I Need A Huge Aquarium For All My Mudskippers!

I have 10 mudskippers. Four African Mudskippers and six Indian Mudskippers! I have built some nice habitats for them. In this video, learn about how I have decorated my brackish aquariums for my mudskippers and what fish I am keeping with them.
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[@TazawaTanks]

Some of you may not have seen the in-depth video on the African paludarium. You can watch that video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIqwo5mtqNdkg7s

[@KGcichlids]

Tazawa Tanks #paludarium

[@jensino]

There are so many cool brackish fish, but mudskippers are simply the best. Thank you so much for this great video.

[@chloechloe1783]

I’d really love a half an hour video just watching the mud skippers doing their thing! X

[@mildredgilmore5533]

I love your Mudskippers and their tanks and tank mates. The trees look real, you are so creative! Great job! Best wishes always! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@KGcichlids]

Dang bro! You really upped your game up on the quality of your vids great job and great video, love the African and Indian mudskippers!!!

[@AnthonysFishyFriends]

The goby are going to be cool to see In that tank. Excited for you review on those synthetic plants, I've been looking to get some. Creative idea with the chola wood. Keep it up sir 👍

[@larsdamen9115]

They still look so awesome! I feel like these guys are becoming like a mascot for your channel! Maybe some merch on them?

[@litoloco4fish]

Wow Zenzo way kool!! Very busy man!!! Your awesomely inspired by your hobby!!! I think life in general!🤙🤙🤙

[@LJsReef]

You can put Macro Algae in with the mudskippers. They look like plants and thrive in saltwater. Ya just might have to look up witch ones like brackish water.

[@genghis1417]

by far this is my favorite tank on youtube

[@ThePondLife]

I have 1 Indian mudskipper in my back yard brackish pond. He is doing really well. They are pretty cool.

[@TazawaTanks]

That’s awesome!

[@ThePondLife]

Are they more active when there are more then 1? I am thinking of getting more later on.

[@TazawaTanks]

Mine are super active. They flare at one another during feeding time, etc. It is fun to watch!

[@ThePondLife]

Sweet ill look to get some more.

[@philthytanks4952]

I’m excited to see how the little “trees” work out, now that I have my own skipper tank I might have to give that a try. I’m hoping my java ferns will survive.

[@jerrymartin4047]

More than I want to do. However, I am glad you do this kind of stuff as it is really cool to watch. Keep it up. Great job! Always looking forward to your videos.

[@Shaden0040]

Some of the best brackish water plant options include: Anacharis - Beautiful light to bright green leaves, with branching stems covered in bunches of linear, whorled leaves. Anubias - Lush green arrow-shaped foliage that is easy to grow; attaches itself to rocks, driftwood, substrate, and may even float. Java Moss, Seaside Brookweed, Marimo Algae Ball, Moneywort - Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia Nummularia). All 6 of these can be used like the Java Fern in brackish water. You can lower the salinity of your specific gravity lightly to promote the growth of the plants. Just double check the requirements of your fish. Remember the fish are euryhaline fish and can tolerate changes from almost full sea water to almost fresh every 6 hours in nature.

[@shesellsfish]

Guppies are live bearers, they don't spawn, 😂 I know you know this, just teasing you. Great information on the plants. Looking forward to updates on your plant experiments. 👍💕👍

[@brettsoutdoorexperience9422]

Hey, about using suction cups on small very small pots and suction them to the sides of the tank. You could easily put some small terrestrial plants in those. Maybe some vines to cover the back. Just an idea!

[@TazawaTanks]

I love that idea!!

[@litoloco4fish]

Great job!!! The skippers look so nice!!! They are so active

[@Uncemanful]

Actually red mangroves are very easy, stick them in the sand, mist the leaves once a day, and that’s about it, I don’t even give mine much more than window light and they grow like weeds, and I live in Pennsylvania so it’s not like I’m even giving “tropical” sunlight

[@professorm4171]

There are macro/ornamental algae you can use in a brackish setup. They're as pretty as plants and are grown in salinity.

[@catfishcave379]

King of the Mudskippers! These critters are so much fun to watch. It doesn't matter on the quality of the fake plants that go in - people will only be looking at the mudskippers - you can't take your eyes off of them!

[@DukeCityAquariums]

Great video man , mudskippers are sooo cool !

[@Dovietail]

LOVE the cholla trees!

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

The battle between brackish and plants rages on. Lol I would suggest ribbon grass, but it gets pretty tall for a tank. Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia) does well (sometimes called creeping jenny). Java moss and Marimo moss balls thrive in brackish water. Every time I catch one of your videos, I want to set up a mudskipper tank. Lol They are fantastic.

[@TazawaTanks]

Something you definitely would be able to do!

[@DanHiteshew-oneandonly]

@@TazawaTanks Maybe some day I'll modify my waterfall tank. Those Indian ones looked small enough for a 40 breeder.

[@wereaboutsunknown]

It would be sick if you also added pea-puffers in with the bumblebee gobies and the mudskippers. Would be a cool tie over with the other tank with how they both have puffers.

[@mysweetdave]

"The salt is toooooo... salty?" Kind of like my personality. lol. Love the video, Zenzo! I really like the little plant trees, I hope they do well!

[@DylanRenke]

you could build a section that is water tight and plant any kind of plants you want. kinda of like a planter within the tank somewhere.

[@kinglyzard]

I'm not sure of the species, but I did see some Valisnaria growing in a brackish tank. I did well with various Mollies, esp. Sailfins in brackish water tanks.

[@FullMoonAquatics]

Both tanks look great, Zenzo!

[@jeannieb4554]

Awesome video as usual. Tysvm 😊

[@isoaqua5825]

BUMBLEBEE GOBYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DavidDL]

Amazing fish

[@nastysasquatch1909]

There are lots of hardy fresh water gobys to look into.... bumble bees i love to mix with pea puffers they go well together, but they are Very senstive. I think pea puffers in the indian tank would be a cool contrast to the african tank with the figure 8 puffer.

[@naegwut]

so unique!

[@TrekOnTheAir]

The new lens looks great! Boom poles are nice, but I find they're annoying to use and they add an extra stand (keep in mind you need the counter weight). I love my wireless Lavaliers, I use the Saramonic UWMIC9s. They're cheap (for what they are) and give GREAT sound.

[@sleeperaquatics4480]

Looking forward to seeing how your "trees" do. Love these tanks

[@ashscichlids7057]

Soo cool!!!

[@Dovietail]

Awesome of you to work on the greenery issue! I'm just wondering if some of the macro algaes from salt water would do in brackish? Also, I am thinking about the salt grasses that grow naturally in these tidal biotopes. Most of them are tall, like rushes, but I wonder if there are some that my be suitable for aquariums?

[@doni082]

Do you already tried to put the anubias on a small pot which contain soil and fertilizer and burrow small part of the root on the soil? So you don't need to mix the fertilizer with water and spray it again.🙂

[@bipolaraquatics]

Definetly 😎

[@jpbsc2009]

you could sink a potted plant into the island substrate and grow them that way; but I think or idea of making those trees is a good one! Can you keep some type of crabs with the mudskippers?

[@TazawaTanks]

Smaller crabs with the African mudskippers, yes.

[@jp_zen3670]

If uv never kept bumblebee gobys, ur in for a treat! Iv got 8 myself, and cant get enough.. Very unique and inquisitive 😃

[@ace_helix4186]

Do you think the Indian mudskippers would do ok with a figure 8 puffer?

[@veronicav2478]

Great video thank you!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrMeches]

Great work on the Skips Zenzo!! Everything is looking nice and they are definitely growing to potential! I mean, there was not doubt, they have the best Pops around!! Interested to see how the EZ Green works in a spray. been thinking about using it on my regular Pothos leaves but just never thought about it working really. Keep us posted for sure!!

[@AquaMalik]

love your channel and the amazing content! love the mudskippers! maybe try macro algae that works well in salt water refugiums! best of luck!!

[@popparock6506]

@ Tazawa Tanks a few quick questions, when you QT for the brackish tank did you med/observe in all freshwater then float an acclimate to brackish or did you slowly raise salinity while in QT .. and if so would you med at the same time? TY in advance!

[@aquaticsplanet5033]

Great video as always. I wonder if you can cross breed the two types of mudskippers and get a new breed ?

[@martinkruse7675]

I would love to see a different kind of pufferfish. Love the video!

[@stevenperez2489]

How’s it going? Great video and keep up the great work. Enjoy watching your videos

[@perciusmandate]

You could try caulerpa seaweed. I've heard of people having success growing it in brackish tanks

[@t.c.baquariumfish3423]

COOL VIDEO 👊😎

[@seattleflyboard3807]

Hi Zenzo. Joe here...you posted my brackish water paludarium mudskipper tank with the waterfall a while back. I was just checking in to see your latest progress after a couple months....and I see you tried your hand at brackish water live plants and had the same bad luck as me. My Java Ferns and Java Moss didn't exactly die...but as you found out, most of these commercially available aquarium plants do NOT like brackish water. The only plant so far that seems to do okay is the Jungle Val plants. Also, because my tank has tides....that also limits the above water terrestrial plant selection as its even harder to find land plants that can handle daily brackish water submersion. I see you are now trying to keep Java moss above water using humidity for moisture. What I am curious about is how you keep your glass aquarium from fogging up with such high humidity? My paludarium lid is half glass and half plastic grate/egg crate as if I use all glass its so humid I cannot see in there and my air plants don't like it above 70%. do you just wipe the glass every time you want to look at them or does it really stay clear without wiping?

[@TazawaTanks]

I have to wipe the glass whenever I film or watch them. Once I wipe it, it stays clear for about an hour. Thanks for checking back in Joe!

[@turtleplates]

fyi dwarf sage is a brackish plant

[@raerja1]

You could try macro algaes

[@markmeives1428]

You should get some 4 eyed fish

[@tatankahanska120]

Nice bruddah love the content I'm a new subscriber !! Born and raised 808 hea aloha 🤙

[@TazawaTanks]

Mahalo!

[@st.superstition]

Chaetomorpha marine algae! Might work

[@The-boy-that-lives-in-a-jungle]

Do you still grow pothos in your tanks if so can you do a video maybe .?

[@TazawaTanks]

I did make a video about pothos. I still use it.

[@opercula]

As always Zenzo, a great video. I've been in the hobby for almost 70 years but I still find your mudskipper tanks to be mesmerizing !! You asked for fish suggestions. In the remote past I remember seeing a 6 foot square open tank with mudskippers on the island part and archer fish in surrounding brackish water. The archer fish must have been happy and healthy in their brackish water as they would put on quite a show "shooting down" live crickets when placed on a high wire over the tank. Also, I have a question: if I come back in another life, I would choose it to be a mudskipper in your tank. What an easy life, especially in San Francisco, rent free no less!! At any rate, since they appear so content, would they, can they breed in captivity ??

[@TazawaTanks]

Thanks for the nice comment and compliment! As far as breeding, I am not aware of anyone doing so in captivity. I will definitely look into it!

[@rexena1381]

That's how a fertilize my epiphytic plants in me terrariums!

[@TazawaTanks]

Awesome! I’m glad to hear it’s working for another people. Thank you!

[@HasithaJayathilake]

try some saltwater plants (macro algae) Caulerpa or dragons breath

[@edstaart8548]

Hi the DIY trees are genius but keeping them sprayed is a tough one on the long run. Could the two types of mudskipper go together? I know smaller/ bigger Indian/ African but I wondered?

[@TazawaTanks]

Ed Staart The Africans would eat the Indians.

[@SansdoesCosplays]

If you need a huge tank for your mudskippers you could get a 200,150 or even a 250 gallon tank

[@TazawaTanks]

Pokemon Master101 I am thinking about some changes in the future to get something big.

[@SansdoesCosplays]

Tazawa Tanks nice I can’t wait to see what you come up with

[@ronganske6089]

Just a thought - Could there be a type of seaweed that would work in the brackish water? Do you know a marine biologist that might be able to help you out with a few options/samples?

[@TazawaTanks]

I’m not sure. That’s definitely something I should investigate.

[@Helveteshit]

The guppies spawn will be eaten by the indian mudskippers. So just keep them in the system.

[@mrdexter1018]

The real frogfish

[@tristanhutchinson417]

Your new lens would look nice occasionally is it a 50mm canon lens and what camera is that?

[@TazawaTanks]

Tristan Hutchinson Yes, 50mm. Canon M50.

[@mirtagordillo3486]

I guppies in my aquarium with three comets if I put salt in would it harm the comets and what type of salt you use regular salt or sea salt

[@TazawaTanks]

I use marine/reef salt to make brackish water. Yes, it would harm the comets if you added enough salt to make it brackish. A little bit of aquarium salt (freshwater), following the directions on the package is fine.

[@mirtagordillo3486]

Thank you for the info

[@st0n3p0ny]

You can probably cut the salinity down significantly. Have seen people keep mudskippers successfully in nearly freshwater environments.

[@Dovietail]

The Indian mudskipper seemed a lot more active than the Africans. Are they?

[@TazawaTanks]

Dovie Dossett They are equally active.

[@charismabambina5747]

I call them “mermaids”

[@nithindavis3415]

What are you feeding your mud skippers

[@TazawaTanks]

The African mudskippers eat a variety of foods, from live insects to freeze dried and frozen foods like shrimp, bloodworms and mealworms. The Indian mudskippers eat a similar diet, but have also eaten flake food. They are too small for some of the food like the freeze-dried mealworms.

[@Au_Aquatica]

Well alot of freshwater plants can tolerate brackish

[@masonaurino7111]

Valerie will grow in bracish water

[@steveshot81]

Mangrove's would be the best plant but they tend to grow slowly.The root system will help with nitrates and phosphates but you don't have any of those problems.Yes they grow large and for the most part the leaves are on the top part of the plant so it's not like you will actually see it inside the tank.You will basically see a small tree with 2 to 3 leafs.Nothing special to look at

[@shaqdillon7372]

Does the tink stink??

[@rayluckman9324]

Mangroves

[@kinglyzard]

FISH OUT OF WATER! You're it.

[@nildadomingo421]

Can I have one? :c