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That’s my jam right there 👍🏽

The only ones that I can’t resist are the Flowerhorns 😝. And let’s not forget some of the dope a$$ hybrid catfish 👍🏽

Go ahead and get yourself some of those Frankenstein cartoon fish lol 😝

Big noooo from me I can’t bear the short bodied stunted stuff, long finned stuff. People buy them but to me they just look stupid and less attractive than the standard fish I’m not a fan of parrots regardless of the colour either

Definitely No from me

Hard to say no to those colours!

Not for me, unfortunately! Tank mutts lol

Its a big no, no from me

Big NOoooo from me , but each to there own it would be boring if we all liked the same stuff

Big NOoooo from me , but each to there own it would be boring if we all liked the same stuff

For me personally this is a hard question in a way.I don’t like Flower horns or the extreme parrot crosses with the deformities they have. However it’s hard at times to control the mad scientist in myself, I’ve bred a few nice hybrids in the past.

I keep polar blue tiger parrots very odd fish also have the albino

Not for me tbh but each to there own

Yes if it’s in the hobby why not! 😅

Great video mate I was thinking of buying one now I definitely am I hate fluval filters

I first started the hobby in 2008. I had one 300 litre tank and didn't have a clue what I was doing but I got away with it and had such a mash up of fish. I then moved house in 2011 and sold everything. My interest never faded and in 2023 I entered it again and now have 4 tanks. I would say I understand things a lot better now. I tend to set my tanks up and just run with them. I would probably change fish more often but don't want to give fish away and a lot of fish shops near me won't give credit so thats the main reason. I'm tight 😂 having said that 4 tanks isnt enough I want more but the Mrs won't let me.

Absolutely love this beautiful smaller blue-eyed species. Great video!

Okay Paul never leave the hobby cuz you have a lot of fans out there and I think I'm number one I enjoy your videos I enjoy your commentary and I think you and your wife are just all around really nice people I wish we lived closer so we could be friends

I can't get past the fact you have your Christmas tree up in November!

It truly is epic! I’ve been wondering what a setup like this would look like.

I'm so glad your keeping your fish hobby, enjoy your plants, I keep my monster for as long as I can,but I do move things around to get new fish,I have 14 tanks. Good luck coming your way mate.

What their proper diet

does he sell RO water and Salt Water.

great video pls i want to ask you about water TDS of breeding uaru

Sorry for your loss I know how it feels I had a bad water spike and lost a lot of fish my main pleco breeders so I went down to one tank I am now creating a fish room for breeding I watched you and a lot of others we all have losses I’m 68 still working in a warehouse i love fish keeping can I breed for profit well I have had a lot of comments no you can’t your too old etc well let’s see I have had fish for many years I do things on a whim but I have thought this through and researched when I have lost fish I used to think why do I bother but when research it helps me I love your fish shop tours keep it up also I hate winter too

Love ya videos mate, im from Australia and I tend to swap my fish around every 18months, I get bored and need a change to keep me interested in the hobby! Currently have 2 tanks 1 with a breeding pair of jags and the other a community tank.

I’m just a 15 year old that has 12 tanks that loves his discus … shame u lost that angel fish.

Thai constellations go for north of $100 here if you can find them. Like you I can be rather impetus in life, but as a fishkeeper I struggle to move fish on. Not because of any emotional attachment, but because for me it feels like some sort of failure?

Each to there own mate I have to Many tanks and fish hahahahha and just purchased another large tank my problem is finding space for the older tanks to live when I buy new ones but fair play mate good work and the facts are we will always be wrong in someone’s eyes but right in others just enjoy and have fun

At the end of the day it’s a hobby and if it becomes a chore you need to change that It’s the thought of new set ups/ projects that get you excited

Interested in your balzini I've a group of 5 they could join

Dear Paul: As long as it isn’t large enough, to clog a toilet; why is flushing a dead fish bad? In my area, in Kentucky, “recycling” is not on offer, from the cartage company. Republic Services only provides one type of bin, for all waste. As a hobbyist, for four decades, I’ve gone from a “fish-keeper” to an “aquascaper.” I was very interested in breeding livebearers, at first. Then, I began to breed egg-layers. Finally, I’m interested in keeping aquatic plants. I want my flora and fauna to be safe, healthy, and happy. So, I’m moving away, from heated aquaria. Heaters are not only expensive, to purchase and run; they also eventually fail and the resultant fluctuations in temperature are very harmful, to flora and fauna. I have eight tanks set up, right now; and, only two of them are heated. Neocaridina davidi shrimp and sub-tropical fish are my, preferred inhabitants. Removing male Endler’s livebearers, from the breeding colony, as soon as they are distinguishable is quite a chore. But, having had problems, with inbred, fancy guppies, I’m adamant that my Endler’s don’t develop bent spines or “fish polio.” I’m leaning towards keeping killifish, as they don’t require a heater and inbreeding doesn’t appear to be much of an issue, at least at this point. It may be necessary, for me to acquire new stock, eventually. Thank you, for posting, this thought-provoking vlog. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar

House plants - yes! Type of fish keeper - ponderous :D

Lovely fish

I put my dead fish flower pots and the big one in out side in flower bed or with tree to make them as plant food i love your canel have be watch your videos for long time , i see thet is cold over ther to lol , i have 1 720 L tank with 3 Oscar and big plecos one very big green terror he is almost like big Oscars , and to glod sevrum , i think i have round 12 tanks i think lol, thanks for your videos with greetnings from Iceland

I get it Paul, I get bored sometimes with tanks and to get reinvested in it I may rescape it or find new fish for them instead of taking them down but I also have dirted tanks which would be a lot more work. 😅 I’m a very impatient person at times which works completely against my style of fish keeping sometimes but that’s what makes us all human . Just like all our tanks can be different whether it be minor or major differences so can we as humans be but we all have the same thing in common and that’s our love for this aquatic hobby. Loving the vlog videos Paul 😁

Sorry for your loss mate on the Angelfish. Always upsetting loosing a fish mate. I definitely understand what you mean Paul. I think also because we read and research so much, we fall in love with new species all the time and then plans have to change. Always onwards and upwards though brother.👊

I too have been keeping fish for over thirty years and my hobby waxes and wanes, but it never completely goes. I’ve always had houseplants of some sort. I went through the carnivorous plant phase and now it’s mostly succulents

were on an opposite cycle - i get much more invested in the hobby during the winter simply because i spend more time indoors sat in the warm with them!

I can totally relate and I've been fishkeeping for over 30 years too. I have started to sit with my tanks more in the winter because with all the lights on, it gives me a bit a "tropical" feeling when it's dark and cold outside. That also boosts my interest in the hobby. The other thing I've done in the last few years is concentrate on breeding my show guppies and work on improving the one strain I'm working on. The reason for this is it's easy but also "involved" enough to not be boring. If I need to add an extra tank it might only be a 5 or 10 gallon and anyway I try to keep to just 5 tanks if possible. I can still go to fish shops and occasionally buy a pleco or other fish that I can keep with my guppies. Even some fish that might eat guppy fry I will just add to my male grow out tank. Every now and then I find a high end guppy I can add to my breed stock in a good fish shop too. I used to keep cichlids and bred lots of different fish but it eventually gets annoying and too much work. I can go away for a week and the guppies look after themselves, I can lose interest for a few weeks and other than a small amount of food and the odd small water change, they just carry on and I can pick up where I left off with selecting breeders and seperating fry weeks later. You can't do that with sensitive cichlids. Even if a small fish dies at the back of the tank you don't notice, it won't cause a tank crash. If a big fish dies and you don't see it or you're away, the whole tank could be in trouble. It's easy to always want more and different but it has helped me to try to hyper focus on one type of easy fish. Sorry for the long reply, just wanted to share my own experience 😊

I tell you what mate, my mrs is so impressed with that plant collection, you'll be starting her off again soon if you keep showing them haha! Those angels at the end are all little beauties, great all round quality!

I'm much like yourself, I've been keeping fish from the early 70s, I've gone from 1 tank to 20 back to 1 up to 10 and down again, from big tanks to small, but like yourself I've always had 1 tank in the house, and now I'm moving into a big fishroom with mates. I think this is something I I will never stop doing. My retirement is coming up so I'll be spending much more time in my fishroom 😊

In my fishkeeping, I do like to plan stuff out but I can also be impulsive with choices. Luckily my partner keeps me from being too impulsive! But the past few years I have been changing out fish after a few months and changing setups, just because I want to try more and different fish. And from that, I now have a list of fishes that I know I love keeping. So in the future I can set up permanent tanks for them species. I also do love houseplants and have a few too.

Only reason I change my fish is getting more experienced so can keep more interesting fish but not changing my albino Heckelii anytime soon 😅

Your video couldn't have come at a better time for me. The questions you're asking are very similar to the things that interest me about fishkeeping. And you've given me that little bit more confidence to progress something I've been planning for many months. Thank you.

I get ya . When I was all in on this hobby there was never enough. I have a addictive personality so when I doing fish socail media it was like a drug . And the hobby itself was a fix. It’s all good on the way up but when the brain clicks and you recognise the addiction . You reduce massively . I had loads tanks in my flat more in fish house . I lived for hobby many years .. that’s exact honest reason I went down to one tank and no coverage on socials .. took up all my time everyday dealing with tanks stock and socail media messages I did suffer and didn’t even know it .. but in all hobbies there is addicts . Bro just find your happy medium I have a tank full off barbs job done … don’t stop me thinking about more fish and tanks thow lol… and what I do with my dead’s is feed them to my garden dig um in lol

Hey brother, I understand you 100% I’m down to one tank now myself, ppl think I’m out of the hobby but no I just needed to take a step back. I love what you do man and respect your choices, you been one of the biggest inspirations to me. It’s also winter here in Canada and I also hate winter. Anyways keep doing you man, haters are gunna hate no matter what you do.

Get a grip Paul...that ain't snow!😆 I can say that now having lived here for a few years from the UK. Seriously it's fine to acknowledge when you need to scale back a bit-the important thing is recognising this. I know you're a lifelong fishkeeper like me. That I've no doubt I've just the 3 tanks-180, 40 and 20G. I love my fish but have had my moments where I've wanted to quit but this is always when I struggle with the odd fish death or disease (the Columnaris outbreak last year really hit me hard). Too many RUclipsrs seem to burn out-Micks Fish seems to have fallen off the face of the earth but I think many of us predicted this. I used to enjoy King of DIY but now he acts like a film star-out of touch with the average hobbyist and arrogant. Just keeps buying crazy priced fish which the average hobbyist can't afford. At some point I think he's going to come crashing down. They place too much pressure on putting out content and sometimes it's just plain shit. Some of the best channels I follow barely have any subscribers But this isn't you Paul-everything you show I can relate too. It's real world hobbyist material. So don't change a thing but if cutting back in terms of tank numbers is necessary to keep you fresh then do it. And the comments-unfortunately as with any social media some people will talk shit. It's easy for them to do but don't let this blight the stuff you produce

Hey man! Been following for about 2 years now if not more. Personally I’ve found that in the past I used to be pretty eclectic with my tanks, constantly trying new things and swapping fish. I’ve slowed down quite a bit over the past few years and really tried to plan more long term with what I really want. Growing out groups to get a pair and such. But I get the itch to try something else all the time lol. How did you weigh the option of letting go some of the fish you had for an extended period of time? I’ve got a few that I’ve had for a couple years and love them, but honestly am only holding onto them so I know they don’t just get thrown in someone else’s big cichlid tank and get beat up. I don’t blame you at all for taking the winter months to reset and pick back up in a different direction in the warmer months 🤷‍♂️