I was gone for 2 weeks for hurricane IDA a few years ago. I fed my tanks, mostly community fish and some rainbows, heavily before I left. No filter, no food and they survived for the entire time. I was completely surprised. I personally thinks plants help with this too.
My "red cap"/"koi" ricefish breed super true. I bought 12 medakas from Aqua Huna last March, sold as "pearl galaxy." They were about a half inch and all appeared to be pearl galaxy. I spawning-mop bred them (just for fun). Once the first gen of fry were about 6 months old, I noticed the vast majority had the red cap. When I checked the parents, I finally noticed that 8 of the 10 left (2 had died) had the red cap. There were about 150 offspring by then (separate from the parents), so I separated the pearl galaxy and the maybe 6 solid orange to a different tank. Since then, only about 10 percent of the fry from the red caps have been pearl galaxy or orange. I've sold and given away all but about 60 red caps, and I'm no longer actively breeding them. Anyway, maybe I just got lucky because many other TH-cam channels report low red cap yields. I can send you pics of them if you'd like to see my overabundance.
I do the same! I step up feedings a few days before leaving. If it's less than five days, I don't worry about feeding. Auto feeders and good neighbors are key for longer trips! I also try to clean my filters a few weeks before the trip. That way things are able to recalibrate and nothing is going to clog while I'm gone! ❤❤❤
I just tape my auto feeder so it can't open. This is for a tank at my church and the kids kept messing with the feeder. I definitely have had my fish over fed while I was away. I only feed my fish once to twice a week and they do great. The water stays great and they seem pretty healthy.
From the dual front facing speakers of my sony xperia 1 3. I think I prefer the onboard but not enhanced ( slight echo though). But after a few videos with either setup I think it will just become the new normal. With the wireless dji mic you sound like your nose is stuffy. One last point, I watch a lot of TH-camrs and with any kind of on body microphone vlog style it seems like everyone has issues with rubbing on clothing or some other nonsense they don't realize till they edit. I appreciate you caring about audio, it is underrated.
I always found your videos to be much louder than others I follow so I noticed straight away that something had changed on this one. I think all versions sound better. The hands free enhanced is probably the best.
I like to keep extra bunches of floating plants in my plant tanks so I can add them to tanks with higher nitrate. Pothos and vining plants can go dormant sometimes and it’s difficult to tell. Pothos also has a low salinity tolerance (Cory might need to find a new plant)
Hey Mike. Love the food. Keeps over stocked tank water a lot clearer. Was wondering if you are working on a tiny tiny food? Something like golden pearl size. That would be awesome! Thanks.
Great to hear! One day we'll have a true "fry food" its harder than you think to get super tiny pieces that dont clump together... unless you process the #&*T out of it....
I do exactly the same. I have two pill boxes that I fill for the house sitter and all she has to do is open the day and dump it in. I put some of the Legit community and the bottom feeder in the tray and it' set for each day! I did try the auto feeder with the Legit food, but I found that the pieces were very small, and it consistently put way too much in, no matter how small I set the door for. So, if I don't have and actual person there, I will switch to a flake food for just that trip. Not optimal, but it doesn't happen very often.
I've tried several automatic feeders, and they all seem to run on a rotating hopper type design. It's ok....but I find that there isn't any consistency in the amount. One spin may be a small amount, and depending how the flakes fall, the next could be huge....or could be tiny. It definitely doesn't work great for pellets or tiny granules.
look the information, is the best bet. how ever if there really is a difference in the microphone I can hear it, one sounds much clearer, it's stabilized better in the sound wave , one sounds chunky.
I got my first guppies in a long time about three weeks ago. They were doing great, had babies and everything. My females started showing Ick yesterday so I went to Walmart and got some Ick Free. Treated my tank and got a heater because my apartments cold. Went to bed last night and they seemed to be better. Got up this morning and they were all dead. Snails and shrimp are fine. What should I do besides a water change before I get new ones?
A solution I use to make sure my fish are fed the proper amounts when I'm out of town is to use pill sorters. The ones with the days of the week printed on the tops. I add the amount and types of food I want feed each day. I like this because all the sitter needs to do is just opens up the corresponding day and dump the food in the tank. I have a sorter for each tank. I like these better than auto feeders as they are very cheap and my fish can continue to get a variety of different foods. And I know whoever is feeding my fish isn't over feeding! ❤
If the whole video was done with a certain mic definitely don't change it mid video and no one would know the diff, either is perfect. But the enhanced is way to mechanical and echoey
When i know that I'm going on vacation i switch to high protein stuff for my all fishes like tubifex worms , and high quality pellets and then i do water a water change then i dont worry about the fishes at all because of my past with this i had no problems at all the fishes wi find something to graze on it Like my angels and some cichlids eating wood like bristlenose plecos do. Even corydoras that are considered to be carnivore fish but they pick hair algae when i dont feed them. Especially my pond ones really dont care at all. My angels breed for me every 2 weeks even if i dont feed them any kind of commercial food They get all jind of larve and algae to munch on it. So vacation trips are fine atleast for me. 😂
12:56 it might be a bit extreme but i've had some luck dealing with algae (like you have on the carpet grass, not just in general) but if you start cutting rations, get the fish like real hungry, not malnourished, cause you want them metabolizing, maybe turn the heater up a bit too. Then after a couple "half ration" days turn the lights off, and leave it for like 3 days. The fish shouldn't starve to death, i mean keep an eye on them if anything goes wrong obviously, but the plants should be able to handle 3 day blackout better than the algae. It's like shooting yourself in the foot but you know you can take it better than the other guy. Then after 3 days return to a normal lighting cycle, the fish should be ravenous by now, but they should have also eaten any of the dying algae, but the plants should still be alive. There is no science in this method (i also have a buncha snails as well as fish, no shrimp) it's just what works for me without being "intrusive"
I think the wireless microphone is the best option. Volume levels wont be an issue, and in my opinion it sounds the best (very close to the dji mic on the camera). I can say for sure that the 'enhanced' version sounds terrible to me.
I like what you sound like in the beginning the enhanced sounds too tinny! Doesn’t sound good what you did with the majority of the video sounds great and professional
I have used several auto-feeders over long periods... They are all terrible. First, the amount delivered is unreliable and impossible to regulate with precision. Second, the food can get mechanically stuck depending on how it ends after a revolution. Third, the food can become humid from the tank evaporation and swell and rot. It is time to throw away the template and invent a radically different auto-feeder.
Mike sounds good, clear
I was gone for 2 weeks for hurricane IDA a few years ago. I fed my tanks, mostly community fish and some rainbows, heavily before I left. No filter, no food and they survived for the entire time. I was completely surprised. I personally thinks plants help with this too.
My "red cap"/"koi" ricefish breed super true. I bought 12 medakas from Aqua Huna last March, sold as "pearl galaxy." They were about a half inch and all appeared to be pearl galaxy. I spawning-mop bred them (just for fun). Once the first gen of fry were about 6 months old, I noticed the vast majority had the red cap. When I checked the parents, I finally noticed that 8 of the 10 left (2 had died) had the red cap. There were about 150 offspring by then (separate from the parents), so I separated the pearl galaxy and the maybe 6 solid orange to a different tank. Since then, only about 10 percent of the fry from the red caps have been pearl galaxy or orange. I've sold and given away all but about 60 red caps, and I'm no longer actively breeding them. Anyway, maybe I just got lucky because many other TH-cam channels report low red cap yields. I can send you pics of them if you'd like to see my overabundance.
I do the same! I step up feedings a few days before leaving. If it's less than five days, I don't worry about feeding. Auto feeders and good neighbors are key for longer trips! I also try to clean my filters a few weeks before the trip. That way things are able to recalibrate and nothing is going to clog while I'm gone! ❤❤❤
very nice, you got it all planned out!!! :)
Your electronic devices are on point cameras ,and audio perfect. Love your set ups, amazing 🤩✨✨✨the floaters for feeding fish I haven't use it yet.
Nice video, new camera clearly helps with transitions. Audio is great! Thanks!
I kept two betas in a 55 gallon…was awesome to watch. I usually change the light to blue at night and when I’m gone
Onboard mic plus audio editing sounds the best
Great video. Thanks!
Great tips. Hope you had an awesome Thanksgiving.
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Sounds good 👍
Love your videos and your New Camra!
I just tape my auto feeder so it can't open. This is for a tank at my church and the kids kept messing with the feeder. I definitely have had my fish over fed while I was away. I only feed my fish once to twice a week and they do great. The water stays great and they seem pretty healthy.
From the dual front facing speakers of my sony xperia 1 3. I think I prefer the onboard but not enhanced ( slight echo though). But after a few videos with either setup I think it will just become the new normal. With the wireless dji mic you sound like your nose is stuffy. One last point, I watch a lot of TH-camrs and with any kind of on body microphone vlog style it seems like everyone has issues with rubbing on clothing or some other nonsense they don't realize till they edit. I appreciate you caring about audio, it is underrated.
Mic is great. Thanks for keeping it real.
Hold the phone, pause where did you get that fish food container thing ? Omg 🤯 that is so freaking cool.
Thank you so much.
Youre welcome! 🫡
on board mic sounds the best..the enhanced sounds like you are in a sound booth and sounds more like a voice over narration
Hey, thanks for the very informative video. What that food feeding device you are using please?
I always found your videos to be much louder than others I follow so I noticed straight away that something had changed on this one. I think all versions sound better. The hands free enhanced is probably the best.
Thanks!!!!
I like to keep extra bunches of floating plants in my plant tanks so I can add them to tanks with higher nitrate. Pothos and vining plants can go dormant sometimes and it’s difficult to tell. Pothos also has a low salinity tolerance (Cory might need to find a new plant)
I want to say welcome back its nice to see content from you Mike. What are those feeding rings you are using?
Thanks! the rings are coming "soonish" to legitfishfood.com
Wow the new pocket 3 looks great. Makes your video a bit more cinematic.
Hey Mike. Love the food. Keeps over stocked tank water a lot clearer. Was wondering if you are working on a tiny tiny food? Something like golden pearl size. That would be awesome! Thanks.
Great to hear! One day we'll have a true "fry food" its harder than you think to get super tiny pieces that dont clump together... unless you process the #&*T out of it....
I do exactly the same. I have two pill boxes that I fill for the house sitter and all she has to do is open the day and dump it in. I put some of the Legit community and the bottom feeder in the tray and it' set for each day! I did try the auto feeder with the Legit food, but I found that the pieces were very small, and it consistently put way too much in, no matter how small I set the door for. So, if I don't have and actual person there, I will switch to a flake food for just that trip. Not optimal, but it doesn't happen very often.
yaaaa we def had the same problem! I think we can tape over like half of it (perpendicular) but thats almost too much work... hahaha Cheers TJ
I've tried several automatic feeders, and they all seem to run on a rotating hopper type design. It's ok....but I find that there isn't any consistency in the amount. One spin may be a small amount, and depending how the flakes fall, the next could be huge....or could be tiny. It definitely doesn't work great for pellets or tiny granules.
look the information, is the best bet. how ever if there really is a difference in the microphone I can hear it, one sounds much clearer, it's stabilized better in the sound wave , one sounds chunky.
Can you please tell what's the background music you're using for this? It's so good
I got my first guppies in a long time about three weeks ago. They were doing great, had babies and everything. My females started showing Ick yesterday so I went to Walmart and got some Ick Free. Treated my tank and got a heater because my apartments cold. Went to bed last night and they seemed to be better. Got up this morning and they were all dead. Snails and shrimp are fine. What should I do besides a water change before I get new ones?
Sound has a bit of an echo. I do love this type of content though.
Thanks! I agree, but sound more "in person" than the +mic later in the video??? 21:58
A solution I use to make sure my fish are fed the proper amounts when I'm out of town is to use pill sorters. The ones with the days of the week printed on the tops. I add the amount and types of food I want feed each day. I like this because all the sitter needs to do is just opens up the corresponding day and dump the food in the tank. I have a sorter for each tank. I like these better than auto feeders as they are very cheap and my fish can continue to get a variety of different foods. And I know whoever is feeding my fish isn't over feeding! ❤
Yes! I show that off at some point in the vid, cheers!
Mike, the 'Mic' sounds fine
There's so little info on how much you should actually feed. Great video, tanks look amazing.
The enhanced sound is worse.
When you switch back it sounds a bit echo but is deeper and much better and chill.
What are the plants he is using as leaves on the tree on the first tank
How did you get the tree look?
If the whole video was done with a certain mic definitely don't change it mid video and no one would know the diff, either is perfect. But the enhanced is way to mechanical and echoey
Great investment 👌
Where do you get those portals from?
Watching from philippines
I bought weekly medicine holders and divvy out the daily amount for people who watch my tanks.
If I may ask where did you get your feeding rings? I need some of those I have lots of duckweed 😢 great video btw 😊
Coming soon to legitfishfood.com !
When i know that I'm going on vacation i switch to high protein stuff for my all fishes like tubifex worms , and high quality pellets and then i do water a water change then i dont worry about the fishes at all because of my past with this i had no problems at all the fishes wi find something to graze on it
Like my angels and some cichlids eating wood like bristlenose plecos do.
Even corydoras that are considered to be carnivore fish but they pick hair algae when i dont feed them.
Especially my pond ones really dont care at all.
My angels breed for me every 2 weeks even if i dont feed them any kind of commercial food
They get all jind of larve and algae to munch on it.
So vacation trips are fine atleast for me. 😂
Heck ya, thanks for sharing!
Onboard mic more clear and probably better when just recording indoors like this.
Hey this all sounds perfect for me, especially if you can make more content!
Thanks James!
7:17 i've seen people put a little tape, on the lowest setting of the feeder to just turn the "rectangle" into a "square" letting out half the food
Ohhh ya ive heard this too, def gonna try that out ;) thanks!
What tree you have there
What is the plant hanging out of the corner of the white cloud minnow tank? 4:50 is it creeping Jenny or a bacopa?
Creeping Jenny 🤙
What kind of test strips do you recommend?
Def the coop ones, they the cheapest: geni.us/gtyj4k
10/10
12:56 it might be a bit extreme but i've had some luck dealing with algae (like you have on the carpet grass, not just in general)
but if you start cutting rations, get the fish like real hungry, not malnourished, cause you want them metabolizing, maybe turn the heater up a bit too.
Then after a couple "half ration" days turn the lights off, and leave it for like 3 days.
The fish shouldn't starve to death, i mean keep an eye on them if anything goes wrong obviously, but the plants should be able to handle 3 day blackout better than the algae. It's like shooting yourself in the foot but you know you can take it better than the other guy.
Then after 3 days return to a normal lighting cycle, the fish should be ravenous by now, but they should have also eaten any of the dying algae, but the plants should still be alive.
There is no science in this method (i also have a buncha snails as well as fish, no shrimp) it's just what works for me without being "intrusive"
Totally, lots of different ways to make it work, i think ill try something similar soon... thanks!
What DJI Osmo is that? Love the tanks!
the new pocket 3 :)
@@AQUAPROS the footage looks great, always super sharp and the tanks pop so much! I'm definitely getting one 🤯👏
I think the wireless microphone is the best option. Volume levels wont be an issue, and in my opinion it sounds the best (very close to the dji mic on the camera). I can say for sure that the 'enhanced' version sounds terrible to me.
Thanks Dylan, ya its kinda robotic huh? 🤪🤪🤪
Thanks Dylan, ya its kinda robotic huh? 🤪🤪🤪
I thought that was just a type of pepper grinder u were using w pellets in it. That would work no?
yes, but they all kinda suck in their own different ways... im working on making modifications so so they dont suck!
Try some LEGITIMATE ( 26:32 ) fish food for a change ➡ geni.us/shopLEGIT
Mic is good
What are your thoughts on "Father fish" and his methods?
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I like what you sound like in the beginning the enhanced sounds too tinny! Doesn’t sound good what you did with the majority of the video sounds great and professional
Thanks for lettin me know Cam!
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Ive been seasoning my chicken with legit fish food .....legit cutlets are epic!! 💪🏼
hahaha can confirm Its LEGIT for many uses... 😂😋
Try clipping the mic 🎤 on the neck of ur shirt but honestly no mic was really nice in my opinion.(Im on my cell)
I like the No mic but enhanced.
The video quality looks good, you look tired.
I guess thats the trade off of a better camera... hahah thanks for the feedback tho ;)
You could leave your fish for weeks and they'd still have things to eat in a mature tank. People tend to over feed fish.
yuppppp :)
Do you only sell to the US? I live in UK
ya, only US for now :(
Do you use filter in this aquarium?
yes, its an oase biomaster, the smallest one
Aku menyimakmu Master 😎
I have used several auto-feeders over long periods... They are all terrible. First, the amount delivered is unreliable and impossible to regulate with precision. Second, the food can get mechanically stuck depending on how it ends after a revolution. Third, the food can become humid from the tank evaporation and swell and rot. It is time to throw away the template and invent a radically different auto-feeder.
Interesting... ya all that makes sense to me, thanks for bringing up those points!!
No mic enhanced setting can remove the need for a lapel mic
True ;)
What is that food dispenser?
The auto one or the handhelds I flashed?
@@AQUAPROS Those hand held ones look super useful
Also interested in knowing where to get the handheld ❤❤
The enhanced mic sounds wrong imo, really grainy.
Dude.. buy an automatic fish feeder.. Buy the best quality.. Problem solved.. like I said high quality!!!
Which one would you reccomend?
I just set all of my skimmers up on timers so I can feed my fish
Nice!
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i think the onboard mic is better but nobody is going to notice it, just focus on the content.
Cheers steve 🫡🤠
If you’re gonna give fish away, then don’t forget about us subscribers. Do a fish giveaway to us as well! 😊
without enhance is better :D
Ya sounds kinda robotic huh? What about the +mic? 21:58 THANKS FOR THE HELP!
@@AQUAPROS the onboard mic is the better, still the enhance is not working :DD
@@adamnagy4544 thanks adam!
Do you make your tanks?
I can see all your freckles now 🤓
Ya, might have to shoot in 480p to maintain my youth lmao
enchanced is bad