Discus & angel fish are my favourite ones...Most hobbyist keep discus in bare bottom tanks but its good to see discus in planted tank..Father fish is actually a father of natural aquascaping. Thumbsup for him 👍
I set up ff system for my guppies and mollies 75% plants my fish are loving the eco system are thriving and breeding now I see myself observing them rather than worrying about them father fish you are a gem💎❤️🇵🇰
Father Fish you have achieved so much already in the new shop, it's incredible. Well done to you and the team. I'm looking forward to seeing the giant Gourami full grown, I haven't seen one before. God bless !.
love the room toour very nice father fish, so out of curiosity do you see discus I have always want a couple of them . loved the true we done my friend , The G man totally approves.
Wow all your tanks are beautiful and thriving with life. You gave me a great idea with feeding shrimp cause i have 2 electric blue acrua 2 geophagus and a pair of kribensis. Im feeding them frozen brime and bloodworms but i like the idea of shrimp you buy at the store. Anyways another great video father fish im gonna share this in the shoul to show all the new members we get to see all your beautiful tanks.
I love your tanks, and your selection of fish is amazing. I did see something I’ve never seen anywhere except the internet. The group of Uaru. Thanks for the tour.❤❤❤
Platys and Bettas can get along well, but you have to watch -- sometimes you will get a Platy that is a fin-nipper, and will go after the Betta. When I had Platys and Bettas, I had to isolate a Platy and put him in another tank.
The camera is not doing justice for the discus tank I would love some nice shots of it with with out the sun rays and reflection because I'm really impressed from the environment and how realistically accurate it is yet there are so many plants ❤❤ I would really love and appreciate if you post some footage of the discus tank..I'm really curious about it
That's interesting, you have a rainbow shark in with African cichlids. This is a great look at your shop. I love the Discus. I've never been brave enough to keep them. It's great you don't need water changes for them. I wonder how many male Bettas you could keep in a tank in the right conditions
Absolutely love the twinbar Platy. My first time seeing one. Now I must know how to get a pair ❤. I’m too far away from your store, unfortunately. Thanks for sharing!
What was the reason you relocated from South Florida to Maryland? I used to fantasize about living on the South Florida coast, when i was a young man. The store is looking really nice! Thanks for the tour! You've been and continue to be an inspiration! 😊❤
Oh wow this is great. Uaru ok Father fish please give us a list of the specific plants growing in here and what you have found them not to eat. I have 3 Uaru and 3 rotkiel severums in a tank and have been trying over a year different plants and most of them have been demolished roots and all in days. So far the only plants they have not touched are the floating big antler fern, some of the water sprite they chew it up but havnt eaten all of it, and the hoya vine roots I have sitting in the top i put hoya vine cuttings in the top leaves grow out roots grow under water well. They ate ever last bit of the pothos vines, philodrendron they pulled into the tank and ate even the really thick roots, ive tried lots of other plants they have eaten every single one of them.
Awesome setup there FF. I'm surprised to see the Uaru's in a tank with plants. My Uaru's eat anything green I throw in there they love eating plants and lettuce
I would guess he uses the plastic bag and fishing line trick, thread fishing line through a plastic ziploc bag, put their favorite food in the bottom, wait for them to swim in, and then if others are caught with them, just separate them after you pull them out
Nunca creí que iba a ver un pez de mi país en este vídeo: el Convicto Hondureño, propio de la costa norte de Honduras; pero irónicamente a pesar que esta aquí, nunca lo he podido ver vivo, aunque tengo sospechas que hay ejemplares vivos y en estado silvestre en un río cercano a mi casa, el río se llama Río Frío en el Valle de Amarateca.
Translation: I never thought I would see a fish from my country in this video: the Honduran Convicto, typical of the northern coast of Honduras; But ironically, even though it is here, I have never been able to see it alive, although I have suspicions that there are live specimens in the wild in a river near my house, the river is called Río Frío in the Amarateca Valley.
Baba balık Keşke size yakın olabilsem muhakkak sizi ziyaret eder ve muhteşem bilgi ve malzemelerinden keyifle istifade ederdim .Amerikada size ulaşabilecek hobicilere özellikle sizi ziyaret ederek , sizin güvenilir bilgilerinizden istifade etmelerini tavsiye ediyorum .İstanbuldan sevgiler.
Those snakeskin barbs are unreal! Are these all sale tanks? I can't imagine how difficult them must be tearing through All those stem plants with a net😅
I use a large net to trap the fish against the front glass.. I never chase them with a net. There is no disturbance of the plants. They are very easy to catch.
love the channel always great to learn from you :) Gotta ask you how do you catch fish in such planted tanks for customers without disturbing the plants and substrate? would love to see how you do it or how you train any of your employees
I am definitely interested in visiting. I will probably build an aquarium in about 3 years with my retirement and hope not to make any mistakes at all. How do I coordinate such a visit and where to go?
If you do not change water in any kind of set up for a discus tank THE DISCUS WILL END SICKS... AND DEADS . I learn this by experimenting this in my dirth 180 discus tank fill with a lot of plants ....
How do you keep your shellies from digging nests down into the dirt? I have some tanks done in Father Fish method. But not my shell dweller tank because they are always moving the sand around there shells and making pits. I had 2 inches of sand in a tank once and they would dig it to the bottom glass creating mountains around there colonies. What stops that here?
do you have dirted tank with predatory fish? coz i want to do that in 350G. and there are 3 predatory fish i want to put there. (the fish can grow big)
I have a genuine question. Why do most of your aquariums have a yellow tinge to them? Just wondering as I’m considering setting up an aquarium the Father Fish way
I LOVE YOUR FISH. i AM THINKING OF KEEPING 20 GREEN TIGER BARDS WITH SOME OTHER FISH SO DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT FISH TO KEEP THEM WITH. tO START WITH I'M GOING TO GET 3 MALES GREEN BARBS AND 17 FEMALES. wILL THIS SLOW DOWN AGGRESSION? THANKS
Hello father fish, I don’t understand how it is possible for you to keep Uaru’s with plants. I thought they were notorious plant eaters. Could you shed some light on this matter? Is it because they are juveniles? Have you ever successfully kept adult uarus in planted tanks? Thanks.
That's awesome, I've been to Ocean City the ocean wreaks havoc on the beach there, there was like an 8 ft drop off where tide took a long portion of the beach & it made surfing near impossible but still was nice place to visit. I'm hoping to visit soon
Just started my first filterless dirted tank, but can't keep the water from being cloudy, just snails and shrimp, plants and floaters, water params are perfect...why is it cloudy!? HELP! Just caved to doing a water change, came back 3 hrs later to the cloudiness again...
@commonsense246 you may have not washed your hardscape/substrate properly before filling. Alternatively it's an initial bacterial bloom that will go away on its own as the tank reaches balance.
@@michaelmoreno7357 I got a self cleaning filter for this little jar to clear that and I think you're right, I didn't wash that silly gravel I was trying to get rid of in this quarantine tank. I put soil first then gravel (not much end of a bag) and capped with sand. It's very small, 8" high and circumference 6" Thanks so much for replying, it's so nice to get a reply once in a while.
How do you handle hard water of florifa withoutnwater changes? My tds meter will show about 150 putnof the tap buy some of my.older tanks ate.ovet 700 now. Takes a while but i find ill do a 50% every few months to keep it below 300.
@@rara5212julii corydoras and chilli rasboras. It's a community tank with small tetras and other small catfish. There's more Cory fry today, tank is almost 18 months old, never had a a water change
Would really love to see the tanks. Unfortunately, most of what is visible is the reflection of the camera or the outside parking lot or Father Fish's torso. Surely you guys can do better. Very frustrating.
Do you ship fish and if you do how much do it cost for blue ram or Apistogramma and what size tank can you keep both fish in I have a 15g all in 1 tank can you help me with this
@@FatherFish My nitrates tester is showing its 0ppm so is there any other reason .Now I have reduced my light (1-2 hours only ).But it is still increasing don't know why
On a side note, I have realised this. The more plant fertiliser you put in your tank, the more dead fish and black beard algae you're going to have in your tank. Stop wasting your money and spoiling your tank.
The fish all look so healthy and happy.
Discus & angel fish are my favourite ones...Most hobbyist keep discus in bare bottom tanks but its good to see discus in planted tank..Father fish is actually a father of natural aquascaping. Thumbsup for him 👍
A wonderful fish place. Huge. Thank you for sharing it with us. Peace!
Baba bu mükemmel akvaryumlarını bizimle paylaştığın için çok teşekkür ederim .
I set up ff system for my guppies and mollies 75% plants my fish are loving the eco system are thriving and breeding now I see myself observing them rather than worrying about them father fish you are a gem💎❤️🇵🇰
Wow amazing aquariums, beautiful aquascapes and fish 🐠
I gotta say that Amazon flooded forest one is so cool I think I might try that sometime. Love the shop
Amazing tanks
Everyone looks very healthy and happy.
Loving all the little giants gourami. Father fish is not afraid of monster fish
Father Fish you have achieved so much already in the new shop, it's incredible. Well done to you and the team. I'm looking forward to seeing the giant Gourami full grown, I haven't seen one before. God bless !.
That Pleco is huge!😊
hi beautiful tanks🐟🐙
Interesting video and beautiful tanks 😊 👍
That's so much beauty everywhere ❤
Driving up from DC very soon❤🎉
love the room toour very nice father fish, so out of curiosity do you see discus I have always want a couple of them . loved the true we done my friend , The G man totally approves.
Gourami fish are so beautiful
Wow all your tanks are beautiful and thriving with life. You gave me a great idea with feeding shrimp cause i have 2 electric blue acrua 2 geophagus and a pair of kribensis. Im feeding them frozen brime and bloodworms but i like the idea of shrimp you buy at the store. Anyways another great video father fish im gonna share this in the shoul to show all the new members we get to see all your beautiful tanks.
I love your tanks, and your selection of fish is amazing. I did see something I’ve never seen anywhere except the internet. The group of Uaru. Thanks for the tour.❤❤❤
Great video! I'll be starting my first ff tank this week! Exciting. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge online.
You have done an amzing job on the new shop! the fish tanks and plants look very healthy and your looking pretty good yourself Lou ;)
So beautiful!!! I love your 300 gallon pond! Very cool! 🩵🌿
I really like most of those natural scapes ! Thanks for the tour ! Best regards from Poland
God bless pops
Gorgeous tanks cant wait to visit in person someday.
Thank you for your response. All the best.👍
Fun video! Tanks are so beautiful ❤️
Awesome stuff
Great store! Kind regards from switzerland❤
Love it and the progress your shop has become!!!
Awesome 🐠🐟‼️
Platys and Bettas can get along well, but you have to watch -- sometimes you will get a Platy that is a fin-nipper, and will go after the Betta. When I had Platys and Bettas, I had to isolate a Platy and put him in another tank.
that amazon tree tank is gorgeous
Awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
can definitely tell he doesn't do water changes
Awesome ❤
Awesome!
Thanks
Wow, it looks like my house! What a beautiful setup!!
Nice
Very nice!
Awesome looking shop!
Have you tried making these videos at night with only the tank lights on? May get better shots
awesome thank you
The camera is not doing justice for the discus tank I would love some nice shots of it with with out the sun rays and reflection because I'm really impressed from the environment and how realistically accurate it is yet there are so many plants ❤❤ I would really love and appreciate if you post some footage of the discus tank..I'm really curious about it
That's interesting, you have a rainbow shark in with African cichlids.
This is a great look at your shop. I love the Discus. I've never been brave enough to keep them. It's great you don't need water changes for them. I wonder how many male Bettas you could keep in a tank in the right conditions
Amazing job 👍👍
Absolutely love the twinbar Platy. My first time seeing one. Now I must know how to get a pair ❤. I’m too far away from your store, unfortunately. Thanks for sharing!
I can ship to you in the US
@@FatherFish that would be wonderful!! I’ll look for your email and get in touch.
What was the reason you relocated from South Florida to Maryland? I used to fantasize about living on the South Florida coast, when i was a young man. The store is looking really nice! Thanks for the tour! You've been and continue to be an inspiration! 😊❤
family
Oh wow this is great. Uaru ok Father fish please give us a list of the specific plants growing in here and what you have found them not to eat. I have 3 Uaru and 3 rotkiel severums in a tank and have been trying over a year different plants and most of them have been demolished roots and all in days. So far the only plants they have not touched are the floating big antler fern, some of the water sprite they chew it up but havnt eaten all of it, and the hoya vine roots I have sitting in the top i put hoya vine cuttings in the top leaves grow out roots grow under water well. They ate ever last bit of the pothos vines, philodrendron they pulled into the tank and ate even the really thick roots, ive tried lots of other plants they have eaten every single one of them.
Try aponogeton bulb plants. They do not like the taste.
i love this shop if i can i will do this same thing in china
Wonderful. We would love to see your efforts.
Awesome setup there FF. I'm surprised to see the Uaru's in a tank with plants. My Uaru's eat anything green I throw in there they love eating plants and lettuce
try aponogetons. they do not like the taste.
I am so impressed! But I have to ask: How on earth do you catch out fish for selling without mucking up these lovely natural aquascapes?
I would guess he uses the plastic bag and fishing line trick, thread fishing line through a plastic ziploc bag, put their favorite food in the bottom, wait for them to swim in, and then if others are caught with them, just separate them after you pull them out
@@evilrooster9960 wow that seems like an awfully hard way to sell fish :0
Michael Jensen just posted an amazing guide
I use a large 10" net that traps fish and is moves very slowly in the tank.
@@FatherFishnice
Dear father fish , if u can do a video about gill flukes and treatment ? Especially in discus fish ? Thank you !
great store. 5:48 what is the plant above "pike cichlid"? some kind of aponogeton? thanks
Nunca creí que iba a ver un pez de mi país en este vídeo: el Convicto Hondureño, propio de la costa norte de Honduras; pero irónicamente a pesar que esta aquí, nunca lo he podido ver vivo, aunque tengo sospechas que hay ejemplares vivos y en estado silvestre en un río cercano a mi casa, el río se llama Río Frío en el Valle de Amarateca.
Translation:
I never thought I would see a fish from my country in this video: the Honduran Convicto, typical of the northern coast of Honduras; But ironically, even though it is here, I have never been able to see it alive, although I have suspicions that there are live specimens in the wild in a river near my house, the river is called Río Frío in the Amarateca Valley.
Spectacular your new shop.. question... What temperature do you Keep the discus;
85f
Baba balık Keşke size yakın olabilsem muhakkak sizi ziyaret eder ve muhteşem bilgi ve malzemelerinden keyifle istifade ederdim .Amerikada size ulaşabilecek hobicilere özellikle sizi ziyaret ederek , sizin güvenilir bilgilerinizden istifade etmelerini tavsiye ediyorum .İstanbuldan sevgiler.
Those snakeskin barbs are unreal!
Are these all sale tanks? I can't imagine how difficult them must be tearing through All those stem plants with a net😅
I use a large net to trap the fish against the front glass.. I never chase them with a net. There is no disturbance of the plants. They are very easy to catch.
Beginners here…what type of filter, heater and light do you use? Is there anything else needed?
sponge filter, hygger heater, and led flood light 50 or 100 Watt.
love the channel always great to learn from you :) Gotta ask you how do you catch fish in such planted tanks for customers without disturbing the plants and substrate? would love to see how you do it or how you train any of your employees
10" net. I trap the fish and never chase them
I am definitely interested in visiting. I will probably build an aquarium in about 3 years with my retirement and hope not to make any mistakes at all. How do I coordinate such a visit and where to go?
contact me at fatherfishaquriums@gmail.com and join the SHOAL. goto fatherfish.fish to find the links.
If you do not change water in any kind of set up for a discus tank THE DISCUS WILL END SICKS... AND DEADS . I learn this by experimenting this in my dirth 180 discus tank fill with a lot of plants ....
If you maintain a natural system the rules are different.
There are two types of fish keepers..
First is want to make money..
Second is who love the sentient beings..
How do you keep your shellies from digging nests down into the dirt? I have some tanks done in Father Fish method. But not my shell dweller tank because they are always moving the sand around there shells and making pits. I had 2 inches of sand in a tank once and they would dig it to the bottom glass creating mountains around there colonies. What stops that here?
mine have not dug. They use the shells. Use a grate between the sand and the dirt.
store looks good are those fish going to be sold on website!
yes
do you have dirted tank with predatory fish? coz i want to do that in 350G. and there are 3 predatory fish i want to put there.
(the fish can grow big)
How do you catch a fish out of those planted tanks?
You have been busy!
I have a genuine question. Why do most of your aquariums have a yellow tinge to them? Just wondering as I’m considering setting up an aquarium the Father Fish way
tannins from leaves, driftwood and soil. Not sll do.
Why soil substrate needs to soak 24 hours before use,wont it affect nutritions?
I do not always do that. It does not cause a problem.
I LOVE YOUR FISH. i AM THINKING OF KEEPING 20 GREEN TIGER BARDS WITH SOME OTHER FISH SO DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT FISH TO KEEP THEM WITH. tO START WITH I'M GOING TO GET 3 MALES GREEN BARBS AND 17 FEMALES. wILL THIS SLOW DOWN AGGRESSION? THANKS
green barbs are not as aggressive as tiger barbs. danios and larger tetras are great with them
@@FatherFish , I would love to keep platy's with them because they come in different colours. I would also like a red-tailed shark.
Ever mess with aquaponics. Specifically dual root zone
No. I have not
Father Fish do you use filter feeding clams in any of your tanks for water clarity?
I do not now but only because I do not have access to them.
@FatherFish oh, okay. Why do you not have access to them? They are available for sale online like fish are aren't they?
@@FatherFish Can you do a video about using freshwater mussels to clear ponds and tanks? 😊
This obsession with water changes is baffling. If it needs no fixing, why fix it? There is a way to set things up without algae and ammonia problems.
Hello father fish, I don’t understand how it is possible for you to keep Uaru’s with plants. I thought they were notorious plant eaters. Could you shed some light on this matter? Is it because they are juveniles? Have you ever successfully kept adult uarus in planted tanks? Thanks.
Some plants do not taste good to Uru. Aponongeton especialy distasteful.
Have you ever done a tank with co2 injection?
yes. Creates an unhealthy dependence.
Where in Maryland are you located, im in NC and would enjoy a weekend trip since my aunt lives in Arnold
I am in Salisbury, on the eastern shore, near Ocean City
That's awesome, I've been to Ocean City the ocean wreaks havoc on the beach there, there was like an 8 ft drop off where tide took a long portion of the beach & it made surfing near impossible but still was nice place to visit. I'm hoping to visit soon
Just started my first filterless dirted tank, but can't keep the water from being cloudy, just snails and shrimp, plants and floaters, water params are perfect...why is it cloudy!? HELP! Just caved to doing a water change, came back 3 hrs later to the cloudiness again...
@commonsense246 you may have not washed your hardscape/substrate properly before filling.
Alternatively it's an initial bacterial bloom that will go away on its own as the tank reaches balance.
@@michaelmoreno7357 I got a self cleaning filter for this little jar to clear that and I think you're right, I didn't wash that silly gravel I was trying to get rid of in this quarantine tank. I put soil first then gravel (not much end of a bag) and capped with sand. It's very small, 8" high and circumference 6" Thanks so much for replying, it's so nice to get a reply once in a while.
add another inch of sand.
How do you handle hard water of florifa withoutnwater changes?
My tds meter will show about 150 putnof the tap buy some of my.older tanks ate.ovet 700 now. Takes a while but i find ill do a 50% every few months to keep it below 300.
Mine has been over 600 for 12 months now. Fish are thriving, spawning and fry growing up on their own. I gave up water testing
@@DashDroneswhat kind of fishes are spawning with that tds?
@@rara5212julii corydoras and chilli rasboras. It's a community tank with small tetras and other small catfish. There's more Cory fry today, tank is almost 18 months old, never had a a water change
@DashDrones thanks man, so there are really fry hatching from the chili rasboras with a tds of 600!??
Amazing! Good to know!
@@rara5212yep, its amazing have about 60 in the tank now, from 30 original
Could anyone tell me what the numbers are below the names of the fish in the one certain tank which is labeled
@ oh ok yes that’s what I’m talking about I appreciate it
Hi father fish, are red maples leaves fallen and dried ect okay for tanks?
yes
How long do u let it cycle before u add ir discuss??
Ur*
I add discus to larger, stable tanks, at least a few months old.
@@FatherFish that's what I figured just wanted to be sure.....I have a 40B I'm gonna do ur method with ....thank u as always. And God Bless
Would really love to see the tanks. Unfortunately, most of what is visible is the reflection of the camera or the outside parking lot or Father Fish's torso. Surely you guys can do better. Very frustrating.
Agreed. We are working on that very issue.
Do you ship fish and if you do how much do it cost for blue ram or Apistogramma and what size tank can you keep both fish in I have a 15g all in 1 tank can you help me with this
Yes. I ship fish. Join us in the SHOAL for help.
Fatherfish can i know an natural way of removing cyanobacteria in my fish tank .Is there a reason ehy it is present
high nitrates caused by inadequate plants and excess feeding
@@FatherFish My nitrates tester is showing its 0ppm so is there any other reason .Now I have reduced my light (1-2 hours only ).But it is still increasing don't know why
On a side note, I have realised this. The more plant fertiliser you put in your tank, the more dead fish and black beard algae you're going to have in your tank. Stop wasting your money and spoiling your tank.
Your Discus look stunted. :(
They are young.
This video is horrible. It makes me want to get a new tank now.
lol There is always room for one more tank.
Why doesn’t he have the food web in his tanks all other videos are about how good it is for the tank but he has none just lots of plants and fish
just starting to develop. These are all new tanks, less than two months old.
Who believes he never does any water changes? I’m curious who is silly enough to believe what he says vs what he does behind cameras
I never said I never do water changes. I do, about twice a year, about 10%
Would of looked better in the beginning if you would of shut the front door so the sunlight would have not reflected off the glass.