14th Month - (The Baby Becomes the Alpha) NO filter, NO CO2, NO Ferts 5 Gallon Nano Tank
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2019
- This is 14th month update. The fish are called Sparking or Pygmy gourami.
The tank is going through a rough time. A lot of the shrimp were eaten or partially eaten by the gouramis. Some shrimp are still breeding, but most of the little shrimplets aren’t making it to adulthood b/c of the gouramis. Also some of the dwarf hair grass is browning and algae has started to grow on them. Algae also started to grow on the guppy grass. The tank is losing balance. I think the main reason is the soil temperature. B/c it’s going through the winter months, and my house ambient temp is around 22~23°C (72~73°F), the bottom of the tank where the soil is, is cold to the touch. That means at that temperature, the bacteria in the soil is working much slower to break down the waste, and it’s not making CO2 fast enough for the plants. Also at the bottom where the grass is, the temps are too low for the grass to be growing fast. The plants toward the top of the tank are still growing fast. I really do think the soil temperature is quite important to the overall health of the tank. I guess during the winter months, I should feed the tank much less.
And of course, the baby gourami is a female! She wreaked havoc on this tank. It blew my mind. I really thought it was a male. I guess the female organ isn’t big enough to see until the gourami is a little bigger.
Maybe the last two gouramis will get along in the future.
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NO filter, NO CO2, NO Ferts Planted Tank Series:
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This is a Walstad Method tank. The credit goes to Diana Walstad for publishing the organic soil substrate method.
Check out her book in the link below if interested.
The book I read to make this aquarium:
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad(Hard cover) amzn.to/2tB4xiZ
Ecology of the Planted Aquarium by Diana Walstad(digital) amzn.to/2svT0Sy
4.6 gallon low iron rimless tank amzn.to/2yKTWST
5.4 gallon low iron rimless tank amzn.to/2y5YZeO
50W heater amzn.to/2tAQOsy
Heater cover so plants won't get burned amzn.to/2sw42ap
Tiny thermometer amzn.to/2tAwFmg
Magnetic thermometer amzn.to/2LRCrXd
(I'm using the tiny thermometer with a small rubber band to hold it in its place.)
Mini round shape magnet scrubber amzn.to/2zx6k8D
Miracle gro organic choice potting mix amzn.to/2tyHm9g
2~3mm gravel 20lb bag amzn.to/2gJ5tOl
2~3mm gravel 5lb bag amzn.to/2y3e3ih
Aquarium scissors amzn.to/2BXY1GW
Aquarium Tweezers amzn.to/2EWyAZe
TetraMin Flakes (gourami and shrimp food) amzn.to/2Gouypo
Shrimps:
Amano Shrimp amzn.to/2PdYOY6
Blue velvet Shrimp amzn.to/2Oaw7yT
Cherry Shrimp amzn.to/2yfoU64
Chocolate Shrimp amzn.to/2P83jDv
Yellow Shrimp amzn.to/2OA2Ehr
CRS amzn.to/2IIOntq
Sunkist Shrimp amzn.to/2PcLQtS
Ghost Shrimp amzn.to/2ydKms1
Nerite snails amzn.to/2IF9sF8
The Best Growing Plants in this tank:
1. Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort) amzn.to/2srT6HY
2. Duckweed amzn.to/2sl3G4p
3. Azolla imbricate (mosquito fern) amzn.to/2LapS8z
4. Najas Guadalupensis (guppy grass) amzn.to/2LLN8L8
5. Bacopa caroliniana amzn.to/2LIPFpj
6. Ludwigia Sp. Mini Super Red amzn.to/2J0SAfu
The rest:
Hemianthus glomeratus (pearl grass) amzn.to/2LIIPA5
Egeria densa (Anachris) amzn.to/2LJCUuO
Didiplis diandra amzn.to/2LJj4j2
Rotala rotundifolia (indica) amzn.to/2JbzLFF
Dwarf hairgrass amzn.to/2sjG2W1
Music:
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie no.1
Gymnopedie no.2
Gymnopedie no.3
Gnossienne 2: played by Fenixian soundcloud.com/fenixian/gnossienne-n-2 
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Sorry. This video might be a bit too intense for some. I should've put a warning.
These gouramis usually fight here and there, and their fins get ripped sometimes. Usually, they heal back and everything is fine. The filming of the baby attacking the injured one and me taking out the injured one all happened on the same day, within 15 minutes or so. I was filming and I screamed a little and took him out. I don't know to what extent they had fought while I wasn't around all day. I was going to take out the baby, but I thought it was a male so I didn't put "him" in the female tank. That's why I took out the injured one. Usually, if you take out a injured fish and put him in another tank, it can be harder for him to heal b/c the water is different. That's why I was hesitant on taking out the injured one days before. I thought the fighting would subside and everything would go back to normal. I didn't know the baby gourami would be that tenacious. Before this, no gourami fight had resulted in a fish death in this tank. (Well, except for that one that jumped out in the other tank.) I never thought a baby gourami would injure a full grown male enough to be fatal.
I understand! I keed betta sorority with about 25 betta females together at the same tank and as a rule I have to remove any bully or any victimized fish as soon as I see serious fights. It is a rule. Very often scared victims (usually most shy and nervous of them all) later go crazy with aggression as self-defense reaction and cause a lot of troubles as well as bullies. I believe that's what happened with the baby. Some fish are just not a group material. I usually give such fish away when possible to live alone (always with a warning about their temper) or keep it in a separate jar/small tank.
Julia how big is your fish tank because I want to start a betta sorority
Those little plastic floating in-tank fry tanks are good for this case. For a few bucks, you can have it around just in case next time happens and the injured or aggressive fish can stay in the same water perameters.
When u trim idk but can u send me trimed leafs for my fri
@@juliet_burke how big is your fish tank to have a sorority of 25 girls?? that's the biggest fish sorority i've ever heard of !
Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, molded by it.
Baby Gourami
who knew the gourami were into bane-posting
When the baby one was accidentally taken out of the tank via water changes it didn't succumb to stress and die like a normal gourami would have. Instead it was forged in the hostile and unwelcoming waters, living off of only the scraps that were inadvertantly added to the jar with her. When it was finally noticed by the tank god and returned into the normal tank the baby gourami would not be allowed to rest. It faced not only the drastic water change but also the tragic harassement by her better groomed and healthier older siblings. This pride was not to go unpunished. The baby gourami then bided its' time, training and channeling its' rage as the others feasted on water fleas and shrimp. She has known nothing but suffering and hardship, and the first thing she felt after returning to her home was hostility and arrogance. She now feels no stronger desire than revenge. And she would have it.
One day and to the other gourami's surprise the baby gourami started to stand its' ground. After trading pecks with the older gourami it came to know victory. Success radiated upon the battered baby for the first time in its' cruel life. And it would have *more*. From here on the gourami would not relent in her expansion, destroying previous borders and establishing her own. The other gouramis would of course retaliate, but what could they do against the baby's unbridled rage and hatred? She bent the other gourami's will with her strength, their arrogance crumbled under her fin. Eventually the whole tank was hers, none would dare object her rule. But she lusted for blood. One of the other gouramis, once fat and lazy, now beaten and defeated, was a favorite of hers to terrorize. Every nip he'd give her all those nights ago came back to him as dozens of relentless beatings and thrashings. The old and once proud fish grew frightened and emaciated. It could not withstand this punishment much longer. And all his brother could do was watch. The merciful hand god removed the tortured male and allowed him to live out his few remaining days in peace.
The baby gourami is now the queen, the whole tank belongs to her and her alone. What pitiful land would feel the maw of her unchecked fury next? Only time would tell...
Omg I absolutely lost it while reading this! My favorite comment on RUclips now
Someone's excited for the new season of game of thrones.
Omg I was reading this while I was listening Journey (from Destiny 2 OST ruclips.net/video/zYfe9caNqfA/видео.html) and my god the timing was EPIC
Poetic cinema
Very cool 👌👌
I'm way too affected by these videos now. "A blue shrimp was carrying eggs"
Me:.... YES
I screamed about there being more blue shrimp........ I never thought it would come out of my mouth, but guess what. These videos are very influential and calming.
Saaaaaame I repeated that part!
but i thought that there was onlu one blue shrimp
My home girl baby fish been training and shadow boxing in the shadows until it was her time to absolutely wreck house
Completely decked her opposers, she did. I don't know whether to be proud or terrified.
Its batman(batwoman?) the fish live action😂
When you're bullied at school but take martial arts classes over summer break
@@tastyneck Basically the origin story of Johnny Ptera.
At this rate she will kill her entire species in that ecosystem.
The moral of the story is, if you like trimming plants get hornwort
True! I grow it in sand, which has basically no nutrients for the plants (though I do weekly dose a liquid fertilizer) and I can see it's grown roughly 1/2-1 inch EVERY day, and it grew almost that fast when I was doing 2x weekly water changes before I started adding fertilizer.
@@kate7557 last time hornwort melted like crazy and never recovered any advice?
Honestly though
True shit tho. Stuff grows an inch a day it feels like
Lv 1 baby
Lv 25 fish
Lv 50 ALPHA
This is how the mafia work
thats how mafia works
Level 51 Female!
Genius
rly :DD
9 yr olds everywhere
This is like a reality TV show for me. I look forward to next episode every time. Lol & What a plot twist! Who would have known that the baby gourami was a female! Niceeee
Alexandria Gregory that’s exactly how I felt!
Not to mention the new baby female is an alpha
Me watching the fish fighting "WHY CAN'T Y'ALL JUST BE FRIENDS?!"
This should be a netflix series
Thats one strong baby fish.
stronk*
Didnt she survive in the trimming bowl for 2 months... hardcore
I dont hink of him as strong, i think he was just much faster and agile than the adults
He had enough of the adults bullshit.
@@TheJesusAlejandra *She/her
I wanna see more of wild betta fish sweet potato tank
These are monthly videos. They come out roughly the same day each month.
Me too! I always wait this tank uptade and the potato tank.
x sαítσnσrí x same that one is really cool
Suddenly
S N A I L S
Once they appear, there is no getting rid of them.
Heavy wheater?
how tf do you get snails. Never buy any or see any on the plants i bought but somehow they still appeared.
Omg this comment😂
That baby is avenging all its dead siblings, it knows they ate its brothers and sisters
The Amano is a mood. Just being your weird self in front of your friends.
Whether human or shrimp u gotta live your truth
what happened to those 2 crystal red shrimps though? :(
No matter where I am I click the notification as soon as I get it from your channel
same
Me too
I absolutely love this series, been here since the first video. I'm proud that the baby gourami stood up for herself, but now she's a power hungry bully! r.i.p shrimpy and gourami :(
That was a great plot twist.
Aww it is sad to watch them fight and cause injury the baby looked like SHE was purposely looking to fight even when the fish was hiding from HER
Debbie In Manchester she
They bullied the baby first
SHE SHE SHE SHE
OKAY PEOPLE SORRY I MADE A MISTAKE AND WROTE HIM INSTEAD OF SHE I SORTED IT NOW
Once gourami decide they want to own a space, especially in a tank this small, they will force all of the others out and the non-aggressive ones will hide since they have no where else to go. I had the unfortunate chance to have two gourami who lived happily for 6 months then suddenly one of the two became super aggressive and killed the other within a day. Before that they never pecked or attacked each other.
The suspense!? The drama!?! This is SUCH a good series and I don't think any of us expected such a storyline from just seeing how this kind of tank setup would work. Amazing.
Keeping the lights off for a couple of days can sometimes "reset" behavioral issues like this baby gourami asserting dominance. It's much more effective when combined with changing the hardscape, but... well, you have none. Still, the lights idea may be worth a try.
''thank you for watching'' no, THANK you for let us see this simple beauty..
What an experience. This is one of the most riveting tales I've experienced in a long time. The female has won my respect in her tenacity but I cannot help but feel sadness for her fallen opponents. I am so conflicted.
Life is amazing. Good and bad. It's all part of nature. Thanks for sharing this again.
I found your channel a few weeks ago and went through all of your videos in days! They are THAT good. Foo is very cute. And I'm very happy to see an update! Have a nice day :D
you named the fish "baby," giving it a stats boost. XD
6:51 That sequence is straight out of a JAWS movie, the way the gourami swims right into your face. Excellent shots!
I love how he doesn't extend the videos to reach 10 minutes just for ads and stuff.. And the lack of mercy and all these things.. Just plain and simple fish keeping..
Long live the queen!
2.14 I have trained in the mountains and now my time has come
xxusplays 2:14 so people can water mark
this was more action packed than the last few ones. the last time i remembered was during the egg-carrying amano episode :p
man, that plant growth! must be a little bit tiring to trim it every week -.-"
keep them videos and updates coming please!!:)
Finally, someone else with a nerite that tries to escape 😅
Does anyone watch this right now?? It's nearly 4am and I can't sleep
Me too
You are here too, shrimpie
Me at 4:50 - *Starts banging the side of the aquarium with my hand in an attempt to get the baby gourrami to stop*
"The hornwort flowered" I almost cried, idk why
Ps. Your videos are amazing.
I just discovered your channel TODAY. I now live for this soap opera! Awesome videos, and I must say the video editing is phenomenal!
I'm always eagerly wait for your new video. For the last couple of months i became highly addicted to your series. I already watched this series couple of times. Never seen such a person with vast knowledge about aquarium. You are the coolest aquarists i have ever seen.
“Day 420 - the head of a shrimp was eaten” hahhaha
Honestly i felt so bad for the male gouramis. I knew they hadn't been the best but daaannnggg...
anyway the baby was quite a surprise lol
One of the best episode till now: fights, twists, death, it had it all!
: The bigger gourami wouldn’t allow it
*minecraft music intensifies
Me: huh
I like these videos but this one kinda hurts me. So many fighting. The baby fish has become too aggressive now.
you cannot play with Nature if you don't accept some of her rules: granted you can mess with them sometimes - it's what we do... when we aren't out trying to establish our own right to food, shelter and mating privileges 🧐
@@brettb9194 but nature wouldn’t put fish in a tiny glass box with nowhere to escape to.
When I first watched this video, I was quite upset but after reading your explanation.. I can totally understand why it took time to take the gourami out. I love the way you present the aquarium~
Enjoyed every second of this series.. keep us updated on coloured shrimps family planning...
I love the way you take care that aquarium
Damn you baby! Stop being a bully! Everything was at peace without you!
I'm so sad about the injured one :(
Having fun on the internet? Feminists are the reason the internet is no longer fun
@@uGotToBeTheDumbest shut up
Wasting Time that literally has 0 to do with feminism
It wasn't the fishes fault blame the owner for putting them in insufficient space.
@Angelica Ashira I made a misstake by replying to the wrong comment, some how. There is a comment in this video where a lady says she was upset about the baby being a bully until she realized it was a female and went on to explain some BS about feminism and how she's just having fun on the internet. She may have most likely been joking and that's cool but I found it very ironic. Hence my original comment
For the first part of that video I was waiting for one of those shrimp to break up the fight! lol
Can't wait to the next update on this and the potato tank!!
In love with your channel! Love all your DIY things :) Its a pleasuring watching what you do with tanks.
Such beautiful videos. You are the reason my husband bought the first aquarium I've had in 15 years! I've been obsessing about a planted aquarium! It's been going for 2 weeks now and I'm even more obsessed! .... we've only been married 3 months 😁 he's taking it well!
Amazing. Can't wait to know the update of the female gourami ^ _ ^
SHE'S THE QUEEN OF THE TANK 💜
You know people are really anticipating your updates.. You have 200k plus subscribers and more than half usually seek out your videos upon upload.. I totally forgot to check the time of month you'll update so I was hella late.. But at least this means it won't be long till the next one.. I guess what I like about this channel is how we are all learning from everything that happens here.. Nothing is scripted or altered for views.. Mistakes are made but that's just a part of our learning process
Thank you so much for this entire series, this is an amazing service to us all. And yes, going through these cycles is hugely educational. Personally, what I would like to achieve in my 5 gallon tank is a stable invert tank as a source of food for my other tanks. It has not worked yet, but I am sure to try again, until I get it right. Watching your experiences has taught me a lot.
always a pleasure to watch
the nerite is the elder of the aquarium... he saw the generations go by while cleaning the place...
Love the footage and montage as always!
Would love to see more! The tank looks amazing!
You have no idea how much you've inspired me into the aquascaping/nature aquarium hobby.
Your series on a low tech tank is just amazing. Thank you for the brilliant video's. Please keep them coming.
FINALLY!!! THANKS FOO!! I LIVE FOR THESE VIDEOS!!! :D
Love the tank!
Thank you for showing 😍
Think you are right about soil temperature, and yes , gourami surprised ☺
I'm sorry this happened. I hope you continue to share the ups and downs of your beautiful tank(s)!
mean baby !!!!!
Best relax
So cool. Following you since 400 days. Keep on going.
Editing is great! Love the commentary
How will you name the queen of the tank?
Elizibith 11 seems sufficient 🤣
How do you keep your hornwort so bushy!?
I know right! It absolutely thrives in this tank!
I can't wait for every update you upload! I love this kind of videos. Quiet, calm and entertaining. Just like when I observe the antics of my white clouds and shrimps :D
Your videos make me feel so at peace, they help me relax no matter how rough my day was. You're an incredible person and I just want you to know how much I appreciate these videos.
Finally
The 3rd Gen female finally got tired of being harassed by the bigger 2 male fish so she finally snapped, killing one of them and scaring the previous Alpha away.
Nice.
Doggo Luz Smaller fish that can’t be swallowed almost always win. They tear the fins so they cant swim and die just like what happened here. I know someone with a blue cichlid that killed an arowana and other fish in his big tank cuz it would rip their fins apart until they die of starvation and stress. All about speed in the fish kingdom
These are some of the most relaxing videos to watch. Thank you so much for sharing the tank's progress.
Love your videos so much!! I just started my first planted tank this weekend and I'm so excited to see where it'll go! Thank you for the inspiration!
I love your videos but you should've removed the injured one sooner. You saw how much it was getting bullied and how stressed and injured it was getting.
All the fighting took place over about 15 minutes (see his latest comment, pinned at the top) which is a reasonable amount of time to decide whether it was a one time dispute or an overly aggressive fish.
He was thinking about how the injured one would probably not heal if he was moved to different waters. That might be why he didnt make it.
Does a blue shrimp carry blueberries? lol
Keep updating this series...I am in love with this tank...
As soon as you found the baby gourami in the container of plants, i knew it would become boss of the tank. A fish that survived tough conditions in the other tank is fit to become king/queen in this aquarium!
Me: Omg the baby is gonna kill the bigger one!!! 😖
And then it was really cool that the baby turned out to be a female alpha.
More please!!! :D
Why didnt you get rid of the bully ??
He was threatened by the fish
@@fogz but the old fish was just protecting the shrimp 😥
She does not care
@@fogz but then the old fish got injured, he shouldve place the bully to other tank
thanks for the laughs @@fogz
Oh oooOOOoo leaving in the real sounds along with the music gives a lovely ASMR touch!! Very nice as usual!
I've been waiting for your video. Thank you for uploading.
I usually love these videos, but this one was kind of a bummer. The males shouldn’t have been kept together, especially once one started to injure/harass the others.
turns out the bully was a female.. XD
Its a female
What a feisty lady!
Elle J you didn’t watch the whole video huh
Maddi yeah, I stopped watching after the adult male died. So I missed the last minute and a half or so.
You intervened way too late. Bummer.
Iv watched from start to he lasted video in the last 2 days, good work man. Really looking forward to the update on the female 😁
I just lost my job and this is a really nice relaxing video to help get out of my head. Thanks for continuing this series
wheres all the shrimp?? :((
Most had been eaten
Eaten
@@lucasvilaca Really!?
@@ored85 He said on description
@@lucasvilaca thank you, I forgot this :-)
Build a bigger tank.
I always look forward to this monthly video. I swear I've watched it since the first 30 day update :D
who knew babies could be fierce. thank you for these monthly videos, they are amazing.
:( Bad baby. I wish you removed her instead when she showed first signs of aggression, the tank was perfect before her and she kinda ruined it, first time watching your video brought negative emotions instead of good as before.
Fish will be fish
its nature
Yes! And maybe the injured fish could live more... 😢😢😢
Have you not been watching over the past few videos or are you being emotional about this whole thing? The fish was being "bullied" for the longest time before she found her "power" to stand up for her self. To me her ego was too big for her own good and it cost the male fish his life but where would this not happen? When you finally stand for yourself how you let that affect you can determine you next action. Clearly her level was keep attacking and taking territory which would have resulted (if left unchecked) her killing the males before she realized she need to procreate or calming down by realizing it sooner
This is how it goes in fish tanks...I have a huge 150g African cichlid tank full of adults...they are extremely aggressive and territorial...one time, a 6 inch fish (2nd biggest in the tank) got into it with a smaller fish (about 4-5 inches)...I saw the bigger fish had lost some scales and was slightly injured but thought he'd be fine...next day, he was dead and shredded up... unless you can constantly keep another tank that has it's own filter, meds, etc, you can't do much...a small clay pot would help for hiding but I'm guessing that this particular tank is meant to be all natural with no artificial additions.
I hope you took that baby out. It's not good he dominated the tank like that. I feel bad of the other fish. I do not understand why you would let it keep beating up your fish like that. You are pretty much killing the other fish. I love these videos, but in my eyes this is close to abuse. You know it's aggressive, everyone else suffers, then you should remove the bully fish.
your right
I really hope that you are agreeing with me and this is not a sarcastic remark. After the first attack, I would have removed the bully fish. It's always good to have a back up plan when you are housing aggressive fish. I have 4 m Angel fish. They all came from the same store same tank. I watched them for 20 minutes. The 4 I took where the 4 that stuck together. They are in a 40 breeder well panted, and plenty of spots to hide. I have one that is aggressive. It hasn't bitten anyone yet. I have a 20 long that is pretty much open I only have a handful of platy that I kept for a special breeding project. This one Angel fish might find his way in there. If I have 2 that pair off I have another 30 gallon rolling with guppies for the other fish to live in. I stocked these tanks like this with the assumption things might not work out. It comes down to breaking up all 4 I have a plan for that as well
These gouramis usually fight here and there, and their fins get ripped sometimes. Usually, they heal back and everything is fine. The filming of the baby attacking the injured one and me taking out the injured one all happened on the same day, within 15 minutes or so. I was filming and I screamed a little and took him out. I don't know to what extent they had fought while I wasn't around all day. I was going to take out the baby, but I thought it was a male so I didn't put "him" in the female tank. That's why I took out the injured one. Usually, if you take out a injured fish and put him in another tank, it can be harder for him to heal b/c the water is different. That's why I was hesitant on taking out the injured one days before. I thought the fighting would subside and everything would go back to normal. I didn't know the baby gourami would be that tenacious.
The baby is a SHE
After a hard day at work, this is what finally calms me down. Loving these Videos!
Thanks for the continued updates on tank!
I'm sorry for your loss =( Cheers for the video & hey... something good did come of this... we've all learned a great deal! Thank you =)
beautiful video as always. i hope they never stop
It's always a pleasure to watch your video!!
Can't wait to see the update on the sweet potato tank!
p.s.. I didn't know Pygmy gourami can be a female AND an alpha!! Wow!!!
I was in the edge of my seat the whole time. What a twist! Great episode!!!
i was waiting this upgrade so much!!! keep on
I just come from a long day of work and watch your videos..it helps me a lot keep doing it please
What an exciting thriller! I’m excited to see a new series. Thanks!
i wish they’re were more videos like the ones u make on youtube. these are definitely the most calming videos i ever seen.