Fish Room Update: Summer 2018! Rare Livebearers! 20+ Tanks!
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Fish room update featuring many rare goodeids! New tanks, new fish, lots of breeding, & plants in every tank! So much life!
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There is no reason on earth for you to ever leave that fish room. I declare every tank was a slice of infinite perfection. Dude, take a bow!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind words! I wish I could spend more time in there!
wyzemann i totally agree with you
Wow! Just.....wow! You have a gift Andrew.
BuckAnEar69 Aquatics Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! :)
Quite an accomplishment, and something anyone would be very proud to display. My favorite is the Limia tank, of course. Glad to see you are able to expand and could add another rack. Thanks Andrew for taking us around. Each tank is beautifully kept and a pleasure to view.
The Other BOB aka Bob Caylor Thank you so much Bob! Hope all your fish are doing great. Say hi to the variatus for me. :)
Just finished your video because I was at work earlier. You saved the best for last. That male splendens is incredible.
Don Gallagher Everybody that knows about splendens loves them! Thanks for going back to finish the video, lol
It looks amazing. I agree with a previous commenter, I would never leave that fish room! So much awesome stuff love it!
christina kelly Thank you so much! It is an awesome place to relax. It's currently waiting for your Puente Pino Suarez fry ;)
Andrew Piorkowski they're growing quickly and already showing breeding behavior!!
A special word of praise to you and your beautifully kept fishroom!
Thank you so much! I love it in there!
Very unique and excellent fish room tour. Also like that your tanks are well planted. You should be proud
Rod S I love the planted tanks. Thanks for watching!
Very beautiful tanks and fish btw i'm shouting out your channel today great job love watching you videos and tank's my favorite are the black's & Trout goodeid's i'm falling in love with the butterfly ones
COOPER'S CICHILDS Awesome! Thank you so much for helping shine a light on these under appreciated fish!
So many babies! Your going to need 20 more tanks soon:) Great job breeding up these rare species.
Jean TESC Thank you very much! This room makes me very happy. Finding fry is my favorite part!
This is the video I’ve been waiting for!
Este Glez Thanks man, did you see the pink crypt? Started slowly but is starting to thrive!
Andrew Piorkowski sure did! They are going to look awesome!
Beautiful fish room man! What wonderful job at saving the blood lines.
WOW! You really know your livebearers. I love how you love your plants too. Great work! Cheers!
Thanks, I try me best to research all my creatures. Be sure to check out the updates! 😁
Beautiful aquariums and fish room .... congratulations....beautiful species...like#226
Thank you so much! Feels good to know people are appreciating these fish! Be sure to check out the updates for more on these guys!
Thank's my friend...
One of my favorite fish room tours. Wonderful collection of species. I love to see them thrive! - Little Bobby
Beautiful fish and fish room! Excellent update , thank you. 👍☑
AquariumCop Thanks for watching! Nothing but the best for my creatures!
I could spend hours in your fish room lol nice update. Beautiful, beautiful... Love it.... Lol
Thanks for watching! The place is so relaxing that I don't mind doing the maintenance (water changes, plant trimming, etc.). If only the days were longer than 24 hours...
Are you willing to mention the name of the black hang on back filters you are running? I noticed you would not mention your LED of choice in another video. So if not, I understand. Your tank room incredible! Your passion for the hobby is definitely reflected.
My filters are either the Aquaclear or Tetra Whisper filters available at most pet stores. They are cheap and the parts can be interchangeable between tanks, which allows me to sort of bulk clean them. I use them primarily to maintain water movement though, not necessarily too concerned with how clean they make the water. Thanks for watching!
Amazing fish, plants, and tanks. Very unique. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! I wish more people knew about goodeids, they are incredible little creatures!
Amazing video on these species of fish.
Thank you for sharing your passion and joy with us. I enjoyed watching. I subscribed and put notifications on, because you are a true and real hobbyist!
Godspeed!
Thank you so much! It means a lot to hear people appreciating these fish with me! I have posted a number of species profiles & need to get some updates done soon! Suggestions welcome!
Andrew Piorkowski I wish you the best. I’m a novice at best. Thank you for sharing the best of a real Aquarist!
Love your fish! Just found after searching for the tequila goodeid. I go to my LFS about once a month and for the past two months there has been a fish in the nano tanks that I was attracted to and sort of recognized, but couldn't quite remember what it was and they had gotten it as a contaminant and assumed it was a pupfish. Finally took it home yesterday and after staring at it in my tank I realized it looked a lot like a goodeid. Watched Aquarium Co op video of Greg Sages fish room again to confirm what it was. He sure is happy harrassing my female endlers lol
April Wood Art and Pets Did you find a tequila at an LFS? Awesome find! Even if it was a pupfish, that would be cool! Best of luck and thanks for watching!
Andrew Piorkowski Yes I was so happy when I realized the treasure I found at my LFS! I know I was just as excited when I thought it was a pupfish. 😊
Your plants are as beautiful and fabulous as your fish! Even just the guppy grass looks Lush and wonderful. What's the secret? What's your water like? I have liquid rock, so I never quite get the results with most plants. Guppy grass and I are not good friends.
Thank you so much! I live in Chicagoland so we have crazy hard water as well. Best way to grow floaters is to have nutrients in the water column but it is a fine line to walk before you get algae blooms. :)
Wow! Nice fish room. 👍
John Anders Thanks man, it is my special place!
Fantastic fish room, incredible collection man, so many live bearers, i am really seeing them for 1st time, it will be very useful if u put there common n scientific names in description box
Plz plz plz its a request, fantastic n unusuall collection, hats of buddy
I recently got a better phone & have been experimenting with video editing. Mainly I have been using it to add text wherever seems useful. My old editing software wasn't the easiest to use. Hope you check out some of my newer videos, a lot more added info! Thanks for watching!
Your fishroom is amazing! You have such a variety! Love this update!
Thank you so much! The goodied family is so variable, credit goes to them ;)
very very nice, looks like you been working! man and your plants grow super fast unless you been sneaking more in at night when were not looking, lol good job. really good!
They are all growing in dirt except the guppy grass, and even that is rooted in some dirt in a few of the tanks. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones! Thanks for watching!
The red tailed black platy's are my favorite out of all of them. The plants in your tanks are unreal man. Any tips on growing? I have alot of the same plants.
Melissa Wedin All my plants are grown in dirt. Have done a couple videos showing how I plant (dwarf sag, aquarium plants in terra cotta pots, & how to set up a tank). All my methods are simple and easily reproduced! Thanks for watching!
Andrew Piorkowski thank so much I'll check them out.
I love your tanks!!! Greetz from Holland
Thank you so much! Need to do another tour soon, just have to clean all the tanks, lol. Be sure to check out the updates!
Stellar fish room. Are you just floating that Ludwigia? I love the way that looks.
Don Gallagher Thanks my man! It is actually in a dirted pot, difficult to see because of the beautiful growth! Dirt & volcanic rock as an iron supplement to bring out the red! Same as the flamingo crypt!
Yea I need to find the flamingo crypts. I have ludwigia and other crypts. That flamingo is awesome.
Actually found that at Petco. They started carrying tissue cultures and it was there one day! Lucky find since it is the only time I have seen it available outside of a fish swap/meeting.
I love your mairgolds. I have a few myself. My males have bright bright red tails.
I Love your fishroom. I sadly only have a group of Ameca splendens.
Greetings from Germany
LaTun 202 Thanks for watching! Nothing to be sad about, Ameca splendens is an incredible fish! Greetings to you in Germany!
What type of soils are you using in your terra cotta’s? Beautiful setups. Very inspiring.
Richard Slaughter I use normal top soil that has no fertilizers added. In the past I took dirt from outside and baked it in the oven but more recently have been going with the simplest top soil I could find at Home Depot. No fertilizers added because I don't want to mess with the water column too much. Thanks for watching!
How do you maintain all the stuff? Water changes? Siphoning? So many small filters, small HOBs - to clean them must take many time.? Why do you have so small amount of substrate on the bottoms and the plants are almost always in the pots? By this you reduce biological capacity of your tanks.?
Great video and exceptional variety of fish and plants. Please direct me to your plant care video. As you know I have the Ameca Splendens, butterfly goodeid. What I thought to be my males, as they have matured, have a very pronounced black lateral line highlighted by a white line on their caudal fin. No breeding yet, but received as fry and juveniles from Greg Sage.
Mad Fish Diva I have a video called "Aquarium Plants in Terra Cotta Pots" from a few months ago in addition to a "How To" I did for setting up a new tank. As for Amecas, they are an incredible fish! It is best to look at the shape of the anal fin on them to sex out juveniles as the sees can look pretty similar until they are fully mature. Females should have a round fan but even young males will start to show the notch developing. Best of luck and thanks for watching!
Hey Andrew, beautiful fish room. I'm trying to use the same garage shelving you have but I'm weary of particle board and even the metal grated racks droop. I dont see any drooping on your stands. What wood are you using for the bases?
Gorgeous fish as always!
Jad Orsey Thank you, I think the goodeids are incredible too! Hope more people are able to get them!
Andrew Piorkowski I don’t have any yet but definitely on my must have list!
Depending on what you're looking for and when, I might know someone ;)
Not ready yet. No more room atm. Hoping within the year to start up a fish room.
Is the skull in the platies tank real? Cool tanks and fish!
No, the small dinosaur skull isn't real although I wish it was! My son picked it out from one of the major chain stores but I do not remember exactly which one. Have a bunch of animal "skulls" in the fish room! Thanks for the kind words!
Hi Andrew, I really enjoy your videos and your tanks are so pretty.
Thank you so much! Plants are the key!
They truly are. After watching your video were you potted some plant I decided to do the same and so far its going well.
Awesome, it is such a simple method! And a far cheaper option than the planted tank substrates that are available for sale! Best of luck!
Have you ever gotten any fish from Greg Sage? That guy is awesome!
For sure! My original Zoogoneticus tequila group, Ataeniobius toweri, Ameca splendens, & Limia sp. "Tiger" all came from him. He's a good guy!
The catfish (loach, cory?) in the tank with the jeweled goodeid and marigold goodeid-what is it called? Beautiful fish and tanks!
Hi andrew im just in the process of returning to the hobby and im thinking 5, 10, and 20 gallon tanks i think your fishroom is very nice, mine will be much smaller but if i can get it to look like yours then i will be very happy. i do like the few stones to one side and thinly layered sand and your plants in the pots , something i shall certainly be doing so my question is how do you get all your plants to grow so well are they in some aquarium compost or is it your lighting that makes them look so healthy , what is your ph and do you use RO water any advice will be most welcome Paul from the uk ,
Nice stuff
awesome fish room
Hi Andrew I was watch the behavior of these guys and they have a pecking order going on but they don't actually hurt each other it pretty cool..I was able to use some info I learned on your channel with another fish keeper the other day it was about how long the females hold the fry before giving bith thanks 🤗🌿
Thanks for watching, I am glad I could help! Always appreciate your comments! Say hi to your swordtails from me! :)
I miss the old days when guys like Andrew and others use to post videos of there fishrooms and other various info regarding the fish and hobby they loved so much. I’ve noticed from the past couple of years all of my favorite fish tubers have kinda faded into the darkness and just stopped posting. Wish at least a few would come back to it? Does anyone know why Andrew stopped posting videos??? 😢
Beautiful fish room indeed. But those names are hard to remember. What attracted you to this specific fish?
Great fish & awesome fish room!
Thank you! I really appreciate that people are liking these fish. We need more goodeid keepers out there!
Super jealous of your fish room
Friday Fish Facts Thanks! It's one of my favorite rooms as well. Is it still a fishroom if I expand out into the rest of the basement? :)
Andrew Piorkowski of course it is! I have my tanks spread throughout my house
Beautiful tanks and fish, and your plants look so healthy too. Do you feed the fry anything different to the adults?
For fry I try to be mindful that the dry foods need to be ground up for them & then I drop that near where I know they like to hang out!
For example, in the Xenotoca doadrioi tank, I feed the adults their normal foods out in the open area but I drop the ground powder into the dwarf sag in the corner. The only thing I feed that may be more targeted for the fry is the occasional BBS, but it isn't their staple. Thanks for watching!
Hi I started watching your videos, and I like them do you sell any of the plants or fish ? please let me know
I do sell some but primarily my wild-type are earmarked for conservation efforts. I am open to trades for species I am missing but I don't really do this as a commercial venture. Are you local to Chicagoland?
I'm looking for some female guppies mollies planties whatever you want to sell and some hiding plants for my frys
on what temp did you keep the tequila`s ?
I keep them at ambient temps, basically mid 60's to low 70's depending on the temperature of the basement.
Great tour!
Thanks for watching! Really hoping more people see the beauty in these creatures. Goodeids are so underappreciated!
How often do you add new blood to your breeding stock?
Looks awesome bro
Hi Andrew do you plant your plants straight in to pots with just gravel in them ?
Dirt with gravel on top. Thanks for watching!
wild action
Andrew where did you get your racks
Umm.. dude.. you sound like you know your shit. It so impressive that you know the common name, scientific name, previous scientific name if changed and location on all your fish. Not only that but your tanks are psycho clean, the plants are so healthy and the fish look fat, full and energetic, so you couldn’t possibly skimp out on feeding sessions which can only mean you change a lot of water.. first video I’ve seen on your fishroom. I’m keen to see how you manage it, which I’m sure you talk about in other videos. Ive got a budget fish room of 4 tanks currently of around 200 gal total. Second hand tanks and corners cut where possible to save on money which is tight. It ain’t the prettiest but god I’m obsessed. And the amount of work that goes into it ( which is the best part of having a fish room ) is massive... I had 8 tanks for a few months but being on carpet, I was worried about humidity and mildew on carpet 🙄🙄🙄
Thanks man, I take pride in thoroughly researching my fish.
As for water changes, I don't do them as much as you might think. Plant load combined with the small size of much of my stock plays a role in that. Well established filter media, old gravel, water from an established aquarium, & plenty of plants go a long way to maintaining water chemistry balance. Also, I don't take more than a 5 gallon bucket out of any tank at a time; fish can become stressed when parameters that fluctuate. Every few days I go around & siphon here and there, trim plants, & remove the occasional clump of hair algae.
Thanks for watching! If this was the first video you saw, I hope you subscribe & check out my other videos! Goodeids are neat! :)
Andrew Piorkowski thanks for the reply m8. I couldn’t not subscribe! Keep the vids coming my man
Hi! i like your fish room. i would like to ask what is the name of steel frame your using. The black steel i mean. Thanks for the response.
The racks are from Home Depot and then reinforced with plywood. You would be surprised how many people asked about the racks!
sir, which's that floating plant in the jar?
atomsonly The jar contains floating duckweed (broadleaf), anacharis, & piece of Java fern. All my plants are easy to grow low tech! Thanks for watching!
Sir, can you please tell the exact scientific name of that red Ludwigia stem plant? I'm trying to buy online but there are many Ludwigia species.
atomsonly It is Ludwigia repens. Glad you like it!
Very impressive fish-room. They are all cares fish?
Many are! Currently have 34 different types of goodeid with 27 of those identified on the CARES priority list. Of those CARES species, 20 are currently breeding & have produced fry. It is amazing to feel like I am doing my part to help preserve these creatures for future generations! Thanks for watching!
I’m reviving from a brain surgery now but am looking to turn my fishroom into something similar to what you have. I just have to regain use of my balance issues, but want build my shed (20’/15’) into the new improved fish room. May bug you for a few pointers.
Sorry to hear but glad you are on the mend. Best of luck with the fish house plans, I look forward to hearing about it!
Also, Where do you get your tanks?
So i watched again and cant belive how bright green your plants are! I sat back and frowned looking at mine. yours are great! What kinda light you running if you dont mind me asking? What kinda dirt? I have dirt in the potted plants and even my dwarf sag looks nothing like what yours does. Good job really good!
I use the Fluval ECO lights available at Petco & topsoil from outside mixed with a small amount of Eco-Complete to boost the iron content. It helps that most of the tanks are shorter which allows the light to penetrate further. I try to keep all my setups relatively simple & consistent!
i have the aquasky and its good but not that good. ill have to try the eco-complete, thank you much. i didnt get the eco lights cause i read reviews and they acted like they couldnt even grow java fern , lol, and here you are growing all that lush green goodness! always great to watch your vids! you might wanna ease up a bit though cause you dont wanna make greg sage look bad you know! lol ha you use his fert? i was thinking about trying it
Shellshocked Aquatics Hey now! Greg is awesome, actually gave him another shout out when looking at the toweri. As for the lights, they work for my purposes. Fish keeping is about patience so while they may not be the best, they are low wattage & the grow the plants I am trying to grow. I will say that my java fern isn't doing great lol. I have been floating it more or less with my Allodontichthys, probably should just dirt it!
greg is awsome thats what i mean your up there with the mentors! you know my java never did well in dirt and they seem to stay the same size when floating , then i read bury the roots leave the ryzome exposed ito light. they are doing better. the one i got in the aquasky/ameca splendens tank is just sitting wedged between two big sandstone rock and the roots are touching the sand and i will never move it cause its doing good. i trimmed it real small cause it had hair algae real bad( wich never went away untill the amecas had fry) then it grew to a nice size, wich by the way i now have 16 ameca fry! i did not mean nothing bout greg i look to him and you when it comes to this stuff, i watched him first . he is a genius!!
Shellshocked Aquatics No worries. I grow my Nymphoides in the same manner. Will do with the java fern!
I really like your aquarium racks, where can I get them???
They are from Home Depot but I reinforced the shelves. Straight from the store will not hold aquariums, lol
I was looking into them as well, what changes did you made? I was thinking of buying some 3/4in plywood to replace their particle board.
I kept the particle board for the aesthetics (it looks nicer than plywood) but did use a thick plywood cut to the same size as the shelf. I didn't reinforce them originally because they were rated for 4,000 lbs, but after adding the plywood there haven't been any issues. I really like them!
Nice
Hii lovely fish I subeb you
Fishy_boy 396 Thank you so much! I wish more people were keeping these amazing creatures. Have a wonderful day!
Hey where do you get most of your fish? Is it just at auctions or is there any place online. Do you have any information on where the next auctions are. Also, do you know any good websites to get goodeids. Thanks!
Mostly by making friends within the fish hobbyist community. Auctions could really be anywhere if you know people that are physically in attendance. I have picked up fish at my club specifically to give to a friend. If you help people out & aren't a black hole receiving fish in, you'll find people can be friendly & very willing to help you find something you're looking for. Aquabid can be okay, have only bought a few things there.
@@AndrewPiorkowski Thanks!
Do you sell these online?
How on earth do you know all these names so well? You must have a list your reading from lol
Wow nice
Thanks! These fish are incredible!
Yeah, i have a325 liter filled with ameca splendens. Started with 4 female 1 male. My guess is 120 to140 now. Including the thebackup pack in120 liter. I was down to 1 female formosa and 3fellas. She just had 8 babies born a day apart and ican seee the size difference of each one :) I'm so happy . My ameca splenden male ratio is way high. Why could that be??. Btw i tried to feed the skolded chpped spinat and they love it. Keeps them from nipping the plants for a while at least. Barachyr roseni are realy cool but never had babies. The male was a jumper and the 3 females died on me._ . I am going to try limia perugiae soon in a60 l planted. What are in the pots?
@@bouranelAwesome, congrats on the breeding! Brachyrhaphis are tough since they actively predate on their fry, kind of a mean fish but still cool. The pots are all filled with dirt (topsoil) with a layer of gravel over the top. Dirt is oddly underrated in the hobby for growing plants. Thanks for watching!
Are you on facebook?
Don Gallagher I am, name there is basically the same. There aren't a whole lot of Piorkowski's around lol
I recently acquired 6 goodeid fry and I don't know a damn thing about them! To make matters worse, I can't find any information on the species I have, Chapalichthys peraticus "alien splitfin."
If you found Chapalichthys peraticus, that is a pretty sweet fish! Actually one I am still missing! It was synonymized with C. pardalis by the Goodeid Working Group. There should be a link in the video description to the website where you can find species info! Solid find!
@@AndrewPiorkowski I've read that the reclassification is under debate, but then again it seems that pretty much every species I look up is under debate lol! I'll definitely take a look at the link, thanks. I got them at an auction at my local fish club. I'm kinda impulsive.
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I see way to much green stuff on all your pots and rocks sorry not sorry
Duh, most of these species eat algae, aka green stuff.