TROPICAL FISH ROOM MINI TOUR | UPDATES AND BREEDING

[@thedon219]

Congrats on the 4 year sober brother! I’m 8 years myself. Also honestly an under rated channel! Your vibe and knowledge plus charisma you deserve 100x the sun count! Keep up the great work!

[@KeepingFishSimple]

love the video and the bug buffet plug !

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks Nick! I really loved how versatile your food is. I was able to feed it to fry in one tank and adults in the next. Appreciate it dude

[@davejones7202]

Glad to see you are up and running

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks Dave ☺️

[@later_daze_4080]

I added a bunch of plants and more tanks to my house to help with the seasonal affective disorder too! I'm in the North East and can relate to bleakness the winter brings. Love the look of the room and the pond looks amazing!

[@sydneysangels]

It's a struggle every winter isn't it? I know it affects some more than others. That's great, I'm sure you'll notice a big difference with all those plants and tanks. I know I do. Thank you!

[@arturkrol2907]

Your fish room looks very good, it gives the vibe of a cohesive whole, which I like. Some inner voice tells me that this is just the beginning of another great chapter...

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you very much! You and I are listening to the same voice, I hope it's right!

[@arturkrol2907]

@@sydneysangels Good luck 👍

[@Maggie19701]

Wow just looked at an empty room, pitched through your videos found this. It’s now 2 o’clock in the morning and I decided to stay up until 3 o’clock in the morning to watch this. Oh my three dogs and husband get me up early.THE CART IS NICES.GREAT IDEA.great so glad to hear you don’t drink.MORE MONEY FOR FISH STUFF

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks Maggie, I appreciate it!!!!

[@Daleshobbies612]

Great fish room. I love the setup of the pond and the plants around the pond. It has inspired me to get back into the fish room and do other projects that have been neglected. Keep up the good work.

[@sydneysangels]

I'm so happy to hear that, get after it!!!!! Thanks for the kind words, it means a lot

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Dan- It's so good to hear your upbeat voice and see the tremendous progress you've made since I was fortunate enough to visit you 2 years ago! I miss seeing you at the swaps but I assume that's because the website has become so productive. Sometimes good things do happen to good people "especially if we work for it." ;) God bless you and yours, Steffan

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you Steffan, you're so kind! The website has been keeping me busy! 😊 I am extremely blessed for that. I miss seeing you at the swaps too! I plan on going to more when life slows down a bit. It's just been hard to get out with the kiddos. Thanks for being so kind, it truly means a lot to me

[@akim2007p]

Dan, great progress from last video! Really like how your room coming out! Can’t wait to see the next update!

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you 😊

[@DidisFINDen]

Wow, foxie was right...your f8sh are beautiful and I love your fishroom. The indoor pond is going to be so nice for winter months!

[@billschwarz1157]

that pond is perfect for indoors, jealous!

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it! It means a lot. ☺️

[@ReefUnderTheRoof]

Great looking fish room!

[@deebocee6348]

Cool fish room! I've been growing plants indoors for a while, and one thing I learned is the importance of replacing the soil every year to refresh the nutrients. Even adding osmocote or using liquid fertilizer didn't help after a year. It wasn't until I started re-potting them with fresh soil once a year (max 18 months) did my plants look and grow amazing. Learn from my mistakes lol.

[@sydneysangels]

That is a great tip, thanks for sharing!

[@tracys.6033]

Dan, so happy to see all the progress you have made. Wishing you best of luck!

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it Tracy ☺️

[@LarsLunde1965]

Great video and a really nice fish room, and you are really pleasant to listen to, a relaxing voice. Keep up the great work👍

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you very much! That means a lot to me!

[@FoxiesFishes]

Loving the jungle vibe! Beautiful fish room! We use the plastic mesh from craft stores to create false bottoms for our egg scatterers. It's $1 a sheet and you can pick different gauges of mesh depending on what you are spawning. Works great for us! I'm a little jealous about your medakas lol! Ours were spawning and hatching. Now, they are spawning, but are not hatching. I'm starting to wonder if I need to add kh or remineralizer to our well water. Our water is filtered naturally by 100,000,000 tons of sand before it hits our well. Once settled, it comes out of tap at 6.8 pH, 0 kh, 31 tds, which is just iron. But, why did they boom then stop? I'm still trying to figure this one out! Thank you for the update video!💜

[@sydneysangels]

That is a great idea, I'm going to have to try that! I wonder if your medakas just need a bit more time to adjust to the water parameters? Or maybe adding something like Seiryu stone will boost the KH slowly and naturally? I also know rice fish can be seasonal breeders so maybe they stopped fertilizing the eggs? I'm completely guessing at this point lol. Thank you for the compliments, they mean a lot to me. I'm going to try the false bottoms, thanks 👍☺️

[@byz513]

Dan my man! I was waiting for another upload in anticipation. 😊 I hope your sales are going well. Your garden plants an aquariums are looking awesome! I hope you guys are being safe. Wish you continued success. Ed in California.

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you Ed, I hope you and yours are doing well as well! 😊 Sales have been insane! I am truly blessed..hoping to take the kids to the rocky mountains next summer and the UP again with these fishy funds. Hope your family is doing well too man!

[@byz513]

@@sydneysangels yaaaaaaa brother!!!! So happy for your sales! Have a great time with family! You deserve it. I'm tempted to support your family vakay fund (Kali moysi...... Ahhhh.... ) 😊😁

[@chadalca17]

loving the fish room! excellent addition of plants makes this look very inviting

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you so much! I know what you mean, I constantly feel like I'm being pulled into this room haha

[@jtkeepingfish]

The fishroom is looking great man!

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you!! 😊

[@markfranklin8831]

Such amazing fish room with amazing fish. So beautiful. Well done buddy keep it up. Thanks for sharing

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. It means a lot

[@akim2007p]

Great fishing room and settings. Really well thought out. If I will built room, I will use many things you did.

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you, I've used many things I've seen in other people's fish rooms as well. Thanks for the compliment ☺️

[@marksteele2008]

Great video with enjoyable, quality content. Regarding breeding hillstream loaches, I won't claim to be an expert, but they do breed for me regularly. The two changes I'd make to your setup based on observations of what works for me and where I see them spawn is (1) make the piles of rocks deeper (more hiding spaces for babies) and (2) have a current directed toward a spawning mop. When I've seen them spawn, they choose to spawn adjacent to a spawning mop in the current. I'm not saying these things are necessary, but they might be helpful.

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you Mark for the kind words. I appreciate the tips, I will definitely make some changes to that tank because as far as I can tell I have not had any breeding yet. I added probably double the amount of stones and I will add something to aid in the current. Thanks again!

[@bubble-fins]

Great video, thank you for the update xx

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks Vicky! I just subscribed to your channel. I'm really enjoying watching your videos :)

[@bubble-fins]

@@sydneysangels Wow.... Thank you very much xx

[@jeffkane4391]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@LordChumbley]

Love watching the videos

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you :)

[@steele97]

Great video. Thanks for going over your remineralizing of the RO water. Was wondering how you go about adding KH since equilibrium is how you add your gh.

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks 😊 yeah since I don't use DI resin there is still some KH in my water after the RO unit filters out most of the stuff. It goes from 20+ KH to about 3 KH which is enough for a stable pH

[@steele97]

@@sydneysangels ahhh makes sense. I use di so I have to use the seachem alkalinity and acid which can be kind of a pain. But I really appreciate you showing your system and can't wait for updates on everything as time goes on!

[@BougieBishFish]

LOVE the plant selection!! Just watch out for spider mites on those Lowe's plants! If you're looking for a cheaper option, check out Orange Lake Nursery - huge selection and you can get a ton of more rare cool looking tropicals for much less than other places. I like to get the small plugs and grow the plants up!

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for those Emily! I never even heard of that nursery before but I'm a complete noob when it comes to plants. I can't wait to feature your orange beauties in my next update video, you will not believe how big they are getting!

[@claywise43]

I really want some ricefish. I had them for awhile and either a raccoon or stray cat decimated them. Now I know how to do it differently. Any idea when they will be available?

[@sydneysangels]

Aw bummer, I'm really sorry to hear that. Hopefully they will be available within a month or so but I have a super limited quality. Email me and we can figure something out 😉

[@midnull6009]

@18:40 I wish nursery's would stop selling any kind of ivy plants. They're super invasive and hard to kill. They can propagate with just a small tiny leaf cutting...

[@vb2377]

You still use Ken’s? Or brine shrimp direct pellets?

[@sydneysangels]

I use Kens algae wafers currently and brine shrimp direct baby brine

[@rjal6528]

I have 4 male boesmani rainbows in my 55-gallon. Thought that having males would make them color up, but it hasn't happened. What's your opinion on how to make them color up since I don't want to add females into my tank. My tank is filled with neon tetras and is kept at 76 degrees if that helps at all.

[@sydneysangels]

Honestly I think adding females would help a ton! I know you said you don't want them, but that gives the dudes a reason to display in my opinion. Also lots of water changes and quality food should help. I also find a dark substrate and dark background help as well

[@jodip719]

You're room is looking absolutely beautiful! I love all of your house plants! You said you're in the Midwest. What state are you in?

[@sydneysangels]

Thanks Jodi 🙂 I'm in Saint Charles, Illinois! Are you in the Midwest as well?

[@jodip719]

​@sydneysangels You are most welcome and yes I am in the Midwest as well. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa on the western side of the state.

[@MephydeliosMarskiger]

I also like to pretend when i use bug bites it's bug buffet 😂

[@sydneysangels]

😂😂😂

[@danielbristow4681]

Congrats on your sobriety, I'm 3 years sober myself

[@revthe3rdtv]

Nice vids How do you keep control of the water temperature? Or maybe it doesn’t matter? Thank you

[@josepolanco1228]

Thanks for sharing your amazing fish room. Subscribed, supporting your channel from mines @ Joy of fish keeping

[@sydneysangels]

Thank you so much, I'll definitely check out your channel!

[@onlywei]

Isn't your kid only 1 year old? How is he fishing already??

[@sydneysangels]

My son is 16 months haha but I was talking about my nephew, he's 4 and already catching fish with nets. Crazy I know!

[@billschwarz1157]

OCD much? 😅

[@sydneysangels]

Definitely lol