what fishkeeping has become | Fish Tank Review 163

[@phadenswandemil4345]

When I was buying my first fish tank, my family thought I was being excessive picking out a 5 gallon for a Betta fish. At first, the fish store employee recommended a 1 gallon and said I could fit six 1-2 inch fish in it. I awkwardly declined. She was nicer about it than my family though, and told me a 5 gallon was a great size for a Betta fish. So yay?

[@Greenhenben678]

Yayyyy

[@terrificterrariums3201]

I was getting some supplies for my betta fish at my Lfs and one of the employees told me that I should keep it in a cup instead of a tank because “ it’s fins will look better “

[@FishForThought]

so glad u declined... that is the worst misinterpretation of the inch per gallon rule lmao

[@greymars]

The one foot gallon rule

[@CupwakeRBLX]

@@terrificterrariums3201 bruh. I wonder if those employees are told to tell customers to basically kill their fish so the customers keep coming back and buying new fish…

[@jackr.4953]

Fish absolutely can feel pain. There have been innumerable studies on this. Of course they do not have the emotional responses to pain that more complex organisms do, but if they did not interpret painful sensations as negative, they would not display aversive behaviors to painful stimuli. One of the studies actually administered a painful sensation when the fish fed. Within two feedings, they simply stopped eating. Even feed is not powerful enough to override the aversion to pain.

[@mushmush4980]

This isn't to say that fish don't feel emotions whatsoever. They do feel emotions and will even experience psychiatric problems like depression and stress. If you give your fish a nonstimulating environment, a poorly prepped tank, a much poorer filtration system, and no other fish to interact with, your fish will become depressed. Some fish even show symptoms of major depressive disorder.

[@greencat1314]

Adding to what the other comment said. Just because fish don't speak or have similar body language like mammals or bird, people treat them like something entirely different. They are on this planet way longer than everyone else, they deserve some respect 😤. There are fish that use tools, there are fish that form complex social bonds and they all feel at least some form of emotion comparable to every other animal.

[@sleepyninjarin7971]

This comment thread horrifies and saddens be... the stuff I saw

[@The_KingDoge]

@@mushmush4980 I agree with "a nonstimulating environment, a poorly prepped tank, a much poorer filtration system" but some fish prefer to live alone.

[@mushmush4980]

@@The_KingDoge yeah especially beta fish. It depends on the species though

[@rangerlovee3324]

hey chirs! glo-fish were made to detect certain toxins in water. they wanted to insert genes into the fish that would "glow" in detection of certain toxin so it could be detected in water system. the 1st fish i believe were zebra danios. during this they also created the ones that glow in bright colors all the time. the creators and main distributors love that glo fish introduce people to the aquarium hobby that wouldn't have been introduced otherwise. it brings in a new generation of fish keepers because the colors are so alluring and fantastic. there are some problems (imo) with the glo-fish marketed items, but not the fish themselves. they are a genetically modified organism and property of a company so they are trademarked as well as the names.

[@The_KingDoge]

From what I know they're pretty hardy. The marketing is off putting though

[@rangerlovee3324]

@@The_KingDoge obviously there are going to be ALOT of factors that would kill a fish and lead you to believe they are more or less hardy. Different tap water, acclimation process, tank perameters, diseases etc. So ita hard for me to say anything as a definitive, but I can say from my experience at my store for one glo-bettas are not less hardy than regular ones, glo-tetras are pretty much the same as regular ones, and glo-barbs/sharks are hit or miss. We can move them out of the glo-fish tower(sump system) in with regular barbs and they do fine. So because od that i can't really say they are less hardy, because we can move other fish to other towers and they do better in the new one. The peramters and temps run slightly different and something is just suiting them better. I am of the opinion they are basically the same as their normal colored counter parts

[@The_KingDoge]

@@rangerlovee3324 I understand this, but captive bred lines of fish In general are typically more hardy, and better suited to captivity. (Not counting heavily inbred lines)

[@rangerlovee3324]

@@The_KingDoge that is my point that they are not as inbred or fragile as people think

[@garbagegremlins4707]

I feel like they draw in kids who end up putting them in little bowls

[@ithewho6603]

My kuhli loaches are quite active. They shoot up and down after the lights go out. And even look for food during daytime. They mostly hangout under the "underwater tree" or inside the sword plant.

[@FishForThought]

similar experience!

[@snikerdoodlefox3979]

Same here.they come out and go ham on jbl novo tabs

[@cineroustit]

Same here but my kuhlis prefer "The Cave" (Lava rock)

[@ithewho6603]

@@snikerdoodlefox3979 I can't use tabs because my betta eats the whole thing on one go. First time I used those I fed the betta first, then gave a tab to the kuhli's but she ate it all. Or tried to, I quickly spread the soft tab after I saw what pig she is. Now I give 1/6 tab pieces to hiding places all over the bottom and she goes hunting for them 🙄 She doesn't like little foods. Other than blood worms. She likes discus flakes and stuff she can take on her mouth and swim around with it. Weirdo.

[@Lex-pp7lt]

My loaches only comes out when it's dark. And homies are chunky looking 😂

[@marnenotmarnie259]

personally i'm not a fan of the glo fish company, and i find it really weird that an entire type of fish can be trademarked (that's just uncomfortable to think about). it's technically illegal to breed them on purpose because of the trademark lol it's so creepy. the fish themselves though, are pretty cool. apparently they were first made in the late 90's to help with some environmental studies (i just recently found this out, it's pretty interesting so i'd definitely recommend reading about it). i have some that i got from my grandma because she has gotten to the point where taking care of them is too much for her to keep up with. i was kinda ehhh about it at first but after a day or two i started to love having them. they have so much personality!!! i wouldn't buy from the brand though. i really don't like how they market them essentially as toys.

[@RealMysticalMan]

Indont like how they market them. I had a galactic purple for 4 years until she passed of old age. In that time, i upgraded from a 5 gallon to a 10. At that time, i did not realize that they were schooling. I fixed that mistake though now, whenever i buy tetras, i make sure I have more than one.

[@samanthabkeller]

I have found they're more susceptible to scoliosis. I work at a pet store and have to see the poor things every day and so many come in looking like the Hunchback of Notre Dame. And yeah, they end up dying before all the rest in the tanks. :/

[@Vespidazed]

What's funny about the whole "What we sell have only been selectively bred!" is that when people try to breed their own just to have more fish the offspring always get duller than the parents. They basically want people to believe they are no longer genetically altering them beyond artificial selection nowadays.

[@yourgrimmreminder]

@@samanthabkeller i was in a store once buying a gold dust molly and there was a danio with such severe scoliosis he was almost bent at a 90 degree angle. felt so bad for him having to live like that in a storefront

[@Lunaxoxo3333]

Right about the personality,i thought they'd as dull as their looks but guess not lol , sometimes i feel bad about hating their looks

[@morwenna]

I had a kuhli loach I named Neville (Long...bottom...get it?) and he disappeared completely. Not in filter, not on the floor, not in the gravel...so yes, can confirm kuhli loaches definitely have their own dimension.

[@Kairi98503]

So after all my fish died (despite doing anything & everything I could) i kind of gave up on fishkeeping. I kept putting food in the tank & topping it off because there were still plants & snails in there. Those didn't deserve to die bc I'm depressed, but other then that I gave up on maintenance all together. However, two weeks ago the power went out & when I got up to go to work the next day I was legit suprised. My last fish, a kuhli I named Rasputin bc he was the only fish left alive, after a year of not maintaining my tank was swimming around like 'why'd the filter stop last night?' I was legit shock bc I thought he died & the snails ate him. But no, he's fine. So I redid his room. Got new substrate, put more plants in, changed some decorations to be more natural, and impulse two new roommates. So yeah, kuhlis are kind of amazing lol

[@mrprettycheeze]

I hope Rasputin is still alive and doing well

[@lindsey4178]

Rasputin...he wanted to try and get you out of a funk when u needed it the most. Lol. I hope he's still doing well but more importantly, I hope you are doing well.

[@CaptainDCap]

That triangle tank is actually a stroke of genius. All the detritus slides to the bottom point, where a simple filter intake would take care of all of it. The weak point being at the bottom doesn't matter, because it's locked into a bracket and is thus plenty supported. The tank is massively overstocked, and the scape is utter trash, but it would actually make a very good tank for dirty fish like livebearers. I have to gravel vac my P. Velifera tank every week because these fish are CONSTANTLY shitting, but this thing essentially cleans itself.

[@onehundredhourchallenge836]

It seems they DO survive in lakes and streams, when the temperature is right. The natural predators don't recognize them as prey because of their strange colors and don't eat them as much as more normal looking fish. I read a study a few months ago that was monitoring populations of the zebra danio glow fish in the wild.

[@roopaa03]

I thought it was because the danios had no predators

[@discordiacreates6669]

I mean idk about wild fish, but I wouldn't eat one of those radioactive looking glofish, and it's far less whether or not they're being predated and way more that they have an unnaturally fast reproductive rate so they multiply faster then they can be naturally predated if they escape into the wild. They are invasive, and by the sounds of it only other invasive species will be able to keep up with them after a few years

[@sammygirl6910]

Ugh.

[@josephcassidy798]

Link the study. This opposes everything science says

[@josephcassidy798]

The glofish origin was to trace water ways

[@meganoyaski2637]

Hey Chris! The reason why Glofish are trademarked is because the genetic sequence (for glowing) was patented as a Biotic. A Biotic patent is normally found in pharmaceuticals, but what it means in fish keeping is that no one can legally breed fish with the genetic sequence that belongs to Glofish. Otherwise, the parent company of Glofish can sue.

[@idrivehoopties]

Hypothetically, let’s say I come out with a new glo fish alternative. They look the same to the naked eye. But, I claim a different sequence used to breed them. How could they prove me wrong? Would they try to recreate it and take that to court?? I’m really interested in the idea of a legal case consisting of plants/animals now hahaha.

[@castelau103]

Dyed fish are banned in the EU as well as glofish, which the UK is resolutely not part of any more unfortunately (so expect glofish on your lfs shelves eventually, UK people). Never seen one irl bc of that.

[@missdragonfire]

Dyed fish were never banned in the UK, despite attempts by the fishing community to make it illegal. According to what I understand, we cannot dye the fish here because it would be considered mutilation, but they can be imported and sold. However, since 1996, 75% of UK aquatic retailers have signed a pledge not to stock fish that have been mutilated in this manner. It's a shame that figure isn't higher, but hopefully it will be.

[@natalier4053]

Glow fish are not dyed, they are genetically modified

[@MissusAnon]

There isn't really anything wrong per se with glofish other than how they're marketed, genetic modification is a wild field. Mostly I just find the yellow ones unsettling to look at, like the bettas.

[@Aww-Geez]

If glofish are illegal in the EU, maybe they should send out another memo because it doesn’t look like some countries received the first one.

[@singingsunflower9000]

@@Aww-Geez dyed fish is not the same as glofish

[@StiggyAzalea]

Idk if this is a universal experience, but from working in a store with a huge glofish section, both the schoolers and the Bettas, glofish enclosures grow WAY more green algae than regular fish. And it's not just the blue light, the glo Betta cups grew algae in them, I never once saw a regular Betta cup grow algae and non of them were lit at all.

[@hikarisontheirlaststraw]

I'm just goanna make a really wild and unscientific guess here, could the fish be reflecting more light causing the algae to grow?

[@piercecowley255]

Idk either, they are banned in alot of places, also with what the said about glass dyed catfish in the uk, if they are real they are extremely rare, I have never seen them before

[@StiggyAzalea]

@@hikarisontheirlaststraw I think the genetic modification does something to the poop that causes it to break down into something more usable to algae. If it was the light thing then white skirt tetras would cause even more algae since they reflect all spectrums, not just one specific band

[@FishForThought]

actually kinda cool to think about :0

[@oliviaallen3726]

@@piercecowley255 I work for a major aquatic franchise in the uk and they would never be ordered nowadays due to ethics, but suppliers do still have access to dyed and tattooed fish. I was told they would occasionally come in a couple decades ago when people still thought animal abuse was 'cool', but the dyes and tattoo ink would fall out eventually as the injection sites healed.

[@TurtlesTM]

As a kid, I owned around seven danio glofish and, regrettably, kept them in a 2.5 gallon tank. My mom got them for me with a kit and everything and they all lived all the three years we lived in one location, although I have no idea what happened to them when we were moving out our stuff. Looking back, I'm surprised none of them died while I had them. Tacky little plastic tank with an eventual snail outbreak, a lot of algae, and being taken care of by a nine year old who really really cared about them. I didn't think to use the internet to ask for fish help so I would ask our local fish store owner for advice on how to take care of things. The most my mom took care of was feeding them when I was away for long periods of time. Had no idea what I was doing, even doing nearly total water changes but these poor fish lived through all of it. So yeah, I'm pretty sure glofish are hardier than normal.

[@cappuccinocappy]

I feel bad for the glofish, most of the time they basically thrown in a 5 gallon with Neon gravel and neon fake plants , that sounds like a really bad LSD trip and they’re living their entire life in that. Just think about it how terrifying this has to be. It’s like living in a horror clown house.

[@bat8559]

I hate people saying that glofish are blind. I have my own glofish betta, put him in a completely natural tank, ngl he doesn't even look like a glofish. The only way you can tell he is a glofish is the very slightly green eyes, which is hard to see, and if you turn the lights to a blue color lol. He just looks like an extremely pretty betta. Very nice, have had absolutely NO health problems so far, other than mild fin-rot from pet-store cup. He's an incredible centerpiece for my planted 20 long lol. He's one of my favorite fish ever, he's really sweet.

[@Khaeris]

Tbh, with all the hate glofish get I've started feeling sorry for them. I've wanted a betta for a while, and with getting a larger tank soon I'll have an empty ten gallon a glofish betta might love.

[@epicrebel7965]

Wait didn't they stop making glo fish betta. Thay look pretty kool tho. Too bad they will get abused by some kid or Karen who don't even research on them. Just sad but hey you have a rare beautiful betta.

[@terrificterrariums3201]

I personally don’t like GloFish cause whenever I see them they are never kept in good tanks , always a tank with a lot of fake plants and neon decorations. It’s good to know that someone is treating one like a normal fish 😄

[@bat8559]

@@Khaeris Mine is so pretty- He's my betta with the best personality as well. He loves just sitting on the substrate and watching my orange mystery snail- They're actually kinda the same color.

[@turmoilbreaker9301]

Exactly, you even have yours in a planted tank. I think most people are thinking of those rainbow tanks when they think of glofish and thats why they get so much hate. Hell, if one's rainbow tank works well and doesnt actively kill the fish, who am I to tell them what to do. As long as it's in their home and not mine I'm completely fine

[@stevecox8066]

I wasn't a fan of Glofish previously, but my four year old wanted me to setup a tank for HIS fish a couple years ago. Of course he picked a Glofish. I now have four of these colorful guys and they are the only ones in their 20gal other than two Julie cats and two Ottos. They are all healthy, active, love the live plants, get along great, and have no issues at all. Still not my favorite fish, but I have a feeling they'll be around for many many years to come. By the way, your channel is my favorite...don't tell Irene.

[@FishForThought]

LOL i'll keep it a secret xD

[@Itz.JustxKa1lan1]

@@FishForThought what gallon tank should 5 glofish go into?

[@piercecowley255]

With the dyed glass catfish, I think they are super rare, I've never seen or even heard of them before

[@FishForThought]

that's a great sign

[@absolutezerochill2700]

@@FishForThought this saltwater reefer guy, Coralfish12g, did a video about glofish and dyed glass fish. He said that he was definitely against the injected fish and ended up getting a small school of glofish for his freshwater 20 long.

[@cetus2637]

@@FishForThought They are also illegal to keep in the EU . Don't know about UK though, since Brexit and all

[@calamitynatalie8590]

I’ve never seen them before either, I’m in Scotland and frequent many various pet stores, including Pets@Home where I would assume they would be found

[@piercecowley255]

@@calamitynatalie8590 ive not seen them at maidenhead or pets at home

[@weirdology9906]

When I was a kid, I had some white tetras with like bright red stripe on the top, but it faded after some time. Now, after watching this video, I think they were actually painted...that's sick... Now I have tetras which were already white. They are living for a long time, I hope they're happy

[@RoccosVideos]

I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with glofish. People usually live them or hate them. However many of the tanks marketed for them are often inappropriate. ❤️🐠

[@naturesfinest2408]

Ive seen good black light/glo fish tanks. They can be pretty neat.

[@FishForThought]

agreed!

[@RoccosVideos]

@@naturesfinest2408 They do look cool. I just wonder if the black light has any effect on the fish or how they feel about glowing tank mates or glowing décor. I honestly have no idea if it affects the fish at all.

[@Greenhenben678]

Ya

[@st1922]

@@RoccosVideos it actually isn’t a black light, I believe. It’s actually actinic lighting (blue light), which cnidarians are found to glow under. Hence why anemone and jellyfish genes were added to these fish.

[@laurencefreeman46]

8:55 that’s honestly disgusting. I can clearly see a Purple Tang, a Yellow Tang (which is only being captive bred right now and is very expensive), and a blue eye Kole Tang. Tangs get very big and need a lot of space to swim. It’s a shame to see such beautiful and expensive fish be put in a tank like this.

[@thewalters694]

Chris: Welcome to Fish Tank Review Also Chris: Waits till the videos half way over before he starts reviewing any fish tanks

[@hughgrection9938]

Bro fr he did this in the last one too

[@thewalters694]

@@hughgrection9938 I kinda like it tho. His vids are still funny and you learn stuff at the same time.

[@FishForThought]

woops :(

[@tangtang_514]

@@FishForThought It's ok because you make it enjoyable

[@hughgrection9938]

@@FishForThought Chirs I love u

[@weirdology9906]

Recently I got some black widow tetras, and the interesting thing about them is that when they're stressed, their black color completely fades away... I've never actually seen that so clearly before (but I know it's common behaviour for fishes). After like 2-3 minutes in new environment, their color came back. I also have some white tetras and together they look like brides and grooms 😀

[@katbacon8720]

I sort of remember the painted fish briefly being a popular thing when I was a kid. And I thought they were cool until I found out what they did to the fish to "dye" them, so luckily I never got any. And it also didn't last long, the injections and tattoos fade pretty quickly if I remember right. But on the Glo fish I will admit, I recently ended up with one Glo Betta and she's one of my favorite fish of all time. My hang ups about them were mostly on principle.

[@cam1723]

Congratulations on 300k I can't believe I've been watching this channel for so long. I remember when you just only hit 3k

[@FishForThought]

yooo!!! I appreciate you so much

[@demasiadomar]

As a European, I'd like everyone to remember that the UK left us. No crazy dyed fish where I live.

[@alfredmarcos1761]

As a pond guy, gonna have to pass on the glow fish but still open to keeping them in one though. They look fun to keep as a school

[@FishForThought]

imagine a glo pond haha xD

[@alfredmarcos1761]

@@FishForThought an eerie pond glowing...now where does this feel familiar...what do you think strange man who has his face peeling off and smells like sewage?

[@discordiacreates6669]

Please do not put glofish in ponds, especially if there's any natural waterways they may escape from if it rains a lot in your area, they're invasive and I'm pretty sure no one in charge of your area is going to appreciate you for that, at all

[@alfredmarcos1761]

@@discordiacreates6669 I know, plus we don't have any waterways here. Closest thing is a bog that floods during monsoon season and dries up during summer.

[@discordiacreates6669]

@@alfredmarcos1761 Ah alright, ig that's not a problem for you then but ik in other areas of the world... Well, Florida is already almost completely lost to invasives, I just don't want to see the rest of the world get invaded by a few dominant invasive species and ruin the planets diversity. It'd just be a real shame and could have much further reaching effects then we'll see this generation so most other people I'd say that's for certain a no, though seasonal ponds can only support seasonal fish like mosquito fish that can get transported by waterbirds as newborn fry and mudfish, but most people don't know North America and India also have native mudfish to protect, not just Africa

[@michellebarnhill5130]

The glow fish today are genetically amended to glow. Those old school glass tetras that were injected-I refused to buy them. I know people seem to hate glowfish, but I have two yellow danios, and two red tetras in a twenty four gallon tank. They are very happy, I have ten neon tetras, a bristle nose pleco and three Cory cats. They have real plants mixed in with some very nice black light reactive plants. I have real black lights up top, so even the neon tetras look pretty at night.

[@nemui1fan447]

I'm heartbroken whenever I see GloFish because it just reminds me of the brat I had to clean up after during my job as a maid -- She had three GloFish, and she ended up leaving them on the kitchen table in a TINY tank, like a transport tank, with no filter, filthy water, a broken bubbler that leaked everywhere.... Unsurprisingly the fish ended up dying, but she left them there to rot -- I get teary-eyed thinking about what it must've been like for that last remaining fish, forced to live alongside the rotting corpses of their friends. But these fish survived so much, constant algae blooms, living alongside a beta/cichlids (i don't exactly remember), then finally being left to die in this tank for a week straight... When it was my time to clock in for work I had to clean out the tank, and these fish literally DISINTEGRATED. Like one got stuck and I reached in to pull it out, and it turned into JELLY. I've never kept fish before so idk if it's normal -- It really doesn't sound normal...

[@SlickNick3]

Glo fish are what got me into the hobby! Kept them for about a year and then got into planted tanks. I caught all my glo fish out to take them to the store give them a new home and didn’t tear down their tank for about a week next thing I knew I had glo fish fry popping up everywhere! Cool experience I’ll never forget!

[@JosephsJungle8]

I am soon getting a pea puffer tank with about 3-5 in a 20ish gallon tank that is going to be *HEAVILY* planted for all their little puffer needs and I’ll also have some maybe some otocinclus or amano shrimps to eat up the algae and be nice little tank mates yes I have done all the research to make sure they are compatible together and I will comment when I get them and also post their tank on scapeism 👍🐡 puffers are the best type of fish, you can’t change my mind.

[@fairfathom]

Loaches....I will never forget the time my bucket split at the bottom while siphoning, YEETed the water into the toilet, only to find that a black loach had somehow miraculously not gotten sent to toilet oblivion, and after putting the fish back and cleaning up the water just kinda curled up in a ball for an hour. This was that same fish's fourth time almost killing me this summer.

[@dilophoraptordouble]

I will say, as a basic idea I love glow fish. it just sounds cool to turn on a black light or somethint and see them all hiding in a natural aquarium and see what they're doing, and generally when kept as intended (I know this for Betta, not sure for others) they return to normal after de stressing and being out of the lights to force the glow, but glow again when you put the light on. But most of the time people wanna keep them in "COOL CRAAAAAZY" blacklight tanks where it's all super artificial and all that

[@Hippo232]

Not really a fan of glo-fish, it's not that they aren't OK to keep, I just prefer more natural style fish (even though I have a white guppy and red long fin Betta 🙄) I don't see any reason not for other people not to as long as they keep them in good conditions.

[@terrificterrariums3201]

Exactly !

[@FishForThought]

same!

[@kirabowie]

I had a white male guppy. He was very pretty, but just wasn't as interested in my girls as this lil neon blue guy I got at the same time. Either that, he just wasn't a good breeder as I have 3 pastel guppies that are nearly white, and tons of neon blue males.🤣🤣🤣

[@s.i.m.poster6823]

2:30 usually in stores, the biggest they have is only 10 gallons, but 20 gallon glo tanks do exist.

[@jessicaschoen6647]

I took over a 75g tank that came with 3 black skirt tetras and 3 Glo tetras. The long-finned black skirt tetra in the batch is the only fish I've seen come back from ich. (It almost took out my entire tank before I got the right medicine to work with it.) That absolutely follows just how crazy hardy these guys are. The Glo tetras school together with the regular skirt tetras. After really enjoying the ones I had, I picked up a few more of the Glo tetras. The existing fish in the tank got super excited whenever I introduced the new ones. As someone who was formerly a guppies-only fish-keeper, these dudes have totally won me over. They're very active and a ton of fun to watch. Plus, (so far) they don't instantly over-populate my tank like my guppies did. With having the different colors of the Glo fish, I can also watch to see which ones hang out in cliques with which other ones. As others have said, it is sad to see fish stores market these guys to go into small tanks and to be one of a very few fish in the tank. Seeing how happy these guys are with a now 9 fish school in 75g is one of my favorite parts of my tank.

[@shaderaven6383]

We took over the care of some glo fish. That came from another home. Likely 6 years old when they made it to us. Brothers kids kept trying to catch them and harass them. Brother told them if they keep doing that they will lose the fish. He eventually gave the fish to us. All but one died within a year of eachother. We figured the last one would die soon. Lived for 2 more years. He was a unit, feel bad he was alone those last two years.

[@bigscrub2]

I live in the UK and never heard of dyed glass fish,being told about them ruined my Monday.

[@piercecowley255]

Same

[@FishForThought]

:(((

[@ilovefish9458]

I'm scared to see what will happen to the fish and reptile hobby with how "easy" it is to find "information".

[@hikarisontheirlaststraw]

Can you elaborate? Shouldn't it be better for the animals to be able to find more information on them? Shouldn't that help with their care and treatment?

[@FishForThought]

there are some very basic things that take less than 10 seconds of google but might save 10 betta lives lol

[@The_KingDoge]

wdym? ive seen people "keep" axolotls in a 10 gallon uncycled tank with bright lights and no coolers. Idk how much worse it can get

[@ilovefish9458]

@@The_KingDoge that's unacceptable

[@frowner_and_co]

@@hikarisontheirlaststraw "_" is sarcasm. If you don't know what that is, you're either old and stupid or young and young minded and should look it up.

[@mikab4419]

The questions I have with glofish is : if they are for unknown reasons freed, what happen to the predators or detritivors that will eat them? Is it like wild animals that eat transgenic crops? (cancer and else) They say in the cgu that they are sterilized but if you breed them you cannot sell them. So are they really sterile or is this a 90% success thing?

[@mokko759]

Unless the crop is specifically modified to be pest resistant, animals don't die or contract cancer from eating transgenic crops or livestock. That's pure fearmongering bullshit from the organic crunchy granola community. I can guarantee you've eaten loads of transgenic crops. Have for decades.

[@FishForThought]

i thiiiink it would be fine for predators to eat them. it is just supposed to be jelly fish genes spliced into their DNA

[@mikab4419]

@@mokko759 no i live in france gmo are forbidden and i take my food to farmers so i know what the animals are eating what's used to grow the crops and else

[@rugvedkulkarni1593]

I love glow fish. The skirt tetra is an amazing beginner fish in every aspect except colour. Now with genetic modification it can have that too. It gives an opportunity for an underrated fish to become beloved.

[@SavageSav0813]

I didn’t get to watch yesterday and my betta tank was broken last night. Thanks for these videos Chirs, they make me feel better. And you’ll be happy to know my clown pleco has now been moved from a 10 gallon to a 20 (though much more soon than originally intended 👀) also pizza. Always pizza.

[@joyrice1350]

Chris! I just ordered one of your anti fishbowl fish tank club shirts and I’m so excited to receive it. I’ve only ever left one hate comment (I regret it) and have been a loyal fan since ❤️

[@syd5380]

I haven’t thought about this in a couple years but my ex boyfriend had a bichir and some type of lungfish(?) in the world’s SADDEST tank. I spent months trying to get him to do _anything_ with it because he wouldn’t even clean it. This was also a house full of reptile guys (not the responsible kind), one of whom had over two dozen snakes and lizards, and none of them had a large enough enclosure or seemed properly cared for. It’s alarming how common this stuff is.

[@vivekvs1992]

Regarding fish feed... I usually keep the feed in small cryovials... They are 2-5ml vials that can hold the feed for tetra or rasbora for about a week or 2.. You should be able to get some cheap off amazon...the main bottle of feed doesn't get damp as an added bonus

[@aaronjudahvlogs3563]

Chris : kuhli loaches have different dimension Chris : shrimp have different dimension me : my socks have a different dimension

[@shiooorii]

*Everytime Chris uploads a new episode of FTR* *Me:* Oh it's monday again

[@FishForThought]

i have the power... to let ppl know what day of the week it is xD

[@phonicfrog]

Glofish make me really uncomfortable. I don't think I've ever seen any for sale here in Australia, though white skirt tetras are common in pet stores. Editing because i looked it up, it seems our import rules classify them as a GMO so they're pretty heavily regulated. Interesting.

[@christianjones1834]

As an avid fisherman I would never ever ever buy a lure that looked like a Glofish or had any silly colors... We have a sang, "Match the hatch" Meaning if I'm fishing for Smallmouth Bass and they are heavily feeding on Crayfish. Then I'm going to pick a lure that matches (or as close as possible) the Crayfish in the body of water that I'm fishing in both size and pattern. For example I wouldn't fish with a purple or blue (or something wild like that) crayfish bait, if the crayfish in the body of water I'm fishing are green I would want to match it.

[@audrameyer9558]

Thank you for never disapointing me on a Monday! Let this week begin!!

[@FishForThought]

Have a fantastic week Audra!

[@wowagt4589]

Chris: I’m best girl Millie: hold my bird food

[@survivalofthefishiest]

My fish obsession started with glofish, and they are incredibly hearty!! I have mine in a 29g, and they are THRIVING! No complaints here!

[@rachaelshaabani7137]

Mine seem much healthier than all the other fish I bought and they're beautiful!

[@littledonut6994]

I’ve had a Glofish school with a female betta and some shrimp. They look even better without that weird light and with live plants and natural tank. They look much more colorful. I had the danios so they were smaller in my 40 gallon. But it was sooo beautiful watching all of them school together. My female betta and I had a good relationship and I would pet her. I miss them! I got pregnant and had to give them away because having a newborn and tons of animals is hard.

[@preethar7547]

Chris : Repachi is best girl Millie: So you have chosen death

[@FishForThought]

xD

[@xam6858]

I had kuhli loaches once and they burrowed in the sand and saw them 2 years later when I redid the tank.

[@DwarfFrogWholesale]

I feel like glow fish are constantly trying to scream in the pain that is their sheer existence but cannot due to a lack of vocal cords

[@Frogger]

When I was a kid in the 90s all the kid's shows had goldfish in bowls. Never gave me the idea of torturing little critters in that way though. At least my tank was just critically overstocked (cuz guppies breed like flies). A 45 liter planted tank with a proper filter though. Also, to be fair, Cosmo and Wanda aren't fish but fairy godparents 😜

[@Peterrdee]

My butterfly and rabbit fish get so happy when I walk into the room they follow me around also, and I talk to them, I love them so much

[@gartjack2724]

I used to100% agreed with the PetSmart employee meme except I met one that blew me away on how much he knew and how nice he was. Guy knew his stuff and had passion about tanks. He was the exception.

[@msbreshine]

We... had those glass fish in the US, once upon a time. I don't remember if my family bought some, or I just stared at them a lot in stores, but that picture definitely unlocked some perfectly clear memory of the two tone thing going on. Probably didn't know how to feel about it back then, because I surely don't know how to feel about the GloFish now. I only just saw the betta versions and went "why though..." They all just look pale and (more) depressed then the others.

[@Kiyuchingchong]

I just love this video and ur channel actually inspired me to have a fish tank review

[@FishForThought]

tyty!!

[@shayxie8318]

and-- there are two ladies at my local Petsmart who do talk to folks about cycling the tank and appropriate living conditions and what makes good tankmates...but people listen to them exactly as much as they listen to the people who cheerfully agree that a pretty little goldfish would look SO good with their new guppies and neon tetras. Yes, yes- so pretty! /sigh

[@FishForThought]

😂😂

[@das-too-bad-ig]

I had a friend who used to work at PetSmart. She would tell me how upsetting it was working there because she really cared about the animals and tried to properly explain their care and requirements to customers. She said the most common thing was people would insist on buying fish and she would ask them about their setup, is your tank cycled etc. And explained anything they didn't know. If they didn't know anything, didn't have a setup, etc. She would refuse to sell them any fish. They would get really angry and complain, then come back the next day and ask a different employee and they would sell it. So, it made my friend look like she was being extreme when in reality she was just trying to do the right thing by the animals. Edit: forgot to add 90% of the time the customers that didn't listen and got a fish anyway would quickly come back and demand a refund because they died.

[@natalianaic6634]

Those tangs in that saltwater tank need minimum 100 gallon tank haha. Also the discus guy was folowing the .5 inch per gallon rule.

[@FishForThought]

lmaooo 0.5 inch rule xD

[@brainbroad2091]

Heres my take on the "V" tank and nearly a decade in the reef hobby: A "V" could be a common little micro habitat in sw, be it in small canyons and crevices in a reef, between sections of Jetties or sea walls for example, though of course it looks like the people here just opted to chuck the live rock in a pile at the back. Structurally, Im not going to comment, since Im no architect or contractor, though I can tell how awkward this kind of dimension is. Saltwater needs a lot aide from extra equipment like powerheads, which I dont see(I cant see the picture again lest I start this whole essay of a comment over again). This can lead to several dead zones which the lack of current will attract detritus, phosphates, and ammonia build up. Also, some may not believe sand isnt as important for reefs as once thought, I noticed they aquarist opted out possibly due to added stress and pressure at the bottom angle. The awkwardness is also visible in the maintenance, as even with the magnet scrubber, you cant use it on the sides so diatoms have built up(also the detritus at the bottom from the previously mentioned dead zone). Correct me if I am wrong, but I can only see three fish, a yellow tang, a purple tang, and some non-descript brown tang. Tang need MASSIVE aquariums. Not only do most get fairly large but they are also quite active; travelling nearly 8 miles a day foraging on algae. The bristle tooth tangs are the smallest, and can arguably be kept in 75 gallons, though most need 180+ with some like Vlamingi tangs requiring 1000's. This is way too small for any of these tangs. Lastly I want to mention the coral, the only one I saw was a bleached toadstool, or some form of leather coral. Either way, bravo to the owner for bleaching a soft coral like that in 2022. Most soft corals commonly available are stupid easy to keep, and even seem to do better in slighty unkempt tanks, soo this tank is doing the near impossible. Also, why does the light look so flat? Its most likely not even a T8. No blues, no depth in color. Even after all filtration a light can make or break a reef, and this incandescent garbage is as low as you can get for saltwater. The off white is also probably encouraging the diatoms to grow too. LEDs are the way to go and have been for several years now. When I started in 2013 people were phasing out their T5s for LEDs but there was still some controversy as they were still quite new and pretty expensive. But today, there is no excuse if you want to grow corals, get good lights. In conclusion, the "V" tank is a nice idea, but not much else, especially the one pictured. You're better off just doing a canyon scape in your average cube shaped aquarium.

[@Nick_just_nick]

I’m not a purist by any means and I love hybrid fish like blood parrots but I think glow fish is where I draw the line for what I’ll actually own, I’m not at all bothered by hybrids or anything like that but it’s just something about glow fish that’s really off putting

[@weirdal1en]

I think it's primarily how they're marketed, they're treated as toys more so than normal fish

[@spacerattheratfromspace7024]

They are awesome hybrids, part fish, part jellyfish

[@Koko-rc3pz]

8:25 Maybe the designer was thinking of tide pools? Thats the only thing i can think of. Except the fish don't live there, they only get trapped for a while and can leave when the tide rises. So still a bad idea.

[@brandywoods2787]

*sneakily watching this at work because I just cant wait*

[@theblackfox8920]

No way did you use a Billy Talent sample, such glorious childhood memories listening to those guys.

[@hikariizuki1693]

I was looking at pet store two weeks ago to buy a new water pump and saw them have those glo fish, they never have them before in my area. But sad thing is that all the glo fish is dying in their aquarium, maybe the water condition is not fit for them or something. Maybe it was for the better that we don't have them here, hope the store wouldn't order more of them just to die again

[@protocolracing3177]

Stardew music.... yay happy holidays and new years friend

[@johnnymonsters9717]

Monday:... Monday with Repashy: LETS GOOOOOO!

[@sxdbxxch]

as an ex petsmart employee, apologies an thanks to those who relatively know what their doing in the fish hobby. you have no clue how many people come to buy animals they have no clue how to take care of. once had a guy ask me what fish he could get that he wouldnt have to clean 😒. i said none sir.

[@colt1815]

I have GloFish in a 55 gallon community tank along with electric blue acaras. Beautiful and never have trouble out of them.

[@MattsAquatics]

I wish aquascaping was the most popular aquarium style. Not goldfish in a cereal bowl. Also you were talking about painted glass fish. The original fish is called The Indian Glass fish🙃

[@FishForThought]

ikr.... why did such a poopy way of keeping fish popularize instead the way more beautiful way xD Oh yeah, lotsa skills/knowledge/money is needed for aquascaping :(

[@leafwitheyes2473]

Their needs to be a “proud sponsor of FFT” shirt

[@fellaontheroad]

You put a Billy Talent song in a FTR?! Fan for life now

[@FishForThought]

ayyyy

[@adr9653]

Engineering for color is a lot healthier for fish than line breeding. I'm a fan of the idea.

[@FloodedWithGems]

GloFish don't bother me. the Bala sharks, Oscars and other monster fish sold right beside them (at the chain stores specifically) is where I get bummed out.

[@elizabethwagner2190]

This is off subject but I kept coming up with pretty lg fish in my cichlid tank a clown loaches and then a fairy brichardi, then day before yesterday I woke up and my green severum had a tail of another fairy hanging out of his mouth. Had to pull it out with tweezers. Shocked me for such a gentle breed

[@FishForThought]

oh wow... that's shocking :(((

[@cadenlikespigs]

Pizza with barbecue sauce instead of tomato sauce hits different. I prefer it over normal pizza. More people should try it.

[@heatherebers2127]

BBQ chicken and red onion pizza all the way! Especially home made.

[@FishForThought]

i do love myself some of that kinda pizza

[@MommaSky237]

Glow fish are injected with a dye. They are grabbed from the water by hand injected and dumped back. The color fades after a few months.

[@lumibylinn]

As a Stardew Valley fish fanatic, this video made me feel right at home. Subscribed! Greetings from the Netherlands :)

[@dustysurvival7673]

I once had to adopt my sisters tank, not only was it so green you couldn't see an inch into the tank, she over crowded it. She had two rainbow sharks in there, a Molly, a male guppy, a large bottom feeder and several more smaller fish. I was so upset at her for the poor water quality and her incompetence with the fish species.

[@sunriseshell]

The "dyed" (injected) fish have been around a long time in the US.

[@GetThatPepperOffThere]

Super excited because I got my new jet black Plakat Betta a few days ago. I love him so much, for all my Starcraft fans out there, I called him Zeratul, because it looks like he has those blades from the protoss.

[@terrificterrariums3201]

I have 2 khuli loaches with my female betta in a 10 gallon tank , They are getting along really well 😄.

[@FishForThought]

aww

[@user-m__]

Hello, can you please advise me on something!!! I'm doing a research because I want to buy fish but I can't find this information anywhere. My apartment is very small, there is no place to put my aquarium other then under AC. It would be literally under AC but obviously air doesn't go downwards, so it wouldn't directly hit aquarium. However I'm worried because it is still under AC.Can it be a good environment for the fish?

[@kirbymullins9266]

In Australia glofish are not available. We have very strict laws about importing non-native and possibly invasive species. It sucks that i can't get glofish, but given the disaster that rabbits and cane toads became when they were introduced, i'm kind of glad that my country learnt a lesson and is actually now very careful about such things. Hamsters are similarly outlawed here, but we have guinea pigs =D

[@Davdngo]

Fell victim to the glofish craze but I will have to admit they are insanely hardy

[@aliceshakara]

got 6 of those Globabies in my 55 gallon with some other fishy buddies. So far they seem cool. They like to praise one of my plants like its going to drop food for them though... its a cult following. Probably because some bloodworms got stuck in that plant at one point for the weekend treat that the tankmates all get lol.

[@addisonlingenfelder3597]

Yayyy first again! Also Chris I’m glad you finally recognized yourself as “best girl”

[@Fishhunter2014]

I think that V shaped tank was a single piece of acrylic that was bent at a 90 degree angle. That's the only thing I could think of as to why it hasn't exploded.

[@damoonman]

I had a goldfish I got from a school carnival when I was in kindergarten that I had for 6 freakin years. I have no clue how he survived so long. The only thing we did with his water was add more when it got evaporated. He survived algae outbreaks, 2 fungus infections, and a leak in his tank which about caused him to run out of water. He did have a decently sized tank and good filters so nice on my parents part. The sad thing is, I had just started to learn about fish keeping right after he passed… I am hoping to get more fish soon though.

[@misomie]

I remember seeing dyed fish for sale when I was a kid. I'm only 27 but I was obsessed with fish from a very young age. It's really nice not seeing them for sale anymore. There were ones that were just color but you could also get designs on them. As for glofish I really want to set up a monster glofish tank in the future and go wild with the prompt. Like shooting for at least a 6 ft tank and huge schools of tetras and danios, maybe even trying for some angels and a shark if I can get a large enough tank. Is bring in a few other species like albino corries and maybe one of those super red bristlenose but otherwise all glofish. The idea of just making an alien world themed tank sounds so fun. It'd be under a normal light for the most part with the black light for special occasions or photos. Think black substrate with a few uv pebbles tossed in and large white rocks. Definitely heavily planted but with an extra focus on red plants with green being the minority. It's definitely a big project but man I want to do it and give it justice. I just love science and they look like little freaks in the cutest way.

[@rishab215]

When you give ur fish Gatorade The fish - Electric green sunburst orange......

[@realest_isopod6417]

Vibing out to the Stardew music

[@bugmother3002]

Loving the Stardew Valley music, really gives joy to this despair

[@chikararexzpo]

Don't ever get glofish!🙃 They are super territorial if you get theme you are stuck with them..they will eat anything that is not lab bred good luck try to find any tank mates for them 😅is like the locusts from Jurassic Park 🤣

[@RedLuna23]

I literally felt that! That was my exact thoughts after watching that movie 😂 I have a 36 gallon with a small school of glo-fish, danios, and a glo-shark. In the past if you’d put anything else in there, they would tear it to shreds! The shark is a monster for being a literal MINNOW.

[@natalier4053]

Huh? They’re just skirt tetras and danios, which are great community fish. You might just have a poor quality environment.

[@hilln8467]

You know nothing

[@TheDressageAddict]

They are finding that in the wild GloFish are avoided by predators like poison dart frogs or other brightly colored natural creatures. They have been found all over South America and Florida and are out competing native species.

[@curgunner]

All the glofish I’ve seen have had genetic issues and are disease prone, much different from what you’ve said.

[@absolutezerochill2700]

idk, a lot of people here seem to have a lot of good luck keeping em

[@curgunner]

@@absolutezerochill2700 Frankly that was a shock to me, I don’t doubt people are telling the truth, but where I’m from they always seem to have health issues.

[@natalier4053]

I’ve owned them since they started being sold at big stores, they live years. I think people just keep them improperly, obviously leading to poor health.

[@Latenivenatrix_Mcmasterae]

I own 4 glow fish in a large planted tank good for black skirts and it's been 3 and a half years and they're doing great, really makes me sad that because while the four I own are lucky they live in this environment the same can't go for all the others in pet stores that are going to be relegated to a 3 year old's fish bowl edit: should mention that originally there was 6 but the 2 others passed, both of which I buried in a flower bed outside my house, better than a toilet in my opinion