SNAKE in my Fish Tank (NOT A PET) | Fish Tank Review 272

[@FishForThought]

Thank you everyone for the support 🙏🙏🙏 It has helped me tremendously throughout this ordeal. Most wholesome comment section 😭

[@DexterMorgan1997]

Rip bro 🗣️

[@emilyjost5593]

The fact that your house burned down and you still haven’t missed a Monday 🤯…you sir have my respect ✊🏼

[@MikeyB4ume]

Thank you! I am honored that you used my snake post 😃. It’s important to note that I thought the snake was venomous at first so I really didn’t know what to do. I know that is just a “common water snake”. Very common in Pennsylvania where I live. Your reaction is a lot mine - shock and disbelief. I watch your videos all the time and was delighted to see my fish room on your channel. My post also included a quick scan of my fish/turtle/plant/room. It is my happy place.

[@elkwolf2888]

Do you have a way to prevent the snake or other snakes from coming back in the house? Worried you'll get a repeat visitor. 😅

[@MikeyB4ume]

@@elkwolf2888 my fish room is built into my garage. There is a creek that runs right behind it. There was a big storm that day and I figure that snake got washed up, found its way into my garage and then the fish room. I have since I stalled a new garage door.

[@blackjackcwc]

The way i see it, the tank was such a good replica of a natural environment. The snake invited itself in as the apex and got busy. Lids aren't just for keeping fish in lol. Never calling in sick for a bad day again. Showing up after what you been through without skipiing a beat! FLOOR GANG! Thank you sir!!

[@salmanqargha6996]

That loach is the cutest thing i've seen all year, Lil subway sandwich.

[@JaviiaEvelyn]

When I was a kid my dad literally had to pull our dog out of a python's mouth. As in, it was halfway through being swallowed. One of the people in my orchestra has a new puppy who has supervised outside time because there's a python who lives on their block. Making sure bird cages, chicken coops, guinnea pig cages, etc. are snake proof is an extremely common thing where I'm from.

[@laurabustos6560]

Ahoy hoy fellow FTR friends. Wishing all a wonderfully positive week! Let's all meet back here next week and compare notes on how awesome our tanks + critters are!! ✌️ QotW; Lil Badass Badis. I FINALLY found a female Scarlet Badis!! 🔥❤️🎉🎉❤️🔥

[@jeffalbillar7625]

Go play the lottery, because finding a female badis is just as rare as winning the lottery

[@Tarpinouche]

😮Where did you find her? Been looking for 15 years now

[@laurabustos6560]

@@Tarpinouche local fish store. I had a pair come up at a fish club auction but my cut off was $60 and they sold for $68!! My local fish store guy is a marine biologist so he's really good at sexing juveniles when they get fresh deliveries. I'm working on an older pair of Black Tiger Badis he was able to sex for me as well who are just about ready for sexy times while I grow up my little lady Scarlet. I'm running out of live food though!! It's so hard to get these guys on frozen!! 😅✌️

[@rohanpani622]

I’m getting a new king cobra guppy breeding group !

[@cadencetheronin756]

My son is waiting to watch today when he gets home today. His betta died and he's sad and you cheer him up. When we went to bed it was fine but when we woke up it was dead. Choked on a piece of gravel

[@blackjackcwc]

Chin up lad. Learn from your experiences and by educating yourself through reading and watching people like Chris, and don't let it hold you back from future projects. Being upset shows you care, that's one of the most important attributes of a good fishkeeper!

[@user-bj9nw5wf5n]

It’s good to see you alive and well Chris, it’s also good to see the 60P is unharmed. Did any of your other tanks get damaged by the fire?

[@sandglowpets]

Lil flaming hot funyuns 🔥 Sorry about your fire, Chris, glad everyone was ok! We appreciate you still doing Monday uploads! Hope you guys get settled in soon.

[@alexanderwitte4347]

That snake is done snakeing 😂 although it looked pretty adorable

[@notsofatfilms85]

FTR on my birthday! Hell yeah, I hope you recover your peace and such, love your content 🙏

[@michellewebb2254]

Hi. I’m L’il Potting Medium. Keep that positive attitude and sense of humor! Love your videos.

[@AquaJoyClub]

The tapeworm took me out...🤢. Glad everyone was safe from the fire and hope you and the Mrs. are doing okay after such a big scare! Although, if any tapeworms were hurt during this event, I am not mad about it lol.

[@mongguppiesandendlers]

1:21 pm CST, definitely the cutest video i have seen today! Love hillstreams!

[@8bit-ld2mk]

Happy Monday glad to see FTR will always be there to brighten my day btw I believe the snake in the first clip was a common water-snake that are native to the U.S and a tiny bit of Canada do not worry about ending up in the hospital if these guys end up in your fish tank as they are not venomous

[@feuerling]

If you get a big mossball and break it open, it makes a little half-floating island

[@retardednugget]

cladophora will take over

[@ivanc9231]

Dayum didn't know your place caught fire, keep your head up bro better times are ahead ,been a fan for years glad your still doing it

[@TheRealTMar]

Perhaps such a high level of nitrate in tap water is due to farmers dumping too much high ammonia manure on their fields in the area the tap water is sourced from. The nutrients from the manure leach out into ground water and open water if not consumed by vegetation. Eutrophication can become a very serious ecological problem if manure, number of animals, type and amount of feed aren´t regulated.

[@beibeifrangos]

thanks for the review Chris! This is Nemesis with the 22L tank! And I absolutely started doing live plants after watching your videos, no joke

[@kevindorekens]

In the Czech Republic tap water is considered safe by local authorities when it has below 50 mg per liter. Currently the water coming out of the tap in Prague has 30 mg per liter. This is why I have a hard time bringing down nitrate with water changes.

[@MakaKamala]

Lil French Fries... hey that's kinda cute :) haha

[@ImOnTheThrone13]

I hope Canadian home insurance is better than in the US. We had a house fire and they originally offered $40k. We eventually got $210k and that didn't cover all the physical cleaning and replacement. ❤❤❤

[@tayozborne]

8:22 cutest video I have seen today, but only because it's 7:30am and it's the first video of the day

[@eagleminkindustries5953]

im wishing you and yours positivity during this stressful time fishgang fishgang

[@SourSpaghettiVR]

I’ve learned a lot about fishkeeping from ur videos. I used to keep my betta fish Corndawg in a 20 gallon bowl tank thing, because initially, my mom didn’t want me to buy a tank but then I upgraded to a 20 gallon tank and he’s so happy

[@The.VoodooRat]

My first time trying out a QOTW lol, and my rapper name is Lil' Mealworm. 😂😂

[@sparrowthesparrow]

Finally have kuhli loaches in my 40gal! They have some tiger and horned nerite snail buddies as well. There's one or two that will actually come out and investigate when I come over- the rest are shy as expected. Even though I have lots of plants and rocks in there for them, they've chosen the sponge filter as their favorite hangout spot. I love them dearly already.

[@GenXHeart]

Lil' Decongestant. Haha! Lil' Decon sounds pretty tough for someone with a stuffy nose.

[@420Simmin]

LOL Lil Blackjack or Lil Amnesia fast! And the cutest video is most Def that little Loach! Sooo adorable!

[@jaymaidwell4255]

Finally one minute ago upload, I needed my FTR fix.

[@The_ghost_gang-d1u]

After a long day at school, this is the perfect video to rest to.

[@Skrimps3]

Chris would not let that snake slide

[@daisyartstudios6432]

Hiii, you make all my Mondays bro this is the only reason I don’t hate every single Monday 😂 14:14

[@MintyFarts]

that's a water snake, lighter coloring than average, nerodia sipodon i think. Edit, not australia, looks like north america.

[@onlywei]

Looks that way to me as well. Non venomous.

[@zacharykunzer2823]

I’ve loved how the last two episodes Chris is just flowing with positive energy trying to convince himself everything is okay 😅 in all seriousness… I’m glad you and your wife and (most of) your fishes are okay and alive!! I would however love for you to spill the beans on what actually happened though? Next episode can we have a little rundown??

[@MoldyBones27]

1:03 confused why they’re actually letting the snake do what it’s doing when it’s a harmless snake and you can just reach in there and grab it

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

It can be hard to tell if a snake is venomous or not, so it’s actually good if people don’t rush to grab a snake they can’t identify. They could’ve used some other kind of object to help them get the snake out though

[@feuerling]

They thought it was a water moccasin until the comments told them it was a harmless watersnake.

[@MoldyBones27]

@@Purplesquigglystripe exactly! Use granny’s long grabber claw thing!

[@MoldyBones27]

@@feuerling water moccasins are black

[@feuerling]

​@@MoldyBones27 that's not my hypothesis, that's what they wrote in their first post. And just by googling the snake, they come in quite a variety of colorations, varying by region, age, and individual, and watersnakes getting confused for them seems to be so common that there are whole web pages dedicated to explaining the differences between them.

[@Meg.Lorencen]

QOTW: Lil' black aquarium sand. Hill stream loaches are so cute and fun to watch!

[@Shmu22]

I have a bin that I use for a quarantine or hospital tank when needed. That way I don't just use it to set up another tank. I have 3 right now and that is plenty for me to maintain.

[@polishedpisces928]

I'm so sorry that that happened to you too thank God that you guys are safe😢❤ you look mentally and physically exhausted😢 I hope you two can get some rest after this insurance people show up😮❤❤❤

[@madmimes]

Me: Lil' Pretzel Husband: Lil' Starbucks Super glad to see your mood is lifted from last week. I'm glad you seem a little better. All the best!

[@debbalinis]

So glad you and your wife are safe!! I don't know what I would do without my FFT videos every week! Keep up the amazing videos man!

[@antonbackdahl5172]

Lil Müsli here, Keep the attitude positive and make the best of your day and the bad thing will turn into good memories. Love your content Chris Keep it up💪

[@Tierloafreal]

1:24 I am no snake expert, but it does look like a corn snake or a similiar one. I don’t beleve corn snakes are aquatic but it doesn’t seem too agitated. If the snake is not stuck and can clearly come out, then it may be in there for food/fun.

[@jurassic_hobbyonmyaltaccou3878]

I wish you the best man! And by no time your back to where you where and we can buy more shrimp HELL YEAH

[@RamblinRichardsons]

Dang. Chris hyping me up already in the first 40 seconds. I can tell it’s not riz. He just trying to make me feel good. Dang. What a selfless king! 👑

[@MouseyFiles]

08:25 is the cutest thing ever!

[@fadhilaiman7812]

sorry to hear what had happened chris...2 weeks ago i suggest a few mmos and this happened. hope you got those insurance money, keep you heads up bro...for the last part: Lil red galaxy fishbone stardust shrimp..i save up money from early of this year to buy those

[@GoldFishNugget]

always makes my week start well with this channel thanks

[@ThePatrickkiefer]

lil GROCERIES boii. Stay positive homie, appreciate you continuing to make videos.

[@littlenikki9539]

Oh no, you lost your fish and some shrimp, so sorry for you! Sending love and prayers for you 🙏🏻

[@BENfromSUNDIAL]

Just set up my mom's slant-front Top Fin tank from PetSmart that I've seen on FTR and that's a nice kit! Surprisingly quiet and versatile filter unit and a nice glass top. The view is so cool. Nicest budget aquarium set out there, or my name's not Lil Big Mac.

[@elune43749]

10 gallon tank on petco sale + air pump + sponge filter + lid = $45

[@BENfromSUNDIAL]

@@elune43749 I don't know if we have those sales in Canada but yeah that's great. Probably not rimless, and the slant is really what makes it different.

[@ItsLaurenE]

I'm so sorry you and your wife are going through all this. Mad props to you for continuing to have the ability to laugh and seek humor in hard times. Top that with time to put together videos, edit and post. . Q.O.T.W. LIL Matt's apple oat cookies 😂 no worse than my long lost dream to drop a 💿 titled : Welcome to Chicken & Waffles Hernandez (crazy Fictitious, talk)

[@ramonsita625]

Lil’ Skimmer 🤪 another great video, hope insurance company takes care of you and your family!

[@GustyW1nds]

Lil' leech traps! Got some tiny leeches multiplying like crazy. I'm hoping this isn't a battle of futility.

[@elitemenageriehabitats-lou7749]

I felt so bad for the gentleman that lost his fish to the snake. He's a customer at my fish store. I'm pretty sure this is his video that he showed me a few weeks ago....

[@stephenblack8698]

Seems pretty suspect to me. Unless he gets snakes in his house all the time, there is almost zero chance this could happen without doing it yourself

[@elitemenageriehabitats-lou7749]

@@stephenblack8698 he literally lives in the woods in upstate NY. It happened. Sorry you disagree, but I guess conspiracy theories are more probable that crazy coincidence. Guess I’m glad I know the guy.

[@user-bj9nw5wf5n]

That is a crazy coincidence!!

[@saltyslayer8228]

Lol people in city impossible me in the country found snake in house 3 different times all different houses one was a cottonmouth that I did kill others were garter snake and some kind of water snake let both of them outside so it happens lol

[@stephenblack8698]

@@elitemenageriehabitats-lou7749 "he literally lives in the woods" Dude I live on a massive woodland mountainside bordering a 300,000 acre wilderness expanse. There is wildlife here. Does not happen

[@tinynina76]

L'il Dutch Oven. (Yuck. Sounds boring....) Love your attitude. It could have been much worse. So glad you are OK. People here in Vermont lived through 2 floods in a row. One summer and then the next summer. To the point that you see cars floating down Main St. As they were coming toward the end of their devastation with cleaning up the town and rebuilding their homes, another flood hit. Was devastating. At least you two have each other and you will have recovered from the loss you suffered.

[@victoriasrandomstuff]

Lil grape jam. It is a toss-up between the hillstream and kuhli loach for the cutness win.

[@potassiumfeldspar]

I'm behind on FTR so I've only heard the news now. I'm glad you and your family are safe, and best of luck with the insurance process. I hope they give you guys a good amount to get back on your feet again. QOTW edit: Lil impulse daiso purchases

[@Encaris]

As a fellow Ontarioian, you know we have native fish-eating snakes right? 4 species of Garters, two species of water snakes, and maybe the Queensnake. Also, my heart goes out to you and your partner on the fire. I hope things start to come back together soon

[@SPNsherry]

Whoa, sorry about your home burning, been there, it sucks, but this does pass, you can only go forward from here.

[@birder4life999]

That northern water snake was so happy to find that taken (no not Australia those guys are all over the US and southern Canada)

[@birder4life999]

Also: lil' socks

[@yashtapase3821]

2:22 the bristlenose pleco running from snake 😂😂

[@AVDB95]

It's not often that a pleco is the smartest fish in the aquarium.

[@yashtapase3821]

@@AVDB95 no bristlenose are ! If you had owned them then you will knew it why they aren't dumb

[@AVDB95]

​@@yashtapase3821 It's because I have one that I consider them dumb, but maybe my boy is just the exception.

[@yashtapase3821]

@@AVDB95 I've seen their personalities in my aquarium and in shops too They don't like to bee seen or threatened

[@LKnivesGaming]

Watersnake would find itself crawling out of a pillow case into an open field in Eagle country round here.

[@cryptocorner2253]

On Monday the hungry Kuhli Loach ate one Boeseman's rainbowfish. But he was still hungry.

[@omaeve]

We always see snakes in the creeks and rivers where I live in the Shenandoah river. I assume they’re hunting for frogs and fish

[@timpekarek9159]

Great video and I'm gutted about your fire. Hoping you win against the insurance monsters - Lil' camping reservation.

[@Chizzard]

I pruned a snake one time before I actually started keeping reptiles. I would never do it now, but when I was a younger man I got scared by one while landscaping and in a split second lopped it in half. Looking back I feel bad.

[@yashtapase3821]

I really admire your dedication ❤ ❤from india 🇮🇳

[@meganh4011]

Praying for you and your wife and animals. You will get through this. Remember, everything happens for a reason so pay attention to the lesson.

[@VioletWhirlwind]

for me it would also be "Lil Insurance"...just because the last thing I spent money on was the renewal of my renter's insurance, haha.

[@drewsta005]

Great vid as per usual. Hopefully the adjuster helps you out with the damage claim. QTOW: Lil Fluval AQ 110

[@stephaniesews6603]

Lil'Filter and Lil'Shrimpstick (QOTW) wish you and wife the best, Chris! So sorry that happened.

[@FishPulse1]

I saw ur toilet now you can recreate the toilet tank from last FTR. :)

[@starr_ship]

Lil Rio Punch over here with my indoor 50gal bin turtle pond. Price was right and the yearlings are living large.

[@Cool_Story_Bruh]

6:33 is that well water from a farming community, their fertilizers seeping into the ground water?

[@rickardrocks2160]

FLOOR GANG, thanks for the episodes :)

[@Hexeraser]

I'm lil Black Worms!!! And I'm also a binner! I use them to breed alien bettas, and I have to confess, I get skunk hairs EVERYWHERE!!!

[@freshwater_aquatics]

Chris, when your house gets fixed I am begging you to start a saltwater tank, it is easier than you think, the water is easy to maintain especially with Marco algae I would recommend caulerpa Mexicana and red gracilaria

[@jharris3354]

🧯 this channel influenced me to invest in a waterproof powerstrip with long enough cord to mount it higher than the tank.

[@Msajjadhussain-mg6cy]

At 8:05 Hips don't lie like that Hip shake Though

[@mayosa666]

*looks at my 40 gallon bin with wood and rocks cycling for a few months* hehehe idk what to put in it tbh

[@nunaalsoknownasohare6388]

Snake looks like a common water snake, harmless American species, but bizarre to find in a house, I've never even seen out outside of a river! Also my rapper name is Lil Pizza

[@exotherm42]

My tanks thrive on their regular dose of cat hair, filter mostly takes care of it. Honestly I'm happy as long as I manage keep my cat from drinking out of the tank that's next to her scratcher. Qotw: Lil' Esha 2000. Not mad though, it saved my betta girl's eyesight (and probably her life).

[@MsRangel001]

Yikes so sorry to hear about your home 😢! Thankfully you and the wifey are okay!!!! Are Miley and Rapashy good too?

[@artiya4u]

Moo Deng is a cuteness overload you needed

[@fishead4464]

I would be Lil' weird bumpy pumpkin. Great video as always, thank you!

[@Nook_Miis]

garter snakes eat tide pool fish up here in Canada, although I'm surprised Hysterocrates Gigas hasn't popped up eating guppies cause that be something I haven't seen in a while.

[@Pinkstinkie]

Lil coins for my causal game addiction. Lil Cherry Shrimps would have been cooler as they were the second to last thing I bought. For my second first aquarium. Got a bowl last year, didn't know what I was doing. Put snails in the less than 2 g bowl. They did well after a week, got 3 giant cherries. They died within a week. It's a year later, my 5 gal has been cycling with ramshorns for 4 months. The ickle, wickle Lil Cherries are happily munching on biofilm and not doing crazy zoomies like those poor, doomed grown-ass shrimp from the first bowl.

[@Dr.N.S_GHOST]

Flooor gaang on fireee brotheeer 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@skipsnapdoesfish8457]

I’m sorry if a snake came in and ate my rainbows, I would be beyond pissed. That boesemani rainbow looks like 2-3 inches. Do you know how LONG it takes for those damn things to look that good? It’s like watching a wine cellar go up in flames

[@LesleyEmmett]

Goodness me, you are fitting so much into this year aren't you. Hope you are both okay.

[@Grand_Touring_Boi]

In my first tank I rescued fish from my pet store (including 2 tiger barbs) with various issues, and they never showed any aggression towards anything. I got some more fish a few months later, and they killed most of them. I was too broke to get them a separate tank from my guppies so don’t judge ok. I just wanted to save fish.

[@wilgarcia1]

Good luck man.

[@Fish_N_Shrimp-d6c]

QOTW Lil Echi- Eleo Last thing I bought was Echindorus and some Eleocharis for my 29 gallon tank :3

[@thinriches]

Snake is a (common?) watersnake. They are great swimmers and predate predominantly on fish. They aren't commonly kept as pets and the wild ones can be pretty aggressive, though they are not venemous. I'm betting the person filming didn't realize his fish was about to get eaten, but once it got bit it's basically done. They probably got bit a few times trying to remove the snake from the house, if it's any consolation.

[@metasymphony]

Lil’ Shrimp Net with Extendable Handle 😎 btw is 20L (5 gallons?) big enough for a Betta? Don’t worry I have no plans of getting one any time soon. I’m but a humble shrimkeeper trying to blend in with the fishkeepers here 😅

[@necrokittie2291]

Lil Transparent Cable Spiral Wrapping because cable management is important. 😹

[@taipansghost]

Snake in the aquarium isn't too crazy. I came home one time and my Dumerils Monitor lizard was chilling in my 150 gal cichlid tank. I wasn't missing any fish But at the time he was banned from the tank since he had tried to go after my big yellow African a few times. (I used to put him in the tank to exercise when he was smaller) he just climbed up a drape and slid in and refused to leave due to the water being so warm.

[@Fishiepwincess]

I'm lil groceries or lil cardboard cement tube I don't remember which was last 🤣