Splitting an aquascape! How I created TWO colour coordinated aquariums!

[@MDFishTanks]

Yeah like that mate. Looks class.

[@FishShopMatt]

Cheers buddy!!!

[@FishShopMatt]

We should do a huge one once I sort the garage!

[@MDFishTanks]

@@FishShopMatt yeah and change my triple tanks. One green one red and one yellow

[@Diospyros1985]

Can't wait for those videos!

[@FishShopMatt]

@@MDFishTanks ooooo nice!!!

[@noodlechild666]

Im so glad you included instruction on how to dispose of unwanted plants. As someone you spent 7 hours yesterday, in the pouring rain, clearing invasive plants from our local waterways, i wish more people would think ahead and consider the risks.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! It was always something that annoyed or scared me when people would tell me they threw it in their garden. There was a big push a few years ago called compost with care I believe that had posters in most aquarium shops.

[@ricardocaliman2830]

I find it hilarious that Fish Shop Doggo keeps trying to make a video, and his pet human keeps getting in the way! 😁😁🤣🤣

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahahaha I will do a video from their perspective but it would be them sleeping or watching me play with fish. To be fair sounds like a good channel.

[@ricardocaliman2830]

@@FishShopMatt 😄 That would be a killer vid! To be real, I am impressed at the treatment they receive from you... not many people respect their companions the way you do in my experience. Kudos!

[@asiam.5671]

Nice touch with the fish choice. Completes the whole thing perfectly. And I also absolutely love the idea of four tanks matching seasons of the year.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you very much!

[@wirtification]

I now dub thee... "The Pink Flamingo Cup Of Acclimation." Now rise and may you ever fulFILL your purpose... Keep it forever in your videos Matt, it always makes me smile seeing it. LOL!

[@FishShopMatt]

The main reason I use it is because it's hard to lose hahaha.

[@rimmakh7559]

I like everything about your content, how educational, fish-friendly and eco-friendly it is, the music you choose and all the amazing scapes in the end of course :) Thank you for this beautiful channel, Matt! I hope soon there will be millions of subscribers here❤

[@HITOPAquarium]

Both tank landscapes harmonize beautifully

[@areacode911]

Puppy is such a sweat heart. Oh yes, the mirror aquascape looks cool! I like all red and all green

[@FishShopMatt]

She is when she's behaving hahaha. Once these tanks grow in for a few weeks it should be pretty much red on one side and green on the other.

[@cindyjohnsen326]

I've never seen this before. I love it!! You made them beautiful, the same but different and yet beautiful!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much! So kind of you! 💜💜💜

[@cindyjohnsen326]

@@FishShopMatt You're very welcome Matt!! I love your channel.

[@jtkeepingfish]

Great job Matt! I really like this idea and it turned out soooo good! Think the red tank is my favourite!

[@isanasser]

Watched the entire thing. In the middle of the show, I was hoping you put green fishes in the red tank and red fishes in the green one, and you totally delivered. Beautiful aquarium.

[@csharpe5787]

I love the patience and consideration you give to the fish, you are a star!

[@shonhatley541]

Such a wonderful and fun idea with the duel tanks off set coloring. Thanks Fish Shop Matt, and please, keep'em coming.

[@rebeccaampuero2347]

Enjoyed the video. I like your non-fish friends as much as your tanks. 🥰

[@karlgriff8]

Never did I think when I clicked on the video that I'd see Matt beat his wood on the patio. I thought this was a fish channel 🤣

[@noraleestone2859]

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha it got the job done though!

[@miniandy82]

gotta love that face @02.09 give it a month and a couple of trims and this pair of tanks will look considerably different. Please update us when its 'there'. Nice concept and nice vid - as always 😎

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Will definitely give you some updates, especially when I can get green and orange shrimp.

[@rlon36]

That’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in the hobby, especially the fish contrast reversal in each tank

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much!

[@richiep430]

This was one of my favourite videos you have done Matt-you are so much more comfortable in front of the camera now! glad to see the channel is growing really well.

[@grimmthevampirecat]

Your dogs are precious! I love how affectionate you are towards them. Dogs are the best ❤

[@bigrededdy]

love both of them! they really compliment each other!

[@xxsid1979xx]

Good shout on a quad of "season" themed tanks.

[@FishShopMatt]

It's definitely on the cards

[@wirtification]

Definitely green and orange shrimp, skip the red shrimp this time. Matt, it's brilliant, both tanks. LOL! You know I always have so much to say. Don't apologize for the jellyfish tote lid, let me tell you, one of the best things I learned is tote lids rule. Perfect work surface for the average home scaper, ha! I love when the dogs are in on the videos too. I have a dog and 6 cats, lids on my tanks are a must. I envy you and others who do not need lids. Loved this build and can't wait until you and MD get busy on some tanks! Please do not ever get rid of The Pink Flamingo Cup Of Acclimation... It is AWESOME LOL! Finally... Ok, I am sold on the green rasboras (sp?). Yes. I am planning a big tank build, at least 50 to 75 gallons. I keep waffling between cichlids or nano. One idea is a community tank with neon tetras and now thinking rasboras as well. (I'll check your videos to make sure they live well together or not and look for the fish file.) The other a dwarf cichlids tank. I'm thinking my final decision is for another nano fish build. Another thing I learned is, I need curved tweezers. The most troubling issue I had was planting. Im like, how the heck domthey get these plants to STAY PUT?!? I've watched you and MD and made sure tompay attention, but jeeze, that was my biggest problem. Nothing would sit down in substrate the 1st time andit was plenty deep... So, I ended up mucking up my substrate on the 1st build and knocking my glue points to hell. Learning curve, no water next time, and root plants will go in before the water. I couldn't do that bc my plant order came in after my build. I feel confident that next build, I've got it, only because of you and MD.

[@FishShopMatt]

Tote lids do definitely make life easier. It's definitely hard to choose between all the different species that are available now. That's why I end up with so many tanks. I certainly agree about curved tweezers they make life easier.

[@gemmacorinne9487]

Love the new hair cut Matt! Looks really nice 👌 And the scapes are great, love that you’ve done like a ying and yang, especially the contrasting fish colours! The green rasbora are fun!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks so much! I was overdue a trim but fish tank building keeps getting in the way!

[@stringer1818]

one of your better builds by far... man keep it up

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks, will do!

[@蔡宗燁-j2w]

wow, can't believe you picked exactly same fish as I guessed 😂 nice tanks 👌👌

[@FishShopMatt]

Great minds think alike!!!

[@TheRealTMar]

Matt, next time you try to cut a piece of wood down the middle, please use some circular saw or something. It looked very dangerous! The tanks really look very well together, nice to see the fish also mirror the colour themes. I'm working on something Avatar themed. One small tank houses my Bloody Mary's in a scape with lava stone and lava pebbles, a mix of green and red plants and red tinged buces. They're the Fire Nation. My Blue Dreams will be housed in a new tank I'm working on which has clear white sand in front, a sort of wall made of grey split and granite rocks. I want to add a background poster featuring Northern Lights since they're a Watertribe. For my dolmen aquascape with the ruby tetras I'm hoping to run into some Green Jades at Vivarium. They're earth benders of course. At fairs prices are usually a bit lower so I'd like to take advantage of that. Besides, I've had more success with shrimp from breeders than the ones I bought at Diebo. What I'm also working on is four large jars, they're nearly a gallon. These are these cheap large glass jars you can buy at Ikea for storing large amounts of whatever in your kitchen. They can be the four Airtemples for yellow or orange shrimp. Depends on what I'll see at Vivarium this year.

[@FishShopMatt]

Me with a circular saw would be dangerous hahaha. This sounds amazing a look forward to hearing more about it. But what are you using as a sky bison?

[@TheRealTMar]

@@FishShopMatt I´ve got a plushy sky bison which doesn´t like to get wet. ;)

[@alexrobinson7077]

Lol and the circular saw isn't dangerous

[@JacksonTownsend-nh8gg]

Nice tanks Matt! I forgot all about the split wood theme by the time the video was over, but both sides came out great. Love the Kubatai rasboras too.

[@TheDonRomannn]

Wow, This turned out absolutely amazing, really inspiring Matt. Hopefully I'll be able to do something like this one day. Big fan of yours!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much! You should have a go because you could change it up so much with different ideas.

[@chelmsford6774]

What a great build. Love the Fish choices for contrast.

[@BTQ410]

I love your dogs. I have 4 German Shorthaired Pointers, and they love helping too. Great scaping job too.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! I'm not sure mine like helping they do like getting in the way though hahaha

[@davidewart5524]

Amazing I could watch you for hours Matt your so clever wish I found it as easy as you make it look. They are beautiful.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks so much 😊 it's all about enjoying the process and having fun. You don't need to be amazing at it as long as you have fun!

[@msanne40]

You and MD think so much alike I see why the two of you work so well together.

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha it's a disease that most fish keepers have

[@charlestingel9700]

That is an absolutely wicked idea.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! 💜

[@BenjaminKrudwig]

Hey Matt! I absolutely love this set up, and also, I have loved seeing the evolution of your channel and content! Keep it up!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks! Will do!

[@linzynason7000]

I think green and orange shrimp will look amazing! I love the fish choice!

[@AkbarZeb-p6f]

I was just thinking the same, once it gets cycled & stable.

[@FishShopMatt]

Agreed I'm already on the look out.

[@MissChelle]

Great fish choice, well done! ❤️🇦🇺

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks 👍

[@paulawicks-farr3078]

I love the different colours and the fish were an excellent choice.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@nightlite9009]

Love these Matt, the doggo is adorable!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you, she likes to think she's adorable. Hahaha

[@barbarastrohmenger6123]

Very nice Matt. I did something similar with my 2 - 8 gallon tanks that I have. Used some driftwood and some larger elephant stones. Lots of plants. It's a Great Idea for something different and to change up the boredom of aquascaping a tank that stands alone.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Sounds very cool!

[@fvvfvbbbb]

With the tanks so close do the fish attempt to go from one tank to the other o😮nly to run into the glass?

[@barbarastrohmenger6123]

​@@fvvfvbbbb I haven't experienced that with my fish. They know they can't get to the other tank. I have bettas and they love seeing each other.

[@fvvfvbbbb]

@@barbarastrohmenger6123 thanks for the feedback I am looking to do two small tanks next to each other and this is good news.

[@barbarastrohmenger6123]

@@fvvfvbbbb you're welcome. I don't know what kind of fish you plan to put in your tanks but if you buy a betta for each tank only let them see each other for about 15 minutes at a time. Otherwise they will stress themselves out.i put a piece of paper in between the tanks so they can't see each other. Good luck and have fun doing your tanks.

[@babyzdog4324]

Absolutely love the scape. Cute scape, cute doggo, cute hardscape, love it haha.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! 😊

[@andyroknroll2449]

Cheers from Denver Colorado in the States! Best and Favorite Aquascapes you have done in my opinion! Got yourself a new subscriberSir!

[@FishShopMatt]

Awesome, thank you!

[@marizazz]

I love the idea!! Looks great! Looking forward to seeing the four seasons version

[@cathyhendrix7552]

Hey Matt. I believe that you hit on a fabulous idea with the 4 seasons. That would be a fantastic video series. And I don't know if you follow the Small Scape or not, but if you haven't seen her winter scape on a tank, then I highly recommend that you do. She had several ideas using certain sand to make it look like snow. It was a very pretty scape and watching it was soooo peaceful to me. I could've watched it for hours. Look her up. She has done some wonderful scapes, and you could possibly get some ideas. Her name is JoAnna and she does videos with her husband on his channel called Prime Time Aquatics, and his name is Jason.

[@FishShopMatt]

It's definitely something I'm going to think about and work on. I certainly do know both channels, can't say I've seen the winter tank so will go have a browse later.

[@cathyhendrix7552]

@@FishShopMatt She uses a painting of a winter scape as inspiration.

[@victoriayeats1649]

Finding this video was strangely perfect, considering I was talking to my seven year old about what types of fish we wanted for our next tank, and we were looking at both of these! So I could show him them swimming around beside each other for him to see better! So thank you for that, and for the video on two beautiful setups!

[@serials11]

These are beautiful and the idea for a 4 seasons series of tanks is really neat! I think it could be really cool with 4 bonsai trees that are the "same" in each

[@FishShopMatt]

That's a great idea! The winter and autumn bonsai trees would be quite easy to do hahaha

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

Oh sweet .. I love ember tetras, the more you have the better they swim together. I have a group of 15 in my tetra community tank and I love the contrast with my black neon group

[@FishShopMatt]

They're gorgeous fish!

[@Kowalus]

I recognise great passion and awesome energy !!!!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much!

[@gitasevadasi1908]

I really liked the jungle look before the trim, beautiful non the less ❤❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Give it a week or so and it will look jungly again.

[@megmills4798]

Matt excellent job and your enthusiasm is so great thank you for this video😊

[@carolthorn]

your dog is so cute!! I used to have a dalmatian Zelda, miss her now. Awesome scape !! loved the mirror idea!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! 😊 They're lovely dogs and I certainly miss the ones I've lost over the years.

[@elaur73]

Great video as usual! Quality channel.

[@FishShopMatt]

Much appreciated!

[@raygiannamore]

Really clever idea Matt.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@maryglover8283]

Both pretty.

[@LadyLegz35]

Beautifully presented and loving the music too. 😊

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@dakota9854]

For the winter tank you could use stuff like ludwigia sp. White and anubias snowball... The only issue is these plant cam be incredibly difficult to keep. But you also could use some pinks... like hygrophila pink chai. It may be pink but its a much cooler pink :) Forground plants maybe crypt green gecko since its quite light in colour also :)

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you for the suggestions I've already started making notes on different plants to use in each one.

[@dakota9854]

@@FishShopMatt that's excellent to hear 😁 I hope it goes well... Have a great rest of your day!!

[@rettag2020]

Another winner, Matt ❤

[@sparrowsfish]

Beautiful! Love this concept!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! 💜

[@mikefoster5045]

Good one Matt. Looks really good :-)

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks 👍

[@Matthew.Henley]

Love your dog relaxing in the reflection! It’s a hard life 😂

[@FishShopMatt]

Tell me about it, I saw it when I was editing and nearly zoomed in on it for the final edit.

[@megmills4798]

Matt ty for making me laugh because it has been a looooong day😊

[@danieljaewebb]

Love it. Also love how the saw is on-brand - purple!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Yeah I thought that after filming

[@gollyfromaus]

Great idea!!! Loved this

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you liked it!!

[@Paulishurr74]

4:03 with all my plant trimmings i just chuck them into my Mom's pothos pots in the house and the spearmint and tomato plants we have growing outside👍

[@nancylee189]

Lovely concept and composition. Nice!😸🙀😽

[@darrylmoore5847]

Excellent video as always. The tanks are beautiful.

[@doloresmanning9619]

Very nice setup and like the split log concept! Doggos are adorable!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks so much!

[@Leest0n]

Great video and love the editing, enough to see what youre doing without dwelling, perfect! Beautiful scapes and leave thoughts to have on my own haha.

[@jmdbpw]

Beautiful aquarium. Love the idea and the setup.

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you like it

[@brendatraub1161]

This was amazing and inspiring 👏🏼👏🏼

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you liked it!!

[@happycamperslivehere.6101]

I LOVE these tanks. Beautiful!

[@BB-8-MaraJade]

Love both your tanks looks amazing. Your dog is so cute 😊

[@noraleestone2859]

That is brilliant, Matt. Love it. 😍🤩 A 4 seasons array would be quite neat. I picture the winter tank as black & white, or maybe more of a dark taupe and pale beige. I'm not sure what fish would work, but that's your bailiwick, right? 😂 See you next time. 😁👌👍👋

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah the season's tank is already buzzing around in my brain, I've started writing notes on what would work in each one.

[@msbgs13]

Love the theme, looks smashing!

[@davemac7945]

love the red one

[@Lonewolfblue66]

Another cool addition would be Snowball Neocaradina Shrimp in the red side, and the Black Rose Neocaradina Shrimp in the green side.

[@philipcook]

Brilliant matt

[@KarenCandler-s7p]

A cool plant to grow out the top of the Red tank, would be the Purple velvet plant. It does grow in a tank I have one in my tank and would look perfect in yours.

[@DavidYogiFolies]

The best - and easiest - way to take the plants out of their pots and the rockwool without damaging the roots is to do that submerged in water... take a few seconds as the rockwool expand, no roots broken, and no stress....

[@FishShopMatt]

Agreed in my unpitying plants education's video it's exactly what I did. I just forget and can't be bothered sometimes to walk and get a jug hahaha.

[@gigi3242]

Beautiful tanks, well done. My anubias has decided to make a flower, looks like a corncob at the moment. Supposed to be nana petit, the leaves are as big as my hand, and it's grown about 16 inches (41 centimeters?) to breach the top of the aquarium. I'm assuming it was mislabeled, or exposed to radiation? Like the super old movies where everything grew really big. Anyway, I'm very jealous of your stem plants, everyone says how easy they are to grow, but every time I plant them, they die. Yours are always so beautiful. But, at least I have this giant anubias of doom taking over my tank. Lol Give the puppers a big hug, they are both so adorable, and have an awesome week.

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha it definitely doesn't sound like nana petite but I guess size is all relative maybe the person growing the plants is really really big.

[@gigi3242]

@@FishShopMatt LOL

[@faedoyle4147]

I love this so much!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much!

[@aislingmckee2964]

Ah it's grand, so. Really enjoyed that one

[@FishShopMatt]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@s.s.j5046]

because of you and MD i now have 6 tanks in my home.. Couldn't be more happy ! Is what the wife dont say

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha I'm so sorry and you're welcome 🤣

[@s.s.j5046]

@@FishShopMatt Thanks mate, i do really appreciate your content, you come a long way so quick with your channel, I'm here to watch it all ! Quick question though, or suggestion.. Maybe you and MD could do a ''Rate your setup'' together, where we can submit our aquariums, and you and MD can rate it, and even maybe come with advise and or suggestion for fish etc ? Just an idea :)

[@jacekjakimiec9987]

the flamingo cup ❤

[@its_elser]

love my kubez. just watch as they will jump

[@FishShopMatt]

Yes I have loads if need be

[@its_elser]

@@FishShopMatt i sold 20 f1s to a now good friend for his truly amazing aquascape and 6 months later he has 1 left. all jumped

[@PatBlack-y8o]

Love it! Nicely done. Good choice in fish! Im curious how the next (season) tanks will look!

[@FishShopMatt]

We shall see already making notes on what to do in each one.

[@PatBlack-y8o]

@@FishShopMatt definetly white for winter?

[@chriscyr4982]

great build, good choices

[@space_ghost_z941]

Cool build!

[@ozzie2612]

thought your dog was going to add to the puddle 😀

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha that would have just finished it off 🤣

[@barbkrienke8400]

So creative! I really love it!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! 😊

[@kasiapaceaddie5968]

So cool!

[@miniscenesgb]

Love them Matt. Idid wonder if you'd do the red/green fish alternate to the tanks. Great effect

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! It definitely works well and you could change it up in so many ways.

[@mcgoo721]

I hope there's a video for that short tank above it! Looks like a bonsai mangrove tank i dig it

[@FishShopMatt]

There definitely is a video for that one kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLGo3ltYtBkgNEsi=18wksN6nbDQ-Brcb

[@mcgoo721]

@@FishShopMatt thank you so much! Loved seeing it up close

[@chrisg7571]

We need two fifteen minute videos with each showing a tank and just the fish swimming. I think the green rasboras would be more entertaining but id watcj both to see.

[@FishShopMatt]

That's a cool idea!

[@aaronscott8670]

Great Video again Matt. Could you possibly do a video on best plants to use for a cichlid tank please ?

[@FishShopMatt]

Great suggestion! Personally I always use anubias and java fern tied or glued to wood and rock depending on the type of cichlid.

[@aaronscott8670]

@@FishShopMatt Thanks very much, Matt. I have Java fern and Anubias in there at the minute but I'm tempted to try some more types of plants.

[@glenora1974]

really looking forward to how these two develop, also curious what cleanup crew you plan on adding to these tanks

[@nancymcdade3909]

The tanks could be used as book ends on a large shelf too.

[@FishShopMatt]

Oooo nice!

[@megmills4798]

Matt haircut looks good

[@TheCottonman]

Well done... 👏😎💙

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@NoAqua2021]

Very nice on my eyes 👀👁️👁️

[@JesseJames-rq4ee]

Future reference when using a saw to cut your wood get a more aggressive tooth on the saw it will take a lot less time Question: From an armchair fish keeper, I've always been told never to pop the bags as the compression of that pop vertebrates through the water and could injure the fish is this true

[@FishShopMatt]

I tried a few different saws off of camera but because of the density of wood it really didn't work too well. I think it may have been the case I had one with huge teeth and the purple one with too small. Yeah I would agree with not popping the bags the shockwave, noise, pressure and a few other things could all harm your fish.