Fish Gallery Summer 2024 Tour: The Good and Not So Good!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

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[@tjautocross]

A fish tank tour is my favorite kind of Prime Time videos. Thanks for sharing, Jason!!!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@q.d.mcgraw]

I definitely would like to see a profile on the Snakeskin barbs! Those are some sharp looking fish.

[@rockyandmiles9889]

Love them all but I’m partial to nano fish. I could get lost in that scape and all those adorable colorful fish living their best life 😊👏🏻👏🏻

[@jillmurph]

Great video! All of your tanks are beautiful. Those snakeskin barbs!!.. WOW! Yes, talk more about them.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@wmahicks]

Re: Snakeskin Barbs, totally agree. I have a small group of them, love them. As soon as I upgrade their tank, I’m adding to the number.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, they are awesome!

[@mizukage796]

I had my doubts about your 125 gallon nano fish tank but you've got something special. It's th best one! The gallery looks great!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@luciad5988]

We just added our first inhabitants to my new 10 gallon nano tank. So far a school of 6 rasbora and a tiny Cory catfish. He’s wiggly and adorable! I hope they do well. I still want a few friends for the Cory and to get my school of rasbora up to ten. Cross your fingers for us. I’d also like a few shrimps.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Good luck!

[@nancylee189]

Love the snakeskin barbs too! As for the lake tanganyekan tank scape, I really liked the stacked, flat stones in your previous caudopunc tank. Great tour!!! Thanks😊❤

[@philcarlino6942]

Snakeskin barbs are my favorite barbs, too. I've never kept them but I remember I was sold the first time I saw them online. Some day I will keep them in a biotope tank, their colors will look amazing. Thanks for the tour!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Yes they will!

[@kaiokado1667]

Please please please do a species profile on the snakeskin barbs. You have some of the best specimens I’ve seen on KZbin. They’ve colored up beautifully!

[@twoface9959]

I believe that plant at 10:51 is an Amazon Sword Harbich. I have the Harbich plant, and the plant in question looks very similar to mine, but yours is a bit taller. Also, a Panda Garra or two might help with BBA control, as they are very active and not shy fish. Finally, yes I would love to see a Snakeskn Barb species profile. Barbs are definitely a group of fish that get a bad reputation, because of a few infamous members.

[@kurtbrutting5118]

Awesome Tour! Those Snake Skin Barbs are amazing!

[@ItsLaurenE]

You low boy is stunning 😍 ✨️ Funny story figured you'd get a laugh at least, driving home from work on Thursday I passed opposite directions of street a dude on a motorcycle. Looking at the beard, I think that was either Jason or Adam Calhoun 😂

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nice 😀

[@macc224]

watched the members videos on the upgrade on the fish room, so much work but what you have achieved is amazing. great job love it

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you 😀

[@lurklingX]

so the tank with all the yellows.... if you cant do plants, maybe some branches in the foreground. it's like there aren't enough places to hide. the scape is all in the center and maybe it doesn't work for these guys. usually good for schoolers, though. it's almost like there isn't enough in there for them all to stake out territories or feel secure. reminds me of how my kilifish would duck and hide instantly and was skittish as hell. UNTIL i put floating plants and some dry leaves and stuff at the top, which his type is used to in the wild. now he's absolutely different, and has learned to trust me and comes up for feeding. he does the honors. i wait till he comes up to drop food in for the tank. the lowboy, yeah..... i mean i think the scape actually looks really good but the stocking is perhaps not the ideal to really make it shine. it needs some brighter flashes of color you can see across the room. schoolers would be great because of the room but it could be anything. idk the height but even angels would be cool in there, like kois or anything else with color. i could see them drifting along FAR and that's nice to see. tbh that one has the best scape for many options. 6:41 this tank... again it's the center scape design. and also feels really overstocked and chaotic. partly that's due to the schooling fish not schooling and maybe you'll find a solution. but i don't feel like that scape really works as much for these particular guys. i'd almost rather see them in the lowboy and do a larger fish in here. the little guys are lost in this scape. or like, it feels so busy, and then they are chaotic and not schooling in addition to that. (the scape is nicely balanced though. i just think different fish could really make it shine.) 12:20 this is a cool tank and i think one of the stronger aquascapes along with the lowboy. the problem here (depending on how you look at it, is that you have all of these fish bunched on the one side.) again, this is also chaotic and with all the different fish types. IRONICALLY, it feels like your favorite type is basically the left side and snakeskin barbs and a species-only affect. this tank would be dope af if it was JUST these guys and maybe a bigger school. seems to me that you have a tendency to put a lot of different types of fish together and sometimes it's better to have just one type with perhaps a few oddballs that are solitary, and cleanup crew. i think it would be stunning with just snakeskins. and maybe that isn't your jive. but in that case, i'd think about how your current stocking interacts with your aquascape. it's sad the rest clump up into the more planted area and feels cramped. what if the rest of these guys went in the lowboy?? i bet they'd spread out and be all over the place. 17:31 i see what you mean about the rock scape, though it does look cool. almost want to see a big fat colorful fish in here. or a few. maybe one of those things where it acts like a centerpiece. there is so much open top area and yet nothing going on and a lot of hiders. so if there are any top or mid level colorful fish, (i think big ones but technically a school would work too.) and you might have to downsize your cave bois to make room but it would liven up the tank. i might be picturing severums or parrotfish. just a bright pop of yellow/orange/red spectrum would look cool. or blue. anything. warm colors would stand out. again, it's that thing of: the scape is good but different stocking could really make it shine. the other thing you can always do, if you see your fish bunching or acting ways you're not really into.... is that you may need to alter the scape. for the one with the snakeskins... you could break up the planted dense area or just add another. so essentially another cluster on the far end or somewhere towards the back. it would encourage them to cluster in 2 areas or even cross over between them a bit more. (but if it was all snakeskins i still think they'd make use of it in a way that you'd be pretty damn happy. for the rock one, what if you built a rock area UP, like in the background, almost like a wall? it would let something be more mid and top tier and they may swim around more. or it could break things up for the eye. ultimately, do what makes you happy. these are just things to consider, from someone a little obsessed with aquascaping. : ) figured i'd mention, in case it was some things you hadn't thought of and could feel like something to try. ugh i'm obsessed with those barbs, though. greens are one of my favs and these guys also, now that i'm seeing them. and i swear the setup of that tank is like TAILORED to them. anyway, thanks for the tour and have fun in the fishroom, changing stuff up! it can be such a great feeling when you land on something you like better. :D

[@mattknowlton5983]

I really enjoy the nano tank because from a distance, it looks like confetti, and then you walk up there then your eyes are costistently looking at the fish. I may do something similar to a 90 galllon.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@mattknowlton5983]

@PrimeTimeAquatics This actually gave me inspiration for a 90-gallon aquarium when I get it.

[@Edgeoftheworld52]

I love looking at fish that I have never kept.I am fascinated with the rainbow fish tank with the snakeskin barbs.I wish you could use that tank as a backdrop with your live stream.Could watch that tank for hours.I bought a dozen glass cats because of you.I like your nano fish tank as well.I have most of your nano fish,so not so exciting for me.Kept African cichlids in the 80's.Never kept shell dwellers,they are on my bucket list.Having algae in a tank is a good thing,most people don't get that.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The glass cats are great fish!

[@Lumpydog]

Put a pearl gourami or three in the nano. That should get the schooling activity going. Thanks for the tour

[@danjensen7477]

Thanks! That mbuna tank is one of the nicest on KZbin! As for the Tanganyikan tank, I have no real advice, other than I spent 6-7 years with a Tanganyikan tank trying real hard to like it, but never really did. I finally just phased it out via natural attrition, and now it houses mbuna. I guess that makes me an African Cichlid simpleton! I respect and appreciate Tanganyikan devotees, and I've seen many beautiful tanks, but for me, it's a theme tank best appreciated in someone else's fish room.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I’ve had other Tanganyikan tanks I really liked - just not crazy about this one right now. 😀

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

I love Mbuna!! I just need to find a space to put a big tank. It will happen one day. Thanks for the gallery tour😊 (Gina)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They are worth it!

[@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things]

I love all the tanks but my favorite has to be the 50 gallon lowboy! I like how you can see the tank from every angle as well as the scape going out of the water! Keep up the great work!

[@GrowMoreVeggies]

Tanks you for the great video! Regarding the plant you're not too sure about. The one that comes to mind for me is an Echinodorus Red Flame. I have a few in the tank that look similar.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nice!

[@LUCKY-uz6fq]

Tanginika tank the best🎉 good video and good job guys

[@ejfishes7610]

Tanks look very nice! Really like the nano fish tank.

[@HoofDuran323]

I really like all your tanks!! It would be super cool to see your quarantine room

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

Thanks for the honesty Jason it's really appreciated lol. I look at my tanks and think omg what's that, nice to know professionals do the same 😊. I love the nano set up, pretty awesome but I still have a huge soft spot for the shell dwellers. It's a shame it's not ticking the boxes but having bba is a pain

[@frjvaneechoud7085]

Nice, honest fish room. As a Tang guy, I like the Tanganyika tank but I agree that the stocking is not spectacular. I love the ornatus, but to add color, I think a few leleupi would add that splash. That means losing a few of the other fish. Not sure what length has this tank, if long enough, cyps would be a nice addition. I dont mind the BBA, think it gives it a natural look.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

It’s a 75 gallon. I had cyps in there but had a catastrophe and lost them. Leluepi would be nice!

[@donhabel1590]

They all look great 👍👍

[@TalisaAquarist]

Your tanks are amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@jeromehorn7333]

the geophagus tank was my favorite. The variety of fish are cool. Also, made me wish I'd never gotten rid on my snake skin barbs. I think the Tanganyika tank would look better with less species - the algae on the rocks didn't bother me, but I might rescape the rocks or if you hate the rocks - just redo the whole scape with new rocks.

[@makiarn777]

I miss your old setup. My favorite tank is the one with the snakeskin barbs.

[@zeuslea1]

Beautiful tank. 😍😍

[@stephenguldenschuh118]

I love all the tanks! I’ve been working on my tang tank too. I just added some cyprichromis leptosoma in with my brichardi and multis. I just wish my tank was big enough for some calvus, comps, and tropheus. I have a 54 bow front corner tank with the rock work all stacked up around the back. I didn’t care about the “tang style”, I have wood and lots of anubias in mine

[@Fishnkitts]

Love your honesty 😂 What a fun video - your tanks are beautiful! That nano tank is especially stunning and inspiring 😻😻😻 With your lake tanganika tank - as a visual artist, i think the issue is that the islands are too equal so the visual interest isn’t as dynamic. Still a great concept tho ❤

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@lp22aquatics]

Really enjoyed the tour! The showroom has come together really nicely! It may be your least favorite tank, but my favorite in the room is that Tang tank. I have a 55 Tang community tank that is largely due to inspiration from your Tang videos. I still have a hard time seeing the low boy without multies! Appreciate all the Primetime and Small Scape videos you guys do! I'm going to go check out the blade lights!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I have the Multis in the low boy on the other side still 😀

[@lp22aquatics]

@PrimeTimeAquatics Ah, didn't realize! That's awesome...that's a bucket list setup for me after seeing your videos on it!

[@reginaphalanges7331]

My favorite tank is the lowboy, it'll definitely be better with some schooling fish!

[@fcb869]

My SAEs are at least 15 cms chubby whoopers love them. You may find your nano fish will start schooling when the SAEs get bigger

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nice!

[@edcctf]

It's beautiful!! Well done! #I'mJealous!

[@chelmsford6774]

It's one of the best tours thanks! 👍👍

[@smartin7531]

Those snake skin barbs are cool. More info?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I’ll put something out soon on them!

[@AquariumFun-sy2jt]

I was suggest Golden Wonder Killifish (Aplocheilus lineatus) for the low boy.

[@sschario60]

What are the rocks you have in the Tanganyikan tank? I'd love to see what those look like in my mbuna 75. Gallery looks amazing.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I wish I could remember. Haha

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

the pseudotrophius sulosi [ sp] are my very favorite fish ! back in the 80s everybody had a colony, now they seem quite rare...ive been try to find a trio to buy , but I have been unsuccessful so for.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They are very difficult to find these days.

[@zsworld6609]

Congo tetras also love duckweed! I have one lonely snakeskin barbs. where can I get more? they're absolutely oje of my favorite barbs. id love to breed them. love your set up!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Some fish stores carry them and most can order them.

[@realangiechrist]

It all looks great, wouldn't even notice the algae if you hadn't pointed it out- nice to know even experienced keepers battle the same problems! That plant in the nano tank looks like my melon sword, from what I can see of it. I'll be interested to see what you add to it to encourage schooling- I'm assuming something larger and slightly aggressive to provoke the defensive schooling behavior. The Tanganyikan tank I think maybe could just use a different color background, maybe a deep blue or green, or even purple if you use a glowing light. Not sure if you have black paint or film on it. Otherwise, you could build the rock piles taller so they reach the surface and you could have houseplants growing out the top, like a Monstera or something, to add that pop of color. I like the lowboy tank, and you said you want to add some fish- you could add some more mollies to keep that one company, maybe some gold dust mollies for a nice color contrast. Anyway the gallery looks really nice overall- good job :)

[@reggie2803]

My Mbuna do the same thing, not sure why. Only come out when it’s feeding time.

[@kmingtam]

nice gallery Jason, it was really enjoyable seeing it come together. i think previously i have commented that the eartheaters are more likely to be G. winemilleri or a related undescribed species from the upper Rio Negro, my opinion has not changed. in this video some of them show prominent stress bars pattern, four bars would confirm G. winemilleri. one of them has a less well-defined pattern and may be something else, time will tell. the spot is too small for them to be G. megasema. locality would help if they are wild caught, but this information may not be easily available

[@elvinsworld11]

Nice. Where is the Sevrum tank?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I have a severum in with Vieja on the other side!

[@elvinsworld11]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics Cool. Pls try to cover the other tanks too soon.

[@audrameyer9558]

OMG the "nano tank" is a show stopper!!! Hmmm, are you thinking you maybe need to add a little bigger species of fish to promote the schooling? 🤔

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Possibly 😀

[@EpicConspiracy]

Is that black diamond sand blasting sand in the yellow lab tank? If so how do you like it?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

No I haven’t used that yet. It was whatever Petco had at the time. 😀

[@zsworld6609]

also one more question, can you install the aqua decor rocks while the tank is full of water?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

The tank would have to be completely emptied because the background needs to siliconed in and weighed down on its side after.

[@tiffanywilliams7763]

Nano tank was my favorite tank

[@AgxntAqua]

Hey professor, I have seen a lot of talk about fasting while researching how/when/what to feed my fish after running into issues with my hillstream loaches being bullied out of their meals. I was wondering if there is sound science behind the proposed benefits of fasting your fish once or twice a week?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I haven’t seen anything

[@AgxntAqua]

​@@PrimeTimeAquaticsgood to know, thank you

[@alexismolina8274]

HELLO! I am going to be getting a 40 gallon cube aquarium and I am struggling to find good stocking ideas for that particular type of Aquarium, all I find are for 40 longs. I would say I don’t mind having species only, and was looking at maybe a single Angel with some schooling fish. But need some guidance. Thank you in advance if you are able to provide any suggestions.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

This should help. Not much of a difference in stocking: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnqqhaSfrN6iq7ssi=78uW7PvmAVzwSq0Z

[@rattpoison1]

What type substrate is best for kuhli loaches?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Sand for sure

[@飛雲-o7g]

🐟🤩👍

[@heaven7360]

why does hornwort not like flow?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

If it’s floating it tends to die.

[@jennifermartin506]

Let the crooked fish live it life out. I have one like that. Everything looks fantastic.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That’s what I usually do. He came right up to the glass today when I walked down there. 😀

[@TharangaUdagedara]

wow

[@lynnseiber9216]

220. 221. Whatever it takes!

[@blueiceaquatics8205]

I think I need some blue rainbows in my life.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

We all do 😀

[@brantonlightcap]

I know you like the sae for black beard algae control but I’ve found amano shrimp to be a much better solution to that nasty little problem. They stay smaller and honestly are way better to look at and watch.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

They are good too, but would get eaten in all my tanks but the nano 125.

[@JorgeGonzalez-vn8nw]

Hi love your channel how do I buy fish from you love the rumy nose

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

We only sell at local Chicagoland swaps (we don’t ship fish). If you’re looking for a good company that ships fish we recommend Flip Aquatics!

[@JorgeGonzalez-vn8nw]

Ok thank you for your reply

[@Jack1235-j7i]

@Prime time aquatics So how to turn down the sponge flow and noise can you help me with that and I wish you do the nano wall for you wife again

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

When I buy smaller pumps I try to make sure they are adjustable if not, you could use an air value between the pump and the filter?

[@Jack1235-j7i]

@@PrimeTimeAquaticsthank you for letting me know

[@Outside-InAquatics]

I bet it's crypt pontederifolia.

[@audrameyer9558]

👀🍿🥰🥰🥰

[@katya4802]

If you dont like that last tank. Change it.😊

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, that may happen 😀

[@SpeikobraRote]

Easy... schooling fish school when they feel in danger. So put danger in lol.

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

Black beard algae is awful. Its tough to get off things. I had to take out all my rocks and wire brush it off 🤣

[@timpekarek9159]

What do viewers think about euthanizing fish that are in poor condition. I have 2 Pearl Danios that are in bad shape ( they are several years old). I asked the folks at a local fish store about the ethics and they said it's really just a personal decision. The fish look bad but they are able to swim and eat.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Certainly something to consider - clove oil is the best method to use.

[@thehairywoodsman5644]

220, 222 whatever it takes....

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

😀