Dragon vs Dwarfs: Puffer Island Aquarium / Aquascape
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So As you will see in the video, the dragon puffer didn't work out. It was amazing, but I never saw him. Obviously that doesn't make for great TH-cam videos. He was very active and in your face in the shop but i guess thats just because he didn't have anywhere to hide...
Anyway, we now have the pea puffers that were planned all along...I only managed to see a bit of them yesterday before I put them into the tank but already...they are so interesting to watch. I put in lots of snails for them and the hunt is awesome!!!!!
Anyway, let me know what you think below...and remember to always research fish before you buy them. If I had have done that then I wouldn't have got the Dragon puffer as I would have know of there ambush style hunting....this basically means staying still and hidden...
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PATREON: if you want to support future builds or possible help fund a bigger studio to make more videos, then you can here: / mdfishtanks
1st Job MD'ers...like the video for me. It helps more than you know!
PATREON: if you want to support future builds or possible help fund a bigger studio to make more videos, then you can here: www.patreon.com/mdfishtanks
...And maybe buy some merch in the banner below if you want to support the channel. All profits go towards building the new studio in the spring time so I can make even better videos for you guys :)
So As you will see in the video, the dragon puffer didn't work out. It was amazing, but I never saw him. Obviously that doesn't make for great TH-cam videos. He was very active and in your face in the shop but i guess thats just because he didn't have anywhere to hide...
Anyway, we now have the pea puffers that were planned all along...I only managed to see a bit of them yesterday before I put them into the tank but already...they are so interesting to watch. I put in lots of snails for them and the hunt is awesome!!!!!
Anyway, let me know what you think below...and remember to always research fish before you buy them. If I had have done that then I wouldn't have got the Dragon puffer as I would have know of there ambush style hunting....this basically means staying still and hidden...
Tank: 20 Gallon Cube from Waterbox Aquariums
Lighting: AI Prime from Aqua Illumination
FOLLOW MY INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/md_fishtanks/
For business enquiries: sivadcram@gmail.com
All my plants are from Tropica: www.tropica.com
All my hardscape is from Aquarium Gardens: www.aquariumgardens.co.uk/
Items i use regularly:
Tropica Aquasoil: US: amzn.to/2JSU4qe UK: amzn.to/34GQsjp
Tropica Substrate Powder: UK: amzn.to/2JROmVT
Tropica Ferts Premium: amzn.to/2CaTakS
Tropica Ferts Specialised: amzn.to/2WLgOxV
Tropica Nutrition Capsules: UK amzn.to/36xqMau US amzn.to/2JQSfKp
Opti White Nano Tank & Light: amzn.to/2pwuy3h
You can buy the bowls i use here:
Amazon UK: amzn.to/2Vx73CL
Amazon.com: amzn.to/2M4FwFO
Gooseneck Clip on lamp (similar as product is now discontinued)
Amazon UK amzn.to/2LNat13
Amazon. com amzn.to/2IlwLVA
Mini Water Pump:
Amazon UK amzn.to/2mjHDez
Amazon. com amzn.to/2oAmf5y
LED FLoodlights:
Amazon UK amzn.to/31KQwgQ
Amazon. com amzn.to/359rp9J
#plantedtank #aquascape #mdfishtanks
PATREON: if you want to support future builds or possible help fund a bigger studio to make more videos, then you can here: www.patreon.com/mdfishtanks
Love all your work hope to at least gwt 1 aquarium juat like yours 😂😂😂😂
Hey, Marc! Please remember to remove the shells at the end of each day.. pea puffers cant crush the shells and the left over snail meat pollutes the water like crazy
Edit: i use the tweezers to crush the snails ahead of time and they take the meat right off the tweezers.. helps a lot w keeping the water perimeters stable. Also alternate w frozen bloodworms. They love those too
thanks MSL. will do :)
when you have a big tank you can get loaches. my loaches suck the puffer's leftovers / crippled snails out completely until only an empty shell is left ;)
I am from Russia. I really like your channel) Everything is beautifully designed. I wish you success in your hobby)
thanks very much
YES! 😊 You finally got them! 🐡 I'm so happy. You made a great decision. I'm breeding them now for wholesale. Remember to remove the dead snail shells. Pea puffer mouths are too small to crush most snails, and what they do is bite off what they can, leaving the rest to decay in the shells. Eventually, you will run into the same problem you had with excess waste and the dragon puffer. Don't worry about the larger snails that they can't eat. Those snails will provide smaller ones for them to eat, and the pea puffers love the hunt. Also, they love bloodworms if you run low on snails. Congratulations and good luck. The aquarium and aquascape look fantastic! And so does the new goldfish aquarium.
At 1:30 OMG when you walk into that shed... 💚😵🌿🐠🌿🐡🌿🐟🌿💚
If pea puffers can eat actual peas then you should make a video called
“Peas vs pea puffers!”
BIG BRAINNN!!
I dont want to scare the kids!
LOL
Really really like the island aquascape. You made a good decision. The pea puffers are much more active and visible and that is the point of keeping cool fish, to be able to see them and enjoy what they do on a daily basis. Looking forward to updates on these little cuties.
👍💕👍
thanks shelby
Just saw the t i n y i e s t pea puffers at the store today and fell absolutely in love 😍 They weren’t even a full centimeter long yet! So this came at exactly the right time, planning to do a tank for them in the future as well 😊
nice one April :)
I just bought home the four our fish store had come in. They're EXTREMELY TINY! They're so tiny that the blood worms are a bit much for them. I have the horn snails in there but I'm wondering what else I can do besides micro sized ghost shrimp from my guppy tank. But I only have two of those I can give. I was thinking to do some shrimp eggs or something. I don't have any plants yet but am going to pick up some more planted caves like I have in my guppy tank. Errr my gosh They're so tiny!
@Elizabeth West Absolutely adorable! I have a ton of baby bladder snails that would be perfect, wish I could teleport them to you 😅 Enjoy your new little friends!
Why are pea puffers so adorable?
WWWWHHHYYY!!!!!!
@@MDFishTanks i have a feeling its got to do with this th-cam.com/video/Z0zConOPZ8Y/w-d-xo.html
I see different tanks on TH-cam but you are special and above all from the heart 👍 Greetings from Poland.
thanks very much :)
I miss puff the magic dragon. His eyes were incredible. Love the new design and puffers though. Great work!
he was great but the footage you see was just the first few days in the tank, I never saw him again after that apart from a few seconds to feed
Oh my goodness that Dragon Pufferfish tho!!!😱
You need an t.v. show, or build an bigger shed out back. Now it's time for the bloodworms. Like always keep it fishing. 😎🐡
bigger studio coming in the spring
I've got 5 healthy pea puffers that I have been keeping for over a year in a 20 gallon tall. I can not keep plants alive in that tank at all! Every plant I've removed from that tank and switched over to a different tank has thrived. Nearly 100% certain that it is due to these guys and the mess they leave. Wishing you better luck!
thats awesome
Loving the scape AND you've got me wanting Pea Puffers now! They're adorable, don't think I'm clued up enough on them though to warrant any kind of purchase. At the minute torn between CPDs or Killifish to go in my now available tank.
I love both those fish and want to get some myself!
@@MDFishTanks I'll make sure to keep my eye out on your channel for them then! Might help me make up my mind :)
Dragon puffers are really funny because some are super shy and some act more like Mbu and fahaka puffers, like mine is super friendly and curious about literally everything, the only time he really hides is when he is pouting after I do a water change. Lol pea puffers are a great choice though super cute and friendly.
Great rescape Marc, the puffer are so happy in the new rescape tank
Love how you have so many plants in there now that the ceiling has turned green from the reflection
Beautiful set up .. unique fishes....u r always doing wonderful job...u r best...we love your work
thank you :)
Beautiful tank room 🙌💯
They are fun to watch hunt snail!! Looks great
I think the scale with the pea puffers looks so much better. I've had them before and they have so much personality. Much more interesting than the one big puffer. Your tanks are always beautiful. Love your channel.
cheers jeffrey
Yay for dwarf puffers! I have 3 in a 15g planted tank. Mine eat snails, frozen blood worms and occasionally live mysis or daphnia.
nice. Im going to feed bloodworms
Awesome tank. Love the channel. I’m gonna try a no filter vase myself as I feel v inspired. I’m so impressed with your honesty about getting the dragon puffer and having made a mistake. Much respect!
thanks janine
Looks amazing! My next tank is going to be pea puffers for sure!
they are fun to watch
I think you did the right thing. If you never see a fish what's the point. You should do a vid on how to get rid of cyanobacteria.🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌟🌟🌿🌿🌿
thanks terry
Awesome. Love the pea puffers. Let’s hope they are not so shy 👍🏻
thanks paul
Beautiful, setting up aquascaping is art not many people know how to do it , i spent good bit money and time and than i just gave up after 2 years, now i just watch TH-cam channels and appriciate the fellas like u 😊 , keep it up bro 👍🏼 from Ireland
Wow, your fish room is so serene and beautiful. If I were you, I'd be spending every spare second in there just looking at what I've accomplished and enjoying the beauty of the plants and fish. Awesome, I love it 👍
I'd love nothing more than to have pea puffers, but I also breed pink Ramshorn snails, and I love them to bits. I even cried when my original bladder snail died of old age! How fricking sad am i? Lol
haha Thats crazy lol. If I just stayed in there all the time, there wouldnt be videos for you all to watch :)
So cute the pea puffers!! another great video!
thank you
Omg he is so cute. Why are all the coolest fish so shy? ... like Zebra plecos,-I would love to have one but they just hide all the time too.
Thank you. I'm about to set up a new 120ltr for my shoal of 9 puffers. You've caught my eye with this island and I've most of the hardware...and a back wall filter. Inspiring plants 🪴 I may tie some moss to a branch or two. I've a black background atm, but will try lighter in the old tank. PPs have good camo! ( I have several colored ceramic kitchens tiles I easily drop in)
Great video and decent subtitles 👌
I know this video is 2+ years old, but look into Scarlet Badis. Such an amazing nano fish. You will not my disappointed.
I can not believe I have missed this channel! Nice video fellow fishlover. 🎩👊
Lmao for some reason when I saw the condensation I thought it was algae and was like how did it grow so fast D: 😂😂
NO!!!!!!! Algae
Love the pea puffers can't wait to get a few
so cool
Favorite scape of yours. I love the island style!
cheers :)
I agree!! Absolutely stunning, isn't it?
Always ready for a new video !!
good :)
make merch about either the ranchus or pancho and ill consider it lol
yeah I'm going to add it soon :)
I love the look of puffers I want one so bad... soon
Hey dude just started my tank you are such an inspiration just do what you are doing, hope every thing is well
thanks james :)
Very nice video, Your dragon puffer is beautiful ! Attention to the pollution of the tank with pea puffers aswell because of the remains of dead snails that will stay and pollute the water. .. I always feed them in front of the tank (with the clamp or small series of snails on the ground) so that there is no dead snails hidden between the plants and i can suck them later .
nice idea
when you have a big tank you can get loaches. my loaches suck the puffer's leftovers / crippled snails out completely until only an empty shell is left ;)
Congrats! 🐡 Lovely Tank😘
thanks :)
👍👍 Very nice puffer and tanks..Keep doing this good work...Best Of Luck😎😎😎
cheers :)
If you ever end up getting archers, I'd put them in one of your gorgeous aquaterrarium if I where you.
definately
Hahaha funny little things!
yeah, like little heleocopters
@@MDFishTanks hahaha yeah they are, almost alien like the way they move with their pectoral fins like a hummingbird rather than their tail.
And stare the life out of something trying to compute what they are looking at!
Love your videos man! Wish you could do a video on tank basics. Different lighting intensity, filtration flow, co2 or no c02, etc. I know I can google these things but really trust your opinion over others.
I wanna move to the UK. They so much more stuff for the aquarium hobby and its so beautiful there
Wow. I cannot WAIT to get an update lol. I've already watched this video 3 times lol
haha. Thanks
My Lfs always has pea puffers and I might get some for my 45U
do it!
You say Pea Puffers. I immediately like. And immediately yeet. THEY ARE SO CUTE I CAN'T EVEN ENGLISH
they are very cute haha
まだアクアリウム初心者で外国語も分からず見ていますが、素晴らしい作品だということは分かります！
You make your tanks amazing it's making me want another tank lol
wow MD, fresh water Puffer fish i did know that there are fresh water puffer fish, keep up the good work , Love from Bulgaria
yes, quite a few species actually
amazing@@MDFishTanks
Loving the content broo
cheers lin
When I saw your insta story. I was thinking that you might've got puffer fish. But I texted you everything else except writing puffer fish 😂
haahaha
Hey, love the videos. Arrived here because of all your no filter content which is awesome. Sick channel but those ads, please dial back the number of ads.
I hear what your saying but it only equates to 15 seconds of ads in a 15 min long video. Surely you understand that without the ads...there are no videos??
@@MDFishTanks yeah I get that, you do what you got to do. Just feels like there are more ads on your videos than others I watch. You still got a sub in me 👍
@@adamtempest4524 Sweet. Well hopefully I can make up for that with better videos than the norm? I do tend to do longer videos than most though. Many youtubers just stretch nothing out to just over ten mins for no reason....I struggle to make mine shorter lol
I shell be buying merch soon enough
thanks very much :)
I love puffers. Pygmys were some of my favorites. Never had that beautiful Dragon you have! Did have a lil Fahaka few years, GSPs Fig 8s, and one of my favorite and hardest for to me ever find again was a red eye/red tail puffer, male I had (believe the Latin name was carinotetraodon loreite. or C. something else) they're 2 similar species w sexual dimorphism present.
Puffer keeping rule one:
NEVER
REMOVE
FROM
WATER.
That will cause them to blow up, and that can injure or kill a puffer from stress
yes.
Ive moved pea puffer from his home to hospital tank and back again once he was well again and didnt had problem with that. Also moved all three from 10 to 20 gallon once they matured and nothing like that happened at the time either. Never heard that ever anywhere from anyone before now that i think of it. And marc at marc s aquatics breeds them and moves them from tank to tank all the time. Weird comment
Agreed. It's a known thing with puffers. If they should inflate while out of water, they gulp air and then cannot always properly expel the gulped air. This can lead to buoyancy problems and eventual death from exhaustion/inability to feed. They can sometimes be "burped" free of the air with a specific technique, but it's not always successful. Therefore, puffers should always stayed submerged when transferring. Thank you for pointing this out.
Hey, what kind of water do you use to your "no filter tanks"?
Do you always use (mature) water from your other fish tanks when filling a new tank up and when doing water changes?
Can´t find any video of yours explaining all this in details..
Much appreciated if I got an answer!
no i dont always use mature water. Depends on the size of the aquarium. I'm doing a fully detailed video on my no filter setups soon
@@MDFishTanks Awesome!
Hey mate what did you put on the end of the return to slow the flow down? I want to do this with my dc pump I bought
10:05 RIP snail.
PEA PUFFERS!!! YAY! I'm so glad to see you have finally been able to get them! Although seeing them in there I'd say you could get double in there. As long as they are not all males lol. But you wouldn't be able to tell until they got bigger. Either way you should have a lot more fun with these then you did with the dragon puffer!
yes, im thinking of adding more soon
Hey, i started a new aquarium and my plants have shown great growth the past 2 weeks. I leave my light on for around 8-9 hours a day but im wondering if there is a source of lightning that alows me to see the fish in the evening without effecting my plants.
I just leave my lights on for longer haha (14 hours)
What’s that little bug thing crawling around in the bottom right side at 7:52
It's a snail lol
Thanks lol looked like an isopod kinda I was like wtf
How are tanks always looking nice man!!
The plants looks better but for the puffers I think that a long acquarium is better than a high acquarium and the adult planorbis or planorbarius snail are so big than puffer try with the physa marmorata
ok thanks
Hi you have a beautiful light for your acquarium can i ask where can i buy the same light? Thank you
Running out of good words for your scapes all look spot on definitely got a talent there mate. Would you consider doing a video on your canister filter maybe when you next clean it out show us how you set it up and what you put init? Just an idea🤔
just normal stuff to be honest. Nothing special there
Called it!
nice one :)
@@MDFishTanks great video as always mate 👌
Amazing little things, im waiting for my tank to cycle to put them in! I hadnt even thought about the mess, how do you plan on staying on top? Im guessing a clean up crew is a no go?
the plants will clean it up...plus a turkey baster and water changes
25-30 Emerald eyed rosbaras would set this tank off well!
after seeing the dragon puffer i took weeks deciding if i wanted one or keep waitting on panda loaches but the shop i like got some puffers and i jumped on a upset potato right away 🙃
have you still got it?
Pea puffers are very territorial they may fight
you need a bigger fish room bro! keep going and congrats you belong to the Team Millionaire! =)
wont be long lol
What are you using to fill up the tank?
Where is this fish shop u went to get the puffers
Marc, another question about rocks if you can help.
What are the rocks shown in the tank at 3:42 Please? Being a wildlife photographer, the one on the left in particular reminds me very much of an elephant's skin.
You might’ve been feeding your dragon puffer too much basically giving him the attitude that he can get fed whenever he desires. To have made him more active you could’ve tried using live fish to make his hunting more active, or only feed him with tongs every other day and he will be super active. Mine comes and greets me at the glass whenever I walk on the room
Can you buy that puffer tank or is it custom?
How does feeding almost killed your plants? I’m having the same problem with my Oscar tank. My plants can’t grow there
I'm guess the amount of uneaten waste caused a massive imbalance in the water parameters
Beautiful ! 😊 RUSSIAN LIKE! 👍
:)
Can you explain why waste of the fish contributes to the decaying of the plants?
Im guessing it threw the water parameters off lots
@@MDFishTanks In what way? I am thinking that the fish waste and overfeeding will contribute to nutrients that will be eaten by the plant, so this should actually make the plant better, no?
Looks good that iv got the same size tank as that I think what size is it again ?
400mm cube
@@MDFishTanks thanks
I got three pea puffers about a month ago. They are interesting to watch, but they also seem to think, that I´m funny to look at. I have my tank in the kitchen, and they are always at the front glass watching me. Unfortunately I seem to have two males, so thats probably not going well as they mature. I have to figure something out, as my fishstore won´t take any back, even if I buy other ones.
And I would also not to keep a fish, never to be seen. But maybe a "Trick-aquascape", like I don´t see you, you don´t see me?
yeah maybe
I want to do a pea puffer tank as well.
whats stopping you?
MD Fish Tanks Time. :) Finishing a 75 gallon mbuna tank right now. And have 3 others tanks in the project que at the moment. I’m think of getting a Fluval Flex 16 gallon for it though. I have a specific theme I want to do with it.
How about some information about A1 Prime, what it can and can't do.
Tugger
Edinburgh
do you have updates on Little Aquaterrarium? either here or on insta?
Total water change ... what about the nitrogen cycle? And how did you add the hot water? Fish keeping is so tough....
the media in the built in sump has been cycled months ago. I poured the hot water in...
dude what store was that? live around your area but haven't been there before man! looks awesome
watermarque in bridgwater. Just off the M5
Hi Marc. Hello from Hamburg, Germany :)
How many Pea Puffer Fish did you put into the tank?
13:13 I counted 5 Puffers, right?
What is the male / female ratio?
And finally, how many would you suggest for a 15 gallon tank (60l)
Your tanks look great, and after watching several Videos I needed to subscribe :)
And very funny that all your tanks are in such an inconspicuous garden hut.
Go on!
Have been following you since you started but I don’t remember what happened to puffer island when you moved? Or did you change it before you got the new new studio? Lol
In the video at 7.51 what is that crawling about the tank
ramshorn snail
Hey what is your local fish store called?
Enjoying your videos. i am researching amazon pea puffers, since i'm N. America US. Are yours Indian pea puffers?
👍
How many fish do you have
What's the size of your room?.
10 x 6 ft
What's that thing moving at the right of the tank ? 7:52
If you mean the orange thing, its just the reflection of my tripod
@@MDFishTanks I mean in the bottom right side:)
@@MDFishTanks it's like a beattle 😜