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When I was a kid I was begging my mom for a dog and she decided to get me a betta instead, it was a beautiful galaxy type betta and I loved him. There was a bowl I put him in that we already had laying around from past fish. I DID EVERYTHING WRONG, didn’t dechlorinate, didn’t cycle, didn’t acclimate, no heater, no filter, and I gave him so much food( the bad brand). I really loved him but I didn’t know anything:( of course he died and I was heartbroken… I then found your channel and had a mental breakdown thinking about how much I tortured this poor betta. Later on I saved up money and got a new betta with all that you taught me I gave this little betta the life I wish I would’ve given to my past betta. She’s been with me for 4 years now and like to think of him as forgiveness to my other one💕
I just wish he could come back so I can show him how much I really loved him
Anyways, thank you chris!
What’s the bad brand? Just wondering.
This comment made me so emotional
Tbh your first once life is on your mom's hands. She was the adult, she should have taken responsibility to make sure the betta was taken care of.
Hey Chris I was getting a fish and probably gonna get a bowl but after researching and watching a lot of your videos I know have a 10 gallon planted betta tank
Congratulations:D
That’s amazing!
Yesssssssssssssss, we love it!!!
Good on you, dude!!
Great job!
I have a petco near me that’s amazing, they take care of fish and take in surrenders, the people there do their best with what their given to take good care of the fish, I once watched an employee talk a young adult into getting a five gallon with a filter and heater for their betta instead of a 1 gall, and they don’t even sell bowls there! The employees basically give new guys, (and interested customers such as myself lol) a crash course on store based aquarium keeping, and how to do things as a keeper, it’s a beautiful thing and they understand when I choose to buy from local stores rather than them, it’s beautifully amazing and heartwarming
Hopefully this is the future for all big brand shops…..
they're*
@@marleyweirHHS is it possible to have a more annoying, and less creative reply? I mean yeah you could have said “who asked” but still, and for future reference, (and this is me being genuine in case you were also being genuine) if you’re going to correct someone’s grammar, a.) specify where in their comment they made the mistake, (really only matters if it’s long) and b.) consider that a good deal of us are on mobile, I am, and sometimes mobile can be a b*tch when it comes to formatting and autocorrect, and not all of us take the time to edit our comments like it’s our dang thesis
Goodnight and good day, happy keeping
@@a_ghastly_stranger2265 ignore those people who correct your grammar, it's actually kind of a compliment because it shows that they read your entire comment
@@eros.1646 that’s true! ThNk you for the nice reply :) it shows there are kind people on the internet
i did not think it was possible for someone to buy a fish without realizing they didnt have a tank!
me neither xD
So the person that sold the Betta didn't bother asking any questions about where it was going to live? I worked in a pet store years ago - everyone got questioned about housing and care and its easy to spot the liars. If the reply was unsatisfactory then we would refuse to sell livestock.
The seller in this case needs to accept a degree of responsibility.
It's easy just to lie for some people and they'll get what they want one way or another
@@jhaych this is true unfortunately :(
Some liars are easier to tell than others if you're bad at sort of thing, I remember asking someone questions and accidentally using leading questions that caused them to give me believable lies, I can definitely see that happening to an underpaid, understaffed, uneducated pet store employee just trying to do their best. I doubt the person who "sold" the bettafish was the actual owner. It was probably just a floor employee or a cashier.
After watching your videos I figured out that betas aren't supposed to be in bowls like I'd put my two previous ones. Now I have a betta fish named mayonnaise in a 10 gallon planted aquarium and I have a 35 gallon for a dojo loach and it is also planted
MAYONNAISE ON AN ESCALATOR, IT'S GOING UPSTAIRS SO SEE YA LATER.
BYE BYE
My coworker's kid won a goldfish from the fair. I commented wow those get really big and she was like nah they grow to the size of their tank. I nearly exploded not going into a tirade about how thats wrong
good job with your self control haha
I just started breeding shrimp in my 25 gallon but everything that could go wrong went wrong there were worms in the tank ph and ammonia levels spiked for no reason so i did a water change treated the water for worms to die got some ottos to eat an leftover food and then last night while having dinner my dad spoted 5 baby shrimp.This was one of the most happiest moments in my fish keeping career.
That is every beginner shrimptank owners dream!!! I remember having a horrible day after going to class in the morning getting some shitty news from my doctor and then having to work nightshift, and when I got home in the evening and saw just two little baby shrimp, smaller than a grain of rice, just chillin on my watersprites. My entire day was just utterly made, it was an amazing feeling. I had been watching the berried mamas for months and when I saw them molt but not babies for two weeks, it was just just a wonderful moment to finally see them. Even one of the momma's was chillin with the two babies. I will never forget that moment.
Its just really exciting seeing little baby shrimp after everything you do make them breed now I am planning to buy more shrimp so that they cross breed and make a lot more variants of shrimp.
Aww I hope those babies all grow up big and strong for ya, though I'm curious what you mean by "worms" since planaria are little kinda arrow headed flatworms that will hurt your shrimp, but there's also some long, thin detritus worms that just eat leftovers and will get eaten by any fish you put in the tank. I'd say hopefully you didn't get planaria prior to treating but since you already did... Now I kinda hope they were so you didn't go full offense on a harmless species since it'd suck if you wasted time and resources. Idk though, I feel like people usually mean planaria though since some detritus worms are pretty small and hard to notice, though knowing you have those in a tank would actually be great in the future since if you have any fish fry... Free food ^^
@@discordiacreates6669 they were detritus but I freaked out even tho they were just harmless but I've heard horror stories about having planaria so I deep cleaned the tank and put in some dewormers and then I added 3 ottos which I got from a cousin(will get 3 more later) and now I am seeing a lot more shrimp babies.
@@epicrebel7965 ah rip the poor worms, but at least the ottos will be fat and happy if you didn't completely wipe them out ^^' though in my experience if you wanna keep detritus worms alive, don't put adult fish in the same tank at all and especially not ottos or corys since they're their number one killer, those fish are a bit overzealous for the wiggly snacks and eat the whole bag in one sitting if they're allowed to lol. Understandable though that you aren't taking any risks since I've heard most shrimp are pretty delicate, though I actually don't know if ottos are compatable with shrimp, maybe, but they may also eat their babies. Hopefully not though, but then again, I've seen the Chinese algae eater being sold as an otto before and I think Chinese algae eaters are actually carnivores? Not certain, flying foxes also sometimes get mixed up as young fish and I don't have any of any of those kinds of fish atm, just remember I've bought the wrong one for a guppy tank years ago and then found out they're aggressive ^^' rip. You probably got the right one though if they're from someone else who's had them for a while so they're probably fine, I just personally don't know as I still occasionally mix two of them up
Hats-off to the people who's gonna clean their fish tank after this FTR
respect
😆 trueee, I'm just about to get started now
Ooooowoo
@@FishForThought hi er
I watch FFT to get myself pumped before I clean!
imagine that pipe tank but its planted and it has lots of different shrimp
dayum, that's the dream on the dream
Actually an insanely cool idea
update on the Hornwort on the salty water tank they survived and they are growing very well but my brother keeps stealing my light
What's he growing?
wow noice!
I guess I would take Karen cause I might a totally learn something from her even though it would be annoying... but not as annoying as being with someone who you try to help and it's futile! LOL
My feelings exactly!
that's my thinking as well
I'd rather hang out with a Karen than a fish abuser for sure.
I was excited to go to my local fish shop beacause the owner is very knowledgeable and he helped me choose out his own fish. But sadly he passed away a couple days ago and I couldn’t work out why. I found out later that he was hiking with his family and suffered a medical episode and fell of a cliff. He fell 100m to his death. I still can’t believe this. He died on my birthday. Rip
I smashed that tumb, 3 times!
8:31 I use cotton pad just next outlet where water first in from tank, dry chamber (keep this pad dry, water only pass through) and replaces those cotton pads every 2 days, until water clear (4-5 cycle, will be perfectly complete done job)
Thanks for the new ftr, chirs! Btw, that's a glo danio (the genetically modified zebra danios), not a glowlight danio. You can tell bc it's solidly pink and has the horizontal stripes
Loved that shrimp tank, the double blue shrimp was gorgeous! QOTW - definitely a beginner with hopes that they will learn at least something.
The pro fish keeper Karen. I would just want to learn and I'd be non confrontational, they can be ok if there isn't a perceived problem.
I LOVE mutt shrimp. Such a wide array of colors and markings. As long as no fish are preying on the brighter ones, so many bright colors and blends.
Hi Chris! I am excited to see some bad and good fish keeping for this week
Chirs: He scaped it perfectly!
Also Chirs: 4.65/5
I always see commentary on poor goldfish keeping, but what are some tips for good goldfish keeping? Great video as always, thanks!
You are the master of calling out fish abuse disasters!! Through your sarcasm we learn the errors of our ways...
And for those of you who don't learn...well sorry... Chris willl have a cerebral reaction and tell you the way it is 😂🙏
No matter what you set up the key is in the stocking!!!
I'm watching the fish tank reviews there's nothing better than seeing some good wood 😂❤️🌿
And please when you see a beautiful little betta fish in a store... Please make sure you have a proper size tank to take it home to 😭 The cups they have them in at the store are just their own little personal Hell unless they are lucky enough to get someone who cares 😭🙏
Thanks for another great video Chris you always brighten my day!! I hope you have a wonderful and blessed holiday!!🙏🌿🐟🌿❤️🥰
thanks Mary :) happy end of summer and beginning of Fall!
I realized I am „that one person“ and „fun at every party“, when someone is happy about something (the last one, the shrimp breeding) and you start to explain why is it even not that great. It’s normal variations called Rili and don’t have anything to do with crossbreeding... you can not crossbreed, they turn nature color, you have to stay in their breeded lines... Aaaaaand nobody asked for that advice. Damn it🤣
Sidenote: my favorite own breed is „red blue rili“ light blue in color with red parts like dots, tail head legs or like that. Very cute. But not cross breeded, they just happen, sometimes red shrimp breed into blue ones and you can select them to try to keep that variation.
7:00 I’ve had a customer buy coral before he even got the tank. We were setting the tank up for him too.
Also it’s good to note for those who don’t already know. Corals are more delicate than most fish and should be added to the tank after a couple of months of having your first fish in the tank.
This series is so awesome 😎
Watching this while I'm ill. Cheered me right up, thanks!
Forgot its Monday since I have school of. Thank you for making my week better :)
Everyone (yes, everyone) gets excited (yes that's the word) to see a model train come back out of the tunnel we just saw it go into.
So theres no wonder minds are blown over the fish bridge concept.
One day I watched Prime Time's begginer series, then someone showing off their bridged tanks, and it was like I finally had a future lmao
I love your videos so much! A new FTR was the perfect way to start off my birthday!!
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy labor day yall this awesome day gave me an extra day off of school
One of those tube tanks (amply sized)would be cool with a species of cave fish
my last ftr of the summer!! hopefully i can keep tuning in weekly as i start school tomorow ❤️❤️
oh wow :) summer is already over, where did the time go
@@FishForThought right!!! i cant believe its already september. soon well be seeing autumn leaves and a whole lot of pumpkin spice lattes lol
when i was younger i got a 2.5 gallon betta fish tank FOR A BALA SHARK but now ive done my research and now i have a 10 gallon starter kit with 2 platys and 1 unknown fish i need to go back to see the name but now on i know the limit is 5 gallons. TANKS:D
Sometimes when things is falling apart, they may actually be falling into place...so don't bother much...for nature knows better than you ❤️
Hi Chris. I love your videos and want you to keep up the amazing work.
ty so much :)
I think the problem with the big box shop isn't the breeder, but the tanks at the store. The employees will use the same net for every tank. They'll use their hands on dead fish, and just keep working. They don't quarantine the fish, nor do they treat the fish that are sick. They don't pay enough, and overwork their employees. I was in the store, as they were unboxing their shipment. I got a bag of six angelfish. Didn't lose one. But, the angels they already had, had ick. Yet, they were for sale. Their "observation tank" includes discus & African cichlids, with mollies, gourami, and cpds. So, yeah.
I accidentally put yellow fire and cherry neocaridina mix and shrimp I was told was amano, but it was just dark brown neocaridina. Now half of my shrimps is diarrhea brown, and another half is period red.
whenever ppl ask me what im watching when ftr is on, i tell em im gettimg my weekly dose of sarcasm
So I think the same about goldfish, on the tube wall but heating the water in the tubes unless the room is heated... cold water fish might be needed
I showed my grandma this, she thought it was so funny! Keep on doing good videos Chris! do it for my grandma XD!
I love it, so wholesome, say hi to your grandma for me!
6:57 I saw a Betta fish a my LFS and fell in love unfortunately I didn't have a tank ready... Well let's just say that 5 gal in storage was up the next day. Few weeks later it was cycled and ready for a fish and he was STILL THERE! He's living his best life because I didn't impulse by him. :D
good on you :)
Hope that is upgraded to a 20 gallon or 40 gallon. I have mine in a 100 gallon lol..
I had to write a S.A and I wrote about you Chris! You are my inspiration!
aw ty so much! I am honored :)
I need help, i splurged on all these plants, anubias, java fern, duckweed, blue strictas, and my betta, cosmo, decided " Hm, I'm greedy and always hungry. " He ONLY picks off the new leaves, or the ones that are growing, so all my plants are pretty much dead.
your the person who made me buy 4 fish tanks.. fully planted lol i started with 300$ in my purse but now i have 13$ ive been watchhing your for 3 years now
is drift wood good for betta fish will it tear the fins? or will it be safe?
I’m sure it probably is. I’ve seen many tanks with bettas and driftwood. If you really wanna be sure though I’d google it
driftwood is great but try sanding down the edges if they are too sharp or go with lumpy bogwood
@@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 yes indeed!
If you grab some wood from the wild youll want to make sure its not a type of wood thats toxic to fish (you could make it safe but that would take about 3 months of soaking it). Wood from petstores shouldnt be an issue. Youll also want to boil it to prevent it from floating as much and to sterilize it of any pests or bacteria. Youll also want to get it from somewhere you know doesnt spray pesticides or herbicides.
10:07 meanwhile my shrimp after I put red rilley and yellow fire together: Windform only
Chris motivated me to make an awesome betta tank cos' there are so many fish abuser with garbage tank.... Thanks Chris, thanks... :D
kids at chirs house: fishes 🐟 mommy
Repashy: duhh..dezz things again
My week started with my school not having power.... and them still keeping us with no wifi, electricity, and AC
Chris, could you post like 2 FTRs a week? I love them!!
aw man xD ty so much! I might go crazy with it though, but I'll post more clips of FTRs if I can manage to edit more!
I can tell Chris isn't into shrimp - every colour and pattern has a name. 😉
I am not into shrimp THAT much xD I like shrimp in general though
Honestly the first tank would be sick with like live bearers or something this would be sick
I swear Chris finds a way to every horrid fish tank every time 💀
Watching this while changing the water on my crayfish tank
At the time I’m watching this, it is still 4 minutes before Tuesday
Two 5/5 in one video! This one was a banger
Today i saw a fancy goldfish first time live....the one with strange head... it looked miserable and...didn't swim just floated there
Honestly, I kinda hate the look of the first "tank," maybe if there were a lot of large enclosures along a wall, it could look cool, but with it only being narrow passageways, I hate the look, and definitely wouldn't even stock it with guppies.
lol i have too many blue dream shrimp. always moving around
I got my first fish yesterday and they are glowlight tetras in a 20 gallon long.
that's amazing
I love the subliminal slaps!
I was not ready for the Justin Trudeau joke. 😂
are snails safe in fish tanks i saw somewhere that they have a toxin but im not too sure are they safe to touch? are they safe for fish?
Yes, in general they are. Some snails can act as a host for parasites, but that's rare and you should be fine with washing your hands afterwards. Usually domesticated snails (not introduced from the wild) won't cause any problems - neither for your fish nor you.
Snails are safe in fish tanks, as long as they are aquatic. They mostly are safe to touch, as long as they don't have parasites.
I would stick to snails from reputable LFS, not from the wild or questionable places
That tank of Mardi42 is AWESOME. :-o
Thought I was watching Professor Lando until I saw the fish
Idk what's with my betta. I had it 5 months ago from a pet shop and it had a discolored spot on its head. It lives in 40-something litre blackwater tank with 100lph filter, heater, 15-ish different plants, eats 5 different foods (2 types of pellets, gamarus, shrimp bits and bloodworms), weekly 50% water changes, dechlorinated, with conditioner (tetra balance?), but the spot seems to only grow in size. What could be wrong?
Might be too big of a food variety. Might want to look into the food spectrum. The “2 types of pellets” is a big red flag. One of those brands of pellets could be the problem. Can you tell me the brands and types of products here? Also 100lph is only 25gph. 10 gallon tanks (or 40 liters) requires a minimum of 40gph and recommends a minimum of 70gph.
Velho aquário é mt caro, ainda vai demorar bastante pra eu ter um, mas vai dar certo...
Getting my job last year at my lfs:
Now you don’t HAVE to know anything about the fish to get hired
Me:
Watched every fft video twice so I can educate people on fish.
Karen is better. Both options will try to lecture you about the "right" way to care for your fish and I'd prefer the one who actually right.
My aunt is like option 2 and tells me about how her bowl betta that she feeds once a week and had the shittiest water imaginable is actually better off than all of my tank fish who have waterchanges that aren't just unfiltered tap water. Her fish has finrot and barely moves
Everybody's favorite color! Green Apple Splash.
I'm seeing a crocodile skull in the background of the 2nd tank. 😳
QOTW definitely b.
Also I have friend and we have a fish tank together (180L) , we’ve been cycling it for 3 weeks and this weekend we're putting fish in. Which it great, but he thinks he can put 40 fish in because his favourite fish keeper (md fish tanks) says it ok, it might be fine but I definitely don’t want to over stock it. What do I do?
40 neon/cardinal tetras or any 1-2 inch fish would be ok for a 47.5 gallon.
I would say the expert Karen, because I might hate them but I could learn something. The other situation is just hopeless frustration on my end... then again you didn't say we had to talk about fish keeping so maybe talking to the beginner about anything else would be best!
Chris I dont think you noticed how the first "tank" was acutally connected to a big tank
I won’t be stuck in the room, I’ll be locking people in it 😈
Btw, thanks for posting fft every Monday!!! While I like the beginning of the week because it is when my productivity is highest, after a long day of whatever it is I may be dealing with outside, it’s always reassuring to know that I will be able to relax a little by watching fft.
If it wasn’t for fft, I feel like I’d look like a district attorney who has never slept since (pronoun) was 7 - too uptight, too grumpy, too whatever ridiculous stereotypes that apply to district attorneys. (I don’t mean to be mean to district attorneys, but apparently many people have bad ideas about them. They’re really nice people (most of them anyway) if you give them a chance to show who they really are, just like all pets!)
Edit: Opps I made a lot of typos (fft -> ftr) 😅😅
aw I'm glad to help!
Ooooh that question was hard! Think I'd rather be stuck with the Karen at least I can learn something 😅 but I just can't deal with a person that is not willing to learn at all!
I have a pair of oscar in 1200 gallon tank is it understocked
Anybody else realize that the first tank the water was moving the fish around
Hi im a beginner and new follower. First of all bars are 🔥✌🏽. Also i stocked my 10 gl with a longtail male betta (Tobi) 6 neon tetra (the Freds) and a mystery snail (Gary). They’re doing great but all my plants and decor are plastic. I really want to switch to live plants with some hard scape. Should i make the change all at once or gradually? Any tips for the dealing with live pants? Also where should i buy my plants?
I guess it's best to switch them all at once, but with plants from the same store. Get them at a tank store or a specialized onlineshop.
@@formgeben thanks for the reply ill do that
Hey Chris I know your probably busy but I’m really interested in buying a Betta and I knew you were the person to go to so in the near future could you please give a video of step by step instructions on how to set a tank up and I know you already did this but could you tell us where you find the product because I’m having trouble finding low budget and efficient equipment. And could you show like all the cleaning, feeding, filter, heater, and explaining ph levels and ammonia levels please. I know this is a huge thing of me to ask and I understand that you can’t do it but please help me thanks for reading this Chris! 😊
What should I get? (for a 30 gallon tank). German blue ram or peacock gudgeon?
Neither. That would be great for one lucky betta fish.
"Asshole Green" could be a new Jolly Ranchers flavor.
Completely forgot it was monday until this came out, now going "Whoo, ftr!", but also going "Ugh I have school tomorrow"
bittersweet moment indeed xD
Chris, will you be the godfather for my betta?
Dojo loaches with the goldfish but make the goldfish black moores
0:55 this would have been so nice is theirs was two 75 gallons under it (add it that their are less goldfish)
yes
I want to make one of these fish tunnels with a system to clean it, (probably just a really long pipe cleaner), and set it going along two walls or out the door and into another room...for my Betta. I want my Betta to feel like an actual pet and come greet me when I get home, and follow me around the house 😭
From what I know about Bettas, he wouldn't be happy with this
@@formgeben I was thinking of a tunnel system connected to a main ten or twenty gallon tank where he could go chill, but have the option to follow around. I would also want the piping to be wide enough that he could easily turn around with feeling cramped.
@@ellybanelly3656 Let's see what Chris thinks about that 😀
@@formgeben ?? Bro why you being so antagonistic?
OMG NEW EPISODE
if corygang are bloods, would khuligang be the crips?
Heck yeah! FTR
LETSGO ANOTHER FTR!
Got bosemami rainbowfish
fancy guppie :)
Do those goldfish get lost?
no Millie or Repashy >:(.
Oh
My
Goodness
Well this was interesting
Omg what type of fish are in the tank at 8:04
Chris!! Why is the QOTW pain?
the tank at 9 mins, bet they add that gravel with out rinsing it off and don't want to wait for it to settle... forgot to do the same thing with sand before lol took like 20 hours when finally said fck it ill wait it out😅 edit : ill take option A because I would end up beating the knowledge into the beginner
Hey Chris I'm cycling a 20 gal tank. Nice video. QOTW: B
woohoo! exciting :) ty