Old Timer's Balanced Aquarium || FOREVER AQUARIUMS || Father Fish

[@FatherFish]

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[@redarmysoja]

I have a 30 gallon Walstead tank I set up three years ago and have never cleaned, other than a HOB filter I occasionally clean. It's heavily planted, has three Gourami, six Black Skirt Tetras, a Bet, Five Oto cats, Cory cats and shrimp. It's doing fine, no fish loss ever. I regularly throw in some leaves, limbs, etc.

[@FatherFish]

Good work Tejas.

[@LRBaquatics]

Love the video! All truth! Thanks for the shout out at the end!

[@FatherFish]

LOVE YOU LUCAS!!!

[@luckydays8239]

5:01 father fish on graduate 😍

[@violentviolets508]

I came to this channel because I wanted a healthy aquarium but I stayed just to hear your stories. I love your message about balance and I found this channel to not only be informative but also fufilling. The atmosphere you create in your videos is just peaceful and so welcoming! Its like talking to my grandpa I never got to meet. Keep up the good work, you've earned yourself a subscriber.

[@FatherFish]

Thank you. Be sure to watch the newest. I am very happy about it.

[@user-bp1ow6zd7z]

Thankyou father fish..you are a reconteur❤..u re the best! stay healthy.. god bless you..

[@unbeatable123]

I can listen to you all day. When I first found you I was so excited to bing-watch all your videos🤓. Now I just sit by my tank and twiddle my tumps waiting for you to upload. Now I wanna hear more of your Old Timer Story's 🤭💚🤟🏼. Thank you for sharing this, definitely has me thinking 🤔🤓.

[@FatherFish]

Please have a go at the Father Fish method! I'd love to see your tank on the FatherFish Shoal on discord: discord.gg/WeHwVjxJND

[@reneesnugent3358]

Very nice of you to share with us your story!! I've listened for hours to you and learned something new with each video ❤ . Thanks for your time sharing with us 😀 . Blessings to you 🙏

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

There's nothing quite as pretty as the sunlight streaming through one of my 29s through the java ferns.

[@FatherFish]

It like being in a dream.

[@FatherFish]

I love it.

[@thesolaraquarium]

@@dadigitechman What a great idea! Inspired. I am going to try this. Thanks for sharing. I have found that natural light can eliminate surface scum completely. It is one of the reasons I do not use artificial lights. Bacteria love artificial light. I think the UV in natural light sorts them out but I am not sure. I only have experience and trial and error as my guide.

[@thesolaraquarium]

@@dadigitechman Thanks i will check it out. Just went out into the shed and managed to redirect some morning sun from the floor to the top corner of the shed near the roof where I will be able to redirect it down onto a table. It works. Fantastic. My plan is to try to catch 30 minutes of sun, maybe longer? If I send that to a part of the table that gets sun later in the morning I can increase the lighting period. Yes I find that tanks with greater than 2 hours sun (not easily achievable unless you go outside) have some amazing creatures in them that I do not get inside the shed. 2 hours exposure is what you get indoors generally, but even that is hard. This is going to be fun, thankyou. By the way I love artificial light. I have stacks of spotlights, I love spotlights and aquariums. But because I do not use pumps I have found surface scum to be a killer for me. So all my tanks are sunlit to save electricity as well.

[@alvinlee9038]

Hi! New sub from Hong Kong here! These balanced aquarium is what I have been striving for! I had 2 tanks(with a another one in storage), one livebearer themed and one Chinese native fish themed , both with a lot of plants and little to no water changes. The fishes thrived in both of the tanks and they’re happy and healthy. Balancing aquariums does take time!

[@FatherFish]

With the deep substrate ti goes more easily. VERY interested in your tanks. Please join us on DISCORD (link in description) and share your tanks.

[@wingheiwong7336]

Hello Father fish! Thanks for having me over! New Sub🎉❤! From Sydney 🇦🇺 😊

[@FatherFish]

Thanks for coming Wing.

[@AnimalPapaStudios]

Like 162! Hi father fish, tropical fish keeper here! Love the hobby! Great advice and information! I take everything from the sand to the driftwood to the plants and the fish out of the lake and my tanks run for years without any maintenance! Thank you for sharing your family story! Have a great day my dear friend ! Papa and Junior! 😎🐠👍🙏

[@FatherFish]

Thanks for visiting Nice to hear from you.

[@akatosh880]

I also have 2 small planted tanks at the window and above radiator(20 and 30 Litre/5.5 and 8 gal) but with heaters which turn on mostly at autumn and winter. Have been 6 years into this hobby and never bought an aquarium light.😀

[@FatherFish]

That is amazing and great to hear! I hope you have a deep substrate and lots of plants! Please show us your setups on discord: discord.gg/WeHwVjxJND

[@DimensionAquatic]

Great video, appreciate learning the history and as well what its like for your grandma's fish tank in the past, pretty cool! Hope to see more videos of history related content, gonna browse more of your vids!

[@grannyfranny3661]

Found your channel a few weeks ago and have been enjoying since. Especially love this one. Your grandmother sounds like an incredible lady! I had my first tank when I was about 12 and it was a 10 gallon with the metal bracing and slate bottom. Wish I had known then the things you are teaching. Bigger tanks later on and then got out of the hobby due to all the water changes I thought I needed to keep the tanks clean. But now thanks to you I will be setting up a 40 breeder and a 50 gallon soon with your method! Love your videos!

[@FatherFish]

WONDERFUL Franny. Please be sure to post pics on Discord.

[@donkeylzc]

hahahah the music is very funny !

[@edwardspade6122]

I loved to hear you note the Dr William T. Innes book. He remains my go to person for information. I a 1950s copy of his book.

[@FatherFish]

He has been my friend my entire life.

[@DZSabre]

I HAVE THAT BOOK!!!!! WOW!

[@FatherFish]

I have had that copy since 1959

[@krispy3681]

This was a great video father. Sorry I haven't been around. My own fish room has been really taking off

[@FatherFish]

No worries. Nice to hear from you Krispy. Post some pics of your fish room on DISCORD. Link below.

[@Gimpthulhu]

I have a 1966 19th edition of The Innes Book that belonged to my father. This whole time I've been pronouncing "Innes" wrong. I haven't looked at it in a long time, but when I was a kid, I'd spend hours looking at the color plate pictures. 🙂

[@FatherFish]

Yes. Me too.

[@priyalakshmi1439]

Love you❤ father fish🐠🐋🐟 😚😇

[@FatherFish]

Love you back Priya

[@billgerard4687]

FATHER FISH. Check out the video Balanced Aquarium 1955 here on KZbin. Very similar to what you teach.

[@FatherFish]

TY Bill. I will

[@jonisolis9645]

Nice video with good info. Love the family history. Please do a video about you birds too!

[@FatherFish]

Thank you Joni. My shop is closed and I do not have birds.

[@SifiFan]

Gaining balance does take time..

[@FatherFish]

At least a day. lol

[@tysenp8193]

I set up my tank a few months ago, not natural at all. Very few plants, seachem flourite substrate, it’s a 36 gal with black tetras, cory cats, an angel, and a few mystery snails. I’ve started adding as many plants as I can find, and I wanna make this a truly balanced ecosystem. How would you go about adjusting this tank to be more hardy and natural? Would you add any microfauna, like small crustaceans or worms?

[@FatherFish]

Add 2" of sand, any color, any type. Yes, micro culture is a necessity. Follow our suggestions for wet leaves from a creek..

[@kevinvanwesemael1250]

we stil have a radiator in belgium

[@FatherFish]

Old school is Belgium!

[@sarahenson9659]

I’m really looking forward to trying my first Walstad/Father Fish inspired tank. Would this work for a standard goldfish? I’m new to fish keeping so I put plants in the goldfish’s tank before I read the standard advice that goldfish will tear up all your plants. It’s been fine so far. He actually seems to like hiding under the sword plant.

[@FatherFish]

The more plants and nature in your aquarium, the less you have to worry about the fish tearing up things. They love nature more than you do! Looking forward to seeing your setup in discord! :)

[@melwinwin]

😎🙏

[@lindataylor8302]

I want you to know that I’m spreading your name around. ❤❤❤

[@FatherFish]

You are a dear.

[@josephschembri]

Do use CO2 in your tanks for that plant growth?

[@FatherFish]

Joseph, my deep substrate creates vast amounts of CO2. Do not need more.

[@josephschembri]

Good to know thank you

[@petermichol2874]

How often should large cichlids be fed angelfish South Americans

[@FatherFish]

If you are preparing them for breeding, every day. If you are keeping them for long term health 2 - 3 times a week.

[@petermichol2874]

Thanks again father fish 😊👍

[@andreashessler838]

How do people in the US heat their homes if not through radiators?

[@FatherFish]

Electric baseboard, hot air from a blower, and some baseboard hot water.

[@andreashessler838]

@@FatherFish Apologies for the ignorance. I'm from the UK and almost everyone is on the gas grid with homes heated by central heating radiators.

[@crawfordwice]

Hi Father Fish. I have a 46 gallon bow front. That has a deep gravel substrate. I rely mostly on plants with rhyzomes. But i have a mass of suswassertang that takes up a quarter of my tank. I of course just reset my tank. Then found you on KZbin. Just my luck. I am moving soon, so I will have to fix my setup then. To make up for my lack of sand and mud, I added a bunch of leaves. May I have an invitation to your discord? Thank you Sir.

[@FatherFish]

Sounds good. Absolutely: discord.gg/QgbRerEM