Aquascape Tutorial: NEON TETRA Blackwater Aquarium (How To: Step By Step Fish Tank Build Guide)
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Im re-doing my neon tetra blackwater aquarium. I love having a blackwater tank next to the discus, but I feel I can do much better than the previous setup. Hope you enjoy 😊
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Im re-doing my neon tetra blackwater aquarium. I love having a blackwater tank next to the discus, but I feel I can do much better than the previous setup. Hope you enjoy 😊
Equipment (all links affiliate):
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What kind of tree were your twigs from? And what kinds of food do you feed your shrimp?🦐
I like the tanto
What kind of setup do you use for your water changes if I may ask?
Where can I get the python attachment? I hate kicking up my plants every Sunday
MD, in this video u used your old version of filling & draining the tank. Can you link me to the video in which you explained where you got it / how to make one? Would like to give one to my husband for Christmas.
Thank you!
I don't know why but the discs always crack me up 🤣 them side eyeing everything dad does is just 😙👌✨
watching this with morning coffee after finishing my last university finals of my last semester feeling like 😌😌😌😌
Congrats
Adventures are just beginning! Well done for finishing!
Congratulations 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Congrats on making it through all that stress!!
Congratulations!
Every time I watch his video I can feel that he really cares for his fish not just the look of the tanks! He always treats them with caution even when moving buckets with fish in them! 😊👍
Even if I wasn't interested in aquariums I'd still have to watch your videos. You always bring a smile to my face.
You really have a natural talent for scapes. I can't never get enough of scapes. Thanks
Your videos are so underrated and just breathtaking.
Really
@Little Kingdom, who's underrating my buddy's videos? I'll slap 'em right upside their thick skulls.
@@Leib33 underrated means good.😂
How come 'underrated'? MD's got 285K followers.
Absolutely in love with the wood structure you made here. You never fail to impress me
The ultimate 3D background. Nice one!
I always liked neon tetras, but how they look in a blackwater aquarium is AMAZING!!!
Been keeping fish for over 35 years I had COVID bad last year and lost some interest in my own aquarium watching your videos has made me set up my 450L display tank again planted with some tetras and other small community fish, plants and fish doing well👍
Back in the 80s, when a kid, I used to have a few tanks and actually was doing aquascapes, without realizing it by collecting rocks and sunk wood that I'd find in the rivers of Brazil, where I live. I started watching these videos as I want to setup an aquarium for my daughter and so much have changed since then, I'm fascinated with it. Really inspiring.
This tank is so calming to me I absolutely adore it. It’s like all the neons settled down instantly when they were put in🥰
Insanely nice! You are a scaping freak, so good! Love your commentary, very entertaining and informative. You are inspiring! I think I may give a black water tank a try. Thanks for sharing and keep them coming.
I’d love to see a short of just that tank with the rest of the room dark. No lights except this tank’s light. 😎
I think I need to do another black water tank! Maybe one day my scapes will look this good!
Hiiii
Huge fan bro
Komposisi kayu dimataku bagus.
Terimakasih sudah membagikan pengalaman membuat Blackwater untuk tetra.
14:17 & 14:34
MD wasn't lying when he said "little sieve" 😂
Finished my Finals last night. Now it’s 7 am, I am making coffee and breakfast 🍳 while watching this video. Will be heading to the pet store later today to purchase my fish for my 40 gallon. So excited. Love your content, it always gives me a great start to my day.
Amazing content! Keep doing you. ❤️😊
You should get a plant growing up top so it's root system grows throughout the wood, that would be awesome. Even a potato sprout would work well and be a bit of extra help with the nitrates.
Yes! That or some floaters of some kind. I love floaters on blackwater tanks. Idk if it’s like that in nature
Water lettuce/cabbage: it sucks out nitrites from the tank. Got mine from local nursery/hardware store. Bonus - keeps down algae. - Careful those with covers to their tanks - doesn't like its leaves with humidity. Turbulence from filter (and air stone) should keep its growth in check. More hiding places for small fish; fry and green roughage.
This is so relaxing to watch in the moring while smoking a joint and drinking coffee
This is the perfect example of a snapshot of nature!! It’s just so perfect!!❤️❤️
Hlo
I absolutely adore your videos. I've never had a fish tank in my life, but it's a topic that really interests me, and you make it so accessible and fun :)
Growing up in the amazon, this tank really takes me back down memory lane .. thank you sir.
Oh man I love neon-tetras! I want to have some of my own some day.
I just love blackwater. Absolutely beautiful tank.
When I first started watching your videos I did not like them. Idk why I can’t explain it. Now however, I really enjoy them. Outstanding job capturing the natural look of their environment. Beautiful scape
Really inspirational. This looks very much like the tetras’ natural habitat. If you haven’t talked about this, I’d love to hear how you maintain a natural “cluttered” tank like this over the long haul, especially how you vacuum the substrate around all the leaf litter and sticks.
late reply, but he has said he doesn't gravel vac any of his tanks
Leaves can be removed and replaced monthly or you can let them break down. If taking them out, just vac before you put more in
I love how curious the discus are. always in the background watching :D
Wow, the first tank I haven't seen you put live plants in!! 🤯
Now that’s a proper blackwater. Excellent work!
Your fish tank build guides are your best videos!!!
Awesome dude. When it comes to aqua scraping, You rock dude.
I have no words for you man you are outstanding I mean watching this tank it makes me spellbound.
Probably the best tank I've seen you do thus far. And yes, I have seen practically every video you posted.
You are so patient so calm
What a wonderful person
Just a stunning and atmospheric aquascape..keep them coming please, I copy them all the time, thanks MD
new thing for me to try as a new aquascape user. thanks for the video, very motivating. greetings from Indonesia 🇮🇩
This is an art and you are an artist i think.
I’ve watched literally all your videos !!
I love, love, love what you did here and your enthusiasm is infectious really, you make me want to go out and buy up all this aquarium stuff and get to creating, you do awesome work, dude. Love it!😊
No plants!? Thought I was never gonna see that in your studios:))
Blackwater is like a dead decaying part of the river, that's why there non. I wish one day I can make my own blackwater aquarium 🥴
Yes he have a tank with plants
@@ThePanda013 gotta have a couple floater plants and some moss or "weedy" looking plants to really sell the still, organic river look 😉
6:25 normal gravel is better than lava rock because it’s chemically inert. Lava rock will change your water parameters.
The tank turned out great! I have actually had a similar vision with a tank that I am currently working on and I have added so many plants that I don’t really have the room for the twigs or the leaves now. 😂
Also one of my lights fell into the water and appears to be broken and now my new plants aren’t getting enough light. It’s ridiculous both how long it takes and what goes wrong … I started putting the tank together a month ago, but the superglue didn’t keep the wood down and now I have waited a month for it to soak enough to stay submerged. It doesn’t even appear to have made a difference so I just started planting without a finished hardscape.
I found your channel inspiring me to get back into the hobby and rescape my largest tank. You make it look so easy too.
Hahaha... the disk fish were all lined up looking motionless and waiting for a feed maybe, while you were doing the tank. Your tanks are awesome. I used to have a 6' tank with tropical fish in my bedroom. It was so relaxing to watch them and a great way to go to sleep. 😂❤🙏🇦🇺🐨
Keep it up with these naturalistic tanks! So much better than any “aquascaped” tank!
All I can is that I'm such a big fan of you and your channel!
All I can say is WOW, my fave so far, especially 'the release'...you got dis MD, well played...!!!
i'm so jealous of that kinda mountainous looking bogwood scape, so beautiful
Hello.
You are creating very nice aquariums. Your every project is amazing. In front of your every tank can sit down and hours by hours watching them getting full relax. I like it.
"... the finner sticks..." love it xD great scape :)
Well .. you have inspired me to get into scaping!... Thanks you just cost me alot of money.. im on my 3rd tank already in 4 months! (and a few bucks on 1 of your hoodies!) haha all respects here!.. love the content keep it up! Cheers from Montana USA!
Yessss, again, just when I need some joy your video pops up 😂
Simply beautiful! The whole tank setup, video and music is very well done. It is very inspiring!
Looks awesome! I can't help but laugh at how the discus just follow him around.
Could've added some black neon tetras as well. Video quality is amazing!
I just got some a couple of weeks ago as tank mates for my male betta. I never noticed them before, but they are adorable! I have neons with my female sorority.
@@Raine-97 That's great!
Owh YES!! This scape got absolutley awesome!!
Love to see glowlight tetras in there . The orange would pop!
He alrady has a black water tank with glowlight tetras. He post it a few weeks ago😁👍
Much better md. looks more natural. Skills are coming along nicely. I’m more into biotopes too
I love Blackwater tank because it look natural :)))))
This reminds me of home. We have natural blackwater with white savanah sand substrates. Our people think it has healing power because of the various leafs that cause the blackwater. We have various fish that thrive in these waters and Tetras are one of those species
It looks just magic ! You're absolutely right, if you got it, you just know where to place the stuff in order to create a special effect. Greetings from Germany
Imperfect perfection - that's what nature is all about. Yet another great video mate!
Love it, natural, beautiful....and I think I'd like the filter on the right side😆
My God, why did I have to come across your channel :(..... Now I want a fish tank room!
The discus just follow you around like little stalkers! lol Nice scape again, absolutely stunning.
Love the peace your videos bring
I love the scape! The neon tetras look awesome especially with that amount of tannins.
Great build! Where I live in Tasmania the river water is the colour of tea from the button grass and peat bogs in the high country. If I wanted to achieve this effect, I would definately go to my local creek!
Love it ! What I feel would make it look even better: Set up a desk lamp replicating a shaft of sunlight breaking through the overhead canopy of trees. No fear of casting any plants in the shade. Thanks for being inspiring. Love your work.
That looks absolutely stunning. Was still quite unsure about black water tanks, as I really like the lush green tanks, but tbh this scape and fish combo has changed my mind hahaha
love re-watching this episode
Looks amazing! Nicely done! Those little guys look well at home
I love your densely planted tanks but have to say this is fantastic.
best tank i’ve literally ever seen :O so amazing!! every time you top urself!
I love dramatic scapes this is soo cool.
The simplicity of this tank is stunningly beautiful
Amazing blackwater tank, i think your discus feel jealous 😂
Magnifique, bravo. Congratulations from France.
easily one of my favorites you’ve done!!
When the first time i see the video is look like something else . And then when i play it wow. Its look amazing . I love your design about tank fish. Reallly naturely
Love your Channel and your Videos!!!
Neon tetras in bucket
MD: “Let’s get started so they aren’t in there for too long”
Also MD: leaves them in there for 1 day till the tank cleared up.
😂❤️
2 days lol. (dont worry, the water was changed about 5 times in this period with water from mature tanks. 😊)
Dude i love your scaping, ive not even got a tank but im just mesmorized by yours 👍🐟👌
I love the background full of wood, it's impressive. Great job 👏
Love that you are putting links!!!
A PIECE OF ART MD
Great stuff MD, love the black water tanks you create. 👍🌱🐟
I think this is your best layout so fare md. Great work
Admiration is a feeling furthest away from understanding.
I really enjoy that hardscape! Great job!!
another gorgeous tank MD - well done! Stunning!
Wow amazing and so relaxing. Pls make HDR version of these videos.
Really worked out well. Pleasantly surprised the neons "pop" as well as they do in the blackwater.
Amazing scape and so low tech. Neons are popular for a reason; they look good and active.
That discus is beautiful, in my country discus is very expensive
Happy days md was just thinking all that water and bits of sand that goes down that drain just keep a eye it don’t get blocked up mate 😂😂be in the same boat as me with drain problems lol 😂
I've had to clear out the u bend about 5 times already in the last 6 months 🤣
@@MDFishTanks I bet mate just thought I would say have you seen the whole I had to dig out to move my soak away it’s been nuts mate 😂😂😂
@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 been watching most updates mate. Taken on a huge project. no going back though lol.
@@MDFishTanks yea mate is crazy tbh this weather this weekend is not on my side lol need to pop over tiv in the morning I need a top Polian or a gazebo lol concrete going in this weekend 😂😂 great weather on top 😂😂
Ok I’ll admit I was skeptical about a black water scape! But this looks amazing! I’m sold! I would love to try this with my cardinal tetras! Non stop quality scapes MD! Don’t you get tired of constantly doing that?! 😂
I'm so happy to see the video, I hope I can also make an aquascape like this
Nice Cora Zea music... Really blends with the end result!
спасибо большое за красоту и за твое умение в оформлении аквариумов.