Michael Langerman can you make a video about how to get fry grow faster I have problem with one fry that i named "Carl" he is a 2 month Guppy fry he looks like a 2 weeks Old one! Meanwhile my other fry are colurful and more bigger. Can you give me tips?
Ha! I am trying to breed them small and you are trying to get them larger :)) It could be smaller than siblings for number of reasons...I would move this small fry in a separate nursery and let it grow there without any stress from larger fish. Generally, you may need to cull any small/ week/ seek/ unwanted fry as soon as possible to keep your strain purity.
What started you making these little aquariums? You have such dedication to them. There is a nice amount of moss growing in my front garden. I’m going to try growing it underwater! Where do you find your seed shrimp, daphnia and cyclops ? I have 3 small aquariums full of pond snails.
Thank you for the questions!!! My little aquariums adventure started with...gaming mouse package :) Here it is: th-cam.com/video/jm2D4-dnKqg/w-d-xo.html Though, it were negative comments on my first plastic bottle aquarium (you probably watched it: th-cam.com/video/2tnqo1m_Oxs/w-d-xo.html) that pushed me to ask questions about aquarium sizes. I am very grateful for those comments! I could not find decent answers on my questions, only recommendations - I've been following those for all my life for fish keeping, but those recommendations don't stand reality check and don't have good reasoning to support them. The more I asked about this matters...well, dedication comes from seen benefits for me and people in making small but suitable for fish natural aquariums. I could not buy this type aquariums or fish suitable for it in a store. So, I make it ;) There is a long way to go yet...but even the results that I have so far are positive and promising :) Land moss - I am working on couple more videos about land moss. It's important to wash it thoroughly. Keep samples in dechlorinated water. Check on it daily for bad odor or mold on water surface. Wash moss again if you see any of those signs. A couple weeks without those signs or if moss starts growing - that's all mean it adapted well and ready to be checked with fish ;) some types of fish eat moss like crazy! I got all my little tiny critters (and snails) from ponds of Central park NYC. Warm season is the best time to pick them. They love warm water and algae for food. At winter I found only cyclopes (last month samples ;) You will find them easy pulling out some aquatic plants or filamentous algae. This video should help with details: th-cam.com/video/mQb7cKeTKqA/w-d-xo.html All the best on your new adventure!
You really have inspired me so much with this, not only with plants and the land moss but with your guppies tooo. Havn't seen a video about them in a while, how are they doing??
Thank you very much! I have some projects to share with regards for aquariums, plants in aquariums and etc. All of them kind of related to each other in different ways. And there are always old aquariums with fish on the background - for everyone to see them ;) I lost two adult males in the past month...and got many newborn fry...you can look up the most updated info on this page: docs.google.com/document/d/1lfHyYHmW2u-9aYqA8X19pGkENQpSqnF9w1bvg9Nvha0/pub Tomorrow I am going to upload a video to watch that hopefully would do good for many people. I deem it has great potential ;)
You're so awesome! I really like the effort you put into this and your channel. It's so much more interesting learning from someone who you can tell loves this. Thanks for the link and really looking forward to your next vid notification!!
Hi Michael, unfortunately I can't find seed shrimps now, do you think copepods, brine shrimps, daphnia would be just as effective in keeping the tank water clean? Many thanks!
Yes. That is the short answer. The long answer is way too long to put in comments... You can add any algae feeders and plants - the combination of those makes the best. I've been working on number of videos to explain it ;) All the best on your adventure!
It could last indeed. Only I think it's bacteria along won't do much for critters and snails would prefer to eat algae. And algae consumes ammonia, nitrite and nitrate too.
I got them among many other critters by picking plants in local ponds. Here is a playlist of videos all of them: th-cam.com/video/ygTRjUgyyl4/w-d-xo.html
I'd love to make one of these, and I can buy the moss from somewhere in my city, but the only issue is that I cannot find seed shrimp, daphnia and/or cyclops anywhere. Can we add anything else (anything else live) to the bottle aquarium to make it self sustaining? I live in a concrete jungle with no ponds or lakes nearby open to visitors. Thanks, Sir!
I live in New York concrete jungle...lucky for me there there ponds, rivers and ocean :) There are many critters in the Nature that feed on algae. I make videos only about those that I find or buy and only about them I can tell you for sure. Certainly one can buy online whatever is for sale...but I would first look in pet stores or even better ask friends, coworkers, family - people keep aquariums and love to share knowledge and whatever spare they have. All the best on your adventure!
Thank you for asking! I want to breed them small too! I use selective breeding. Let babies grow to maturity (when you can distinguish gender). Then separate the smallest (it is the desirable trait for us). Let them breed. Repeat it. Breeding a specific desirable strain in this way is long process that takes many generation of fish to achieve desirable results - if ever. There is a problem! The smallest fish is often is the weakest/ sick/ infertile and etc. Another approach is to crossbreed guppy with other similar small fish (Endlers for example). I don't follow this way. Also, environmental conditions (food, space and etc) can be leverage along the way. You may get some more details on what and how I do from videos on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/BUAu9vM_T0M/w-d-xo.html And here is some data I put on one page: docs.google.com/document/d/1lfHyYHmW2u-9aYqA8X19pGkENQpSqnF9w1bvg9Nvha0/pub All the best!
Get rid of the fish that is not good for your purpose. How to do it is up to you. Give it away , keep it in a community aquarium, use it as feeding for other larger fish or animals.
Michael Langerman hoowwww they get eaten how do keep them together ..... i want to make a ecosystem aquarium..... in which many types of microorganisms algae and. Fish live together thats why i wanted to ask u
Thank you for asking! I see some cyclopes. Cyclopes eat algae. They are harmless to fish - fish eat them. I have them from pond with daphnia and seed shrimps. They all cool - harmless. Some of your critters look like seed shrimps. You may discover worm like critters at the bottom, if you look ;) Most of those critters feed on algae. You can add a pinch of fish food once in a while to keep them happy. I would setup couple tanks and try to separate different types of critters (using pipette) for breeding and further experiments. There could be some harmful bacteria and critters for fish. Look through videos on this playlist for more details: th-cam.com/video/5v6OelF1oeU/w-d-xo.html Best regards!
This video explanation on how I adapt them: th-cam.com/video/mQb7cKeTKqA/w-d-xo.html Check videos on this playlist for more details about seed shrimp: th-cam.com/video/q75msZAarAA/w-d-xo.html All the best on your adventure!
Thank you for asking! You can buy gravel at pet stores, gardening/ flower stores and etc. I asked local construction guys for handful of gravel - they give me half of a bucket after I explained what I need it for. You can find gravel at the beach or near water bodies or...everywhere else - gravel/ paddles are just a pile of rocks of about the same size. Most kids digging on a beach would be happy to help you get a handful of rocks of certain size ;) Best regards!
Thank you! I am clearly not ready to put my guppies in self-sustaining aquarium. There are numbers of problems that I deem need to be resolved to allow any fish (including guppies) to keep in self-sustaining aquariums. That is where I am gearing up with experiments. What is your recommendation for building self-sustaining aquarium for guppies?
Michael Langerman I wouldn’t truely know myself. They’d need a constant food source, and I wouldn’t really know if algae would be enough. Sounds interesting though, good luck to you!
Thank you very much! Diet of wild guppies consist of different food. Insects and algae (remains of algae) are primary sources. I have ongoing experiment with filamentous algae and seed shrimps. Seed shrimps gets eaten by fish rather fast, though there are some lurking in clusters of filamentous algae where fish cannot get them. Filamentous algae on the other hand grows doubling its amount in a matter of couple weeks. That posses a problem - it leaves no room for fish to swim...I am going to share more details about it in future videos. Mean time I am considering some other fast growing plants for this project. Another seems to be interesting idea is to build a nursery for growing food (plants and/or critters) right inside of the aquarium with fish ;) Also, the size of fish matters a lot for the size of this aquarium. The smaller fish need less food and less aquarium in general making it more desirable for this project. Breeding dwarf strain of guppy would help ;) All the best!
Привет, друг .. Я слежу за твоими замечательными видео Я экспериментировал с растущими водорослями в воде В зависимости от метода реализации, который вы определили Я косил водоросли в воде в течение одного дня, я вижу, что водоросли производят в воде зеленый краситель во время вливания Почему? Извините, переводчик использовал русский С моими приветствиями, Дэвид
Спасибо за вопрос! Мне удобнее общаться на вашем родном (любом) языке. При необходимости я сам воспользуюсь переводчиком или попрошу вас уточнить ;) Зелёный краситель скорее всего является ничем иным как микроскопическими водорослями (in English - algae). Они присутствуют в воде не зависимо, до того как вы подрезали растения. Присутствие этих микроскопический водорослей можно и нужно регулировать уменьшая доступное для них питание и свет. Более подробную информацию о том как я это делаю увидете в этих фильмах: th-cam.com/video/VyjeDFyoDb8/w-d-xo.html
Мой друг благодарит вас за ответ Я не это имею в виду. Я последовал за Федхо, который я отправил Я имею в виду, когда водоросли расцветают в начале первого шага в течение дня Затем переносится в фиксированный бассейн Когда вы тонете, эти водоросли выпускаются одновременно, а цвет воды меняется на зеленый? Я купил эти водоросли через мой сайт извне Благодарю вас!
Русский язык мой родной. Но видео я делаю не для себя, а для зрителей. Большенство моих зрителей не говорит на русском. Да и я большую часть времени общаюсь на Английском.
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Can't wait to see the one with guppies. It's a great way to teach kids about ecosystems!
That is long way to go yet for me...though, I have some on going experiments (with positive results) that helps to get closer to the goal ;)
Such a clever idea! It looks like a mini underwater jungle!
Thank you!
I find your videos so interesting, I may have a go myself .. thank you
Thank you very much!!
There are many surprises on the way of building self-sustaining ecosystems and things to learn and try.
All the best!
Thanks man you inspired me to make my self sustaining aquarium 1 gallon
With fry and shrimp :)
shelly la tortuga My pleasure!!!
Michael Langerman :)
Michael Langerman can you make a video about how to get fry grow faster
I have problem with one fry that i named "Carl" he is a 2 month Guppy fry he looks like a 2 weeks
Old one! Meanwhile my other fry are colurful and more bigger. Can you give me tips?
Ha! I am trying to breed them small and you are trying to get them larger :))
It could be smaller than siblings for number of reasons...I would move this small fry in a separate nursery and let it grow there without any stress from larger fish.
Generally, you may need to cull any small/ week/ seek/ unwanted fry as soon as possible to keep your strain purity.
Michael Langerman ok thanks man and no i like them on small size and normal :D
Awsome aquarium projects!!!
Thank you very much!
awesome video. I'm in love with your videos. 😊😀😁😍👍👍💗💖👏
You should also try to upload a video of them with relaxing music. Would love that :)
I will try ;)
Nice video my land moss grows now really fast too
It is going to grow even faster as the day gets longer ;)
Awesome experiment man, always an inspiration!
Thank you very much!!
Great Video
amazing
Thank you very much!
good video
Thank you
What started you making these little aquariums? You have such dedication to them.
There is a nice amount of moss growing in my front garden. I’m going to try growing it underwater!
Where do you find your seed shrimp, daphnia and cyclops ?
I have 3 small aquariums full of pond snails.
Thank you for the questions!!!
My little aquariums adventure started with...gaming mouse package :) Here it is: th-cam.com/video/jm2D4-dnKqg/w-d-xo.html
Though, it were negative comments on my first plastic bottle aquarium (you probably watched it: th-cam.com/video/2tnqo1m_Oxs/w-d-xo.html) that pushed me to ask questions about aquarium sizes. I am very grateful for those comments! I could not find decent answers on my questions, only recommendations - I've been following those for all my life for fish keeping, but those recommendations don't stand reality check and don't have good reasoning to support them. The more I asked about this matters...well, dedication comes from seen benefits for me and people in making small but suitable for fish natural aquariums. I could not buy this type aquariums or fish suitable for it in a store. So, I make it ;) There is a long way to go yet...but even the results that I have so far are positive and promising :)
Land moss - I am working on couple more videos about land moss. It's important to wash it thoroughly. Keep samples in dechlorinated water. Check on it daily for bad odor or mold on water surface. Wash moss again if you see any of those signs. A couple weeks without those signs or if moss starts growing - that's all mean it adapted well and ready to be checked with fish ;) some types of fish eat moss like crazy!
I got all my little tiny critters (and snails) from ponds of Central park NYC. Warm season is the best time to pick them. They love warm water and algae for food. At winter I found only cyclopes (last month samples ;) You will find them easy pulling out some aquatic plants or filamentous algae. This video should help with details: th-cam.com/video/mQb7cKeTKqA/w-d-xo.html
All the best on your new adventure!
Michael Langerman thank you so much for your informative and delightful response ! 😊
My pleasure!!
I love you're accent it sounds amazing
I love it too ;) Thank you very much!
Amazing video like always. Please keep updating us!
Thank you very much!
You really have inspired me so much with this, not only with plants and the land moss but with your guppies tooo.
Havn't seen a video about them in a while, how are they doing??
Thank you very much!
I have some projects to share with regards for aquariums, plants in aquariums and etc. All of them kind of related to each other in different ways. And there are always old aquariums with fish on the background - for everyone to see them ;)
I lost two adult males in the past month...and got many newborn fry...you can look up the most updated info on this page: docs.google.com/document/d/1lfHyYHmW2u-9aYqA8X19pGkENQpSqnF9w1bvg9Nvha0/pub
Tomorrow I am going to upload a video to watch that hopefully would do good for many people. I deem it has great potential ;)
You're so awesome! I really like the effort you put into this and your channel. It's so much more interesting learning from someone who you can tell loves this.
Thanks for the link and really looking forward to your next vid notification!!
Thank you very much!!
Спасибо за видео. Как всегда шикарно. Но что за жуткий акцент?))) что-то знакомое))
С ним с родным мне и приходится жить :) Ничего, дети и друзья привыкли ;)
Hi Michael, unfortunately I can't find seed shrimps now, do you think copepods, brine shrimps, daphnia would be just as effective in keeping the tank water clean? Many thanks!
Yes. That is the short answer.
The long answer is way too long to put in comments...
You can add any algae feeders and plants - the combination of those makes the best. I've been working on number of videos to explain it ;)
All the best on your adventure!
It could last for years though only if there're bacterias existed in the water that can convert ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate.
It could last indeed. Only I think it's bacteria along won't do much for critters and snails would prefer to eat algae. And algae consumes ammonia, nitrite and nitrate too.
What about self sustaining aquarium with red cherry shrimp or amano shrimp?
I don't breed shrimps yet to experiment with. I am planing to get ghost shrimps this Spring for start ;)
hey cool can you try somtime closed eco system with salt water and fresh water you wil get beter result i am sure
Hi, where do cyclopes and daphnia come from? Wonderful!
I got them among many other critters by picking plants in local ponds. Here is a playlist of videos all of them: th-cam.com/video/ygTRjUgyyl4/w-d-xo.html
I'd love to make one of these, and I can buy the moss from somewhere in my city, but the only issue is that I cannot find seed shrimp, daphnia and/or cyclops anywhere. Can we add anything else (anything else live) to the bottle aquarium to make it self sustaining? I live in a concrete jungle with no ponds or lakes nearby open to visitors. Thanks, Sir!
I live in New York concrete jungle...lucky for me there there ponds, rivers and ocean :)
There are many critters in the Nature that feed on algae. I make videos only about those that I find or buy and only about them I can tell you for sure. Certainly one can buy online whatever is for sale...but I would first look in pet stores or even better ask friends, coworkers, family - people keep aquariums and love to share knowledge and whatever spare they have.
All the best on your adventure!
Where do u get the gravel?do u buy them from shop?
I have already answered your question in a comments on different video.
Nevertheless, I ask for gravel at a local construction site.
I have a question what do you do with your guppy babies i want to breed them small and what should i do with the ones that are not good for breeding
Thank you for asking!
I want to breed them small too!
I use selective breeding. Let babies grow to maturity (when you can distinguish gender). Then separate the smallest (it is the desirable trait for us). Let them breed. Repeat it. Breeding a specific desirable strain in this way is long process that takes many generation of fish to achieve desirable results - if ever. There is a problem! The smallest fish is often is the weakest/ sick/ infertile and etc.
Another approach is to crossbreed guppy with other similar small fish (Endlers for example). I don't follow this way.
Also, environmental conditions (food, space and etc) can be leverage along the way.
You may get some more details on what and how I do from videos on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/BUAu9vM_T0M/w-d-xo.html
And here is some data I put on one page: docs.google.com/document/d/1lfHyYHmW2u-9aYqA8X19pGkENQpSqnF9w1bvg9Nvha0/pub
All the best!
Get rid of the fish that is not good for your purpose. How to do it is up to you. Give it away , keep it in a community aquarium, use it as feeding for other larger fish or animals.
Can you make a video where you show how moss grows
Yes.
You can see videos of land moss growing underwater on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/6puQ14SHHkA/w-d-xo.html
Does it work if there is no water critters because i cant find those
Yes.
I have many videos with details about it (with many more to come) : th-cam.com/video/-jH03a6FX5E/w-d-xo.html
@@4me wow thank you so much!
Do you Keep seed shrimp and guppies together ?
Yes.
Michael Langerman hoowwww they get eaten how do keep them together ..... i want to make a ecosystem aquarium..... in which many types of microorganisms algae and. Fish live together thats why i wanted to ask u
nice project! do you have some tips for my natural ecosphere?
Thank you for asking!
I see some cyclopes. Cyclopes eat algae. They are harmless to fish - fish eat them. I have them from pond with daphnia and seed shrimps. They all cool - harmless. Some of your critters look like seed shrimps. You may discover worm like critters at the bottom, if you look ;) Most of those critters feed on algae. You can add a pinch of fish food once in a while to keep them happy.
I would setup couple tanks and try to separate different types of critters (using pipette) for breeding and further experiments. There could be some harmful bacteria and critters for fish.
Look through videos on this playlist for more details: th-cam.com/video/5v6OelF1oeU/w-d-xo.html
Best regards!
thank you very much!
All the best on your new adventure!!
0:25 a funnel would make this much easier, you could even make one out of a scrap of paper and a piece of tape.
Yes! And I have one, but...I don't know why I did not use it.
Thank you!
How i get seed shrimp
This video explanation on how I adapt them: th-cam.com/video/mQb7cKeTKqA/w-d-xo.html
Check videos on this playlist for more details about seed shrimp: th-cam.com/video/q75msZAarAA/w-d-xo.html
All the best on your adventure!
where to find gravels?
Thank you for asking!
You can buy gravel at pet stores, gardening/ flower stores and etc.
I asked local construction guys for handful of gravel - they give me half of a bucket after I explained what I need it for.
You can find gravel at the beach or near water bodies or...everywhere else - gravel/ paddles are just a pile of rocks of about the same size. Most kids digging on a beach would be happy to help you get a handful of rocks of certain size ;)
Best regards!
In something like this, guppies would likely die soon after being put in. I recommend against it, but do as you please
Thank you!
I am clearly not ready to put my guppies in self-sustaining aquarium. There are numbers of problems that I deem need to be resolved to allow any fish (including guppies) to keep in self-sustaining aquariums. That is where I am gearing up with experiments.
What is your recommendation for building self-sustaining aquarium for guppies?
Michael Langerman I wouldn’t truely know myself. They’d need a constant food source, and I wouldn’t really know if algae would be enough. Sounds interesting though, good luck to you!
Thank you very much!
Diet of wild guppies consist of different food. Insects and algae (remains of algae) are primary sources.
I have ongoing experiment with filamentous algae and seed shrimps. Seed shrimps gets eaten by fish rather fast, though there are some lurking in clusters of filamentous algae where fish cannot get them. Filamentous algae on the other hand grows doubling its amount in a matter of couple weeks. That posses a problem - it leaves no room for fish to swim...I am going to share more details about it in future videos. Mean time I am considering some other fast growing plants for this project. Another seems to be interesting idea is to build a nursery for growing food (plants and/or critters) right inside of the aquarium with fish ;)
Also, the size of fish matters a lot for the size of this aquarium. The smaller fish need less food and less aquarium in general making it more desirable for this project. Breeding dwarf strain of guppy would help ;)
All the best!
Michael Langerman sounds great! Cant wait to see it!
It would take me for ever to make it! Though, I am on it ;)
Thank you!!
Привет, друг .. Я слежу за твоими замечательными видео
Я экспериментировал с растущими водорослями в воде
В зависимости от метода реализации, который вы определили
Я косил водоросли в воде в течение одного дня, я вижу, что водоросли производят в воде зеленый краситель во время вливания
Почему?
Извините, переводчик использовал русский
С моими приветствиями, Дэвид
Спасибо за вопрос!
Мне удобнее общаться на вашем родном (любом) языке. При необходимости я сам воспользуюсь переводчиком или попрошу вас уточнить ;)
Зелёный краситель скорее всего является ничем иным как микроскопическими водорослями (in English - algae). Они присутствуют в воде не зависимо, до того как вы подрезали растения. Присутствие этих микроскопический водорослей можно и нужно регулировать уменьшая доступное для них питание и свет. Более подробную информацию о том как я это делаю увидете в этих фильмах: th-cam.com/video/VyjeDFyoDb8/w-d-xo.html
Мой друг благодарит вас за ответ
Я не это имею в виду. Я последовал за Федхо, который я отправил
Я имею в виду, когда водоросли расцветают в начале первого шага в течение дня
Затем переносится в фиксированный бассейн
Когда вы тонете, эти водоросли выпускаются одновременно, а цвет воды меняется на зеленый?
Я купил эти водоросли через мой сайт извне
Благодарю вас!
second!
Never late! Thank you very much!!
Хотябы писали бы на русском
Русский язык мой родной. Но видео я делаю не для себя, а для зрителей.
Большенство моих зрителей не говорит на русском. Да и я большую часть времени общаюсь на Английском.