i love ur tank!! from a fellow black girl with fish tanks 😂 u have my dream cichlid i love the electric blue acara, i cant wait til i can get a big tank girl u did tht!!👌🏾💜💯
If you start noticing that your plant disapperaing or appear chewed up, it's probably yhe Buenos Aires tetras in the plant. They are beautiful but love to eat plants. In my tank, only the swords have survived 😁
I've always loved aquariums. I use to be deep into the hobby. Bronze Corydoras are my favorite aquarium fish. My very first fish was a Bronze Corydoras named Whiskers. Happy aquarium keeping. 🐠
@@Lifewiththehoods I use it all the time currently I don’t have a big fish tank due to living but as soon as I move, I’m getting one, but I use it all the time. But they also sell it in sheets so you can cut it to size.
That FX filter cleaning is a pain I bet! Your tank looks lovely. I love seeing families with "wet pets" my mom also hated pets growing up. I'm glad you are enjoying the hobby😊❤
Wow really big beautiful tank I love that driftwood arch and the Acaras are nice too! Looking forward to seeing updates on this tank in the future. Thank you for sharing this awesome tank!
Nice video and great tank. Algae helps use up any nutrients the plants can't and is a good source of food to some of the fish. I suspect that your beautiful Blue Acara will slurp up any shrimp you put in there. :) I have shrimp now but lost many before success. Excellent family hobby time spent.
PS. Your plants probably love that you didn't clean to often. In turn so do the fish. Look into any natural body of water closely and you will see tons of algae and detritus floating and settled all over everything. I like the way you have kept your tank.
I'm a lazy keeper so I added Mexican oregano (a lot of herbs do well in water) to grow over my tank, their root system turns my tank into a jungle. It absorbs so much nitrates that it starves out the algae. It smells good and you can use it in your pantry. I think changing water too often when water is still within parameters in a planted tank is flushing away all the food your plants need to grow. I find shrimp entertaining to watch and cleans up whatever uneaten food the fish miss. Your plants might be getting too much light if you're using that one linked. You can try raising up your light an inch a week till you find a sweet spot where the plants are happier and the algae will struggle. I like a little algae myself, not a fan of sterile tanks, more life more better imo. I'm also cheap and don't like chemical additives, try my best not use them. You should try adding some organics and micro organisms from a local creek, they help form a better ecosystem. Fish like to snack on them too. Those faux piranhas are pretty sweet, I'm jealous how big of a tank you got and the aqua scaping. I'm also kind of lazy with that too lmao. Gave you a sub :)
Thank you for subscribing and for your comment! I have always wanted a shrimp tank. I find them truly fascinating. I have attempted it twice but wasn’t successful. Maybe 3rd times a charm? lol I do love a little algae myself it makes the aqua scape more realistic
Great vid, life takes a hold of us all sometimes and tank cleans take a back seat, good job you have a real good filter and those live plants. Fish look happy so I say your winning.
LOVE SEEING THE WHOLE FAMILY LOVING THE HOBBY! It was my first time using a driftwood and having a hard time getting rid of the tannins. It's taking a while now. Did you guys had that issue with your driftwood? If it did, how long did it take to go away. Thanks in advance!
@@jhedokings thank you! My boys are really getting into the hobby now which is helpful to incorporate family time and tank cleaning 😂. I did in fact had issues with the tannins. We had TONS of water changes quite often in the beginning. I can’t recall how long it took but I definitely remember it was a process. Don’t give up! But if you have smaller pieces I do recommend boiling them if you are not aware. For my other tanks it has worked in the past. 😊
@@Lifewiththehoods Got you. It’s been 3 weeks now and 3 water changes and still leaking tannins. Thank you so much for your time responding. Really appreciate it! I’ll continue to do water changes as necessary. Thanks again!
Great job. Surprised that all your plants are intact with the Buenos aires tetra. Those boys and girls loooove plants. Had to go with some plastic ☹️. Lobe them. Have tried different plants over the years. Most people have the same experience with them
@@Thisfunctionalfamily it’s really not as bad. We just went several months without taking care of it. But having live plants in there help keep it clean
Hey, good luck with the babies! That's a nice looking tank. I enjoyed watching the video, but you need to realize that the software that creates the captions can't always understand your accent.
Love seeing the entire family involved in the hobby.
Thank you! I’m hoping the boys continue with it into adulthood.
i love ur tank!! from a fellow black girl with fish tanks 😂 u have my dream cichlid i love the electric blue acara, i cant wait til i can get a big tank girl u did tht!!👌🏾💜💯
@@qweenkaii04 thank you so much!! I love coming across black women who enjoy this hobby 😊💜🫶🏾.
@@Lifewiththehoods it's definitely a spot for us here we need to unify 😂 black fishtubers UNITE👌🏾💯
Thank you for sharing your aquarium with us
My pleasure! Thank you for viewing.
I love your tank setup and the looks of it! So beautiful. Looks just like the bottom of a clean river. Live plants and driftwood are a must-have.
Thank you! That’s literally the vibe we were going for when we originally set the tank up. ♥️
Beautiful tank
Thank you!
I like this video. You are right, a little algae in a tank helps to keep your fish healthy.
@@DMike54 thank you!
If you start noticing that your plant disapperaing or appear chewed up, it's probably yhe Buenos Aires tetras in the plant. They are beautiful but love to eat plants. In my tank, only the swords have survived 😁
@@mexicalifishkeeper good to know! Because I’ve had some to disappear.
I've always loved aquariums. I use to be deep into the hobby. Bronze Corydoras are my favorite aquarium fish. My very first fish was a Bronze Corydoras named Whiskers. Happy aquarium keeping. 🐠
Wow! That’s such a cute name and very fitting.
Your plants look great. Fish look healthy….. Thankyou for the demo.
@@robertcarter6887 thank you!
Filter floss helps clean the water or Poly-Fil pillow stuffing you add to the filter. It Helps to polish the water.
@@darrellbrown8454 thanks for that tip! I’ve heard it before but never tried it. I was scared it will get in the tank 😂😂😂😂
@@Lifewiththehoods I use it all the time currently I don’t have a big fish tank due to living but as soon as I move, I’m getting one, but I use it all the time. But they also sell it in sheets so you can cut it to size.
@@darrellbrown8454 okay great. I am going to try it.
Love this!! Would love a tank this size❤❤
Thank you!
That FX filter cleaning is a pain I bet! Your tank looks lovely. I love seeing families with "wet pets" my mom also hated pets growing up. I'm glad you are enjoying the hobby😊❤
Thank you!
Pretty tank. Cute helpers too. 👍🏻
@@jeffreytj3028 thanks!
Wow really big beautiful tank I love that driftwood arch and the Acaras are nice too! Looking forward to seeing updates on this tank in the future. Thank you for sharing this awesome tank!
@@TKaquatics thank you! It took me 4 weeks to talk a friend into selling it to me 😂
WoW 🤩 Beautiful Aquascape🎉❤
@@CarlosAlvarez-fv3di thank you so much
Nice video and great tank. Algae helps use up any nutrients the plants can't and is a good source of food to some of the fish. I suspect that your beautiful Blue Acara will slurp up any shrimp you put in there. :) I have shrimp now but lost many before success. Excellent family hobby time spent.
PS. Your plants probably love that you didn't clean to often. In turn so do the fish. Look into any natural body of water closely and you will see tons of algae and detritus floating and settled all over everything. I like the way you have kept your tank.
@@BrentsView thank you so much. This hobby I always a learning process for me. 😊
Nice tank...look healthy n established...just clean your glass n filter...your plants look awsome!
@@stilesslosson7403 thank you
I'm a lazy keeper so I added Mexican oregano (a lot of herbs do well in water) to grow over my tank, their root system turns my tank into a jungle. It absorbs so much nitrates that it starves out the algae. It smells good and you can use it in your pantry. I think changing water too often when water is still within parameters in a planted tank is flushing away all the food your plants need to grow.
I find shrimp entertaining to watch and cleans up whatever uneaten food the fish miss. Your plants might be getting too much light if you're using that one linked. You can try raising up your light an inch a week till you find a sweet spot where the plants are happier and the algae will struggle. I like a little algae myself, not a fan of sterile tanks, more life more better imo.
I'm also cheap and don't like chemical additives, try my best not use them. You should try adding some organics and micro organisms from a local creek, they help form a better ecosystem. Fish like to snack on them too.
Those faux piranhas are pretty sweet, I'm jealous how big of a tank you got and the aqua scaping. I'm also kind of lazy with that too lmao.
Gave you a sub :)
Thank you for subscribing and for your comment! I have always wanted a shrimp tank. I find them truly fascinating. I have attempted it twice but wasn’t successful. Maybe 3rd times a charm? lol I do love a little algae myself it makes the aqua scape more realistic
Great vid, life takes a hold of us all sometimes and tank cleans take a back seat, good job you have a real good filter and those live plants. Fish look happy so I say your winning.
@@fqcraigus thank you so much for saying this ♥️
It still looks nice 😊
@@Thisfunctionalfamily thank you!
really cool and you def know your tank and "babies" (all your fish)
@@PyrosPelagics thank you. I know a little 😂. Now the babies, I’m not so sure of lol
You can put purigen bags in the tank for the tanins .it Comes in bags . Crystal clear water for 6 months . Within days ..go read up on it
Thank you!
LOVE SEEING THE WHOLE FAMILY LOVING THE HOBBY! It was my first time using a driftwood and having a hard time getting rid of the tannins. It's taking a while now. Did you guys had that issue with your driftwood? If it did, how long did it take to go away. Thanks in advance!
@@jhedokings thank you! My boys are really getting into the hobby now which is helpful to incorporate family time and tank cleaning 😂. I did in fact had issues with the tannins. We had TONS of water changes quite often in the beginning. I can’t recall how long it took but I definitely remember it was a process. Don’t give up! But if you have smaller pieces I do recommend boiling them if you are not aware. For my other tanks it has worked in the past. 😊
@@Lifewiththehoods Got you. It’s been 3 weeks now and 3 water changes and still leaking tannins. Thank you so much for your time responding. Really appreciate it! I’ll continue to do water changes as necessary. Thanks again!
Your doing great
@@MrPoohbae1000 thanks!
Great job. Surprised that all your plants are intact with the Buenos aires tetra. Those boys and girls loooove plants. Had to go with some plastic ☹️. Lobe them. Have tried different plants over the years. Most people have the same experience with them
@@josepolanco1228 they are doing pretty good!
Good job
@@tee_pierce6 thank you!
I always wanted a fish aquarium but tbh I will not be able to keep up with the maintenance 😅
@@Thisfunctionalfamily it’s really not as bad. We just went several months without taking care of it. But having live plants in there help keep it clean
Subscribed to your channel, supporting you from mines @Joy of fish keeping . Greetings from New York 👍
@@josepolanco1228 thank you!
Hey, good luck with the babies!
That's a nice looking tank. I enjoyed watching the video, but you need to realize that the software that creates the captions can't always understand your accent.
@@grumpymcgrump5822 thank you
All you have to do is scrape the glass
Thank you.
You should do more fish videos us black girls like the fish hobby too lol
Yes, I totally agree. We have more coming soon! Stay tuned 😉
You can put the fry in a tank by themselves, you don’t need mom and dad to grow them out
@@flyguy3426 okay thanks! We were told everyone was female so I need to separate the parents so this don’t happen again.
Better off taking out the adults. Fry are very delicate.
@@S.Trades thanks! I’ll try that.
Literally just maintenance that should be done every week or two.
@@Jaxxx365 you are absolutely right. Thank you.
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@@yamasupportaccount4332 hello from Belgium!! Thank you so much for subscribing ❤️.