I don’t have any fish but just enjoy your videos. I actually came here from Millikan fishing’s channel over a year ago and have enjoyed your videos sharing your hobby. Thank you Zac.
When I was a child (around 7 or 8yrs old) my first tank was for crayfish. When I was 12yrs old I had cut other people's grass to save up to buy my friends 10gal setup with tropical fish. Then I gotten the idea to keep native fish instead of tropical fish. Keeping native fish and having a reef setup has been my favorite aquarium setups
I grew up in South FL (in the 60's-70's) and had a canal running through our property... my first tank was a 10 gallon with whatever I could get out of the canal... I had a filter & a light but used canal water to fill it. There was a tropical fish farm not far from us and during the rainy season or big storm, their inground ponds would overflow with fish getting into the canals, roads etc.... I caught beautiful fish right out of the flooded streets!! Also turtles, crayfish, mudpuppies.......
Love to see the sponsors coming in and supporting you Mr Zac First tank was at 6 and plain old gold fish tank and then got parrots then Oscar's and have a community of predator fish in a 4ft growing out until big enough for a 3m index pool .
I myself live in the west maple area! It's so awesome seeing someone from the local area on TH-cam! I used to have several tanks, had to let them go due to space, but my wife and I are moving soon and ill be getting the basement or garage (whichever is bigger) for new tanks! Wish I could find you on Facebook to just chat every once in a while
My first tank was the 29gal combo... my mom bought for me for Christmas... i proceeded to put 2 small rock bass and a small bluegill in... those were my first fish..
3 gallon with day old bullhead catfish from the ditch, that is why I love bullheads. Also why I buy my fish as tiny as possible to watch them grow. Great video.
Very cool idea, Zac. Love the name Smiley, hope it thrives in your care (as I know it will). For friends, Cardinal tetras and some Corys. Have fun, and glad to see you experimenting with live plants!
@@SCFishKeeping not a problem bub. And I enjoy the video's and how personable you are to the ppl who watch. Yea rainbows got a good little personality.🤙
20 long with mollies and sword tails. Now I have a koi pond and a 20 long with mollies and platties for my son. 25 years apart. Kept Africans for awhile and will again once I can find a place to fit a 200 gal + tank.
Technically, my first ever aquarium was one of those Aquababies cubes when they were a big thing. I had the fish first and then picked up a dwarf frog and he lived for like 8 years. The first tank I ever set up myself was a 5 gallon that I had a betta in. It just kind of grew from there. I had a 35 gallon for a while that housed a trio of red belly piranhas and then convict cichlids. Then I got curious about keeping native NA fish and now I have a 40 with 2 grass pickerel, a 125 with a warmouth, black bullhead, and walleye, and 625 gallon pond with a grass pickeral, 2 yellow perch, a rock bass, 2 redear sunfish, 1 bluegill, and 1 hybrid bluegill that somehow tripled in size in less than 2 months.
My first tank was a 20 gallon tank with a school of tiger barbs that I kept running until they passed now I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank that is planted and scaped along with 4 other tanks
I got my first tank in 1999, might be about 10 gallon, not sure anymore. But I was sure there was a blue/3 spot gourami with one spot barb and other fish I can't recall
My first tank was a 20 gallon community tank, now I have 8 tanks and within the next year I plan on getting 3 more. I got my first tank a little more than a year ago
My first was a 10 gallon with a fiddler crab some mollies and a powder blue gourami, now all I keep are big South American and asiatic predators 😅 plenty of water to go around 😂
First tank was a 40 gal breeder with 4 oscars lol they were babies and I taught them how to eat food jumping out the water then to later on to trade the fish and tank for a 40 breeder reptile tank that my friend had
Hey, I'm a little late here, but you could always name him Joker due to the mouth almost being like a big side ways grin. First tank, 1.5 gallon hex tank for assorted tetras. Hope you and the growing family are doing well!
I went from a 5 gallon guppy tank to a 251 gallon pond with redtails I'll soon be getting a 1450 gallon pond and I cant forget my 29 gallon acara/angel fish tank
When I was 5 years old I call Caught a Mud carp and put him in a 29 gallon in with my goldfish I love that fish him and Goldie got along well together he was The first fish I’ve ever caught it was only like 8 inches I had a bigger tank for him when he out grew the one he was in
I am new so can u plz help me? Do i use api tap water and api quick start at the same time or no? if not then how? please help Edit: whats the difference between api stress coat and api tap water conditioner
Zack.... I don't know if I would call the fish smiley, there's no mouth to smile. My first tank was when I got out of the Marine Corps and I went to a garage sale and picked up a 10 gallon it took me 10 hours to figure out how to put it together that was 1986 and I never stopped I still have my pond in the backyard with the bluegill in the free largemouth bass that I'm now feeding them tilapia and shrimp
We could try little shrimp freshwater shrimp Frozen or blood worms Frozen or alive either one or you could use goldfish flakes and murder three easiest type of fish food I know of I use personally for stuff like that no reason and that said that koi food is usually what I use
first thing that popped into my head was a Simpsons reference some folk'l never lose a toe and then again some folk'l, like cletus thr slack jawed yokel name it Cletus
I don’t have any fish but just enjoy your videos. I actually came here from Millikan fishing’s channel over a year ago and have enjoyed your videos sharing your hobby. Thank you Zac.
I agree 👍with you I always say special fish is for special people. Definitely let us know how the fish is doing. Thanks for sharing the video.
When I was a child (around 7 or 8yrs old) my first tank was for crayfish. When I was 12yrs old I had cut other people's grass to save up to buy my friends 10gal setup with tropical fish. Then I gotten the idea to keep native fish instead of tropical fish.
Keeping native fish and having a reef setup has been my favorite aquarium setups
Smiley is adorable! Love the message that you give of every fish being special :)
Shoutout to the workers at that petsmart for having an idea of what they doing love the goldfish sign.as
I grew up in South FL (in the 60's-70's) and had a canal running through our property... my first tank was a 10 gallon with whatever I could get out of the canal... I had a filter & a light but used canal water to fill it. There was a tropical fish farm not far from us and during the rainy season or big storm, their inground ponds would overflow with fish getting into the canals, roads etc.... I caught beautiful fish right out of the flooded streets!! Also turtles, crayfish, mudpuppies.......
I’m here for Zac’s level up! Can’t wait for my guy to start getting meal prep and huevos scaping sponsorships too!
Love to see the sponsors coming in and supporting you Mr Zac
First tank was at 6 and plain old gold fish tank and then got parrots then Oscar's and have a community of predator fish in a 4ft growing out until big enough for a 3m index pool .
I myself live in the west maple area! It's so awesome seeing someone from the local area on TH-cam! I used to have several tanks, had to let them go due to space, but my wife and I are moving soon and ill be getting the basement or garage (whichever is bigger) for new tanks! Wish I could find you on Facebook to just chat every once in a while
My first tank was the 29gal combo... my mom bought for me for Christmas... i proceeded to put 2 small rock bass and a small bluegill in... those were my first fish..
Love API! Used them exclusively since I've gotten back into fish keeping
3 gallon with day old bullhead catfish from the ditch, that is why I love bullheads. Also why I buy my fish as tiny as possible to watch them grow. Great video.
My first tank was a 10 gallon tank with 4 koi…. Now they’re in a 800 gallon pool pond in my basement and I’m up to 7 tanks 😅
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how long did 4 koi last in a 10 😆
@@429fishing_on_yt maybe a month, then went into a 75 then a 800 gallon pond they’re all 2 foot not
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Adorable little derp mouth angel fish. 😊
Love your tanks, that I don't have to worry about. Thanks
This is inspiring me to get another tank! Been fishless for the last 2 years, but may need to fix that before summer is over 😊
That black and white spotted is a blue blushing Angel. They get big for an angel
Very cool idea, Zac. Love the name Smiley, hope it thrives in your care (as I know it will). For friends, Cardinal tetras and some Corys. Have fun, and glad to see you experimenting with live plants!
Love the Angel Tank! Nickname suggestion: Sly (it has a sly grin). API products rock! Thanks for showcasing them. Great video as always Zac!
Love the videos bro keep it up and family and fish how can you go wrong
My first was a stream native tank with rainbow darters, log perch mosquito fish, and a few fathead minnows. Oh the old school days
Appreciate you buddy! That native stream tank sounds awesome! Rainbow darters are one hell of a fish to start out a hobby with! 😍
@@SCFishKeeping not a problem bub. And I enjoy the video's and how personable you are to the ppl who watch. Yea rainbows got a good little personality.🤙
Your with api now great stuff man love there products!
My first was a 100 Ltr with Fan Tail Guppies: man they can breed !
My first fish a long time ago were goldfish and I still keep them to this day! Even started a TH-cam channel about them.
20 long with mollies and sword tails. Now I have a koi pond and a 20 long with mollies and platties for my son. 25 years apart. Kept Africans for awhile and will again once I can find a place to fit a 200 gal + tank.
Good lookin tank! I’ve always loved angel fish….Thanks API 👍👍 My first tank was a 20 gallon for my Red Belly Piranha named Spaz. 🐟
Technically, my first ever aquarium was one of those Aquababies cubes when they were a big thing. I had the fish first and then picked up a dwarf frog and he lived for like 8 years. The first tank I ever set up myself was a 5 gallon that I had a betta in. It just kind of grew from there. I had a 35 gallon for a while that housed a trio of red belly piranhas and then convict cichlids. Then I got curious about keeping native NA fish and now I have a 40 with 2 grass pickerel, a 125 with a warmouth, black bullhead, and walleye, and 625 gallon pond with a grass pickeral, 2 yellow perch, a rock bass, 2 redear sunfish, 1 bluegill, and 1 hybrid bluegill that somehow tripled in size in less than 2 months.
You got a video of the 625??
My first tank was fire belly toads in a ten gallon
My first ever fish when I was younger was a black moore
Aqueon makes a very small assorted cichlid pellet the size of baby pellets my African and south American cichlids love it
Started with a Betta in a 5 gallon. I now have a fishroom with 28 aquariums. MTS is a real thing!!!
My first tank was a 20 gallon tank with a school of tiger barbs that I kept running until they passed now I have a 55 gallon cichlid tank that is planted and scaped along with 4 other tanks
Kool fish and great video Zac
Thank you! I'm excited.
My current and first is a community razorback musk turtle with a pleco, three cichlids, a red tailed shark, and a blue gourami.
Cool video bro... My angel fish was a quarter size as well their massive now 💪🏽🙏🏽
When are you going to set up the two massive tanks you got in Chicago?
awesome tank
I got my first tank in 1999, might be about 10 gallon, not sure anymore. But I was sure there was a blue/3 spot gourami with one spot barb and other fish I can't recall
Api is the only thing I use and been using it for years
My first tank was a 20 gallon community tank, now I have 8 tanks and within the next year I plan on getting 3 more. I got my first tank a little more than a year ago
I always use API and that angel fish is cool
My first was a 10 gallon with a betta
My first was a 10 gallon with a fiddler crab some mollies and a powder blue gourami, now all I keep are big South American and asiatic predators 😅 plenty of water to go around 😂
As its a small tank Zac how about some tetras, Cory cats, maybe a group of tiger barbs and danios so you have movement at all levels of the tank.
My first tank was a crayfish in a 5 gallon. Now i feed crayfish to my huge pet smallmouth bass
Started with a betta jar lol. Now I keep cichlids and have a koi pond
My first tank was a 10 with Glo fish and now I have a 125 with Oscars I love this hobby
First tank was a 40 gal breeder with 4 oscars lol they were babies and I taught them how to eat food jumping out the water then to later on to trade the fish and tank for a 40 breeder reptile tank that my friend had
Very cool ✌
can you do an around the world update on every aquarium, pond, fish tank you have? I've been wanting to see the long ears for like a year lol
Lovely
my first fish was a small pleco
Hey, I'm a little late here, but you could always name him Joker due to the mouth almost being like a big side ways grin. First tank, 1.5 gallon hex tank for assorted tetras. Hope you and the growing family are doing well!
"Oh that's Pudge, he's the cut-up." - Cpt. MURPHY
A glass catfish tank would be cool
We have a yellow lab mbuna and his mouth is curled up like rocky balboa. We love em. Serious little man syndrome though. Lol
When are You going to set up the curved tanks?.
My first was a betta tank
I went from a 5 gallon guppy tank to a 251 gallon pond with redtails I'll soon be getting a 1450 gallon pond and I cant forget my 29 gallon acara/angel fish tank
Add some long-fin panda corys and a super red bristlenose pleco.
My first tank was a 55 gallon community
Corey catfish a few dojo loaches to add...
Started with betta, then flowerhorn now.
I have axolotl, 5 fh, angelfish, goldfish and guppies xD.
😂 Funny how the hobby changes like that! Betta to Flowerhorn and Axolotls... very different fish haha. Thanks for sharing!
When I was 5 years old I call Caught a Mud carp and put him in a 29 gallon in with my goldfish I love that fish him and Goldie got along well together he was The first fish I’ve ever caught it was only like 8 inches I had a bigger tank for him when he out grew the one he was in
75g with longear and ky native dither fish
Keep up the good work any up date on your son ?
I am new so can u plz help me? Do i use api tap water and api quick start at the same time or no? if not then how? please help
Edit: whats the difference between api stress coat and api tap water conditioner
My first fish tank was a 1 gallon spongebob tank with a betta fish
I had a little SpongeBob decor piece in that 29g at some point as well!
I wonder if flatfish like halibut first evolved as a special-needs mutation that became adapted into a specialty body type.
I would call him the "Mississippi side-sip."
might crush up a peltet for him. I do for the little guys in my tanks
I have a viaja with the same thing in my daughters tank so he can feed mouth is the same
Zack.... I don't know if I would call the fish smiley, there's no mouth to smile. My first tank was when I got out of the Marine Corps and I went to a garage sale and picked up a 10 gallon it took me 10 hours to figure out how to put it together that was 1986 and I never stopped I still have my pond in the backyard with the bluegill in the free largemouth bass that I'm now feeding them tilapia and shrimp
My first tank was a 2.5 gallon with a dozen goldfish…
Nope no filter
Ahhh yes the classics😂😂 but youre at this chanel so obviosly you know thats a no no.
@@alexsim550 now I keep bettas in a lightly planted 75 gallon
We could try little shrimp freshwater shrimp Frozen or blood worms Frozen or alive either one or you could use goldfish flakes and murder three easiest type of fish food I know of I use personally for stuff like that no reason and that said that koi food is usually what I use
My first fish was a channel cat I was 5
I have a 45 gallon
Zak do you still have Ken and miley
Yes he does!
How is everything
Mine was my oscar tank
I almost bought the tiny Oscar from Petsmart I showed in this video! Such amazing fish
I would call him sha-grin
75 gallon
get a pair of Kribensis
first thing that popped into my head was a Simpsons reference
some folk'l never lose a toe and then again some folk'l, like cletus thr slack jawed yokel
name it Cletus
What about GILL from finding Nemo
To tell you the truth I just back into the fish when I was 14 I had oscars and fire mouths
Fish tank
first fish 2RTC
Call the fish Smirk. Its quirky.
name it TOOTHLESS
Five person to comment
Still early and for that.... I appreciate you!
Second
Appreciate it!!
Angelfish, I cheated
hhhmmm....a flounder wannabe....lol