you know its going to be a good day when you see a father fish video!! but for real i am in your group and i keep learning!! my aquarium been set for 5 months and i just trim the plants and replant and add water..that it!! you are amzing father fish!! wish you all the best-kris from Mauritius island
Thanks for that wisdom, I’m over 50 and have got gallons of water in my mouth through the years. I think I was using too short of a hose. I also grew up in the country and swam in stock ponds so aquarium water is not the worst water I’ve had in my mouth.😁
You don't need to put the tube in your mouth at all. Close the low end perhaps with your thumb. Then put the top end of the tube into the water. Fill with enough water that you can get the water over the tank and below the water level. Then open the bottom end. If you did it correctly with no air in the top of the hose the weight of the water below the water line will pull water up and over, making a siphon.
THANK YOU🎉 The time i've wasted trying and failing to syphon with one of those😮 I've just done it your way three times successfully 😅 So simple - when you know how 💚
When he said the most difficult fish to catch I thought he better say coolie loach and he didnt disappoint. What a legend definitely knows his stuff. Coolies were a nightmare when I worked in a fish store.
Kuhli will burrow into the sand if only the tank is sparse with no hiding spot. Will not do it with heavily planted tank. I got rabbit snail way more sand burrowing than the kuhli n my substrate doing just fine. Of course they wouldn't burrow into aerobic layer of the substrate and will not go inside anaerobic layer.
@@codmandchill6714 Thanks for answering. I've heard about them tunneling but didn't know they only do it when there's very little cover. Also, I imagine developed plant roots hold everything in place and discourage them from digging?
I don't really like putting the hose into my mouth. So what I do is put an extra 6 inches or so of the hose into the tank letting it fill with water. After that I put my thumb on the bucket end of the hose and pull some of the hose out of the tank starting the siphon after removing my thumb.
I don't know how Father Fish had the sixth sense that at least I really needed this video. I tried one of those pump hoses and just got mad at it and chucked it across the room because the pump is so hard to use because my hands are not strong at all, and it also didn't work one bit. Never got water in my mouth, but also not really a siphoning effect in the hose with that one. Need to just get a nice piece of hose from the garden or hardware store that's suitable for aquarium use and that'll do it. God bless the fish father for sharing his knowledge here on youtube for all to see.
love the content,however I find it hard to get answers on your discord, i have asked many questions,each of them being overlooked ,would be great if i could actually have someone give me the advice needed
The flexibility of the hose is SO important. Ive had hoses that are almost rigged, and short, so you kinda wedge it into the bucket, but sometimes they whip out and spray tank water everywhere... How hard is it to make a flexible rubber hose?
Hello, I’m wondering if you have anything on planaria worms I keep looking on your channel and can’t seem to find anything. I just noticed some in my tank and I don’t know what to do about it
See im still learning everytime i watch your videos lol😅😊 you have so much knowledge in that head of yours father fish. Oh wait did i see you gravel vacing your substrate father fish you know that a no-no but in reality there is a lot of mulm that builds up around the base of the plant that's buried in the substrate in tanks thats been setup a year or longer.
I started a 60l tank and bought a waterfall sponge filter, a bunch of very nice plants, nice natural rocks and a relatively thick gravel base. I also bought 12 neons, 3 Corydoras and 6 Pearl Danio, all happy, not over feeding, good light for the plants etc. It's been 2 weeks now and everything is great, maybe? After watching Grandfather Fish, I started to worry about my substrate. Should I back up and redo it? Everything seems to be going so well, but I'm in it for the long game. I live next to a clean creek so can I add something natural to my exsiting setup to make it work long term?
@@ronaldmcdonald4103 Thanks, I've watched many of Father's videos now, and am starting a new tank the right way. Once the new tank is stable, I'll transfer the fish. Thanks for the reply! Best regards!
I used to work at petsmart and I caught kuhli loaches by ensuring there were cave like decoations in the tank so all i had to do was lift the cave up and slip my net under it and all the loaches would race down into the net. Otherwise they are challenging to get
Is there a way thar I can somehow make a siphone work to make a free no electricity pond pump to make a stream and waterfall go out of and back into My pond infinitely with no electricity?
I just stick a fountain pump at the end of a hose. Stick it in the tank and put the hose out my window lol. Don't do bucket's. The hose can be as long as you want.
Alternatively, what I do is just fill the whole pipe with water from tap and then just put one end into the tank and other to bucket, don't have to kiss the pipe, wisdom came after tasting some good amounts of tank water.
Thanks for another great video. One question though. How am I supposed to know if my fish are happy with their environment if I dont taste their tank water every once in a while?😂
but you are still putting your mouth on that. I wouldnt want to do that for all my tanks every time. Just put the hose to the outflow of you filter instead.
you know its going to be a good day when you see a father fish video!! but for real i am in your group and i keep learning!! my aquarium been set for 5 months and i just trim the plants and replant and add water..that it!! you are amzing father fish!! wish you all the best-kris from Mauritius island
Father fish is a legend! Thank you for all your wisdom. Blessings from Australia!😁💫🐠🐟
This is why Father Fish is a true master.
Thanks for that wisdom, I’m over 50 and have got gallons of water in my mouth through the years. I think I was using too short of a hose. I also grew up in the country and swam in stock ponds so aquarium water is not the worst water I’ve had in my mouth.😁
You don't need to put the tube in your mouth at all.
Close the low end perhaps with your thumb.
Then put the top end of the tube into the water.
Fill with enough water that you can get the water over the tank and below the water level.
Then open the bottom end.
If you did it correctly with no air in the top of the hose the weight of the water below the water line will pull water up and over, making a siphon.
I love your videos, they soothe my soul!
Thank you ❤😊❤
Thanks for sharing the useful information 👍💐🙏
THANK YOU🎉
The time i've wasted trying and failing to syphon with one of those😮
I've just done it your way three times successfully 😅
So simple - when you know how 💚
Love You Father Fish!!!! Thank you
A wonderful and necessary tutorial!
Baba her zamanki gibi muhteşem bilgiler. Size teşekkür ederim.
When he said the most difficult fish to catch I thought he better say coolie loach and he didnt disappoint. What a legend definitely knows his stuff. Coolies were a nightmare when I worked in a fish store.
Loved it Father fish❤😊
Loving the video quality upgrades!
What a great video! Thank you🙏👍
Thank you so much for teaching us how it is done. I've always hated using a siphon.
If I had known that before, so useful for a small tank.
Do Kuhli Loaches ever damage the sand cap by burrowing?🤔
Kuhli will burrow into the sand if only the tank is sparse with no hiding spot. Will not do it with heavily planted tank. I got rabbit snail way more sand burrowing than the kuhli n my substrate doing just fine. Of course they wouldn't burrow into aerobic layer of the substrate and will not go inside anaerobic layer.
@@codmandchill6714 Thanks for answering. I've heard about them tunneling but didn't know they only do it when there's very little cover. Also, I imagine developed plant roots hold everything in place and discourage them from digging?
I don't really like putting the hose into my mouth. So what I do is put an extra 6 inches or so of the hose into the tank letting it fill with water. After that I put my thumb on the bucket end of the hose and pull some of the hose out of the tank starting the siphon after removing my thumb.
Thank you
Please do more of these 😊
I have designed hundreds of tips and tricks
Nice
Small submersible pump is the way to go, and you can fill it right back thru the pump.
I don't know how Father Fish had the sixth sense that at least I really needed this video. I tried one of those pump hoses and just got mad at it and chucked it across the room because the pump is so hard to use because my hands are not strong at all, and it also didn't work one bit. Never got water in my mouth, but also not really a siphoning effect in the hose with that one. Need to just get a nice piece of hose from the garden or hardware store that's suitable for aquarium use and that'll do it. God bless the fish father for sharing his knowledge here on youtube for all to see.
That's very HARD =) thanks alot
love the content,however I find it hard to get answers on your discord, i have asked many questions,each of them being overlooked ,would be great if i could actually have someone give me the advice needed
Perfect! Thanks Father F. ❤ Now I can save my gagging for something else instead of syphoning.
The flexibility of the hose is SO important. Ive had hoses that are almost rigged, and short, so you kinda wedge it into the bucket, but sometimes they whip out and spray tank water everywhere... How hard is it to make a flexible rubber hose?
I just fill my tube up with water at the tap and pug both end when it’s full. Instant siphon.
All the ponds and streams near me are frozen or freezing. Can i still get beneficial bacteria from them if cold?
9.75 for neon tetras!!! Omg that's OUTRAGEOUS!!!
I thought 4 bucks was bad at my local shop.
Yup.
I just bought a pair of guppies for $11.99, but they are the most beautiful ones I have ever seen.
Hello, I’m wondering if you have anything on planaria worms I keep looking on your channel and can’t seem to find anything. I just noticed some in my tank and I don’t know what to do about it
Does the outside have to be below the top of the tanks water level or below the bottom of the tanks water level?
Top water level. It is the weight of the water that allows the water to flow.
Just like in a stream, Just a little drop off and water flows.
Why remove detritus and silt from the day at all? They feed the soil and should remain .
See im still learning everytime i watch your videos lol😅😊 you have so much knowledge in that head of yours father fish. Oh wait did i see you gravel vacing your substrate father fish you know that a no-no but in reality there is a lot of mulm that builds up around the base of the plant that's buried in the substrate in tanks thats been setup a year or longer.
I started a 60l tank and bought a waterfall sponge filter, a bunch of very nice plants, nice natural rocks and a relatively thick gravel base. I also bought 12 neons, 3 Corydoras and 6 Pearl Danio, all happy, not over feeding, good light for the plants etc. It's been 2 weeks now and everything is great, maybe? After watching Grandfather Fish, I started to worry about my substrate. Should I back up and redo it? Everything seems to be going so well, but I'm in it for the long game. I live next to a clean creek so can I add something natural to my exsiting setup to make it work long term?
Youll need to redo it gravel does not work with father fish style tanks hes had several videos explaining why gravel is not substainable
@@ronaldmcdonald4103 Thanks, I've watched many of Father's videos now, and am starting a new tank the right way. Once the new tank is stable, I'll transfer the fish. Thanks for the reply! Best regards!
@@MarksThinkTank Good Luck!
Fill hose with tap water before. Saves sucking or syphon
I used to work at petsmart and I caught kuhli loaches by ensuring there were cave like decoations in the tank so all i had to do was lift the cave up and slip my net under it and all the loaches would race down into the net. Otherwise they are challenging to get
Is there a way thar I can somehow make a siphone work to make a free no electricity pond pump to make a stream and waterfall go out of and back into My pond infinitely with no electricity?
Doubt it, water don't flow upward. It always siphon down using the atmosphere pressure.
No. That would be a perpetual motion machine.
Water will not flow uphill.
I just stick a fountain pump at the end of a hose. Stick it in the tank and put the hose out my window lol. Don't do bucket's. The hose can be as long as you want.
Alternatively, what I do is just fill the whole pipe with water from tap and then just put one end into the tank and other to bucket, don't have to kiss the pipe, wisdom came after tasting some good amounts of tank water.
or even easier let the outflow fill your hose
I've been thinking of ways to remove hydra and this video pops up happy days
Sir house plants put in aquarium and this is best for aquarium
Wish I knew that trick when I was syphoning gas in the 70’s 😂🤣
Same here
Thanks for another great video. One question though. How am I supposed to know if my fish are happy with their environment if I dont taste their tank water every once in a while?😂
a man of wisdom
Finally, the camera is upgraded!
🎉❤🎉
Ok. Now I’m confused. I thought we are not to vacuum out the mulm.
i'll never forget syphonn petrol lol P water shits for days :P
Lesson, if you work for this guy, don't get water in your mouth twice, YOUR FIRED! 🤣
How do I kill algae in my dirted planted Aquarium?
add more plants
@@FatherFish it's pretty full already
中間加一個開關吧
9.75 fir a neon tetra
FF, what are you doing . We don't do water changes. I haven't feed my nano fish for 5,mth now
I feed my fish every day and do water changes as needed.
The truth is revealed! Siphons really suck!🤣
Talk about firing someone for "sucking" at work ;)
but you are still putting your mouth on that. I wouldnt want to do that for all my tanks every time. Just put the hose to the outflow of you filter instead.
😆🤣😂
I don't want it in my mouth lol
Where else would you rather have it?😂
That’s what she said. 😂
Syphons suck!
Just get a python to do water changes, no need to suck or anything. It's worth the investment.