The Aquarium Podcast (Mr Brightfryed)

What’s up everyone, James here and welcome back to another episode of The Aquarium Podcast. Today I wanted to take a look at the fascinating world of fish created in some way within the hobby. So what do we mean by that, well essentially what we are talking about today is fish which have been created within the hobby more for ornamental purposes such as selective breeding or genetically engineered...

What’s up everyone, James here and welcome back to another episode of The Aquarium Podcast. Today I wanted to talk a bit about brands within the hobby, there are literally hundreds of different companies all around the world and in our stores for almost anything our hearts require in terms of fish, but ultimately which ones are good and what are well…a bit pants? If you want to help support my cha...

Welcome back to a brand new Season of the Aquarium Podcast. "Let’s kick things off today with an interesting topic of conversation I overheard recently: “Is it wrong to bash staff at a fish shop” It’s an interesting one I think as to why anyone would do this especially in a civilised society. But it seems this is an actual thing that happens to many places around the world. If you want to help sup...

Special Livestream Episode broadcast for the first time ever on Youtube. If you want to help support my channel/brand/mission then consider becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mrbrightfryed  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5VAc5XvyRK_KgRy_1jUvw  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_brightfryed/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/brightfryed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrbr...

In this very special season finale of the Aquarium Podcast we go live for the episode on Instagram, talking Natural Style Aquariums, behind the scenes details on how the podcast is recorded, season highlights and a little Q&A. Just wanted to say, thanks to everyone for taking the time to listen to the podcast, it’s been great fun writing and sharing my thoughts on this platform, hope you enjoy...

What’s up everyone, James here and welcome to another episode of the aquarium podcast. A common question I always seen floating around the online world is “what is the best beginner fish” for an aquarium and I find it’s always met with interesting answers from all walks of life and experience. It got me thinking about this question quite a lot and taking some time to sit down and think about the q...

What’s up everyone and welcome back to another episode of the aquarium podcast. As we draw to a close on what has been almost a whole year now since the widespread lockdown’s of COVID-19 I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of the impacts the virus has had within the hobby, not only for ourselves personally but the environmental and economic impact that it’s had. If you want to hel...

Welcome to The Aquarium Podcast. After a short break we are back! Bigger and better than before. In this season we take the plunge once more into some topics not often discussed within the hobby with the aim to better ourselves bringing the community together stronger and better than before.  Let’s keep it real, honest and always enjoyable. Season 3 coming soon to a streaming platform near yo...

What’s up everyone, James here and welcome to another episode of the aquarium podcast. Today I thought it only seemed right after a few episodes back talking about Goldfish, that I touch on yet another fish which has a fascinating story of it’s own, the betta or “Baytah” if you live in the USA. I’ve briefly touched on this fish a few times within this podcast and on occasion on Youtube but wanted...

What’s up everyone, James here and welcome to another episode of the aquarium podcast. In this episode I just wanted to relive a memory from about 10 years ago when I visited some countries around the Pacific Ocean and how amazing and awe inspiring it really was. I’ve always enjoyed exploring the world and in my younger years was fortunate enough to travel around the world on a “Gap Year” so to sp...

Today I want to talk about a fish that most of us probably owned at the very beginning of our adventures in aquarium keeping. The goldfish. Probably to many, the one fish that unfortunately has been so mistreated in its long history. From scientific testing to spending it’s day’s waiting to be won at a funfair, this fish has certainly been through the works but why and how come? Where did it all b...

Today I want to talk about the relationship between aquariums and our mental wellbeing. Did you know for instance that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. Additionally, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (like anxiety and depression) in any given week in England. Those are some scary numbers, it’s always been known...

Do you ever stop in this hobby and think, how the hell did we get to this point? Well it happened to me recently, I noticed when browsing online at aquariums (as you do) that so many designs these days especially the display ones on the boxes are shown full of colour gravel and fake plants, it really dawned on me how far away the industry has gotten from where it started…..This led me down the rab...

Today is a thought provoking one really on the journey insane of our fish and how resilient they really are. It’s funny but up until a few months back I never really spent the time to sit back and really think about where in fact all my fish came from and how in part the amount of stress that is placed upon these tiny animals. If you want to help support my channel/brand/mission then consider beco...

Livestream on Instagram recorded on (13/12/20).  If you want to help support my channel/brand/mission then consider becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mrbrightfryed Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5VAc5XvyRK_KgRy_1jUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_brightfryed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brightfryed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrbrightfryed

We’re going to jump right in with today’s topic which has been a real focus of mine since starting this podcast and my other social platforms which is being more honest and transparent within the hobby. I’ve been posting a lot of videos and content throughout my social media platforms for a while now attempting to break the chains on how fabricated a lot of the stuff we see online is. More often t...

You asked for it! We are back and better than ever, get ready to dive deeper into the aquarium hobby like never before. Season 2 coming soon.....

This the season finale episode I wanted to reflect on my journey within the hobby, how I started, where I'm at and ultimately where I'm heading. I also talk a little about my end goal and mission with my "brand" or whatever you want to call it and help create a positive and honest mindset within the hobby. Enjoy.  If you want to help support my channel/brand/mission then consider becoming a P...

A special livestream episode recorded Sunday 1st November 2020 on Instagram to mark the 200 Subscriber milestone on my Youtube channel. If you want to help support my channel/brand/mission then consider becoming a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mrbrightfryed Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU5VAc5XvyRK_KgRy_1jUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr_brightfryed/ Twitter: https://twi...

Today, I’d like to delve a little deeper into something slightly fish related and kind of the reason I started this podcast to help give a more honest insight into this hobby. Recently I’ve been speaking to a few good friends whom I’ve met through this hobby online and it’s becoming ever more apparent as with anything related I feel with social media about the constant need to be “Liked” or show e...

In this episode I we’re talking tannins. Yes the part of the hobby which kind of gets put to the side due to the often referred to as “dirty” look. Which personally I LOVE! So I’m no expert in the world of botanicals but I have tried a couple of aquariums with a natural style and I have to say I think they look amazing, I love the tinted colour of the water from all the tannins released from eithe...

In this episode I’d like to talk a bit about planted aquariums, what they are and what you REALLY need to get started. A planted aquarium is well…an aquarium which uses live plants. This style of aquarium is becoming ever more popular within the hobby and now newcomers are often ditching the fake plastic plants and treasure chest bubble makers of the past and replacing them to create a more natura...

As touched on in the previous episode I’d like to chat a little about the world of saltwater aquariums or “Reefing”. As I talked about previously, this part of the hobby is probably one of the most visually appealing and yet everywhere you look within shops or online it appears that you can only introduce yourself into this part of the hobby with a big wod of money. If you want to help support my...

Welcome to my aquarium podcast, I’m your host James. I’m a fish keeping enthusiast, mainly focusing on planted aquariums, offering honest advice and positive influence within the hobby and trying to help debunk some of those common myths and help introduce more people into this rewarding hobby. If you want to help support my channel/brand/mission then consider becoming a Patreon: https://www.patre...