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I highly doubt it would happen with a grow light, but never say never.

Well thank you, and feel free to comment back here if you post your own! Sorry to say that the next video is a long ways off. At least, I always notify my subscribers (via email from UA-cam) when I post.

I try to be fair and balanced by not reacting to simple expressions of love or hate for my work, electing only to respond to directed questions and comments. But just knowing that you've been waiting patiently for years and I made your day, made mine! Sorry to say but it's gonna be a while til the next one.

@@dangerousfishbowlchannel that is OK, I downloaded some of you old videos and re-watch them from time to time!

Thanks! I certainly understand how you could get that impression. But the plants grow like weeds. It has never had water quality problems to any significant degree. At most, I need to skim lipids off the surface once in a while, which come from the dried bloodworms. The other issue is that they tend to crowd the front clearing at mealtime, which exaggerates the apparent size of the population.

Nice to see that you're still here after so many years! I do appreciate my exceptionally patient subscribers such as yourself, who help to compensate for UA-cam's tunnelvision AI. To your point, see my reply below to dylanbabcock1627. I don't entirely disagree but there was only so much space on my nightstand and I'm a sucker for cardinals. And by the way you might like to see the entire history of my compositions in full resolution, for free, which can be found at the link the description.

How so?

Thanks, and I've anticipated as much. I think people tend to underestimate just how distracted these species tend to get. They usually can't make it halfway across the bowl without spotting something of interest and changing directions. More to the point, they aren't exhibiting any significant signs of stress. But in any event, they were released into a much larger aquarium a while back.

I get where you're coming from, and I don't mind the criticism, but please see my reply to dylanbabcock1627.

Thanks, I think I know what you mean. I made the mistake of recording the narration with earbuds. I will revert to a corded mic next time. I suppose I could also delay the music until I'm done with the presentation. Will consider.

@@dangerousfishbowlchannel _I suppose I could also delay the music until I'm done with the presentation._ This is the best solution! Or human speech or music. Together - it's terribly tiring!

You're welcome. If you're the one person I've saved from putting a fishbowl in a position where it can magnify sunlight and cause a fire, then making this video was all worth it. And sorry for the very late reply, as I somehow missed your comment.

I did water changes whenever the algae built up too much on the glass or the plants required trimming. At most, that would be once in 3 weeks or so. I never measured nitrate, but it would have to have been absolutely minimal, given the plant load.

That's not a word.

Thank you. They did look quite content in their bowl, but they've all since moved to larger residence. Stay tuned...

I don't have Facebook. Even so, why do you suppose they would be so angry?

@@dangerousfishbowlchannel anti bowl hobbyists.. especially with the amount of fish you have. They always try to run their nonsense on me about bowls are bad for fish blah blah blah..and I direct them to the study done by bio orb, and they dont want to hear it. Nowadays,science isnt too popular.

Ah yes, _that_ crowd. They probably burn enough fossil fuel in a year to kill several polar bears, and they're all experts in fish neurology. I mentioned a bit about this in the intro for "Dancing with Rainbows", but I know I'm not gonna convince many of them. I have a lot more to say but I don't want to give away my upcoming videos. That said, people are free to criticize my work based on whatever argument they might wish to proffer. I don't censor insults, just patently irrelevant comments.

My pleasure! I'm planning to publish more videos of these fish later this year. Meanwhile, you might want to put this up on the TV or computer monitor next time you have guests. Enjoy!

Boeseman’s Rainbow Fish :)

Fortunately not. As I explained in the video, the bottom of the water column is teeming with fish in the morning, which means that the surface area is sufficient for the oxygenation of this volume of water at 26 C. The bigger risk is cascading fatalities that could occur if one of the larger fish were to die. This is one reason that I'm keen to relocate the Bosemans.

@@dangerousfishbowlchannel what symbiosis do you see in the bowl ?

Good question. This isn't just a leak issue; it's a safety issue for obvious reasons. But, yes, in fact this very bowl cracked long ago on the bottom. Fortunately, it was small enough that I was able to patch it with a thick layer of caulk on both sides. The crack was due to my own careless handling and had nothing to do with the strength of the glass. I have no reason to believe that the glass weakens in any material way over the life of the bowl, absent these sorts of mishaps. Pro tip: don't wear metal belt buckles, watches, or jewelry near your bowl, as they can easily crack the glass upon impact.

Nah, it's just not that much nitrogen. It's also better to do that before adding any fish, so you can gauge the effect on your plants. Definitely back off if the fish seem stressed.

Hi Brooke. I believe that there is one other, almost identical cylinder somewhere in the world. This one is a decades-old piece of liquid chromatography equipment. The other was produced in a manufacturing test run that never culminated in further production. (That's secondhand information from a manufacturer that I inquired with several years ago.) Given the rarity, honestly, we're talking thousands of dollars. (At the time, I was quoted around $4K for a oneoff custom job, due mainly to the expense of crafting the production mold.) I don't expect to find any buyers at that level, but that's OK. Thanks for asking anyway.