Update from the Kavanagh Family. It is Sunday, April 12, 2020. Wishing a safe, peaceful Easter Sunday during this COVID-19 Pandemic. The fourth molly died to ich. We had the four molly fish for almost 3 months in the 10 gallon tank in daughter's bedroom. Now will empty out all of the water, clean all gravel, artificial plants, bubbler, coral, scrub tank, re-treat water and start new again. They four molly fish were really fun, moved throughout the tank often and were cool to watch. Lost all four within 2 weeks. We buried all four in our garden. Our son's 20 gallon tank is doing well with two goldfish. Thanks again for the video. Wish we had understood what the tiny white spots were early in t
Thank you everyone for the lovely comments. I enjoy reading them and appreciate all who view my video and take something from it. I may be slow to comment back but I do my best to answer your questions.
This is so cool!!! I love your setup. I have a 5 gal for my beta and it’s upstairs in my room so when I need to clean it I have to lug it downstairs and clean it out, replace most of the water, and lug it back up. I was thinking about getting a 10 gal because I want my beta and some other fish with it (safe with betas) but I had no idea how to clean it. Thanks for the tutorial!! Seems really expensive though 😪
You're welcome and omg those siphon hoses are awesome so you don't have to move the whole tank. And which part are you referring to? It can get costly and to set up I found there's always some money that goes into it. If you have a good site like Kijiji up here in Ontario you can get a lot of stuff cheaper then new.
I think this is the best one I've seen. I got big tank acqurium and did not know about it. Had 3 goldfish 2 year in little fish bowl and got tank acqurium and then they died and I got a very bad bacteria infection and I am trying to get better. But I restarted the tank acqurium and then left for 2week before putting 1 fish in and then got more but I have looked up a lot of stuff and this one just explain more.
I have a Gubby tank with some shrimps in it. To controll the population i feed the baby shrimps and gubbys to my beta. I kinda like that way but the ammonia levels on my beta tank get a little bit high sometimes. How much water do i need to get rid off each time always bothers me because the ammonia levels are not consistent.
+ShyerLady At that time there was quite a few fish for a ten gallon so at least a 50% water change was needed and sometimes more then that. If there were only a couple fish in there then a smaller water change would be okay. The more fish, the bigger the water change.
Its "Team Kavanagh" from the metro-west suburbs of downtown Boston. Its Weds, April 8, 2020 and we lost another molly since posting on Sunday, April 5. We just noticed the white spots on the fourth molly. Learned the white spots is the most common of molly fish diseases, also known as ich or ick. The white spots are caused by the ciliate protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis parasite. This afternoon added a teaspoon of salt per gallon (10) and raised the water temperature to 82 (F) degrees. We are going to get ParaGuard medication to add to the water. If the fourth molly dies, we will remove all water, scrub the gravel, wash the fake plants and coral and bubbler, and start with new (treated) water. We miss the three molly fish. They were active swimmers, fun to watch, and recognized us (excited to be fed) when we got close to tank. Ah, having an aquarium is a learning process for sure. Started this 10 gallon & 20 gallon tank in each of their bedrooms on Jan 17, 2020. Thanks again for your 2014 video! We'll keep improving.
@@FinsandFurBabies I have a lot of tanks, but my ten gallon I find hard to clean because most of my tanks are huge, my smallest other than my ten gallon is a 55 gallon, and my largest is a 300 gallon, my siphon is made for bigger tanks and tends to sucks out every single piece of beneficial bacteria, so I have to take a dish to get the water out and rinse the and every time I do a water change. Can you help?
I have a question, or two. If I dont pre-filter and my water sucks too, what can I do besides adding the chlorine remover? What “stuff” did you put in your buckets before immediately pouring the water into the tank? I didnt realize one could do this with the fish still in the tank. This is very helpful. We just filled our 10-gallon today. We get our fish on Wednesday. I wish I had real plants for them.
What kind of fish pump are you using... appears to be an underwater one that gives you a lot of bubbles. Seems a good choice for filtering and for oxygen.
I have a 5 gallon tank with a male betta. Must I take him out to do a change and clean? I was told netting the fish can be harmful and he's way too fast for me to get him into his cup (I bought him in this cup). Can I do the clean and change with him in it?
I clean my 5g tank the same way as this one. I don't take the fish out unless there's a need to tear the tank apart, one is sick, or I'm moving them to a different tank. Nets can potentially harm their fins since they're fragile. Something I've found with more outgoing bettas is they don't mind cups and will swim in them. It makes the fish easy to move.
Wow. It's been a long time and the tanks have changed. So after I finish setting up and getting all the fish into my new tank I'll post a new updated tank video.
Hey! Love the video, very helpful! I do have a quick question. How often do you clean your tank? Once a week? Would this be a 50% water change that you did?
that's a good question to ask. Once a week is recommended. There are a couple things to understand that can be confusing at first but get easier. The first is how a fish tank functions. This video explains the nitrogen cycle: th-cam.com/video/1XC7xT0mIbY/w-d-xo.html The nitrogen cycle is what keeps your tank healthy and running. The second is cycling which takes place in a new tank. It takes time for each stage of bacteria to grow and establish and takes at least a month or more in total. If you have questions about cycling a tank or anything else feel free to ask. Oh and live plants can help a ton with water quality.
I really need help I change the water at bout 50% in my 10 gallon tank I put solutions in while they were in the tank directly in the water. 2 of my fish have died already what do I do
Did you cycle your tank before setting it up? If not, look up cycling a tank and the nitrogen cycle. You can't just add fish to an aquarium without cycling it first
With the sand I recommend stirring it every two to three months because air can get trapped in it since it compacts unlike gravel. A chop stick or finger work well for doing this. A good water critter have are Malaysian trumpet snails since they burrow through the sand (also help a tonne with algae). Be aware that for a bit after stirring sand it will cloud the tank since you're stirring up the beneficial bacteria and waste on the sand but it settles quickly. I keep the water clear with easy care live water plants. They suck a tonne of crap out of water so it stays clear.
I have a 5 gallon fish tank... but it is very cloudy and my betta keeps going up to the tank, gets air and goes back down... is this because of the oxygen lack? And can i buy moss balls to prevent this?
My first thought is filtration will help. The second is if it's cloudy it's either a new set up or needs cleaned more. If your betta is going to the surface and back down then he's lethargic. So my thought turns to things like ammonia build up (without knowing more). Live plants will help like the marimo balls but they don't' take the place of cleaning the tank.xzde
i have subscribed because i have a 10 gallon tank myself and i had no clue on how to clean it XD. but now i do! can u tell me where you get your fish from?? also you have a new subscriber
Awww thank you. There's another channel I deal with called Betta Geeks that has a few more tutorials on it for fish tank maintanance if you want to check it out.
Are they female bettas or male bettas? If theyr'e female bettas then They can go in a 10 gallon tank with lots of cover and hiding places but it's better if it's a 20 gallon tank because female bettas can be territorial. If heyr'e male bettas then they can't go together in a tank like mine.
+Amanda Serrano I swear it's the live plants. They seem to do as much for water quality as the filter does. I think the other thing that may help is the sponge filter. Since the water doesn't flow heavily things don't get stirred up as much. Sometimes it can depend on how old your tank is. If it's a new tank (under two or three months) it could get foggy because it's doing something called cycling which sets up the biological bacteria. The last thing I can think of is when you clean the tank if you hard core clean the filter, gravel etc. that can also cause it to fog because the biological bacteria blooms in the water.
+FloresXIII With that many fish in a 10g it was about once a week - sometimes a little longer if life happened. Now the tank has radically changed (like all my tank) and there are more plants and only two fish so I clean every 2 or so weeks.
Just watched your video dated Oct 13, 2014 (its Sunday, April 5, 2020). You did a great job demonstrating a water change with this 10 gallon tank. We purchased a 10 gallon for our 9 yr old daughter in Jan 2020. We had 4 molly. We have been changing the water 25%. The four molly were doing so well and fun to watch. But during last week (March 30 - April 4, 2020), we lost two molly. We live in the metro west suburbs of Boston and the town water is very hard, with so much chlorine. Any suggestions for products to look for at Pet Smart to help us with treating the water? Will real plants like yours help us more with the water? We have fake plants and a air bubbler. Thanks for so much for a well done video! Very helpful. Great looking tank. Hope you post an updated video soon!
Is that the water conditioning that you added? The product that takes chlorine out of the water? I’m new to the fish world and want my Betta to feel happy. So far so good 😆 This was great and you have beautiful tanks.
Hi, I'm planning to start my very first planted tank and wanted to ask you what substrates you used? I prefer the look of simple store-bought sand, but different places are telling me different things that I need like fertilizers, a layer of soil, etc.
I used Tahitian Moon Sand by CaribSea. It's heavier than other sand like pool or filter sand which can clog filters. The big thing with sand is it packs denser than gravel so it needs stirred 4 to 6 times a year or so to get some circulation in there. The Mayalasian Trumpet snail can help with this because they burrow into the substrate and also help keep the tank super clean and eat a few different kinds of gravel and excess food. Since I made this video my tanks have all been changed and now I use fluorite for the bottom (it's made for plants). While I loved the look of sand, the one thing I found is it showed all the debris since it had no rocks to hide in. I don't use fertilisers in my tanks or anything special. I rinsed the sand and dumped it in, planted the plants and filled with water. I bought low light, easy care plants like Java fern (needs to be tied to a rock, piece of driftwood, or pot etc), anubias nana (any variety - these ones can grow in a bucket, and are planted the same way as java fern), amazon sword, rotala indica or rotala rotundifolia, crypt wendtii, (bronze or green), java moss (loves some people's tanks and won't grow in others, also grows like crazy Sideshow Bob hair and if it likes your tank will take over if not trimmed regularly!), crypt spiralis, crypt balansae, and there are a couple other ones that I can't remember off the top of my head. They run on fish poop for and the nitrogen cycle that naturally occurs in your tank - some use the ammonia your fish and waste produce, some use the nitrites, and they all use nitrates. They will grow faster if you have brighter lights and slower if the lights are dimmer. Some people have had luck with ozelot swords and a couple other varieties of sword and bocapa. Stay away from live water plants that have bright red / orange/ purplish colours as they need a CO2 system and special set up. The ones I listed several people I know have in their tanks and they all generally grow well.
Thank you so much for your help! Should I begin by letting the plants settle down in the tank before introducing fish or have some fish start cycling the tank first, and then introducing the plants? I also wanted to know if a fluorescent lamp would suffice as aquarium lighting.
***** The ones I listed are fine going in first. If you're going to add a betta, it can be put in the tank at the same time. If you have other fish or a larger number I highly recommend cycling the tank first. Even with the plants, your ammonia and nitrites will go to at least 0.5 or a little more every day for the first four weeks or so. I planted and then stocked this tank right away and I did daily water changes for the first three or four weeks and every two days for another couple weeks. The plants should love the florescent lamp as long as it's close enough to light the tank up.
I thought you were supposed to unplug everything before you do a water change. I've been doing a lot of research and they say to unplug all electrical equipment
+sunny Douglas Pretty much. The one thing I would suggest is a small siphon hose and really watch because the baby guppies could get sucked up easily. However if they do, they're small enough that you should be able to get them out of the bucket. The other thing you can do is use a turkey baster to suck up dirt and fish poop from the spots it collects (if you want to be extra careful) and scoop the water out instead of suctioning it up.
What can I use if I don’t have a siphon? Isn’t there something alternative ? I will get a siphon soon, but I just want something to clean my fishes tank right now. Thanks :)
I know this doesn’t have to do much with the video but I recently got 5 ghost shrimp to add to my 15 gallon aquarium ( i have a cory catfish and a betta in there as well) and all the shrimp died within maybe three weeks. I️m trying figure out what happen and what i can do to prevent them from dying :(
Okay. I love shrimp. I have some cherry shrimp and amanos. So ghost shrimp are awesome but can be a little aggressive and nip at fins. Bettas also like shrimp so your betta may be goign after them. The key with shrimp is clean water and they're scavengers. So they need food they can get to just like all the other critters. Also live plants like marimo moss balls and anubias really help to keep the water clean, give the shrimp something to hide in and pick at.
yaoming yen The basic LED lights that came with the tank. When I got the plants I made sure to get low light easy care ones such as Rotala indica, anubias, java moss and crypts.
Yup. Um they were the ones that came with the aquarium. I can't remember who the maker was. The short answer it was a good price so I got that one. :) I stuck with low light plants like rotala indica, anubias nana, amazon swords, and java moss. I also have crypt wendtii in other tanks. They're pretty much bullet proof plants.
so it IS okay to clean the tank with the fish still in there? I have to clean my 10 gallon with danios and a khuli loach. I don't know how I'm going to not hurt them :/ but it REALLY needs to be cleaned ): haaalpppp meeeeh 🤓 love your video by the Way! very informative (:
the fish will usually avoid the siphon, if they dont its not hard to avoid the fish. also most siphons have a little net so the fish cant get sucked up the tube. (:
They are. I use one of those yellow and green ones on occasion. The green side that's rougher is great for removing gunk off the glass. I find them at places like the dollar store for a good price.
+William Arenas There are exactly 8 fish in that tank. A couple questions: What type of filtration do you have? do you plan on any other fish? And do you want live plants?
Cool. The thing to keep in mind with tetras like the glo fish is they can be grumpy and nip each other and possibly fight in a small tank like a ten gallon. They also get two to three inches long. It's the same with the danio glo fish. I've had experience with both tetras and danios. They're best kept in a group of 5 or more but it can be difficult to keep 5 in a ten gallon. Not impossible, but not the best. (Yes the danios were bullies and jerks in that tank but I didn't have a bigger tank...) If you want to do it you could try 4 or maybe 5 and heavily planted - I mean like 35 - 50 percent cover so they can get away from each other and the 35 gallons of filter power is a good idea. The sponge I have in that ten gallon does up to 35 gallons of filtration. Doubling the recommended filtration at a minimum, in my opinion, is always a good idea. If you want to talk plants or any other ideas feel free to post back.
+Fins and Fur hi :) what kind of sponge filter is that if it is good enough for 30 gallons? What size pump do you run it on please? Thanks in advance! Plus lovely clear tank X
Thank you and weekly is recommended but alas with all my live water plants I admit it's not weekly anymore. I can easily get away with every two weeks to a month. Without the live water plants it would be more.
Nice video, and wonderful tank setup! :) I'm getting some more fish soon, and was wondering how big of a tank Ill need. Currently planning on a female betta, 2 or 3 black mystery snails, and a little school of fish. Any thoughts on size wise as I see you have some pretty tanks set up :D or what would be a good tank mate towards a betta. (I will be having the betta, introducing the snails, and see how the betta does first of course)
+Elizabeth Beveridge Good tanks mates for a ten to twenty gallon are cherry barbs (only cherry barbs - not any other kind), white or gold cloud mountain minnows, guppies (if your betta is chilled), oto cats (they're sensitive for the first few weeks but after that they're solid little fish if you have the right set up), snails (although I have one betta who's a jerk and ate all his small snail tank mates), dwarf neon rainbow fish, cory cats (I would suggest more then one because they like company), pencil fish, raspboras, African dwarf frog (completely aquatic), marble hatchet fish, and tetras shaped like neon or cardnal tetras. I would strongly recommend keeping the number 8 fish or below and if you want to go as many as that I highly recommend doubling the filtration on your tank. Live plants also keep the water crystal clear, keep things like ammonia, nitrite and nitrate at 0 and give excellent coverage. If you go for the 20g tank you could also get a small pleco species like the leopard frog pleco, gold spot pleco, clown pleco, snow ball pleco or rubber nosed pleco. I would be cautious with danios. I had a female betta in my tank and she dealt well with the danios. I would be cautious with danios and a male betta in any small tank because of the fins. I would also be cautious with tetras shaped like black or phantom tetras. Both these guys get grumpy and can be fin nippers. They're kinda jerks. lol The biggest thing will be the personality and aggression levels of your betta. I have three right now and they all have different temperaments. One tries to kill anything in his tank and indeed ate all his snail tank mates, the second might flare a little and then is chilled unless there's something in there that runs away and then the chase is on. The third won't even flare at a mirror. I do recommend a back up plan unless you know the temperament of the betta in question. Fish I would avoid at all costs with bettas are cichlids (even dwarf cichlids take an experienced hand and very special circumstances so I don't suggest it). any barb other then cherry barbs, gold fish, gouramis, and Chinese algae eaters. Feel free to ask any more questions about the tank, live plants (low tech style), filtration or anything else tank related. :)
One thing I forgot to mention is mystery snails get bigger then bladder or trumpet snails so in a 10g I would only recommend one snail and supplemented with pieces of fresh veggie and wafers. Also a cuttle bone will help it get enough calcium to keep it's shell nice and hard and hole free.
Elizabeth Beveridge don't do a female betta do a male half moon ill give you some great choices for fish with a betta amano shrimp gold neon tetras Molly's I have 3 neon tetras 3 of them died well I have them with my dumbo betta in a 7 gallon I also have amano shrimp with him if say 4 amano shrimp 1 dalmation Molly 6 pygmy corydoras 3 zebra nerite snails those fish would do great in a 20 gallon tank
+Amit Kumar Yes if you mess with it too often but if you never mess with sand and don't have burrowing creatures like Malaysian trumpet snails gas pockets can build up and leach into the water column because it compacts a lot more then gravel. So every two to three months you want to give it a stir.
The light grew the plants in the tank but I didn't have any plants growing from the light. The long plants (the rotala) that grew across the surface are from the bottom and needed trimming because they got tall.
+Lori Oliver I got the smallest one that a chain store Called Big Al's Aquarium Services and That is both in the USA or Canada. Although you can pretty much pick up at any Petsmart (and they have some nice ones with a little pump attached to the end), Petco etc. Depending on the tank size you can get bigger or smaller ones.
+William Cottrill Do you mean can you take the fish out of the tank when you clean it? I find that the only time I ever need to take the fish out is if I'm doing something major in the tank like changing the gravel or there's an emergency and I take the tank apart. Other then that you shouldn't need to take the fish out of the tank.
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Update from the Kavanagh Family. It is Sunday, April 12, 2020. Wishing a safe, peaceful Easter Sunday during this COVID-19 Pandemic. The fourth molly died to ich. We had the four molly fish for almost 3 months in the 10 gallon tank in daughter's bedroom. Now will empty out all of the water, clean all gravel, artificial plants, bubbler, coral, scrub tank, re-treat water and start new again. They four molly fish were really fun, moved throughout the tank often and were cool to watch. Lost all four within 2 weeks. We buried all four in our garden. Our son's 20 gallon tank is doing well with two goldfish. Thanks again for the video. Wish we had understood what the tiny white spots were early in t
Man! I wish my wife was able to help me clean our fish tanks. Awesome looking tank. So natural looking. All the Best!!!
AWESOME! I too have a ten gallon! I have a GloFish tank with 6 GloFish in there! Happy fishkeeping! :)
Nice! Glo Fish look cool.
Same
same here
Sameeee
I definitely needed this. Thank you so much. My 7 year old son wanted a 10 gallon tank and I tried my best to keep it clean. So thank lots
Great video! You sound like a very intelligent fish owner, you have a gorgeous tank and thank you for the phenomenal commentary👍🏾😇👍🏾😃😄
Btw you made a subscriber out of my!👍🏾😇
Thank you so much and thanks for the lovely compliment. :)
Thank you everyone for the lovely comments. I enjoy reading them and appreciate all who view my video and take something from it. I may be slow to comment back but I do my best to answer your questions.
This is so cool!!! I love your setup. I have a 5 gal for my beta and it’s upstairs in my room so when I need to clean it I have to lug it downstairs and clean it out, replace most of the water, and lug it back up. I was thinking about getting a 10 gal because I want my beta and some other fish with it (safe with betas) but I had no idea how to clean it. Thanks for the tutorial!! Seems really expensive though 😪
You're welcome and omg those siphon hoses are awesome so you don't have to move the whole tank. And which part are you referring to? It can get costly and to set up I found there's always some money that goes into it. If you have a good site like Kijiji up here in Ontario you can get a lot of stuff cheaper then new.
I think this is the best one I've seen. I got big tank acqurium and did not know about it. Had 3 goldfish 2 year in little fish bowl and got tank acqurium and then they died and I got a very bad bacteria infection and I am trying to get better. But I restarted the tank acqurium and then left for 2week before putting 1 fish in and then got more but I have looked up a lot of stuff and this one just explain more.
Your tank set up is awesome! I love the plants & everything.
Thank you
I have a Gubby tank with some shrimps in it. To controll the population i feed the baby shrimps and gubbys to my beta. I kinda like that way but the ammonia levels on my beta tank get a little bit high sometimes. How much water do i need to get rid off each time always bothers me because the ammonia levels are not consistent.
Thank you!!!! I’m getting ready to fish my tank for the first time and want to make sure I learn how to clean it first. Your video was helpful.
Great tutorial :) I'm a beginner in fish keeping, How come you changed bout half of the water? I always do a 25% water change.
+ShyerLady At that time there was quite a few fish for a ten gallon so at least a 50% water change was needed and sometimes more then that. If there were only a couple fish in there then a smaller water change would be okay. The more fish, the bigger the water change.
+Fins and Fur Thanks Fins and Fur, I learned a lot from your vid.
ShyerLady Awww thank you and I'm glad it helped. :) Feel free to ask any mroe questions you have.
Its "Team Kavanagh" from the metro-west suburbs of downtown Boston. Its Weds, April 8, 2020 and we lost another molly since posting on Sunday, April 5. We just noticed the white spots on the fourth molly. Learned the white spots is the most common of molly fish diseases, also known as ich or ick. The white spots are caused by the ciliate protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis parasite. This afternoon added a teaspoon of salt per gallon (10) and raised the water temperature to 82 (F) degrees. We are going to get ParaGuard medication to add to the water. If the fourth molly dies, we will remove all water, scrub the gravel, wash the fake plants and coral and bubbler, and start with new (treated) water. We miss the three molly fish. They were active swimmers, fun to watch, and recognized us (excited to be fed) when we got close to tank. Ah, having an aquarium is a learning process for sure. Started this 10 gallon & 20 gallon tank in each of their bedrooms on Jan 17, 2020. Thanks again for your 2014 video! We'll keep improving.
What a beautiful tank
Why thank you!
Didnt turn the heater off?
Yup. Unplugged it.
i love your setup, its beautiful!
Your tank is really clean. I also have cherry barbs.
+Henry Faber They're awesome little fish. I enjoyed every minute. And thanks I think all the live plants help keep that tank crystal clear.
@@FinsandFurBabies I have a lot of tanks, but my ten gallon I find hard to clean because most of my tanks are huge, my smallest other than my ten gallon is a 55 gallon, and my largest is a 300 gallon, my siphon is made for bigger tanks and tends to sucks out every single piece of beneficial bacteria, so I have to take a dish to get the water out and rinse the and every time I do a water change. Can you help?
You are great, thanks so much for the advice. I am a novice and need useful info that you provide.
Awww thank you. I had a lot of fun making this one.
I have a goldfish my daughter won at the fair in a 10 gallon tank, how often should I clean it ? I’ve never owned a fish before lol
You should probably clean it once every 2 or 3 weeks since there is only one fish𓆉︎𓆉︎𓆉︎
white cleaning towel?
I have a question, or two. If I dont pre-filter and my water sucks too, what can I do besides adding the chlorine remover? What “stuff” did you put in your buckets before immediately pouring the water into the tank? I didnt realize one could do this with the fish still in the tank. This is very helpful. We just filled our 10-gallon today. We get our fish on Wednesday. I wish I had real plants for them.
Thank you, I really like your setup it's beautiful.
Nice straight forward video.
What kind of fish pump are you using... appears to be an underwater one that gives you a lot of bubbles. Seems a good choice for filtering and for oxygen.
thank you for the video.
You're welcome. :) Thank you for watching.
Can't you use the old water for gardens ?
Where did you get your drift wood
I admit, I bought it. Big Al's Aquarium services sell some great stuff.
I have a 5 gallon tank with a male betta. Must I take him out to do a change and clean? I was told netting the fish can be harmful and he's way too fast for me to get him into his cup (I bought him in this cup). Can I do the clean and change with him in it?
I clean my 5g tank the same way as this one. I don't take the fish out unless there's a need to tear the tank apart, one is sick, or I'm moving them to a different tank. Nets can potentially harm their fins since they're fragile. Something I've found with more outgoing bettas is they don't mind cups and will swim in them. It makes the fish easy to move.
nice aquarium change I have a 10-gallon aquarium with 4 glofish 4 neon tetras and a baby algae eater
What type fishes do you have in this video?
Great video, thank you for sharing. Any video showing off all of the tanks?
Wow. It's been a long time and the tanks have changed. So after I finish setting up and getting all the fish into my new tank I'll post a new updated tank video.
@@FinsandFurBabies
Hey! Love the video, very helpful! I do have a quick question. How often do you clean your tank? Once a week? Would this be a 50% water change that you did?
How often should you do these changes? Looking into getting a 10 gallon soon and want to make sure I’m prepared.
that's a good question to ask. Once a week is recommended. There are a couple things to understand that can be confusing at first but get easier. The first is how a fish tank functions. This video explains the nitrogen cycle: th-cam.com/video/1XC7xT0mIbY/w-d-xo.html The nitrogen cycle is what keeps your tank healthy and running. The second is cycling which takes place in a new tank. It takes time for each stage of bacteria to grow and establish and takes at least a month or more in total. If you have questions about cycling a tank or anything else feel free to ask. Oh and live plants can help a ton with water quality.
Oh my gosh!! What fish do you have?! They're beautiful! Especially the white one with long fins..
Awww thank you!
No problem :) What species of fish is the white one? He/She is very beautiful :D
Oh missed that. There are cherry barbs, the fluffy white coloured ones are long finned leopard danios, a female betta and one oto cat.
good job.... I'm subbing up. keep swimming and happy fish keeping...
Awww thanks and happy fish keeping to you as well.
How do you clean an aquarium with pebbles? Do you vacuum just like this or is there anything else involved?
This handy video gives different type of substrate cleaning. :)
th-cam.com/video/KUfeuDDioZs/w-d-xo.html
I really need help I change the water at bout 50% in my 10 gallon tank I put solutions in while they were in the tank directly in the water. 2 of my fish have died already what do I do
mix the solution in the water first then add the water to the tank
Did you cycle your tank before setting it up? If not, look up cycling a tank and the nitrogen cycle. You can't just add fish to an aquarium without cycling it first
for some reason my sand has alot of trapoed air and i dnt know wat to do & how do you make ur water clear mine is clody
With the sand I recommend stirring it every two to three months because air can get trapped in it since it compacts unlike gravel. A chop stick or finger work well for doing this. A good water critter have are Malaysian trumpet snails since they burrow through the sand (also help a tonne with algae). Be aware that for a bit after stirring sand it will cloud the tank since you're stirring up the beneficial bacteria and waste on the sand but it settles quickly.
I keep the water clear with easy care live water plants. They suck a tonne of crap out of water so it stays clear.
I have a 5 gallon fish tank... but it is very cloudy and my betta keeps going up to the tank, gets air and goes back down... is this because of the oxygen lack? And can i buy moss balls to prevent this?
My first thought is filtration will help. The second is if it's cloudy it's either a new set up or needs cleaned more. If your betta is going to the surface and back down then he's lethargic. So my thought turns to things like ammonia build up (without knowing more). Live plants will help like the marimo balls but they don't' take the place of cleaning the tank.xzde
How often do you water change? We have a new fish tank that's 16 gallons. Do we change it every week?
Can you tell me how yoy prepped your water?
Nice tank
Thanks.
i have subscribed because i have a 10 gallon tank myself and i had no clue on how to clean it XD. but now i do! can u tell me where you get your fish from?? also you have a new subscriber
Awww thank you. There's another channel I deal with called Betta Geeks that has a few more tutorials on it for fish tank maintanance if you want to check it out.
Fins and Fur I have betta and want a tank just for them to get 3 more!!
Are they female bettas or male bettas? If theyr'e female bettas then They can go in a 10 gallon tank with lots of cover and hiding places but it's better if it's a 20 gallon tank because female bettas can be territorial. If heyr'e male bettas then they can't go together in a tank like mine.
hi I have a 10 g aquarium but my water is never crystal clear how do u keep urs so clear
+Amanda Serrano I swear it's the live plants. They seem to do as much for water quality as the filter does. I think the other thing that may help is the sponge filter. Since the water doesn't flow heavily things don't get stirred up as much. Sometimes it can depend on how old your tank is. If it's a new tank (under two or three months) it could get foggy because it's doing something called cycling which sets up the biological bacteria. The last thing I can think of is when you clean the tank if you hard core clean the filter, gravel etc. that can also cause it to fog because the biological bacteria blooms in the water.
How often do you clean your tank?
+FloresXIII With that many fish in a 10g it was about once a week - sometimes a little longer if life happened. Now the tank has radically changed (like all my tank) and there are more plants and only two fish so I clean every 2 or so weeks.
Just watched your video dated Oct 13, 2014 (its Sunday, April 5, 2020). You did a great job demonstrating a water change with this 10 gallon tank. We purchased a 10 gallon for our 9 yr old daughter in Jan 2020. We had 4 molly. We have been changing the water 25%. The four molly were doing so well and fun to watch. But during last week (March 30 - April 4, 2020), we lost two molly. We live in the metro west suburbs of Boston and the town water is very hard, with so much chlorine. Any suggestions for products to look for at Pet Smart to help us with treating the water? Will real plants like yours help us more with the water? We have fake plants and a air bubbler. Thanks for so much for a well done video! Very helpful. Great looking tank. Hope you post an updated video soon!
Also, you have to add water conditioner to the water
step by step oohh baby! name that song!
+Josh j_b22 lolol
very helpful. thank you!
+Pala You're very welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful! Sorry for the late response. :)
Is that the water conditioning that you added? The product that takes chlorine out of the water? I’m new to the fish world and want my Betta to feel happy. So far so good 😆 This was great and you have beautiful tanks.
Yes, water conditioner
Hi, I'm planning to start my very first planted tank and wanted to ask you what substrates you used? I prefer the look of simple store-bought sand, but different places are telling me different things that I need like fertilizers, a layer of soil, etc.
I used Tahitian Moon Sand by CaribSea. It's heavier than other sand like pool or filter sand which can clog filters. The big thing with sand is it packs denser than gravel so it needs stirred 4 to 6 times a year or so to get some circulation in there. The Mayalasian Trumpet snail can help with this because they burrow into the substrate and also help keep the tank super clean and eat a few different kinds of gravel and excess food. Since I made this video my tanks have all been changed and now I use fluorite for the bottom (it's made for plants). While I loved the look of sand, the one thing I found is it showed all the debris since it had no rocks to hide in.
I don't use fertilisers in my tanks or anything special. I rinsed the sand and dumped it in, planted the plants and filled with water. I bought low light, easy care plants like Java fern (needs to be tied to a rock, piece of driftwood, or pot etc), anubias nana (any variety - these ones can grow in a bucket, and are planted the same way as java fern), amazon sword, rotala indica or rotala rotundifolia, crypt wendtii, (bronze or green), java moss (loves some people's tanks and won't grow in others, also grows like crazy Sideshow Bob hair and if it likes your tank will take over if not trimmed regularly!), crypt spiralis, crypt balansae, and there are a couple other ones that I can't remember off the top of my head. They run on fish poop for and the nitrogen cycle that naturally occurs in your tank - some use the ammonia your fish and waste produce, some use the nitrites, and they all use nitrates. They will grow faster if you have brighter lights and slower if the lights are dimmer. Some people have had luck with ozelot swords and a couple other varieties of sword and bocapa. Stay away from live water plants that have bright red / orange/ purplish colours as they need a CO2 system and special set up. The ones I listed several people I know have in their tanks and they all generally grow well.
Thank you so much for your help!
Should I begin by letting the plants settle down in the tank before introducing fish or have some fish start cycling the tank first, and then introducing the plants? I also wanted to know if a fluorescent lamp would suffice as aquarium lighting.
***** The ones I listed are fine going in first. If you're going to add a betta, it can be put in the tank at the same time. If you have other fish or a larger number I highly recommend cycling the tank first. Even with the plants, your ammonia and nitrites will go to at least 0.5 or a little more every day for the first four weeks or so. I planted and then stocked this tank right away and I did daily water changes for the first three or four weeks and every two days for another couple weeks.
The plants should love the florescent lamp as long as it's close enough to light the tank up.
What are those white fish with long fins called?
+Allyson Marie Sorry I didn't get back sooner. They're called long finned leopard danios.
sweet! thanks :)
+Allyson Marie You're welcome. :)
Love those white Dino's . I live in Florida would love to own a pair. So far no luck at my pet stores.
I thought you were supposed to unplug everything before you do a water change. I've been doing a lot of research and they say to unplug all electrical equipment
Do u clean the tank every week, i have a 10 gallon tank and i have 6 glo fish , so every week good?
would you clean it the same way if it were baby guppies?
+sunny Douglas Pretty much. The one thing I would suggest is a small siphon hose and really watch because the baby guppies could get sucked up easily. However if they do, they're small enough that you should be able to get them out of the bucket. The other thing you can do is use a turkey baster to suck up dirt and fish poop from the spots it collects (if you want to be extra careful) and scoop the water out instead of suctioning it up.
+Fins and Fur thank you!
sunny Douglas You're welcome. :)
um no. why would you
What can I use if I don’t have a siphon? Isn’t there something alternative ? I will get a siphon soon, but I just want something to clean my fishes tank right now. Thanks :)
A gravel vacuum/siphon is how you do it
I know this doesn’t have to do much with the video but I recently got 5 ghost shrimp to add to my 15 gallon aquarium ( i have a cory catfish and a betta in there as well) and all the shrimp died within maybe three weeks. I️m trying figure out what happen and what i can do to prevent them from dying :(
Okay. I love shrimp. I have some cherry shrimp and amanos. So ghost shrimp are awesome but can be a little aggressive and nip at fins. Bettas also like shrimp so your betta may be goign after them. The key with shrimp is clean water and they're scavengers. So they need food they can get to just like all the other critters. Also live plants like marimo moss balls and anubias really help to keep the water clean, give the shrimp something to hide in and pick at.
Did you cycle your tank? If not, look up cycling a tank and the nitrogen cycle because you can't just add fish to a tank
So, you suck the nasty stuff up with the siphon then leave the siphon to remove the water? Sorry Ive always been confused in videos!
Yes, suck up the nasty stuff and then leave it to remove the rest of the water. You got it right.
great! thank you so much!
Where could I get a sponge filter ?
There was some cherry barbs and a couple danios in there as well as a female betta and an oto cat.
***** Thanks! I need to do a major update video because that tank has been completely rebuilt.
+VB Cichlid Will do. I should really do an update video. :D All my tanks have radically changed since this was made.
What light are you using?
yaoming yen The basic LED lights that came with the tank. When I got the plants I made sure to get low light easy care ones such as Rotala indica, anubias, java moss and crypts.
+Fins and Fur Nice. I asked on amazon and they said the light can't support plant life.
Did you grow the plants with the LEDs that came with your aquariums hood? If so can you list the maker?
Yup. Um they were the ones that came with the aquarium. I can't remember who the maker was. The short answer it was a good price so I got that one. :) I stuck with low light plants like rotala indica, anubias nana, amazon swords, and java moss. I also have crypt wendtii in other tanks. They're pretty much bullet proof plants.
What vac is that
so it IS okay to clean the tank with the fish still in there? I have to clean my 10 gallon with danios and a khuli loach. I don't know how I'm going to not hurt them :/ but it REALLY needs to be cleaned ): haaalpppp meeeeh 🤓 love your video by the Way! very informative (:
the fish will usually avoid the siphon, if they dont its not hard to avoid the fish. also most siphons have a little net so the fish cant get sucked up the tube. (:
it's bad to take the fish out it stresses them out more and wastes your time
Leave the fish in
Is a sponge good for cleaning the glass
They are. I use one of those yellow and green ones on occasion. The green side that's rougher is great for removing gunk off the glass. I find them at places like the dollar store for a good price.
Fins and Fur thanks
You're welcome.
what was the white fish with the long find?
Danio you can buy them in multiple colors and usually find at any pet store very small
Yes, they're danios. These ones are long finned leopard danios. As Badraven said, they come in different colours and types.
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Nice video. How many Glofish cosmic tetra fish do you recommend to put in a 10 gallon tank? I can see that you have at least 8 fish.
+William Arenas There are exactly 8 fish in that tank. A couple questions: What type of filtration do you have? do you plan on any other fish? And do you want live plants?
Probably I'll buy a good filtration device (maybe for 35 gallon) and I'll only have Glofish and live plants.
Cool. The thing to keep in mind with tetras like the glo fish is they can be grumpy and nip each other and possibly fight in a small tank like a ten gallon. They also get two to three inches long. It's the same with the danio glo fish. I've had experience with both tetras and danios. They're best kept in a group of 5 or more but it can be difficult to keep 5 in a ten gallon. Not impossible, but not the best. (Yes the danios were bullies and jerks in that tank but I didn't have a bigger tank...)
If you want to do it you could try 4 or maybe 5 and heavily planted - I mean like 35 - 50 percent cover so they can get away from each other and the 35 gallons of filter power is a good idea. The sponge I have in that ten gallon does up to 35 gallons of filtration. Doubling the recommended filtration at a minimum, in my opinion, is always a good idea.
If you want to talk plants or any other ideas feel free to post back.
Oh and lol, I recommend something like Malaysian trumpet snails to keep your plants nice and algae free. :)
+Fins and Fur hi :) what kind of sponge filter is that if it is good enough for 30 gallons? What size pump do you run it on please? Thanks in advance! Plus lovely clear tank X
What type of aquarium do you have?
Awesome tank.
+SunSparkle8 Thanks! It's a basic 10g aquarium with low tech live plants and a simple sponge filter.
what kind of fish r those light colored ones
Did you temp the water before you poured it in? If so, what temperature?
Back then I had it around 78F. Now I keep my tanks around 76F.
Lovely step by step video thanks. How often do you need to do this cleaning would it be monthly? You have a lovely aquarium. Gaz
Thank you and weekly is recommended but alas with all my live water plants I admit it's not weekly anymore. I can easily get away with every two weeks to a month. Without the live water plants it would be more.
Nice video, and wonderful tank setup! :) I'm getting some more fish soon, and was wondering how big of a tank Ill need. Currently planning on a female betta, 2 or 3 black mystery snails, and a little school of fish. Any thoughts on size wise as I see you have some pretty tanks set up :D or what would be a good tank mate towards a betta. (I will be having the betta, introducing the snails, and see how the betta does first of course)
10-20 gallon should work!
+Elizabeth Beveridge Good tanks mates for a ten to twenty gallon are cherry barbs (only cherry barbs - not any other kind), white or gold cloud mountain minnows, guppies (if your betta is chilled), oto cats (they're sensitive for the first few weeks but after that they're solid little fish if you have the right set up), snails (although I have one betta who's a jerk and ate all his small snail tank mates), dwarf neon rainbow fish, cory cats (I would suggest more then one because they like company), pencil fish, raspboras, African dwarf frog (completely aquatic), marble hatchet fish, and tetras shaped like neon or cardnal tetras.
I would strongly recommend keeping the number 8 fish or below and if you want to go as many as that I highly recommend doubling the filtration on your tank. Live plants also keep the water crystal clear, keep things like ammonia, nitrite and nitrate at 0 and give excellent coverage.
If you go for the 20g tank you could also get a small pleco species like the leopard frog pleco, gold spot pleco, clown pleco, snow ball pleco or rubber nosed pleco.
I would be cautious with danios. I had a female betta in my tank and she dealt well with the danios. I would be cautious with danios and a male betta in any small tank because of the fins. I would also be cautious with tetras shaped like black or phantom tetras. Both these guys get grumpy and can be fin nippers. They're kinda jerks. lol
The biggest thing will be the personality and aggression levels of your betta. I have three right now and they all have different temperaments. One tries to kill anything in his tank and indeed ate all his snail tank mates, the second might flare a little and then is chilled unless there's something in there that runs away and then the chase is on. The third won't even flare at a mirror. I do recommend a back up plan unless you know the temperament of the betta in question.
Fish I would avoid at all costs with bettas are cichlids (even dwarf cichlids take an experienced hand and very special circumstances so I don't suggest it). any barb other then cherry barbs, gold fish, gouramis, and Chinese algae eaters.
Feel free to ask any more questions about the tank, live plants (low tech style), filtration or anything else tank related. :)
One thing I forgot to mention is mystery snails get bigger then bladder or trumpet snails so in a 10g I would only recommend one snail and supplemented with pieces of fresh veggie and wafers. Also a cuttle bone will help it get enough calcium to keep it's shell nice and hard and hole free.
Elizabeth Beveridge don't do a female betta do a male half moon ill give you some great choices for fish with a betta
amano shrimp
gold neon tetras
Molly's
I have 3 neon tetras 3 of them died well I have them with my dumbo betta in a 7 gallon I also have amano shrimp with him if say 4 amano shrimp 1 dalmation Molly 6 pygmy corydoras 3 zebra nerite snails those fish would do great in a 20 gallon tank
@@bunnybuns6638 that's way too many fish for a small 7 gallon tank. It's overstocked
What chemical did you put in after cleaning?
The only chemical I use is tap water conditioner to dechlorinate the water.
Water conditioner
what are those white fish with long tails
nice😊
youd kill the bacteria that's in the sand bed. horrible shouldnt mess with it too much.
+Amit Kumar Yes if you mess with it too often but if you never mess with sand and don't have burrowing creatures like Malaysian trumpet snails gas pockets can build up and leach into the water column because it compacts a lot more then gravel. So every two to three months you want to give it a stir.
hey it seem small what was the size of tank by cm i want to have one
It's a standard 10 gallon tank. It's measurements are 20 inches (50c) long by 10 inches (25cm) wide and 10 inches (25cm) high.
What type of fish do u have
You're a riot.
good vid thank you
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Did your lights from your hood grow any plants?
The light grew the plants in the tank but I didn't have any plants growing from the light. The long plants (the rotala) that grew across the surface are from the bottom and needed trimming because they got tall.
I’m starting to have fish and I’m upstairs which means I have the bathroom
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Subscribed 😊 Thanks
Beautiful tank. Btw, what kind, and how many fish do you have in there?
+Jay When this video was made there was a female betta, pair of danios, one oto cat, and some cherry barbs. I remember I had 8 fish in there.
+Fins and Fur nice thanks
Jay You're welcome.
What type of gravel vaccum do you have and where did you get it ?
+Lori Oliver I got the smallest one that a chain store Called Big Al's Aquarium Services and That is both in the USA or Canada. Although you can pretty much pick up at any Petsmart (and they have some nice ones with a little pump attached to the end), Petco etc. Depending on the tank size you can get bigger or smaller ones.
Cool..
what's your favorite fish
There are a few that I love. Bettas of course, dojo loaches, cory cats, and fresh water shrimp to name a few. :)
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What fish do you have in it?
There was some cherry barbs and a couple danios in there as well as a female betta and an oto cat.
@@FinsandFurBabies that's a lot for a small ten gallon tank
Thankss
You're Welcome.
sweet tanks :)
Thanks :D
+Fins and Fur you're welcome :)
What kind of fish are those😱😱😱
There was a female betta, cherry barbs, an oto cat, and long finned leopard danios.
thanks for the help :)
You are welcome.
Can I take my fish pp it to clean it
+William Cottrill Do you mean can you take the fish out of the tank when you clean it?
I find that the only time I ever need to take the fish out is if I'm doing something major in the tank like changing the gravel or there's an emergency and I take the tank apart. Other then that you shouldn't need to take the fish out of the tank.
nice..
ass. 😋 lol
snort lol
Can you please let me know which sponge filter you use? Is it for 10 or 20 gallons?
Sure. It's the seapora 60 made for 15-35 gallons with an air pump.
Thank you so much! We love your videos. :)
Awww thank you!
out I mean
At 8 mins she spilled some hhahahahahahahahahhaha
way to much water change 20% max
I have fake plants in mine
Fake plants are fine. IT's my preference to keep live water plants for the benefits and natural look they have.
Gosh get an air bulb siphon.that's gross using your lips!and you'd hate to have that waste water in your mouth by accident.