Fish Room Tank Tour, Planted Aquariums, Purpose, and Some Honesty

In the last couple of years, I've been trying to figure out what I want from this fish room. And the answer is surprisingly simple. This 2025 Fish Room and Tank Tour covers what I've been doing wrong, everything I love about his hobby, and how to do tanks the Awkwardic way (spoiler alert: it's all the things).

A significant source of joy in this hobby is the community and the friends I met through YouTube -- a group of positive, intelligent, funny, and encouraging fishkeepers who are here on this platform to learn, share, laugh, and connect with people across tthe globe --- not just "YouTubers" and cross-promotion and fakery -- genuine humans with a passion for this hobby and this growing community. It would be awesome if you stopped by and said hello to us.
Here's a start:

1. Join our free Discord, a casual, fun little community of fishkeepers, from beginners to experts who share knowledge, respect each other, value good science, and welcome newcomers with open arms.https://discord.gg/KT9t9zHppR

2. Join me, my wife, and our community friends Friday evenings at 8:30pm Central Time for a fun hangout live stream with aquarium hobbyists, and join me and Dr. Kelley Foreman Monday afternoons at 4:00pm Central Time for a live stream to answer your aquatic plant questions. We're here to interact with chat, answer questions, play some games, make you laugh, and give something back to the Fishfam.

3. Stay in the know about the Community and events and other live streams. Visit and bookmark https://www.fishfam.link for the full livestream schedule of aquatic YouTubers, local events, giveaways, fishfam directory, news, social media links, and more. Subscribe to the @FishFamLink YouTube channel for regular giveaways!

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00:00 I'm doing it wrong
00:30 Some polarizing fish
01:15 The best kind of tank
01:54 Cory freakin' doras
02:31 Chaos and a Fever Dream
04:00 Water Puppies!
04:55 The Obsession..
06:53 The Bestest Only-est Aquarium Method
07:40 This is why I'm here
09:25 Fun with Chores
11:13 Crappy things I need to fix
15:34 Gross
16:36 Pumped for 2025