TOT Tetra Breeding Blackwater Leaf Litter Aquariums

TOT Tetra Breeding Blackwater Leaf Litter Aquariums. Today I share with you my row of leaf litter aquariums for my attempt to naturally try and breed tetras without intervention.
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[@chrismeredith5605]

Sweet tetra breeding set up. So very natural.

[@FredHOleniuk]

Love your "natural" tanks. Keep up your great work.

[@kdr1048]

Love the natural look with tannins and everything

[@CJBlack265]

The more I see them, the more I fall in love with blackwater tanks - Thank you Lucas

[@yorkyone2143]

Loving the leaf litter very natural

[@mountainhobbit1971]

I did the 'black water leaf litter' approach for my shrimp tank and I love it and so do the shrimp, nerite snails and the java moss. Your tetra black water leaf litter tanks look fantastic and so healthy. I wish more people used this approach.

[@caewalker9276]

Leaf litter tanks looking great. Thanks Lucas. Joey got some Plecos so I told him you would love to come and check them out.

[@RyoWatanabee]

Wow! Cool fish and I love the look of the tanks! So natural :)

[@brad823]

Great video!

[@tankers3656]

Love your work man 👍

[@supershrimp8312]

great vid thanks man

[@kenithburnett1111]

Love these kinds of videos

[@Songbird1977jk]

You have such a talent for reproducing nature in your tanks! Your fish are the lucky ones for sure :) thanks for sharing them with us!!!

[@PincheMigs]

Love it!! This is the way I would want to do it if I was trying to breed. I love leaf litter in my tanks and the various seed pods that I can get as well. 😊

[@phxfish3051]

Great video. I need some of those black worms

[@TheDutchAquarist]

Awesome fish :) like this series :) keep up the good Work Lucas!

[@huntertrivette5183]

This is a great vid. Great stuff! Great channel!

[@lixnnibblez3193]

Nice !! Love the Tots =D

[@vdubvance]

Awesome vid! I went to my LFS for some ember's, saw the Von Rios and came home with 20 of them! I love em, great personality and very active.

[@DankTanks]

Awesome!

[@martinsfische]

What a really cool Video👍 Thank you for sharing and nice greetings🙋

[@brendap8675]

I have used oak leaves for over 30yr in my systems, I have found that they have many benefits for my fish, shrimp and snails especially the microorganisms they help create for fry food. I even use the oak leaf tannins in my special mix for natural fish treatments since the tannins have shown to help frail finage IME. Love your videos

[@gritty1236]

Brenda P Do you do anything to your oak leaves before you put them in your tanks? I have tons of oak leaves and would love to put some in my tanks.

[@brendap8675]

I collect and use naturally dried and fallen from my tree Oak leaves and as long as you don't worry about any type of contamination on the leaves like bugs sprays etc....I use mine as is-I don't rinse or anything since I keep the dirt based aquariums, any dirt on the leaves don't matter to me, but if you do or they are really dirty you might want to give them a quick rinse

[@mandarinaquatics2591]

I have a few boiled oak leaves in each of my 50 gallon breeder tanks. The snails love them. However after reading up more on this subject... I'm thinking I need not to boil them so much. I'm thinking that next time I'm only going to deep them in hot water to sterilize them. :)

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

I love the tannins. I have red eyed tetras in a 55 with Severums and Geophagus. I also have a leaf litter 40 with Severums, Filamentous Barbs, and a Hoplo Cat. Great video, the choice of music really added to the blackwater effect. Thanks!

[@siddharthasaxena200]

Too good , loved the natural look of tank. I am also growing algae And pothus in the goldfish tank

[@AquariumCop]

Great video,, I need some black worms myself.... Thanks Lucas. ☮✌❤❤

[@TropicalFishSuccess1]

I have the same worm castings in one of my tanks.

[@Jaywil07]

MY MAN!

[@sverreslotfeldt7674]

Hi Lucas, I enjoyed your video. Love how you keep so curious and start new projects all the time; I'm the same. I also use Indian Almond Leaves (IALs) for my Clown Killifish (Rocket Killies). Some people don't like using IALs in their tanks because the tannins do stain the water, which reduces visibility and might even affect the growth of plants, especially those with high light requirements. However, to me, the benefits of using IALs far outweigh these downsides, and the fish are happy! And happy fish makes the colors really pop! Yes, the tea colored water might slow plant growth, but anyone who's seen a school of cardinal tetras in such water knows what I'm talking about when I say that this downside is outweighed by the benefits! The IALs not only lower the PH, especially in low TDS water; they also release flavonids, humic acids and other substances that are very beneficial to aquatic life that in nature lives in a soft water / black water environment. Such as angelfish, discus, most tetras and killifish. When I started in the hobby some 45 years ago, Tetra sold a product called Black Water Extract, made from peat, I think. That product is still around, although I think it's great that aquarium hobbyist always look for new "hacks." I belong to the San Francisco Bay Area Killifish association, and one of our members even experimented with using Rooibos (South African Bush Tea, aka "Mormon Tea"). The Mormons used to prefer this kind of tea because it doesn't contain caffeine. This member had to put up with my joke asking him why he just didn't use Lipton Instant Ice Tea powder instead, but he said that the Rooibos has antibacterial properties, and that his killifish were triving in it. One last thing, another benefit of the IAFs is that as they break down, they provide biofilm and infusoria that our fish fry and little shrimpies can snack on. So lots of benefits there. Thanks again for a great video, and keep'em coming! I look forward to an update on your tetra breeding project.

[@DankTanks]

Key word “almost” better than the rummynose. 3:50

[@joshuaadam6022]

I love your videos. Could we see how you've done your airlines in a future video?

[@LRBaquatics]

You can. Maybe one day I will make a separate video for it but I do explain it in my rack build, I believe it was the 3 part of the 20x20 rack build I discussed how I ran the air and lights.

[@mandarinaquatics2591]

Great video :) It's nice to know I'm not the only one with oak leaves in my tanks. I was thinking of trying others like birch and maple... have you worked with other types of leaf litter?

[@LRBaquatics]

I have in my heated outdoor year round pond/tubs. Maple and elm fall in it and make a nice leaf litter for part of the season.

[@infiniteawareness2698]

Beautiful tanks. They really look natural. I think the fish are happier. Please let us see the water change system in action. I would love to know how it works and how long it takes to do a "section".

[@robertchapman1957]

Well I am loving this sort of approach to breeding, I'll be looking on with interest at how this goes. When I try breeding my fish they don't do anything, that is till I stop trying. LOL

[@craighealy6186]

Hey Lucas how did your natural breeding attempt work out? How long did you allow the parents to stay in their tanks after they dropped eggs? Is there a follow up video on this? I am looking to try this if it worked out well. Thanks for all the vids!

[@Baffi_]

I’m trying similar setups for my mouthbrooding Bettas. I think I need an R/O unit though. My well water TDS is 350

[@nathancheung2603]

I've got a chinese chestnut tree in my backyard, and I was wondering if I could use the leaves of that in my aquarium. Thanks for the info!

[@LRBaquatics]

Not 100% sure but as long as its not a tree with lots of resins you should be ok.

[@Bluebutterflystarot]

Can you do my water changes too, once your finished yours lol

[@SininStyle]

those tanks look so muuch better than normal breeding setups. Have you ever had them breed previously using this method or is this your first time trying it?

[@LRBaquatics]

This is my first attempt with this method.

[@JHAquatics]

This is what Im talking about! I just brought home mango leaves today. :) Im using almond leaves, coconut palm, banana leaf, mango leaf oh and did you see yesterday my vid. I fed fresh coconut to my cherry shrimp. Im curious what you think?

[@LRBaquatics]

I havent seen it yet but I bet its good for them. I know coconuts have tons of benefits to them even for humans.

[@Shelzbells]

I love red eye tetras,,,have you ever raised any fry to adults with those. Or is this the first time trying to breed them?

[@LRBaquatics]

This is my first attempt.

[@aquaticfish7327]

Lucas, love the look of the tanks! I never used leaves. Can you use them in any tank? I have a 75 rainbow tank 74 degrees chi town water do you think some leaves would be beneficial?

[@LRBaquatics]

You can use them in pretty much any tank. They would be good in that setup.

[@aquaticfish7327]

L.R.Bretz's Aquatics Thank you Lucas I will look into getting some leaves 🍁☺️

[@AlexRoyster]

Wow those are great looking tanks, just need a little Barry White and you are good to go. At least looks a lot better than a typical bare spawning tank.

[@Terrier311]

Are you aware that they eating there own eggs? And 100 Tds is a bit high, no? The eggs are very sensitive to dirt and light. Please let us know is you’ve been successful. Good Luck

[@lawfullyblind8403]

What are the pros and cons of Indian almond leaves vs the bark I got some from an auction and some diamond tetras

[@LRBaquatics]

I have never tried the bark but would love to some day. Im sure it would get it an even more natural look with a combo of bark and leaves.

[@Jbooth96]

Those worms, will they kill off root feeding plants?? Seen as tho they’re eating the matter underneath the substrate?

[@LRBaquatics]

No they wont kill healthy roots but will eat away the bad ones which benefits the plants and so does their waste.

[@AquaApprentice]

Are Tetras fast growers? about how long before they are full grown?

[@LRBaquatics]

I believe they are. I have only raise a couple ember fry but it didnt take them long only a few months.

[@mandarinaquatics2591]

Just wondering: ...How many leaves per gallon and how long to sterilize your leaves before adding them to your fish-tanks?

[@LRBaquatics]

I just threw them in. If I know the fish or shrimp like acidic black water you dont have to worry so much on how many leaves. Just make sure you are getting leaves from somewhere chemicals arent sprayed on the or in the area around them.

[@justinshepard1524]

How do black worms do in sand or a dirted tank.

[@LRBaquatics]

They do good. Better in dirted than sand.

[@Vincent-vs8hx]

What type of worm was that? That lives in the substrate.

[@LRBaquatics]

Blackworm

[@dickhead8775]

Are the black worms the same asTubifex? I am not familiar with the term "black worms" (I live in England).

[@LRBaquatics]

No they are different. Lumbriculus variegatus

[@dickhead8775]

Thanks for your prompt reply.

[@TimosGarden]

do you also fertilize these?

[@LRBaquatics]

I do a lil bit for the pearlweed that floats on top

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

So long video about nothing. What is the result of the breedeing?

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

blood worms you said black worms..which are they bro

[@kevinbrislawn5918]

so cool! are they cultured where?