*Note: This is an aquarium decorated by my young daughter, so please be kind with your comments. Everything in this tank is safe for fish and invertebrates, and yes, we do have live plants in there.*
As long as the tank and inhabitants are healthy and happy, artificial plants don't matter. Imo, the tank looks nice compared to other rainbow tanks I've seen
I was impressed by the little checklist you made for your daughter at the store. Not only is it good information that everyone should know, it's cool that you were able to guide her into asking staff about their products without chucking her in the deep end 👍
Just brought home a powder blue gourami, 8 zebra danios and a mystery snail last night. Been planning for the aquarium for 2 years. I still need my corydoras
Great video! You're teaching your daughter well. I have a page in my journal with all my research on the fish species I am interested in - it really helped me narrow it down to fish that should work well together in a community tank for the type of tank I'd prefer to keep. I've been wondering about the steps of adding additional fish. I consulted the Aquarium Co-op Forum for advice about the first batch of fish since I'm setting up a community tank and the 2 main fish I'm interested in need to be in groups of 6 and 8 minimum, respectively (ricefish & CPD's). Everyone agreed it was likely safe to go ahead and place the first 6 at once, but what about when you add additional fish? I plan to start with the ricefish, then the CPD's. I do have everything I need now (thanks to your great video) for quarantining my 2nd round of fish, but if you're getting, say 8, do you usually add them all, or do you add 1/2 at a time? I haven't been able to find much on actual quantities - most articles I've found just suggest adding them slowly. Thanks for all the informative content.
How big is your tank? For example I was getting 6 zebras and 6 white clouds. I got the 6 zebras first. Added prime every other day just in case and 6 weeks later got my other fish. I just keep adding prime
Normally I don't like aquarium with fake things in it, but this is an exception because your daughter studied and researched a lot before, i find this is very remarkable, and this is way better than an aquarium with incompatible spieces (angelfish with mbunas), maybe her next aquarium will be way more natural and i'm sure that you'll be a very good teacher along this process (maybe one day she will say mom i want an aquarium like yours)
Yes, for sure! The good thing about an aquarium is you can definitely redo it anytime, so I imagine that one day this will become a fully planted scape.
@@GirlTalksFish to be honest when I was a little kid my dad set up a 200 liters aquarium where there were a lot of incompatible species along the years: we had a female kribensis, a giant angelfish, glass catfish, betta, cardinals and 3 yellow barbs, platies a complete mess substantially but along the journey we properly kept discus and cardinals, rummy nose tetras and a pair of Apistogrammas, I mean your daughter's beginning is better than mine, now i keep a southamerican tank of 110 liters and a mini asian of 55 liters
@@angiebear8727 Thanks! Good to know! To bad -about the ivory mystery Snail. Also- thanks for the info on the Cory. Have you tried any shrimp? Some of the white shrimp practically glo on their own as well! The snowball shrimp the Garden of Eder has have little bright white tiny feet! Adorable.
Yes, the blue light or moonlight mode gets everything to glow. However, I've heard plants don't really utilize blue light as much, so if you leave it on too long, it can cause algae growth.
I’m interested in starting my first fish tank-a Betta community tank. Would you recommend quarantining/treating each species of companion fish separately, or could I treat two species in the tank at the same time? Thank you so much for your videos. I’ve been watching LOTS of fish keeping videos. Yours by far are the most informative and entertaining.
Haha, I don't even remember! I think it was my usual varied diet of nano pellets, frozen foods, and Repashy gel food. Plus, they like to pick at algae.
My kids gave up on doing much after we did some basic research...but by then the hyperfocus had begun so we still got aquariums! But I'm responsible for the majority of maintanace
I have a question, anybody who knows or has an idea of the answer pls say so, thanks! I have a 20 gallon tank that I am going to re decorate with live plants and cycle and everything, and I am gonna get new fish soon, can I keep these fish together in the 20 gallon? 8-10 neon or ember tetras 6-8 cory catfish/simalar catfish 1-2 nerite snails 3-4 cherry shrimp or simalar shrimp Would this be to many fish? or would it be okay if I have lots of live plants idk, I am doing research on each fish but have no idea how many I can keep together in one tank without them getting agressive or it getting to dirty so pls let me know, thanks!
You could put even more fish if you'd like! Especially if it is a 20 gallon long. I wouldn't get another species, but just add 3-4 ember tetras and maybe 1-2 cories
@@lemonlizard1 Thank you so much for answering, nobody ever answers my questions lol. Its not a long 20 gallon, its the normal rectangle one, I am so excited to try my first community tank its just really hard to find the info I need, I have been doing so much research and I still have so much more to learn, thank you for answering. I currently have 3 glofish in my tank, the other 3 died from an infection, but I treated these guys and their healthy now. Would I be able to add those other fish with the glofish or should I rehome them?
@@TabithaSummer16 no problem! you could technically add the glofish, but you wouldn't be able to add more Cories and ember tetras. Since glofish also do well in groups of 6+, imo, it might be best to rehome them.
@@lemonlizard1 Okay thank you! I went to petco to see if they had the fish and plants I wanted and they did! so I can save money and then set everything up, I'm so excited! Also would a betta maybe be able to be with the tetras and cories? If the betta had a calm personality. sorry for asking lots of questions lol, but you seem to have the answers to a lot of stuff I need to know :)
@@TabithaSummer16 a betta could work. It really depends on the personality though. Some bettas do really well with tankmates while others are more aggressive. Generally, long-finned males or female bettas would be less aggressive. Some people also show the betta pictures of fish before buying it to see if it flares or gets angry. This isn't guaranteed to work though. But, if you have a betta that isn't aggressive with tankmates, it will do really well with them, especially if you have some plants in there!
Depends on the dwarf gourami. I had a flame dwarf gourami that attacked my albino corys, but then my powder blue dwarf gourami was more chill and got along fine with corydoras.
As Irene said, it depends on the particular fish (not what color/strain - each individual fish). Dwarf Gourami are one of those fish that doesn't easily fit into an aggressive/peaceful categorization, they seem to each have their own moods/attitudes.
wanting to ask u about my recently acquired pygmy corydoras, they seem to swim around like my other community fish n very lazy in their bottom cleaning duties 😄
Never heard of anyone ever quaranting fish before putting in their main tank over here, or complaining about getting diseases and such along with their new fish. Is this a strictly american problem/paranoia? Or is it because virtually every fishstore in my country get their stock from 1 of 2 suppliers (which are highly reputable and quarantine all their shipments themselves before further distribution)?
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*Note: This is an aquarium decorated by my young daughter, so please be kind with your comments. Everything in this tank is safe for fish and invertebrates, and yes, we do have live plants in there.*
I don't understand the hate people get for an artificial tank. The way I see it is: if the fish are happy, do whatever makes you happy!
As long as the tank and inhabitants are healthy and happy, artificial plants don't matter. Imo, the tank looks nice compared to other rainbow tanks I've seen
This is fantastic. Got glo fish for my daughter’s first fish as well. 3 years later they’re doing great. Best wishes.
Wow, I cant believe people would be so mean about decoration! If fish is happy, then let them live their best life
@@Steves_fish of course, and they're all topics that contribute to the happiness of a fish
I was impressed by the little checklist you made for your daughter at the store. Not only is it good information that everyone should know, it's cool that you were able to guide her into asking staff about their products without chucking her in the deep end 👍
You’re such a perfect mom who uses the BEST method to teach her kids !!!
I love how you're really including your daughter in the process and teaching her!!
I love how much teaching is happening both in the video and your household! Can't wait for the next video, I always learn so much!
Yay, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I know not everyone has kids, but I feel like the basics still apply to new fish keepers.
Just brought home a powder blue gourami, 8 zebra danios and a mystery snail last night. Been planning for the aquarium for 2 years. I still need my corydoras
That's awesome! I really like getting fish over an extended period of time because it draws out the anticipation and excitement.
@@GirlTalksFish got 5 albino Cory's, they're temperature acclimating as I type 😁
@@Hello_Fuckers0 was going to suggest albino corydoras. Have some in my 50 gallon. They’re really cute
@Angiebear they really are lol
I love that you made her do her own research ❤, I was at the store yesterday and they had bad tank combos so it is definitely important
Great video! You're teaching your daughter well. I have a page in my journal with all my research on the fish species I am interested in - it really helped me narrow it down to fish that should work well together in a community tank for the type of tank I'd prefer to keep.
I've been wondering about the steps of adding additional fish. I consulted the Aquarium Co-op Forum for advice about the first batch of fish since I'm setting up a community tank and the 2 main fish I'm interested in need to be in groups of 6 and 8 minimum, respectively (ricefish & CPD's). Everyone agreed it was likely safe to go ahead and place the first 6 at once, but what about when you add additional fish? I plan to start with the ricefish, then the CPD's. I do have everything I need now (thanks to your great video) for quarantining my 2nd round of fish, but if you're getting, say 8, do you usually add them all, or do you add 1/2 at a time? I haven't been able to find much on actual quantities - most articles I've found just suggest adding them slowly.
Thanks for all the informative content.
How big is your tank?
For example I was getting 6 zebras and 6 white clouds. I got the 6 zebras first. Added prime every other day just in case and 6 weeks later got my other fish. I just keep adding prime
My tank was a 20 long fyi
Very helpful. Thanks, Irene. Looking forward to that False Juli Cory video.
Normally I don't like aquarium with fake things in it, but this is an exception because your daughter studied and researched a lot before, i find this is very remarkable, and this is way better than an aquarium with incompatible spieces (angelfish with mbunas), maybe her next aquarium will be way more natural and i'm sure that you'll be a very good teacher along this process (maybe one day she will say mom i want an aquarium like yours)
Yes, for sure! The good thing about an aquarium is you can definitely redo it anytime, so I imagine that one day this will become a fully planted scape.
@@GirlTalksFish to be honest when I was a little kid my dad set up a 200 liters aquarium where there were a lot of incompatible species along the years: we had a female kribensis, a giant angelfish, glass catfish, betta, cardinals and 3 yellow barbs, platies a complete mess substantially but along the journey we properly kept discus and cardinals, rummy nose tetras and a pair of Apistogrammas, I mean your daughter's beginning is better than mine, now i keep a southamerican tank of 110 liters and a mini asian of 55 liters
Youre a good mom. I work with kids, and I dont see this kind of conversation often with kids and their parents
An Ivory Mystery Snail might Glow under those lights
They don’t. Not really. I’ve tried every color. But those corydoras probably will. I know my albinos glow during moonlight mode in the evening.
@@angiebear8727 Thanks! Good to know! To bad -about the ivory mystery Snail. Also- thanks for the info on the Cory. Have you tried any shrimp?
Some of the white shrimp practically glo on their own as well! The snowball shrimp the Garden of Eder has have little bright white tiny feet! Adorable.
@@sghettinona haven’t tried any of the shrimp. 😊
This was so nice to see her learning about care and what information to find out. Very good
Props to that one employee bro is an actual legend
Awesome video. Thanks for including us and walking us through the process
The work y’all did is literally like parts of an aquarium unit I just wrote for my students. I will have to add this video to our research list!
This is adorable
Thanks Irene. Thanks Gamer Girl. Great research 😃
Very informative video, I’m researching way before having an aquarium 😊.
The tank looks great! And I applaud gamer girl for her excellent research! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This is great. What a great learning opportunity. New tanks are so much fun
Healthiest glo fish I've seen!
Is there a light for the glofish effect in the tank? I wonder how the glofish light impacts plants and algae.
Yes, the blue light or moonlight mode gets everything to glow. However, I've heard plants don't really utilize blue light as much, so if you leave it on too long, it can cause algae growth.
@@GirlTalksFish Ah that explains why my tank has lots of algae. I keep leaving the blue lights on overnight. 🤦♂
I have great news I’m starting to Breed clown plecos And I got some golden panda molleys that started breeding to
I’m interested in starting my first fish tank-a Betta community tank. Would you recommend quarantining/treating each species of companion fish separately, or could I treat two species in the tank at the same time?
Thank you so much for your videos. I’ve been watching LOTS of fish keeping videos. Yours by far are the most informative and entertaining.
What a great way to turn into a research project for gamer girl! She did so well! VERY impressed!
Thank you! I'm so proud of her too. She's very invested in the tank and constantly worries about Snowy the snail when she can't find him.
0:09 jesus! What are you feeding these fish Irene?!?!
Haha, I don't even remember! I think it was my usual varied diet of nano pellets, frozen foods, and Repashy gel food. Plus, they like to pick at algae.
Bedspings by the looks of it.
Yup zebras love to swim and smaller tanks make them look hectic
My kids gave up on doing much after we did some basic research...but by then the hyperfocus had begun so we still got aquariums! But I'm responsible for the majority of maintanace
i swear life would've been so much better if you were my mom omg
🤗
Question: what order do you use the meds in? Do you use all 3 at the same time? Or do you do one med at a time? If so what order?
I have a question, anybody who knows or has an idea of the answer pls say so, thanks! I have a 20 gallon tank that I am going to re decorate with live plants and cycle and everything, and I am gonna get new fish soon, can I keep these fish together in the 20 gallon?
8-10 neon or ember tetras
6-8 cory catfish/simalar catfish
1-2 nerite snails
3-4 cherry shrimp or simalar shrimp
Would this be to many fish? or would it be okay if I have lots of live plants idk, I am doing research on each fish but have no idea how many I can keep together in one tank without them getting agressive or it getting to dirty so pls let me know, thanks!
You could put even more fish if you'd like! Especially if it is a 20 gallon long. I wouldn't get another species, but just add 3-4 ember tetras and maybe 1-2 cories
@@lemonlizard1 Thank you so much for answering, nobody ever answers my questions lol. Its not a long 20 gallon, its the normal rectangle one, I am so excited to try my first community tank its just really hard to find the info I need, I have been doing so much research and I still have so much more to learn, thank you for answering. I currently have 3 glofish in my tank, the other 3 died from an infection, but I treated these guys and their healthy now. Would I be able to add those other fish with the glofish or should I rehome them?
@@TabithaSummer16 no problem! you could technically add the glofish, but you wouldn't be able to add more Cories and ember tetras. Since glofish also do well in groups of 6+, imo, it might be best to rehome them.
@@lemonlizard1 Okay thank you! I went to petco to see if they had the fish and plants I wanted and they did! so I can save money and then set everything up, I'm so excited! Also would a betta maybe be able to be with the tetras and cories? If the betta had a calm personality. sorry for asking lots of questions lol, but you seem to have the answers to a lot of stuff I need to know :)
@@TabithaSummer16 a betta could work. It really depends on the personality though. Some bettas do really well with tankmates while others are more aggressive. Generally, long-finned males or female bettas would be less aggressive.
Some people also show the betta pictures of fish before buying it to see if it flares or gets angry. This isn't guaranteed to work though.
But, if you have a betta that isn't aggressive with tankmates, it will do really well with them, especially if you have some plants in there!
Do you use sponge filter and hang on back filter on your aquarium ,no canister filter ???and the water is so clear
Can Cory’s live with dwarf gouramis
Depends on the dwarf gourami. I had a flame dwarf gourami that attacked my albino corys, but then my powder blue dwarf gourami was more chill and got along fine with corydoras.
Got a neon blue and flame red dwarf gourami with my corys and the gourami and that seem fine
As Irene said, it depends on the particular fish (not what color/strain - each individual fish). Dwarf Gourami are one of those fish that doesn't easily fit into an aggressive/peaceful categorization, they seem to each have their own moods/attitudes.
I have 3 flame dwarf gouramis with panda, Sterbai, and bronze cories and have never had a problem
Thanks for telling me
SMART daughter!
Do you think you over medicate your fish and it might not work when you really need it?
Petco also has a 30 day guarantee on fish
wanting to ask u about my recently acquired pygmy corydoras, they seem to swim around like my other community fish n very lazy in their bottom cleaning duties 😄
@@Steves_fish they are organising a worker's union 🙄
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Such a nice aquarium,live to see that gamer girl is like mom! I wish my parents were like you too!
You have amazing skin
Omg cool 😎 😍 😄 ♥️ 👏 💜
Sorry, I always watch ben ochart, cichlids and coffee every Saturday at 1200. Thought you were making it 900.
She's a lot prettier than Ben to wake up to!!!
love you irene god bless
Never heard of anyone ever quaranting fish before putting in their main tank over here, or complaining about getting diseases and such along with their new fish. Is this a strictly american problem/paranoia? Or is it because virtually every fishstore in my country get their stock from 1 of 2 suppliers (which are highly reputable and quarantine all their shipments themselves before further distribution)?
Glofish, painted fish and some fancy gold fish are a big nono! Truly disgusting practices.
Why?
Please elaborate
Go away jew
Why not show her face?