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@@flamingbridges1649 not just the temperature but it should relatively be the same as the store. But it's usually the water itself that sends them into shock or if the water is too cold
what if there is not any conditioner in the water looks like they bought fish gravel and a tank with no filter or air pump and just dumped it all in there and said let it be
My carnival won goldfish is thriving in my 78-80* severum community tank. I was also in quite a predicament and had to fill my tank with freezing cold water when m water heater broke in the middle of a 80% massive water change. They all wet dormant but pull through, even my Corries!!!
@@annamunzar8548 omgg sameee but mostly with my friends. Once one of my fishes died and it was my fav one,I loved it sm and I was very sad when it died. One of my friends asked me y am I sad so I told them and they literally laughed at me saying "ow cmon that's just a fish,don't cry abt it,just grill it😂😂😂" nd I was sooo mad
Some shelters are absolutely horrid. All of my rodents and small animals that I got from shelters were being heavily neglected and some borderline abuse. My little boy that started my craze of saving rodents from shelters died within 12 hours of being home due to how sick he was. Yet the employs and vets gave him a solid health check.
Honestly, I strongly believe that these places should check if a tank is cycled and if the owner is ready. Maybe give them a test on how much they know about the animal, just SOMETHING that confirms the person taking in a living animal isn’t a stupidiot.
I’d say I rescued a male fancy guppy. It belonged to my mom’s friend’s son and he had it in there with a male betta. I explained to him why that was really bad and he agreed to give it to me. (Honestly, he barely cared about the tank and it was being taken care of by his sister who was very upset I was taking the guppy because she wanted to see it die)
@@mina-simp yeah. When I explained to her what I explained to her brother, she lit up. And then I said her brother was letting me have the guppy and her face fell and she threw a fit saying she wanted to see some carnage. And she tried to argue that it isn’t her brother’s tank anymore because she’s the one who’s been feeding them. The tank’s in his room. And he bought the fish. It’s his tank.
Yeah, they like hoover up there food and if you have gravel they Hoover that up too which they can’t poo out, but they can poo sand out. I’ve had mine on sand for about 4 years anyway, I guess they like it (actually I know they do cause I can talk to axolotls), no science btw only google and 2 alive axolotls 💚💚💚
Well yes, but no. Sand is okay, but rounded stones larger than the axolotls head is better. The sand can still enter the axolotls digestive tract when he sucks up his prey, possibly causing impaction. (I am new to the axolotl keeping hobby so please take this lightly). Edit: The plants I have, have been doing fine without sand. :/
It always frustrates me when people are loose with the word 'rescue'. It seems like every animal is a "rescue". While I don't think you have to always do something dangerous like jump into fire to rescue a pet you do however need to be saving it in some way. Like one fish I had that I considered a rescue was a goldfish that lived in 3 inches of ice cold muddy (and literally garbage filled) water that I overheard a coworker say was going to 'stuff him in the toilet' when he got home that day. Things like that are rescues. Not buying a hamster at Petco or buying a puppy from a friend.
Yep! It's weird to think about that because a lot of my pets would qualify haha. Rescued res puppy that was being abused by some kids, a cat that was in danger of being killed by an 'Alfa male' cat (that cat was ripped dude 😂), And my betta fish was half dead at Petco so that counts ig lol
"Rescue" is just a term in the pet world that refers to a pet that was previously a stray or an abused animal and was adopted into a new home. It's rather arbitrary, so yeah people are gonna use it rather loosely
yeah exactly. my dog is a “rescue dog” but i don’t consider myself a dog rescuer. she was found chained outside someone’s house with no food or water an a bunch of holes around her (that she tried to dig) and the person who found her had to fight (not a physical fight) to get her to a rescue and then foster her. then i /adopted/ her. i didn’t rescue, i’m not a dog rescuer. i adopted her from someone who did rescue her and foster her.
I have six animals in my house. 4 of them are adapted 2 are true rescues. I don't want to go into too much detail about it just in case anyone reading this is a small child. But lets just say that the first day I got my Husky he was 5 months onld but weighed close to 30 pounds less than he should have. The poor baby was water and food possessive for months. (Thankfully I managed to train it out of him) My second rescue was a 4 week old kitten I found in a pharmacy parking lot. She had 4 different sicknesses and weighed berly 1/4 of a pound. Thankfully both of them are alive, happy and healthy today
@@lilliansuchman6809 wow. How did you get your husky to not be food possessive? My German Shepherd who we got found as a puppy at a basketball court being kicked around by some kids, is still possessive over food, 3 years later. He's so sweet otherwise!
On the topic of everybody getting misidentified as "goldfish," when I worked at the library I kept a 16-gallon there with 6 tetras. My first 6* were flame tetras: little 1 1/2" - 2" guys with cool yellow to orange ombre action. Every other person who commented on them called them "goldfish." It really stressed me out because I worried they were going to think it was okay to put 6 actual goldfish in a tank that size. (*RIP to the flame tetras, who died young because a fool who briefly worked there insisted on feeding them on my day off. Apparently she said, "Oh, I know what I'm doing, I used to work in a pet store." I came in the next day to find the substrate practically coated with uneaten food and 6 super bloated little flamies. I scrambled to try to fix it but the damage was already done. I have never forgiven her, and I have never again found flame tetras locally. 😢)
kids in the class : "That quite kid's life must be boring , he probably has nothing to do in his home too lol" Quite Kid : **Does a water change** 10:47
The people on r/goldfish don't even care as much as this dude. Anytime I try to say that it's neglectful to keep a goldfish in a small tank, and just tell the damn truth about how OP is neglecting the fish everyone gets so upset 😂
@@j.6267 it's okay for 2 juvenile fancy goldfish but is say goldies need at least a 40 minimum, and single rail goldfish need a 75 gallon at least for 2.
Heyo, axolotl breeder here! Extra fine sand is actually acceptable for your adult axolotl tank. Some owners prefer a bare bottom tank, and that is definitely the safest option, but fine sand works too. Chunky sand, gravel, and rocks are /never/ safe. The rule of thumb is the rock or piece of decor much be larger than your lotls head. if it is smaller than it’s head, it can and will be swallowed and can become compacted in the axolotls digestive tract. Fine sand, however, can pass through the digestive tract if swallowed. My three adult lotls are in a giant tank with fine sand as a substrate and all three are big and healthy. I keep my baby lotls and subadults without any substrate though because they are smaller and very stupid. If you are looking for a substrate for your axolotl, please do research! Some sand brands will not be safe for your baby’s home. It’s always important to check what chemicals are present and the fineness of the sand.
@@MrsShocoTaco it's true. I found out I'm getting pimples after eating food with lactose. Now I know I have to take into account that eating cheese or ice cream means few days of bad skin.
That multiple arowana, no substrate tank is apparently one of the things you need to legally qualify as a restaurant. I mean, why else would they be so common?
It's pretty legit to keep arowana without substrate, they are big fish and top water. They will not give a damn about the floor. Giant fish also make giant poops and sand and gravel can explode in nitrate levels and gas bubbles if not meticulously siphoned and the arowana gains nothing from having pretty substrate but the danger of not having good water quality.. The tank in the video too small though.
I'm gonna donate all my worldly possessions to Repashy so that she can sponsor the channel. I would much rather watch a sponsor by a gecko than Raid Shadowlegends or Raycons.
The 'Animal Rescue' portion reminded me of Bill Burr's Animal Rescue joke... 'Did ya? Did ya rescue her? Did you climb into a burning building, with no thought for yourself? Did you climb in on your hands and knees, under barbwire, through the mud? Or... did you just go down to the pound and pick up a free dog.' 💀
Me who put a betta fish in a 4.9 gallon tank: *Relaxed* My Security System: INTRUDER ALERT: MAN ARMED WITH ANGRY CRESTED GECKO AT FIRST STAIRWELL, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Me: 0.0
Not sure why chlorine (tap water) is not even being mentioned. Pretty sure that's the most common and quickest way to kill any fish by far. Goldfish are pretty hardly and they don't get killed that easily by temperature or oxygen. There would be signs first and probably could still survive a few days before dying for temperature/oxygen/cycling issues. 90% is due to untreated tap water, even goldfish could be killed within 15 mins without much signs.
Yeah I'm sure in the first clip they didn't treat the water, all those fish sank like a stone and I've seen that happen when people don't detoxify the water with solution and toss the fish in regular tap water.
It freakin' triggers me when one of the members on our FB group were lectured about how overstocked his aquarium was and all he said was "it's fine, it's mine anyway"
Something same happened to me, i was scrolling through yt shorts but found a person who kept 2 goldfish and a betta together in a small bowl when i told him that these fish should be kept to together in bowl etc he/she told me "its my life who are you"
The turtle that they had could’ve been a snapper. They need a larger amount of food so you are incorrect on how no turtle would eat all of that. I do agree that they shouldn’t do it, and plus, half of the turtles fun is swimming around and catching them
For once, I caught FTR the day it released! I always admire the tanks in the background, as well as the ones getting reviewed. This is a good way to get the weekly (or daily, if watching old episodes) dose of pretty fish and plants without committing fish crimes due to not having the knowledge or time to maintain my own tank.
5:15 I own a couple axies and the fine sand is actually the best option (the next being either extremely large, unattractive stones or bare-bottom), they can swallow small amounts and pass it through without any issues and it promotes bioactivity. Larger grains are dangerous since they can be sharp and potentially shred up their vulnerable digestive system, and gravel is a sin in the axolotl community for very good reasons, so are those flat glass marbles and really anything they can fit in their mouths, they are forever dumb babies (very precious though)
My cousin has a black Betta fish. He kept the Betta in a 1 gallon fishbowl. When he first bought it is was so beautiful and cheerful. But two weeks ago when I went to his house, his Betta’s fins were thin and the colour was so dim. The water was so black and cloudy. He only cleans the fishbowl once a month . He also has another tank which contain 5 glow fish and 1 Platy. Whenever I mention the fishes to him or if I go near his tank, he would either drag me away or tell me to keep quiet. I feel really bad for his fish. I wish they had a better home
I haven't rescued fish, but I've brought two back to a healthy condition. One was from Petco, and he was so skinny and small compared to the other goldfish that we bought. I waited with him for hours until he would come out of hiding so he could get some food. This went on for months before he learned it was okay to come up for food instead of scavenging for what was left (I think he was bullied in the other tank, it was like 20 young fancy goldfish in a five gallon). And the other I got from a local fish store, he is a feeder fish, and obviously got sick. But we luckily had a spare tank and quarantined him. He got better within a few days to a week, and is now the biggest fish we have
It's my dream to eventually be able to take up fish-keeping and aqua-scaping. For now, I will sit and admire all the beautiful work that other people can do, as I am unable to take on such a heavy responsibility at the moment. Keep up the amazing work Chris, and I'm glad I get to watch someone so entertaining and skilled actively share and lift up other people in the community!
I got a 5.5 gallon tank over the weekend and decided to get a betta, today I'm going to local pet store( not a chain store) to look at some bettas and pick up some plants, gravel/substrate, and decor.
Recoment anything ather then anubias and java fern it's not bad but it gets recommend to much so the list Java moss ,any kainda moss, African water fern,comboba,honwort, darfe aquarum Lilly,guppy grass ,water sprite I have more but can't list hop you have good day and pic a female betta they are underrated :)
I join your channel 1year ago to learn how to build my 1ºtank, a 50l aquarium, now i got 250l in aquariums, all planted, and got 3 friends to the hobby that now got even more tanks then me, 1 of them 1 is getting a gheko thanks to your gheko breeding video! keep up the good work!!!
Just added two of those thermometers to my cart! I’m so tired of the little suction cup ones that always end up falling off and floating around in the tank so this will be a great addition to my fish room
yea in my opinion not enough people know what they are getting themselves in when they are buying fish thats why parrot fish are sold as goldfish and some of the fish that is on a bigger side get placed in like 20-30 gallon tanks
I mean... if it's to improve the animal's quality of life I'd say stealing is okay. It's fairly obvious the owner doesn't care and the fish are suffering for it
@MUSIC PETS AND ART Nope, if you pay them they'll do it again to make more money ESPECIALLY if it's a petsmart/petco etc. Buying the animal from an abusive home is not rescuing it
Let’s be honest though sometimes you are rescuing a beta or something like off of OfferUp there was this girl selling 3 betas in like a waterfall cube tank thing that’s a rescue I don’t careeeee
When I was younger I was taught to wait a few hours before adding fish, test the water until it is good, and to only add a few fish at a time. No more than five (depending on side of tank and size of fish)l this was back in the early 2000’s things change even from that. Now it can be up to more than a day.
i remember seeing that first video on tiktok and they made response videos pretty much saying tbey dont care since they’re just feeders but i mean.. If it’s going to your turtle.. should still take care of them
I’ve been wanting to submit my zen tank, but I’m so scared of being roasted by Chris 😂 plus my Cory’s keep messing up my substrate so I have a limited time after water changes to take pics.
Bro I started at a live plant level. First thing I made was a golfish pond with live plants. I got the plants (as well as snails, shrimp and small feeder fish) from the natural environment. Now I have 10 Goldfish and 8 koi in there, as well as an eel-tailed catifish. They all survived an entire year without me feeding (whilst growing in breeding in that time so not underfed) living only off the plants, feeder fish, shrimp and bug larvae that naturally multiply in the pond. Since adding the koi though I now feed them pellets
5:03 I didn't watch The original video, so I'm not sure what the context is, but, sometimes, when you "rescue" an aquatic animal, depending on the circumstances, you can't prepare a suitable aquarium from the start. I've been through this, I tried to do the best I could, with what I had in my house.
I fully support stealing bettas from chain stores that neglect them. Take their money away. Animal abuse is a much worse crime than stealing, and doesn’t deserve to be rewarded with profit.
@MUSIC PETS AND ART the positive effects that stealing a betta from a store that neglects them are: - the fish gets out of an abusive situation - a chain store is prevented from profiting off animal abuse. The negative effects are… nonexistent. When an illegal act has nothing but a positive impact on the world, the law needs to be re-examined and revised. Our morality should shape our laws, not the other way around. Until chain stores implement policy that prevents betta abuse, I believe that it is not only morally justified but also morally right to impose negative consequences on them.
Sand is actually okay for adult axolotls. As long as it’s fine enough for them to digest it’s all good. Gravel on the other hand is a big “no-no” There are 3 options for substrate with an adult Axolotl: Sand Large rocks (I mean LARGE, must be bigger than the Axolotl’s head otherwise they might try to eat it haha) Barebottom, but I feel that axolotls don’t get enough traction on the bottom of the tank. The one problem with sand for an axolotl is that ammonia an build up faster, but that isn’t a problem if the tank is large enough and you are keeping up with maintenance and not over feeding. :) It’s worked fine for my Axolotl and I, but I do very frequent, small water changes to keep the water quality pristine. :D *key word ADULT. Baby axolotls can’t have sand. :)
This kinda reminds me of a betta fish I had to rescue from a spoiled kid. It was kept in one of those half gallon Walmart plastic containers with what I thought was brown gravel (it turned out to be white) and those cheap paint peeling Walmart plants. The poor betta's fins were torn to shreds because of the poor water quality and he had a bacterial infection. I cleaned his tank gave him better water and medicated with my own fish meds. Then I lit the fire underneath this kid and explained why he needs to consistently clean his betta's tank with partial water changes every week/twice a week in such a small container or put it in something bigger. Than his mom hit me with the "well the fish is fine now it'll live if we put it back where it was." She also told me to not tell her child what to do. I face palmed and tried to explain to her that I know what I was talking about since I keep a fully planted tank and bettas. She wasn't having it and not even a week later they fully changed the tank and killed the fish. Mind you I told them to do slight water changes, but they took the betta out of it's water and into fresh water. No acclimation at all. So yeah needless to say please do your research when getting a pet and don't expect an eight year old to know how to take care of a pet. Case and point. I don't normally rant about stuff like this but fish are usually always the butt of neglect because they are cheap and "kid friendly ".
When Chris talked about the tank that wasn't cycled I remembered about how me and my mum were arguing about when i will get my tank and she said for x-mas and i tried to tell her that i need it now or before x-mas cuz i need to cycle it..she didn't believe me until she called her close friend who is a professional and she told her thats true I'm getting my tank in a week :')
Not one for buying merch usually but I had to pick up the anti fishbowl hoodie. I am so excited. Your channel has taught me so much, still have way more to learn and enjoying every moment of it! I love using sand for my substrate 🙂
There is actually an arowana pokemon! I think it's just spelled differently. And I wanna get a good carpet, I'm struggling to get good substrate in my tanks though :/
I rescued some fishies once, I don’t know why I’m mentioning it, just wanna flex, lol. It was a ditch after a bad storm and the small amount of water they had was drying up, it was maybe 25-ish guppies from a overflow pond I’m guessing, brought them to a decent sized pond with lots of plants to hide in, I keep checking and I saw smaller ones this past spring, I think they had babies.
The first video happened with me, all the new guppies I bought died by the next day, 10 or so guppies. Before that, I had other fish in there that were thriving. Talked to the pet store and apparently they also just had those fish shipped in that day and seeing as it was only those fish that were dying, we concluded it to be the high stress levels they had to go through, especially since a lot of petsmart employees are not too good with acclimating the fish sometimes and didnt even think about the amount of stress put on those fish from putting them in and immediately fishing them out with those nets, especially since theyre not too gentle with them in the first place. My water levels were safe too, tank was super clean and clear with a bit of algae for my plecos, so that was the only other explanation. In this case
I was immature and had a beta in a 4 gallon tank and thanks to you I’ve realised and it’s now in a 15 gallon and I also have a 55 gallon for some kribensis and angel fish
For the axolotl tank obviously have cycled water but sand can be used depending on the size of sand and the animal its self they can potentially get impacted but if you have fine sand it should be okay if it's a larger. Having nothing for them to grip to on the bottom of the tank can actually stresses them out.
I know this is an old video, butt ... The taxidermy creature at around 7 minutes is a whitetail deer butt. They're sometimes called "asssquatches". People actually do some pretty cool/interesting things with them. Actually takes a bit of skill. Taxidermy is pretty difficult to do. This would fall into the rogue taxidermy category.
Is killing fish prior to feeding turtles common? I would just put live feeder fish in my turtle pond and the turtles were perfectly able to catch them.
I own 2 axolotls and I did lots of research before purchasing them, sand is okay but the axoltol needs to be bigger the 4 inches or it could damage their skin. Sand is a good substrate for them because it gives them grip to the ground, they can eat it but make sure it is fine sand and not from your local warehouse.
Chirs I blame you. I have no fish tanks and never had one but last night I saw a dream that I was aquascaping my first tank and I was stressing out that am I planting the right plants and when can I go buy a betta to to live there and what would Chirs say about my tank!
Maybe chlorine in water? I usually set my gallons aside for one week and I add chlorine killing conditioner, I also always add fish anti stress salt in case they get stressed from traveling.I also have lots of plants both plastic and real in tank, they love plants, is how they get privacy. Mine were dying when I first started with fish, over feeding them. Not anymore.
I have axolotls, don’t get me wrong I definitely don’t do everything right. However I made sure to cycle my tank for at least a few days before adding them. Fine grained sand is okay for their tanks however they need to be larger than 5 inches before adding sand, so their body can pass any ingested grains. Sand can cause impaction in general, so insuring proper size and the right type of sand can minimize the possibility.
I don't care what kind of turtle you have they aren't going to eat that many feeder fish laughs with 50lb snapping turtle in back yard they totally will eat that many fish
Hey guys! I have some questions about my 2 month old 5 gal tank. I bought the fluval spec 5 gal for my betta fish, and I’m not to sure how to tell if the flow of my pump is too harsh. My betta won’t stop fighting it and getting flipped by it when he gets too close! Also, how should I maintain the filter and the sponges in the 3 part filter section? I have no idea if they’re suppose to be submerged in water or just moist. Any help is appreciated!
I watch the person who forgot to cycle her tank. And somehow I didn't realize the issue. of course, I blabbered in her comment section and have unsubbed to her until she fixes the tank. And yes, luckily, she does rescue many animals correctly but they are mostly rodents/mammals. So I can see that she doesn't have very much experience with water animals knowing that she also kept a betta in a fishbowl which made me VERY MAD and (i'm guessing I blabbered more in that video's comment section). Anyways, there was my rant for the day
Do you think arowanas should be kept with substrate? I know most folks go bare bottom for them, and other monster fish, but could the added surface area, within the tank itself, be beneficial in terms of housing nitrifying bacteria?
Soooo about tanks that are "started immediately"/in one day, what if products like API QuickStart, biozym Bacteria, or Prodibio BioDigest are used? Just curious about other opinions on such stuff. Personally, I've used Biodigest to set up tanks within a few hours.
Adding these products can help speed up the process but it does not replace cycling. The nitrogen cycle is the process of waste ammonia being converted it nitrite and nitrates by beneficial bacteria. It takes time to establish these colonies, which keep the ammonia(very toxic) from getting out of control and the nitrates that they become are less toxic. That was kind of a lot it seems but that is the reason for cycling.
@@strawberrygoldfish Thanks. :) Yes totally agree, there’s no skipping the cycling process. But for scenarios like hospital tanks or emergency holding tanks, using this in tandem with a small amount of stable media or alittle Seachem Safe would “cycle” the tank fast enough so you don’t end up with ammonia/nitrite related issues? Or for cases where medication that harms bacteria colonies(like kanamycin)? Thanks again for the advice.🙏🏻
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Wait... chirs, this is actually what I needed right now, I will make sure to use your link!
Hey Chris can you do a video on ghost shrimp I'm looking into getting one .
All the reviews on the thermometer are bad?
Would an Arrokuda be a valid pokemon
Yeah warm water will kill goldfish immediately especially if you don’t acclimate them. The one floating was in shock it looked like.
Pretty sure any fish will go into shock and die if you don't let it get used to the temperature of the water.
@@flamingbridges1649 not just the temperature but it should relatively be the same as the store. But it's usually the water itself that sends them into shock or if the water is too cold
what if there is not any conditioner in the water looks like they bought fish gravel and a tank with no filter or air pump and just dumped it all in there and said let it be
My carnival won goldfish is thriving in my 78-80* severum community tank.
I was also in quite a predicament and had to fill my tank with freezing cold water when m water heater broke in the middle of a 80% massive water change.
They all wet dormant but pull through, even my Corries!!!
Also the card in that tank
When someone says “Its just a fish”
“My clown detector is off the charts!!!”
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So does my urge for a decent incendiary...
My whole family thinks that and thinks im a weirdo for being sad when a fish dies
@@annamunzar8548 omgg sameee but mostly with my friends. Once one of my fishes died and it was my fav one,I loved it sm and I was very sad when it died. One of my friends asked me y am I sad so I told them and they literally laughed at me saying "ow cmon that's just a fish,don't cry abt it,just grill it😂😂😂" nd I was sooo mad
When someone says “bettas are raised in tiny mud puddles”. I’m like no
Ah yes, mangrove river basins = tiny puddles
Rice Paddies lakes and streams are puddles I guess
@@snakewithapen5489I don't think they come from mangrove areas, since those are generally brackish
You are finding bettas in mangroves? @@snakewithapen5489
That “animal rescuer” is the kind of person that people rescue animals _from_
Some shelters are absolutely horrid. All of my rodents and small animals that I got from shelters were being heavily neglected and some borderline abuse. My little boy that started my craze of saving rodents from shelters died within 12 hours of being home due to how sick he was. Yet the employs and vets gave him a solid health check.
Honestly, I strongly believe that these places should check if a tank is cycled and if the owner is ready. Maybe give them a test on how much they know about the animal, just SOMETHING that confirms the person taking in a living animal isn’t a stupidiot.
From what?
@@Shrektopuz death
I’d say I rescued a male fancy guppy.
It belonged to my mom’s friend’s son and he had it in there with a male betta. I explained to him why that was really bad and he agreed to give it to me. (Honestly, he barely cared about the tank and it was being taken care of by his sister who was very upset I was taking the guppy because she wanted to see it die)
Wtf
I’m sorry, can you repeat that last bit?
@@mina-simp yeah. When I explained to her what I explained to her brother, she lit up. And then I said her brother was letting me have the guppy and her face fell and she threw a fit saying she wanted to see some carnage.
And she tried to argue that it isn’t her brother’s tank anymore because she’s the one who’s been feeding them.
The tank’s in his room. And he bought the fish. It’s his tank.
@@midnamagic2678 Jfc, I hope she never has kids, or hell, plants. Not even a blade of grass
@@mina-simp she has two hamsters, unfortunately. But she takes care of them well enough. She’ll freak out if anyone touches them.
Axolotls are good with sand, gravel is a no-no and pristine water is a yes-yes
Wait they are good with sand?
Yeah, they like hoover up there food and if you have gravel they Hoover that up too which they can’t poo out, but they can poo sand out. I’ve had mine on sand for about 4 years anyway, I guess they like it (actually I know they do cause I can talk to axolotls), no science btw only google and 2 alive axolotls 💚💚💚
@@bigcookielittlecookie theyre lucky to have you i hope they live a full life
Yeah sand is fine, from what I've seen they love digging in it, so don't expect your tank to stay how you want it if you put sand in 😂
Well yes, but no. Sand is okay, but rounded stones larger than the axolotls head is better. The sand can still enter the axolotls digestive tract when he sucks up his prey, possibly causing impaction. (I am new to the axolotl keeping hobby so please take this lightly).
Edit: The plants I have, have been doing fine without sand. :/
It always frustrates me when people are loose with the word 'rescue'. It seems like every animal is a "rescue". While I don't think you have to always do something dangerous like jump into fire to rescue a pet you do however need to be saving it in some way. Like one fish I had that I considered a rescue was a goldfish that lived in 3 inches of ice cold muddy (and literally garbage filled) water that I overheard a coworker say was going to 'stuff him in the toilet' when he got home that day. Things like that are rescues. Not buying a hamster at Petco or buying a puppy from a friend.
Yep! It's weird to think about that because a lot of my pets would qualify haha. Rescued res puppy that was being abused by some kids, a cat that was in danger of being killed by an 'Alfa male' cat (that cat was ripped dude 😂), And my betta fish was half dead at Petco so that counts ig lol
"Rescue" is just a term in the pet world that refers to a pet that was previously a stray or an abused animal and was adopted into a new home. It's rather arbitrary, so yeah people are gonna use it rather loosely
yeah exactly. my dog is a “rescue dog” but i don’t consider myself a dog rescuer. she was found chained outside someone’s house with no food or water an a bunch of holes around her (that she tried to dig) and the person who found her had to fight (not a physical fight) to get her to a rescue and then foster her. then i /adopted/ her. i didn’t rescue, i’m not a dog rescuer. i adopted her from someone who did rescue her and foster her.
I have six animals in my house. 4 of them are adapted 2 are true rescues. I don't want to go into too much detail about it just in case anyone reading this is a small child.
But lets just say that the first day I got my Husky he was 5 months onld but weighed close to 30 pounds less than he should have. The poor baby was water and food possessive for months. (Thankfully I managed to train it out of him)
My second rescue was a 4 week old kitten I found in a pharmacy parking lot. She had 4 different sicknesses and weighed berly 1/4 of a pound.
Thankfully both of them are alive, happy and healthy today
@@lilliansuchman6809 wow. How did you get your husky to not be food possessive? My German Shepherd who we got found as a puppy at a basketball court being kicked around by some kids, is still possessive over food, 3 years later. He's so sweet otherwise!
On the topic of everybody getting misidentified as "goldfish," when I worked at the library I kept a 16-gallon there with 6 tetras. My first 6* were flame tetras: little 1 1/2" - 2" guys with cool yellow to orange ombre action. Every other person who commented on them called them "goldfish." It really stressed me out because I worried they were going to think it was okay to put 6 actual goldfish in a tank that size.
(*RIP to the flame tetras, who died young because a fool who briefly worked there insisted on feeding them on my day off. Apparently she said, "Oh, I know what I'm doing, I used to work in a pet store." I came in the next day to find the substrate practically coated with uneaten food and 6 super bloated little flamies. I scrambled to try to fix it but the damage was already done. I have never forgiven her, and I have never again found flame tetras locally. 😢)
🥺
I searched them up and flame tetras don’t even look like goldfish in the slightest lmao
(rip your fish btw)
Wtf even if she didn’t feed them at all for a day it would’ve been better than over feeding them THAT much
@@charles_capet321your not even supposed to feed fish every day it’s supposed to be every other day
I'd try out ember tetras
kids in the class : "That quite kid's life must be boring , he probably has nothing to do in his home too lol"
Quite Kid : **Does a water change** 10:47
Ah yes im the quite kid
*quiet
Quiet *
Pls don't roast me
*sed pepe face*
@@nitinkumarfc1666 im always a quite kid
Axolotls can be housed on fine sand if they are bigger than 4 inches :)
Been scrolling tough the comments for quite a while now. You the first one who commented about the axolotl. But yeah your right. 👌
Fish store: u need 10 gallon of fish tank
Chris: no that’s to small
Goldfish: yay we have someone that actually cares
The people on r/goldfish don't even care as much as this dude. Anytime I try to say that it's neglectful to keep a goldfish in a small tank, and just tell the damn truth about how OP is neglecting the fish everyone gets so upset 😂
Is 36 gallons too little?
@@j.6267 it's okay for 2 juvenile fancy goldfish but is say goldies need at least a 40 minimum, and single rail goldfish need a 75 gallon at least for 2.
60 gallons +
Goldfish: My life is HORRIBLE! I don't even get proper food!
Betta: YOU GET FOOD?!?!?!
Betta2: you get a tank!?!?
@@goatieforever1013 Betta 3
YOU GET A GALLON???
@@venonatsagamer1242 betta 4: YOU GET WATER?!?!?!!
@@Sai-yf9hg betta5: YOU GOT A BOWL??
@@Viewer869 YOU GOT A CUP?!?!
Heyo, axolotl breeder here! Extra fine sand is actually acceptable for your adult axolotl tank. Some owners prefer a bare bottom tank, and that is definitely the safest option, but fine sand works too. Chunky sand, gravel, and rocks are /never/ safe. The rule of thumb is the rock or piece of decor much be larger than your lotls head. if it is smaller than it’s head, it can and will be swallowed and can become compacted in the axolotls digestive tract. Fine sand, however, can pass through the digestive tract if swallowed. My three adult lotls are in a giant tank with fine sand as a substrate and all three are big and healthy. I keep my baby lotls and subadults without any substrate though because they are smaller and very stupid.
If you are looking for a substrate for your axolotl, please do research! Some sand brands will not be safe for your baby’s home. It’s always important to check what chemicals are present and the fineness of the sand.
Sugar, I'm nearly 50 and I still get the occasional pimple. We never completely escape it lol
Sad but true. Both my parents still get them and are in their 70's and 80's respectfully.
We do if we eat properly.
@@CyanideOwl That isn't always true but thanks for the snarky reply 😁👍
@@MrsShocoTaco it's true. I found out I'm getting pimples after eating food with lactose. Now I know I have to take into account that eating cheese or ice cream means few days of bad skin.
@Kalinaszek lactose intolerance?
That multiple arowana, no substrate tank is apparently one of the things you need to legally qualify as a restaurant. I mean, why else would they be so common?
It's pretty legit to keep arowana without substrate, they are big fish and top water. They will not give a damn about the floor. Giant fish also make giant poops and sand and gravel can explode in nitrate levels and gas bubbles if not meticulously siphoned and the arowana gains nothing from having pretty substrate but the danger of not having good water quality.. The tank in the video too small though.
@@atherisGAY ahh okay, ty! I don’t know much about bigger fish, and I’m pretty sure I included substrate for the secret comment lol
I'm gonna donate all my worldly possessions to Repashy so that she can sponsor the channel. I would much rather watch a sponsor by a gecko than Raid Shadowlegends or Raycons.
🥰♥️🙌
He can get sponsored by Geico
The 'Animal Rescue' portion reminded me of Bill Burr's Animal Rescue joke... 'Did ya? Did ya rescue her? Did you climb into a burning building, with no thought for yourself? Did you climb in on your hands and knees, under barbwire, through the mud? Or... did you just go down to the pound and pick up a free dog.' 💀
@MUSIC PETS AND ART Absolutely. It just reminded me of that joke.
@MUSIC PETS AND ART Please don't apologize! 💜
Me who put a betta fish in a 4.9 gallon tank: *Relaxed*
My Security System: INTRUDER ALERT: MAN ARMED WITH ANGRY CRESTED GECKO AT FIRST STAIRWELL, PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
Me: 0.0
GRRRR 4.9 TO *small*
Turn it to a one gallon all the Karen’s say their fish is “so” happy!
When your betta fish doesn’t live in a shallow water tank with a plant:
Not sure why chlorine (tap water) is not even being mentioned. Pretty sure that's the most common and quickest way to kill any fish by far. Goldfish are pretty hardly and they don't get killed that easily by temperature or oxygen. There would be signs first and probably could still survive a few days before dying for temperature/oxygen/cycling issues. 90% is due to untreated tap water, even goldfish could be killed within 15 mins without much signs.
Yeah I'm sure in the first clip they didn't treat the water, all those fish sank like a stone and I've seen that happen when people don't detoxify the water with solution and toss the fish in regular tap water.
Chirs: adopted is a better word.
Parents: hi son, just a reminder, i adopted you
Chirs was a "rescue"
Karens be like: We will get rainbow gravel, a little bowl, 14 goldfish, a SpongeBob house, more sponge Bob toys, and fake plants!!
You forgot 2 common plecos, because iF iT jUsT oNe It WoUlD bE lOnELy
*can’t forget 20 male bettas*
@@user-ts3ws8ls1s wHaT iTs GoOd FoR jImMy
I mean the SpongeBob decor can be used well in big great tanks with live plants not a bowl, but puke gravel will never work
It freakin' triggers me when one of the members on our FB group were lectured about how overstocked his aquarium was and all he said was "it's fine, it's mine anyway"
bruh
Something same happened to me, i was scrolling through yt shorts but found a person who kept 2 goldfish and a betta together in a small bowl when i told him that these fish should be kept to together in bowl etc he/she told me "its my life who are you"
@@creeperYT9824 shame on them
@@creeperYT9824 shouldn’t*
but like wtf
That's true tho
The turtle that they had could’ve been a snapper. They need a larger amount of food so you are incorrect on how no turtle would eat all of that. I do agree that they shouldn’t do it, and plus, half of the turtles fun is swimming around and catching them
Yeah you use live mice
@@larrychilders6599 no
@@larrychilders6599 no? You use fish that way they can swimm to catch them
For once, I caught FTR the day it released! I always admire the tanks in the background, as well as the ones getting reviewed. This is a good way to get the weekly (or daily, if watching old episodes) dose of pretty fish and plants without committing fish crimes due to not having the knowledge or time to maintain my own tank.
5:15 I own a couple axies and the fine sand is actually the best option (the next being either extremely large, unattractive stones or bare-bottom), they can swallow small amounts and pass it through without any issues and it promotes bioactivity. Larger grains are dangerous since they can be sharp and potentially shred up their vulnerable digestive system, and gravel is a sin in the axolotl community for very good reasons, so are those flat glass marbles and really anything they can fit in their mouths, they are forever dumb babies (very precious though)
My cousin has a black Betta fish. He kept the Betta in a 1 gallon fishbowl. When he first bought it is was so beautiful and cheerful. But two weeks ago when I went to his house, his Betta’s fins were thin and the colour was so dim. The water was so black and cloudy. He only cleans the fishbowl once a month . He also has another tank which contain 5 glow fish and 1 Platy. Whenever I mention the fishes to him or if I go near his tank, he would either drag me away or tell me to keep quiet. I feel really bad for his fish. I wish they had a better home
“ hey guys welcome to insecurities review “
-Chris, 2021
Chris and the first fish tank is like Sherlock and a guy who has a serial killer in his room that wonders why his roommate died...
Carrrrrrrrl
I haven't rescued fish, but I've brought two back to a healthy condition. One was from Petco, and he was so skinny and small compared to the other goldfish that we bought. I waited with him for hours until he would come out of hiding so he could get some food. This went on for months before he learned it was okay to come up for food instead of scavenging for what was left (I think he was bullied in the other tank, it was like 20 young fancy goldfish in a five gallon). And the other I got from a local fish store, he is a feeder fish, and obviously got sick. But we luckily had a spare tank and quarantined him. He got better within a few days to a week, and is now the biggest fish we have
It's my dream to eventually be able to take up fish-keeping and aqua-scaping. For now, I will sit and admire all the beautiful work that other people can do, as I am unable to take on such a heavy responsibility at the moment.
Keep up the amazing work Chris, and I'm glad I get to watch someone so entertaining and skilled actively share and lift up other people in the community!
Me -buys a 2.5 Gallon without a filter, people at the petstore - staring at me
Me- it's for shrimp!!!
Shrimp need 150g....you really are behind the times..😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀👍
@@lilybeaumont683 Lmao what
@@lilybeaumont683 it was for a breeding project
@@lilybeaumont683 150 gallons??? For shrimp????
I bought a fish bowl for koi
Chris : notices the Pokemon card first then realises the pile of dead fish
All dead fish : bruuuuh...
Me : subscribed
I got a 5.5 gallon tank over the weekend and decided to get a betta, today I'm going to local pet store( not a chain store) to look at some bettas and pick up some plants, gravel/substrate, and decor.
Recoment anything ather then anubias and java fern it's not bad but it gets recommend to much so the list
Java moss ,any kainda moss, African water fern,comboba,honwort, darfe aquarum Lilly,guppy grass ,water sprite I have more but can't list hop you have good day and pic a female betta they are underrated :)
That first tank seems way to familiar…
to what
Hayato
I join your channel 1year ago to learn how to build my 1ºtank, a 50l aquarium, now i got 250l in aquariums, all planted, and got 3 friends to the hobby that now got even more tanks then me, 1 of them 1 is getting a gheko thanks to your gheko breeding video! keep up the good work!!!
When your just vibin watching this vid and then chirs says welcome back to the end of the video. Proceeds to stop vibin
Chris: Why am I still getting two
High school kids: Uh what do you mean we have hundreds
I’m sure the reason that person’s fish died because of not liking Pokémon, not being boiled alive in the tank.
A bit of column a and Column B
Just added two of those thermometers to my cart! I’m so tired of the little suction cup ones that always end up falling off and floating around in the tank so this will be a great addition to my fish room
yea in my opinion not enough people know what they are getting themselves in when they are buying fish thats why parrot fish are sold as goldfish and some of the fish that is on a bigger side get placed in like 20-30 gallon tanks
Im in my 40's and still get spots. I didnt even start getting them until i hit my 30's either - was fresh faced as a teenager and young adult.
I mean... if it's to improve the animal's quality of life I'd say stealing is okay. It's fairly obvious the owner doesn't care and the fish are suffering for it
@MUSIC PETS AND ART Nope, if you pay them they'll do it again to make more money ESPECIALLY if it's a petsmart/petco etc. Buying the animal from an abusive home is not rescuing it
@MUSIC PETS AND ART If you can't take care of it, you don't deserve to keep it
Let’s be honest though sometimes you are rescuing a beta or something like off of OfferUp there was this girl selling 3 betas in like a waterfall cube tank thing that’s a rescue I don’t careeeee
"Every time you steal something that's on your conscience" 😂😂 'conscience' never heard of her
*At **11:37*
*Me:* Dang that's a weird plant right there. What is that? A dandi-
*Chris:* That's a dark betta
*Me:* Oh-
Chris fine sand is the best substrate you can use other then bare bottom. Thanks keep to fish tanks and fish haha 😂 live the content
When I was younger I was taught to wait a few hours before adding fish, test the water until it is good, and to only add a few fish at a time. No more than five (depending on side of tank and size of fish)l this was back in the early 2000’s things change even from that. Now it can be up to more than a day.
i remember seeing that first video on tiktok and they made response videos pretty much saying tbey dont care since they’re just feeders but i mean.. If it’s going to your turtle.. should still take care of them
New Vlog Video Idea: Chirs gets a haircut.
i actually like his hair sobsob
Dont
But his hair perfectly reps every Monday
No. Chris growing his hair out timelapse.
I’ve been wanting to submit my zen tank, but I’m so scared of being roasted by Chris 😂 plus my Cory’s keep messing up my substrate so I have a limited time after water changes to take pics.
Bro I started at a live plant level. First thing I made was a golfish pond with live plants. I got the plants (as well as snails, shrimp and small feeder fish) from the natural environment. Now I have 10 Goldfish and 8 koi in there, as well as an eel-tailed catifish. They all survived an entire year without me feeding (whilst growing in breeding in that time so not underfed) living only off the plants, feeder fish, shrimp and bug larvae that naturally multiply in the pond. Since adding the koi though I now feed them pellets
just so you know, arrokuda and barraskewda are the arowana pokemon , introduced in gen 8, took them long enough tbh
5:03
I didn't watch The original video, so I'm not sure what the context is, but, sometimes, when you "rescue" an aquatic animal, depending on the circumstances, you can't prepare a suitable aquarium from the start. I've been through this, I tried to do the best I could, with what I had in my house.
I fully support stealing bettas from chain stores that neglect them. Take their money away. Animal abuse is a much worse crime than stealing, and doesn’t deserve to be rewarded with profit.
@MUSIC PETS AND ART the positive effects that stealing a betta from a store that neglects them are:
- the fish gets out of an abusive situation
- a chain store is prevented from profiting off animal abuse.
The negative effects are… nonexistent.
When an illegal act has nothing but a positive impact on the world, the law needs to be re-examined and revised. Our morality should shape our laws, not the other way around. Until chain stores implement policy that prevents betta abuse, I believe that it is not only morally justified but also morally right to impose negative consequences on them.
I typically skip through the advertisements in most videos but these thermometers are absolutely epic. Plus one to your "sold a thing" counter 😆
Sand is actually okay for adult axolotls.
As long as it’s fine enough for them to digest it’s all good.
Gravel on the other hand is a big “no-no”
There are 3 options for substrate with an adult Axolotl:
Sand
Large rocks (I mean LARGE, must be bigger than the Axolotl’s head otherwise they might try to eat it haha)
Barebottom, but I feel that axolotls don’t get enough traction on the bottom of the tank.
The one problem with sand for an axolotl is that ammonia an build up faster, but that isn’t a problem if the tank is large enough and you are keeping up with maintenance and not over feeding. :)
It’s worked fine for my Axolotl and I, but I do very frequent, small water changes to keep the water quality pristine. :D
*key word ADULT. Baby axolotls can’t have sand. :)
This kinda reminds me of a betta fish I had to rescue from a spoiled kid. It was kept in one of those half gallon Walmart plastic containers with what I thought was brown gravel (it turned out to be white) and those cheap paint peeling Walmart plants. The poor betta's fins were torn to shreds because of the poor water quality and he had a bacterial infection. I cleaned his tank gave him better water and medicated with my own fish meds. Then I lit the fire underneath this kid and explained why he needs to consistently clean his betta's tank with partial water changes every week/twice a week in such a small container or put it in something bigger. Than his mom hit me with the "well the fish is fine now it'll live if we put it back where it was." She also told me to not tell her child what to do. I face palmed and tried to explain to her that I know what I was talking about since I keep a fully planted tank and bettas. She wasn't having it and not even a week later they fully changed the tank and killed the fish. Mind you I told them to do slight water changes, but they took the betta out of it's water and into fresh water. No acclimation at all. So yeah needless to say please do your research when getting a pet and don't expect an eight year old to know how to take care of a pet. Case and point. I don't normally rant about stuff like this but fish are usually always the butt of neglect because they are cheap and "kid friendly ".
Repashe is always so chill I wish I had her level of chillness😂
When Chris talked about the tank that wasn't cycled I remembered about how me and my mum were arguing about when i will get my tank and she said for x-mas and i tried to tell her that i need it now or before x-mas cuz i need to cycle it..she didn't believe me until she called her close friend who is a professional and she told her thats true I'm getting my tank in a week :')
This is like me because my mom thinks that my turtle doesn’t need a heater or a water heater
Arowana? No, it's aroma a!
I'm wondering if there are fish abusers with aroma a floaters out there, I mean, we've seen fish substrate before.
Love the flow of the video. You have opened my eyes to the deeper side of aquarium life
When you're in college so you still need to skip to watch FTR
Not one for buying merch usually but I had to pick up the anti fishbowl hoodie. I am so excited. Your channel has taught me so much, still have way more to learn and enjoying every moment of it! I love using sand for my substrate 🙂
There is actually an arowana pokemon! I think it's just spelled differently. And I wanna get a good carpet, I'm struggling to get good substrate in my tanks though :/
I rescued some fishies once, I don’t know why I’m mentioning it, just wanna flex, lol. It was a ditch after a bad storm and the small amount of water they had was drying up, it was maybe 25-ish guppies from a overflow pond I’m guessing, brought them to a decent sized pond with lots of plants to hide in, I keep checking and I saw smaller ones this past spring, I think they had babies.
"Why did my fish die?"
*Keeps fish in 1 gallon tank*
6:51 that taxidermy is made from a deer's rear end. They make them like this on purpose. I think they sell them if I remember correctly.
hey chris, what is the main plant in that tank on your left
I think that's a big anubias
Anubias barteri
@@raulalvarez7862 thanks you
The first video happened with me, all the new guppies I bought died by the next day, 10 or so guppies. Before that, I had other fish in there that were thriving. Talked to the pet store and apparently they also just had those fish shipped in that day and seeing as it was only those fish that were dying, we concluded it to be the high stress levels they had to go through, especially since a lot of petsmart employees are not too good with acclimating the fish sometimes and didnt even think about the amount of stress put on those fish from putting them in and immediately fishing them out with those nets, especially since theyre not too gentle with them in the first place. My water levels were safe too, tank was super clean and clear with a bit of algae for my plecos, so that was the only other explanation. In this case
Great video as always. I’m getting into aquariums and you’re a big inspiration.
I was immature and had a beta in a 4 gallon tank and thanks to you I’ve realised and it’s now in a 15 gallon and I also have a 55 gallon for some kribensis and angel fish
Ah yes, the Pokémon card, my favorite fish tank decoration
For the axolotl tank obviously have cycled water but sand can be used depending on the size of sand and the animal its self they can potentially get impacted but if you have fine sand it should be okay if it's a larger. Having nothing for them to grip to on the bottom of the tank can actually stresses them out.
Bruh... Goldfish literally have Gold word in it and somehow some people still didn't know what color gold is 😵.
I know this is an old video, butt ... The taxidermy creature at around 7 minutes is a whitetail deer butt. They're sometimes called "asssquatches". People actually do some pretty cool/interesting things with them. Actually takes a bit of skill. Taxidermy is pretty difficult to do. This would fall into the rogue taxidermy category.
Is killing fish prior to feeding turtles common? I would just put live feeder fish in my turtle pond and the turtles were perfectly able to catch them.
I own 2 axolotls and I did lots of research before purchasing them, sand is okay but the axoltol needs to be bigger the 4 inches or it could damage their skin. Sand is a good substrate for them because it gives them grip to the ground, they can eat it but make sure it is fine sand and not from your local warehouse.
Hannah Feders axolotl tank on Reddits Shitty Aquariums. Now that's a big surprise. I for sure thought her Betta tank would have made it first. Oh well
Ball Guy just randomly in the tank full of dead goldfish is the cherry on top of a very chaotic sundae.
I just realized that the “secret comment” needs a good sanding substrate with cute 🐼 corys💡
12:03 u are missing something there is lucky bamboo under water which is going to rot And he gave it a 4/5 😅
Comeone chirs ........🤨🤨
Imagine, a life without fish abuser's
Heaven
Chirs I blame you.
I have no fish tanks and never had one but last night I saw a dream that I was aquascaping my first tank and I was stressing out that am I planting the right plants and when can I go buy a betta to to live there and what would Chirs say about my tank!
Me: watching my first episode of FTR
My beta, in his 2.5 gal: 👀
Me: starts shopping for a 15 gal "I'M SORRY"
5:20 you either need to use no substrate and only rocks that are too big for them to swallow or sand, but only adult axolotls can have sand
Just imagine if someone messed up so bad that they made a arowana substrate.
Maybe chlorine in water? I usually set my gallons aside for one week and I add chlorine killing conditioner, I also always add fish anti stress salt in case they get stressed from traveling.I also have lots of plants both plastic and real in tank, they love plants, is how they get privacy. Mine were dying when I first started with fish, over feeding them. Not anymore.
Well now I know there's a goldfish hell😬
I have axolotls, don’t get me wrong I definitely don’t do everything right. However I made sure to cycle my tank for at least a few days before adding them. Fine grained sand is okay for their tanks however they need to be larger than 5 inches before adding sand, so their body can pass any ingested grains. Sand can cause impaction in general, so insuring proper size and the right type of sand can minimize the possibility.
I don't care what kind of turtle you have they aren't going to eat that many feeder fish laughs with 50lb snapping turtle in back yard they totally will eat that many fish
CONGRATS ON THE SPONSOR! came a great time too since i needed a thermometer for my tank anyways
When the Arowana doesn't get any substrate: >:C
Hey guys! I have some questions about my 2 month old 5 gal tank. I bought the fluval spec 5 gal for my betta fish, and I’m not to sure how to tell if the flow of my pump is too harsh. My betta won’t stop fighting it and getting flipped by it when he gets too close! Also, how should I maintain the filter and the sponges in the 3 part filter section? I have no idea if they’re suppose to be submerged in water or just moist. Any help is appreciated!
I watch the person who forgot to cycle her tank. And somehow I didn't realize the issue. of course, I blabbered in her comment section and have unsubbed to her until she fixes the tank. And yes, luckily, she does rescue many animals correctly but they are mostly rodents/mammals. So I can see that she doesn't have very much experience with water animals knowing that she also kept a betta in a fishbowl which made me VERY MAD and (i'm guessing I blabbered more in that video's comment section). Anyways, there was my rant for the day
Do you think arowanas should be kept with substrate?
I know most folks go bare bottom for them, and other monster fish, but could the added surface area, within the tank itself, be beneficial in terms of housing nitrifying bacteria?
First tank looks like they did not add dechlorinater.
Soooo about tanks that are "started immediately"/in one day, what if products like API QuickStart, biozym Bacteria, or Prodibio BioDigest are used?
Just curious about other opinions on such stuff. Personally, I've used Biodigest to set up tanks within a few hours.
Adding these products can help speed up the process but it does not replace cycling. The nitrogen cycle is the process of waste ammonia being converted it nitrite and nitrates by beneficial bacteria. It takes time to establish these colonies, which keep the ammonia(very toxic) from getting out of control and the nitrates that they become are less toxic.
That was kind of a lot it seems but that is the reason for cycling.
@@strawberrygoldfish Thanks. :) Yes totally agree, there’s no skipping the cycling process. But for scenarios like hospital tanks or emergency holding tanks, using this in tandem with a small amount of stable media or alittle Seachem Safe would “cycle” the tank fast enough so you don’t end up with ammonia/nitrite related issues? Or for cases where medication that harms bacteria colonies(like kanamycin)?
Thanks again for the advice.🙏🏻
First
Actually no
@@mariaaguayo8678 actually yes
@@BOMANGUY actually no
Hes first comment
@@nobabe9933 actually yes
Every FTR eps are worth watching! Thanks bro 😍🎊