I stumbled upon sticklebacks and put them in a tank

In this video I tell the story about how I found some sticklebacks in an old aquarium I forgot about and put them in a new dedicated fish tank. These are nine spine sticklebacks.
Enjoy!
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Further Reading:
Homosexuality in the Ten-Spined Stickleback (Pygosteus Pungitius L.)
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[@sandro5535]

Remember never let what anyone thinks stop you from putting rainwater in a jar. The only thing I have yet to see is a larger variate climate. Have like a large tank where half has a ton of sun and the other half a lot less. How will life adapt and how will the different halves adapt?

[@LifeinJars]

That's a cool experiment!

[@King_seagull]

@@LifeinJars This is nothing to do with this but please can you do an update on the fruit flies

[@jamesliddle6107]

@@LifeinJars Hoping you see this, is there a way to intentionally introduce algae into my ecosphere? Overview of rambling to follow: I think algae from on the glass would be good for a mystery snail. Thoughts on that? Algae to target or avoid. If I have the ability to capture it at home, or if I could go and get it somewhere? Now, the wordiness... I don't really have access to a natural aquatic ecosystem. By absolute distance from and legal access to anything, and I walk with two canes so I can't be bold and quick taking a sample, and it needs to be study land for me to be bold and slow. Can I capture any airborne? Could there be some that hid on any living thing added to my sphere? The only non microscopic animal inside is a mystery snail. His world is thin layer of sand at bottom, version one had dead zones and sulfer, a flower pot full of pebble gravel, three plants starting in the pot, and various tufts and snips of aquatic grass in the sand. And two diy CO2 infusers burping in gas. (It's a small world but I needed something to introduce and sell the idea of aquariums and closed eco systems to my girl. It's a two gallon jar that snacks came in but it's thoroughly cleaned. With the displacement of the substrate, flower pot full of pebbles and everything I think he still has easily 1+ gallons of water. Which I know isn't good but I'm not trying to put anything else in there unless it's plants and I'm doing frequent water changes and trying to find the right amount. New to home he lay on his side, moved once and there lay with his hole body hanging out. Did a full water change, short of blasting up 10 and less mil of sand. Picked him up and had him in the air for a few minutes, along with water dunking, in case he'd been too weak to surface and breath. Next day he's on my glass at waterline. So some parts of zeroing in what he'd like I'm figuring out. But can't help but think he'd like algae. I want to make my gold mystery snail a nice little home. And feel like for enrichment and natural diet that a wall with algae all over it would be great for him. But I don't know if that's an easy thing to do. Years back I had a 55 Gallon that would grow algae on the single wall that was near windows, those snails seemed to like it. Did that algae enter my tank from the air, or did it sneak in on a fish, snail, or plant? Only living things added are the plants and snail. Plants came in sad looking store containers in suspended animation or such so they probably had care to not have algae and aquarium snails. And now my little yellow friend who could have algae on him?

[@SoICanComment163]

Great to see you back at the videos again!

[@MrDynamiteDee]

You jinxed us lmao

[@matheussantiago3230]

They survived all this time? Hooow? You said they eat a lot😳

[@effy_kujo]

That's what I'm wondering. Maybe dragonfly & mosquito eggs & larvae if the top had openings for them to lay?

[@tjmarx]

It was an open topped tank on the roof. Insects, particularly mosquitoes will lay in there every few days. Sicklebacks also eat their own eggs, so there's that.

[@melvinjansen2338]

@@effy_kujo you can literally see him open the lid... Its closed

[@Mothobius]

@@tjmarx No they don't. They guard their eggs and young. And if the babies stray to far the male will suck them in and place them back at the nest.

[@krismccartney8391]

Thank you for the video! No matter how many times it happens, I'm always surprised when aquariums thrive on neglect. Breeding the fish would be a challenge. Extremely deep substrate will help stability.

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

sticklebacks are underrated as aquarium fish in fact they do quite well as such because they even live in shallow bodies of water that heat up quite a bit in summer they can even be kept in a warmer aquarium setting like one with tropical fish. some species like 3 spined sticklebacks don't mind alternating between fresh and saltwater and can adapt to a saltwater environment permanently. so as an aquarium fish the stickleback covers every territory of this hobby and there's a species for every need. you do need a sizable tank though with lots of places to hide so, lots of plants and hidyholes the stickleback keeps to itself and won't bother other aquarium inhabitants unless they are small enough to eat like baby guppies which isn't that bad since guppies F#$@! like rabbits! tubifex or mosquito larvae or small crustaceans like small water isopods will feed them well and, it's hardy fish that does not need much attention on the medical front and as you saw even a neglected tank isn't a hurdle for them, in fact, these 6 fish look very healthy.

[@creamcake7392]

Didn’t realise they were so versatile and resilient to changes.. as a kid we used to catch loads of them some in one particular pond were big for what they are.. never thought of keeping some in an aquarium though

[@chaynesworlds]

This is my favorite fish to study because of it's versatility.

[@nuka_booka]

I'm glad things worked out :0 They're very interesting fish

[@FatherFish]

We call our jars "resurrection jars." A fantastic way for hobbyists to learn about natural aquatic environments.

[@Kristiaan75]

Hoi, Ik heb ze heel veel gehad en het zijn de meest makkelijke aquariumvissen die er zijn. Ik voerde ze altijd bij met die bevroren blokjes rode muggenlarven, werkt perfect. Tijdens hittegolven kon het zijn dat andere vissoorten problemen kregen, maar de stekelbaarsjes hadden nergens last van. Stekelbaarsjes zijn hardcore, ik ben ze vaak tegengekomen in plassen regenwater op bouwtereinen enzo, ze komen daar door mee te liften tussen de veren van watervogels...! Ze lijken ook geen stress te kennen, als je ze vangt en een tijdje bovenwater houd en dan in een emmer gooit, beginnen ze meteen te eten alsof er niets is gebeurd. Voortplanting in een aquarium is gegarandeerd.Het maken van het nesteje, de paaringsdans, de broedzorg, allemaal geweldig om te zien. De tiendoornige stekelbaars maakt zijn nestje op de bodem en de driehoornige wat hoger in het wier. Kris

[@manuelcouderc315]

I remember keeping some Mojarritas (Astyanax rutilus, I believe they're called tetras in english) When I was younger. They were the kind of fish you would expect finding basically in every ditch alongside tadpoles and mosquito larvae. Really cute fish, very energetic and always in groups of no less than 20.

[@nothog]

Audio is broken at the start man at the second cut away

[@Zhiivago]

I have a big aquarium with tons of plants, and one single small catfish. I live in Sweden and know we have these guys around, but so far I've only seen them in brackish water. I already add a bit of unrefined sea salt in my aquarium because it's just something I do, and believe all those minerals are beneficial for life. I'm so inspired to go catch a few of these fish! They are fascinating, somewhere i read they managed to survive in our northern waters and spread through out the norther hemisphere during the glaciation and during the melting of all that ice when our northern seas were brackish during the de-glaciation.

[@goner2817]

Unironically one of my favorite channels. I love these niche topic channels.

[@haileyjones2311]

Can’t wait for more vids! Been watching for years! Always makes my day

[@hypnopulsar2855]

Imagine being a small society of fish relegated to a forgotten tank where the water is slowly evaporating and getting lower and you and your buddies resign to the inevitable end that awaits them when some utter Chad scoops them up and puts them in a luxury aquarium by comparison. Nice.

[@Kilthan2050]

I was just thinking it had been a while since i saw a Life in Jars video, and like the perfect after Christmas gift, here it is!

[@Pinjataaa]

I kept these in a normal cold water aquarium (in the Netherlands) for a couple of years. They were a lot of fun, making burrows in the aquarium

[@weibie]

This was so fun to watch, thank you for posting it.

[@janpack1569]

How exciting to see your notification come up! Looking forward to more videos from you in 2022. Happy New Year!

[@meganrae27]

omg i’ve missed your videos so much!! happy to see you back!!!♥︎♥︎♥︎

[@laurenshouben]

Great to see a video again after a long time. I have missed them! 🙂

[@tamarrajames3590]

This was fascinating to watch, and to hear about the story of their survival on the roof. Thanks for uploading this, and I look forward to your next.🖤🇨🇦

[@midnightsoftware1904]

After seeing the title of this I totally understand why there was a character with the name stickle in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet"

[@ilc_mike.2241]

I've kept small wild haucht sticklebacks in a Tank and they ate frozen food and even flakes without problems

[@kiwipopp]

glad to see you back !! always happy to see you upload ♥

[@chaseanderson4088]

thanks for sharing this awesome adventure with us!

[@barbhelle5481]

Thank you, this was very fun to watch. It is good to see you back. 🙂

[@nanvolentine9110]

You always have the most interesting videos, I really enjoyed this one. Keep them coming!

[@christophermayne3219]

Have been waiting for a new video and im not disappointed glad to see and hear things are going "swimmingly"

[@TimmMix]

You make the best videos. Music relaxing and not too loud. Commentary nice and funny. Greetings from northern Germany

[@kiki-drawer2669]

They look like super cute fish to have! And I love the way they move!

[@heavenleigh3344]

I've been waiting for this one! They are my favorite small fish, so much personality

[@2A_supporter]

Been watching your vids since a little kid. love that your still making videos about these things I’ve lost the time and interest for. If I could I’d do the same thing with the tanks and jars

[@claire5244]

so nice to see you back! can't wait for all the new vids ;)

[@frostbyte2899]

Good to have you back man! Fish are very cool

[@Gribbo9999]

I kept sticklebacks in an aquarium back in the 1960s in the North of England. Never had any problems with overheating in the summer but then in Manchester all those years ago the only summer we saw was in the movies. Sticklebacks can also be saltwater fish as well by-the-way.

[@Barb0nius]

I wish these videos could come out more often, such a shame I'm not a time wizard

[@carlv1379]

or patient

[@cyrus.cycocy.7974]

@@carlv1379 LOL

[@Mussoi7000]

good to see you back, i was just thinking about how i missed your vids

[@bernadetteyes6715]

missed you n your videos ! happy to see more 👍

[@senpai2505]

Please bring update on aquatic succession

[@adamanti]

Glad to see you 0:17 😊 and a new Video. Have a some great days everybody with a good start for 2022.

[@savisassone7304]

Good to see you posting again!!

[@something_in_the_radiator1665]

hey LIJ, hope you're doing well. your videos are inspiring. i've got two jars with plants and critters with water i collected from a river and pond from 2020 still alive.

[@nickm9123]

As always, great video. Keep it up!

[@FieryCoal]

An upload? At a time other than Sunday morning pst? Is this Christmas! Oh wait…

[@LacklusterFilms]

Really glad to see you uploading again!

[@charlescampisijr.8065]

Was worried about you! Glad you are back!!

[@Jig_up]

Lovely video! Glad to be a member of the Jarmy :D Part of me wonders what the long-term genetic or environmental impacts of hobbyists and/or researchers such as yourself would be- almost certainly minute, as a few fish getting an easy life for a bit before being released isn’t likely to significantly affect the gene pool, unless these particular sticklebacks happened to have an uncommon but impactful (positive or negative) mutation, but that seems unlikely, and it seems even more unlikely (in the event that the mutation were negative) that any deviations wouldn’t be effectively “righted” by future generations of sticklebacks in the wild. Oh well- I wish the not 1, or 2, or even 3, 4, or 5, but six sticklebacks you found good fortune and success in their efforts to survive

[@mickeywallace3654]

Hobbies have kept many spies alive and made reintroduction possible while yes mistakes have been made the benifits have also helped many and locals now making living showing hobist the habits and environment required

[@IvoTichelaar]

Most mutations are deleterious or at best neutral. So any surviving offspring to survive will not have a noticeable impact. If they do have significant changes in genetics traits that give different characteristics, and they survived being in a hot fish tank with them, I am guessing they don't help the fish survive in the wild.

[@user255]

That is not quite how evolution works.

[@Jig_up]

@@user255 I’m not sure to whom you are responding, or what you specifically mean; could you be so kind as to clarify? Many thanks!

[@user255]

@@Jig_up I'm replying to your comment. In order to get even theoretical germ line mutations to the sticklebacks, they would need to reproduce. Also few generations in water tank isn't going to do much of anything (for both; to gather mutations or cause selective pressure). Even less so for mutations that would make any difference in the wild. Thus from evolutionary point of view such things have zero impact.

[@gilliganfish3433]

ngl missed u bro

[@LifeinJars]

I missed you too!

[@eddvcr598]

I always enjoy your videos. It was cool to see these little fish; I’ve never seen them before.

[@FunTimeWithLeo]

I’m glad you are posting again!

[@RealDuendeNoFake]

Man those vids are comfy af, looking forward to your next upload :>

[@DanielCastro-jo4kj]

Glad to see you back!

[@FriendlyKat]

This was fascinating! I love watching nature at work!

[@nephta00]

Welcome back !!! You were missed !!!

[@ValeriePallaoro]

Excellent music selection and thanks for the upload What a surprise Boxing Day joy.

[@navykip]

Shocking that they could survive in a neglected tank. Thanks for the video.

[@heykerryann]

You’ve been missed. I hope you’re happy and healthy and studying a lot ✌️🤟

[@marialiyubman]

Your channel is so underrated. You deserve so many subscribers. ❤️

[@allyj4322]

This is my favourite channel on KZbin! I was just telling my boyfriend about this channel and then saw you posted a new video! :)

[@bobet1165]

Thank you for posting again ^-^

[@bubblerings]

Haha.. Your neglected rooftop tank was a fish food factory! I wonder if most of what they ate was mosquito and bug eggs and larvae, or copepods borne from the water. You can always be an aquarium guy in winter, and have a daphnia culture, if you wanted to. 😃😅🍀🍻

[@kaah98]

Your videos always put a smile in my face c:

[@KevinLearns2Rock]

Return of the King! Just in time for Christmas!

[@gafrers]

Lovely video once again

[@thefatraptor4424]

Once I tried an experiment like this and I got snails and some little crustations form my local river and they just appeared out of no where in my sealed jar

[@theredsciontc]

Yay another one I’m so happy that you uploaded

[@weezypeezy1725]

I am one of few who have done this as well (brook stickleback in US) They are EXTREMELY hardy. I had one I thought had passed and let the outdoor pond freeze 3 inches on all sides and low and behold, the stickleback remained. I then brought it inside. They do fight quite a bit and will kill each other if they’re are too few of them. The babies are very cute as babies and can be taught to eat flake food. I’m glad I’m not the only one to do this.

[@maverickstclare3756]

good to get a new video, I figured you were enjoying University and would be back eventually !

[@critterjon4061]

Sticklebacks will eat brine shrimp if you can’t catch live food, this may allow you to keep them for longer

[@luanrandomstuff2630]

This channel inspired me to do a closed terrarium and it is doing very well! I have some garden snails, some mystery worms, jumping spiders, mystery flys, and some moss and grass

[@iheanyiobike6816]

How is it going?

[@sopadepiedra7466]

Your music choices are excellent

[@devonzaun5985]

Love to see you back bro:)

[@Shaden0040]

To feed any fish live food you need to ulture different food sources, such as, daphnia, cuclops, ostrocods, vinegareels (vinegar worms), infusoria, glass worms, moquito larvaem blood worms, white worms, freshwater fairy shrimps, baby brine shrimps. There are turtorials on youtube onhow to culture them year round and you can order either live adults or eggs online.

[@carlospaloma9324]

Leuk om te zien!

[@PunkChef77]

Would you consider catching rain water that dripped through a tree?like place several jars under the same tree, combine them and see what you have maybe.

[@Exquailibur]

Where I live there are 3 spined sticklebacks, they are among the most adaptable fish in the area.

[@kainvancalcar585]

amazing content, as always

[@LifeinJars]

Thanks Kaïn!

[@yellowtang9770]

woah right as I check for an update a new vid is released, nice

[@ElliotLeon]

Hello Mr jars, nice to see you again

[@kelimar3014]

Holy crud a new video! I’ve always wanted to do a native aquarium, but most of the fish where I live would outgrow anything shy of a several hundred gallon tank. Maybe at some point I’ll have to do some research and figure out just who says reasonably sized and then go find one.

[@spodefollower]

Hey the audio is messed up from about 0:26 to 0:35 . I think the clip you took from your other video had the audio corrupted or something. Still a great video though, I love your content and I’m glad to see you uploading again! (Super crazy that those sticklebacks survived in that old tank!)

[@Z1N1TY]

i thought it was my phone's audio broken 😅

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

no he's just traveling through dimensions

[@goodsocksproductions9397]

Nah that just made it better

[@creamcake7392]

I made a eco jar last year and was a few carp eggs on some weed that I gathered and ended up with baby carp in there. Was really cool watching them grow and feed on the micro organisms

[@Sleepyjew]

I recently got four little fish for my three gallon tank inspiration to you!

[@moritz.s2859]

Great video!

[@tracybowling1156]

Hey, everyone needs a vacation from time to time. I am SO glad to see that you are back! I read that Sticklebacks can eat Tubifex and Bloodworms if you want to keep them next time during winter. P.S. Is there no air conditioning even in office buildings? This is such an interesting tidbit I have learned today.

[@TalsBadKidney]

Happy New Year!!

[@RedSquirrelHunter]

Cool fish! Huge eyes and mouths for their size

[@bakarangerpinku]

Oooooh broken promises!! lol hope to see you in my notifications soon!

[@Yolazonejevousaime]

Incredible how they survived the negleted tank

[@jointgib]

i guess the fish did well in the neglected outdoors tank because it became a breeding site for lots of insects

[@kevinpowell7948]

Lots of videos in the making is a beautiful thing, slightly delirious now with anticipation🥴

[@mrmissalot8311]

Long time no see, nice vid!

[@laurieb3703]

Those water lettuce are gorgeous! I want a couple like that so bad

[@sonofeloah]

There is a stickleback here in the states and was always told they will not breed in captivity. But, in mimiking nature, I got them to breed easily. Putting in the water weeds is the correct option but water grass is also important and it is with the water grass they tear off the leaves to use to make the nests in the weeds. But, lest I get too far ahead of myself, the water MUST be moving water as they set their nest with it's openings at either end in the direction of the flow so water constnatly aeriates the nest. To cool the water, setting up a pump that drew the water through a rock pile that then fed a water fall not only cooled the water, but also pushed a lot of air into the water. Now, I am not sure if your water crstaceans are like the tiny freshwater frill shrimp we have here, but it is that I fed to my sticklebacks. They also love tubiflex worms that live in the sandy bottom. I raised a tank just for the krill and fed them bits of raw fish and other meats and they became very prolific which was a good thing as I also raised a lot of other fish in nature imitating tanks. I also had a bucket of water outside during the summer to allow mosquitos to lay their rafts in to use their larvae to feed my north american guppy called "mosquito fish" and tried some on the sticklebacks to see if I could give them another variety and oh how they loved them! Those really gave a show as they had to "chase" them down to eat. Other summer time insects such as aphids, fruit fly maggots, baby slugs, and baby earthworms rounded out their diet quite well. They alos eat the algea that formed on the rocks, but not the algea growing on the glass. Same algea but maybe they wanted to use what grew on the glass to hide themselves from my viewing them? But snails took care of that problem so I could enjoy the view. And, lo and behold, the fish would eat the snail babies! My tanks were 50 gallon size so there was plenty of room. I hope this was not too much like rambling or lectureing and is of help to you.

[@fnfhex7783]

Great video to celebrate christmas!

[@obieobrien5883]

Yay! Another video! How are classes?

[@ahronwayne5115]

cleaning my room, found a tiny old jar of spaghnum moss growing happily, thought of you

[@FatherFish]

Very cool. I love sticklebacks. Cannot keep them in Florida.

[@brookyslacker6892]

Merry Christmas!

[@Froggsroxx]

One of the few channels I have the bell for, let's gooo