Thank you Michael . My orange female guppy in a one gallon Kim chi jar is now about 8 months old and doing great . Plants , algae , seed shrimp and fish flakes .
This actually grows in my of my Aquariums that sits in my window. It's a 3 gallon tank with 2 oto cats, a betta, and mystery snail, and few pond snails. They love this tank. I hardly ever have to fed them.
I had great time growing filamentous algae for couple years! Filamentous algae is amazing on many accounts. Last year I removed it from all my aquariums. I tried filamentous algae for self-sustaining aquariums with fish. It did not work as well as I was hoping. A pair of guppies could not eat it as fast as it grows. Eventually, my guppies did not have room to swim - filamentous algae took over all space creating dangerous for fish mesh. Nevertheless, filamentous algae is fine for aquariums with snails and such critters. And it looks gorgeous!
@@4me , I know this is not your latest video but I need to point out that this algae can be beneficial. I added filamentous algae to my aquariums when i saw your videos, and it needs to be removed occasionally when it becomes excessive. The benefit that I found is the food and protection for the fry. It does need to be kept in check, (manually removed from other plants and Pothos roots with the help of a plastic fork) but the tanks with algae seem to be high speed baby fish factories. They are thriving colonies of Endlers, filled with fry. I prefer the Endlers as they do not require a heater . Just saying. Again, keep up the good videos.
@@JohnSmith-youtube Agree. It is beneficial in many aspects. I did a couple years experiment to see if filamentous algae suitable for sustainable aquariums. It does perfectly well until left unchecked for long enough to take over entire aquarium (which it does not take long if you start with enough of it). Unchecked it traps fish of any size. For that reason only I removed it all from my aquariums.
Dude, I've been searching a crazy long amount of time trying to figure out what it is I'm looking at in my pond... I think they are cyclops, finally an answer without even trying, thanks man
Just be careful! Don't put it in your main aquarium unless you want it to stay there permanently ;) You have a foot of snow! That's like you are in Siberia :)
Another interesting and informative video Michael, I will have to give this a try. Your content has inspired me to try a number of different mosses and lichens in water and now I'm going to try other small plants that I pick up on my travels.
Thank you!! Interesting! I tried 2 types of lichens last year without much success (there was no point of making videos on that). As you travel you have better chances to get various samples. I figured that it's better to look for what grows closer to water (not in the water to avoid confusion with aquatic plants) or in very damp places. After all Nature runs those experiments all the time - we just follow it ;) All the best!
What is your knowledge of the filamentous algae? Do they release any toxins like algae blooms in FL? Superb video ty for sharing this info and paying the dog tax. 😊
Thank you! I've never been in Florida to compare algae blooms with those I've seen in New York 🙂It's a common green algae blooms that pose real toxic danger. In aquariums it's the same common green algae blooms that consume oxygen and thus suffocate everything in aquariums - not toxins. Filamentous algae blooms differently...It's just takes over the entire aquarium tangling in a mesh everything - not depriving of oxygen or releasing any toxin that I could speak of.
Dang you really skyrocketed in subs since i first watched, the video was about the dragon fly nymph. Good to see that you're still going at it strong! :)
Can u make a ball with this algae.... and threads..... it looks like marimo moss balls...... it's just few weeks i made it.... but not sure it will survive..... u can try.... quite intresting.... a ball of algae in aquariums
Thank you! There are couple types of filamentous algae that I had in my aquariums. One grows in strings over 20 cm and the other one is much shorter... I cannot tell you the scientific name of my filamentous algae - I did not identify it. Spirogyra alone has about couple hundreds species ;)
Imho the difference between wild algae and the one that has been in the aquariums for long is because of the water movement. Great vids very inspiring!
Thank you very much!! I believe so too! The long strings grows along the water movement in the spring. My aquariums don't have such water movement at all.
@@justthenatur4615 True! I have some videos (and bunch of unpublished ;) shown how different types of algae taking aquariums overtime. That is very fascinating natural development one can observe in self-sustaining aquariums!
Man I love this video... great to see the fascination in water life..It's cool your take on filamentous algae - a common internet search usually brings up eradication attempts with copper sulfate. Like I just searched fruit flies because I'm trying to learn more about them as I seem them outside in a compost pile and wouldn't you know a terro website for killing them shows up.. I like your take on life
Thank you! I found myself often wondering how much our existence depends on those little and seem disgusting to many critters. People tend to trust many common misconceptions more than bare facts and despite any logic.
@@bmzaron713 I like making videos of them, time-lapse and closeups. It's kind of challenging and often tricky to get right. I want to try recording with macro lens for phone camera this year.
@@4me Nice, yeah the technology is so awesome now even with brands I've never heard of able to provide quality images. It's funny right when I checked my notifications and saw your message I was looking at microscopes, the micro world is awesome
@@bmzaron713 I've been eyeing microscopes for a while too! Those with to record digital in HD are too expensive for occasional recordings. So, a phone camera will do for me ;)
Hi Michael, thanks for the very informative and direct informational videos. Question: what plant is in the cube-like aquarium on the right at 3:21? it looks like a syngonium or nephthytis to me but i didn't know they can be grown submerged.
Thank you for the question!! The big plant is dwarf lily. Here is playlist of videos about this plant: th-cam.com/video/ZaMF_6Lt1yc/w-d-xo.html The other plants in this aquarium are: filamentous algae th-cam.com/video/rSZ0LkWdqMw/w-d-xo.html and hairgrass: th-cam.com/video/DxRtWeAT8PQ/w-d-xo.html All the best!
I would suggest out of plants that I tried so far: hairgrass, dwarf lily, elodea, marimo moss. You may look up all my plants on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/r3yPchM7yes/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Thank you for asking!! As it happens I have ongoing projects involving Marimo (algae) balls, cherry shrimp, and them together :) I am working on videos to show how and what I do all in details ;) And I will publish videos in due time. You may take a look on my previous videos showing my ghost shrimp aquarium set up (not for breeding, though): th-cam.com/video/GwSBjV1eJIk/w-d-xo.html And videos on my Marimo ball: th-cam.com/video/GMeXv3GIuUg/w-d-xo.html This is playlist of different types of algae in my aquariums: th-cam.com/video/GMeXv3GIuUg/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Brother how to wash them.....bcoz when I have collected that algae it was populated by many useless creatures and many other dirty things....pls tell...and that type of algae I have seen grown in my main aqua..video was great as always..👌✌
Those tiny critters lurk everywhere...separating them from algae is possible only to the point of getting small amount (samples). Get a string or two of the algae in a separate nursery - let it stay for couple minutes, then change the water. Repeat it until sample is clean. And do it again any time they appear in that nursery. Algae grows fast in right conditions...that is probably the best practical way of getting algae culture without critters. The same way you can get samples of those critters (use pipette). Best regards!
Hi Michael, this is growing in my tank. I got java moss from a pet store and this was there along with that. My guppy fries hide behind it and nibble it at times? Is that fine to grow in my tank?
I had it growing in my aquariums for couple years. It is very intrusive. Left alone it takes over any size aquarium just like that from one tiny string. You can control the growth. But, it take a lot of attention and time. Larger fish, such as gold fish eat it in larger quantities, than guppies. So, it may suit aquariums with those fish better. I removed it from all my aquariums.
@@sivashreela1306 The best way to do it is...do not steer water or any things in the aquarium. Just pull it all in one clog with every plant it gets tangled. Clean up the plants when they out of the aquarium as best as you can and put them into separate nursery for couple weeks or longer to see if any strings of filamentous algae survived. Repeat as many times as it takes ;) All the best!
Hi Michael, I have started my Aquarium, trying to follow as closely as possible to replicate yours. But my water has been stinking up and turning cloudy. Have you ever experience this issue? Instead of the Algae Growth, the water seem to turn whiteish cloudy instead. Any idea what I am doing wrong? I started with peace lily, hornwort, moss ball, and java moss, in a 5 Litre tank. With 2 baby guppies and 2 snails. The peace lily died though. And the snails seem to have eaten the whole peace lily. I also am trying to grow seed shrimps, but in my other smaller tank, the seed shrimps seem to be eating my peace lily too. Maybe the peace lily is just dying so they ate it, I don't know.
I don't think you are doing anything wrong. It's just that all aquariums have different ecosystems no matter how identical they may look like. The white clouds in water are colony of microscopic organisms. Most of them are actually good - larger critters and even fish fry feed on them. However, stinky odor and too much of white clouds are first signs of spoiling...I have seen such growing new samples of land moss underwater. Here is a video just about that: th-cam.com/video/DWWGfuozMUk/w-d-xo.html Peace lily is an easy plant to grow with roots in water - just make sure to clean the roots from any soil before placing it in aquarium. Snails and seed shrimp surely will eat any wilting plants. Though, they should not go after healthy growing plant.
@@4me The good thing is, despite the smell and cloudiness, the guppies and I am also keeping this fish called Chilli Rasboras. They are only 1/3 the size of full grown guppies when full grown. Very cute and tiny. But they are surviving well. I think perhaps the rotting peace lily attributed to a stinky tank, as I notice peace lily root rot is very smelly. I struggle with peace lily, whether in soil, just roots dipped in water, or underwater. So far, they have all died regardless which one I tried. Don't know why it's so hard on my end. I do love the peace lily! I live in Singapore, so we have 33F everyday, all year round. Maybe we are too hot for peace lily!
@@JK-zu1np The temperature above 30 C or direct sunlight could cause the problem with Piece lily - I keep my in lower temperature and away from direct sunlight.
It depends on your project. Filamentous algae shown in this video is different from common green algae. It is fast growing and very intrusive (hard to remove from aquariums) I used to cultivate it for feeding my guppies and etc. but don't do it anymore. I am going to publish a video update about filamentous algae in a couple weeks or so ;) All the best on your adventure!
I have kept both ghost shrimp and cherry shrimp and the ghost shrimp are more like lobsters / scavengers and are more opertunistic in trying to grab and eat fish. The cherrys eat algae and reproduce readily
Hmm...that is interesting. I have plans for ghost shrimps...want to try them in my aquariums this year. What type of shrimps would you recommend for beginners - I have zero experience with shrimps.
Michael Langerman I would say go with a neocaradina (ex cherry shrimp) species. They are much less work the caradina(crystal shrimp) and more forgiving on water parameters. Neocaradina shrimp eat algae and bio film and reproduce readily in the aquarium. The main issue with ghost shrimp is they will try and eat your guppies. In such a small space as you do it's a matter of time. The ghost shrimp does not seem compatible. Neocaradina davidi are cherry shrimp and there are also blues blacks reds and more. There is also the wild type which is mainly clear and transparent
Very informative! I am at the beginning stage in preparation as of yet...have just set up a nursery...I intent it as a multipurpose nursery for breeding shrimps, seed shrimps and growing some plants. This nursery is larger than most of my others. I hope to show it one day ;) Mean time I take your advice for consideration. Thank you very much!!
O yes! and they are harmless. Cyclops eat algae. Though, I like seed shrimps more (they are funny and fish eat them and they eat algae and everything else when there is no algae ;) Here some videos for details: th-cam.com/video/5v6OelF1oeU/w-d-xo.html
Bad small is a bad sign for sure! Changing water would help, but rarely resolves the issue. Algae does not smell, but it feeds on ammonia and other nutrition that may have bad odor. I assume that something was trapped in the clusters of algae and died - that most likely source of the odor. Also, algae itself could be source of bed smell if it die in big amounts. Similar to seaweed washed out on the shore to die - smells bad. There is a simple work around to increase surviving of your samples- take small samples for your experiments. All the best!
Thank you for the question!! It would be difficult to make necessary observations... Nevertheless, I deem it's possible if you cut off the top of the milk jug to allow light in (the walls of the jug are not clear enough to allow enough light through). Also, it would prevent you from confusing your aquarium with a milk jug :)
@@prithvithakur7950 Thank you very much!! I feed fish once a day. Pinch of homemade fish food flakes that should take 2-3 minutest to eat. Skip the next feeding or reduce amount of food if it takes longer than 3 minutes for fish to eat it. Check this video for more details: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Michael, I tried making a self sustainable tank with only algae and 1 guppy. However, the guppy died as there was not enough oxygen at night. What do you do at night when there is no sunlight for the algae to produce oxygen? Thanks for the video anyways, really helpful
Neo Kiahao I had this problem too, you should keep the plant/algae in the aquarium for 5 days first (to fill with oxygen, then have a little bit of air on top of the water to allow for exchange
In my experiments I am lagging behind you! Well...check my first self-sustainable experiment again: th-cam.com/video/M30JoD5anmI/w-d-xo.html I resolve the problem with oxygen by making tiny holes ;) It is short work out that gives your fish access to open air and limits water evaporation very significantly. I have the same aquarium in the followup project - the water evaporated about 1 cm since the beginning. It may work for one year or more without need to add water. Is it long enough for life time of the guppy? I will tell you for sure after I check it ;) though, I think it is :)) This way setup allows to test more important aspects - food source. Algae along is not enough or could be too much for fish in aquarium. Self-sustaining aquarium for guppy better have more than 2 types of plants/ algae and critters. One type of algae is not good enough. I had a pair of guppies for 1 month in such aquarium with filamentous algae - the algae grows too fast overtaking the entire aquarium. Have to find different plants for this purpose...I am going to share this experiment in future videos, but you already got the gist of it ;) All the best!!
Thank you for asking!! I assume you have problem with common freshwater algae (the algae shown in this video is a different type ;) There are number of solutions to keep algae grows under your control. I prefer natural (slow) ways of doing so. Check this video for details: th-cam.com/video/rSZ0LkWdqMw/w-d-xo.html Another way is to use man-made filters. The algae scrubber of different types work amazingly good! I have algae scrubber HOG.5 in one of my aquariums for about an year - water is clean (no need to change water!) and it provides food for fish ;) Check this video for details: th-cam.com/video/4s2QbXm34Oo/w-d-xo.html (video update on this one is coming soon ;) There are much more on this topic you may find in videos on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/k0l1wo--gqw/w-d-xo.html Let me know if you have problem with filamentous algae (the one shown in this video). All the best!
Thank you for the question!! It's really a topic of long conversation...I did not make a specific video about it but you may get the idea from my other videos. Any way, you ask and need an answer... So, I live the waste as it is in the aquarium to accumulate on the bottom. Bacteria and tiny critters work on it helping to get it dissolved in water. Algae and plants consume what dissolved in water. I wish the did this work faster then fish poops...but it's OK for over 1 year even in my small aquariums. I suppose eventually, the waste on the bottom turns in to soil - fertile substrate :) Take a look on aquariums in this video: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html All the best!
Thank you, I just bought two guppies and made them a nano aquarium on a 2.5 litter bottle. A lot of people told me they were in bad conditions and that they will die, what do you think? I have a plant, small rocks at the bottom and porous rocks for bacteria to live in
Thank you for the question!! Snails and all other live creatures govern less or more by the same rule of density population. You put 2 snails in a tank. Couple weeks later there are many dozens and then less. And so it goes up and down in cycles. The maximum number of adults is always limited by available space, food supply and etc. Also, guppy eat snail eggs and planarian too. As a matter of fact, planarian can wipe out snails population clean by doing just that. I got it on a video: th-cam.com/video/P8ojXPHSMh8/w-d-xo.html Best regards!
nice video. best abt yr video is u serach for natural thing. what is different between this Algae & Algae in aquarium? can we use this Algae in Aquarium as other plant.
Thank you for the question! Regular algae is a single cell - one may see it only when there are too many of them. Filamentous algae grows in strings that one can touch and pull. I've been growing both types in aquariums. The grows of filamentous algae can be control similar to regular algae. However, It could be difficult. Once filamentous algae gets in an aquarium it is very hard to remove. It's possible, but hard. I tried to use it as main source of food for critters and fish in self-sustaining aquariums - it grows faster than my guppies eat. Filamentous algae tangles as it grows - making sort of a mesh. All kind of things get trapped in it - including small plants/ mosses. I could pull filamentous algae off plants with long strong leaves, but moss gets too tangled with algae making it impossible to trim either.
I keep filamentous algae now in very small amounts and only in 2 of my aquariums. Interestingly, there are couple hundreds variations of filamentous algae - I had only 2 in my aquariums. It is very intrusive plant! Couple times I transfer it accidentally in aquariums that where suppose to be free of it! It's safer to keep aquarium free of filamentous algae than try to remove it from aquarium ;)
Hey Michael...do u have a degree in biology or something? Love your videos dude. Ive been collecting 2 liter bottles because of you...😁 Question: you do not use a air pump in your displays ...will the guppy run out of O2?
Thank you for the questions!! I am the only one in my family (save my dog and the youngest kid) without college degree. My principle standing on college education is kind of: get what you need to be happy. College did not fit in my list of thing that would make me happy (the college girl was - and did it. we have 3 kids and she is smart ;) Knowledge, experience, money and all other goodies would come anyway with college or not. 2 liter bottles is sooo past :) Well, I am improving/ simplifying design of my nurseries and you will see it soon. Actually you may have glimpse of my new nurseries already in some videos. Videos with more details coming soon. I use an air pump only in one (the largest) aquarium that is equipped with algae scrubber. All my other aquariums are pump free. The air pump is poor substituted for algae and plants in aquariums. It could serve different purposes - for example to move water or as decoration and etc. Plants and algae are ultimate source of oxygen on our planet. I have videos of my present and past aquarium fish care routines in this playlist: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html All the best!
@@4me oh my bad i thought they were mollies.. But still how those guppies survive in so less amount of water. I want to keep guppies like u if they really are successfully surviving at your set up
@@thewinner9745 I calculate the necessary minimum of water (or rather dimensions of aquarium) based on the fish size. The narrowest side of any aquarium should be more than 3 length of the fish. So for example, if your molly is 5 cm long than the narrowest side of the aquarium should be more than 15 cm. It should be fine with exactly 15 cm, but fish grow all live long. And for that reason you want to make aquarium larger that minimum. You can see more details about aquarium size in this video: th-cam.com/video/ofPxX3qz1OI/w-d-xo.html My dwarf guppies are up to 2.5 cm long at age of up to 2 years (I don't keep older fish for breeding purpose). So, the dwarfs have been doing fine (breeding) in my aquariums. For the past couple years I've been breeding them in 3 liter sustainable aquarium gardens.
@@rehamsabry9314 This link is a google translation from English to Arabic of all the text with picture from that video: translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=ar&u=http%3A%2F%2Frndmbits.blogspot.com%2F2018%2F03%2Ffilamentous-algae.html The text from the video is also in the description to the video. So you can copy the text from description to the video and past it into translator of your choice.
A cool experiment which provide a lot information
Thank you very much!!
Really cool experiment! So interesting to see the amount of biodiversity that the algae holds!
Indeed! The algae is fundamental for our environment, base of food pyramid and so on.
thumbs up for your watchful guard, good job spotting new intruders
He got well deserved treats for that and even just for being with me ;)
glad to hear that, he deserve it :)
looking fwd for more videos on aquatic plants
Thank you very much!
2:22 is that the dog on channel icon ?
Nice
You got it right! the icon is my drawing of our family dog. He is now 14 years young little spoiled senior 😁
Your setup is awesome! And your videos are very informative to me. Thank you for your efforts.
My pleasure!!
Thank you Michael . My orange female guppy in a one gallon Kim chi jar is now about 8 months old and doing great . Plants , algae , seed shrimp and fish flakes .
Great!!
Do you have plans to add male guppy?
Michael Langerman Hi Michael . No male guppy . If I do it won't stay in the 1 gallon . Thanks for your videos . Mark
This actually grows in my of my Aquariums that sits in my window. It's a 3 gallon tank with 2 oto cats, a betta, and mystery snail, and few pond snails. They love this tank. I hardly ever have to fed them.
I had great time growing filamentous algae for couple years! Filamentous algae is amazing on many accounts.
Last year I removed it from all my aquariums. I tried filamentous algae for self-sustaining aquariums with fish. It did not work as well as I was hoping. A pair of guppies could not eat it as fast as it grows. Eventually, my guppies did not have room to swim - filamentous algae took over all space creating dangerous for fish mesh. Nevertheless, filamentous algae is fine for aquariums with snails and such critters. And it looks gorgeous!
@@4me , I know this is not your latest video but I need to point out that this algae can be beneficial. I added filamentous algae to my aquariums when i saw your videos, and it needs to be removed occasionally when it becomes excessive.
The benefit that I found is the food and protection for the fry.
It does need to be kept in check, (manually removed from other plants and Pothos roots with the help of a plastic fork) but the tanks with algae seem to be high speed baby fish factories. They are thriving colonies of Endlers, filled with fry.
I prefer the Endlers as they do not require a heater .
Just saying.
Again, keep up the good videos.
@@JohnSmith-youtube Agree. It is beneficial in many aspects. I did a couple years experiment to see if filamentous algae suitable for sustainable aquariums. It does perfectly well until left unchecked for long enough to take over entire aquarium (which it does not take long if you start with enough of it). Unchecked it traps fish of any size. For that reason only I removed it all from my aquariums.
Your accent is so sweet!
Thank you!
I love his accent
Dude, I've been searching a crazy long amount of time trying to figure out what it is I'm looking at in my pond... I think they are cyclops, finally an answer without even trying, thanks man
My pleasure!
I love your videos. Always interesting. 🐡🐡🐡
Thank you very much!!
Good to know Michael, when the foot of snow melts, I may venture to our stream and check for some algae. Awesome video
Just be careful! Don't put it in your main aquarium unless you want it to stay there permanently ;)
You have a foot of snow! That's like you are in Siberia :)
Great channel and video
Thank you very much!!
Another interesting and informative video Michael, I will have to give this a try. Your content has inspired me to try a number of different mosses and lichens in water and now I'm going to try other small plants that I pick up on my travels.
Thank you!!
Interesting! I tried 2 types of lichens last year without much success (there was no point of making videos on that). As you travel you have better chances to get various samples. I figured that it's better to look for what grows closer to water (not in the water to avoid confusion with aquatic plants) or in very damp places. After all Nature runs those experiments all the time - we just follow it ;)
All the best!
Thank you, I will keep you posted and add video if it gets interesting.
What is your knowledge of the filamentous algae? Do they release any toxins like algae blooms in FL? Superb video ty for sharing this info and paying the dog tax. 😊
Thank you! I've never been in Florida to compare algae blooms with those I've seen in New York 🙂It's a common green algae blooms that pose real toxic danger. In aquariums it's the same common green algae blooms that consume oxygen and thus suffocate everything in aquariums - not toxins.
Filamentous algae blooms differently...It's just takes over the entire aquarium tangling in a mesh everything - not depriving of oxygen or releasing any toxin that I could speak of.
Dang you really skyrocketed in subs since i first watched, the video was about the dragon fly nymph.
Good to see that you're still going at it strong! :)
Hey! Thank you for coming back!!
Can u make a ball with this algae.... and threads..... it looks like marimo moss balls...... it's just few weeks i made it.... but not sure it will survive..... u can try.... quite intresting.... a ball of algae in aquariums
The ball made of this type of filamentous algae is very doable. Though, I removed it from all my aquariums and from all my ongoing projects ;)
Your video are very nice and helpful, I love the Engsub.
Thank you very much!!
filamentous algi is called Spirogyra.
Thank you!
There are couple types of filamentous algae that I had in my aquariums. One grows in strings over 20 cm and the other one is much shorter... I cannot tell you the scientific name of my filamentous algae - I did not identify it. Spirogyra alone has about couple hundreds species ;)
Imho the difference between wild algae and the one that has been in the aquariums for long is because of the water movement. Great vids very inspiring!
Thank you very much!!
I believe so too! The long strings grows along the water movement in the spring. My aquariums don't have such water movement at all.
@@4me Those are different types of filamentus algea t
@@justthenatur4615 True!
I have some videos (and bunch of unpublished ;) shown how different types of algae taking aquariums overtime. That is very fascinating natural development one can observe in self-sustaining aquariums!
I love the way he talks ❤️😁 SSS
Thank you very much!
Man I love this video... great to see the fascination in water life..It's cool your take on filamentous algae - a common internet search usually brings up eradication attempts with copper sulfate. Like I just searched fruit flies because I'm trying to learn more about them as I seem them outside in a compost pile and wouldn't you know a terro website for killing them shows up.. I like your take on life
Thank you! I found myself often wondering how much our existence depends on those little and seem disgusting to many critters. People tend to trust many common misconceptions more than bare facts and despite any logic.
@@4me Yeah man definitely, they are the foundation for life and fun to watch
@@bmzaron713 I like making videos of them, time-lapse and closeups. It's kind of challenging and often tricky to get right. I want to try recording with macro lens for phone camera this year.
@@4me Nice, yeah the technology is so awesome now even with brands I've never heard of able to provide quality images. It's funny right when I checked my notifications and saw your message I was looking at microscopes, the micro world is awesome
@@bmzaron713 I've been eyeing microscopes for a while too! Those with to record digital in HD are too expensive for occasional recordings. So, a phone camera will do for me ;)
Hi Michael, thanks for the very informative and direct informational videos. Question: what plant is in the cube-like aquarium on the right at 3:21? it looks like a syngonium or nephthytis to me but i didn't know they can be grown submerged.
Thank you for the question!!
The big plant is dwarf lily. Here is playlist of videos about this plant: th-cam.com/video/ZaMF_6Lt1yc/w-d-xo.html
The other plants in this aquarium are: filamentous algae th-cam.com/video/rSZ0LkWdqMw/w-d-xo.html and hairgrass: th-cam.com/video/DxRtWeAT8PQ/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Hi Michael, can you please suggest some low light plants for guppy tank? I am planning to breed guppies.
I would suggest out of plants that I tried so far: hairgrass, dwarf lily, elodea, marimo moss.
You may look up all my plants on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/r3yPchM7yes/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Hey good evening is it possible that you can make a video on how to go algae Moss to Habitat a shrimp Aquarium thanks
Thank you for asking!!
As it happens I have ongoing projects involving Marimo (algae) balls, cherry shrimp, and them together :)
I am working on videos to show how and what I do all in details ;) And I will publish videos in due time. You may take a look on my previous videos showing my ghost shrimp aquarium set up (not for breeding, though): th-cam.com/video/GwSBjV1eJIk/w-d-xo.html
And videos on my Marimo ball: th-cam.com/video/GMeXv3GIuUg/w-d-xo.html
This is playlist of different types of algae in my aquariums: th-cam.com/video/GMeXv3GIuUg/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
@@4me great and thank you
@@johnprofessionalexoticshri5276 My pleasure!
Michael, it's up to around 17 inches this morning
It does not sound like Spring!
Hmm maybe try aquatic fertilizer most are safe for fish
Filamentous algae and common green algae growth mighty well without any fertilizers ;)
oh I didn't know you live in New York I live here too
another great video👍🏻
Thank you very much!!
I got scared when he picked up the worm.
Do you know how grow Algae Klebsormidium Sp.?
I don't stress myself over identifying algae types to tell you for sure.
Brother how to wash them.....bcoz when I have collected that algae it was populated by many useless creatures and many other dirty things....pls tell...and that type of algae I have seen grown in my main aqua..video was great as always..👌✌
Those tiny critters lurk everywhere...separating them from algae is possible only to the point of getting small amount (samples). Get a string or two of the algae in a separate nursery - let it stay for couple minutes, then change the water. Repeat it until sample is clean. And do it again any time they appear in that nursery. Algae grows fast in right conditions...that is probably the best practical way of getting algae culture without critters. The same way you can get samples of those critters (use pipette).
Best regards!
and if you have any small algae eating fish can I buy some from you since I live in Brooklyn
Hi Michael, this is growing in my tank. I got java moss from a pet store and this was there along with that. My guppy fries hide behind it and nibble it at times? Is that fine to grow in my tank?
I had it growing in my aquariums for couple years. It is very intrusive. Left alone it takes over any size aquarium just like that from one tiny string. You can control the growth. But, it take a lot of attention and time. Larger fish, such as gold fish eat it in larger quantities, than guppies. So, it may suit aquariums with those fish better. I removed it from all my aquariums.
@@4me Oh okay. I can see it clinging the stems of other plants and growing. Then I will try to remove it from aquarium. Thanks Michael!
@@sivashreela1306 The best way to do it is...do not steer water or any things in the aquarium. Just pull it all in one clog with every plant it gets tangled. Clean up the plants when they out of the aquarium as best as you can and put them into separate nursery for couple weeks or longer to see if any strings of filamentous algae survived. Repeat as many times as it takes ;)
All the best!
@@4me Thanks a lot Michael :)
Hi Michael, I have started my Aquarium, trying to follow as closely as possible to replicate yours. But my water has been stinking up and turning cloudy. Have you ever experience this issue? Instead of the Algae Growth, the water seem to turn whiteish cloudy instead. Any idea what I am doing wrong? I started with peace lily, hornwort, moss ball, and java moss, in a 5 Litre tank. With 2 baby guppies and 2 snails. The peace lily died though. And the snails seem to have eaten the whole peace lily. I also am trying to grow seed shrimps, but in my other smaller tank, the seed shrimps seem to be eating my peace lily too. Maybe the peace lily is just dying so they ate it, I don't know.
I don't think you are doing anything wrong. It's just that all aquariums have different ecosystems no matter how identical they may look like. The white clouds in water are colony of microscopic organisms. Most of them are actually good - larger critters and even fish fry feed on them. However, stinky odor and too much of white clouds are first signs of spoiling...I have seen such growing new samples of land moss underwater. Here is a video just about that: th-cam.com/video/DWWGfuozMUk/w-d-xo.html
Peace lily is an easy plant to grow with roots in water - just make sure to clean the roots from any soil before placing it in aquarium. Snails and seed shrimp surely will eat any wilting plants. Though, they should not go after healthy growing plant.
@@4me The good thing is, despite the smell and cloudiness, the guppies and I am also keeping this fish called Chilli Rasboras. They are only 1/3 the size of full grown guppies when full grown. Very cute and tiny. But they are surviving well. I think perhaps the rotting peace lily attributed to a stinky tank, as I notice peace lily root rot is very smelly.
I struggle with peace lily, whether in soil, just roots dipped in water, or underwater. So far, they have all died regardless which one I tried. Don't know why it's so hard on my end. I do love the peace lily!
I live in Singapore, so we have 33F everyday, all year round. Maybe we are too hot for peace lily!
@@JK-zu1np The temperature above 30 C or direct sunlight could cause the problem with Piece lily - I keep my in lower temperature and away from direct sunlight.
I can use the algae of acuarium
It depends on your project. Filamentous algae shown in this video is different from common green algae. It is fast growing and very intrusive (hard to remove from aquariums) I used to cultivate it for feeding my guppies and etc. but don't do it anymore. I am going to publish a video update about filamentous algae in a couple weeks or so ;)
All the best on your adventure!
@@4me thanks you
@@sihuenarmaslesano9306 my pleasure!
I have kept both ghost shrimp and cherry shrimp and the ghost shrimp are more like lobsters / scavengers and are more opertunistic in trying to grab and eat fish. The cherrys eat algae and reproduce readily
Hmm...that is interesting.
I have plans for ghost shrimps...want to try them in my aquariums this year. What type of shrimps would you recommend for beginners - I have zero experience with shrimps.
Michael Langerman I would say go with a neocaradina (ex cherry shrimp) species. They are much less work the caradina(crystal shrimp) and more forgiving on water parameters. Neocaradina shrimp eat algae and bio film and reproduce readily in the aquarium. The main issue with ghost shrimp is they will try and eat your guppies. In such a small space as you do it's a matter of time. The ghost shrimp does not seem compatible. Neocaradina davidi are cherry shrimp and there are also blues blacks reds and more. There is also the wild type which is mainly clear and transparent
Very informative! I am at the beginning stage in preparation as of yet...have just set up a nursery...I intent it as a multipurpose nursery for breeding shrimps, seed shrimps and growing some plants. This nursery is larger than most of my others. I hope to show it one day ;) Mean time I take your advice for consideration.
Thank you very much!!
Michael Langerman I could even give you some the next time I am on college break and passing through the city
I would say ghost shrimp act more like crayfish and neocaradia act more like snails in a way
have you try to put freshwater shrimp to your aquarium
I have plans to do it this year ;)
Can I get filamentous when I add water in a cup with some rocks and driftwood?
Yes.
Thanks for the reason
@@jilliandoeseverything8110 Happy holidays to you and your family!
And also happy holidays and happy,healthy,wealthy family!
Awesome, are cyclops good guppy food?
O yes! and they are harmless. Cyclops eat algae. Though, I like seed shrimps more (they are funny and fish eat them and they eat algae and everything else when there is no algae ;) Here some videos for details: th-cam.com/video/5v6OelF1oeU/w-d-xo.html
I tried collecting the algae and after a few days the smell was terrible had to dump it! Was it the wrong kind? Do I need to do water changes?
Bad small is a bad sign for sure! Changing water would help, but rarely resolves the issue. Algae does not smell, but it feeds on ammonia and other nutrition that may have bad odor. I assume that something was trapped in the clusters of algae and died - that most likely source of the odor.
Also, algae itself could be source of bed smell if it die in big amounts. Similar to seaweed washed out on the shore to die - smells bad. There is a simple work around to increase surviving of your samples- take small samples for your experiments.
All the best!
@@4me thanks!!
Tami Herman my pleasure!
can you a milk jug as an Aquarium to
Thank you for the question!!
It would be difficult to make necessary observations...
Nevertheless, I deem it's possible if you cut off the top of the milk jug to allow light in (the walls of the jug are not clear enough to allow enough light through). Also, it would prevent you from confusing your aquarium with a milk jug :)
Sir over feed nhi hota fish ko
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@@4me
He's speaking in Hindi. fortunately, I also speak in Hindi. Let me translate. He's asking, "Don't the fish get over fed sometimes?"
@@prithvithakur7950 Thank you very much!!
I feed fish once a day. Pinch of homemade fish food flakes that should take 2-3 minutest to eat. Skip the next feeding or reduce amount of food if it takes longer than 3 minutes for fish to eat it. Check this video for more details: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
@@4me You're welcome! ☺
Michael, I tried making a self sustainable tank with only algae and 1 guppy. However, the guppy died as there was not enough oxygen at night. What do you do at night when there is no sunlight for the algae to produce oxygen? Thanks for the video anyways, really helpful
Neo Kiahao I had this problem too, you should keep the plant/algae in the aquarium for 5 days first (to fill with oxygen, then have a little bit of air on top of the water to allow for exchange
In my experiments I am lagging behind you!
Well...check my first self-sustainable experiment again: th-cam.com/video/M30JoD5anmI/w-d-xo.html I resolve the problem with oxygen by making tiny holes ;) It is short work out that gives your fish access to open air and limits water evaporation very significantly. I have the same aquarium in the followup project - the water evaporated about 1 cm since the beginning. It may work for one year or more without need to add water. Is it long enough for life time of the guppy? I will tell you for sure after I check it ;) though, I think it is :))
This way setup allows to test more important aspects - food source. Algae along is not enough or could be too much for fish in aquarium. Self-sustaining aquarium for guppy better have more than 2 types of plants/ algae and critters. One type of algae is not good enough. I had a pair of guppies for 1 month in such aquarium with filamentous algae - the algae grows too fast overtaking the entire aquarium. Have to find different plants for this purpose...I am going to share this experiment in future videos, but you already got the gist of it ;)
All the best!!
It could work!
Also, making larger size aquarium would do.
I made tiny wholes for air exchange - it works too th-cam.com/video/M30JoD5anmI/w-d-xo.html
Michael Langerman Thank you for your reply. Continue the good work!
I have a algae problem in my tank do you have any solutions
Thank you for asking!!
I assume you have problem with common freshwater algae (the algae shown in this video is a different type ;)
There are number of solutions to keep algae grows under your control.
I prefer natural (slow) ways of doing so. Check this video for details: th-cam.com/video/rSZ0LkWdqMw/w-d-xo.html
Another way is to use man-made filters. The algae scrubber of different types work amazingly good! I have algae scrubber HOG.5 in one of my aquariums for about an year - water is clean (no need to change water!) and it provides food for fish ;) Check this video for details: th-cam.com/video/4s2QbXm34Oo/w-d-xo.html (video update on this one is coming soon ;)
There are much more on this topic you may find in videos on this playlist: th-cam.com/video/k0l1wo--gqw/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if you have problem with filamentous algae (the one shown in this video).
All the best!
What type of fish is those fish are they misquito fish
Thank you for the questions!!
I keep and breed dwarf guppies.
Here is playlist of my videos about them: th-cam.com/video/BUAu9vM_T0M/w-d-xo.html
I was inspired by you trying to fix my old men like yours but they died. Do not understand what I did wrong
Age is one of those things that we have no control over and no matter what you do...those that born - live and die. That's all to it.
How do you manage fish waste on your other aquariums? I have a small one and it gets lots of fish waste on bottom
Thank you for the question!!
It's really a topic of long conversation...I did not make a specific video about it but you may get the idea from my other videos. Any way, you ask and need an answer... So, I live the waste as it is in the aquarium to accumulate on the bottom. Bacteria and tiny critters work on it helping to get it dissolved in water. Algae and plants consume what dissolved in water. I wish the did this work faster then fish poops...but it's OK for over 1 year even in my small aquariums. I suppose eventually, the waste on the bottom turns in to soil - fertile substrate :) Take a look on aquariums in this video: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Thank you, I just bought two guppies and made them a nano aquarium on a 2.5 litter bottle.
A lot of people told me they were in bad conditions and that they will die, what do you think? I have a plant, small rocks at the bottom and porous rocks for bacteria to live in
You do what you can, learn as it goes, improve on what you learn - I follow the same route.
All the best on your adventure!
Michael Langerman thanks, O will keep you updated
Question: how do you not get overrun by snails?
Thank you for the question!!
Snails and all other live creatures govern less or more by the same rule of density population.
You put 2 snails in a tank. Couple weeks later there are many dozens and then less. And so it goes up and down in cycles. The maximum number of adults is always limited by available space, food supply and etc. Also, guppy eat snail eggs and planarian too. As a matter of fact, planarian can wipe out snails population clean by doing just that. I got it on a video: th-cam.com/video/P8ojXPHSMh8/w-d-xo.html
Best regards!
Yeah I have one snail in a little .5 gallon (inspired by you) and it reproduced by itself and now there are tons of little snails in there
Ha-ha
Don't worry! The number will go down. Also, I use snails as an ingredient for making fish food flakes when there are too many of them ;)
nice video. best abt yr video is u serach for natural thing. what is different between this Algae & Algae in aquarium? can we use this Algae in Aquarium as other plant.
Thank you for the question!
Regular algae is a single cell - one may see it only when there are too many of them. Filamentous algae grows in strings that one can touch and pull. I've been growing both types in aquariums. The grows of filamentous algae can be control similar to regular algae. However, It could be difficult. Once filamentous algae gets in an aquarium it is very hard to remove. It's possible, but hard. I tried to use it as main source of food for critters and fish in self-sustaining aquariums - it grows faster than my guppies eat.
Filamentous algae tangles as it grows - making sort of a mesh. All kind of things get trapped in it - including small plants/ mosses. I could pull filamentous algae off plants with long strong leaves, but moss gets too tangled with algae making it impossible to trim either.
thanks for yr reply. i am thinking also its hard to remove. i like to grow it in my aquarium but decide not to grow now.
I keep filamentous algae now in very small amounts and only in 2 of my aquariums.
Interestingly, there are couple hundreds variations of filamentous algae - I had only 2 in my aquariums.
It is very intrusive plant! Couple times I transfer it accidentally in aquariums that where suppose to be free of it! It's safer to keep aquarium free of filamentous algae than try to remove it from aquarium ;)
Hey Michael...do u have a degree in biology or something? Love your videos dude. Ive been collecting 2 liter bottles because of you...😁
Question: you do not use a air pump in your displays ...will the guppy run out of O2?
Thank you for the questions!!
I am the only one in my family (save my dog and the youngest kid) without college degree. My principle standing on college education is kind of: get what you need to be happy. College did not fit in my list of thing that would make me happy (the college girl was - and did it. we have 3 kids and she is smart ;)
Knowledge, experience, money and all other goodies would come anyway with college or not.
2 liter bottles is sooo past :) Well, I am improving/ simplifying design of my nurseries and you will see it soon. Actually you may have glimpse of my new nurseries already in some videos. Videos with more details coming soon.
I use an air pump only in one (the largest) aquarium that is equipped with algae scrubber. All my other aquariums are pump free. The air pump is poor substituted for algae and plants in aquariums. It could serve different purposes - for example to move water or as decoration and etc. Plants and algae are ultimate source of oxygen on our planet. I have videos of my present and past aquarium fish care routines in this playlist: th-cam.com/video/eKDWgUO4VsM/w-d-xo.html
All the best!
Michael Langerman
College degrees are very over rated and the only sure thing it will give you is a lifetime of debt.
I deem it is true to the most people with diplomas ;)
Вери гуд видео.
Thank you very much!!
your accent is so satisfying
Thank you very much!
These mollie fishes will not survive longer because of lack of oxygen because of 1. The algae and 2. Amt of water is small
What amount of water you are talking about?
My guppies are not mollies.
@@4me oh my bad i thought they were mollies.. But still how those guppies survive in so less amount of water. I want to keep guppies like u if they really are successfully surviving at your set up
@@thewinner9745 I calculate the necessary minimum of water (or rather dimensions of aquarium) based on the fish size. The narrowest side of any aquarium should be more than 3 length of the fish. So for example, if your molly is 5 cm long than the narrowest side of the aquarium should be more than 15 cm. It should be fine with exactly 15 cm, but fish grow all live long. And for that reason you want to make aquarium larger that minimum. You can see more details about aquarium size in this video: th-cam.com/video/ofPxX3qz1OI/w-d-xo.html
My dwarf guppies are up to 2.5 cm long at age of up to 2 years (I don't keep older fish for breeding purpose). So, the dwarfs have been doing fine (breeding) in my aquariums. For the past couple years I've been breeding them in 3 liter sustainable aquarium gardens.
Wow thank you so much i liked that video so much 👌 that helped a lot
@@thewinner9745 My pleasure! All the best on your adventure!!
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It is source of food for fish and many tiny aquatic critters
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Great to finally hear your voice. And I don't just say that cuz your taste in video music sucks. Great videos though.
Thank you very much!!
This year I start making my own music for videos...I hope to improve on it with time ;)
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@@4me answer me with arabic please
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