I LOVE this. I have over the years slowly switched to keeping catfish, mainly plecos and absolutely love seeing videos when large youtubers like you show off how awesome these fish are. Keep up all the amazing and informational videos.
Ikr. They are the most overlooked in the trade. Most ppl jus buy em for maintaince for their tanks n ponds but they're really hardy n kool. Especially when u get into the more rare n exotic ones...
Nick, you're a wonderful breeder!!! The fact that you have added the power flow units is a defining quality to help boost the production of the Plecos and Corys... VERY much like their natural habitat!!! I LOVE the details on the Whiptails!!! SUPER healthy fish!!! Great WORK!!!
Awesome tour, Nick! You have quite the collection and it’s been amazing seeing you grow from 8 Aquariums to 65+! Those whiptails, I must say! 😄 Great job on all the breeding and continue success on the online store! Keep up the amazing work, mate! 😀👍
Hey KeepingFishSimple I love your channel and am asking my parents for some of your merchandise and your breeder box for my birthday. I love catfish to I love pepper corydoras and plecos especially plecos. I aspire to be like you and really enjoy your channel 👍🙂
Guys like you are the future of fish keeping. I absolutely love your channel brotha. You are in my opinion one of the top rising fish keepers/breeders in the hobby. Much love from Atlanta, GA USA.
I’ve been watching all your videos I can, I’ve been keeping fish again for 3yrs now and just got a pair of Bolivian rams this yr and have been breeding them an working on some corys. But I really wanna try an build a 50ft by 60ft building an take up fish breeding as hobby/career cause I’ve always loved aquariums and fish. But I’m not 100% sure I’ve got everything planned out right or not
I would spur breeding with my plecos by doing a 30% water change and replacing with cold water. Two or three days later I would have males fanning away on eggs.
Awesome video and channel! I am getting more and more tanks myself. I would be very interested if you could ever make a video on your tank sizes and your considerations of how many and what fish you put in there!
You still have Woolworth’s there? Nice! I haven’t been in a Woolworth’s in… I can’t even remember how long! I actually got some of my first fish from Woolworth’s when I was a kid in the ‘80s. ;) Back when department stores actually carried live fish. Not my preferred place to get them even then, but they did surprisingly well and I eventually got my parents to take me to the local fish store. ;) The whiptails are freaking amazing! And the long fin lemon blue-eyed bristlenose plecos are so very beautiful. I also love the peppermint bristlenose and the zebras. So many varieties! Same with the corys. More varieties than I’ve ever seen but I’ve been out of the fish keeping game for several years. I miss having fish very much and hope to get a tank or two set up again in the near future. I think I may have to go and check out the availability of some of these here in the States. ;) Thanks for the interesting and informative videos!
@@ArtyMars Hahaha Not in Australia, obviously! ;) **pokes around internet** Aha! Looks like same name, different store/company! The Woolworths I knew was a department store like Kmart or Walmart.
Still jealous of ur zebra pelcos just stunning!! Love that u have whiptails now! just started to read up on them. Ive been looking for some red lizard whiptails to add to my collection. Im growing out some L168 butterfly pelcos. Still love the corydoras! Atm im trying to get my reynoldsi corys to breed.
honest i found whiptails easy to raise from egg.. what i did was scrape them off the glass with a sharp edge and just chuck them in there own small filtered heated container and wait till they hatch add meaty foods like hikari carnivore wafers when egg sakes have gone. thats it!
as a hobbyist here in the philippines i can only dream of having one of this awesome rare plecos and corys. Its so hard to source them here and basically importing is the only way to have one and its so expensive.
Apologies for the block of text. I feed my twig catfish Hikari algae wafers (the large wafer size) which also contain vegetable ingredients, which I throw in after the tank lights are out & just before I turn off the room's lights, as they cannot compete with the other fish. I've got an army of Malaysian trumpet snails, which is why I feed the larger wafers instead of the smaller ones, as the snails can't pull those under, giving the twig catfish the time to eat. Aside from that they may graze on green algae and suck on wood, of which the latter is a must-have. The also have a small piece of sepia, just in case they might need the calcium, don't know if they actually use it, so that's just a precaution. The "nose" of the female twig's are thin and convex, while the nose of the male is shaped like that of a sawfish, complete with tiny "teeth" when sexually mature (about 2 years). My adults are about 17cm long, but they can get 25cm long, so a tank length of at least 120cm is important for adults to avoid injury when spooked because, while they are *very* poor swimmers they can still dart forward pretty fast and may injure that lovely nose of theirs. The female moves around the tank over time, while the males will stick to a certain territory, I've got one on the front glass who I can always see and one in the back, who I *never* see unless I start moving plants aside during a water change. Once a month, the female will join a male with a suitable territory and lay her eggs (about 50), which he fertilises. After having done so the male chases the female away and guards the eggs, covering them with his body (ideally), testing them for viability and fanning them. It may take multiple nest for the male to actually get the hang of defending the nest. The first time he'd abandon it as soon as I'd approach, now I need to get him to attack and latch on to a flat, broad tool so I can safely move him out of the way. The eggs start hatching after 7-8 days. I've hatched the first nest in a separate, dedicated tank and the second nest in a different community tank. Both tanks had green algae aplenty, wood and sepia, but the community tank had competition from a colony of neocaridina shrimp, 3 amano shrimp and 3 otocinclus. The result is that the first nest has 14 survivors which are all at least 6,5 cm at 7 months old whereas the second nest has only one survivor who is barely half that despite being just one month younger, meaning a stunted growth rate. I tried giving the fry Repashy Soilent Green after they hatched, just before their yolk-sacs were depleted, but since there was plenty of green algae in the tank they never touched the stuff much. At 1,5 to 2 months they can eat the same food as adults. A breeding report I've read suggest the fry can be moved to a new home after 3 months, but unless they're moved to another raising tank my advice would be to wait and them grow more. I've only put up an ad after they were 5-6 months old and at least 5,5 cm.
The twig catfish love green food. Break down some pellets or flakes(not to much) in really small pieces and mix it with spirulina powder and water. It shouldnt be a liquid but more like a paste. Then put it over any little bit rough surface in a REALLY thin layer. You can use like any stone. I use my fingers for that. Let it dry for 2 days and then you can feed it. You can mix in like any ingredient you like. Watch out for ingredients that contain a high amount of protein or fat. The green food eating species only get fat (Organs) and not in the good way. That should work especially for raising whiptail fry. Keep the good work up man :)
I had a bristlenose pleco die for like NO reason. Plenty of food, and I have driftwood in the tank. Was feeding regularly. ~shrugs~ my only thought it maybe stress from the other fish?
Awesome room! I just subbed! I just started my breeding project with 12 black "Venezuelan" Cory's! Are you also breeding them with bristlenose plecos? Please let me know as I have a breeding pair and it would be awesome to put them together if I can!
Hello from Greece! I have a question! 2 months ago i gought a bristenose plecoand its size was 3-3.5 cm... Now it is between 5.5-6 cm but its hasnt yet grow any bristles! Is it safe to assume that it is a "she" or not? Keep up the good work! Your videos have helped me a lot!
Two questions: Are those canned green beans? And what are the Cory tank temperatures? I noticed that they were sharing the tanks with some warm water species.
Loved the video. Catfish are my favourite fish. My pair of bronze corydoras laid 300 eggs in their last spawn but only two eggs were viable. Have any tips?? Thanks
Are your stands tethered to the ceiling joist so they don’t wobble? Also I see your ceiling is open, you have any moisture problems? Currently building my own room. Thanks!
@@KeepingFishSimple in the video they look same size as mine I’ve had mine 7months an managed to get my first spawn with few simple triggers from another zebra pleco breeder
I really don't like those Whiptails, they freaky little dinosaur spaceship catsharks hahaha I love me some PepperMint Bristlenose tho :D AND MY GOD THOSE ZEBRA PLECOS how gorgeous it's hard to believe they're THAT stripey =O
Can you keep an update on the black shultzei Corydoras please. I’m having the same issue. They had a few successful spawns at first and recently they all have not been viable.
If you quit feeding them blood worms what are you feeding them now?. I have never fed my fish blood worms but I have started about a week ago. I am quite concerned about the angelfish because it sticks out of their mouth and eventually they swallow it down.
Please shave that hair off your upper lip. You don't look good with it. You look to young to have one. I like you better without it. You are so handsome why spoil your look with that hairy thing.
Dude . . . Not sure what your going for but PLEASE shave that thing on your face . . . It's a very " guy in van hanging around playgrounds with puppies and candy vibe "
KeepingFishSimple you inspired me to create my own fishkeeping channel! 😃
Nice!
Wow cool channel! :)
I LOVE this. I have over the years slowly switched to keeping catfish, mainly plecos and absolutely love seeing videos when large youtubers like you show off how awesome these fish are. Keep up all the amazing and informational videos.
Ikr. They are the most overlooked in the trade. Most ppl jus buy em for maintaince for their tanks n ponds but they're really hardy n kool. Especially when u get into the more rare n exotic ones...
Nick, you're a wonderful breeder!!! The fact that you have added the power flow units is a defining quality to help boost the production of the Plecos and Corys... VERY much like their natural habitat!!! I LOVE the details on the Whiptails!!! SUPER healthy fish!!! Great WORK!!!
Awesome tour, Nick! You have quite the collection and it’s been amazing seeing you grow from 8 Aquariums to 65+! Those whiptails, I must say! 😄 Great job on all the breeding and continue success on the online store! Keep up the amazing work, mate! 😀👍
Thanks bro
Wow I didn’t even know long-fin panda corys were a thing! Gorgeous fish.
Hey KeepingFishSimple I love your channel and am asking my parents for some of your merchandise and your breeder box for my birthday. I love catfish to I love pepper corydoras and plecos especially plecos. I aspire to be like you and really enjoy your channel 👍🙂
Guys like you are the future of fish keeping. I absolutely love your channel brotha. You are in my opinion one of the top rising fish keepers/breeders in the hobby. Much love from Atlanta, GA USA.
Hearing you talk about gold lasers helped me. I felt like a failure because they're so shy. They're my favourite, but I wish I got to see them more.
I've noticed a lot of black rams at the lfs in Brisbane are they yours. Love the videos keep up the great work
Yes they are
Fantastic your, I might have to pickup a few of those peppermints down the line, I love them.
I’ve got royal farlowellas spawning a lot!mine are sturisomtichthys festive.
I’ve been watching all your videos I can, I’ve been keeping fish again for 3yrs now and just got a pair of Bolivian rams this yr and have been breeding them an working on some corys. But I really wanna try an build a 50ft by 60ft building an take up fish breeding as hobby/career cause I’ve always loved aquariums and fish. But I’m not 100% sure I’ve got everything planned out right or not
Nothing better than having a day off, hanging out with my critters and watching fish tube!!🙏💙✌️
Edit; I totally forgot the mustache!!😉✨🥸✨
Awesome vid man. Jealous of your pleco collection, zebra plecos looking super nice and same with the tigers 🐠👌🏻
Appreciate it!
I love how that little cory just riding on a Twig Catfish lol seem like he wouldn't mind at all or cory just doesn't know there's a thing there.
OMG your black venezuelan tank looks amazing!! id love hair alage like that!!!
do you have any secrets to grow it like that??
Love your videos!! Those gold lasers really look like orange lasers I have a group of orange lasers that’s why and those stripes look neon orange.
All of them are beautiful, thanks for showing them
Awesome video bro. You're doing a amazing job 💯
I'm definitely interested in one of those L46 zebra plecos.
Have you seen the Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish?
My corydoras spawn every two to three days. I always get lots of baby's from them. Awesome video 👍 🙏
I would spur breeding with my plecos by doing a 30% water change and replacing with cold water. Two or three days later I would have males fanning away on eggs.
Braaaahhhhhh that stash is killer man rock it hell yeah
Awesome video and channel! I am getting more and more tanks myself. I would be very interested if you could ever make a video on your tank sizes and your considerations of how many and what fish you put in there!
Love the tours! You make researching fun 💕
Maybe try to put the power heads towards the air filter So there is more desolved oxygen in the water? Just a idea. Keep on the good work
You still have Woolworth’s there? Nice! I haven’t been in a Woolworth’s in… I can’t even remember how long! I actually got some of my first fish from Woolworth’s when I was a kid in the ‘80s. ;) Back when department stores actually carried live fish. Not my preferred place to get them even then, but they did surprisingly well and I eventually got my parents to take me to the local fish store. ;) The whiptails are freaking amazing! And the long fin lemon blue-eyed bristlenose plecos are so very beautiful. I also love the peppermint bristlenose and the zebras. So many varieties! Same with the corys. More varieties than I’ve ever seen but I’ve been out of the fish keeping game for several years. I miss having fish very much and hope to get a tank or two set up again in the near future. I think I may have to go and check out the availability of some of these here in the States. ;) Thanks for the interesting and informative videos!
Woolworths is the biggest Supermarket Chain in Australia where have you been? xD
@@ArtyMars Hahaha Not in Australia, obviously! ;)
**pokes around internet**
Aha! Looks like same name, different store/company! The Woolworths I knew was a department store like Kmart or Walmart.
Amazing video
Still jealous of ur zebra pelcos just stunning!! Love that u have whiptails now! just started to read up on them. Ive been looking for some red lizard whiptails to add to my collection.
Im growing out some L168 butterfly pelcos. Still love the corydoras! Atm im trying to get my reynoldsi corys to breed.
Nice fishroom and fish. just a note. They are not black venezuelan. They are Schultzei black. A dark breed form from the schultzie.
He said when it's summer again lol. Keep forgetting its winter in Southern hemisphere when it's summer up here lol
honest i found whiptails easy to raise from egg.. what i did was scrape them off the glass with a sharp edge and just chuck them in there own small filtered heated container and wait till they hatch add meaty foods like hikari carnivore wafers when egg sakes have gone. thats it!
Thanks!
Nice fish ;)
as a hobbyist here in the philippines i can only dream of having one of this awesome rare plecos and corys.
Its so hard to source them here and basically importing is the only way to have one and its so expensive.
Diggin the setup dude
Impressive collection!
Thanks!
Thanks for the tour, I'd love to see you spawn your Zebra Plecos.
Thanks!
Apologies for the block of text. I feed my twig catfish Hikari algae wafers (the large wafer size) which also contain vegetable ingredients, which I throw in after the tank lights are out & just before I turn off the room's lights, as they cannot compete with the other fish. I've got an army of Malaysian trumpet snails, which is why I feed the larger wafers instead of the smaller ones, as the snails can't pull those under, giving the twig catfish the time to eat. Aside from that they may graze on green algae and suck on wood, of which the latter is a must-have. The also have a small piece of sepia, just in case they might need the calcium, don't know if they actually use it, so that's just a precaution. The "nose" of the female twig's are thin and convex, while the nose of the male is shaped like that of a sawfish, complete with tiny "teeth" when sexually mature (about 2 years). My adults are about 17cm long, but they can get 25cm long, so a tank length of at least 120cm is important for adults to avoid injury when spooked because, while they are *very* poor swimmers they can still dart forward pretty fast and may injure that lovely nose of theirs. The female moves around the tank over time, while the males will stick to a certain territory, I've got one on the front glass who I can always see and one in the back, who I *never* see unless I start moving plants aside during a water change. Once a month, the female will join a male with a suitable territory and lay her eggs (about 50), which he fertilises. After having done so the male chases the female away and guards the eggs, covering them with his body (ideally), testing them for viability and fanning them. It may take multiple nest for the male to actually get the hang of defending the nest. The first time he'd abandon it as soon as I'd approach, now I need to get him to attack and latch on to a flat, broad tool so I can safely move him out of the way. The eggs start hatching after 7-8 days. I've hatched the first nest in a separate, dedicated tank and the second nest in a different community tank. Both tanks had green algae aplenty, wood and sepia, but the community tank had competition from a colony of neocaridina shrimp, 3 amano shrimp and 3 otocinclus. The result is that the first nest has 14 survivors which are all at least 6,5 cm at 7 months old whereas the second nest has only one survivor who is barely half that despite being just one month younger, meaning a stunted growth rate. I tried giving the fry Repashy Soilent Green after they hatched, just before their yolk-sacs were depleted, but since there was plenty of green algae in the tank they never touched the stuff much. At 1,5 to 2 months they can eat the same food as adults. A breeding report I've read suggest the fry can be moved to a new home after 3 months, but unless they're moved to another raising tank my advice would be to wait and them grow more. I've only put up an ad after they were 5-6 months old and at least 5,5 cm.
The twig catfish love green food. Break down some pellets or flakes(not to much) in really small pieces and mix it with spirulina powder and water. It shouldnt be a liquid but more like a paste. Then put it over any little bit rough surface in a REALLY thin layer. You can use like any stone. I use my fingers for that. Let it dry for 2 days and then you can feed it. You can mix in like any ingredient you like. Watch out for ingredients that contain a high amount of protein or fat. The green food eating species only get fat (Organs) and not in the good way. That should work especially for raising whiptail fry. Keep the good work up man :)
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The moustache is looking ON POINT my guy. Very sexy, keep up the good work
I need a update on the hill stream loaches! I’m trying to breed them myself I wanna know how yours have done?
Nice fish room
Thanks!
Love your mustache
At least someone does
Are Peppermint Plecs the same as Starlight's?
Hi I was just wondering do you ship L number plecos to WA?
What kind of green beans do u feed them?
I had a bristlenose pleco die for like NO reason. Plenty of food, and I have driftwood in the tank. Was feeding regularly. ~shrugs~ my only thought it maybe stress from the other fish?
Interested in getting some Whiptails. Do they like company, or are they territorial loners?
Awesome room! I just subbed! I just started my breeding project with 12 black "Venezuelan" Cory's! Are you also breeding them with bristlenose plecos? Please let me know as I have a breeding pair and it would be awesome to put them together if I can!
Enjoyed
Thank you!
Hello from Greece! I have a question! 2 months ago i gought a bristenose plecoand its size was 3-3.5 cm... Now it is between 5.5-6 cm but its hasnt yet grow any bristles! Is it safe to assume that it is a "she" or not? Keep up the good work! Your videos have helped me a lot!
Can koi and corydoras go together?
Love it mate
Thanks!
Any gulpers
Do female bristlenose plecos get the whiskers to?
Two questions: Are those canned green beans? And what are the Cory tank temperatures? I noticed that they were sharing the tanks with some warm water species.
What is with the fork in the tank
Where do you get rapashy from here?
Loved the video. Catfish are my favourite fish. My pair of bronze corydoras laid 300 eggs in their last spawn but only two eggs were viable. Have any tips?? Thanks
Thanks not too sure, maybe wait and see if they fix it up
Are your stands tethered to the ceiling joist so they don’t wobble? Also I see your ceiling is open, you have any moisture problems? Currently building my own room. Thanks!
The zebra pleco look big enough to spawn you just need to learn the right triggers for spawning and once they start they don’t stop
Not old enough yet sadly
@@KeepingFishSimple in the video they look same size as mine I’ve had mine 7months an managed to get my first spawn with few simple triggers from another zebra pleco breeder
I bought 3-4cm fish 7months later first spawn with 15 fry
It'll be good if you display their names on screen...
I really don't like those Whiptails, they freaky little dinosaur spaceship catsharks hahaha I love me some PepperMint Bristlenose tho :D AND MY GOD THOSE ZEBRA PLECOS how gorgeous it's hard to believe they're THAT stripey =O
Haahahahhaha
Hey man my super red has an internal parasite ..I’ve been treating with api general cure. What do you use to treat internal parasites ?
Can you keep an update on the black shultzei Corydoras please. I’m having the same issue. They had a few successful spawns at first and recently they all have not been viable.
Yes
get some l600s and breed them
If you quit feeding them blood worms what are you feeding them now?. I have never fed my fish blood worms but I have started about a week ago. I am quite concerned about the angelfish because it sticks out of their mouth and eventually they swallow it down.
How much would you pay if someone could get you Madtoms (Noturus Miurus) in Oz ? My wife loves your beard ! Great video !!
Umm what beard ??
Experience with Orange venezuelan cory?
Yes a little
How big do the yellow corys get?
Morning from SA Justin, quick question, my GBR eat there eggs, should I remove the eggs or leave them till they learn, regards Gordon
Leave till they learn
@@KeepingFishSimple thanks very much
Baby i think you need a haircut and shave now? I love you!
7:05 I like snowball better as the peppermint make me think they have ICK. : (
You only use sponge filters?
Yes
@@KeepingFishSimple same like me but your water is so clear and mine not 🤣 i realy love your work
Have you sold your axel rodi corys?
Yes
@@KeepingFishSimple why? They Are soo easy to breed!
👍
I thought you were from USA😂
What L-number is your peppermint bristlenose?
L183
I am trying to sell my fish to my local petshop in Australia and I was told that I need a permit to sell to them, anybody know the name of the permit.
You don't need a permit
🐟👍
Hello baby
Great video man. And that mustache is almost full porn star lol
Too MANY snais
@18:00 That trash unfortunately mimics their natural environment now days :(
As they get older they become like big ugly catfish!Lolololol
Please shave that hair off your upper lip. You don't look good with it. You look to young to have one. I like you better without it. You are so handsome why spoil your look with that hairy thing.
are you gay frank ?
@@jimjones7821 Yes I am is that a problem for you.
@@frankbruno4395 not a problem. just confirming. is that ok with you ?
@@jimjones7821 Not a problem with me. Why do people label people . Just because a man states that another man is handsome does that make him Gay.
@@frankbruno4395 Its ok to be whoever you are. I am not homophobic at all. Its just an odd comment on this type of video.
Can I have some bettas
If you pay for them, then yeah probably.
@@themute9354 of course
Dude . . . Not sure what your going for but PLEASE shave that thing on your face . . . It's a very " guy in van hanging around playgrounds with puppies and candy vibe "
I have no interests on fish, I just follow you cause u r atractive, so pls shave that mustache.
Thanks