TIC TAC AQUARIUM WITH REAL ANIMALS!
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2024
- Turning a TicTac box into an aquarium with real animals.
In this video I transform a tictac container into a miniature aquarium and attempt to raise real animals inside it. I use a microscope to show their development and give tips for raising the Sea-Monkeys.
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My biggest peeve is when someone treats an animal like just a pet or a “toy” or a disposable object for little kids to play with. I appreciate you treating the fairy shrimp as actual living beings.
This is a massive problem with tiny animals like hamsters. The video "HAMSTER HELL" by Lee Haedcastle actually shows what can happen when children are left to care for tiny creatures by themself. The video is exaggurated for the sake of comedy and shock value, but alot of the things that happen in that video actually happen to some extent, and it's depressing. Young children shouldn't be allowed to have pets they can hold in their hand without SERIOUS parental supervision, because most of the time they don't see the creatures as living beings with their own feelings. They just see a cute little fluffy thing that they can do whatever with.
dawg its a brine shrimp 😭
@@jorgyt754 that video is so old. yeah it teaches a valuable lesson , but kids are too busy on their phones nowadays , they won’t give a shit when they grow up.
@@Navagenetics Yeah casue adults never use their phones, right?
@@user-eg3cx5oz2fI think you missed the point.
So many nice touches to this video: the Cartman Sea Monkey label on the tank; the giant algae Tic Tac box; the Sea Monkey figurines - and the male sea monkeys just deciding to couple up with each other 😂 Well played, sir.
Lol sounds like you spotted all the little easter eggs! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Typically the males end up detaching relatively soon from each other.
@Picocosmos I was kinda half hoping the Sea People and Me was a legit product cuz I would have bought it just for the novelty of the thing. I think I'm going to pick up my first kit soon as well!
@@raventheredpanda7047 I can help if you want to have the right gear for any size tank you choose. It costs more than just buying a kit, but they live much much longer, and breed.
Where is the cartman label
As someone obsessed with making “normal” things tiny, combined with my new interest of these lil sea creatures, this has to be one of my all time favourite videos 🎉🖖🏻🦋
Haha I think I’m starting to develop a bit of an obsession with that too. It’s so fun finding little dollhouse props to use for these videos
@@pico-cosmos Understandably! It’s so fun to see what you can do, especially with miniatures, seeing how the babies react to the different environments and/or stimuli, the possibilities are nearly endless, especially for someone as talented and knowledgeable about them as yourself !
@@cyborgqueer tbh I wish they interacted with aquarium decor more than they do, usually it just seems that they bump into it by accident 😂 I’ll keep trying different things out though :)
That’s so cool!
Pls. Don't, you'll just torture that lil sea creature.
Those brine shrimp were getting better housing than most chickens
"Quirky first pet for children..." = bad ass hobby for 39 year old man!
😂😂😂😂
im getting my first s\m tank @61
@@rustyholt6619 awesome!
I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again … you, Sir are a freak. A wonderful, smart, funny freak, John. You’ve managed to skyrocket Sea-Monkeys to entirely new heights. Love, love, love it. - Tod 👍👍👍
Haha cheers Tod! Always appreciated you stopping by the comment on the videos :) Time to get started on the Aqua Maze video next 🦐
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Situational sexuality
It reminds of humans. Not enough female action so they resort to recreating the idea of mating with eachother
7:53 I also noticed something very exciting
aaayyy
I just about died laughing when you pulled out the giant tic tac algae culture. Great video.
Lol I probably should have grown the Sea-Monkeys in that Tic Tac box instead 😂
@@pico-cosmos they'd be the little swimming tic tacs
@@pico-cosmos Kinda want to see a large version of the tic tac aquarium since its a minimalistic design
Agree. That really pushed it over the top for me as well. 😂😂😂
NO WAYY I used to make mini tic tac aquariums with mosquito larvae as a kid... I love that you made my childhood idea a reality!!!
Mosquito larvae are soooo creepy looking 😥
@@pico-cosmosBettas and other small fish love em
Children? Sir, I am 42 years old and I freaking love Sea Monkeys!
Love that you’re taking sea monkeys to new heights!
🚀🌔
New as in smaller
I had the same idea to put fish in a tic tac container when I was a kid. I would just fill it with water though 😆
😅 that definitely wouldn’t end well
Stubborn sticker tip: Soak the item/sticker in warm water with a couple drops off dish soap and 1/4 cup of vinegar. Come back in 1-2 hrs and it should literally fall off. The residue can be wiped and rinsed off easily. I just learned this all today, cleaning a jar with a massive sticker. Easiest sticker removal of my life. Hope it works well for others too!
i love that south park design on the packaging
Ikr
Phew…you used Sea Monkeys. I need eye surgery and thought it contained fish, lol. Great set up in a tiny package. I had these as a kid. I did look at some under my microscope. They are so cool! And you added lenses. Although you are probably correct, I will make the point that humans have assumed “simple” animals don’t experience stress, pain, emotion, etc., before and were oh so wrong. Love the video! 7:03
Yeah, there's no scientific consensus on whether animals with very simplistic brains have a consciousness. I think any animal that isn't part of a superorganism must have the capacity to experience some kind of stress, because they have to care about finding food and fighting off predators. If Sea Monkeys do experience stress though they likely aren't bothered by living in a small aquarium as long as they have enough space to move around.
The Tic Tac box made a really cute little aquarium! Was the big box a giant Tic Tac box or something similar that you were able to adapt a larger sticker, just out of curiosity? Really fun video!
Thanks! The big one is from a product called “Tic Tac Travels” - It’s basically a giant Tic Tac box that had a bunch of smaller boxes inside so you could take them with you. I found it on eBay and thought it might be funny for the video lol
@@pico-cosmos Yes, it was! I was curious about it because it was so realistic and turns out it is real.
I went through a phase when I was a kid and wanted to do this so bad. Thanks for making my inner child smile. Subscribed :)
at first I was skeptical that brine shrimp would be happy in such a tiny space, but the fact they mated and even birthed live children is astounding. it's nice hyperfocusing on such a small group of them and observing behaviour with that focus.
Firstly, I can't believe I just watched a whole video about keeping sea monkeys in a Tic Tac box. Secondly, I'm off to buy some sea monkeys.
That deserves a Guinness world record for the smallest aquarium in the entire world.
He’s made a smaller one
Why is nobody talking about how cartman was on the cover of the sea monkeys 😂😂
Could you one day do a Video on Triops? Or Tadpole shrimp. That would be a dope micropet to see you raise and talk about! I used to love SeaMonkeys and Triops when I was young!
This is honestly one of the coolest aquariums I've ever seen. It's ironic as well since it's also the smallest. I'm going to attempt this at some point when I get a few days off! It's astoundingly creative and I think it would be a great project for my kids as well! Thanks for the video and God bless!
HUREN
That was how I used to take some to Hospital with me as a kid, no decor but it didn't stop random Doctors coming to see them from other departments, at home of course they lived in an Ocean Zoo but it was a handy portable when I couldn't get the official portable items.
Haha that’s amazing! So cool to hear I’m not the first one to try this. You’re the OG tic tac sea-monkey god
@@pico-cosmos I do need to try and find my stuff from back then, I even made an equiptment rack as a DT project as while you could get the tanks you could never get the accesory stuff that easiley hence the use of Tic Tac boxes lol.
I can't get enough of your content. I think I shall get some sea monkeys of my own this week
🙌 glad to hear you’re enjoying it. Good luck with your Sea-Monkeys :)
this would've made the perfect aquarium for my barbies as a child 😭❤️🔥 that would have made me sooo happy
We were already looking at the most obscure official and some unofficial tanks, if we're reaching diy tanks then sky's the limit!
How about a water vase aquarium, mixing a beautiful bouquet substrate with an aquatic theme. Those bendy square vases are usually very thick and solid providing plenty stability, and the neck opening is wide enough for a heater and air pump
Love this idea! Honestly I have so many videos to make I don’t know where I’ll find the time to make them all 😅
1:31 i just realized Eric Cartman is on the cover 😭
The gay Sea Monkeys made me happy, haha
The company should put out a high grade premium aquarium with built in heating and oxygen solutions. I understand a small shrimpery would work fine but it would be so cool to have a Sea Monkeys branded one.
Totally agree! I’d love to see them produce this
Wow, this is awesome! You're really making me want to set up my own sea monkey enclosure.
Give it a go! It’s super fun :)
I'm thinking about getting some sea monkeys later this year thanks for all the tips!
🙌 nice! Are you waiting for summer?
Yes
Good luck!
@@pico-cosmos thanks!
Did ya get em
I've always wanted minty fresh Sea Monkeys
😂
Haha I really though he was building up to put something else in there 😱
🤣 what gave it away??
So happy to see another DIY aquarium experiment from you! These videos are super funny and creative, I really enjoyed your easter eggs😂
This has motivated me to try to do a multi-tank system mixing what I know about aquaponics and what I’ve learned from your channel. I’ll document and post what I’ve come up with and how it turned out in the next month or two…
Nice! I’d definitely be interested to know what kinda of plants you plan on using?
@@pico-cosmos Probably just algae, although I’d be interested if there is a plant that could out compete algae in a small tank. The aquaponics comes in with just wanting to maintain multiple tanks with a single heating and aeration source. I’m sorry if my initial comment came across as more ambitious lol
This is amazing! Tic Tac will see a surge in sales LOL. But seriously, this is my favorite video! Love the microscope photos too! Did you pipe air into the tic tac container, or did the algae provide the oxygen?
Thanks! I used the pipette to aerate the tic tac container for the first week or so, but once I’d given them some algae I basically stopped with it
There so cute
Paint thinner works great as well for taking off sticky residue
Thanks for the tip 👌
Didn't expect gay sea-monkeys but im gald i saw it
Should try smokies directly in a algae culture and sea if they thrive that way also 😆
I poured about 8 oz of algae culture in one of my smokies tank and it took 2 weeks for the water to clear up and still had smokies colonies in there!
I wonder what would happen if I kept a grow light on it so the algae would keep growing :p
Oh wow! I have kinda tried this before, and in my experience it’s not ideal. Whenever I feed them live algae I like it to be cleared up within 48hrs - that keeps their water relatively fresh. It would be super interesting to put some Sea-Monkeys directly into the algae culture though. Actually I think I might try it later today :)
The dolls 😂😂7:53
Amazing video as always! the shooting and attention to detail is beautiful .The South Park reference and figures “mating” cracked me up 😂
It’s always a highlight of my day to see you’ve posted
Thank you :) and I’m glad you enjoying my stupid sense of humour 😂 will have more videos coming to the channel soon 👍
Your videos inspired me to go out and buy some myself aha
Lol nice! Have you set up the tank yet?
@@pico-cosmos yup quite a few babies hatched already keeping them under purple light for 16 hours, kept them near a heat source at 26 degrees, basically following everything from all your videos so hopefully they’ll have a good run
Me and my brother love watching your videos and learning and in this case the extreme spaces they can endure
This is so cool! I got recommended this video and I figured why not, and I’m glad I clicked on it. I’ve been binging your videos, and they’re always so well made. I’m seriously considering getting some sea monkeys of my own in the next year because of you and all your excellent videos. Cheers!
Glad to hear you’ve been enjoying the content :) thanks for supporting the channel and feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions about raising Sea-Monkeys
You know what would be really fantastic? Wouldn't it be great to have a tiny tank for brine shrimp that already had a light, heater and a bubbler installed in it when you bought it, so that they didn't get in the way and be so obtrusive?
100%, I really hope the Sea-Monkey company make something like that in the future
@@pico-cosmos Thus far, they get other companies to do it, and the tanks are always crappy remakes of the original version they put out decades ago. No innovation at all. And worse, their egg content is very very low in their packets 1 and 2. I can do better just in a frikin fish supplement without even trying.
I've now added the giant Tic-Tac box to my Wishlist, whether or not I turn it into a novelty aquarium or to grow algae is still in debate. I haven't eaten Tic-Tacs in years, I'm sure I'll have to give many of the mini boxes inside away to family and friends but they might think I'm telling them their breath is bad since Tic-Tacs are sort of like mints. There is absolutely no way I'll manage to eat 420 tic-tacs on my own. Also, frankly, had I not found out about what that episode of South Park was about I would have never gotten the reference and "that" detail! That's the only Easter egg I found on this vid so if you put more I've either already forgotten about it or completely missed it xD. I actually have a lot of empty Tic-Tac containers, a few regular sized ones and the bigger ones that I've only seen in Walmart, reason why is because I like buying mixed bags of seed beads and these make great containers for them after I've sorted them. I just need some aquarium sand and cute décor and I'll definitely have my own mini aquarium for them! Plus I think they would be a good alternative for transporting them other places if one doesn't own the keychains and pens where you can put the sea-monkeys in. And regarding my growing Sea-Monkeys tank collection I think I'm gonna buy a few more Ocean Zoos in different colors and probably stop until a new fun tank shows up and catches my attention, I am definitely still hoping to find a Sunken Treasure tank but for the time being it's going to be impossible xD. I've yet to grow my own algae but after this week I'm hoping I can and that it'll help my Sea-Monkeys thrive. Thank you so much for making these videos and educating us more on these awesome little creatures. Hope you have a great day!
Wow man I accidentally found this channel and I'm totally hooked up to this channel now ❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely loved this one , so creative and small but you made it work well, also placing spongebob and Patrick in the container in the beginning took me out. 🤣 Well done friend keep up the great work as always.
There was an official Spongebob brine shrimp kit back in the day called “plenty-o-plankton” - I managed to get a kit recently so I’ll be reviewing it later this year :) it had Spongebob & Patrick in there too!
@@pico-cosmos that's epic! I can't wait to see that video later on, I'll definitely be waiting. Keep up the great work mate.
0:51 darn, how could I have not seen this coming.
I was thinking dog the whole time.
This has got to be the coolest video you've ever done! This is prob my fav vid I've ever seen!
🙌 thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
Super interesting experiment, glad to see it went well!
I did a similar experiment like 6 months ago growing 2 Sea-Monkeys in a 5ml “aquarium”, still cant believe that worked 😅
I might need to use one of these as a tank for the baby sea monkeys
In the US my brother and I kept many, many mosquito fish in small storage parts drawers in the closet for a year as small children. They are very tolerant of stagnant water in puddles, ponds etc. They bear live young and are as happy eating floating fish food as they are to eating mosquito larvae.
Thanks for this info 👌 I’ll look into them. Sounds super interesting
What a great video full of wonder and laughs
😊🙏
I've been wondering how to make my sea monkeys portable without buying the 100+ dollar watch or locket. This is perfect!
😂 I’d only recommend doing this short term 👌
@@pico-cosmos Oh definitely. I'd only keep them in there 8 hours maximum. And I'd make sure they were well oxygenated.
Isso e incrível parabéns pelo vídeo 👏
Most people don't know about having a heating pad and keeping the tank next to a window. Impressive!
I’ve found it helps a lot. I usually prefer to use a submersible aquarium heater, but when you’re using a tic tac box you gota do whatever works lol
This is the cutest tank I've ever seen! I love it!
love really does win ^-^
Omg the sea people and me cover 😂 btw I love Southpark so huge respect to you
OK. When I get back from my much deserved holiday I'm starting some seamonkey pets!!
🙌 enjoy your break
Imagine receiving that on Halloween 😅
A very fun watch!
cool idea and cute if you dont have much room tictak is good idea
You all always make good ideas 😊
Thanks! I always take recommendations too so let me know if you have any suggestions
Maybe give them new things like the banana treat
Your vids just keep getting better
I would make ant farms with tic tac boxes when I was a kid
That’s actually a really cool video idea 👌
Always love when you do these videos
Thanks :D
Would be cool if you made your own tank
if I ever get a larger land animal like a lizard or something, I’m definently making them a mini sea monkey tank for them to watch.
At this point this guy’s solution to everything is sea monkeys
I am so happy that you read comments!! I recommended this before 🥰
Ah yes I remember you mentioning it on my “world’s smallest aquarium” video! Thanks for the idea :D hope you enjoyed this vid
@@pico-cosmosI absolutely did 😍 I have always been fascinated by aquatic creatures and just recently discovered nano aquariums and vivariums. I came across the tic tac video and saw someone else set up a very small bowl aquarium but they didn't know what to put in it. I'm just glad they got transferred to the big aquarium in the end. I had a feeling you were going to do it 🥰
@@ehheeajeshika I love vivariums too! Definitely want to try making one at some point. Have you made any?
@@pico-cosmos I haven't they're so expensive to make and I have so many that I would love to make 😭 there's a channel I love to watch where he does so many different kinds of vivariums. It's Dr. Plants
Thanks 👌 I’ll definitely check it out
In a group of 4 sea monkeys, half of them are gay. Noice.
Sooo cute i wanna do that with a couple of my sea monkeys!!
Awesome video. Clever idea.
This is beautiful!!! wow! I love how creative you are and I learn so much about sea monkeys thanks to your channel. keep up the awesome work!!
Thanks Lisa! It was a fun video to make :) will have more videos coming soon 👍
ive only started watching him yesterday and ive only seen his shorts, i did not expect this brudda to be looking like he could throw me like a ragdoll
there is so much possibilities with these creatures 😂
Very cool.
great video for new veiwers
Yeah this one is aimed at a wider audience. Back to regular scheduled programming again for the next video lol, will be doing an unboxing & review of the Sea-Monkeys Aqua Maze 👍
@@pico-cosmos i think it’s great your spreading sea monkeys to more people definitely something good to see
Easily one of my favourite videos of yours! I LOVE this idea and the decor is so classy (not sure about that Easter egg though 😂)
Haha thank you! That easter egg took me a while to design 😂 tbh I’m quite proud of how it came out lol
0:43 I can't believe the sea monkey channel made a sea monkey aquarium
😂😂😂😂
@@pico-cosmos I should add that I didn't mean anything bad by that. Just found the intro funny lol
ahh, the good ol' times I used to remember using these containers to capture ants and keep them as pets. and then learn the sad truth that they're legs broke and made a graveyard with over 5 ants
I need these as a pet now
I havent been able to watch your videos in a while, happy to see youve been doing well
Wasnt watching and was just listening to this in the backgroun, and turning back and just seeing the southpark sea monkey label just took me out😂
I've gotten these for so many birthdays
I’m restarting my sea monkey colony woooo. But I didn’t have any eggs until a friend came over and gave me “sea monkey eggs” but it was aqua dragon eggs… so I hatched em around 5 days ago, and I thought they died bc it took 2 and a half days for them to hatch (or at least see anyway) and now there’s like 30-40 artemia! I will keep you updated on how they go, but so far they are surviving, and some seem to hatch later than others, and for what ever reason, there’s like 5 groups, 1 explore, 1 stay around the heater, 1 group stay near the sunniest part, 1 stays near the bottom. So maybe the species of artemia that aqua dragons got seem to stay together? I dunno.
That’s super interesting! In my experience the babies are usually very attracted to light, so they often congregate towards the brightest part of the tank. What kind of tank are you using for them?
aqua dragons and sea monkeys are the same thing.
@@pico-cosmos Sea monkey ocean volcano (from my old sea monkey colony). And the aqua dragons seem to have differant colours is well, some are normal white, while others are orange and some are yellow, also, aqua dragons seem to be able to survive colder temperatures, bc the spot where they are in got cold a few times like FREEZING cold (around 14-16 F, or what ever it is on the small heater that you have), and they still somehow survived, while other sea monkey colonies i had where the slightest cold killed them off. (btw i turn on my heater for 40-1 hour depending how cold the tank and the room is, and i put it on every 1-2 hours or so, to save electric bills, bc they are INSANLY high rn)
@@scottdoesntmatter4409 well actually, sea monkeys are genetically altered and has been selective bred, and been hybridised is well. And no one knows how the founder and this random scientist did it. While aqua dragons are more of the original species or even bred with different artemia species. So ye, they are both still the same, but one might survive better in differant tempretures bc of the selective breeding, hybrid, extra, Like for example, a sea monkey could survive better in hotter tempretures while aqua dragons can survive in colder temps (thats just an example, im not too sure abot it, but it seems like aqua dragons survive better in cold temps, just from my observations with the aqua dragon colony i have rn)
@@scottdoesntmatter4409 But technically, you are correct, they are both from the same species, but altered differently.
Your aquarium is so cute
I absolutely loved this video because as a 8 year old I often turn my old tic tac containers into sea monkey aquariums since tic tacs were one of my favorite go to candies/ mints I had so plenty of them. I also had a. Obsession with sea monkeys since my parents said I was to young for a regular aquarium with fish. At one point I remember having some thre or four regular sea monkey tanks in varieties of shapes and sizes and about ten or so tic tac aquariums along my window, the tic tac tanks always did surprisingly well given the small size, but since they were a hard plastic they made the perfect little tanks. Being an always child is even sell the tic tac tanks to my neighbor hood freinds! This video brought back great childhood memories of a much simpler time 😊
I hade Aqua dragons they were similar to the sea monkeys ❤
Somehow you always amaze me with amaaaaazing videos
Thanks!! 😊
Love ur vids! Can you make a small insect habitat with a tic tac box?
Today I got my first sea monkeys
Great video, such a creative idea
Thanks! This was a lot of fun to make
Love it mate
great looking arms too!
😂 Carrying all these Sea-Monkey tanks is hard work