Setting up a Biotope Aquarium for Mollies (first attempt)

[@mc-um3nv]

Your videos are such a nice break from the doom and gloom everywhere else, speckles is such a lucky little guy to have you caring for him. Take care! Thank you for all your great content and information!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Awwww, thank you so much. That means a lot 🙏🏻 Have a great day 😊🐟🐟

[@mc-um3nv]

@@Kaityscichlids have a wonderful day as well! Take care!

[@shybibeau8968]

Yes this is very true actually all your fish are very lucky to have you even Layla (if that’s how you spell it lol) 😂❤😊

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

Limnophila is a magnificent plant for aquariums, but be aware once it starts growing, it will grow *really* fast, so you need to keep cutting it back regularly. On the plus side, it is a sponge for nitrates and fosfates, so it help tremendously with the water quality of the tank. It is literally my favorite stem plant because it is so easy to grow. Cheers from Scandinavia!

[@kwackytankslap9339]

That Val is going to get huge. It would look good in one of your African tanks. Dwarf sag is probably a better option for the smaller tanks. It still gets to a good size and it'll give you that grass look you're after.

[@passingwind2681]

Beautiful tank as a native of Miami and a transplant to Jacksonville. I’m very familiar with Florida. The Everglades in fact is not a swamp but a slow moving river. It is known as the river of grass might want to keep that in mind when you’re making your tank but keep going, enjoy yourself. You’re doing fantastic.

[@bradmenday3843]

A colab with Rob would be great he would take good care of you and his funny as hell.

[@stephenevans7884]

Boss idea. Floridian biotope. Never seen anyone do one.

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

Should be doable, Mollies and Florida Flagfish go well together as they grow to around the same size. There are several other similarly sized fish from the area that are in the trade, but I do not know about their availability in Australia.

[@akvaryumkeyfi]

I like mollies they don't tend to eat their fry and graze on algae so they keep the aquarium clean. Peaceful species to watch. 😊

[@Kaityscichlids]

I have a new found love for them ever since getting them for the pond!! They are really great little fish 😊

[@Nanoscape]

The rack is looking good! Excited to see the next shallow tank. 😄

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😁😁😁 I love shallow tanks

[@sharpygsxr]

This is when you know your a true fishkeeper when you go to this length for a single mollie. Speckles is one spoilt fish :D

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, Speckles is certainly very spoilt 🤣 and he is a survivor 🐟💪🏻

Looks good. That val can get up to 4 feet long(around 120cm) but you can trim it as desired. Hornwort is a good plant, but I can't keep it in the substrate, it usually breaks away and turns in to a floating mass. It does grow pretty quickly, I have to thin it out monthly or my tanks get too dark.

[@chelmsford6774]

I want a Speckles now 😃. Always find your commentary captivating. Love the all-nighter, great video can't wait to see the end result. I love the long shallow tank look so much I cut larger tanks to make them 🙂

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙌🏻 Nothing like an all nighter 🤣 And that's so cool! Shallow tanks are definitely underrated I think

[@madisonglattli9748]

I lived only one town over from Jacksonville FL for several years and have family near the Everglades area. I love this idea Kaity!

[@Kaityscichlids]

That's so cool!! I absolutely loved Jacksonville and St Augustine's, it reminded me a lot of home

[@Whaleydavey]

Hi Kaity, I was advised to rinse sand 5 times or more before adding to aquarium. But doesn’t seem to have affected your build in the least. Nice tank as usual.

[@DavidWynn-f8o]

aqwesome to see yoor shifting suppliers from Aquarium central!! great work!!

[@anthonyeveler4820]

Beautiful aquarium looks amazing with the plants hope everything goes well.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏻

[@MizeryScratcher]

great vid tank rack is looking good your hard work is paying off!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😁🙏🏻

[@kenlaidlaw-b6l]

Nice video. I would always rinse sand to help remove the dust you have in it from the pack.

[@evilone543]

Nice video. Your swampy Florida idea is interesting.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you! I'm really excited to see how it turns out in the shallow tank

[@chrissyosborne3879]

I love the tank you made for speckles! I think it looks great!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@martinespericueta67]

I'm very excited to follow your Molly tank journey, @Kaityscichlids! I've always loved my livebearer tanks. & my personal favorite molly is the Sailfin Molly 😄

[@justindawson3428]

If you want to save money use pool filter sand on the bottom and then just top off with the more expensive sand/gravel, you will get a bit of mixing when you plant your plants but not enough to spoil the look.

[@renedecquir1931]

Hi Luis Navarro from Seachem who is doing the aquasscaping seminar is a good friend of mine from Houston,Texas. Seachem may be looking for someone to sponsor in Australia. You should definitely visit Texas on your next trip to America.

[@ejiebeliever_22]

Gosh our stresss reliving influencer 🐟

[@Kaityscichlids]

🐟🐟🐟😊

[@jacobbarnes3739]

Scaping is the funest part but also a problem. Everytime i finish a tank i want to do another lol. Looks amazing 😎

[@Kaityscichlids]

It's so much fun! I'm really excited to redo it in the shallow tank

[@sharonjack8582]

I love duckweed!! My goldfish eat it like crazy.

[@johnwoodall3791]

Hello Kaity. How's it going. Got back in this morning from Los Angeles to Brisbane around 4:55 Am. Bit Cool out at the Airport this Morning. Absolutely Glorious day to fly in, even though it was dark it was awesome with the sun chasing us across the Pacific. Molly the Magpie seems like an unwanted guest ??. Magpies can be awfully territorial. Might go west tomorrow to Toowoomba & do some activities, Catch up with some friends. Awesome Video & Really well Narrated. Like I said you certainly know your Work. It is so Cool to see People like yourself involved in this Hobby as you bring a lot of Fresh Air into what had sort of become very Dull & Boring. June is a good month to go to the United States but July is usually Better. After being there until Saturday there time before flying back I saw some reports for the weather long term & it's not very nice in the immediate future especially in the Mid Western States & they have been absolutely smashed by Storms heralding Tornados & not a great thing to get caught in as I found out back in 2022 in Oklahoma with some pretty big Storms with Tornadoes. Is your Bird a type of Peach Face Parakeet ??. We have a pair of Red Tailed Black Cockatoos & a few others out back in the aviary. Have a Great Day. Regards John

[@touchthesun2448]

Amazing! The plants are beautiful. I have Pathose and Monstera in all of my tanks. When you come to the USA you have to see the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

[@Kaityscichlids]

I love Monstera 😍 And I'm actually considering visiting there! I would love to 😊

[@daveclifton8366]

You are right

[@Ymmoyason224]

The little fish realy needs a buddy😂

[@kennyt4792]

Amazing video 👌🏽

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏🏻

[@sergiomorales9264]

Excellent video with a lot of interesting information thank You ❤😊

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊🙏🏻

[@max.0328]

Hello kaity So glad to see you've finally seen the light!! A planted tank!!!😂 That is a cool tank you got set up for speckles. I think he might want some Company so he doesn't feel lonely. Just some advice, don't use to much liquid fertilizer. I have a heavily planted tank myself (with CO2 setup) and i hardly use it. I only use it when the plants start showing signs of a shortage(Yellow or deformed leaves) In your Malawi tank i wouldn't even use it at all,it Will probably only benefit the bb algae. I'm totally with you on the low tanks, they are the coolest! Say hi to our punky little friend Laila!!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, I am very slowly getting accustomed to plants 🤣 and ok, that's good to know, thank you for the tip! I haven't added any liquid fertiliser to the Malawi tank yet and so far the black beard has lessened but the Anubias is getting a tad yellow on some leaves so I may need to do something for it. And Laila says hello 🦜🦜🦜

[@max.0328]

Usually when your plants have Yellow leaves it's a sign they suffer from An iron shortage.(Easylife has bottles of just iron fertilizer too ) You can always try to use fertilizer and see what happens with the plants and algae. You know every tank is different, so it's always a bit of trial and error on how much and how Often to use it.but if you're still doing those 80% waterchanges every week,than it Will be removed quickly anyway. Have a great week!!🙂

[@Rotterdam-hoogvliet]

Nice another fish video yes! ❤🐟🐠🦈😘

[@Ayj517]

Paylaşımlarınız motivasyon kaynağı gerçekten.

[@Kaityscichlids]

That makes me so happy to hear. Thank you 😊🙏🏻

[@jimmyhfishes]

Cool little tank for your molly.. have fun in the US...

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sushobhanmanna3950]

Amazing video ❤️ really loves those plants. Molly fishes are really beautiful fish. I have 6 of them and already 1 of the females gave birth to 50+ frys. Quick question, which food do you feed to your Cichlid frys?

[@sergiomorales9264]

Beautiful tank ❤😊

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏🏻

[@sharonjack8582]

Speckles can probably use a buddy.

[@davidwoods7720]

nice build

[@cumhuratam6203]

Cikletler harika gözüküyor ❤

[@forestpassion4464]

Hi beautiful natural look aquarium setup im glad you could save the molly fish i was think of you add amano shrimps maybe they can eat algae but good job 💕🐡🐟🐠

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏻🙏🏻 That would be really cool! 🦐

[@JKFISHWORLD]

Wow its use full msg 🐠💞🐠👏👏👏KC 💞🐠

[@Ishan.patel.]

I cant wait to see a rob and kaity colab

[@Kaityscichlids]

It's going to be so much fun!!

[@jayesssveevearing4282]

Oh yay ,seeing you and Rob together would be so super kewl ..Love the videos kaity,if you ever come to gympie I can give you balloon mollies for free xx damn birds

[@dudusiagata3117]

Witam serdecznie dziękuję za pokazanie super film pozdrawiam z Polski miłego dnia życzę

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏻 Have a wonderful day!

[@lynnrobertson4657]

Love the video thankyou for sharing

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you for watching!! 🙏🏻

[@redline297]

In the future you might have better luck with an underlayer of some sort of aquasoil which will provide nutrients for the plants though the root tabs should help. Also another biotope plant you should look into is guppy grass

[@Kaityscichlids]

I did consider that, but I was told aquasoils can cause an ammonia spike at first, whereas the tabs don't cause such an influx of nutrients initially. I think when I redo it and can have it without fish for a while I might use some aquasoil

[@jnoweck]

I literally laughed out loud when you said thats not him thats just a piece of bark or something 😂. Keep up the good work! I enjoy your videos.

[@undergroundfishkeepingsociety]

Nice

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you :)

[@nitesh_am]

Set-up looks good.....

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊

[@petermagnusson8956]

Easy Life has great products. I had problems with cyanobacteria. Blue Exit fixad it in 2 weeks 👍

[@norbertthoens3561]

Wieder ein unterhaltsames Video! 😀

[@kpikily4151]

Speckles has seen some stuff and lived lol

[@TheSunIsMyDestroyer]

even a diy co2 will help those plants. on my first attempt my tissue cultures all died then on my next attempt i added diy coke bottle co2 and they grew so much i hated it because there i had to trim a lot but that was really the first time i realized my dumb as can actually finally keep plants alive

[@eyeinthesky74]

Hi maybe Stand the heater up in the corner next to the filter To hide it...they don't have to be horizontal...

[@ryanmael24]

I like the planted tank got a Molly to which is of a tan colour who I call freckles because of her black specks. Where did u get the Anubias like the dark green leaves. Lucky u off to America again. Good luck with your plans have fun.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, that is so funny!! Speckles and Freckles 🤣 They are such cute fish. And that plant was actually a Pothos but I keep calling it Anubias 😅 I got it from Bunnings. And thank you, I can't wait!

[@ryanmael24]

U can buy one of those squeeze symphony thinges from Bunnings for about ten bucks stick the straight part in your hose and use that instead of your mouth to syphon hope this helps.

[@ryanmael24]

It works good once u figure out how Iam sure u will.

[@ryanmael24]

I forgot to mention u might need a plastic connector hose to join the two which is available at Bunnings no more sucking down duckweed 😛

[@ryanmael24]

@@Kaityscichlids My next tank is a shallow tank I quite like them myself kind of that sleak look ha😃

[@tommylucatiel7911]

nothing like an 8 am kaity video after my husky wakes me up screaming on a sunday morning

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahaha, I love it 🤣 your husky was like WAKE UP a new Speckles video just dropped

[@garageaquatics2023]

Will Speckles be getting some new friends? I kind hope so. 🙂 His tank looks great, and as it settles and the plants fill in it'll look even better. Just a thought: you may want to get some sort of root tab fertilizers since there are really no nutrients in the sand. I gotta tell ya, I really love that long, low tank on the upper shelf. And not just what you've done with it (cuz that looks fantastic), but the tanks itself! I love how it's happening right before our eyes . . . Kaity's developing MTS - Multiple Tank Synrome! 🙂 Before we know it, your garage will be full of racks and tanks. I'm looking forward to see what you'll end up doing with that. 🙂 As always, Kaity, have a fantastic week ahead! Cheers! ~Ron

[@Kaityscichlids]

I've always tried to contain my MTS but I've made some changes to give me a bit more time so now the gates are open 🤣 And don't worry, Speckles will DEFINITELY be getting some friends! 🐟🐟🐟 I added a few root tabs in for the plants, I think when I redo it I might put some aquasoil in too before I add fish

[@garageaquatics2023]

@@Kaityscichlids You are well on your way, Kaity! All your tanks look amazing! I can't wait to see who you find for Speckles. 🙂

[@the88tench3]

Really cool video! The rack system is certainly coming along well! Can't wait to see the USA trip stuff too, that sounds fun! If you ever visit the UK, you should definitely check out Sweet Knowle Aquatics which is where I get my fish from. They have a really good range of fish, especially African and South American cichlids, and even have their own pet Red Tailed Catfish called Eric they rescued from somewhere years ago! Aquarium gardens are really good too, especially for aquascaping. The Florida tank idea is really good, definitely needs the alligator for the full Florida experience 😁🐊Have you considered breaking the Dwarf Blyxa into smaller pieces and spreading them out into a carpet, and maybe even adding something like some small rock chippings on top of the substrate to break up the sand as that could look pretty natural! Speckles certainly will have a great aquarium to live in!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much!! And that is a great idea about breaking up the Blyxa and adding the smaller rocks, I think that will make it look waaaay more natural. And thank you for the recommendation in the UK! I would love to visit there 😊

[@the88tench3]

@@Kaityscichlids no worries! Been going to that aquatics shop since I was little, the red tailed catfish they think is 41 years old! They also have some kind of freshwater eels as pets and an arowana too! Will you be getting any more mollies and other North American species for your Florida tank? Think I've finally sorted the algae problem in my nano aquarium finally, the leaves on the plants are actually bright greens for a change and look healthy 😀😀 The shrimp are doing good in there too, and I'll probably add some fish to it in a couple of weeks time, can't decide what to get yet other than maybe dwarf pencilfish!

[@DransPokeCorner]

Make sure you visit the Kennedy space center if you visit florida on the east coast! Totally worth a day long visit.

[@Kaityscichlids]

That would be soooo cool! I love anything to do with outer space

[@gritzd5070]

Will you be getting more mollies? Think they like to be in a group and being alone could make them "sad".

[@jeffreyrichardson9568]

Good to see you branching out to new stuff. I am not a huge fan of tannins myself, but always end up adding leaf litter and love the look of rocks and wood in an aquascape. Have a great rest of your Sunday, and thanks for sharing!!!

[@Kaityscichlids]

I definitely think some leaf litter would really add to it! Thank you so much, have a great day 😊🙏🏻

[@dubaialabajwa786]

Keep it up

[@roohollahyeylaghiashrafi7095]

I love planted aquariums❤

[@Kaityscichlids]

They are beautiful 😊 I think I'm slowly getting the hang of them!

[@OfficialTrueBrothers]

Most definitely Robs Aquatics. I actually am going to hit him up myself for some collaboration type shit

[@victordeoliveiramelo]

I can't stop staring at the bird

[@Kaityscichlids]

🤣🤣

[@ryanmael24]

I made a short on what you can do to syphon water from your tank if you need to without using your mouth

[@ryanmael24]

Bit messy hope u get the idea

[@klau8947]

Hey Kaity. Did you get the shelving system from Bunnings? If so, which one is it?. TIA

[@Kaityscichlids]

I did! I believe it was the Pinnacle Heavy Duty shelving. I did have to add boards on each shelf to distribute the weight because the shelves were bending. If you check out my other videos on setting up a rack/the comments there's a lot of helpful info for setting up an aquarium rack :)

[@ianburns9365]

I was literally talking about an outdoor pond with my other fishy mate two hours ago. But, yep, our current cold snap is TOO cold. It's supposed to get down to 7 degrees tonight in Goodna!

[@Kaityscichlids]

Oh my gosh, that's freezing!! 😱 it definitely seems like Winter has finally arrived here

[@Deepakkumar-wf5pl]

❤ from India

[@ll-KALEB-ll]

where did you buy your african cichlid fish tank from 🙂

[@Kaityscichlids]

It's from Waterbox! It's the Clearpro 7225. I bought it through Arcy Aquariums in Burleigh on the Gold Coast 😊

[@Darryl.M]

What pot did you use for your patio pond?

[@Kaityscichlids]

YT doesn't let me post links in comments, but if you look up the Aquapro wine barrel liner tub from Bunnings, it's the 100L one of those 😊

[@Darryl.M]

@@Kaityscichlids I was thinking about trying some pots from Auspots Permaculture at Cleveland. The 160L / 800mm Round Pots and the 240L Large Pot - 800mm.

[@GodisTruth914]

Speckles needs friends!!!!! He looks lonely!!!☹️☹️☹️

[@Kaityscichlids]

Don't worry, he will be getting friends! 🐟🐟🐟

[@nathanmcgrath9038]

I bought that substrate it's not PH neutral your plants won't do very well cause it pushes the pH to high. But the val may do ok it likes high pH 👍

[@Kaityscichlids]

Oh I didn't even think to check that!!

[@travisrichards6181]

That tank turned out awesome! :) And the grow out tank is crystal clear! I love purigen look That stuff works miracles. If you’re already coming over, there’s a big show in Charlotte NC called The Aquatic Expo you may wanna check out! I’m competing in the aquascaping contest! :)

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😁 Purigen is the best, I always forget to keep on top of renewing it but when I add it I love it. And that's great to know, I'll check it out and see when the dates are!

[@clarkeldridge23]

What type of bird is that?

[@clay3502]

the mollies are so cute you shoulb stat breeding them

[@Kaityscichlids]

That would be so cool!! I love them 🐟

[@Ishan.patel.]

you shouldve done a dirted tank

[@petermagnusson8956]

Sad to hear that your outdoor fishes was eaten by a Kingfisher bird. You should have a net over for protection. Thank you for an interesting channel. Best regards/ Peter from Sweden ❤️

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you so much 😊🙏🏻

[@ChrisWijtmans]

3:10 neighbours are like 👁👄👁.

[@Kaityscichlids]

I really hope I didn't wake them up 🤣

[@theresafetch2566]

Please reach out to Bobby at Bass Fishing Production. He has a very large following . He is in Florida. A tour of his home tanks and ponds would be wonderful.

[@pegazuseloy1575]

💖💖💖

[@shybibeau8968]

Did you take the fry out of the big tank and not put the parents fish in with them?!?! If so, why didn’t you put the parents in and will the fry survive without them?? Just curious cuz I think it’d be safer to just put them in with the fry just to be safe and give the fry as much of a good start as you possibly can and just put them in with the babies… that’d be what I would’ve done but idk you probably know way more about this sort of thing than I do lol 😂❤😊

[@Simply4Aquatics]

Is that a potho plant and not anubias?

[@strcat666]

Your plants need a dirted tank for plants.

[@jerrysfishroom3579]

I hear a l ot of Florida references. I live in Florida. Are you visiting Florida

[@Ishan.patel.]

ryan looks like Nick from kfs

[@afsarpathan02]

Noo rob aquatics Collab with bass fishing production

[@75keg75]

10:57 spit not swallow!! 🤣 Just be careful suck siphoning as you can get some nasty bugs. My mum got some funky virus from cleaning my fish tanks when I was away. Fill the hose under a tap and thumb both ends until you have placed your hoses, then have at it. A lot safer than ingesting fish poop water 🤢 Maybe get some human worming tablets to avoid any worms too… 😮

[@Kaityscichlids]

Omg, that's terrible 😱😱 yes I really need to figure out how to do it the other way 😅

[@Ishan.patel.]

I dont know how my guppies, mollys,corys, neon tetras,plecos and glowlight tetras are alive their tank gets 10 degrese sometimes

[@Kaityscichlids]

Wow, that's crazy!! 😱 I did hear from some people around here they've had luck keeping their guppies outside during Winter but for others not. Seems like there's a bit of variation with them

[@muhammadirsyad8828]

do a collab with bass fishing productions. his videos are way more fun and hi gets more views i would really love to see you collab with him

[@cumhuratam6203]

Türkiye de akvaryum malzemeleri çok pahalı malesef

[@Kaityscichlids]

That's a shame! They aren't too bad in Australia except some rocks and fish can be very expensive

[@saputramaulana7731]

👍🏼👍🏻❤ Ya Maaf Sakit ⚓🏥🤕🤒🛌🏻😴💤

[@Dazen-s5d]

Im like tank new you

[@marcusbraun7606]

I her One Fosters, für Blyxa will Not Service 😂

[@peterfc1notno6]

Like a poor Holywood movie Poor lighting. I do like your videos

[@Kaityscichlids]

Thank you 😊🙏🏻 I actually really tried with the lighting too 🤣 I'm going to need to make time to learn some filming skills like proper lighting

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

Speckles needs a girl friend ! or two ..

[@Kaityscichlids]

I agree!! I'm going to be him some 🥰

[@najeemfasil2468]

It is not Anubias , it's pothos..

[@Kaityscichlids]

I know, I keep calling it Anubias for some reason 😅 I put a caption that says "***POTHOS" on there to correct it

[@najeemfasil2468]

@@Kaityscichlids 😁, I am the same guy that corrected you in the previous video , grow up tank for the fries.. good video .. keep going

[@Kaityscichlids]

@@najeemfasil2468 hahaha, I will get there one day 🫡 Thank you 😊🙏🏻

[@sheikhshakib55]

Those butcher need to be punished, never trust a bird again.

[@Kaityscichlids]

Agreed 😭 I love those birds but not when they eat my fish 🤣 I can't believe it came and sat on the fence while I was out there too

[@sheikhshakib55]

Sad, to see your hard work ruined😢

[@JustAnotherAsianGuy2]

the funny thing is ..... i miss your stupid bird .... lol ..... i'm surprise it stop biting you ..... put it near your ears .... see if he still likes your earrings ..... lol ..... you should put him in all your videos ..... lol

[@Kaityscichlids]

Hahahaha, I miss her too when I'm away 🤣 I can try but she is far too cheeky to be in all videos I think lol