I love your vocabulary and wish mine was larger, more vast… lol I totally relate to this though. What drove me nuts was the beginning of the trend of the saying, “I know, right?” I couldn’t stand it. Nowadays it’s people starting all their statements with, “ I mean…”. Drives me up the wall. But, hey… these are the silly things in life. It’s all fascinating! The moment we stop paying attention to these little things, is the moment we become boring and cease to grow. I don’t think a person can be deeply in love with fishkeeping without being deeply introspective. It’s always the tiny details that catch our attention. Thank you for sharing this. ❤
Still cannot get over the size of those rainbows. I just added an Opaline Gourami in with my boesemani rainbows because of your tank. It is now my favorite fish in there even at his young size he's very handsome. I had 2 red rainbows but died after a couple months mysteriously.. they were getting skinny height-wise even though they were eating well. Will have to start over with new ones.
@@otallono opaline gouramis have a bad rap. Mine (and yours) are crowd pleasers and very amicable to others. The rainbows you mentioned dying probably had an internal parasite. When that happens it’s a crap shoot. Thank you for commenting and supporting my channel :)
Sorry it took me so long to get in here bro. It's good that you did this video to explain yourself. I can't imagine you had an avalanche of correction here, but if you did I'd take it with a grain of Salty :) What your doing here in my opinion is providing positivity in our hobby. Love your tanks and the shared visuals of what your doing in the hobby, and the unique style in how you deliver your content. Thank you for sharing the story and your humility man. Keep doing you!
Everyone misspeaks , heck I do all the time. That being said yes I love your tanks and fish but I love listening to you describe your aquariums that is just as great as the scapes and fish in my opinion so keep doing you Stefan 😁👍
That story really cracked me up! Taught me a new word too. I enjoyed hearing you think out loud and I really commend you for your one take vids it takes me like an hour to record a couple minutes of talking😂
We all are human. And sometimes humans say or do things we didn't intend. I know some things in our lives can stick in our memory even years later. I'm learning to be more forgiving of myself for things in my past that only I know and am very regretful of. Life is a trip.
It's good to see you put a face to your channel. Your tanks are awesome you have great content. Just remember there is no one perfect in this world if there was they would be in heaven. Keep up the great work love your channel
I am not sure I know anyone who has ever misspoken, Steffan. It's good we are able to grow from the 'constructive' critisim we receive from others. I love your take on the words that vex you. I have a whole list like expresso, excape, expecially. 🙂 It's all good, my friend! Take care! ~Ron
I know you feel bad , and understand. My self like you , work , father family person. I work 2 x 12 hr nursing jobs. Dont have a production and editing crew we often mis speak, although you know the words and have a mental block. No written , script. Is easy to make make this kind of “ mistake. I have a major issue with “uh” and lately i am editing them out. People are critical. for people like you and me , this is a hobby. We do the video and share out experiences. We all make mistakes and often correct each other in a non threatening way. Except in the case of haters, that are looking for error and criticize in a harsh way, while not doing something on their own. Is cool man. I have misspoke so many time. Some time i catch and fix with text on screen. We are only human and have busy lives and make the time to do this. Your work is amazing and keep doing it 🙏
@@josepolanco1228 Jose- thank you for this comment and your support. People like us are the vast majority of fish tubers. We support each other and smile at each others’ mistakes.
@@LushSaltyAquariums is all good , often we see it or hear it and say or think he/ She meant this or that🤷🏼♂️ and move on. Once i had this one guy( the one hater i have had, been lucky) did something on phosphate and got a little into the science of chemistry, nothing too deep. I am a RN for 41 years and a biochemistry mayor after nursing for a second degree. I mentioned the periodic table( chemistry) the dude went on to say . “ went to far to mention the table” “talk about this or That” me paraphrasing. I had to respectfully educate him and tell him that if he watched the whole video , i went into all those things 😄. And went further to clear up and educate him on some things he said he was “ not sure about”. The funny thing is, that some months later the guy made a positive comment also stating that a friend recommended this channel, that was a “good channel “. Wanted to remind him, but let it go. 😂😂
@@josepolanco1228 Maybe that guy's later positive comment was a demonstration that your soft touch with him earlier worked and that he had come around :)
Yep, it doesn't matter long as the tanks are doing well. I don't talk, not even much in real life, so I automatically avoid these. I've been using subtitles more and more recently ever since I started editing on a PC some months ago instead of in my phone which I did since 2020-early 2024. The number of times I visit dictionaries and spell-check is a lot and yet some mistakes still go through. I also avoided using, calling and tagging my aquariums as "aquascapes" for some time because I thought they were too "messy" for aquascapes but I kept revisiting the meaning of the word and started using it again on the tags.
I'm so glad you saw this video - my sincere thanks to you for the invaluable aid last couple of years! I'm still not down with editing as it adds too much time for me to do well. my few attempts were painstaking and the results painful. again, thank you Morning Driftwood or may I call you "Dutch?" ;)
@@LushSaltyAquariums If "Dutch" would be from Dutch-style aquascape, it wouldn't relate to me much since the style doesn't involve hardscapes. In my latest and on-going aquarium designs, I am adding hardscapes more than ever.
After watching this I realized that I say "um" a lot in my videos. And it doesn't matter how much I think things out before making a video i end up winging it most times when the camera is on. I also misspoke about my rabbit snails having a baby and said that it was one of my black devil spike snails. They don't breed in freshwater. My editing skills are not very good at all so I just post the video or delete it if it's too wonky. And forget the scientific names of plants or fish lol that just gets me tongue tied. But more than that I am very self conscience about my looks so I don't show myself very often. plus i don't care for the sound of my recorded voice. I have filters on my 75 gallon tank and do water changes but called it "Father Fish inspired". It was his videos that convinced me to go deep substrate and planted tanks. but he said lots of very nice things about my tanks and subscribed to my channel. So it's all good. Some of the things in my tanks are there because of watching your videos. And I agree with you about Alex's videos i watch them all. I keep my hands in the tanks. always room for improvements.
@@guyfawkescorys they say presenting ourselves to an audience one of top 5 things people fear most so I don’t blame you for being self conscious. Regardless, I’m always glad to see or just hear you :)
Stephan, we are human and as humans we make mistakes. Sometimes, as you said, we do this over and over with certain words, phrases, etc.. A tick. A mental block. Call it what you will. We all have faults. I have many of my own. What more of us need is empathy and acceptance. I think you will find that most of us in this hodgepodge of different people that we call our fish community, are forgiving and understanding of each other’s minor infractions. Moving on…. Some have editing equipment. Some don't. You record. You post. Mistakes are going to happen. This video explaining yourself was done well and with grace. It saddens me that you felt it was needed. Personally, I don't think it was. You are one of few that I have come across that accepts comments whether they are positive or not and you always do it politely. Which is one of the reasons I subscribe to your channel. Looking forward to the next one.
@@tracys.6033 thank you for writing this, Tracy. But please don’t be sad. I was pleased to have had this opportunity to “face” the camera and give credit to my fact checkers :)
@@LushSaltyAquariums I was joking with you Stephan. There is no way I could be a fact checker. I don't have anywhere near the knowledge you and others have. Which is the reason I ask so many questions.
Always be learning! And yep, I get that - once the camera starts rolling, brain goes blank! 😂
Insert Homer meme here :)
I love your vocabulary and wish mine was larger, more vast… lol I totally relate to this though. What drove me nuts was the beginning of the trend of the saying, “I know, right?” I couldn’t stand it. Nowadays it’s people starting all their statements with, “ I mean…”. Drives me up the wall. But, hey… these are the silly things in life. It’s all fascinating! The moment we stop paying attention to these little things, is the moment we become boring and cease to grow. I don’t think a person can be deeply in love with fishkeeping without being deeply introspective. It’s always the tiny details that catch our attention. Thank you for sharing this. ❤
Oh my, what a lovely comment. Thank you! And you're right this hobby feeds into our (my) already intense sense of observation, both inward and out.
Still cannot get over the size of those rainbows. I just added an Opaline Gourami in with my boesemani rainbows because of your tank. It is now my favorite fish in there even at his young size he's very handsome. I had 2 red rainbows but died after a couple months mysteriously.. they were getting skinny height-wise even though they were eating well. Will have to start over with new ones.
@@otallono opaline gouramis have a bad rap. Mine (and yours) are crowd pleasers and very amicable to others. The rainbows you mentioned dying probably had an internal parasite. When that happens it’s a crap shoot. Thank you for commenting and supporting my channel :)
Your face doxxing is a positive addition to your channel. It's more human and personable. Well done.
@@goodgravy3047 “face doxxing” such a great term for it! Thanks for the props as well :)
Sorry it took me so long to get in here bro. It's good that you did this video to explain yourself. I can't imagine you had an avalanche of correction here, but if you did I'd take it with a grain of Salty :) What your doing here in my opinion is providing positivity in our hobby. Love your tanks and the shared visuals of what your doing in the hobby, and the unique style in how you deliver your content. Thank you for sharing the story and your humility man. Keep doing you!
2Ten- thank you for your super-kind comment and continued support :)
Everyone misspeaks , heck I do all the time. That being said yes I love your tanks and fish but I love listening to you describe your aquariums that is just as great as the scapes and fish in my opinion so keep doing you Stefan 😁👍
thank you for the confidence build. I feel the same way about you, Patty! And I will keep "doing me" as I'm not sure what the options are 🤣
That story really cracked me up! Taught me a new word too. I enjoyed hearing you think out loud and I really commend you for your one take vids it takes me like an hour to record a couple minutes of talking😂
@@BlinkyShimp lol- was the new word “nadir?”
@@LushSaltyAquariums That’s the one :)
@@BlinkyShimp I like its opposite, too: "zenith" the word I should have used years ago in that example I mentioned🙄
We all are human. And sometimes humans say or do things we didn't intend. I know some things in our lives can stick in our memory even years later. I'm learning to be more forgiving of myself for things in my past that only I know and am very regretful of. Life is a trip.
@@goodgravy3047 preach. I’ve said things in the past far more deserving of an apology - but at least they weren’t on camera :)
It's good to see you put a face to your channel. Your tanks are awesome you have great content. Just remember there is no one perfect in this world if there was they would be in heaven. Keep up the great work love your channel
Thank you so much for the vote on confidence and the reminder of our "human condition."
I am not sure I know anyone who has ever misspoken, Steffan. It's good we are able to grow from the 'constructive' critisim we receive from others. I love your take on the words that vex you. I have a whole list like expresso, excape, expecially. 🙂 It's all good, my friend! Take care! ~Ron
OMG - Espresso took me forever to get right. And I still think Expresso sounds cooler!
@@LushSaltyAquariums I get it. It's expecially easy to fall into that trap. 🙂
@@garageaquatics2023 You mean "expecially" 🤣
Good seeing you!👊🏻
@@frankeyjones.aquascaping it’s nice to be seen, as they say!
You’re a righteous dude!
First time I've ever been called that! Thank you :)
How dare you make a mistake😂 nice shout out for morning driftwood. I just subscribed to her
She has corrected me numerous times and has always been right!
I know you feel bad , and understand. My self like you , work , father family person. I work 2 x 12 hr nursing jobs. Dont have a production and editing crew we often mis speak, although you know the words and have a mental block. No written , script. Is easy to make make this kind of “ mistake. I have a major issue with “uh” and lately i am editing them out. People are critical. for people like you and me , this is a hobby. We do the video and share out experiences. We all make mistakes and often correct each other in a non threatening way. Except in the case of haters, that are looking for error and criticize in a harsh way, while not doing something on their own. Is cool man. I have misspoke so many time. Some time i catch and fix with text on screen. We are only human and have busy lives and make the time to do this. Your work is amazing and keep doing it 🙏
@@josepolanco1228 Jose- thank you for this comment and your support. People like us are the vast majority of fish tubers. We support each other and smile at each others’ mistakes.
@@LushSaltyAquariums is all good , often we see it or hear it and say or think he/ She meant this or that🤷🏼♂️ and move on. Once i had this one guy( the one hater i have had, been lucky) did something on phosphate and got a little into the science of chemistry, nothing too deep. I am a RN for 41 years and a biochemistry mayor after nursing for a second degree. I mentioned the periodic table( chemistry) the dude went on to say . “ went to far to mention the table” “talk about this or That” me paraphrasing. I had to respectfully educate him and tell him that if he watched the whole video , i went into all those things 😄. And went further to clear up and educate him on some things he said he was “ not sure about”. The funny thing is, that some months later the guy made a positive comment also stating that a friend recommended this channel, that was a “good channel “. Wanted to remind him, but let it go. 😂😂
@@josepolanco1228 Maybe that guy's later positive comment was a demonstration that your soft touch with him earlier worked and that he had come around :)
Yep, it doesn't matter long as the tanks are doing well. I don't talk, not even much in real life, so I automatically avoid these. I've been using subtitles more and more recently ever since I started editing on a PC some months ago instead of in my phone which I did since 2020-early 2024. The number of times I visit dictionaries and spell-check is a lot and yet some mistakes still go through. I also avoided using, calling and tagging my aquariums as "aquascapes" for some time because I thought they were too "messy" for aquascapes but I kept revisiting the meaning of the word and started using it again on the tags.
I'm so glad you saw this video - my sincere thanks to you for the invaluable aid last couple of years! I'm still not down with editing as it adds too much time for me to do well. my few attempts were painstaking and the results painful. again, thank you Morning Driftwood or may I call you "Dutch?" ;)
@@LushSaltyAquariums Idk. I've been learning to love hardscapes lately so Dutch from Dutch style may not be so accurate 😀
@@MorningDriftwood what do you mean? Please elaborate 🙏
@@LushSaltyAquariums If "Dutch" would be from Dutch-style aquascape, it wouldn't relate to me much since the style doesn't involve hardscapes. In my latest and on-going aquarium designs, I am adding hardscapes more than ever.
@@MorningDriftwood I see. You know my favorite part of aquascaping is building the hardscape. Something about rock, wood and sand is SO appealing.
After watching this I realized that I say "um" a lot in my videos. And it doesn't matter how much I think things out before making a video i end up winging it most times when the camera is on. I also misspoke about my rabbit snails having a baby and said that it was one of my black devil spike snails. They don't breed in freshwater. My editing skills are not very good at all so I just post the video or delete it if it's too wonky. And forget the scientific names of plants or fish lol that just gets me tongue tied. But more than that I am very self conscience about my looks so I don't show myself very often. plus i don't care for the sound of my recorded voice. I have filters on my 75 gallon tank and do water changes but called it "Father Fish inspired". It was his videos that convinced me to go deep substrate and planted tanks. but he said lots of very nice things about my tanks and subscribed to my channel. So it's all good. Some of the things in my tanks are there because of watching your videos. And I agree with you about Alex's videos i watch them all. I keep my hands in the tanks. always room for improvements.
@@guyfawkescorys they say presenting ourselves to an audience one of top 5 things people fear most so I don’t blame you for being self conscious. Regardless, I’m always glad to see or just hear you :)
@@LushSaltyAquariums Thank you very much.
Stephan, we are human and as humans we make mistakes. Sometimes, as you said, we do this over and over with certain words, phrases, etc.. A tick. A mental block. Call it what you will. We all have faults. I have many of my own. What more of us need is empathy and acceptance. I think you will find that most of us in this hodgepodge of different people that we call our fish community, are forgiving and understanding of each other’s minor infractions. Moving on…. Some have editing equipment. Some don't. You record. You post. Mistakes are going to happen. This video explaining yourself was done well and with grace. It saddens me that you felt it was needed. Personally, I don't think it was. You are one of few that I have come across that accepts comments whether they are positive or not and you always do it politely. Which is one of the reasons I subscribe to your channel. Looking forward to the next one.
@@tracys.6033 thank you for writing this, Tracy. But please don’t be sad. I was pleased to have had this opportunity to “face” the camera and give credit to my fact checkers :)
@@LushSaltyAquariums I can be a fact checker instead of a follower? Cool!😊
@@tracys.6033 Well, I can't pay you but yeah... ;)
@@LushSaltyAquariums 👍
@@LushSaltyAquariums I was joking with you Stephan. There is no way I could be a fact checker. I don't have anywhere near the knowledge you and others have. Which is the reason I ask so many questions.
Lush & Nader Aquariums 😂😂
I believe I will use Nader in my regular vocabulary from now on, lol. Thanks for the new word, and the story behind it! 😄
Jos 5:06
UNACCEPTABLE!! UNSUBSCRIBED!!
....Immediately forgiven and resubbed. Love your aquariums, whatever they're called. 😅😂
Eek. I thought I lost you ;)
@@LushSaltyAquariums 😆
Don't be apologetic, sir ! We are all human and learning
@@DirtedByNature yup, we are all human and learning - thank you for the vote of confidence :)