You MUST Know This Before Buying An Aquarium (Aquarium Nightmares)

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[Thunder.Aquatics]

I can’t be the only one who is loving all of the screen time the co-host 🐈‍⬛ is getting! 😂🥰

[melissatrent]

Great video, and I love your interaction with your cat! One can truly tell you are an animal lover by how you were in this video, playful and not angry when kitty wanted attention.

[ccsorn]

P.S. Carl is a wonderful co-host. Loving the more relaxed format.

[s.g.]

Your videos are real life and great advice... today I have to comment on "Baby Kitty". I also have a 'puppy cat', Ragdoll, that demands a special 'our time' once a day, then he's reassured of my love and goes off for other adventures around the house. We love cats, and seeing them on your channel, seeing they are treated so well makes me want to watch even more! Thanks for being good to your cats! (and, of course, your fish!) Give Baby Kitty a hug for me... she's a star, too!

[kristynvdm]

Karl and Baby Kitty...the bonus content we didn't know we needed from KGTropicals, but perhaps the bonus content we've always secretly craved. Listening to aquarium advice while watching happy cats makes everything so much more relaxed and laid back! Incredibly useful advice too.

[ccsorn]

When I wanted a new aquarium we talked to our rental agency before spending the money. They said if we wanted anything above a 10 gallon that we needed renters insurance of atleast $100, 000. No big deal because we planned on it anyway. What is very important with renters or homeowners insurance is that the policy specifically states coverage for aquariums. Many have flood insurance but do not realize that the policy does not include aquariums or appliances. So make sure you have specific coverage.

[darkpaladinlanceramessesii]

The one thing i thought about was weight. My Dad is a Carpenter and he said that I can't go bigger than a 40 gallon. Because we lives in a trailer. I'm glad you put this up

[deborahcheney]

Kitty LOVES you soooo much John!! It's sweet to watch her interact with you.

[martinhill]

When our builder caught wind of our plans to reduce non master bedroom to accommodate 125 plus the 40 filtering tank he advised that yes a water bed has just as much water but it is shallow meaning wide. A tank is deep and narrow concentrating the weight on just a few joists. We are very pleased we were talked out of it upstairs as putting it down in the family room means we get to see it so much more and the concrete slab has no complaints.

[jenmqkeeper]

I'm very grateful that my landlord is also a friend of mine, and he has no problem with my tanks. He also actually gave me some shelf brackets and screws and lent me a drill to install a bunch of cat perching on the walls. Very cool guy!

[Mrxtloma]

I actually ended up here because of a friend. I got back into wanting fish and after 2 months a friend recommended this channel. She was like watch their videos they are really informative. Really your channel is the only one I consider advice from.

[omnimo]

I had this same situation. It was a very scary moment when my landlord told me I couldn't have my fish thank. It was all because the maintenance guy told them. As soon as I received that dreary email, I called them and negotiated paying more rent. They asked me how big is the tank and what type of fish I have. I told them the truth, 29 gallon and harmless small fishies. Their first intention was to make me pay 120 extra a month, but after describing what I have, they lowered to 30 extra a month, which I pay and since then, I enjoy and love my fishies a lot more.
Thank you, John. This is indeed the biggest problem I had so far with my fishkeeping hobby.

[MightyMoran]

John, you are totally to blame for my "bigger is better" addiction! I had a 35 gallon tropical fish tank and happened upon one of your videos about making an HOB filter better.

I saw you African cichlid tank and it was love at first site! I gor a 55g tank and some mbunas. I love them so much that I got a 75g and more mbunas. Luckily, we own our place. I've only had the mbunas a year, and I got rid of my tropical fish and smaller aquarium.

Now, I'm trying to figure out how to move my 75 to make room for a 125g tank that my hubby got me for Christmas! It was going to be a surprise, but it's not like it's easy to hide something that big and heavy. He told me he wanted to get me a 150g tank, but his wallet had the final say.

I never knew what African cichlids were, so it really is YOUR FAULT. Thank you, John!!!!

[kittycodding]

My landlord saw our fish during an emergency call for our bathroom and family room flooding due to him putting off sewage maintenance. He ignored the lease saying no fish allowed and added the fish when we resigned our lease months later since we didn't ask him to replace our damaged furniture. It was a good trade.

[giawilcox]

I absolutely love the Keep him on all the videos. Just precious...

[Allellen]

I love the honesty of how you were pissed about moving your fish tank.. but later understood why.

[ifoto]

came for the aquarium talk. stayed for the cats

[lifewithnicole]

Hi baby kitty !!❤ she is so cute !

Thank you to you & Lisa both, you guys have taught me so much in the past 3 years ever since I started fish keeping & you are so right, you guys motivated me 3 years ago & now I own 11 tanks total, & I’m setting up my first African cichlid tank right now making it my 12th tank 😊 I have NTS & MTS!

Thank you so much for all you have taught me, your videos are always informative and fun!

[kasperkjrsgaard]

Things are easier up here in the cold north. If it’s a rented apartment the landlord is obliged by law to keep an insurance to the building which will cover all damage to the building if an “accident” should happen. It will cover all damage to other inhabitants of the building, carpets and furniture etc. It will however not cover any damage to the property to the owner of the leaking aquarium. He will need to sign another insurance to cover damage to his own property. But both the owner of the building and the owner of the aquarium will get their losses covered.
And no, the landlord may not enter the apartment if he’s curious. He may enter if theres an accident happening and/or if he has made an agreement with the guy renting the apartment. And the contract of the lease must specific say if there’s a ban on keeping animals of fur or feathers or an aquarium. The landlord can’t show up later and complain.

[KateMcSav]

I love how you could see both sides! I've been a renter, landlord and regular home owner. I am currently looking at a stain on my kitchen ceiling from a HOB filter on a fishtank in my upstairs hallway. It was me. I learned that lesson the hard way.😮