Did You Know You Could be Accidentally Poisoning Your Fish Tank?

Great video! Ive been trying to express this message for a long time. Well articulated and orchestrated! Plus the tanks in it were lit!

For a short time I am the owner of a 33 Gallon tank (125 Liter). Because my son started a salt water tank and wanted me to have his old sweet water tank. First I did not wanted an aquarium again. Earlier (years ago) I was busy with fish and tanks. It was fun. But it also took a lot of time. Now I started again and was looking for info on YT I fell in FF his account. Father Fish learned me that if you keep your tank in a natural way you don't have to put so much effort. Try to get a natural balance and you are on the right way. I love the way FF teaches us how to keep a natural tank. Thow I think the You Tube community only see the titels of his vlogs. And they might think...... oh I don't need to clean my tank. I don't need to feed my fish.... without getting the concept of FF. But I am proud to say I have a very well planted tank with a lot of small fish and other animals who seem to be happy, eat well and look strong. I even have youngsters in my tank. I like that very much. It is a shame we cannot put a picture here on YT. I would like to share the look of my tank. Please Father Fish.... Keep up the GOOD work! (Disclaimer: I am from The Netherlands so please pardon my bad English / American writing).

this one should and must be shared all over the world!!!!!!

THANK YOU! I get so tired of seeing posts in Reddit groups & Facebook groups where new, enthusiastic individuals set up their aquariums & immediately someone starts harping at them & questioning if they have cycled it. And God forbid if they add fish too soon. You would have thought they were criminals! They make it such a time-consuming, tiring job to have an aquarium with all their testing & water changes. I love your way. It is so natural & beautiful. I have recently changed from the "old" way to the more natural way. My 2 tanks are beautiful & I anticipate that once the plants have had time to fill out more it will be even more beautiful. My fish & snails are happy & healthy & I'm not always having to figure out what is wrong.

I love this! I've been feeling very bad the last few years because I don't change the water enough and don't keep everything neat for lack of time. But the fish, shrimp and plants are thriving and the pH is always stable. The only thing I do is feed the fish and add water. And now you taught that this means my aquarium is balanced and healthy. Thank you Father Fish!!!

Two points: I do water changes in my deep substrate aquariums when they need topping off. The reason is becasue Florida water has a very high mineral content and I don't need to raise it as my water evaporates. BUT! I'm not doing water changes becasue a certain amount of time has passed or becasue it is a certain day of the week. And of course, I never touch my dirt topped with sand substrate in any of my tanks. The second point I want to make is about houseplants. Most houseplants will adapt to living with their roots submerged in an aquarium. Some roots will grow long enough to even get into the substrate. Obviously, the plants are going to get their nutrition from that aquarium, further improving the balance.

I have a 2.5 gallon and a 5 gallon, neither need water changes cause I have healthy planted tanks with locally sourced substrate, plants and aquatic life. It really makes the world of difference in fish keeping. Thanks for all the wonderful videos that have helped me start my little hobby.

Thanks Father Fish for giving common sense to our hobby. I have several aquariums with deeper substrates and haven't changed water in over 6 months. Aquariums do have a lot of plants and lots of fish. Water checks good for as much as I have means to check. I.E. TDS, nitrate, KH, GH, pH, etc. My fish are very healthy and breeding well.

That's the best video I have seen so far. All my tanks do not even have a filter, are filled with plants and I never have to touch it. And my fish never die or get sick. The only thing I do is clean the front glass and refill the little water which evaporates, since my tanks remain open on top because of the plants.

Thank you, great video Father Fish! I was reading some posts on a FaceBook fish group page. And I saw a newer hobbyist who had noticed someone's picture keeping bare bottom tanks. This newcomer asked, "Is it better to have a bare bottom tank to keep your fish in?" The more experienced fish keeper answered, "Yes, bare bottom tanks are easier to clean". Father Fish I am inclined to agree with this person, if you like cleaning your aquarium all the time, bare bottom tanks are the way to go! However, if you would rather spend more time enjoying watching your fish and not having to do all that extra work and cleaning like I do. A deep sand substrate is what you will want! :face-blue-smiling:😀

ever since i added sand to my planted tank, everything changed for the better. It's now a heavily stocked and balanced tank.1.5 year old tank now.

Before Finding Father Fish and Lucas at LRB I was in the lots of my fish die every 3 months or less of purchasing them. That made me sooo sad, so mad, so frustrated like I was doing something wrong even though I was following the instruction of feeding my fish everyday, adding liquid fertilizer every week and doing 25% water changes every week. I know now it was Not my fault, I was following bad advice. The bad advice killed my fish and plants over and over. I had to buy more product, more plants and more fish. NOT ANY MORE!!!! I have 18 tanks that are healthy. Healthy plants & fish! I could not be happier. Thank you Father Fish & Lucas and I cannot forget, Alex is very helpful as well. The 3 of you give the best knowledge and advice 💯

When I was a wee lad I tried to keep fish many a time, in a small tank with a little little and plastic rocks and canned food. Always ended in skim milk water and dead fish. It took me about 3 years of fumbling blindly to figure out how to make a stable ecosystem but it's a lot of fun and one of the few things keeping my sanity these days

Excellent video! Your Discord channel is amazing and I'm so glad to be part of the group. Without you and all the amazing people that helped me to learn and understand the best way to keep fish, I wouldn't be able to enjoy my 6 aquariums as much as I do now. Love you, bye for now 😉

That was great Father Fish ! Totally true and I'm sure it pushed a few buttons😄

It seems keeping many types of animal things are changing in wbats the best way to keep them. I have 2 bioactive tanks set up for tree frogs and they are doing great. I have now completely changed my fish tank and have done what you have suggested. So far so good. And its so lovely to look at. My living space is like a jungle. Plants everywhere. Thank you so much for sharing.

A very informative yet easy to understand video with few words that might be unfamiliar for some but are easily comprehensible. I've been watching your videos since before I get my very first planted tank and you've helped me a lot and I thank you for that. Keep up uploading great mind opener videos!

A big Howdee from London England Father Fish….Love you and your channel 😊. I have a 4x2 fish tank set up using your technique essentially soil capped off with sand total depth of 5 inches. A week ago put a few plants in. And so far so good! Will introduce fish in slowly.. You are a delight to watch and your advice is a game changer… Love and peace..

Thanks Father Fish, putting the fish first👍

When you hear a teacher speaking the truth, you know it: not because he's teaching you something new, but because he reminds you of something you already know. That's what @FatherFish is doing here.