year even have them breeding. Really nice fish to keep!

[@stephenlaw1782]

One of the nicest tanks you’ve done imo

[@andycarter4581]

Love whiteclouds, I keep the closely related cardinal minnows and they're a great little fish.

[@megmills4798]

Love the air bubbles😊

[@ragozzinehq]

I love the air bubbles coming out of the dragon's eye - so cool! I am very very new to the hobby, so don't know the scandal in adding this to the tank, but I like air stones myself.

[@miniandy82]

Matt, you have grown so much as a content creator over the last 12 months. Well done chap, this was another good video. Areas of improvement: You cant say that AquaScaping is a scary word then have your wood float, that will put people off. Good choice of fish BTW, they will also breed and the adults don't eat their babies.

[@501meganinja]

Love the scale of the wood and minnows (also the air stone looks great!)

[@lainiebennett7746]

@9.15, the wood looks like an angel fish! quite sweet!

[@FishShopMatt]

Oooo yeah I can see that

[@LordChumbley]

Another cool video. The sand really tied it together.

[@space_ghost_z941]

That turned out nice!

[@360Effects]

Im currently soaking some bogwood in anticipation for my first ever "aquascape" and im so excited! Loving the videos matt!

[@ebinom8112]

Nice. You make me want to bring out my old nano tank and give my fish-keeping hobby another go.

[@FishShopMatt]

You can do it!

[@ebinom8112]

​@@FishShopMattGuess what? I've done it! 🎉 Thanks for the encouragement! 😊

[@loub4618]

The wood looks like a boars head! The tank is stunning as usual, love your videos!

[@michaelwettstein4424]

its a nice setup and a realy cool underrated fish. I think the Airpump ist great, as the White Clouds love some water movement. I have the golden variant of the white clouds in my minipond, and i love them. very active fish. however its not very easy to keep the right temperature for them, i had them with with room temperature before, and they all died in between 9 months. i guess they still had to warm and i read the prefere even a colder period every year. but i didnt have an open lid at this time, that can also make a difference with the temperature.

[@carltonbirds]

That’s a lovely little tank setup 👍

[@BurtyHaxx]

Hey Matt, i use an airstone in my aquarium but only when the lights are off. i basically use it to prevent biofilm forming on the surface of the water and to ensure oxygen when the plants are not photosynthesising. its only a small hygger ceramic pump so nothing too strong.

[@FishShopMatt]

Sounds perfect!!!

[@Adam7FishTanks]

Absolutely love the centerpiece wood, it’s weird I’ve been in the hobby for quite some time and still haven’t kept Whiteclouds also. Definitely have to give them a go at some point as the breed so easily for my friends!

[@FishShopMatt]

You should!

[@ashenwalls3558]

Such a beautiful scape and beautiful fish! I love the idea of a cold water tank!

[@cartouchator]

I like to call those tanks "subtropical" rather than cold water. Perfect for danios and such! been using air stones in aquascaped tanks with plants for a long time and never had any issues! :) But they're all low tech tanks.

[@p4tternss]

You perfectly timed this post right when I got the motivation to reset my big tank :) Love the idea of a cold water tank!! Maybe for my next set up :D

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad I could help!

[@mcbabs7495]

Un grand merci pour la vidéo!

[@lpoolck17]

My only tank is a temperate tank. Sits at around 20-22 degrees but it does go lower in the winter. Currently it has white cloud mountain ninnows, odessa barbs and peppered corys in it. Got a good range of plants which are also thriving. Including Monte Carlo I think the gold variety of white cloud mountain minnows may have suited this tank a bit better as their colour would have complimented the orange sand and dragon stone Great scape. I was fearful for you at the start as that was a large piece of wood which can be tricky as you are at times limited on its positioning in a smaller tank.

[@TheRealTMar]

There is definitely a place for an air stone here. It looks very cool!

[@FishShopMatt]

I think so too!

[@jellyjenn12291]

great video. I have a 10 gallon that Im getting ready to re-aqua scape and stock with some different fish. These fish have now made it to my list of potential options. I would love to see other options for small fish that would be great schooling fish for a 10 gallon tank.

[@Jeannie.B]

I like the air stone. Nicely done! 😃

[@NaomiGMF]

Please do more videos about Coldwater tanks. Bonus for low tech. I am looking at doing 2, 5 gallon no tech jars with clear tubing connecting them for the fish to swim through. Your knowledge on such set ups would be wonderful!!

[@megmills4798]

I am very interested in this so it is minimal in that not needing heat easier for me😊

[@thephalaenopsisqueen6960]

I admit I was skeptical about that piece of wood but I absolutely love the final result! Bravo! Might I suggest some black Neo Shrimp? I know they can do well with the "cold water" setup and black ones would stand out amazing on that wood, stone, and substrate. I think they would do well and breed fine in there being there are lots of places to hide in the wood and amongst the plants.

[@Jen-w1i]

Matt, you really make me want to get back into fish keeping!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Do it!

[@KN3TO]

I got rice fish in my Aquarium now from my balcony pond. In germany i never saw them in stores and i got mine from a local breeder. I saw one laid eggs and hope for some babies soon. They are Coldwater too. I also had Velisneria in that pond and it would go down to like 15°C. They multiplied a lot

[@FishShopMatt]

They are a great little Coldwater fish, I actually have some very special ones in quarantine at the moment!

[@KN3TO]

​@@FishShopMattlove to see the setup for them 😊

[@FishShopMatt]

@@KN3TO 100% it will be a video on the channel.

[@csharpe5787]

Nope, it’s definitely a wild bore. 😊

[@eldridgehenry2]

THIS VIDEO WAS ENCOURAGING

[@Jacksaquariums]

When you next to a coldwater setup I would recommend paradise gourami as they are a wonderful and highly overlooked fish I just recently got some!!

[@wirtification]

Hahahahaaa, temperate water... I remember the cold water discussions. Awesomeness Matt

[@autumncoffey1195]

White clouds were my first ever fish (apart from childhood betta in a bowl smh) and I love them dearly, so nice for them to get a feature here!

[@greenwarrior8971]

I hate it when that happens 😂 the wood isnt that sinky 😂 I laughed out loud. Not at you,with you. Ive done it loads of times. Love this build Matt. Thank you ❤ Ive got that airstone under my wood in my 200l tank . It works well agitating the surface water.

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

I set up a cold tank for golden dwarf barbs, such cute little fish. I must admit with multiple tanks and the cost of electricity nowadays I've started to turn my heaters down and changed a couple of tanks to unheated. It means I can still enjoy fish keeping without the cost being so high. I do love the air stone though and still use them in quite a few of my tanks. Doesn't seem to effect plant growth and I think it's better for the fish, just my opinion 😅 so don't shoot me 😂

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha no I agree with you I like air stones you just don't see it too often on KZbin.

[@sancraft1]

Good to see you Matt. I love your videos.

[@Cozy-1049]

Love this look but to be honest the wood looks more like a wild boar, not in a bad way 😊 . I have air stones in 2 tanks and the third has a filter with a snorkel that draws in air and pushes it out with the filtered water, very effective.

[@FishShopMatt]

A few people have said boar now! I can definitely see that now people have said it.

[@NicolaHill-cb4ic]

Love your videos. Ive learnt so much from you which has helped me with my tanks. I enjoy cleaning and doing my tank maintenance while watching your videos 😁

[@FishShopMatt]

That is awesome!

[@cristellenablo6453]

love frome the philippines please make a shallow low tech aquarium and what fish is good for shallow tank tank you keep up the good work❤

[@chrismucha2552]

Really cool tank. Nice job, Matt. Cheers ;)

[@LK50634]

very beautiful tank i love the aquaescaping

[@SartinTV01]

Love the videos keep them coming.

[@FishShopMatt]

More to come! Thank you so much.

[@fabianmckenna8197]

Had a four foot tank with under gravel filter and half a dozen small Koi which grew rapidly. Lets just say i had to clean the gravel regularly!

[@justdaveh5860]

MD and you need to team up again to re-scape the 8x5x2 tank in your old shop, after he's back from his latest trip.

[@giggiwidit5638]

YES ! YES ! YES ! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍💯

[@passdaboof]

its strange to me how ingrained it is in so many peoples minds (including mine before i kept fish for a while) that goldfish are a kind of standard fish to keep for beginners. like, if you arent in the hobby and you asked someone to name a fish people keep they would say goldfish. wonder if its the name or something, but there are so many more intriguing fish that are easier to keep

[@FishShopMatt]

Totally agree but it is lessening when I first started working in the hobby it was every other new customer wanted goldfish now it's definitely less.

[@asiam.5671]

I like the bubbles :)

[@DaffCookie]

I love my WCMM. I have the normal ones, long finned and I bred some gold tipped ones. As for air stones. I have 2 pumps as you never know when you need them. Like Sat morning I woke up to 4 shrimp dead and all fish gasping at top. I stuck air stone in tank which helped immensly whilst I tested water. Nitrites had spiked but everything else was spot on 😢 Rest are fine in new tank btw ( was slowly strpping old tank of plants to put in new and must of poped a gas bubble)

[@kerrypitt9789]

Hey Matt! I'm a newer subscriber enjoying your channel. You missed the Gargoyle on a rampart wall, with the Big Wood. I'm setting up a 65 gallon that was derelict while I spent three years in hospital stays. I had a few water boxes that I could not care for so after three years of recovery here I go. I want to set up several types of scale on this long tank but I am starting with hard scape first, then plants then hopefully after a couple of months I hope to add my living critters. Between you and Corey I hope I can get my brain working again. Love you and your dog! ❤

[@garysoutar451]

Highlly Recommend that you presoak any wood that you place in a fish tank. Not only can it release a lot of tannins into the water,it will be cover in dust and micro organisms that may not be that good for small fish. I usually pour boiled water over any new wood and soak for 2days changing the water alteast twice. Maybe seems extreme but am not losing any fish because of a simple things that I could of done to prevent losing Fish.

[@SJLamb-te3dt]

I want a video of you doing tank maintenance on this tank while you talk about all the kinds of coldwater fish you can keep in a tank this size. I live in a place where the power goes out sometimes and I am not willing to get fish that can’t be happy if the heater goes down. There are many fish keeping channels that talk about tropical fish but there aren’t many videos that discuss all the coldwater fish. The information would be excellent to have. Maybe a walk through the fishshop? Pointing out the fish thst would be happy without a heater?

[@marianneh6763]

Nice scape! Won't the minnows, when larger, be more appreciative of a longer tank? I have 7 in a 80cm shallow and they are fast little fish that use all the space. Not like other nano fish that stay more in place and move in and out of the plants and hardscape. I Like the look of the airpump, but hate the sound of the bubbles! That's why mine only run at night or holidays as back up for the filters to prive oxygen😂. Got a small airpump running right now for some cory eggs and its running me up a wall. Thankfully it gets warm enough this week to have the room ventilator on to mask the sound lol.

[@86Kera]

And that wood stressed me out but you made it look good again

[@FishShopMatt]

It stressed me out too!! Hahaha

[@courtneybonnick3-qw3zk]

I’ve looking into getting into doing a temperate community aquarium.

[@debstewart4558]

Bubbles out the eye is good too.

[@AndrewFishman]

Check out the Australian nanoperches. They are great little fish that tolerate a wide range of temps (to about 2 degrees C low and 35 high), breed well in a tank (just bump up the temp to above 16) and are peaceful and pretty little fellas with all the attitude of a big fish packed into a 5 cm package.