I thoroughly enjoyed the video and being introduced to all your beautiful fish!! I really love the look of your rack!! Thank you for showing us your method!! Very effective, easy to do and gets the job done 👍❤️ I also agree with you on cleaning the sponge filters and the beneficial bacteria!!💪🙌 I do however have well water now so I don't have to worry about the chlorine anymore. I also had a lot of fun watching!! Love the music and the editing!! Well done Fish Daddy Jack!! I hope you have a very blessed day 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚🥰
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah, I definitely have to add dechlorinator. I made the mistake AMF forgot once in a tank. I looked in that tank 2 hours later to everything dead. I was heart broken over that. That was one of my bucket list fish. Neolamprologus caudopunctatus. They were not a cheap loss either. I learned about that fish from watching Primetime Aquatics. Not all was lost though, as a week later there was some fry swimming around in there. Those fry are getting bigger now and they look really beautiful. Hopefully by this summer they will start breeding. I may see if I can trade some with another person that has them so I don't do so much inbreeding. I may do a video on putting together that rack for those aquarium. I gets lots of compliments on it. Again, I'm glad you liked the video. It's because of everyone's compliments and messages that keeps me wanting to put out more material.
@@fishdaddyjackaquatics664 oh it is so heartbreaking when things like that happen and we learn 😭 ❤️ Such beautiful fish!! So exciting about the fry 🎉🎊 Prime Time was one in the first channels I found when I came to UA-cam!! I have been a super fan and student every since 🤣🥰❤️🌿🐟💚 Thank you again for sharing and I look forward to seeing more 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚
@@marypaigeflynn4512 I consider myself a student and fan of theirs as well. I had the pleasure of meeting them in person at Aquashella last year in Dallas. I wanted to keep fish and breed them as well. So many have said that you have to have softer water to keep and breed fish that I ran out and purchased a RODI unit. I then started watching Primetime and learned that if you are keeping fish, mostly you don't need to go chasing parameters that could result in you stressing your fish. I then found out all the kinds of fish they breed just fine in harder water. That's when I saw shell dwellers and was hooked.
I've never used tap water on my sponges, but it makes sense that it wouldn't make a difference. I have had to do 100% water changes before and it didn't seem to affect the cycle at all, other than ammonia reading 1 ppm x 1-2 days due to our water here (I always double the Seachem Prime dose due to this).
Yeah, a lot of people think that beneficial bacteria is just in the filter, but that's not the case. I actually learned that tip from Primetime Aquatics. They have a whole fish room of tanks and clean all of their filters in the sink with tap water.
YES good points, absolutely no point in rinsing the sponges until the bacteria is well established and YES no point in not using tap water. I find I MUST use tap water because my sponges get clogged if I don't.
I think you mast have a point there. The addition of substrate is definitely going to add more surface area as opposed to a bare bottom tank. I had a tank that was bare bottom for a little while. To tell with the beneficial bacteria and surface area I addeda lot of floating stem plants. I Thom that definitely helped.
I'm breeding all of these fish, so I find it best to do weekly water changes. My filters I only clean once every other week, but you can do it every week with no problem. I just go out every other week because they usually are not that dirty and also constantly removing the sponges and squeezing them out adds wear and tear to them.
Dear Jack: Oh my God, he rinsed the sponges under the tap! Poor, poor, beneficial bacteria. Beneficial bacteria will quickly re-colonize the sponges, as it is prevalent on all, submerges surfaces. Will a razor blade scratch the glass? I've used one, carefully, a few times, but I usually use a credit card about the substrate (which does a very poor job). I use filter floss and or a plastic scrubby, well above the substrate. If a bit of sand gets in it, it scratches the glass, every time. I tried using a Python for water changes. I found it wasteful and stick to a 5-gallon bucket. For 10- and 20-gallon tanks, I complete small, water changes (about once a month). Shrimp like very stable conditions, so excessive water changes can be harmful. But, keeping algae off the glass and décor is important for aesthetic purposes. Thank you for sharing this, entertaining and informative video on maintaining your, super-terrific, triple-decker, shell-dweller display. You do a fantastic job of keeping them healthy and happy. The water is crystal. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
I agree what you say on shrimp, yet not all neocarodena shrimp colonies are the same. My red cherry shrimp are touch as nails. I can do 50% water changes on them all day long and they won't have any issues. That's edgy I breed them in the same tank with my plecos. I do about 35 % weekly water changes on that tank every week. My blue dreams shrimp are the same practically. However, my yellow shrimp on the other hand are different. Of you just look at them funny they will grab their hearts and fall over dead. Lol! Not literally, but you get what I'm saying. I was surprised once in a Facebook group we were talking about water changes and some said they don't do water changes the same day they clean the tank as you are killing beneficial bacteria when you do. There are certainly a lot of myths in the hobby. Lol! I am glad you enjoyed the video. This was definitely a challenge. I had well over 1.5 hours of footage shot on me cleaning the tanks. I had to seriously edit a lot out and speed some things along. Nobody wants to watch 1.5 hours of me cleaning my fish tanks. Lol! Of course I also learned how to do voice over. Then the music thing as well. It was fun though. I'm thinking video editing is almost a separate hobby.
Dear Jack: Yes, you and Daniel Keeping Fish do fantastic editing. I’m keeping it simple, for now. I hope my content entertains, but mainly offers useful information. Neocaridina davidi are probably the hardiest, fresh-water, dwarf-shrimp species. I might go overboard babying them. They even survived the sudden plunge into my, 120-gallon tank, when my, 29-gallon sprang a leak. But, specialized variants, like yellow, they can be delicate. Keep up your, terrific YouTubing. Shortly, your subscriptions will sky-rocket, if you continue to post, regularly. Sincerely, Brinegar
I thoroughly enjoyed the video and being introduced to all your beautiful fish!! I really love the look of your rack!!
Thank you for showing us your method!! Very effective, easy to do and gets the job done 👍❤️
I also agree with you on cleaning the sponge filters and the beneficial bacteria!!💪🙌
I do however have well water now so I don't have to worry about the chlorine anymore.
I also had a lot of fun watching!! Love the music and the editing!! Well done Fish Daddy Jack!! I hope you have a very blessed day 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚🥰
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah, I definitely have to add dechlorinator. I made the mistake AMF forgot once in a tank. I looked in that tank 2 hours later to everything dead. I was heart broken over that. That was one of my bucket list fish. Neolamprologus caudopunctatus. They were not a cheap loss either. I learned about that fish from watching Primetime Aquatics. Not all was lost though, as a week later there was some fry swimming around in there. Those fry are getting bigger now and they look really beautiful. Hopefully by this summer they will start breeding. I may see if I can trade some with another person that has them so I don't do so much inbreeding. I may do a video on putting together that rack for those aquarium. I gets lots of compliments on it. Again, I'm glad you liked the video. It's because of everyone's compliments and messages that keeps me wanting to put out more material.
@@fishdaddyjackaquatics664 oh it is so heartbreaking when things like that happen and we learn 😭
❤️ Such beautiful fish!! So exciting about the fry 🎉🎊
Prime Time was one in the first channels I found when I came to UA-cam!! I have been a super fan and student every since 🤣🥰❤️🌿🐟💚
Thank you again for sharing and I look forward to seeing more 🙏🌿🐟🌿💚
@@marypaigeflynn4512 I consider myself a student and fan of theirs as well. I had the pleasure of meeting them in person at Aquashella last year in Dallas. I wanted to keep fish and breed them as well. So many have said that you have to have softer water to keep and breed fish that I ran out and purchased a RODI unit. I then started watching Primetime and learned that if you are keeping fish, mostly you don't need to go chasing parameters that could result in you stressing your fish. I then found out all the kinds of fish they breed just fine in harder water. That's when I saw shell dwellers and was hooked.
I've never used tap water on my sponges, but it makes sense that it wouldn't make a difference. I have had to do 100% water changes before and it didn't seem to affect the cycle at all, other than ammonia reading 1 ppm x 1-2 days due to our water here (I always double the Seachem Prime dose due to this).
Yeah, a lot of people think that beneficial bacteria is just in the filter, but that's not the case. I actually learned that tip from Primetime Aquatics. They have a whole fish room of tanks and clean all of their filters in the sink with tap water.
YES good points, absolutely no point in rinsing the sponges until the bacteria is well established and YES no point in not using tap water. I find I MUST use tap water because my sponges get clogged if I don't.
Yes. That is true. If you are just squeezing rhem out in that bucket of dirt water, you are just sucking a lot of that gunk right back in it.
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@@fishdaddyjackaquatics664 aww thanks will watch some and like raid the comments
Cleaning your sponge filters matter less when you have deep substrates like in those tanks verses if they were bare bottom tanks
I think you mast have a point there. The addition of substrate is definitely going to add more surface area as opposed to a bare bottom tank. I had a tank that was bare bottom for a little while. To tell with the beneficial bacteria and surface area I addeda lot of floating stem plants. I Thom that definitely helped.
how often do you need to do this Jack?
I'm breeding all of these fish, so I find it best to do weekly water changes. My filters I only clean once every other week, but you can do it every week with no problem. I just go out every other week because they usually are not that dirty and also constantly removing the sponges and squeezing them out adds wear and tear to them.
Dear Jack:
Oh my God, he rinsed the sponges under the tap! Poor, poor, beneficial bacteria. Beneficial bacteria will quickly re-colonize the sponges, as it is prevalent on all, submerges surfaces.
Will a razor blade scratch the glass? I've used one, carefully, a few times, but I usually use a credit card about the substrate (which does a very poor job). I use filter floss and or a plastic scrubby, well above the substrate. If a bit of sand gets in it, it scratches the glass, every time.
I tried using a Python for water changes. I found it wasteful and stick to a 5-gallon bucket. For 10- and 20-gallon tanks, I complete small, water changes (about once a month). Shrimp like very stable conditions, so excessive water changes can be harmful. But, keeping algae off the glass and décor is important for aesthetic purposes.
Thank you for sharing this, entertaining and informative video on maintaining your, super-terrific, triple-decker, shell-dweller display. You do a fantastic job of keeping them healthy and happy. The water is crystal.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
I agree what you say on shrimp, yet not all neocarodena shrimp colonies are the same. My red cherry shrimp are touch as nails. I can do 50% water changes on them all day long and they won't have any issues. That's edgy I breed them in the same tank with my plecos. I do about 35 % weekly water changes on that tank every week. My blue dreams shrimp are the same practically. However, my yellow shrimp on the other hand are different. Of you just look at them funny they will grab their hearts and fall over dead. Lol! Not literally, but you get what I'm saying.
I was surprised once in a Facebook group we were talking about water changes and some said they don't do water changes the same day they clean the tank as you are killing beneficial bacteria when you do. There are certainly a lot of myths in the hobby. Lol!
I am glad you enjoyed the video. This was definitely a challenge. I had well over 1.5 hours of footage shot on me cleaning the tanks. I had to seriously edit a lot out and speed some things along. Nobody wants to watch 1.5 hours of me cleaning my fish tanks. Lol! Of course I also learned how to do voice over. Then the music thing as well. It was fun though. I'm thinking video editing is almost a separate hobby.
Dear Jack:
Yes, you and Daniel Keeping Fish do fantastic editing. I’m keeping it simple, for now. I hope my content entertains, but mainly offers useful information.
Neocaridina davidi are probably the hardiest, fresh-water, dwarf-shrimp species. I might go overboard babying them. They even survived the sudden plunge into my, 120-gallon tank, when my, 29-gallon sprang a leak. But, specialized variants, like yellow, they can be delicate.
Keep up your, terrific YouTubing. Shortly, your subscriptions will sky-rocket, if you continue to post, regularly.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
@@ejbrinegar you do offer useful information and tips my friend. Keep up the good work and thank you for your confidence and support with my channel.