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Father Fish
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Louis Foxwell, known on YouTube as Father Fish,, is a seasoned fish keeper with 70 years of experience. His simple, easy, and natural methods insure healthy, happy tropical fish in your aquarium.
Lou adopted the role of Father Fish many years ago when he opened a tropical fish store as a retirement business. Prior to this he served as a missionary for 25 years, following in his father's footsteps by ministering to a congregation of deaf worshippers. Lou fondly recalls his grandmother, Lena, from Berlin, Germany, who inspired his love for fish keeping as a child.
As a founder and original board member of the National Aquarium, Lou played a significant role in its development, serving as chair of the Community Relations Committee and participating in the Search Committees. With extensive experience across nearly every level of the fish industry, Father Fish offers a wealth of knowledge and products, including plants, soil supplements, and more, to enhance your aquarium experience.
Lou adopted the role of Father Fish many years ago when he opened a tropical fish store as a retirement business. Prior to this he served as a missionary for 25 years, following in his father's footsteps by ministering to a congregation of deaf worshippers. Lou fondly recalls his grandmother, Lena, from Berlin, Germany, who inspired his love for fish keeping as a child.
As a founder and original board member of the National Aquarium, Lou played a significant role in its development, serving as chair of the Community Relations Committee and participating in the Search Committees. With extensive experience across nearly every level of the fish industry, Father Fish offers a wealth of knowledge and products, including plants, soil supplements, and more, to enhance your aquarium experience.
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FutureRobert
(3 minutes ago)
My aquarium was caught in between the war in Ukraine and all the fish survived because of your tips and tricks. Thank you Father Fish.
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tinosmo1
(9 minutes ago)
I have worked at multiple fish stores and this man knows exactly what his talking about. Fish stores are more interested in you coming back to buy more stuff.
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freshfalcon3996
(17 minutes ago)
Where has this guy been all my life? He's fantastic!!
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ErikaMitchell-n6y
(28 minutes ago)
You are such an inspiration. My great grandmother had aquariums in west Texas in the early 1900's. She even had a small seahorse....all before she had electricity. Thank you for connecting me to her Spirit through this hobby. Your fount of wisdom and experience amazes me, but you sharing all of this so freely makes you an absolute gem of a human being!
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jmwilson2306
(32 minutes ago)
I took your advice Father Fish. I drained my tank to the gravel and left all the waste on top. I added 2 inches of sand directly on top of the gravel and filled the tank. I added some store bought plants and went to my local, clean river and pond and snatched up plants from there. I added the plants with the soil attached to the roots and planted them straight in. My fish are so happy because now they can dig around the decaying debris and search for food like fish are supposed to. So happy I did this conversion. Added bonus, one of the plants had a big fat snail on it. Double score
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msnitejar5637
(46 minutes ago)
I started up a new mini aquarium in December, planted it with ground cover and two anubias, put the cheapest sponge air filter in it, added some water from another tank and a scoop of daphnia from a rainwater bin outside, fed daphnia spirulina. Noticed Cyclops swimming about too. After 6 weeks added some aquarium bred Ramshorn snails, they worked hard and cleared up all the green algae off glass and plants and showed their happiness by having lots of babies. I then added cherry shrimp. Since then I have squeezed the sponge filter out a couple of times but it's barely dirty, I haven't done a water change in weeks because the nitrates are fine. I feed the shrimp and snails a bit twice a week, and that's all I've had to do. I don't need to scrape algae, I don't squeeze brown gunk out of filter sponges, the plants grow. I enjoy watching the shrimp and snails. It's just lovely. ️ I've had an aquarium in the house almost constantly since I was a child, I think this one's my favourite.
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johnmanrow2667
(52 minutes ago)
Thank you for mentioning Lee Chin Eng. He kept the first reef tanks without filtration, using only live rock, natural seawater, and an AirStone. He was the first to successfully keep these reef tanks. Of course, it was helpful to live in Indonesia on the coast, with all the corals, fish, and other livestock. Also he had all the fresh seawater that he would ever need. I was given a copy of his tropical fish hobbyist magazine article about his natural aquariums that was published in 1961.
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tgraham72
(2 hour ago)
You are such an inspiration. My great grandmother had aquariums in west Texas in the early 1900's. She even had a small seahorse....all before she had electricity. Thank you for connecting me to her Spirit through this hobby. Your fount of wisdom and experience amazes me, but you sharing all of this so freely makes you an absolute gem of a human being!
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kevinwalter4078
(1 hour ago)
So basically, instead of a fish tank, you have aquatic terrariums.
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