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Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

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Sean Anderson - 6 years ago

The music was too soon, or too loud, made it almost impossible for me to hear you.
But this was neat, learned some new stuff as always from your vids, thanks!

Michael Bailey - 5 years ago

I have a couple questions, if anyone would like to help. 1 I thought blackwater setups were supposed to be very sparse on plants. 2 how do you have a filter on the aquarium and still have tannins collecting, mine has a carbon activated filter and I can not keep the water discolored

Catherine Geren - 5 years ago

Where can I find your sand on your website?

Aquarium Co-Op - 5 years ago

We no longer sell the sand unfortunately.

Văn Trọng - 5 years ago

The fishes re so scare. I think that. Not good

Dianne Leon - 5 years ago

Probably less stressful than catching, removing from tank, then reintroducing to original tank. No?

Jayz Lee - 5 years ago

do you leave the leaves in there after tanning the water or remove it?

Aquarium Co-Op - 5 years ago

I always leave them as I think hey look cool

Tess - 5 years ago

Hello Cory, is that sand good for goldfish or you recommend another type? Thanks.

Eric Romano - 5 years ago

Is there an update to this tank? I'd love to see how it looks after the plants have taken root, so to speak.

Aquarium Co-Op - 5 years ago

In my last fish room update it’s in there.

Justin L - 5 years ago

What pH do you keep the tank at? Also, I can't find the Super Sand on your web site. Thanks.

Nyssa Syratov - 5 years ago

hi, i have watched your channel for awhile and found you to be very knowledgable and caring about your fish, unlike most LFS. do you know anything about bettas who bite their fins off? I've been given a betta with a broken tail (i thought it was fin rot at first but people are saying it looks more like its self-inflicted) by a fish store that was getting rid of their "defective" bettas to make room for more stock. it honestly looks so bad that i don't know what would help besides giving it clean water, making sure the environment is interesting (it does curiously pick at indian almond leaves). i feel like if i buy all sorts of stuff like API Bettafix, which helps fin growth, that it is just addressing the symptom but not dealing with the problem. I'm concerned that it'll start tail biting again. do you have any take on what is happening or what i should do? thanks

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Rose switzberg - 5 years ago

What do you do if you're water is too black???thanks in advance.

Aquarium Co-Op - 5 years ago

change some water.

Chervaun Bryan - 5 years ago

That sand is amazing

dude who likes dinosuars - 5 years ago

WOW.

Cuyahoga Aquatics - 6 years ago

I just got betta ferox and betta imbellis that i'm having to do this for

Isabella Pagnanelli - 6 years ago

once i added sand like that and a clump fell on a minnow's head and it knocked him unconsious.. i was so scared for your fish. be careful cory lmao

giannis aggelidakis - 6 years ago

I have olive tree roots in my aquarium for about a year now .It hasn't stopped releasing tannens and i dont think it ever will,plus it has a lot of character.Im just putting it out there for other fellas that would like this type of setup(also plecos seem to enjoy it a lot).

Bonecutterinthe419 - 6 years ago

What plants are in this 29 ??

Christian Gaster - 6 years ago

Hi Cobey
Love the video and thanks for the idea of creating shards of light, looks like there’s over hanging branches.
Really don’t want to come across as rude, but being an Autistic person, I found it too difficult to hear what you was saying when the techno music busted in.
Please don’t ban me, just hoping the techno comes in between the chat.
Thank you and your great team for making my fishlyfe better.
I’m now seeing shenanigans from my fish as the frolic amongst the plants throwing eggs everywhere.

That Girl - 6 years ago

Betta fish! I love them so much because they are hardy, nano, and BEAUTIFUL!

Same Old Guy - 6 years ago

Hello! Need some help, please.
I added some angelfish (7) to my aquarium that already had Guppies, Platies, Ancistrus and Cherry Barbs. My cherry barbs dying one, by one...! Could it be agression?
They do not have fighting injuries, But they are always hidden, more than previously i think.
I would like to hear your opinion. Thank you.

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aquaholicfish - 6 years ago

Get a cover on that outlet!

catherine peck - 6 years ago

i have a very beautiful betta he is mostly red sone white and some blue in the middle

catherine peck - 6 years ago

wow do you know anywhere online were i can get wild caught female bettas

Mr. Exquisite - 6 years ago

Can I buy that sand somewhere?

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

You'd need to find it at a local gravel yard. cemex lapis luster sand.

Bpk Suhadi - 6 years ago

Use egg shell and aluminum sheet from milk cartoon to filter the water

Keegan Heagerty - 6 years ago

There was a snail cruising the front glass most of the video. I can't stand the snails.

kevinl98 - 6 years ago

Always love your cinematic shots!

Smoggies FC - 6 years ago

I just got a new green spotted puffer and I named him Murphy after your MBU puffer

LG3 Nation - 6 years ago

Very nice!

Alucard- Demon Hunter - 6 years ago

Aquarium Co-Op
Hey Cory can u get a Black Ghost knife for the 800 gallon
It is a cool fish to have and relaxing to watch
U unboxed some before so pls keep one of u have or will get more
Thx

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Elbert Yu - 6 years ago

im surprised this channel doesnt have more subscribers! i found that most of your videos help me a lot

Morgan Cashman - 6 years ago

Also do ya sell Java moss and ferns.

Morgan Cashman - 6 years ago

Do you ship fish?

American horror GOREY - 6 years ago

love the videos!!

Harry Stark - 6 years ago

Hey I need help, I have a tank infected with fish TB. I've been looking around for information on it but it basically seems like there is no cure and that the only way to get rid of it is by euthanising the fish. I have about 20 platys with 5 showing signs of being very skinny with bent / deformed backs (this occurred over time, they were normal looking before). What do I do now? Should I euthanize the fish that are effected or all of them or none of them? :/

Ankh Anon - 6 years ago

Second piece is definitely a petrified sorting hat

Shannon Messer - 6 years ago

Absolutely love this! Ive been wanting to do a setup like this for a few days. Now I have shopping to do!

Aquatic Addictions - 6 years ago

Do u sell fish online, checked on my phone and olny seen supplies and plants??

Jani Karhila - 6 years ago

Finally some proper blackwater content!

HPS Aquatics - 6 years ago

Follow my channel for more ! Awesome video cory big fan

Paige Mays - 6 years ago

Blackwater tanks have always been confusing for me. If the cattapa leaves drop the ph in the tank too low don't you run the risk of your cycle crashing?

Paige Mays - 6 years ago

My water is extremely soft sitting at a kH that is nearly zero. My pH out of the tap is about 7.0. I’ve been using baking soda in my aquarium to keep my kH at about 4 to prevent any serious pH swings but I’ve been thinking about stopping that and allowing my tank’s pH to slowly drop with Cattapa leaves. I have neon and glowlight tetra so I feel the change may be beneficial. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it!

MaestroCygni - 6 years ago

Not really. I've got my tank filled with pure RO water and peat, and the ph never drops below 5,5.

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

If it goes too low yes, but in general I find tannins don't drop pH that much.

Phil Collins Jr. - 6 years ago

Awesome Tank, I always look the natural look of Blackwater tanks!

Quick advice, how were you successful at keeping guppies and shrimp together? Any advise?

kstryker22 - 6 years ago

Been loving your videos so much -- been binging a whole bunch lately now that I wrecked my kids molly tank. :(
I need some advice ... Currently I have a cheap kit from walmart (again for the kids) and I am realizing that the intank filter it came with it not adequate. I bought an aquaclear 20 and some extra sponges I would like to setup (like you suggest on your optimization video), however is there any way I should switch them out? I had 6 mollies and only 2 are left. I did not realize it but I had super high ammonia issues (guessing it was related to poor bio bacteria. Any ideas?

RavishingRob - 6 years ago

What’s the best bottom feeder besides snails for a 15 gallon tank with 9 silver tip tetras?

Fadestrider - 6 years ago

Sure...put in those plants unwashed and the wood in without sterilizing it...i am sure you will love the potential snails and unwanted fungi and bacteria in your tank.

MaestroCygni - 6 years ago

There's no risk at all. I leave my wood outside for a few months before using it so it grows mosses and such that are 100% safe, and look very natural.

adam Rivera - 6 years ago

Hey I need some help. I have a 20 gallon gallon tall tank, it's dirted with a sand cap, I have some crypts, anubias, java fern and a Ruben sword and right now I have a fluorescent light plus a small marine land led light. I wanted to get one of those eBay lights for $40-$50 can anyone tell me which one is the best one to get

Aquatic Ma - 6 years ago

adam Rivera check out aqua neat or the amazon shop lights on one of Cory's videos.

Nemo the flowerhorn - 6 years ago

Nice video..it really helped me...what kind of leaves do you use???

Michael.___ Saad - 6 years ago

Do you have any suggestions on online sites to where I can get amazon puffers?

Wei Lun Tan - 6 years ago

The centre peace looks like a wolf

Wei Lun Tan - 6 years ago

Piece

Betta Blue - 6 years ago

I got my Mupani wood from you and I love it!

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hello yes - 6 years ago

the first piece of wood added looks so much like a dog screaming

BUJU2007 - 6 years ago

It kinda does

Tweak back - 6 years ago

Idk why, but i just love u and ur channel , ur such nice guy insta like

Patricia Kloeppel - 6 years ago

awesome video thanks

Life by Brian Aquatics - 6 years ago

I love how the betta at 05:35 ish is looking up at Cory's arm like, "WTF?!!" Hehehehehe, it's so cute.

Very cool scape, guys, well done.

Admiral Catbeard - 6 years ago

Question: This is something that's not really betta related...just wondering what y'all thought about this. I'm starting up a 20 gal planted tank, and I'm probably going to stock it with five dwarf puffers (when it's all cycled)...how should I go about finding the right puffers? Is there any way I can specifically buy a male or a female? How should I go through with this?
Thanks, and love your channel!

Brandon Sheets - 6 years ago

Yessss the talkings on real fish talk podcast are finally on video for me! Great job on this one Cory and Jimmy! P.s. I got some of that aponogeton ulvineatus from you in the mail on monday, and it looks bomb dot com!

ShrimpAnimates Stopmotion - 6 years ago

Great video. Love the bettas

fuzzy wuzzy - 6 years ago

looks like that setup was fish approved good job

Luitoh Herrera - 6 years ago

At 6:35 at bottom right of the Wood of the left. What Kinda of Parasite is that?

Luitoh Herrera - 6 years ago

I actually saw that too on my tank and how you treated it?

Meh - 6 years ago

That music that suddenly started playing near the end scared me. It was so loud. And I kept hunting for the banner ad that was playing it. Then I realized it was in the video.

L.S Aquariums - 6 years ago

Beautiful tank! Hopefully they’ll breed for you a lot!

Scott Mcphee - 6 years ago

I have some questions about pictus catfish and my 55 gal tank can you e-mail when you are able @ scott.mcphee@yahoo.com?

Daniel Doc Cook - 6 years ago

That center piece looks like a howling wolf's head.....looks great!!

Madi's Menagerie - 6 years ago

Yessss I've been really interested in these guys and was having trouble finding good videos on them! Definitely gonna be a future project of mine.

john doey - 6 years ago

How can you test water parameters with tannins in the water?

ajr13 - 6 years ago

foreground plant are way too tall

margaret barnett - 6 years ago

LOVE the scape!! the wood in the middle looks like a dog howling at the moon!!lol

Candi Overhuls - 6 years ago

LOVED THIS!

augoldfinger - 6 years ago

The studio is looking real nice.
I love the brown water tanks... Maybe some day for me. Right now I enjoy breeding my guppies, and have just two planted tanks.

Albie Woodhouse - 6 years ago

The holding males look like guppies!

Rick Tanner - 6 years ago

That is a 29gal tank? It looks so much more/bigger then 29 gallons.
EDIT: Oh, it is 2 tanks side by side with barely in space between them.

Matarese28 - 6 years ago

I've always loved black water aquarium, I have to try this

09092008harrison - 6 years ago

I like that

Shelley G. - 6 years ago

Looks Marvelous Cory

Adrian Hickenbottom - 6 years ago

Great video! I am fascinated by Blackwater tanks.
Do you have any videos on tank sizes? What you prefer and what's worth passing up?

Ewan Macdonald - 6 years ago

Love it

Savanna The Aqua Llama - 6 years ago

Wow Coopy, the tank looks amazing! I have a semi-blackwater tank, working on it! Just added spiderwood (man..it's a struggle weighing it down... I soaked it for almost two weeks.. still needs weighed down) and I use catappa leaves and other things.
The only things I don't understand is, why the music at the end? I can't hear anything you're saying because it drowns you out. Other than that, fabulous video, great to see the process of some of these tanks!

NewLolz 989 - 6 years ago

Y O U D A N C E Y O U L O S E

KG cichlids - 6 years ago

I like that aquascape Cory looks great and Old school techno music!

frost fish !! - 6 years ago

Love the video my question is can I put freezer dried bloodworm in a auto feeder

cicco - 6 years ago

Awesome work bro thank you for video

April Wood Art and Pets - 6 years ago

Love blackwater it turned out really well!!

Aravis Dragonflame - 6 years ago

it's my birthday today!!!, happy first day of spring;)

Murtuza Zabuawala - 6 years ago

Who else is able to see a Dog's face with open jaws in drift wood @3:30?

James G - 6 years ago

You da man Cory thanks for all the hard work you do

ShelbyRae Lane - 6 years ago

That tank is gonna be da bomb...awesome tanin rich tank.

Scott Campbell - 6 years ago

I always thought Bettas build bubble nests. Good job man.

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

Well most species do,.

Catfish Cave - 6 years ago

I like the three pieces of wood. When it fills in and turns to blackwater it will look terrific.

Samuel Neilson - 6 years ago

Where can I get that substrate?

NYGOLD - 6 years ago

You did say " Hidey Holes" right? LOL

Fairy Tail OST - 6 years ago

75g Discus Tank thank you I'll look it up!

75g Discus Tank - 6 years ago

Fairy Tail OST I want to say some sort of crypt, but I’m not experienced with plants.

The Fishy Life ! - 6 years ago

Wow! that mopani sinks right away , doesn't it? Very cool! When in dout .. throw in some plants and wood!!!!

CircularMirror7 - 6 years ago

I see you too use home depo gutter sponge as a intake sponge. Great video.

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

No, these are specifically made for aquarium use.

VillagerSparky - 6 years ago

The music returns!

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

I can see that.

Natasha C. - 6 years ago

I love it. Looks amazing to me. Awesome job Cory.

PolishFootballer09 - 6 years ago

Gorgeous and informational. Amazing video!

Karol Szkudlarek - 6 years ago

Congrats on over taking Aquapros !! Lol
Good work
Another great video loving the podcast

James Wiseman - 6 years ago

What are the crypts in the front??

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V. Stag - 6 years ago

Beautiful Tank Awesome Video Thanks for sharing #FishFam #NJAE18

HPS Aquatics - 6 years ago

Who agrees that this guy is getting better then DIY Joey ?

anon chan - 5 years ago

Joey is a fucking retard that killed his arowana with drop eye for sympathy points and views, Co-Op is legit

dude who likes dinosuars - 5 years ago

HPS Aquatics they do different things Joey doesn’t do like podcasts and that stuff he does diy projects

ChuckD59 - 6 years ago

Agreed. It ain't a competition.

Anthony Lowney - 6 years ago

He would be if he didn't use the crap music all the time.

Maxwell Sonnemann - 6 years ago

The 2 channels are very different, I like Coop because Cody focuses on community tropical and plants and it a lot more wholesome. But don’t get me wrong they are both great channels!

William Rowe - 6 years ago

Nah

Johnny Bravo - 6 years ago

seriously xD?

Adam Till from Arctic Lights Aquatics - 6 years ago

HPS Aquatics getting?

Danny's Aquariums - 6 years ago

Great looking tank Cory!
I hope they spawn!
Your fishroom is awesome, the wood looks great!
Keep up the good work guys!

CJ Black - 6 years ago

I've been waiting for this video since the RFT tank-off episode - Love it!! Shows how one can have a beautifully scaped breeding tank. Looking forward to an update w/betta fry and the plants all grown in.

CJ Black - 6 years ago

No worries, I wasn't complaining - no negativity intended! Love all 3 channels!! You just keep being you and I'll keep watching - Following Thumper's mother's advice: "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"

Aquarium Co-Op - 6 years ago

Sorry bout that, it got forgotten until we put it on the list of videos to be edited