Natural Aquariums for your Fish and Microfauna

A healthy fish starts with a healthy environment. When putting together your freshwater aquarium, using natural materials like soil, sand, gravel, leaf litter, and live plants will promote a healthy microorganism population. These microorganisms are vital to a thriving ecosystem. Not only do they help break down organic waste materials but they provide a natural live food source for the fish. Fish do better in a tank with lots of microfauna and microfauna do better in a tank made up of natural materials. Check out our website to purchase live fish foods and microfauna cultures.
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[FatherFish]

Nice. Happy to see new You Tubers taking up the cause of creating natural systems.

[RockhillfarmYT]

I love your videos. So much great information

[YOUNGTROPICA]

I enjoyed the entire video everything was just beautiful

[ronnydarko]

Please keep posting your microscope footage. This is some of my favorite content. You get crisp video and some of the angles you captured 👌. The rotifer shots near the beginning, you can almost see the full corona. Very nice.

[klasandersson]

I haven´t set up a tank for some time now, moved around and haven´t really taken the time to get going again! But for a couple of months now I have really been missing a nice tank to watch and relax i front of. My last tank was about 70 gallons (280l) and it run for years, no water changes but a lot of topping of (I stole water from it to water my plants in my windows... ) We have verry pure/clean water here were I live in sweden, low on chems, minerals and quite soft to, so this setup in this vlog sounds allmost to good to be true, I am going for it!!! Thank you for a lovely, short and no nonsens vlog, you got me as a follower with it!

[rudybriskar]

Awesome! Being disabled I'm getting back to enjoying my aquariums. I have a 29 and a 20 running right now. Though the 20 isn't leaking yet I can see that it's just a matter of time. I have another 20 ready for a fresh build. I ordered Father Fish's pack of soil amendments to which I also add crushed egg shells and dried banana peels.

[aquaticsbynature]

Great video, very pleased to see this being promoted more widely. It’s not just a more healthy environment for your fish, but a much more dynamic one to watch and learn from.

[arcchris]

You should sell these as a kit! I'd purchase a kit ! Also just ordered more scuds for my new tank :) Thank you Phillips! If you ever get a "starter kit" I'd buy it immediately!

[sariihover]

I am all for eco system aquarium
I think it is the most fun
and the best overall

[IlseMulAuthor]

Thank you for this video! This is very helpful for a starter like me!

I'm looking to start natural aquaria as well. I was wondering: do you first treat the leaf litter, or do you put it in the aquarium straight from gathering it outside?
I have one nano cube tank in which I keep a few snails from my old pond. It has several leaves from the pond, but since they come from the pond I don't mind about that. I added some daphnia's and yesterday I noticed some copepods appearing as well (I guess they came from the leaf litter, since I didn't put them in 😁)

I now want to set up a small aquarium specifically for snails and in the future two larger aquaria in which I'd like to add guppies, pygmy/dwarf gourami's and some algae eaters together with some ramshorn snails and daphnias. (I will first set up the aquaria and slowly build them up, before putting in the livestock) How well do these fish do in a natural aquarium like yours?

[patrickhamel]

I’m digging your content!!! Definitely need to grab me a bag or two.

[ciresolstice]

Love it! 👏🏾 Beautiful video. This is the way.

[adamcenteno]

Wonderful! I agree with everything you said. Too bad for the pet shop industry once people get ahold of this natural method.

[iwonasemaine]

Such wise advice! Thank you. I finally achieved a balance tank after a few initial hiccups doing more or less you have suggested

[gailtenaglia]

Jusf found your channel . Nice voice, you ash re very easy to listen tomand understand. Will set up my first tank this weekend . I am going tio try a dirted bottom . Wish me luck . 😊

[justinneuroth]

In my planted tank, I haven't had to do a water change in over five years I think. I literally only top off with natural spring water and rinse out the filter from time to. Once your plants have taken proper root and growth. Everything is good from there. Provided that you have good water with the nutrients to plants need. That's if you're not dosing.

[thehairywoodsman]

I subbed, I'm your 131st subscriber.

[suraajism]

Happy to found your Channel Philip.
I also believe in same philosophy of Natural Style aquariums.
No need to overcomplicate things by adding expensive filters, CO2 Injectors and other expensive equipments. as they say "Nature Finds its way", Just let it find don't disturb the process.

I have two 5 Gallon Nature Style Palladarium in my House running for 1 year now, without any water change for a year. I would love to share pics and videos of it with you.

I would love to discuss more on this topic with you.

[corneleroux]

Awesome, how does your lighting system work?

[JolliBliss]

This natural ecosystem content is always interesting to watch. Keep it up Phillip.