I really appreciate your willingness to share the tanks that didn't necessarily pan out like you planned! I recently set up a new tank and its struggling a bit, and its nice seeing a youtube video that isn't just a perfect tank working exactly as its supposed to all the time! Appreciate it :)
No glamorous youtube aquarium channel for you kaity ! It is good honest content that you are showing. There are plenty of channels that would encourage people into the hobby without any warning of things that could go wrong. As a suggestion for a garden pond, i think Matt (fish shop Matt Britain) said the "Blagdon" range would be available in Australia (like his wildlife pond with the steps). Just a thought. Great video as always. HIT THE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE FOLKS 👍🏻
Hi Kaity, lots of Love from India. Love your videos especially the collab with channels and visit to other countries. Just want to appreciate your work, great job dear. Its been over a decade now since i have been to this hobby. I love cichlids, they are my favs. I'm a Physics teacher by profession and nowadays i not getting ample time for my the hobby, always love to do like you guys are doing. looking forward to more and more videos from you. Thank you so much and Hello to your Yellow cutie!!
Kaity, you can also simply put ankle nylon socks over the pump to protect fry or shrimp. I always enjoy watching your videos because there is always something to smile about 😉🧡
Your Iceberg Electric Blue is absolutely stunning! They're my favorite fish and i've had many over the years, and besides their brilliant colors - i really love how varied their personalities can be. Their usually thought of as being docile mid-sized Haps, and though most ive had have fit that description, i have had two who were hyper-dominant tank bosses. Including one that was the biggest Fryeri Ive ever seen at 8.5 inches, (measured when he finally passed away), who was king of a big tank that was full of at the time a bunch of fully grown, significantly larger, and usually much more aggressive haps likes Fuscos, Champs, Venustus, and Tyranochromis. I really miss that old dude. Anyways, great tanks
Hi Kaity. Good to see your cichlids tanks going strong. Love that bird! Don't know about the possum tale; use to love ringtail possums until they recently ate all my plants, flowers leaves and stalks. Ah well, at least they are well fed :)
Not fish related but sometimes when a house is built, some builders don't add roof insulation in the garage section which also contributes to the increased temperatures so may also want to check that outbas well.
Thanks for sharing your hobby with us. I use a pump system also, but only have one and do not leave it in the tank. I use it for each of my 7 tanks and just run scalding water through the system between water changes. I only do one water change a day and have some on biweekly and some on weekly. I'm getting older and find this easy to handle. Btw, each w/c only takes 30mins.
Another good one! If I ever put a rack in my garage I'll be referring back to this! I love how you color coded everything because I am so guilty of telling myself "Oh of course I'll remember that" and three months later I have no clue! 🤭 and sorry, I couldn't help myself😂
I can understand you not liking the water changes. One thing I did for my tanks who were all on the same stand (like your old ones are) is setup a plastic storage bin with a pump and pvc tubing and on each "level" I setup a cut-off valve. So I can fill either 1 to all my tanks at one time.
Hi kaity Another great video,loved the update! it's a shame not everything is going the way you would like.rspecially the Florida tank,it started off looking so Nice. I think you might be right about the high temperatures in your garage being the problem. I used to have the same issue with high water teperetures in my tank but i was able to fix it by using cooling fans. (like the ones shown in that video you made with nigel) they're not that expensive and they can be connected to a thermostat so they switch on and off automatically.i can also relate to the issues you're having with your pond.lots of hair algae!😕and birds eating my fish.just recently i've seen a Kingfisher dive into my pond and catch a fish. But herons are the worst,they keep coming back until there is not a fish left!! I'm sure you Will find a way to solve everything(especially now that there is a dose of good karma coming your way for saving that baby possum😂😂) and i'm looking forward to watch the videos on how you do it!😊
Hi Kaity, Pumps are a game changer for water changes! For years I actually filled up buckets and dumped them in a sink. 😓. I enjoy your channel. love the trips to other countries. Especially when you visit Joey and Tamara!
Omg I did the same!! I used to use buckets to take water out and put it in. 3 buckets in and I'd be struggling lol. And thank you, that's awesome to hear 😊🙏🏻
Hello Kaity. Really interesting Video,nYout Tanks are so cool, especially the Chilid tanks, mine are progressing but work is really busy, In swear I'm spending more time in the Air than in the Ground in the past 6 months especially on Overseas flights, 9-15 Hours in the cockpit is not uncommon, usually even longer stretching to 16 Hours, I the
Hello Kaity I hope you're Ok and doing well. Nicely done on the Insulation.. Love your work as it's very different and it's all good. I suppose you might be off to the Gold Coast over the Next few weeks with friends maybe that are still travelling the School System and now Finally Free.. You Take Good Care Of Yourself Young Lady... Respefully John
Awsome video! Was cool seeing an update on all your aquariums, sorry to hear about all the issues with the rack systems and losing the fry. Hopefully youll get some more fry and will be able to try again with them! I guess a silver lining to that incident is it'll give you a blank slate to try some new ideas with those tanks 😊 If you're thinking about ponds, have a flick through the channel Fish with Carl, he has a really cool koi pond in his back garden with a massive glass viewing window for seeing the fish though! Think you'll find that one of interest for a couple of ideas you could try.
Ohhhh, that sounds awesome, I'm definitely going to have to check it out! 🐟🐟 And exactly what I'm thinking, at least it's pushing me to try something new 😁
@Kaityscichlids Ah nice! It's a pretty good channel, definitely give it a watch! That's always a good thing, to try new things! I don't know if you can get them in Australia, but have you thought about making something like a mudskipper aquarium? They'd be something different to do, and you might be able to use one of those smaller tanks for that. You could even have a go building a blennie aquarium with lots of rocks and scape it so it looks a bit like a harbour wall with a drop-off on one side, and some leafy plants that look like seaweed growing out of the rocks?
Hi Kaity. I follow Brady Brandwood, specifically for the Leon the Lobster series (great series). He has a video called building a DIY aquarium chiller. I've done this and it works for a quarter of the price of an aquarium chiller.
Hi, lovely tanks! I’m fairly new to tropical fish and was wondering how to make water changes easier than using buckets to refill. Is it safe to use warm water from our hot water service? I’m scared I’ll kill my fish 😢
Just stumbled across your Chanel . I recently stumbled across Father fish Chanel. He has interesting way to set up tanks less work That might suit you. Maybe set one up with his methods in your garage Learning curve experiment
i always use to double dose my wc for chlorine as you dont know if unity water has done maintenance in your area and have increased the chlorine amount
For a pond, space permitting- you could always repurpose an old bath tub. More water, more stable, can have more fish and could potentially attract frogs, while toads would be unlikely to be able to climb in. A lot of possibilities with something that size.
Are your using RO water in your cichlid fish tank ? Water looks Cristal clear. My tap water contains high nitrates of about 20ppm & I am confused what should I do to lower that as whenever I test my aquarium water I am getting nitrates of 80ppm . Rest all parameters are good only nitrates are always high
How do you stop the water change pumps from continuing to siphon after you switch them off? Do you just put them in the tank when you do want to water change? Personally I like the idea of a permanent drain plumbed in to the rack, where you can set it up to have an overflow into the drain, so you just pipe new water into the tanks and the draining does the rest itself - kind of like Planted Aquarias setup from your '106 Aquariums FULL of Nano Fish and Plants - Store Tour' video. I don't think I'll go that far in this hobby though, but the techie/geek in me likes the idea of doing it just for fun.
50+ years keeping fish and I always tell people... they kind of die as you put it. They fight or eat each other or die of old age or a power outage kills them but when you buy them know they will kind of die. I suggest to always go 100 gallons or bigger as it's more stable. My tank has a bio system (designed for salt water that works fine for fresh water except for the skimmer) that uses gravity drop and pump return. It has a mechanical prefilter that I use floss in and a quick change takes 2m without interrupting it's cycle. A heater rated for a slightly smaller tank works perfect because it's in the flow. You can also add a sterilizer if needed. Monster fish tend to wreak havoc on anything inside the tank including each other. I once had to pull the Jack Dempsey out of the mouth of a Managuense and gave it a spanking. With a few plants the only maintenance is periodic water changes using untreated tap water that has never led to a problem and the quick change of the filter floss as needed. I love to tell people that my filter is bigger than their fish tank. I cut a drop floor into the wooden stand do you make the filter fit then made one of the front panels open (although it is not apparent) with one of the two tiny doors by adding hidden hinges for true access. I recently got a large horse trough and now I have a pond and net as I have visiting raccoon. My suggestion for the tanks in your garage is to connect them all and add a large sump. Get that garage setup to be of adequate size and you will not deal with fluctuations. If possible connect it to a pond. As a retired architect I can't tell you that your work on the garage door is just the beginning. In California garages are typically not finished in drywall and very hot. It is possible that someone who does not understand architecture has done the drywall in your garage and it was done incorrectly. The habitable or occupied spaces in a structure are insulated and the roof or attic is vented. You need to verify that this was all done correctly and the venting is still operable. If everything is done correctly then there are several things you can do to keep the space cool in hot weather. They include increasing the rating for the insulation and the addition of a attic fan on a thermostat. You can also add thermal Mass. Do you have any lake Victoria fish or possibly Boulengerochromis microlepis? Do you plan to go swim in lake Tanganyika and Malawi? I always dreamed of swiming with the red bellies and Arowana in the big river or swimming in lake Victoria. My dream home is a atrium design with the center pond. You can use inverted fish tanks in a pond instead of viewing windows. I do not understand this trend of aquariums with no lids or tops or the obsession with plants. I do not understand having the water level below the trim so the lighting hits you in the eyes. It's not sick lids or pleco or Al Gee. Say it plecostomus. It's ahh not ohh. My fish ate your dingo!
Do u live in America or UK I has is 1 tropical fish tank I went away just a clean before going ask my pa to feed them all fine when i got back all was fine did u cheack the filters😮😮
Read the ingredients on your fish food it's the same as dog or cat food and much cheaper. Supplementing it with the tasty bits (like live rats) will bring out your color and keep your fish happy.
I use father fish method of keeping 2 tanks. Not much maintaining to do. I clean the sponge filter every few months. Trim plants. Add water but that’s it.
Redo tanks with inch of soil and cap with 2 inches or more of sand. Fill with ton of plants. Add a sponge filter. Never change water just top off. Feed every other day. I have great results this way!
Hello again kaity i love watching your videos so I got a 4 jaguar cichlid 3 days ago but they only just hide they wont come out its like my tank is empty, how can i make them come out like yours any advise would you recommend? 😁
Thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 They may just need some time! I would suggest dimming the lights as much as possible, and give them small amounts of food frequently. 3 days isn't long, in about a week they will most likely have warmed up 😊
I would not recommend pre formed ponds. It is really hard to manage the ecosystem with such a small body of water outside. I would recommend contacting a CAC and getting a aquascape pond installed. The smallest I would go is a 8x10 with tons of rocks and plants.
Nice vlog nice fish tank nice birds God blessed all best wishes from us God blessed great awesome fish variety of beautiful colours of fishes great work
Layla stealing the show as usual, so sorry to hear about the rack tanks, was Speckles one of the casualties? Sadly its part of the learning process in the hobby. Looking forward to seeing the progress with the changes. Also the Tanganyikan tank is still my fave love it. Also with smalle rtanks i find having a wet/dry vacum cleaner is a god send for gutting out an old tank rready for a new setup.
I know most dont like large systems but drill them and put them on a single sump. All is made simple plus great content. Then its just dealing with hospital tank/tanks.
I have about 25 fish aquariums from 10 gallons to 150 gallons in my 8' x 20' fish room. I breed fish in the fish room. I find that it is better for me to do each tank separately so that I spend the time to examine everything an make changes right away. If you balance the amount of fish, food, and plants in each aquarium you can lengthen the time for water changes. Tracking water quality with test strip will allow you a good plan for maintenance. My aquariums take about 1 month to reach 80 ppm and need cleaning and water change. So aquariums are more often because they have a lager bio load. The best tip is to test your water every day for a week, then go to each week. When the ppm gets to 80, then do maintenance. If you just pick an arbitrary time period, you could be doing more work then necessary and making this hobby seem like work. i siphon and gravel vac into a trash can on casters. it takes me 8 hours to do all my aquariums by hand. I guess I rambled on long enough.😅
I really appreciate your willingness to share the tanks that didn't necessarily pan out like you planned! I recently set up a new tank and its struggling a bit, and its nice seeing a youtube video that isn't just a perfect tank working exactly as its supposed to all the time!
Appreciate it :)
I enjoy your honesty and authenticity. You make extremely entertaining videos.
Superb water quality for the big tank and fantastic coloration of the fishes.Great job!😊
I misread the timestamp and I was excited for 1.6 hours of kaity lol
I like that Reptarium shirt! I live about an hour from there. Can’t wait for the aquarium to open. Maybe I’ll see you there!
Check the garage insulation. I’m pretty sure the metal reflective side is supposed to do face out, not in. Hello from Texas!
A rigid insulation with a higher R rating might work better
No glamorous youtube aquarium channel for you kaity ! It is good honest content that you are showing. There are plenty of channels that would encourage people into the hobby without any warning of things that could go wrong. As a suggestion for a garden pond, i think Matt (fish shop Matt Britain) said the "Blagdon" range would be available in Australia (like his wildlife pond with the steps).
Just a thought.
Great video as always.
HIT THE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE FOLKS 👍🏻
Hi Kaity, lots of Love from India. Love your videos especially the collab with channels and visit to other countries. Just want to appreciate your work, great job dear. Its been over a decade now since i have been to this hobby. I love cichlids, they are my favs. I'm a Physics teacher by profession and nowadays i not getting ample time for my the hobby, always love to do like you guys are doing. looking forward to more and more videos from you. Thank you so much and Hello to your Yellow cutie!!
The large tank/ pond in the garden would look amazing ! As always your tanganyika aquarium looks awesome
Kaity, you can also simply put ankle nylon socks over the pump to protect fry or shrimp.
I always enjoy watching your videos because there is always something to smile about 😉🧡
... or a swimming pool skimmer sock. 😀
Your Iceberg Electric Blue is absolutely stunning! They're my favorite fish and i've had many over the years, and besides their brilliant colors - i really love how varied their personalities can be. Their usually thought of as being docile mid-sized Haps, and though most ive had have fit that description, i have had two who were hyper-dominant tank bosses. Including one that was the biggest Fryeri Ive ever seen at 8.5 inches, (measured when he finally passed away), who was king of a big tank that was full of at the time a bunch of fully grown, significantly larger, and usually much more aggressive haps likes Fuscos, Champs, Venustus, and Tyranochromis. I really miss that old dude. Anyways, great tanks
Hi Kaity. Good to see your cichlids tanks going strong. Love that bird! Don't know about the possum tale; use to love ringtail possums until they recently ate all my plants, flowers leaves and stalks. Ah well, at least they are well fed :)
Your videos are so lovely to watch, love your little yellow buddy, so cute. Enjoyed your videos when you visited here to the UK x
Thank you so much 😊🙌🏻🦜🦜
Beautiful tanks Kaity! Great job!
Thank you Gordon 😁🐟🐟
Not fish related but sometimes when a house is built, some builders don't add roof insulation in the garage section which also contributes to the increased temperatures so may also want to check that outbas well.
Beautiful tanks Kaity. I always enjoy watching your videos!!😊🙏
Hi Kaity i enjoy watching all your videos. Your tanks and fish are absolutely gorgeous
Love what your planning so far keep it up your an inspiration to the hobby :)
Thanks for sharing your hobby with us. I use a pump system also, but only have one and do not leave it in the tank. I use it for each of my 7 tanks and just run scalding water through the system between water changes. I only do one water change a day and have some on biweekly and some on weekly. I'm getting older and find this easy to handle. Btw, each w/c only takes 30mins.
Pumps are definitely the way to go! It makes everything soooo much easier
@@Kaityscichlids I know this is unrelated, but do you know the kind of rock that was used in the Atlas aquarium River tank?
Another good one! If I ever put a rack in my garage I'll be referring back to this! I love how you color coded everything because I am so guilty of telling myself "Oh of course I'll remember that" and three months later I have no clue! 🤭 and sorry, I couldn't help myself😂
Thank you 😁😁 And yep, that is so me!! 🤣 I was like nope I just need to do it now or I'm going to get them mixed up lol
Great update vid! The big tanks are looking fly.
Thank you 😁🙏🏻
Really love your tanks 🤗! Thank you for sharing!
I can understand you not liking the water changes. One thing I did for my tanks who were all on the same stand (like your old ones are) is setup a plastic storage bin with a pump and pvc tubing and on each "level" I setup a cut-off valve. So I can fill either 1 to all my tanks at one time.
Yesssss!! The Aqua Baddie strikes again!!
Hi kaity
Another great video,loved the update! it's a shame not everything is going the way you would like.rspecially the Florida tank,it started off looking so Nice. I think you might be right about the high temperatures in your garage being the problem. I used to have the same issue with high water teperetures in my tank but i was able to fix it by using cooling fans. (like the ones shown in that video you made with nigel) they're not that expensive and they can be connected to a thermostat so they switch on and off automatically.i can also relate to the issues you're having with your pond.lots of hair algae!😕and birds eating my fish.just recently i've seen a Kingfisher dive into my pond and catch a fish. But herons are the worst,they keep coming back until there is not a fish left!! I'm sure you Will find a way to solve everything(especially now that there is a dose of good karma coming your way for saving that baby possum😂😂) and i'm looking forward to watch the videos on how you do it!😊
Hi Kaity, Pumps are a game changer for water changes! For years I actually filled up buckets and dumped them in a sink. 😓. I enjoy your channel. love the trips to other countries. Especially when you visit Joey and Tamara!
Omg I did the same!! I used to use buckets to take water out and put it in. 3 buckets in and I'd be struggling lol. And thank you, that's awesome to hear 😊🙏🏻
It was a good workout! 😂
I am still using buckets and been doing it for 40 -+ years 😅 I need to look into this and it was nice to see Laila 🥰
try the Sicce sun zero pump. Works great
Hello Kaity.
Really interesting Video,nYout Tanks are so cool, especially the Chilid tanks, mine are progressing but work is really busy, In swear I'm spending more time in the Air than in the Ground in the past 6 months especially on Overseas flights, 9-15 Hours in the cockpit is not uncommon, usually even longer stretching to 16 Hours, I the
Hello Kaity
I hope you're Ok and doing well.
Nicely done on the Insulation..
Love your work as it's very different and it's all good.
I suppose you might be off to the Gold Coast over the Next few weeks with friends maybe that are still travelling the School System and now Finally Free..
You Take Good Care Of Yourself Young Lady...
Respefully
John
Awsome video! Was cool seeing an update on all your aquariums, sorry to hear about all the issues with the rack systems and losing the fry. Hopefully youll get some more fry and will be able to try again with them! I guess a silver lining to that incident is it'll give you a blank slate to try some new ideas with those tanks 😊 If you're thinking about ponds, have a flick through the channel Fish with Carl, he has a really cool koi pond in his back garden with a massive glass viewing window for seeing the fish though! Think you'll find that one of interest for a couple of ideas you could try.
Ohhhh, that sounds awesome, I'm definitely going to have to check it out! 🐟🐟 And exactly what I'm thinking, at least it's pushing me to try something new 😁
@Kaityscichlids Ah nice! It's a pretty good channel, definitely give it a watch! That's always a good thing, to try new things! I don't know if you can get them in Australia, but have you thought about making something like a mudskipper aquarium? They'd be something different to do, and you might be able to use one of those smaller tanks for that. You could even have a go building a blennie aquarium with lots of rocks and scape it so it looks a bit like a harbour wall with a drop-off on one side, and some leafy plants that look like seaweed growing out of the rocks?
Definitely need a big monster tank in the garage but the pond on stilts would be awesome really haven’t seen another RUclipsr with one
Hi Kaity. I follow Brady Brandwood, specifically for the Leon the Lobster series (great series). He has a video called building a DIY aquarium chiller. I've done this and it works for a quarter of the price of an aquarium chiller.
Hi, lovely tanks! I’m fairly new to tropical fish and was wondering how to make water changes easier than using buckets to refill. Is it safe to use warm water from our hot water service? I’m scared I’ll kill my fish 😢
Just stumbled across your Chanel .
I recently stumbled across Father fish Chanel.
He has interesting way to set up tanks less work
That might suit you.
Maybe set one up with his methods in your garage
Learning curve experiment
Love the tretocephalus, my favorite all time. Unfortunately they, like most Lamps, can be absolutely vicious towards their own kind, good jumpers too
i always use to double dose my wc for chlorine as you dont know if unity water has done maintenance in your area and have increased the chlorine amount
For a pond, space permitting- you could always repurpose an old bath tub. More water, more stable, can have more fish and could potentially attract frogs, while toads would be unlikely to be able to climb in. A lot of possibilities with something that size.
I like your idea of outdoor pond. Try a float switch to maintain water level.
Beautiful tanks!!
Thank you 😄🙏🏻
Kaitys Sick Lids - An aquarium lid manufacturing company 😊
Fantastic Tanks, question to ask of you which one do you prefer, canister filter, or sump ? and why
Love you Kaity and love your tanks. 100% perfect..... Awesome girl......
Thank you so much 😊🙌🏻🐟💗
Thankyou for the update
probably the temperature caused issues.. and you are right large bodies of water are so much more stable and resilient.
I was just wondering if you have a solid concrete floor under your tanks or just plain wooden floor joists?....large tanks can be very heavy
can you do a depth tour of your big two tanks? fish and all the stuff u use for the two tanks
I love that bird 🤣it's like a flying yellow lab cichlid
You guess it would work if you put some reflecting material outside also?
OMG i want your little yellow bird sooooo cute just like it's owner!
Maybe try some Ralm cichlids in you garage. They like the warmer temps.
Are your using RO water in your cichlid fish tank ? Water looks Cristal clear. My tap water contains high nitrates of about 20ppm & I am confused what should I do to lower that as whenever I test my aquarium water I am getting nitrates of 80ppm . Rest all parameters are good only nitrates are always high
Fish house tour let’s gooooo!
How do you stop the water change pumps from continuing to siphon after you switch them off? Do you just put them in the tank when you do want to water change? Personally I like the idea of a permanent drain plumbed in to the rack, where you can set it up to have an overflow into the drain, so you just pipe new water into the tanks and the draining does the rest itself - kind of like Planted Aquarias setup from your '106 Aquariums FULL of Nano Fish and Plants - Store Tour' video. I don't think I'll go that far in this hobby though, but the techie/geek in me likes the idea of doing it just for fun.
should i turn off the canister filter while changing the water in fish tank please reply
Really cool setups!If you want a new tank idea,you should get a turtle 'cause why not!
That's what I was thinking!!!! 🐢 I want to get a saw shelled turtle ever since I found one 🤣
They are dual purpose pets.They make good aquarium residents and good companions,but you need double filtration like big fish 😅
Still feeding those micro-pellets. Ever tried going a little larger? I ask because the food always makes it to the bottom in most vids. Great vid!
50+ years keeping fish and I always tell people... they kind of die as you put it. They fight or eat each other or die of old age or a power outage kills them but when you buy them know they will kind of die. I suggest to always go 100 gallons or bigger as it's more stable. My tank has a bio system (designed for salt water that works fine for fresh water except for the skimmer) that uses gravity drop and pump return. It has a mechanical prefilter that I use floss in and a quick change takes 2m without interrupting it's cycle. A heater rated for a slightly smaller tank works perfect because it's in the flow. You can also add a sterilizer if needed. Monster fish tend to wreak havoc on anything inside the tank including each other. I once had to pull the Jack Dempsey out of the mouth of a Managuense and gave it a spanking. With a few plants the only maintenance is periodic water changes using untreated tap water that has never led to a problem and the quick change of the filter floss as needed. I love to tell people that my filter is bigger than their fish tank. I cut a drop floor into the wooden stand do you make the filter fit then made one of the front panels open (although it is not apparent) with one of the two tiny doors by adding hidden hinges for true access. I recently got a large horse trough and now I have a pond and net as I have visiting raccoon. My suggestion for the tanks in your garage is to connect them all and add a large sump. Get that garage setup to be of adequate size and you will not deal with fluctuations. If possible connect it to a pond. As a retired architect I can't tell you that your work on the garage door is just the beginning. In California garages are typically not finished in drywall and very hot. It is possible that someone who does not understand architecture has done the drywall in your garage and it was done incorrectly. The habitable or occupied spaces in a structure are insulated and the roof or attic is vented. You need to verify that this was all done correctly and the venting is still operable. If everything is done correctly then there are several things you can do to keep the space cool in hot weather. They include increasing the rating for the insulation and the addition of a attic fan on a thermostat. You can also add thermal Mass. Do you have any lake Victoria fish or possibly Boulengerochromis microlepis? Do you plan to go swim in lake Tanganyika and Malawi? I always dreamed of swiming with the red bellies and Arowana in the big river or swimming in lake Victoria. My dream home is a atrium design with the center pond. You can use inverted fish tanks in a pond instead of viewing windows. I do not understand this trend of aquariums with no lids or tops or the obsession with plants. I do not understand having the water level below the trim so the lighting hits you in the eyes. It's not sick lids or pleco or Al Gee. Say it plecostomus. It's ahh not ohh.
My fish ate your dingo!
P.S. Add rocks to your African tanks.
Do u live in America or UK I has is 1 tropical fish tank I went away just a clean before going ask my pa to feed them all fine when i got back all was fine did u cheack the filters😮😮
what are you feeding your african cichlids? the Malawi HAPS.
hi Kaity, what pellets you gave it to them? the fish color looks amazing
Read the ingredients on your fish food it's the same as dog or cat food and much cheaper. Supplementing it with the tasty bits (like live rats) will bring out your color and keep your fish happy.
I use father fish method of keeping 2 tanks. Not much maintaining to do. I clean the sponge filter every few months. Trim plants. Add water but that’s it.
Beautiful ❤😊
Redo tanks with inch of soil and cap with 2 inches or more of sand. Fill with ton of plants. Add a sponge filter. Never change water just top off. Feed every other day. I have great results this way!
Don’t give up on the more nano type of tanks…I have two larger tanks and a 50 litre…the 50 litre is by far my favourite…💜
Hello again kaity i love watching your videos so I got a 4 jaguar cichlid 3 days ago but they only just hide they wont come out its like my tank is empty, how can i make them come out like yours any advise would you recommend? 😁
Thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 They may just need some time! I would suggest dimming the lights as much as possible, and give them small amounts of food frequently. 3 days isn't long, in about a week they will most likely have warmed up 😊
@@Kaityscichlids thank you kaity i appreciate it, hoping next week they won't be shy anymore like yours
@MaruEva good luck with them!! 🐟
Hey what happened to your scaped tank you had ?
I would not recommend pre formed ponds. It is really hard to manage the ecosystem with such a small body of water outside. I would recommend contacting a CAC and getting a aquascape pond installed. The smallest I would go is a 8x10 with tons of rocks and plants.
Very nice.❤️❤️❤️
Nice vlog nice fish tank nice birds God blessed all best wishes from us God blessed great awesome fish variety of beautiful colours of fishes great work
Thank you so much 😊🙌🏻🙌🏻
@Kaityscichlids have a wonderful day beautiful blessing wonderful 🐠 fishes
@vaibhavyevale7172 you too!! 🙏🏻
Nice vlog nice 🐠 tank nice God blessed all
In your small tanks you need to add tons of plants which will reduce or eliminate water changes
beautiful tanks.
Thank you 😊🙏🏻
what kind of bird was that at the beginning of the video??
Layla stealing the show as usual, so sorry to hear about the rack tanks, was Speckles one of the casualties? Sadly its part of the learning process in the hobby. Looking forward to seeing the progress with the changes. Also the Tanganyikan tank is still my fave love it. Also with smalle rtanks i find having a wet/dry vacum cleaner is a god send for gutting out an old tank rready for a new setup.
Yes, sadly 😢😢 But only near the end, Speckles was potentially a perpetrator at some points 😅 Thank you so much 😊🙏🏻
Never have a tank out of sight out of mind
I know most dont like large systems but drill them and put them on a single sump. All is made simple plus great content. Then its just dealing with hospital tank/tanks.
I agree
What do you do for work kaity
I'm pretty sure she's second generation MI6 so ssh
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@@GenXHeart 😂 makes sense I was thinking she’d make a great environmental scientist.
My best friend would love you he loves fish too and has like 5 tanks
What's the bird type?
She is a parrotlet 😊🦜
Do you have a full-time job too or is RUclips your job?
Use 3M double sided tape for the garage insulation and they will never fall off.
Your Parrotlet is Beautiful
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@@Kaityscichlids your tanks are so clean
They are beautiful
love you videos !
@hydrostream76 awww, thank you so much 🥹🙏🏻
what kind of bird is that????
Another big tank. Community tank planted with driftwood and rocks.
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wow
it wont work and expensive too, aquarium fan much cheaper and cooling the tank by 3-4 degrees
Sorry Jaity, I had to cut off due to Urgent Work Call, Go Figure....
See ya..
Regards
John...
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You're the austrailian rainbowfish captain.
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Kaity I’m really upset with you because I was excited to see your peacock and hap and mbuna tank but nooo, please make more videos with the peacocks 😊
They'll be more of them in the future, don't worry!! 😁🐟🐟
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I have about 25 fish aquariums from 10 gallons to 150 gallons in my 8' x 20' fish room. I breed fish in the fish room. I find that it is better for me to do each tank separately so that I spend the time to examine everything an make changes right away. If you balance the amount of fish, food, and plants in each aquarium you can lengthen the time for water changes. Tracking water quality with test strip will allow you a good plan for maintenance. My aquariums take about 1 month to reach 80 ppm and need cleaning and water change. So aquariums are more often because they have a lager bio load. The best tip is to test your water every day for a week, then go to each week. When the ppm gets to 80, then do maintenance. If you just pick an arbitrary time period, you could be doing more work then necessary and making this hobby seem like work. i siphon and gravel vac into a trash can on casters. it takes me 8 hours to do all my aquariums by hand. I guess I rambled on long enough.😅
That's some really good points, and very true about the nitrates! It sounds like you have a really good system going and are very dedicated! 🐟🌿
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Cantik
I am from Iraq, a breeder of decorative fish
this is what happens when you leave your tanks and go overseas holidays...thats it
Put an air conditioner into the garage
Zip Ties NOT ZIppy Ties !
That really bothers you huh? 😂
Triggered much?
@@LetsGoBruins77 hey BOY