Yes, my favorite are stone loaches. Most outgoing fish in my tank, they literally eat from my hand and are always nipping on my arm when im doing anything in the aquarium. Would love a native weather loach tho
@@owen1737 I find some rather chunky stone loaches in a small brook connected to the River Avon. Would love to try keeping them but don't have much space
I keep Rudd have done for a year their slow growing witch is amazing :) I have around 30 fish just recently setup 4 more aquariums so 2 will be native tanks :) fantastic videos :)
Hi smashing video! I did more or less the same thing in September. I purely felt my own way as although I have kept fish for many years I wanted a natural UK tank. There is a small river near by, it was an open sewer at one time! However when cycling I saw herons and kingfishers there! So took a net along and collected sticklebacks and bullheads and I have a few snails for algae control. I later decided to fish with rod and line. To my amazement I discovered spots with depths of 6'!. I caught minnows and small chublets which I took and they are great in the tank. Its working well. I desperately want 3 or 4 gudgeon. I know you have videos with them and its local to me. would love it if you have suggestions of where to try? I'm not disclosing information but my ventures through head high nettles and brambles have seen me come to grips with 3lb + chub and sizeable perch and roach. Wonderful nature in an ex-industrial black country location. Thanks and subscribed
A shoal of sticklebacks are really ideal, they breed well and when they do are gloriously coloured. You'll just have to have somewhere to put the offspring or you'll be overrun with them. Perhaps the best fish though are rudd their colours are as bright as any tropical fish, they grow slowly and are very easy to keep. In early summer the rivers etc are absolutely full of one inch fry and are very easy to catch with a net. You really shouldn't have had such a variety of fish, it's not natural. Native fish are all shoal fish and you need at least a dozen to form a shoal, not just three like you suggested. Good luck.
I used to have a tank with small carp, barbel, chub, gudgeon and bitterling. The bitterling came for free with the fresh water mussel I bought (after they hatched out from it). Unfortunately they were all female.
Great little project. I think long before adding the Fish I would have added Copepods, Daphnia, River Limpets, Freshwater Winkles, Wandering Snails.... Would have suggested Great Pond snail and Great Ramshorn snail but they favour more stagnant water, Freshwater Shrimp, Fresh Water Mussels, Seed shrimp all of these natives should remove slot of organic waste and Algae growth prior to the introduction of fish.... Plus some of them will make nice snacks for some of the Fish, especially Stickleback and Minnows
Very interesting. I used to have a minnow I kept him in a small tank for around 2 years. I caught him from the river running through Stourbridge with a small net. I used to feed him with goldfish flakes. Eventually I put him in the garden pond.
I have 3 common bodied long finned goldfish shubunkin and 2 sarasa comments in a 100 gallon with some hardy plants in I was wondering what hardy cold-water fish that can tolerate a variety of temperatures I could put in.
@@englishfishkeeper2007 thanks for the reply. Yeah chub will do that. Funnily enough I used to fish for chub in a stream as a kid, it's where i see the minnows.
if you search for Rachel O leary she did a hill stream tankwith native american fish it was great but it was about 5ft x 2ft ! WHat size is that tank Jack? I've often thought about seting up one.
Good stuff. I've got some Rudd in my garden (wildlife) pond. They are shy but I couldn't have a pond without fish and I've found them to be a good compromise as they haven't really grown at all in 3 years
I did this two years back but my tench and roach outgrew the aquarium I had. The thing that fascinated me the most was my tench’s successful attempts at eating my minnows lol I didn’t know they did this until owning one
Grayling can be surprising Jack …. A friend had one in his garden pond for several years, water quality is key. We catch 2 inch grayling on size 14 dry flies …. They are ambitious ! And pretty little fish ….
That's the second time recently I've heard Bitterling are not native. Well they were in books I read from the early 1960s with no mention of that fact. I've never seen nor caught a wild one. Then again, carp (King Carp - Common, Mirror & Leather) aren't native either !
Almost the same set of species as I have. I tried bullheads, but had to move them to a separate tank because of the difficulty feeding (worms need to be dropped right in front of them!). I also have a silver bream which doesn't grow too fast, plus ruffe. I found bitterling in a shop about a year ago, but they were not the exact species found in UK, though looked very similar.
🤔 you are overfeeding these fish. They really only need to eat a couple times a week. If you put some leaf litter in the tank that will provide the base for nutrients to grow on which the will consume.
A word of warning its illegal to remove freshwater fish , and if you remove them from angling club waters too , also its illegal to release any fish into any waterway system
Not true. You can legally take 15 coarse fish a day from rivers. There's a much lesser limit on salmon and trout. I believe its 2/3 per day per person. And you can release native fish back to the waters they were caught in. I.e keeping a wild caught perch/pike in an aquarium/pond then releasing it back where it was caught once it outgrows the setup
@@shaunt7069 You need to read the E/As bylaws about taking coarse fish its illegal and your idea is illegal on both accounts , if you continue i'll find out who you are and bring justice upon you
@@andybenstead7240 source gov.uk Yes, you can take up to 15 coarse fish per day in the UK, as long as they are no more than 20 cm in size: barbel, chub, common bream, common carp, crucian carp, dace, perch, roach, rudd, silver bream, smelt, and tench. You can also take: Two grayling that are between 30 cm and 38 cm One pike that is no more than 65 cm
@@andybenstead7240what so in your interpretation you can’t take any fish? 🤣 I don’t know about the legality of putting fish back in I wouldn’t recommend it but you definitely can take certain fish out and keep them
2:22 panda garra [ garra flavtra]
Thats it!
native fish are underrated
Yes, my favorite are stone loaches. Most outgoing fish in my tank, they literally eat from my hand and are always nipping on my arm when im doing anything in the aquarium. Would love a native weather loach tho
@@owen1737 I find some rather chunky stone loaches in a small brook connected to the River Avon. Would love to try keeping them but don't have much space
By whom?
@@owen1737 i usually feed my mountain cloud minnows by hand
Thry aren't that widely sold because there would be no money in it.
Gobio Gobio is my fav .. and it def will go into my pond when it’s finished
Very interesting project, and some cool looking fish! Looking forward to seeing this progress! Thanks for sharing!
Try some native shrimp or snails for the algae. 👍
yeah, ramshorn snails are great at keeping the glass spotless and shrimps deal with a lot of things that can lead to algae
That is a great idea. It beats the normal salt tropical fresh I am definitely going to look into this more
Super cool
I love native wildlife at home! Can’t wait to get a bigger tank and try this myself. Been wanting to do stone loaches for ages
yeah worth a go for sure!
What about the rare Spiny Loach. I used to catch them in the River Chess in Chesham.
@@andrewdking I think I’ve seems something about it not being allowed to keep them! Hoping to do minnows or sticklebacks soon
Definitely a great idea I'm just about to start a perch pond in my garden .
Niiicce. Looking forward to seeing the progress. And the pike tank! 👍
yes hard part it finding a pike small enough!
I keep Rudd have done for a year their slow growing witch is amazing :) I have around 30 fish just recently setup 4 more aquariums so 2 will be native tanks :) fantastic videos :)
You should add ruffe at some point
Great stuff mate. Looking forward to the pike.
cheers!
Thank you man this has been really helpful
Hi smashing video! I did more or less the same thing in September. I purely felt my own way as although I have kept fish for many years I wanted a natural UK tank. There is a small river near by, it was an open sewer at one time! However when cycling I saw herons and kingfishers there! So took a net along and collected sticklebacks and bullheads and I have a few snails for algae control. I later decided to fish with rod and line. To my amazement I discovered spots with depths of 6'!. I caught minnows and small chublets which I took and they are great in the tank. Its working well. I desperately want 3 or 4 gudgeon. I know you have videos with them and its local to me. would love it if you have suggestions of where to try? I'm not disclosing information but my ventures through head high nettles and brambles have seen me come to grips with 3lb + chub and sizeable perch and roach. Wonderful nature in an ex-industrial black country location. Thanks and subscribed
try MF Aquatics they sell and send them out
@@Chasingscalesspecieshunt Thanks will do!
Only thing I’d say is that the hillstream and panda garra kinda need friends. That species of loach and garra are social creatures
Yes! I agree here!
Very cool
love it mate!
cheers!
Every second loved! A pike would be a hell of of tank fish! I wanna set up wild brownies in a tank and see if they can be bred?
I think trout would be tricky to get to breed but maybe!
fascinating
Very nice
This is a good video man
Cheers Sean
Did this ages ago same concept irish native tank (450L) had tench rudd and one or 2 carp
This is great, I've had a few fish from mf, nice to see someone local on here 😊
Looks great.Maybe a bootlace Eel in there too.
Great video Jack :)
Keep your lights at 4 to 6hrs t9 help with algae, keep food minimal too. Nice tank 👌
Thanks for the video
Very interesting video update needed in 6 months.
A shoal of sticklebacks are really ideal, they breed well and when they do are gloriously coloured. You'll just have to have somewhere to put the offspring or you'll be overrun with them. Perhaps the best fish though are rudd their colours are as bright as any tropical fish, they grow slowly and are very easy to keep. In early summer the rivers etc are absolutely full of one inch fry and are very easy to catch with a net. You really shouldn't have had such a variety of fish, it's not natural. Native fish are all shoal fish and you need at least a dozen to form a shoal, not just three like you suggested. Good luck.
That’s so cool! The sucker fish is a panda garra
Those are native to the UK.
@@bluesteno64 no there not
@@bluesteno64 They're native to Myanmar.
@ thank you💙💙💙💙
I have been thinking about making a native tank for a while and this was a final push for me!
I used to have a tank with small carp, barbel, chub, gudgeon and bitterling.
The bitterling came for free with the fresh water mussel I bought (after they hatched out from it). Unfortunately they were all female.
You should buy a floating solar air pump for the pond there about £40 and a grate for a pond your size in the summer when it get hot.
Nice video bud
Blessings and respect 🫡👏🏽
keeping our native river fish can be very difficult, barbel in a tank well done you
Great little project. I think long before adding the Fish I would have added Copepods, Daphnia, River Limpets, Freshwater Winkles, Wandering Snails.... Would have suggested Great Pond snail and Great Ramshorn snail but they favour more stagnant water, Freshwater Shrimp, Fresh Water Mussels, Seed shrimp all of these natives should remove slot of organic waste and Algae growth prior to the introduction of fish.... Plus some of them will make nice snacks for some of the Fish, especially Stickleback and Minnows
theodoxus snails would also work but roach like eating them
This. Is. AWESOME 😭😭😭😭
Very interesting. I used to have a minnow I kept him in a small tank for around 2 years. I caught him from the river running through Stourbridge with a small net. I used to feed him with goldfish flakes. Eventually I put him in the garden pond.
I have 3 common bodied long finned goldfish shubunkin and 2 sarasa comments in a 100 gallon with some hardy plants in I was wondering what hardy cold-water fish that can tolerate a variety of temperatures I could put in.
depends on your region but dojo loaches are pretty bulletproof and so are spotted hoplo catfish
The “common bodied long finned” goldfish are called Comets!
May l ask what size tank & what filter rate ltrs per hour please. A great looking tank with healthy fish 👍
So can you catch and keep bullhead in your pond in the uk or no
Id be really grateful if somebody told me
i put some in last year, they survived for quite some time, there wasn't too many, but i believe they are still alive and well.
@@Qalmcut thank you for telling me 👍
I'll probably put some in my pond soon
I also have a river tank. 1 chub, 1 dace, 1 orfe, 1 gudgeon, 1 minnow, 1 rudd and 4 bleak. All amazing
Nice!
Not picking holes but don't minnows shoal in the wild so you'd want a few ?
All the fish in my tank shoal together even though they are different species. Although to this day the minnow has been eaten by the chub
@@englishfishkeeper2007 thanks for the reply. Yeah chub will do that. Funnily enough I used to fish for chub in a stream as a kid, it's where i see the minnows.
I see there is a juvenile barbel at 4:48.
Hey,
How is it going with your aquarium?
Maybe a Tommy Ruffe, they can chase the minnows but easy enough to catch some more should they get eaten.
if you search for Rachel O leary she did a hill stream tankwith native american fish it was great but it was about 5ft x 2ft ! WHat size is that tank Jack? I've often thought about seting up one.
I loved putting eels in mine
Good stuff. I've got some Rudd in my garden (wildlife) pond. They are shy but I couldn't have a pond without fish and I've found them to be a good compromise as they haven't really grown at all in 3 years
Very similar to my native tank but lot smaller . Well done thow
Yours is epic
@@Chasingscalesspecieshunt thanks jack . Have you been to jacks in Nottingham yet it’s amazing
@@gazgonenative4696 he tank is at the start!
What do you recommend for temperature on a 60L tank, just have it at room temp throughout the year?
I did this two years back but my tench and roach outgrew the aquarium I had. The thing that fascinated me the most was my tench’s successful attempts at eating my minnows lol I didn’t know they did this until owning one
do they breed
DC freshwater fish have bitterlings and bullheads for sale🙂
hmmm well far as I know they shouldn't !
I’m considering owning stickleback but I can’t find a tank size can someone help?
for alagae eaters i recomend theodoxus fluviatilis. nice very small european snail from nerite snail family
not heard of that one will check it out
Grayling can be surprising Jack …. A friend had one in his garden pond for several years, water quality is key. We catch 2 inch grayling on size 14 dry flies …. They are ambitious ! And pretty little fish ….
I have a stickleback in one of my tanks ❤
Jeeeeez. .., those ads….😢
That's the second time recently I've heard Bitterling are not native. Well they were in books I read from the early 1960s with no mention of that fact. I've never seen nor caught a wild one.
Then again, carp (King Carp - Common, Mirror & Leather) aren't native either !
U had permission of the environment agency
😻😻😻😻😻
Those flipping adverts are so long
Algae is beneficial to your fish and adding algae remover does more harm than good
I have done this for years, currently my tank has a mirror carp, 2 tench, a barbel and a crusian carp
River fleas and the Ramshorn snails for clean up
Almost the same set of species as I have. I tried bullheads, but had to move them to a separate tank because of the difficulty feeding (worms need to be dropped right in front of them!). I also have a silver bream which doesn't grow too fast, plus ruffe. I found bitterling in a shop about a year ago, but they were not the exact species found in UK, though looked very similar.
Never add rocks to bare bottom man!! Add some substrate first or use egg crates
🤔 you are overfeeding these fish. They really only need to eat a couple times a week.
If you put some leaf litter in the tank that will provide the base for nutrients to grow on which the will consume.
Unless food or too much sunlight i dont know why algae blooms are a problem.
Parasites and diseases maybe it might run a small risk but the benefits of naturally leaves stones and wood it becomes like a natural ecosystem
Is there a reason your substrate is minimal?
Loads more plants & algae won’t get a chance to grow as the plants take all the nutrients from the water column
Why is the comments section full of people bragging about themselves and their tanks 🙄🙄🙄🙄
pike are really bad at running into glass and messing up their jaws, even in very large tanks they do this
Eel
Roach won't out grow 😂a 4 foot tank ffs 😂😂😂
NEVER release fish into the wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A word of warning its illegal to remove freshwater fish , and if you remove them from angling club waters too , also its illegal to release any fish into any waterway system
Put on shorts, with a jamjar and a little dipping net so be a little boy again. No one will question what you are doing.
Not true. You can legally take 15 coarse fish a day from rivers. There's a much lesser limit on salmon and trout. I believe its 2/3 per day per person. And you can release native fish back to the waters they were caught in. I.e keeping a wild caught perch/pike in an aquarium/pond then releasing it back where it was caught once it outgrows the setup
@@shaunt7069 You need to read the E/As bylaws about taking coarse fish its illegal and your idea is illegal on both accounts , if you continue i'll find out who you are and bring justice upon you
@@andybenstead7240 source gov.uk Yes, you can take up to 15 coarse fish per day in the UK, as long as they are no more than 20 cm in size:
barbel, chub, common bream, common carp, crucian carp, dace, perch, roach, rudd, silver bream, smelt, and tench.
You can also take:
Two grayling that are between 30 cm and 38 cm
One pike that is no more than 65 cm
@@andybenstead7240what so in your interpretation you can’t take any fish? 🤣 I don’t know about the legality of putting fish back in I wouldn’t recommend it but you definitely can take certain fish out and keep them