THIS aquarium has me EXCITED!

[@thekingofdiy]

What are your thoughts on vieja? CHECK OUT MY OTHER SPECIES PROFILES: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXempaSPl7-EeMk

[@burnieboi1342]

There super cool I love your channel they look beautiful

[@rugerfanatic9315]

Beautiful fish. Your channel is definitely an inspiration. Love ya,Joey. No homo ;)

[@blakesherman]

The king of DIY they look awesome

[@RehabHalim-em8zo]

The king of DIY they Rawk bud !!

[@catherinevo6060]

nice

[@RachelOLeary]

They have really put on some major size and color! I am really enjoying these species spotlights on your aquariums!

[@Littlewings1211]

I like the clown loaches in with the vieja, I think the orange and black sets off the silver of the vieja really nicely.

[@junglekbear]

Beautiful fish! Love to hear so much joy in your voice when talking about your babies! Sooooo....where's Frank?!?

[@cassiekat4055]

WHERES FRANK!!!! I’m getting worried!!

[@pellep4035]

Again, awesome video! The loaches are just amazing in that tank =)

[@mattiegr6423]

Keep some of the clown loaches! They're so amazing!!

[@TankTested]

They really are beautiful in such a large tank!

[@campaul6986]

I think this is my fav tank in your collection. I love the loaches and even though the aquascape is minimal it looks perfect. I love to use rock for a natural look. Looks great as usual and so much great info. Thanks again. And keep on keepin on.

[@mikewall3534]

Love the tank. I think it will look even better with a black backround.

[@KuddlyKisses]

The clown loaches are SO cute. They remind me of puppies trying to get attention ♥

[@contracabal]

It takes a brave man to film a vid a foot away from Frank and Francine and not show them.

[@tomaszratynski3250]

The clown loaches are one of the best fish in the hobby. They recognize their owner, beag for food etc. Leave the loaches :)

[@IbeSyke]

This is my favorite tank I think the combination of fish you have is perfect never seen it before, hate to see the clown loaches replace

[@Loveofpets]

I like the species spotlight series, they are informative

[@r21guns74]

I know we were mainly talking about the vieja in this video, but I love the clown loaches. They're so beautiful!

[@BIGLegit]

Have you ever thought about keeping a game species? Trout, crappie, bluegill, etc. I think Trout would be the hardest to keep and would enjoy seeing you attempt it.

[@ohrats731]

BIG Legit I love that idea. When I was little I remembered visiting the LLBean HQ store and they had a huge rainbow trout tank. Very beautiful

[@joshthayer4440]

He has bass in one of his bigger home made tanks

[@samfirm8853]

There may be certain laws pertaining to keeping game species.

[@ratedredneck96]

I have kept largemouth, bluegill, green sunfish, channel catfish, chubs, just about every pond and river species near me lol havent kept trout or smallmouth but would love to keep both. Trout require a swift current with colder temps so a few good wave makers should make for some happy trout!

[@kelsiejo1743]

I think Joey is trolling us by not showing Frank... cuz I bet he's seen everyone freaking out, but he just laughs at us freaking out... maybe?

[@isaacsmalleymusic6070]

Jeez they’re gorgeous! King of diy you’ve done it again!

[@christopherboddey2242]

You probably wont see this but im suffering from depression due to my friend dying and just want you to know your videos make me feel better i look forward to them. Thanks bro

[@SuperPakalja]

ive been there, my condolences. youre not alone.

[@ashywales7795]

Going through the same thing myself, hope you are ok. The fish are so relaxing

[@christopherboddey2242]

@@ashywales7795 and thankyou lady

[@Wrecker-ji5hf]

I actually think the hartwegi veija are really cool. I like the simple line down the side and detailed bodies when you get up close to them

[@heidispawsandfins]

Love these tank/fish specific videos. They are beautiful fish and I don't think I would have realised how beautiful without this video xx

[@OriginalJayByrd]

This aquarium just looks great! And what a ride it's been on, from back when it housed buddy in your basement (thats around the time I started subscribing) to its first position in the gallery with its many different inhabitants and so on. But I gotta say, this is the coolest version of the tank so far :) On another note: Have you thought about setting up a tank with some convicts (Amatitlania nigrofasciata - Zebracichlide in Danish)? They are a simple cichlid to keep and extremely easy to breed. I have no idea which tank or where they would go in the gallery, but its kind of a starter cichlid: I had a breeding pair when I was 12, 19 years ago, and it taught me a lot about fishkeeping and -breeding. So it would be cool to show off in the gallery :) (sidenote: maybe have a tank in the gallery, where you change the stocking every six months, to show off different easy to keep and/or breed fish) Just a few thoughts, love the channel :)

[@saviocardoz]

I hoped and believed that you would reach this species one day! Thanks Joey to make them popular now 😊

[@ashreeves6513]

I Love this tank. Joey it might be worth a look, I don't know if you have noticed at 9:30 - 9:35 you go in close on one fish it then starts flicking on the sand and stones. It could be nothing but always best to check if there's something irritating it hope it's nothing keep up the great work. 👌👍

[@JayJay1559]

I love the clown loaches. I would also love to see a video on smaller tanks, for those who live in units and what kinds of smaller fish one can keep other than neon tetras and guppies.

[@mitchelll899]

If you want a nice 20-30 gallon tank go with either 8 mollies or platies as they reach 3 inches a fish. Or you can go the danio family the gorami family but be careful males like to fight each other. In a 30 you can also do highly aggressive tiger barbs. The other small fish you can enjoy in a 30 at 2-3 pairs are the peaceful to tetras of dwarf ram cichlids. Blue rams we had in a tank at PetSmart by accident with a blue acara and the skirt tetras all mixed for 3 months no deaths and the Rams actually bred in the tank happily.

[@larsdamen9115]

I'm in love with african cichhlids. Dunno why, they're just amazing the whole breeding procces and their amazing colours and patterns. I mean even the most basic electric yellow MBUNA are just stunning. I bred my own male with pitch black dorsalfins and bright yellow body. im in love with that little guy. Such a treat for the eye!

[@burnieboi1342]

Love your vids been watching for like 2 years

[@dannyvelez7770]

I think you have some of the best looking tanks in the hobby

[@thecrittercage8255]

Joey...you should do a 40 gallon begger tank with small common community fish like tetras/guppy/shrimp etc with a cool (aqua scape)

[@AngelPerez-jm3yg]

I like these in depth videos, really gives the fish the independent attention they need and prompt the breeds. Thanks joey for the great videos.

[@joejones495]

They’ve all got so big!!! I remember when u added all these, they were so small an dark, they are all growing and colours are going good 👌🏻

[@spoopysparrow128]

Honestly I really like how the clown loaches look with the vieja. Their colors are really cool together and I like how they all intermingle lol

[@faryjohana1709]

AND ANOTHER AWESOME VIDEO BY THE KING!!! Edit: OMG thanks for the heart!

[@kng3rd]

That is a awesome tank. I do think you'll have to remove the hartweigi eventually since there will be a huge size difference and they will not breed unless they are the top predictors in the tank. The others will bully them. Let's give them their own tank, they are awesome. For the record the Argentina is my favorite. I'm betting you'll end up with just a pair of those unfortunately. Maybe 3 as a group and one sinspilum lol. A 14in aggressive fish is huge!!

[@santoroaquatics5038]

You rock Joey love the videos and your fish are awesome and amazing I watch everyday keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@OA-iu3vh]

I'm not telling you what you should do with your channel, but really what grabs the attention of the community you have created is the DIY aspect....the projects that you undertake. This is what makes you unique, distinguishing you from the rest of the aquarium youtubers. Again, its your channel do what you want but objectively I think what your fans truly appreciate is your focus on the DIY side of the hobby. There are countless other youtubers who could educate us Oscar keeping etc... but no one is as inspirational when it comes to actually building stuff. Maybe you feel different, or maybe i'm talking nonsense... no offense intended. If this makes you happy then by all means continue. Regards An inspired human being

[@GameDevAraz]

OhLive AnGuess kool

[@kzookid2051]

Joey has a ton of DIY videos, you just need to look through the entire set. If there's something in particular you'd like to see but that he hasn't done a video on, put it in a comment. He's explained several times that he's done so many of so many kinds, there's little point to doing a DIY video just to do it.

[@Gamerock82]

There's plenty DIY vids already. Look through them. I for one enjoy where Joey is taking this channel lately. It's exciting and interesting. Like visiting a good buddy and chatting about the amazing collection he's built up. This feels natural and welcoming. This is the goal. All the DIY stuff was the playbook getting here. When new builds come up Joey will share that too. But these "fumbling" overexcited videos are exactly how the hobby feels for many of us. Sharing that feeling. Priceless. Keep me coming Joey.

[@xXKradSamaXx]

Whats with Frank?

[@DownUnderBricks]

Just wing it bro, your experience speaks for itself. I keep Vieja myself, Vieja Synspilum and Vieja Maculicauda amazing and beautiful fish. My adult male Black Belt is very special fish.

[@avinashmysore1703]

Vieja is the genius😂😂😂 Appreciate your stuff man

[@lukesharrock1045]

Genus c;

[@avinashmysore1703]

@@lukesharrock1045 he said genius

[@lukesharrock1045]

@@avinashmysore1703 oops my bad

[@thecreaturescorner539]

Ur vids are acully the reason why I started liking water enclosures

[@nilankumarage9589]

thank you for sharing your story man. really inspirational, and just a great guy

[@Crystalspets]

You did a great job with your fish tank joey i enjoy watching all your fish tank videos 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@salvincm1568]

you can take a female vieja (prefered a synspillum) and breed with frank which will give out f1 kamfas

[@XstealthadaptX]

Love the video. Keep it going these videos are the thing that keeps me going.

[@philthytanks4952]

I’m not a huge cichlid guy (other than angels) but ur videos are just plain enjoyable to watch. Keep up the good work

[@redbirds6184]

THE KING!!

[@mablepugh4459]

i don’t own fish or know anything about aquariums but i watch just because your videos are educational AND fun (: also ur personality’s awesome!

[@onlyfins5729]

I've been considering and researching The Argentea and Synspilum. I'm really glad I get to see them in this video . I think I've gone from Considering to Figuring out who I can order these from now

[@swagman3879]

You should buy some curviceps very beautiful fish. Edit wow a heart thanks!

[@yashp7142]

Awesome KZbin with amazing tanks Love From India

[@pawelmatus]

Stellar spotlight video on Vieja species Joseph! Good care info and video production. Cheers.

[@ronaldoseven4865]

Great fish you have and they are so unique. I give you a Like. Take care from London, Ontario, Canada.

[@zotteke1991]

Angelfish are my favourite fish, but this is my favourite tank of yours. They're so active, they have a decent amount of space, and they're so colourful together with the clown loaches. My favourite vieja is the same as yours, it's so elegant.

[@jackiecrowell6045]

Yes! I love the idea of the Tetra!😍

[@mbdieter7308]

Pretty cool to see how big the vieja and loaches are getting.

[@RaccoonCreekAquatics]

That rainbow cichlid is 💥

[@Justindejager205]

In this tank, for me, it's all about the loaches. I love the clowns.

[@nrplus]

we want frank!!!

[@melissakielty8449]

I love your spotlights. The clown loaches are one of my favorite!

[@adamhudson6812]

Joey, have you thought about keeping Geophagus? They are really interesting and beautiful!

[@emilyb4583]

Just a suggestion - can you put the Latin names of the fish in the description of your Species Spotlight style videos? It will make it much easier for us to look up additional information. Thanks!

[@dingchat555]

The Vieja argentea are my favourite as well. Great looking fish

[@j_toledo419]

Ya know your watching to many fish channels when ya see the thumbnail and say "oh nice vieja" 😂😂

[@pitucast]

Hello Joey. With this kind of fish, you have to use the lotation method to control the aggression between the viejas. Definitely put 3x more than are in the tank at this moment.

[@mepp3814]

Frank is literally a foot away and not even a "Hi Frank"? Seriously?

[@christianjacoby2217]

Love your content and you got me into the hobby and I now breed clown knife fish.

[@dannyvelez7770]

Wow that’s tank is beautiful

[@reelstanks8473]

we want to see frank's babies

[@cassiekat4055]

reel's tanks frank and his girlfriend had babies!?!?

[@Yelms-j1d]

@@cassiekat4055 woooooooooosh

[@LemonSeeker__]

Hey :) do you give conditioner or vitamin or supliment to all your tank?

[@tobyhorne4826]

"Genius"😂😂 its genus. But great vid.

[@miletic7]

Liked the show on the Vieja, but where are Frank and Francine?

[@jmmarshall5492]

Love your humor! :D

[@ScienceGalAquatics]

Beautiful species of fish

[@aaronchesterman4562]

I saw stein at 4:50

[@PhilipJamesWatson]

Joey keep going it's good to be introduce to new fish or reminded about them, your doing great work ...

[@CenLAStormSpotters]

I really was hoping you was gonna talk about the rainbow cichlid...wow! What a awesome pretty fish. I googled it though as you were talking and I had no idea they can change color dependong on if their pregnant, their mood, and other factors. I think it said it has a more blue tone when it gets fertile for mating. But im not an expert haha! Maybe u can make a video on the matter. Thanks, rockie

[@looloojohnclan142]

Loving the new fish Joey and sharing your knowledge. Keep it up.

[@car1m310]

The choice is clear for me. A school of Corydoras. Not the large ones. Just normal sized ones. The contrast of the smaller school of Cories would be great to go along with the bigger Viehas.

[@MIAthe305]

I love the pairing with the clown loaches. But then again every time you make a change it always turns out way more amazing then I expected so if you change it up it be excited for that as well!!

[@raz789]

Hey Joey, When you talk about switching out fish do you just send them back to your LFS or put them in another tank?

[@TheCushtaKisses]

Didn't get notified of the upload, so thanks KZbin lol I enjoyed all the focus being on one tank and hope you do that more in the future.. it definitely made me more interested in a tank I really wasn't excited about before.

[@liam-sh9jq]

could you make a shrimp tank out of the one you had the bonsai in i think it would be fun to see some shrimp :)

[@malnutritionboy]

I actually did that. Used to have moss on my bonsai but i striped the moss and used anubias nana instead

[@SparkledStilettos]

I’m putting my three new species in my bonsai tank. My blues are in a heavily planted rank and they love it. ❤️

[@alexanderbontempo554]

Regarding to pronounciation the E on argentea are both as E in egg. Accent goes in the first E like that argéntea. It means silvered.

[@cichlidstrainhunter3607]

Nice love them Veija Argentea one of my favorites.🔥🔥🔥

[@walkingturtlejones9239]

Sorry if I missed it but, do they cross breed?

[@scatmav]

Clown loach video please!!! Keeping etc :)

[@dylantowne8168]

By far my favorite tank of yours. I think that a large tetra would compliment them better than the clown loaches do. Keep up the great vids!

[@chadhubbard1817]

Columbian red tail tetra...have them in one of my tanks...love them

[@ovidiu88]

Would love to see a big family of Geophagus sifting through the sand in one of your tanks! keep up the good work Cheers

[@davidbaird5998]

i have a 10inch male Vieja Fenestratus. And he is STUNNING!!

[@davewest3137]

Awesome tank think they look great together as well love the scape to 😁😁😁

[@pelhamsaquatics]

Vieja hartwegi is one of my favs, all vieja are fantastic!

[@varanidguy]

It's beautiful! Are you still going to do a high tech planted tank?

[@javedmohidinkhan3828]

Congo Tetras would be great with em

[@omarmonsif6313]

hey joey ... love those guys ... try an acarra tank !!! such beautiful fish with a great personalities

[@HobimAkvaryum]

your fishes grow so fast BRO

[@chriz5179]

thank you for liking my comment ! i hope you keep uploading new videos daily!

[@nalzaabi96]

was drowinging in work for a while and have missed a few videos. glad to be back now! time to catch up lol.

[@joesimo11]

Dude.. I watch you BECAUSE you get excited and talk about what you want to talk about.. don't go changing it all up on my account, keep up the good work.