The Aquarium Insider Podcast

Why do you pay for fish what you do? What factors impact that? On todays podcast, we take a dive into fish pricing starting at the farm level. Enjoy!________________________________________________________________________________

On this episode of the podcast, we take a look on where your fish ACTUALLY come from and how that could impact your fishy decisions. From farm raised to wild caught its all in here. Stay Tuned!________________________________________________________________________________

Fish Tanks After Dark: I wanted to add this video to the podcast on my take of the aquarium hobby; where I think it has fallen off, but where I think we have seen the most growth. I breakdown my top 3 reasons why I think the hobby has fallen off and how I believe we can do better together! ________________________________________________________________________________

Starting a planted tank can be overwhelming and challenging, so where should you start? Today we talk with Bentley Pascoe with the best tips and tricks for starting and maintaining planted aquariums. TIMECODES BELOW________________________________________________________________________Where can you find Bentley Pascoe? Check out his channel!  https://www.youtube.com/c/BentleyPascoe________________________________________________________________________TIMECODES0:00 Intro4:42 Best piece of advice for starting with planted tanks15:50 Get rid of the terms low tech and high tech tanks26:30 What does a planted setup look like? Does size matter?34:38 What do I need to look for when getting a light for my tank47:22 Fertilizers for beginners; What's a good starting point?55:15 Planted substrates required?1:03:02 What tools might make planting plants easier?1:13:35 Uh oh Algae! What do I do?1:17:49 My plants are melting!?!1:24:49 Can you have a tank with just plants?1:26:27 Do aquarium plants need a filter?1:27:46 How long does it take to establish roots?________________________________________________________________________

Your fish literally live and die by the water quality in their aquarium, so what do you need to monitor? In this Episode of the Aquarium Insider Podcast, I go over what parameters you need to monitor and how to deal with them if they are off. TIMECODES BELOW:0:00 Intro1:05 - Why is it important2:42 – Why does it matter to you?4:02 – Two things to mention that are SUPER IMPORTANT6:08 – The most important factor you can't test for: OXYGEN!10:45 – How to deal with low oxygen levels14:51 – Heaters! Why do we need them?19:02 – How to prevent thermal stress20:22 – What is ammonia?26:50 – Nitrite: What is it?31:26 – The least toxic: Nitrate!33:15 – What is ph and what matters?41:25 – What in the world is Kh?44:39 – What is Gh?

Guppies are one of the best fish to start with in the hobby. On today's podcast, we speak with Kerri from ScienceGal Aquatics to talk about keeping, breeding, and all things guppies. Check this out!Where can you find Kerri?Check out her youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/ScienceGalAquatics

Keeping tropheus can be a daunting task because there isn't a ton of info out there on them. In today's video, we interview Pam Chin and talk about care for tropheus cichlids, her travels to Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyanika and how to get involved in conservation. Stay tuned!_________________________________________________________________TIMECODES0:00 Intro0:39 Pam's Bio3:03 - What got you into fishkeeping?4:18 - How many fish tanks do you have now?4:56 - What does a maintenance schedule look like to maintain 150 tanks?7:37 - What would you tell a new fishkeeper looking to keep tropheus?10:37 - What's a good tank size to start with for tropheus?12:23 - What kind of filtration do you have on these aquariums?14:43 - Any type of lighting for these aquariums?15:47 - What are you feeding your tropheus?18:47 - Do you keep any tankmates with your tropheus?20:28 - Traveling to Lake Malawi and Tanganyika: How did that happen?24:34 - What does travel look like for these places?28:05 - Lodging how does that work?30:00 - What has been the most impactful thing you have experienced going to origin?35:56 - When did you become interested in conservation?38:48 - Auctions for conservation research40:56 - What is C.A.R.E.S.?48:49 - What's the best way to get involved with C.A.R.E.S?50:14 - Closing Thoughts____________________________________________________________________

Aquarium filtration can be confusing. What size? HOB? Internal? Well today, we hope to put that to rest and help you maximize your filter that you have! We go through types of filtration, talk about the ABSOLUTE MUST every filter must have to be effective, and som e of my favorites out right now. 

Starting an African Cichlid tank isn't easy. They are aggressive and can start killing each other. So, how do you do it? Today, we talk with FishyBizz Aquatics on how to setup and take care of a African Cichlid tank.

Growing up in the aquarium fish industry, I have seen alot. Today's episode is a glimpse into a catastrophic event that hit our family farm when I was a kid... twice   You don't want to miss this one!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let's connect: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/consolfishf... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated...

Add new fish to your already established aquarium? Not so fast. You could be adding fish with potentially deadly pathogens. What can you do to make sure they don't infect your other fish? Today, we talk about the importance of setting up a quarantine tank and how it could save:Your fishYour timeSome headaches too! Check it out!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let's connect: Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/consolfishf... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated...

Keeping bristlenose plecos might be new for you. Today I talk with the great, Ryan from Wild Fish Tanks about his journey on keeping bristlenose plecos! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------You can find Wild Fish Tanks here:Website: wildfishtanks.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildfishtanksYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/wildfishtanks-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let's connect:Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/consolfishf...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated...

Dealing with fish aggression can be challenging. On today's podcast, we dive deep into how we deal with it in a variety of tank settings! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let's connect:Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/consolfishf...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated...

There's so much info out there on how to setup your first aquarium. In today's podcast we sit down with Jay from Aqua Funk Aquatics to deep dive into the different components when setting up a new aquarium.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LINK TO AQUA FUNK AQUATICS YOUTUBE CHANNELAQUA FUNK AQUATICS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let's connect:Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/consolfishf...Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated...