Years of Collecting Killifish and this is What he Breeds in his Fish Room

Every time I visit a new fish room, I am blown away by the amount of knowledge the hobbyist has. Jack was no exception. He has traveled the world collecting killifish and breeds a large amount out of his basement fish room. He shares a lot of secrets he uses to keep these amazing fish thriving. Jack was an amazing guy to meet and has a very unique look at killifish breeding! What an experience.
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[@thefishylife6823]

These old people(no disrespect!) are so valuable to our hobby!! So much knowledge and experience....it's priceless!

[@fishroombum3771]

'Older' :)

[@doucheousmalfoy6119]

“Gentlemen”

[@gxrluv]

Elders? lol

[@sheilacrute345]

As I said my pro-democrat🔵👍🏾 paradise gourami fish will takedown a republican🔴👎🏻 Florida flagfish/gop flagfish anyday

[@usernamenotavailablee]

Finally someone you can just feel the true passion and love from, this tour was awesome 💚 wish the video was longer

[@enchantingendlers2105]

This guy has been longer in the hobby than I do live. What an incredible resource of knowledge and experience! Thumbs up for bringing these people in front of a camera!

[@crownethorne]

You're a fantastic interviewer. So respectful and gracious. It makes a huge difference in the quality of the content. Amazing guy Jack! Thanks for sharing this ...

[@tankers3656]

This guy is so cool. His narration is really calm,relaxing n info packed! Legend

[@kedymccauliff8576]

Dude is a Killifish encyclopedia!!! Awesome! 👍

[@madfishdiva]

Rob, I'm so glad that you guys continue to document these amazing people and their expertise. Truly of great value to the hobby.

[@thedon219]

What a wonderful fish keeper! I’d love to pick his brain on the hobby! Tbh between this video and lrb’s video I’ve watched over a dozen times! Just amazing!

[@wmcrash]

Holly molly, those were some BIG hydras at 7:05.

[@roseswitzberg2002]

Love the fact that he has been collecting the fish for so long.

[@LRBaquatics]

Jack Heller is an awesome keeper and nice guy! Thanks for the vid, I have been curious about his fish room.

[@SilverFlame819]

Oh, man. Killies are a labor of love. I wouldn't be able to put that much work in for 1 year of fish.

[@ShadySheev]

Killifish breeders and their little flashlights... Bless their hearts^^.

[@sherrysfishroom6597]

This was a great video. Jack knows his stuff on killifish. It was so nice to hear him talk about his hobby, fish and collecting trips. Such an interesting man. Thanks for sharing such a true gem to the hobby. Hope you visit him again.

[@maxl5112]

His voice is so soothing!

[@ArkAquaria]

LMFAO @10:00 "It's native to southern Missouri isn't it?" "I guesss"

[@unreal2023]

Definitely a correlation between the top collectors/breeders in the hobby and intelligence! All of the "old timers" come from usually very intellectual careers and are all well read and well spoken!! Very neat and makes perfect sense they are the top hobbyists for sure!!

[@mellewedin8221]

Flip aquatics, I hope my support helps you stay alive on here. I love your info you give out. I love being able to see these guys that have been breeding fish for as long as I have been alive. I was born in 1982.

[@PalJoey-rm2yh]

Keep up the visits to other hobbyists fish rooms. Great to get ideas and techniques. I agree with you: very innovative aquarium rack leveling application. Good idea for the shrimp/krill frozen blend too.

[@yorkyone2143]

The screw box idea for the fry is brilliant

[@chelmsford6774]

I have bred Killifish, it is a memorable thing and would recommend it to any true Hobby fish keeper. This Guy is a gem. Thanks for sharing.

[@sheilacrute345]

I'm voltron: oh really I'm a democrat I have a male pro-democrat🔵👍🏾 paradise gourami fish named BLUETIGER he will takedown a republican🔴👎🏻 Florida flagfish anyday 😊 my pro-democrat paradise gourami fish will be bred with his pro-democrat🔵 female paradise gourami queen.

[@danielscerri8914]

Hi Rob, Loving your fish room tours. Enjoy your tours the most out of everybody on you tube. Your really good at them and go into great detail, always learn something. Have a Great day Rob and keep up the great content. :)

[@CJBlack265]

Wow!! Very nice interview and tour - Thank You!!💕👍👍

[@AquaSplendor]

Facinating, great collection/setup, always been a fan of killifish

[@danwutsch9470]

Awesome! Love the enthusiasm after all those years in the hobby! Good Stuff!

[@Cycnoches2012]

Thank you for documenting this Man and his work with fish!!!!

[@karenwolfsen]

Such treasures of knowledge! Keep showing these fishkeeping treasures!

[@Misterzen87]

Such a great person, thank you for letting us see all your fish!

[@shesellsfish]

Another great fishroom tour. These killi guys have a lifetime of information on some very rare stuff

[@BlazinHawk]

Amazing collection of killis I think I see my future self here,starting with normans lampeyes and having great success with breeding. Thank you Rob for showing us this great fish room thank you Jack for sharing your knowledge

[@klove7365]

awesome , another amazing video Rob

[@ShotgunAndAShovel]

this has got to be one of my favorite youtube videos. thank you for posting it!

[@maxmaier5685]

I love those videos, amazing fish room. 😁

[@vicaroo001]

I love this guy. LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@sandalkid2351]

Man I know you’re starting out, but I only subscribed for these little house tours you go on, they’re so dope! You meet so many people and see so many cool fish. Stashed gems 💎 keep them coming man, these house visits are dope!! These videos are where your views are at. Don’t lose them

[@ELKFILMZ]

Such an awesome collection, and it sounds so fun to go travel to collect species.

[@akl_gaming2625]

He has a verry nice fish room. Awsome video sir thanks.

[@twasbrillig33]

He's the Bob Ross of killifish

[@bloodshotgamer3532]

Great video and awesome fish keeper.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Wow, cool fish room!

[@strangeperson700]

I'll bet my entire life savings that he's an engineer.

[@midwestconsortium9817]

Well since I know him be lucky you didn't bet because you'd have lost it all. Try an accountant for the Fed's. (retired)

[@dakuaquatics]

@@midwestconsortium9817 he literally said it in the video too if he watched it! lol

[@chancebrown1899]

I know this is a old video, But Does he still stay around the granite city area?

[@RTM459]

Thanks for the fish room tour I feel some others have stopped doing them and that's what got me into the fish hobby.

[@sherrysfishroom6597]

You are so right. I love to watch how others operate their fishrooms. So cool to see their short cuts and little inventions.

[@sandyrodriguez2803]

Great fish room tour!

[@pleconation840]

I love your fishroom video an these two guys seem like some cool guys keep up the great work buddy

[@fishermen6898]

Thanks

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

I have a large male Hoplo I rescued from LFS several months ago. Wonderful fish. I am currently growing out two Hoplo fry, in hopes that one or both are females. They grow daily and will soon be able to meet the old man in his tank. Thanks for the vid. Very cool fish room!

[@PF_Hardwood]

Super awesome guy! Nice video!!

[@mrhenk007]

What a sweet guy. great fish room too

[@JadrenAquatics]

Very cool fishroom, I'd like to see more detailed how that threaded rod works as his shelving.

[@madmedic366]

This is on another level !!

[@DowntheWormHole]

very nice fish room and experiance

[@overlandtowater]

I too am from Missouri, I just started a planted native tank and my first fish in this tank is a Bayou killfish…..So I love this video

[@claytonstone67]

Great video

[@gailschenk8802]

Cool fish room 👍🏻

[@1deaver]

Awesome room sir!

[@lbdeuce]

Outstanding video

[@misterdabalina4694]

Awesome fish room .

[@fortnitehighlights2243]

Love you man, just keep on grinding. You are soon at 50k subs! And then we go too 100K!

[@LupDiesel]

Fexi CSGO Highlights and more! Thank you so much Fexi :) I appreciate that!!

[@marcinsiwek905]

great video, that is amazing devotion new sub here keep these video's coming

[@wtfmrb293]

Lovely tour Tnx. I’m thinking about getting me some killies

[@justinhateswasps5816]

Amazing information and the tours are awesome. I do hope a lot of people from different countries sees this, so that they would understand that america is not just about chain stores when it comes to the aquarium hobby. There are amazing fish keepers in america as well that have a ton of experience and knowledge about the hobby.

[@roadtrip5643]

Because of this video you earn a news subs!!thanks man keep it up.

[@jonlobello7151]

Damn! I finally got to see Jack Heller's fish room.

[@astromeliasroughcollie6671]

Amazing 😍

[@ricardoramirez9510]

Father Fish and this guy would get in a HEATED debate about water changes haha

[@mattcali8725]

Awesome!

[@Apistogramma_cacatuoides]

As a killifish breeder myself , I wish I could be as good as him.

[@VisaquariumNl]

Again a amazing video, tank you! :)

[@LupDiesel]

vis aquarium I see what you did there :)

[@VisaquariumNl]

haha ;)

[@fishtankhans7858]

This is amazing

[@SteHughes90]

What a great guy

[@juanrcovas7892]

Great video!! Very informative, those bichardii cichlids looks like anthias in saltwater. Nice vid✌

[@calebskingdom5696]

Awesomeness

[@calacosp]

Whilst I would agree that in a poorly setup aquarium you do need to change the water regularly, if the filtration is correct you could go years just topping up what evaporates, I know this because I've had aquariums running this way. All I would say is don't feed your fish lots of food, after all in their natural surroundings they only eat when it rains or what they can scavenge, if this was understood and explained more I think more people would have aquariums.

[@Jesse-ey5xd]

I want that Missouri hornwort.

[@fishroombum3771]

Ram's horn snails to help manage a tank. Wow.

[@garymorfett4509]

True passion.

[@Lecodelsur]

amazing

[@SilverFlame819]

I love hearing that these great guys are all friends. Gary Lange is just awesome. :)

[@nicksfishroom915]

those redi-rod racks are cool. Have never seen that idea before

[@LupDiesel]

Nicks Fishroom I know, I've never seen it and love it!

[@southnyourmind]

Man, look at all that hydra.. I'm going to have to order the book that he was talking about.

[@dwainkitchel1316]

Aquari-Sol, i still have a bottle of this from the 80's :) it is basically copper salts in a liquid form...so not good for snails or shrimp...but it is indicative of the old school medication that we got to use back then. Good stuff this video :)

[@misterbgs1]

Good vid

[@4funrc11]

Thx. :) Of the meticulous fish keepers (keeper's) genre.

[@SimplyShrimps]

That’s a lot of killifish 🙈😍

[@KevinsCaninesAndAquatics]

Rob can you do a video on how to breed the killifish and incubate/hatch them please?

[@life1042]

very cool 💙💚💛💜

[@blueringoctopuss]

F.B.I. Fish Breeding Icon.

[@MadCheshireHat]

So cool! I really want clown killifish but it seems my water hardness and pH doesn't match up with them 😢

[@superviro]

Is Jack still active? I'm setting up a rack for killifish, but I'm new. I live in Springfield MO. I'd like to get some eggs!

[@goofofff]

I'm gonna start a killifish tank because of Jack

[@watjejanssen7535]

just wow

[@KaSusanna]

Great Video! Whats the name of the big one 4:30 ?

[@bobbuilder9813]

Fish keeping is addictive

[@jacklee5335]

Do you have the blue white dot killfish?

[@MattMarcio]

is he referring to Aqua Sol Complete Water Treatment & purifying solution ? Thanks

[@lindseylee5368]

What are the things hanging in the tanks that look like mangrove roots? Very cool video!

[@JohnJames.]

Lindsey Lee mops

[@angel.heart007]

What brand peat moss do you recommend? And which killifish species do you find easier to hatch? And which ones live longer than a year? And where can I purchase pairs or either eggs?

[@SkippersAquariums]

That is an amazing fish room does he sell his fish

[@Sentrygunmancolab]

Where does one acquire lucite containers that size?

[@nickys5578]

people realize researchers are hesitant to say they discovered ANYTHING as many of these creatures are known by locals but rarely are noticed on a world wide scale.