One Year Ago I Built an Ecosystem, This Happened
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 เม.ย. 2024
- Vampire Crabs, Mourning Geckos, and so much more! Over the past 12 months, this paludarium has found balance and evolved into a tightly-knit ecosystem. If you have any questions, please let me know!
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#ecosystem #paludarium #vivarium
25 years later: as you see, the ecosystem has grown substantially. The redwood trees are coming along nicely. The beavers have built dams between two villages, and the humans have developed their own official currency. Wow,
Him: hahahah... official currency... capitalism...
No one:
Also him: *TIME TO ADD ALIENS*
xD
Rofl
@@daigomasculinidade 😂
What kind of water should i use for a paludarium? Tap water? Or something else?
30 years later, “I was definitely getting concerned when the mini humans I introduced discovered nuclear fission, and began to question if there was life outside of the terrarium.”
"They have begun to worship me as the Almighty Man Outside the Glass."
@@Jay-sl9josome of them are starting to defy me… I think they’re called “atheists”???
@@AdonisBob BAHAHAHAHA
☠️☠️
mini kim jung un.... Rocket miniman
150yrs later, the eco system was still thriving so I had to add another Apex predator. The top of the top. The one sitting at the top of the food chain. The predator that changed history forever. A human being.
And then the humans started to clone themselves xD
he just jumped into the tank and started destroying sht.
@@ProfessionalHumanTrash lmfao
@@MAD_KIOTTI 96706
get closer to God pls there is gonna be many people who arnt going to make it to the kingdom of heaven🙏✝️k
I’ve rewatched this video countless times now, nature truly is amazing. Thank you for doing this for all of us strangers!
I rewatched this video a bunch of times too, I can’t get enough of it!
I’m prolly on my 20th time 😂
Wow
shut up
me to lol
20 years later: "...the wolves were taking over my tank ecosystem so I had to introduce a new top-level predator, the tiger."
YES
Just add humans, problem solved 😂 all life destroyed in a day
@@hellyF3 Humans... true. 🤣
@@motorbikeray to solve that...
@@hangfire5944 add covid
This eerily makes me think of how easily Earth could be a terrarium like this and has always been one from the start in some aliens room
It's a new take on the simulation theory
Extradimensional TH-camr:
"3.7 Billons years ago I put some microorganisms on a tank, and while I was sad when the meteorite hit it 65 millions years ago now I cant believe what those small guys that appeared just a few millennia ago are doing"
Remember physics?
If so, then the alien responsible for it needs to get their shit together and do something about this one species that wrecking havoc in the terrarium!
@@vitorguerreiro3902 n😅😅nnnjn😅😅j😅nnj😅n😅n😅nnnnnnnnbn😅n😅nnn😅nnnjjnnn😅n😅nnnnnn😅n😅n😅n😅n😅i😅n
This guy deserves a Netflix documentary
I’ve worked in the aquarium industry for over 30 years and this tank is one of the best!
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Dayum he got complimented by a expert
coolest tank I've seen
I could've never imagined such a tank! Definitely wonderful! 🤗
@@lauradavis929 Proof?
70 years later, a new species suddenly appears and starts to make little terrariums of their own
Lol
Stolen idea but switched up idea well next time get original or people like me might.. No... WILL say stolen
@@blamgit nobody cares bro 🤨
@@blamgit Did you actually consider the possibility of two people having the same idea before calling plagiarism? It's not a revolutionary concept
@@blamgit Are you trying to make yourself sound intelligent? It's not working. Not in the slightest. Cocky little shit.
Dude this is awesome.... I think I'm going to try to build one for my kids and let them see how nature and an ecosystem works
That can be very expensive and dangerous, don't
@@kamruzzamantauhid7445 when he says for his kids I don't think that's how he meant it
Make sure the kids get fed enough. If the kids begin to harm the ecosystem you may have to introduce an apex predator to keep the kids in check. Make sure the kids have enough nutrients in the soil and food too.
@@LEG4CYGD_GNT how is it dangerous?
@@vanshshah23probably in case the kids mess with it, either killing the animals or letting them lose meaning you got a bunch of bugs and animals on the loose now
This is so cool!!! The more rangy the plants became, the more natural it looked. Just beautiful!
this guy's channel is growing faster than his homemade ecosystem
100 years later, citizens of his homemade ecosystem will be forced to susbscribe his channel.
Lol
ikr
Is it? It’s still less than a million.
@@KenLinx Had 450 subs when he started the ecosystem
i could watch a 30 minute documentary about this, dude u gotta keep going this is S tier content
Thank you!
S tier content.
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I could watch a whole hour! Also I love your vids too
@@TheDrPlants My good sir, where did you get your crabs and geckos. Im highly interested in maybe getting an ecosystem like yours.
I would love to see like a full hour long video, going day by day on how each enclosure, of any nature, live and grow
This is still my favorite tank. Not only the animals, i also love the plants. I hope you can make an update video.
As a Geo Ecology student with great interest for film and animation I’d love a project where you would film a nature documentary about small live in an ecosystem only to zoom out in the end to show the audience, that what they thought was an entire rain forest is actually the tank in this guys living room. Imagine the amazement over the video perspective, scientific study, ecological experiment and human craftsmanship!
Basically any Nat Geo or Discovery Channel documentary 👍🏽
@@junglebunny6092 always suspected they we’re in a huge tank
Even Attenborough's team use that technique sometimes
@@lucasrhys0363 Oh, I didn’t know! That’s so cool!
@@lucasrhys0363 We are, they call it Earth.
This is not the kind of content I expect to see on TH-cam but they clearly need more creator like you my friend. What a video
Yes youtube needs more creators like him! It is so inspiring and creative.
@Starwars Experte yes, less idiots arguing about stupid stuff, and people to farm views. More people who are creative, innovative, and interesting. Like thus guy
Took the words right out of my mouth
Literally every type of video is on TH-cam though! :)
Sadly, annoying TH-cam personalities that do dumb stuff are the ones that get 30 million views per video. I'm glad this one got 7 million views, but there are others out there who barely break a million. I'm really sad for those talented creators.
I've watched this so many times, and it's really amazing how beautiful nature really is. I hope humans can work together to protect it. Thanks for sharing and working on this, really helped me understand what the world really is like.
Why would protect nature from its own destruction?? Nature destroys and hurts
Wow, this really shows how ecosystems work and how animals use adaptations to survive!
In a YT filled with reaction videos, false sensationalism and just plain junk, it is so awesome to see this type of high quality content. Congrats on a cool channel!
Can't forget the nonsense of TH-cam shorts
Exactly my thoughts, this is the most entertaining, educative channel❤️
666th like thank you goodbye.
woo hoo :)
This channel is the best ive seen in a while
Not only the efforts he had put in building that thing ...we must also appreciate the camera works ...it felt like a full fledged documentary on NatGeo
Great work man!
Thank you! It takes so long!
100%!
Actually, many shot of nature documentaries are shot in tanks like this one 😄 Especially when it comes to very small animals like insects, they are usually not filmed somewhere in a real rainforest.
@@TheDrPlants You could start a business with that kind of ecosystem knowledge.
@@brandondaniel47 a
I don't even have the slightest interest in these types of things, but the content you have shared was amazing and I watched it from the beginning till the end. great work
This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I'm absolutely blown away by this creation which far exceeds anything else I've seen on youtube. I also love that you present your own amazing work even though you have a speech impediment! My whole family is disabled (invisible ones) so it's great to see other people who can be at the top of their game and so confident in their work, even with challenges!
This is such a good way to learn about ecosystems, predator-prey relationships and balance in these systems. This is the content I want to see.
There are several channels that provide similar content. One I particularly like is called life in jars.
People need to know more about microorganisms ecology and their benefits
Fortunately, the digital cameras for recording these kinds of ecosystems are getting better and better every day and the prices have come down to the point that even the most limited budgets can afford a few. Plus, resources like TH-cam can help expose your work to interested viewers around the world.
It may be harsh, but I’d like to see new species introduced, predators and prey, to see how the environment evolves.
Right this was very interesting
I was already impressed but the rain segment...god damn. So impressed with people who can create and manage these awesome creations. Incredible setup and ecosystem you've built here man.
The thunder though... 🔥
Cringe af,
@@Lamiishere mad?
@@Lamiishere No dad? 🥺
@@Lamiishere lami more like lame
Fantastic work man. Just incredible. Those crabs are amazing. This is the best video i have ever seen on TH-cam.
I’m mind-blown and especially love the rainstorms. Seeing how the species relate to each other is fascinating.
Let us appreciate the fact he’s put in over a years work, however much money and a tonne of research, yet for us it’s a quick 8min video. Thanks for the video and best of luck with future endeavours.
Research and materials really takes lots of money,i mean he spent a lot,he deserve it.
That's why I let the ads play. I just mute the sound of the ads to save my battery and use the opportunity to get water. And eat a crab, my mom says. She is correct.
He's made millions from just this video alone.
The rainstorm and flashes of lightning, it is fantastic
@@SuperFartyman millions on this one video? I learned that about 1m views pays around $5-7k.. Yeah. Learning how much they get from views is my favorite hobby now.
I had an aquarium with enough plants and aquatic life that I eventually didn't need to put food in anymore. It was self sustaining and the water was crystal clear. Was like a master level setup. Crazy what nature can do if you just add the right ingredients and leave it alone. I had to move out of state an unfortunately gave it to a guy who didn't realize what he had. I think about that aquarium all the time. 😭
What did he do with it?
@@kirbythepinkguy he ruined it. Took all the plants out and redecorated it with plastic stuff. Basically killed the eco system.
@@cknorris3644 cannot even begin to imagine the thought process inside that guy's head... his tank basically being set up for him perfectly yet he takes everything out and replaces it for what reason😭😭
@@cknorris3644 THAT'S SO OUTRAGEOUS OH MY GODDDDDD I'M SO ANGRY
@@cknorris3644 I’m going to cry now.
This is absolutely fascinating. Thank you for putting in all of the time and effort, and for sharing!
I want an extended version of this sooooo bad
Creating non-static equilibrium as in nature is a very hard task. You have shown great skill, knowledge and observational ability in mixing and multiplying these species together successfully. Congratulations!
Yeah my terrarium has snails and basically nothing else
@@Ipissinjarstf2 add different organisms then lol
Did he reach equilibrium? At the end there's too many gecko and basically little shrimp i think
@@gary7846 those geckos species were a terrible choice
The Aliens would be proud G
"50 years later the ecosystem has Grown exponentially. As you can see, lizard sentient beings emerged and started creating Facebook. Truly wonderful"
Andrew garfield
@@annelove3460 they gon put him in the cage to go to the vet after he got caught eating romanian lasagna.
He even put BBQ sauce on a shelf
Lmao
I’d like to see what they would make besides facebook
You should do an episode on the system its self - filtration, water condition, pumps, lights, glass maintenance, all of the up keep would be very interesting.
Beautiful tropical garden eco system going on there. Enjoyable blog and the others.
The fact that it rains in the tank and you add a thunder in it is what it makes it more epic
This is the content TH-cam needs to promote. Not these fake families and influencers. This is amazing, Brother. Subscribed. 🤝
Edit- 30k likes is WILD, bro. Never thought this was possible 😂😂😂😂 I love y’all. Together we are stronger. 🥹
Only reason TH-cam pushes that shit is because there are lots of idiots watching it
@@axlenuts5418
Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed
@@axlenuts5418 Look, we found him. That guy! Hi guy!
Completely agree!
@@axlenuts5418 I’m watching in the woods bored asf rn.
I love to see when people are actually invested in making an animal friendly habitat. The amount of fishtanks with a couple of fish and no place to hide im seeing is rediculus
I wouldn't call it "animal friendly" tho.
Rediculus 💀
@@aeroburn5665 sorry, my english is going downhill in the past few years XD
@@stevennguyen4993 why not? They have space, hiding places, social contact as they need, and a symbiosis with other species. Tbh i don't know much about the special needs of each of the species but this seems a pretty good home
@@lupinchenbrause9017 It ain't "friendly" when animals are being added so they can eat each other. I'm not one of those "animal rights" guy, but his tank additions are intended to balance out populations. Even the crabs are eating each other. If anything, this tank shows how brutal nature is.
Later: I had to introduce a top level predator, myself. Going in.
I just discovered your channel yesterday and I am fascinated. It is amazing and I need to show my kids. Thank you and pleeeease keep sharing 🥰
Stuff like this doesn't come along very often. It's crazy to see a year of diligent work be compressed into 8 minutes, but this is fascinating. Please keep doing stuff like this
I’m taking an ecology course this semester, specifically called Human Ecology and this is a perfect example of how humans interact this their environment. I gotta show this to my instructor! Awesome job dude!
Thank you!
@Dr. Plants could you possibly try and aquatic ecosystem. Or try bioluminescent algae?
Oh yeah I would love to see an aquatic environment
@@accordingtomycalculations7816 And would you dare be brave enough to introduce some "symbiote" in to the mix, excuse me I meat to say intelligent slime mold🤔🤷🏾♂️
Lmfao
It’s the first video I watch on this channel and all I can say, congrats for your work ❤
Everybody thinks modern has Beauty, But in real nature has real and pure Beauty compared to any other thing on earth ❤
You should expand the tank, make it bigger and have like a connected tube that leads to another tank. A connected tube on both sides to make things more diverse, that they can travel between.
It will be multiverse of madness lol
A hole for the worms:
A wormhole 😂
bikini
bottom
Like a hamster enclosure haha
And hope that the species don't develop tankism (i.e. discrimination of other tanks).
It amazes me how an ecosystem can be sustain in such a tiny amount of space, and it is home to so many living creatures!
Same, it amazes me. Also scary that tons of people don't think of this and we're still tearing down and burning enormous sections of rainforest. So many creatures that haven't been discovered in many sections of those forest, and won't be because deforestation.
It is not closed ecosystem like our planet is. It is outsourced with food and water with artificial weather conditions. I wonder what would happen if he would seal it airtight and stop delivering that freshwater in regular showers.
cus animals only take what they need and give some back ... unlike us humans.
It's not a full ecosystem, nor is it necessarily stable in any kind of long term.
Impressive work for sure, but it's not something which could keep going for centuries for example, I don't think.
/ecologist
@@kaostaishou9791 Our planet is outsourced with food... sunlight
Insane how much passion must go into these projects. Even building the enclosures. You are mind-bogglingly knowledgeable
monke
this is a great TH-camr, good for teaching people to be outside and enjoy nature
I would 100% fall asleep watching a livestream of this ecosystem… imagine falling asleep while watching this tank having a thunderstorm at night… it’s a vibe
make it happen Dr. Plants!
True that. Dr. Plants, we need this.
I think a twitch channel called Cannibal Crabs could work
that will be cool tbh
301st like, seeing the way the tank looks I fully agree. I would sleep for hours on end with the light and dream about being an explorer within the tank looking at the animals from a safe distance and taking notes of them even observing the plants in the tank.
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In the year 2024: ON OUR LAST EPISODE we ordered some homo sapiens and dropped them in our Earth biosphere because it's pretty cool to watch them fight off big predators and hunt the megafauna we introduced before. But when we came back to check on them a few dozen kiloyears later, they had built over pretty much everything in the display and it was getting a bit too hot and humid. So now we've got a few Xenomorph Queens and we're going to see how they do...
This is great
"....But then, after a few months, Xenomorphs became a little too invasive so we add the YAUTJAS!!"
just realized how fun this actually looks.
imagine how much fun those aliens are having with this simulated world they got us in. Maybe we're also in some teenager's bedroom. I wonder when he's gonna be introducing some new species for population control...
@@ampliuscruciatus let's add some disaster for population control
@gamer dread but then veltramites began an advanced colony and started taking over so we added kryptonians and a yellow sun model
This is quite interesting because I just learned about ecology and how the populations are balanced😮
i love how hes just chill while he's sleeping beside a literal jungle
This is actually very educational, interesting, and even helpful. TH-cam should really promote such content.
I'm happy to say, I got this video recommended to me by the algorithms. Maybe there is hope after all... either way, I found this paludarium project to be incredibly interesting!
[Edit: I was calling the tank a "micro-biome" since I couldn't remember the proper name, but then it was mentioned in the video that this sort of set up is called a paludarium.]
@@jazermano lnlookllllllllllllllllllllnln
Isn’t that how you found it, dork? TH-cam doesn’t care about the content, only what works to keep them clicking, watching, and therefore make them money. Remember how Google’s slogan was “Don’t be evil”? Yeah - they scrapped that.
How is that helpful 😂 ppl in this comment section are literally insane lol
I could watch a 2 hour documentary about your ecosystem, man. That's so fascinating! I couldn't stop thinking that if it was a closed and self sustainable system we would have a few unique species in only a couple thousand years haha
ZAYUM
Opinion Tolerated + Respect + i asked + Chad
@@randomcommentator4140 W comment + AND THE CROWD GOES WILDD🔥🔥+gigachad
Protect this man at all costs
Yes
how did he sustain the water so clean for months???? this is a real question and this is gonna be a huge tip for my tank!
The shrimps, snails and plants filter the water
This is probably your best video ever. The tank,the camera work,the narrating everything was splendid.
Just a little heads up when feeding crabs: touch the food to their legs, they taste with their legs and will take food easier that way. Your way is by no means wrong, just thought I'd let you know. Amazing creation, the Rainstorm blew me away, really well done.
TIL crabs taste with their legs
Seriously, how the HELL do you know this?
@@LutherMahoney I have a male c. Armatum in a big enclosure, he's about 10 years old now. So I read up on them extensively before I got him.
@@radovid2056 what's his name?
@@matias9158 Anton, my girlfriend wanted to name him.
Have had fun following along with this beautiful set up. Looking for the latest update!!!
This is really cool! This inspired me to make a paludarium as a project!
You know... it really is interesting how humans treat certain species. You mentioned not being comfortable with leaving the gekos in the tank... but then crabs are just allowed to rip each other apart. It is just an interesting observation how the instant something has a skeleton instead of a exoskeleton we start valuing its life more than other animals. Like when I saw the baby gekos I felt a pit in my stomach about them being killed and eaten, but then stopped and asked myself why I didn't feel the same way for the other animal babies. Neat tank over all!
Wow. You just signed off an existential crisis with "neat tank!"
@@user-gn4ts8jb7n i mean it is a neat tank. But really think about why we value some lives more than others. The thing that got me thinking about it is Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa film and manga. He specifically designed the wildlife to be giant insects with no humanizing features and then made the story about how all life has value...
Well, I assume (hope) with most people it’s not about invertebrate vs vertebrate, but rather level of sentience. Crabs are neurologically much more primitive than most reptiles... and people eat them pretty often too. Viewing certain animals as a food source requires people to either forfeit some of their perceived value OR adopt a cognitively dissonant view of it.
The short answer is that crabs are not proven to perceive pain and suffering to the same degree that a gecko is known to, crabs are often viewed as a food source while captive geckos are often pets, and crabs have way fewer characteristics and expressions that humans can empathize with.
@@MsScarletwings i mean yeah... but why is animal afood source and animal b friend? Like food source/pain doesn't fully explain it because think of how much people eat animals that we KNOW can feel pain. Like if we put a dog into the same conditions cows in a slaughter house it would be called animal cruelty.
@@kid14346 oh Theres no real solid “why” behind how certain animals became food and others became pets besides the luck of geographic distribution and time. Typically, animals that become major cultural food sources are either
- plentiful in the wild and easy to harvest on a large scale sustainably
- easy to domesticate and breed in captivity
Crustaceans like crabs are a good example of the former. Shrimp are basically the cockroaches of the ocean, and they are a very nutritious AND low-Mercury source of marine protein. Crabs breed like crazy and coastal civilizations learned quickly that they make for good eating when cooked properly.
Chickens are a great example of the latter. They were not only useful to human populations for their meat, but also for their egg production. The original wild chickens (red jungle fowl) were unique from other known birds in that their reproduction speed changed depending on the availability of food in the environment. Farmers learned that if you kept them very well fed, they kept laying eggs and breeding rapidly.
I've built aquarium ecosystems before. They never cease to amaze how they operate, recycle and grow. I love watching the micro-dramas that occur over time, the wars of the moss and other plants.
Do you have to do anything actively? Like feed the fish etc?
@@aksel2460 in the beginning (first 6 months/year-2 years) yes, but later on, everything balances itself and there ussualy isn't anything you have to add/do
@@matstan3515 damn thats cool
@@matstan3515 what do the fish eat?
@@aksel2460 No nothing now but I'm considering setting up a tank shortly. I got tons of raw material in Florida.
All you videos are amazing quality and inspiring, makes me want to have my terrarium.
i didn't thought I'd watch the whole thing.. but the you talk and keep it to the point mede me watch it all wow
I have over a hundred compliments I could give you for this video. I love science and biology and you hit a home run with this project/video. Your narration is top notch as well. My number one channel since discovering you. Thank you!
Thank you!!
@@TheDrPlants I also love sciense and biology. I will get my new home soon and after subscribing to you I really want to make this Paludarium in my new house. Actually I'm an aquascape lover but I want to make something different. Can you or anyone tell me what is the minimum size for this tank to fit the whole ecosystem comfortably?
*sorry my english is not good
@@giogremory Thank you! My tank is 18x18x36 inches so that should give you an idea
@@TheDrPlants Thanks! It's so helpful👍keep your hard work!
This is so incredible, I would be so scared to try look after something like this though, I would be so worried about over-population 😅
Not really a problem with proper species selection, especially with the Geosesarma as an Apex Predator. It's more of an issue with overstocked systems that deplete the microfauna population and require feeding, especially with species like Mandarins in a Marine Aquarium that're obligate copepod predators. As long as the system's housed in an Enclosure of sufficient size and volume...
just dont stuff a million species at once in a vivarium, always have less predators yet still make sure predators thrive, and put microfauna and herbivores in an ecosystem first to get situated and memorize hiding spots that way they dont die easily
@@floogalflambyn6805 Dont be jealous, its an acquired skill. With enough work, you can have that knowledge too.
the crabs won't be an issue. I have mine for 6+ months now and they are rarely to be seen because if enough substrate provided, they'll dig underground and you pretty much never see them. And they also are cannibalistic. Just don't get mourning geckos and you're good to go!
@@floogalflambyn6805 I love you kids. So insecure and ignorant. "Haha, you are smart! Nerd!!!#^#&%....."
So cool to watch. Thank you for sharing.
This is amazing! So impressive the amount of effort you put into this, what an incredible project! 👏
Nothing else to say other than that is so cool. The camerawork, the commentary, all of it! Hope you start blowing up, this is amazing! Gained a sub
He did I got this video recommended thrice since yesterday.
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I always envy guys like you who has the knowledge and patience to create these awesome projects. I would love to have something like this but too lazy to learn and I might not be able to take care of it because of being a dad and a lot of stuff. My son loves and is always curious of animals and their habitat and loves watching videos like this. Great quality of a video by the way!
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if you ever wanted to you could make a smaller scale version of this and make it with your son, maybe a cool way to spend time together
Make such a thing a project with your kids.
It teaches them to cooperate, it connects you with each other and a common topic, it can be fun for all involved.
It must not be animals on that level of complexity.
Make an easy one, a small version with a handful of small animals. Or an ant farm. I heard they are amazing.
If you really wanted to you could do it
Just a terrarium made in a repurposed, gallon-sized, glass pickle jar can enchant a child (I got mine from a restaurant). I made one with each of my kids. My oldest and I also did the monarch butterflies from caterpillars when he was little, thanks to a kit he received as a gift. Things like that take much less time, effort, and money than a big project, and can still be rewarding and educational. Take care and stay well. ❤️
I never thought, I'd fall in love with biology in spite of being an architecture student.
This is so epic man. Great work !
this isn't my usual type of content but was completely hooked from start to finish. keep it up man can't wait to see what you give us next!
I really love the storm system you set up with all the lights emulating lightning, and the sprinklers. A very nice attention to detail towards their living space
Yep, And it makes them understand and learn the ways of the wild. Kudos to him!
The tropical rain is really cool
That Raining scene 5:00 Amazing wow 🤩
The moment he said he needs to balance out the population of crabs so he introduced geckos.
Had me thinking that even in a highly controlled environment ( rain, introduction of new animals) nature's law is consistent all over the place that is to build an ecosystem you need a balanced population of species with foodchain
Like big cats, viruses and famine
That includes humans
Yeah
Made me think about that one simpsons episode
He should have added a single particle of Tony Blair in mind is it even possible to dilute such evil?
Very complex. Nicely done.
This is the 1st video I've seen from this channel. Truly extraordinary!
🎉❤❤Cool
This is awesome. I’m afraid I would get too attached to the critters and be heartbroken when nature happens. The tropical storms are AMAZING!!!!
Don’t name them 🤷
"When nature happens"...This isn't nature, this is a sick experiment.
@@FHyde9977 You don’t have to name something to get attached to it.
@@soccerb4chicks yea
People fail to remember we are also nature, and our instinct to help is also natural. If you want to help, help. That would still be “nAtUrE hApPeNiNg”. We are not Gods, we are just more powerful and thus perhaps have a moral imperative to make the world a better place. Get over yourselves, people.
This is the type of content that gets me excited and fascinated about science! Thank you for sharing your work. Absolutely incredible!✨
Glad you enjoy it!
ololaa
It would be awesome to put those crabs in my Thai salad or in a Som Tam!
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Ololaa
Amazing simulation of this really good ecosystem. Interesting facts and Great Work!
The fact that it is not on something like natural geographic is insane
This is what I dream of, I need something like this in my life, something positive to distract from daily life and feed my intrigue of nature, I’m sure many others feel the same. Great video mate! I hope to see more on this awesome ecosystem!
Yap, definitely
OR, you can just leave them alone and simply watch documentaries…just saying. Animals are not there to be at our disposal.
@@aleee2323 🤓
@@aleee2323 eat another veggie burger and get boosted bro.
@@aleee2323 do you own a pet
To say this is merely fascinating, will be an insult to you. I watched this with much interest, then watched it with my two grandsons 8 and nearly 6. Now they want to try a similar project with me. Thank you for such a beautiful demonstration of life and you documented everything very well!!!!
This is such a tease. I NEED to do this. I NEED more tutorials.!!!
2 years later: so I expanded the ecosystem to me and my neighbour's backyards and started remaking it from scratch, all the animals were happy about moving to a bigger tank. But a problem emerged. The geckos were overpopulating very quickly and the mini humans (who have grown into the size of an adult man) couldn't do anything about it, so I genetically modified and created new apex predators that'll chomp to the top of the food chain. The dinosaurs from the jurrasic park and world franchise.
How about a video where you show and tell us about the cleaning, feeding and all the work you have to do to keep that ecosystem balanced. What kind of problems you had like mold or things like that... to me its the most besutiful terrarium/paludarium/aquarium ive seen on youtube. Love that jungle!
If you watch the playlist in the series of these videos, he mentions routine maintenance. It’s quite minimal once the tank is established; (about 30% water change every month, and routine glass cleaning with a microfibre). I would like to know about minimizing algae growth however
@@derekstuffco wait, he didnt even have to feed the tank???
@@curvingfyre6810 no they eat each other
The snails likely took care of the majority of the algae 👍.
The shrimps eat the algae
Wow I love this.
Imagine making a half dozen of these tanks in different shapes if needed, to showcase replica ecosystems found around the world.
The flora/fauna matching what’s found naturally.
Amazing!
That does sound like a really good idea 😁
Bigger one as a desert?
*puts a lion, a Buffalo, a wild dog and a lizard in a small 1x1m tank*
this good?
@@fefek1 that sounds like a really bad smoothie
@Fefek1 something tells me that’s not what he had in mind 🤣
Make more video like this i love i really really really like it, also the video shows us what ecosystem works keep it up!
the adult crab in your palm was like " LET ME AT EM'! LET ME AT EM'!
Its fascinating the level of easy success you had with the vampire crabs, to the point of worrying about a takeover. Did you have to regularly feed them, or were they able to scavenge most of their own food?
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They could find food because he mentioned in the original vampire crab video that they could eat the moss
@@lukevlogsgaming2441 They can eat moss?? So they're true grazing herbivores?
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It looks so, so beautiful. The whole set up and story behind it. A balanced eco system, next to your bed. Wow. Cannot wait for the next video!
Not really - he was feeding a lot there.
Otherwise this really small tank would never have been able to sustain dozens of crabs and gecko.
We even saw him feeding the gecko fruit pap and the crabs worms&crickets.
Dont get me wrong, its a beautiful project.
But more of a carefully sustained decorative farm situation than a self-balanced ecosystem. For that to be true he would have to stop all feeding and fertilizing, which he obviously did as well seeing how thos plants exploded.
This is a showgarden in a bottle.
Containing pets.
Beautiful to look at - but not an ecosystem.
@@nilesbutler8638 edit: oops I only saw the 1st half of the msg! Yeah, I suppose you're right but alas, its mostly it's own little thing. Its still absolutely visually stunning though. 😊
@@BlenderisedMind Fully agreed on that! 👍
I cant even imagine what is like!
@@nilesbutler8638 Yeah, we need more people like you, here in the comments, instead of blindly praising - able to differentiate between a show situation. Content is content anyway, and I see where the trends might be going.
Fascinating thanks for the post. Love your work.
Don't know what algorithm sent me here, but it's fascinating and beautiful to watch. Your hard work has paid off. I want one ❤
This is the content that needs to be promoted more! Its interesting and keeping you engaged! Cannot wait for that salt water ecosystem video!
I'm really into this kind stuff. I'm one those kids that could stare at the ants bringing food to their colony. The small creatures really are fascinating to watch and sometimes I imagine myself being small interacting with them. Good job making this one. I'm Done Subscribing Looking forward to your other projects. 🥰
@OFFICIAL🕎77x7x7🕎MUSA ISRAEL LEWI-NO KA-DRONE okay man thats cool. Anyways, Geckos
@@ComradeHax HAHHAHA UR ANSWER I LOVE IT
Part of what I find interesting about owning an ecosystem is it's like you're their god. If you really wanted to, you could cut off their water supply for 3 days and incur a drought upon them, or you could add hazardous new environmental factors to see how they cope with it. But since the majority of us aren't bug sadists, we just let them live peaceful and happy lives (as happy as nature gets, anyway). Basically, their fate lies entirely in your control.
@@JeffarryLounder yea, i didnkt think it that way.
I love playing god
I love the rainstorm. What a beautiful tank!
I know
u inspired me to create a paludarium for my ib personal project thank u dr plants
n it turned out rlly well:)
I always knew ecosystem balancing was no small feat. Losing one species or introducing an invasive one can destroy it entirely. This one is no exception. The dominant species has grown too much both times. I wonder what else it needs to reach a perfect balance?
I gotta say, I love these videos. Making a living self contained ecosystem looks like a lot of fun. Some day in the future I'd like to make one!
Snake to eat the gecko
@@druegnor1703 snakes will end up eating everything lmao
Reduce the feed for the geckos, they will reproduce less and some will die. Predators in nature are generally controlled by bottom-up processes.
The duration of the life cycle of all the species in the food chain [plants all the way to apex predator] + the amount of food it needs.