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FATHER FISH is an advocate for natural aquariums. His research over 25 years provides a wealth of information about the creation and maintenance of natural aquariums.
There is a wealth of scientific research as well as personal testimonials by countless hobbyists who have applied the Father Fish System and are enjoying its amazing benefits.
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Father fish I bought a used tank and set up another tank 30 glns cos of your videos😅 dirted tank I love aquariums I followed the same procedure I did on my 45 gln tank except I did put peat moss and garden soil this time😅❤❤❤ a million thanks to you!
That is awesome Nek! Be sure to post pics on our Discord
I hope to catch one of your live streams soon!!!
Dear Father Fish, I have a problem that makes me worry about my beloved goldfish (he was the first one to be born in my tanks) and I haven't found yet an answer in your videos (I still haven't watched all of them, but I'm still learning about a lot of things, thank you so much).
He was born from two other fishes I had since years. He grew big, strong and healthy in the 80 gallon planted tank living only with his fiancee (she's 6 years old, they love each others), but at one year of age he started to have blood strikes in the tail. Which I know it's an ammonia issue, poor water quality and so on. But the water was fine, the other fish is fine. Anyway I've started to try to fix the tail... and I think I've really done EVERYTHING I could, and I mean *everything*: testing the water with any sort of tests, frequent water changes, improvement of the filter (switched to an external filter for about a 200 gallons tank + 2 sponge filters), more water flow, more plants, sand as substrate, less food, or days of fasting, fortified food, garlic, cinnamon, tea, salt, temperature, medicines against everything, ....but nothing worked. For now TWO YEARS long.
He has always the blood strikes, that are going slowly worst. There is a bloody hole in the end of the tail, but part this, he looks pretty fine. He eats, swims normally, he mated a lot of times, and any of his sons, once become an adult, has no problem at all.
There are no other signs of infections in his body. Sometimes in these years he got hurt (my cat scratched him) or had occsional bacterial issues (floating poop, or the wen on his head was infected) but I treated him and he recovered fast and completely... but the tail, that goes always, slowly worst.
The other female fish that lives with him is always fine. Never had ragged fins, never had blood strikes, nothing.
Maybe he was just "born weaker"? The other fishes in my tanks are fine. I even switched tanks, but his tail looks always the same, no matter in which tank he lives. The others fishes instead are always fine, never a problem even in his tank. I really don't know what to think.
There is something I can do?
I've read about a woman online, she was asking advice to a vet, one of her fishes had the same problem for a LOT of months or maybe a year... so not ammonia poisoning, that works faster I guess. A lot of messages, a service that required to pay some dollars... the vet never solved the issue.
I thing that only YOU could give me some advice. I THANK YOU FOR THE PATIENCE you had reading until here.
Greetings from Europe.
Dear Sara. Mothers want their children to be perfect. Better you should celebrate the life he has enjoyed with the disability that has been his lot in life. He does not need to be fixed. He is an amazing, resourceful, and - dare I say it - joyous fish with progeny and love and a care giver who does not stop in her quest for his health. How wonderful for your goldfish!
@@FatherFish thank you for your kind words. I actually always felt so guilty to being not able to fix his tail. Like because i know I am ignorant and I always have a lot to learn. So I sometimes thought "maybe the tail of this fish it's like my varicose vein, I just have it , but it's not "because the air in this house is not healthy", because no others in my family have it. It's just me, my leg. But then I thought "what if you are doing something wrong to him without knowing?".
After your kind answer, because I trust you and your great experience, I feel less guilty and I will try to give him the best life I could. You are really a good person. I send you all my love and my esteem, sincerely. 💛🧡❤
Hello father fish setting up my first father fish tank as I listen it’s a 20 long wish me luck😊
It will be terrific.
Awesome!
I agree the colorful cichlid appeal is so great that I fell for it bought 4 babies 1" long and put in my 29 gallon, 1 died not sure why but I know I'll have to get 55 later and then bigger again later. Can you believe right now and my Petco there is a 'flower horn'!!!! All my other tanks are betta tanks, guppy tanks and few community tanks 🐟🐠🐟 #FatherFish
Pets like that are comparable to dogs. They live many years, require special consideration, and ae family members.
Father fish I recall in one of your other videos about keeping tank temperature around 79-80F, planned on doing 6-7 Celestial pearl danios and 2-3 small corydoras in a 20g, but I keep seeing so many places state danios like colder low 70. The tank is running consistently at 78deg right now morning, noon, and night whether the LEDs are on or off. Just confused about optimal water temp. Thank you!
Don't be (confused)> The danios will adapt nicely to your tank at 79.
@@FatherFish Has been an interesting journey thus far. The tank is planted and running. will post over in discord soon. Grateful for your wisdom.
I have way too many bubbles coming out of my substrate it’s always bubbling and when I poke it anywhere loads and loads of bubbles are coming out constantly I have soil and compost with a layer of quartz sand please help thanks.
Add another inch of sand and stop poking it. The bubbles will desist in a few months.
Thanks for asking about me, still in himalayas and last 6 months cats kinda took my attention away from fish and hobbies. Hope to come back with a bang
Look forward to your return.
Just watched matilda&henry make father fish tank..❤it..will share later 2 help u reach ur 5k mark!!!
Awesome thank you Mary! It would be wonderful if we could share this with lots of fishy UA-camrs.
Hi, from India (northern plains). Regarding well-water you often talk about. I use/have ground water (water table could get as shallow as 10 feet when monsoon ends) pumped out by a personal motor. Is it equivalent almost as well-water, minus of course all the biology ?
yes
So we got 2 platies for my kid. I didn't even know they were two males. They got along very well. Then I decided to move them to a bigger tank with a dirtied substrate with a sand cap as father fish advises. Some plants as well. Driftwood. Suddenly they seem more confident and active, exploring all the nooks and crannies (the previous tank had very little gravel and just some artificial decoration), and one of them started constantly chasing the other. I decided to get 5 female platies to join them but they are younger. What happened next was, the male that used to be running from the other is always hiding now. I've seen them doing a circle dance between themselves eyeing each other and the same one always runs and hides. He's ok. I make sure he's eating. The other is always chasing the females. But it seems platies aren't that much peaceful in some circumstances.
fish is fish
I know the word for the water company...Liars. However this is true with almost any big company now.
Takk!
Can you take water from the ponds lakes or stream to put in your aquarium
yes
Thank you never done this for aquarium. I will give it a try . This is going to be my first aquarium using mud and sand
We're do I put the leaves what is decomposing with the mud or on top of sand
😊🎉
What do you think about fresh water puffers ? After my platy fish dies I really want one.
Cute and can be pugnacious. Everyone needs to have a puffer once in their fishy life.
@@FatherFish I just love you 🐡
@@meep2576 And I, you meep. Let's spread the word!!
Hey Father Fish, Do shrimp do well on our sand substrate?
yes, especial;l;y if you build a food web.
Okay great!
Can ur approach be applied to African Cichlids?
Yes. The primary food for Mbunas cichlids is algae. It is their most plentiful food in their natural environment. Culturing algae in a Malawi African cichlid tank overcomes all of the difficulties of keeping these fish in toxic water.
What you think of JBL Manado? Thx.
It is baked clay. Contains no organics, no humic material, and eventually becomes mud. I would feel comfortable adding it to my formula as a good source of minerals.
What wrasse species are good for ten gallon tanks
Probably none.
@@FatherFish what do you mean probably none
Hello father fish 🐠
Good morning Cat!
Bev - I HAVE A BLACK ALGE THAT IS HARD TO SCRAPE OFF MY TANK, ANY WAY TO KEEP FROM GETTING IT
More plants
Ff...Whats the best soil combination??wormcasting...
I like potting soil, peat moss, ands manure or ponds muck. Visit our Discord tro le
arn how.
Hi baby!
Tried the "New way" of setting up tanks and using chemicals and Water changes, couldn't keep things stable even lost one fish (i never used to kill fish had 3 tanks in the early 00's)
then watched your video on not worrying about the nitrate levels....but the natural way to control things
Started following you, planted my tank deepened the substrate. Now it's a battle to keep the plants feed as the levels for the three "Nitrogen enemies" are now pretty much 0, in fact now I worry my Nitrate levels are too low🤣
If your tank is active with fish and food the nitrates will be there.
Have you ever done any work with sea monkeys?
Yes. Lots
@@FatherFish oh my gosh, I just saw hatching brine shrimp in a boot. I can't stop smiling
Hello sir, i dont have wnough space to put 4 inches of total substrate. But what if i stick to a 3:1 ratio of substrate ? 1 inch of sand and 0.3 inch of soil?
I did that and so far so good but worried about the future haha. Im running a paladarium with crabs fish shrimp snails
Absolutely. The ration is critical. For a tank less than 5 gallons I recommend 1/2" of soil with 1.5" of sand.
@@FatherFish alright thankyou good sir..now i have to find a way to sneak in some more soil underneath an already established sandbed hahahah
@@donkeylzc That is very tricky. Better to simply cap your exsisting substrate with 2" of sand. In an older tank that accomplishes everything you need to do.
Father Fish - is it normal to record zero nitrates ? I'm using API testing - my tank has a reasonable amount of plants but I keep receiving zero nitrates when testing and wonder if this is normal. Cheers.
Yes normal-doing great job,that’s what we aim for
You could try overfeeding and dumping leftover breakfast into the tank. That will almost certainly raise nitrates. It will also kill your fish, plants, substrate, the lot. Don't worry. Be happy.
I need plant/....s.
I here yya....
fatherfish.fish has plants!
Moral capitalism exists? I’ve never seen it
You have not gotten to know many small businessmen.
@@FatherFish you not wrong but even the small business man can’t control what happens further up the chain. Unfortunately, at its core, capitalism relies on cheap manual labour.
Goooood way to infect your fish
I am sure your tanks would be disasters if your tried to follow my practices. Set them up properly and you will not have catastrophes. How often have you failed?
Well....(?),mustard greens????/
Oh,59.??×i can send money. By card today,I'm a bit concerned will i get enough,send me a good batch that i can never ever say not interested,i love father fish,wish i could be theyre
Going to make your life a living hell!
I don't do things your way. I do them my way because my way works exceedingly well.
What fish can you put with a Siamese Asian catfish? I have one in a 30 gallon tank and don’t know what to put with it.
They will gobble up small fish like tetras, live bearers and other fish less than an inch long. Large gouramies are a good choice. Any fish too large for them to eat.
@@FatherFish Thank you