I took $30 to an Aquarium Fish Auction!

In this video I buy some fish at an auction and show you what you can get with just $30AUD at one of these auctions! My local cichlid club in Brisbane, Australia, recently held another auction at Springwood State School. The deals you get at the auctions are always unbeatable! They went all the way to midnight again - it is always a great time had by all :)
Timestamps:
1:14 - At the auction! Springwood State School
1:59 - Eliza from Hand Picked Aquatics (Plants and Fish)
3:29 - Some nice Rainbowfish
3:50 - Matt from Duthie Aquatics - we got some free fish!
6:55- Finn from Atlas Aquariums - custom plants and mixed moss!!
8:17 - Jason from Australian Biotopes (Blackwater Botanics)
8:56 - Graham and Aquamunch Foods - some new foods good for fry
10:09 - Nigel from Aquarium Central!
11:06 - Graham's Sunshine Rams and Platinum Sky Blue Guppies
12:03 - I Bid on a Fish! (and got a very good deal)
13:19 - Malawi Barracuda
13:31 - Back home!
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A special thanks to everyone who was apart of this video and to ‪@AdriansFishroom‬ and Finn from Atlas Aquarium for helping out with filming! And to ‪@duthieaquatics‬ for my awesome fish :D

[@duthieaquatics]

I’m in I KZbin famous, and Tony didn’t have an accident he lost a fight with a chainsaw 😂

[@jebVlogs556]

Lol facts *duthieaquatics*

[@Kaityscichlids]

😂😅😅 Not a fight you want to lose 😭

[@duthieaquatics]

@@jebVlogs556 can only tell the truth haha

[@duthieaquatics]

@@Kaityscichlids well he’s alive so maybe the chainsaw thought twice.

[@Kaityscichlids]

@@duthieaquatics that's true, he is the real winner in the end 😎💪🏼

[@deepcrows]

Realizing I watch so much Kaity's Cichlids and KeepingFishSimple that I immediately recognize an astounding number of people from the Australian fishkeeping scene (I live on the other side of the world and don't even have someone who can give me plant trimmings)

[@laattardo]

Are you in the states? Try finding a local aquarium club. I'm in a few around me. I'm sure there must be clubs around you even if you're not in the states

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, I love that!! 🤣

[@PureAndShrimple]

Right? Adrian, Matt, Eliza...

[@michaelperez8519]

Your bigger fish needs new home

[@stevenkakarides9006]

I've been a fish keeper for 30 years. Kept a massive variety of Tanganyikan for over 15. Don't anymore, love watching your videos 😊😊😊. You're really tempting me to get back into the hobby again. Keep it up.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Awww, thank you, that is lovely to hear!! 😊 I totally think you should do it 😁😁

[@anthonyeveler]

Great video lots of amazing things there be amazing to go to one of those types of auctions I love fish and the hobby.

[@jerrysfishroom3579]

I am addicted to your channel and your Tanganyika tank has been the inspiration for my own. Mine is only a 55 gallon but I love it.

[@Kaityscichlids]

That makes me so happy to hear!! They are certainly great little fish 😊

[@travisrichards6181]

What a great video! That looked like a lot of fun and a star studded line up! It was pretty awesome seeing Finn, Nigel, Eliza and the main man, AB! :) Kept waiting on Emily from Gemm to pop up around the corner lol Well wishes, Tony! Hope everything is well! Great video, Ms Kaity! :)

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you SO much Travis!! It was too bad Emily wasn't there! She has been such a busy bee, but I'm sure we will see some more of her again soon 😄

[@officialbatman536]

i dont know if you will see this but i was a student at springwood road state school from prep/preschool all the way through year 7 when it was still in primary school and its a great school. i was there before the hall was even built back when they had a tennis court in its place

[@Kirks_Aquariums]

Cool video, last tine i was at the auctions there wasnt as many pop up stalls, good to see its getting more popular. Will be hopefully going to the next one

[@froggymicb]

Glad to see some footage from the auction. Hopefully will go to the next one!

[@Kaityscichlids]

We hope to see you there!!

[@ditto2214]

Love watching Your Video's, follow along with your journeys At actions or Net trapping in the wild streams. 🥰

[@Kaityscichlids]

Awww, thank you 😊🙏❤️

[@touchthesun2448]

What FUN! Great score ... 9 fish for $30! LOVE IT!

[@Kaityscichlids]

I did pretty well 😄🐟🐟🐟

[@touchthesun2448]

@@Kaityscichlidsbecause you are amazing!

[@billmeyer4773]

Excellent video tour guide we had today .Thanks for sharing with us all in the fish community ❤❤

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much Bill 😄❤️ I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@BlakesAquatics]

Fun video, looks like a good event

[@Kaityscichlids]

It was great fun 😄 you'll have to come to one one day if you're ever in Brisbane!

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@Kaityscichlids definitely

[@davidhart4789]

Loved seeing the different things available at the auction. Hope your fish do well and continue to have young’s ones for you.

[@Kaityscichlids]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!! And thank you 😄🐟💕

[@Muddyspartan]

I really wanted to go to this Auction!! But I got a 1 year old and staying out past 6pm is hard with getting an overtired baby haha

[@Kaityscichlids]

Ohhhh no!! Yes it definitely would not be the easiest place to have a tired baby 🤣 Maybe they need to incorporate some remote bidding lol

[@Fyreblade2000]

Thanks for sharing Kaity! looking forward to going to one of those auctions!

[@Kaityscichlids]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!! They're always a good time 😊

[@johnwoodall3791]

Really Good Video, I did not know about those places such as the Auction. Love the Fish and Plants. Good One and Well Done. John

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you John 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@aquaguy2938]

Always loves these types of videos, I reckon Aquarium store tours, maybe even home aquarium tours would be awesome ❤

[@Kaityscichlids]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!! I'd definitely love to do some more store tours and home Aquarium tours 😊

[@forevergreat8398]

That’s usually how it goes for me at the fish store I give myself a 30 dollar limit walkout with a 100 dollar fish 😅

[@Kaityscichlids]

Honestly that would be me if they took card for fish at the auction 🤣

[@forevergreat8398]

@@Kaityscichlids 😂😂😂 I don’t dare take my card into a fish store here like a kid in a candy shop for the first time one of everything please 😂

[@andreashessler838]

Jeez, plants are expensive in Australia!

[@duthieaquatics]

Mine aren’t 😅

[@Kaityscichlids]

@duthieaquatics this is true 😂💯

[@AashishBhattarai7]

Love your videos. Where this Auction happen? Is there any group?

[@alan61979]

There's seems to be a really good fish community in Brisbane. I think Katie is the glue that keeps them all together 😀

[@Kaityscichlids]

It is a great community!! And trust me, these guys are passionate! Some of them have been attending these auctions for 40 years 😱

[@FranNoesse]

Fun.

[@reggie2803]

Much success to your new fish. Great video 🤗.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🙏

[@Sydthesloth45]

Love your videos as always ❤️

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@norbertthoens3561]

Schöne Börse bzw. Versteigerung mit vielen Koryphäen der Aquaristik! 👍

[@illusion1415]

Those prices are crazy. I’ll never complain about US pricing again lol

[@Kaityscichlids]

🤣🤣

[@abshassan]

Old-mate eating the fish food was awesome, haha well done

[@Kaityscichlids]

😂😂😂

[@charlesfranklin3533]

Katy You can Probably get Some Barb's or Tetras for that Amount of Cash 😂😂

[@Kaityscichlids]

I did surprisingly well!! I thought I was going to be able to get one fish max 😂

[@sergiomorales9264]

Excellent thank You Georgeous ❤😊

[@bjdodds8493]

Aquarist Math 🤑

[@Kaityscichlids]

😂😂😂

[@tyliful]

do you keep other pets besides fish.

[@dougiesfishroom]

I love your channel

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@garageaquatics2023]

That was fun, Kaity! It's was good to see all of those familiar faces. Tell me something. Is it a long drive from the auction to home? I'm looking at going to one and it's a four hour drive back home. I'm wondering if the fish will tolerate that kind of drive. Anyway . . . thanks and have a wonderful weekend! ~Ron

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you Ron!! It isn't too far, only about half an hour. I've personally never travelled that far with fish but I have a few friends who have so I know it's doable! I think you would just have to get it set up right with air pumps, and remove as much fish waste as possible/ideally make sure they haven't been fed recently, or have some type of bacteria colony in there with them

[@garageaquatics2023]

@@Kaityscichlids Thank you, Kaity. I really appreciate your feedback. I'll get one of those little USB pumps for the power outlet in the car and maybe bring a bucket, some fresh water and some dechlorinator. Hopefully that'll do it. I'm not even sure what'll be available there. I've never been to one of these. This one is called SAKE 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. It should be fun. Dean from Aquarium CO-OP will be one of the speakers. Enjoy your week ahead!

[@roohollahyeylaghiashrafi7095]

Very informative and interesting

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏 I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@PureAndShrimple]

OMG, $100 for a Crinum! I got mine for about £5 in thr UK!

[@JKFISHWORLD]

Really great vlog 🐠💞

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

Tilapia fish is easy to breed like guppy fish or platy

[@michaelcase8574]

It's a turkey baster. $1.00 at Dollar Store in US.

[@rudeboirasta3629]

100$ for a small plant 😮😮😮

[@pattykake7195]

Cool vid Kaity. When is the next auction, I’m chasing some Daisy blue rice fish…🫶

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you!! I believe it'll be in July at some point 😊

[@MicrobiusBlue]

Enjoyed this 😎

[@Kaityscichlids]

Yayyy, I'm glad 😄

[@joshuahansen-r4d]

When is the next fish auction?

[@Kaityscichlids]

I can't see an event for it yet but if you follow the Qld Cichlid Group Inc on Facebook they will make an event on there 😊

[@bill9845]

Its in july, cant remember the date tho

[@lynnrobertson4657]

Awesome video ❤your channel watching from 🇦🇺(Melbourne).

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much Lynn!! 😊🙏

[@footagemissing]

Damn i would love to go to these auctions, springwood nice and local too! I'll try to track it down sans FB, hopefully be there at the next one.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Woohoo, I'm glad we found another local!! Hopefully we'll see you at the next one 😊

[@mrhaltstop2294]

I like your Altolamprologus compressiceps golden head…they look agressive,but they are really quiet and calm,compatible with every species,they have a wide lifespan…they are from Tanganyika lake but can be mixed with Malawis..I’ve never seen them fighting

[@Kaityscichlids]

I love them!! They are really cool fish 😊

[@overthose2786]

New sub

[@Kaityscichlids]

Welcome!! And thank you for the sub 🤗

[@forestpassion4464]

Hi i watching your videos from Baghdad, and i luv them 💕🐟🐡🐠.and i was wonder if you can put your aquarium in this video beside the two others of cichlid fish so we can see the update everytime you make new video? have a nice day .🌞

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🙏 I can definitely try to incorporate more updates on the tanks in future videos! I'll do one in my next vid

[@BadlydrawnBen]

Wow scary plant prices in Australia im in the UK and by those prices im an anubias multi millionaire 😮

[@Kaityscichlids]

😂😂😂

[@Mr.Tank713]

WOW This is so Cool

[@Kaityscichlids]

😊😊😊

[@jebVlogs556]

Do you have 😅any of these cichilds: peacock cichilds, dubious cichilds, gouramis, peacock bass, chocolate cichilds with white stripes(the last ones i mentioned are very beautiful with flair fin fans similar to crowntail beta or chinese fighting fish) ?

[@Kaityscichlids]

I have peacock Cichlids!!

[@jebVlogs556]

@@Kaityscichlids awesome queen!! But the "dubious" and convict cichilds are both extremely😉🖋📂 warm and extreme freezing cold tolerance. Alot of neighbors in Dallas Texas, California and Florida raise theirs outside to get that "enhancing vitamin C, Vitamin BK that we lack cause we dont go outside as much as we should.. 😭

[@RaleyKy]

I want aquamunch so bad in the us 😊

[@mdshaib7737]

You are the best

[@Kaityscichlids]

😊❤️❤️

[@sirgerbilmacintosh9101]

This is fun.

[@Kaityscichlids]

I'm glad you enjoyed it :D

[@lissiekt]

Kaity how do we know when these auctions are coming up? Im local and would love to check them out!

[@Kaityscichlids]

If you've got Facebook check out the Qld Cichlid Group Inc! They normally make an event for it. I don't think the next one is on there yet but I believe it'll be at some point in July 😊

[@justmyway508]

That male swordtail is gorgeous.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Agreed!! Such a beautiful fish!

[@cheapcharlie7]

Can relate, they thought of fish auctions makes me wet also

[@opercula]

That does it. I'm moving to Brisbane (from Phoenix, AZ, USA) !!!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, we'd love to have you Down Under 😎🇦🇺

[@sarahstanton6483]

If it’s to sell fish or plants, we have very strict laws on importing those.

[@Fantasticaquatics]

Great video but wow 100 dollars for Crinum I’m in shock 😮 fish keeping over there must be like owning a tesla here in Ireland 😂❤❤

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊 And yes the prices here for some fish and plants can be crazy! It depends how much we have of certain things because a lot can't be imported in

[@JKFISHWORLD]

Great ❤🐠🐠🐠🐠

[@Kaityscichlids]

😄🐟🐟🐟❤️

[@JKFISHWORLD]

@@Kaityscichlids KC UR ALL WAYS POWER 🐠🐠🐠🐠💞

[@bill9845]

$30 damn thought that was optimistic....Finn the eternal comedian

[@Kaityscichlids]

😂😂😂 And yes, I was very pleased with my buy in the end!

[@lsamolsun6279.]

❤

[@brianjones1282]

What did you get Laila? Poor Laila! 😢

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, DW she has been well compensated with lots of hangs this Easter long weekend 🤣

[@brianjones1282]

@@KaityscichlidsHangs doesn't sound very fun. She would probably rather bite your hair. 😆 And Happy Easter! I hope it was a blessed one.

[@max.0328]

I always Tell myself it doesn't count too.but my bank account always tells me something else!!😂😂

[@Kaityscichlids]

😂😂😂

[@bobtaylor7197]

❤your channel❤

[@Kaityscichlids]

😊♥️♥️

[@michaelstarina9675]

Why are the aquatic plants so expensive? sheesh

[@Kaityscichlids]

We have some pretty strict laws around importing certain plants and fish so the lack of availability drives their price up like crazy!

[@michaelstarina9675]

@@Kaityscichlids Wow! I understand why they do it but it must suck. My motto is the more plants the better. I would be broke if I lived there. lol

[@reidnorton6794]

You can use that new pipette to get that poop outta there.

[@jerdrop1632]

Those prices on those plants my god

[@ASGLIVEYT]

Ella looks hella beautiful ❤❤❤

[@florentincioaba7989]

Bravo from Romania Dracula land ❤🎉

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊😊🙏

[@adamlitzow9824]

Shit aye I went to Rochedale state high 😁

[@trini_rasta8374]

U ever keep Oscars

[@Kaityscichlids]

I have! I love Oscars 😊 My first ever big tank was an Oscar tank

[@grahamdelacey5779]

both of the female swords are heavily pregnant, and i would expect babies within 2 weeks. keep them separate and start your own breeding colony :)

[@Kaityscichlids]

Oooo, I didn't know that! That's so cool 😄 Maybe I'll be able to try my fry tray out sooner than I thought 😊

[@Ayj517]

O bitkileri istiyorum. 😂

[@Kaityscichlids]

There were soooo many! 🌿

[@hookdonfish1880]

Rhampsochromis Longiceps

[@sheikhshakib55]

Aren’t we gonna talk about how gorgeous kaity are ❤❤❤😊

[@Kaityscichlids]

Awwww, you're too kind 😊🙏❤️❤️

[@AquaOne1]

Your prices over there really kill me.

[@Kaityscichlids]

You should see the price of pea puffers here, you'd definitely be deceased 😂

[@MatteoBarrera4830]

Next time $200

[@Kaityscichlids]

Ohhhh boy, I better hope my KZbin does well 😅

[@Deepakkumar-wf5pl]

❤