UNBOXING 500 DISCUS aquarium fish!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2017
- DISCUS AQUARIUM FISH!! I loved sitting back and watching how the team at uncle sams unbox and add their discus. Some of it is different than i would do, but there was some interesting things to learn here and of course, its always nice to see SO MANY DISCUS! Wes, Darwin and casper are good friends of mine. I will entirely vouch for them if you need a reference on where to get discus. You can check them out :
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I don't know how I got here. I'm supposed to be studying. I don't even own any fish. I didn't know this was a type of fish. This is the 5th video I've watched. Oh god
You have been captured to the dark side muhahahaha you'll be hooked before you know it
ME.
Lol this happens to me a lot of times when I need to study😂
I'm here with you😂
Megan Annaliese lol. It’s addictive
For some people who wonder why they do not acclimate the fish with water drip method or something similar.
That's why:
During transit your fish is excreting ammonia and CO2. The CO2 built up within the shipping water helps to keep the pH of the water low. In water with a lower pH, ammonia is much less toxic than the same amount of ammonia would be in a high pH environment. As soon as you open the shipping bag, CO2 begins escaping into the air, and the pH of the shipping water can quickly rise. As the pH rises, it can cause pH shock and also causes the ammonia built up in the shipping bag to become exponentially more toxic. If you open the shipping bag and attempt to gradually acclimate your new fish to your aquarium water by pouring some aquarium water into the shipping bag over a period of time, you are potentially exposing your new fish to irreparable damage. Simply float the bag for 10-20 minutes to match the temperature, open the bag and quickly transfer your new fish into your aquarium with your hands, and discard the shipping water. (source: solid gold aquatics)
And in this case, they don't need to adjust the fish to the water temperature because they heat the room and not the aquariums, and with the boxes standing there for while, they already have the right temperature.
Cheezay Ballz wat abt the pH of both water? Don they hv to chk tat too? pH shock?
Aah thats why... Just now i just asked the question but proceeds to delete it because of your comment. Thanks so much for the information
That method doesn't work for saltwater lol
Never said it does
Would it not be possible to acclimate the fish with the bags closed, and then move them over? Not exactly sure how all of this works.
I will never buy fishes fully grown or even half fully grown. I always buy fishes small so that i can watch them grow. To me the fun in fish keeping is watching your fish grow in your care.
STUFFED CRUST PIZZA Zz I agree 100% it’s much more interesting seeing the fish as a baby to a full grown
It depends how often you need to replace them. It takes a longer time them to grow and if you want to change more often it is nicer to get already bigger fish. Small fish also die easier by accident.
Discus are unique and require multiple feeds and pristine water in order for them not to get stunted. I understand what people but full grown if you don’t have time to care for them to grow fully
I made the mistake of showing my daughter this particular video, now she wants Discuss, simply because they're pretty and more importantly they're leopard print
Don't get Discuss. They're quite difficult to care for and definitely not a beginner fish.
Please tell me you did not get her the discus
I loved sitting back and watching how they unboxing and add their discus. Some of it is different than i would do, but there was some interesting things to learn here and of course, its always nice to see SO MANY DISCUS! Wes, Darwin and casper are good friends of mine. I will entirely vouch for them if you need a reference on where to get discus. You can check them out on Facebook to buy some: facebook.com/UncleSamsDiscus/
The king of DIY This video was just absolutly outstouding! I defiently liked seeing all the fish! I love watching all your content keep up the great work!
all of those discus are absolutely amazing
The king of DIY Seeing them lower the water levels to relieve pressure was something I found quite interesting.
Wilmer Hernandez always something new to learn!
The king of DIY So funny the way they just lay on the bottom
Can you make a time lapse video of the shell dwellers working in their tank?
Dr. Lindner that would be cool
Dr. Lindner that would be pretty cool
Dr. Lindner hi
Dr. Lindner defiently cool
they can live for about 10 minutes after they stop trying to breath
Am I the only one who thought they were all dead when he first started to pour them out? I was like oh no there's so many and they're all going to be dead
Knowing Joey's transparency, I'm sure he would still have posted the video! haha
I thought they were dead too!
lol I thought that too, but I saw how calm they were and realize that that's not the case. I love joey transparency, he shows the side many breeders may be uncomfortable to show, maybe because others that don't know the process will judge them. but we get to see what is being done.
they looked rlly bad...
Sully nope i thought that too !! I was like NOOOO THEY'RE DEAD!!! But then I realized they were alive lol
Cool process on how they introduced the discus to the tanks, and that lower the pressure trick is smart. Only losing one out of 500 is amazing!
Dude that lowering of pressure trick is bullsh*t. Reducing the water level buy half would reduce the pressure by something like 0.2 %. That ain't gonna have no effect.
The trick by lowering the water level may still work (the dude is way more experienced than me), but it does not work for the reason he think it does.
If you can't see how I did that with all the calculations present I think you are the one who needs to read up on it.
You do realise that entire fish tank has a some what larger surface area than a fish, right?
Valdemar Jørgensen
Relax your grip a little. Let some blood flow.
_They got 500 fish from overseas and lost only one._
Regardless of how or why they do what they do, I'm going to give them the win on this one.
Based on the fact that it's their money on the line, I'm thinking they're doing it right no matter what reasons they give.
I am definitely not gonna argue it was the wrong thing to do.
Valdemar Jørgensen of
Watching your channel has given me a real interest in fishkeeping and I really want to explore the idea of possibly having a few fish of my own. Researching the topic, however, is proving to be a daunting task. Thanks to you, I understand the complexities of keeping fish and taking care of them to the utmost. That's the fishkeeper I'd like to be... one day!
Joaquin G. I support you on this hobby.👍Really rewarding when u keep a fish from a fry and it grows into a majestic fish.
Joaquin G. Awesome, what kind of fish you thinking about starting off with?
Wow! This was super interesting and so cool to be able to see a behind-the-scenes look at the process! I need some discus...
Solid Gold Aquatics and now look, you have some!!! Lol
you have some beautiful ones too! Those classic leopard made me stare at a paused screen gawking for a few mins! they are stunning!
Solid Gold Aquatics I am going to breed some maybe in a couple of months after I am done breeding my betta fish if you want to buy some discus.
Solid Gold Aquatics hello
Solid Gold Aquatics lol
I thought Joey got 500 discus I was like "where did he get a tank big enough for that?!"
same
Tyler Rodriguez i thought so too😂😂
Tyler Rodriguez ikr
Ha ha that was my first thought too! :)
Tyler Rodriguez that's what I thought but I'm not a HUGE fish person so I had no idea what a discus was. 😂👌
Thank you Joey for filming and thank you guys for giving us a peek behind the scenes! What an awesome thing to be able to see! You guys are quick, efficient, and have an amazing eye for colors! Thanks for sharing!!
due to my extensive binge-watching of fish videos, i know the 'plop & drop' method is better due to the water in shipping bag
Says we place them in the water upright and gently but then just tossed them in
Just A Normal Gamer
Actually, he wasn't "just tossing them in".
When someone who knows what they are doing goes about their task, It might appear that they are being careless to the inexperienced eye but that is perception, not reality.
They lost 1 out of 500 fish. I think they know what they are doing. That's greater than 15 thousand dollars worth of live fish and they only lost about $30 worth.
It's crude but they'd be perfectly fine..
it looks wrong but its totally fine, i guess youre not that educated on it
When he’s dropping them in above the water and it makes a plopping sound, I’d sure say that was NOT gentle upright 🙄🙄🙄 on top of that he couldn’t even reach the top takes properly... so maybe toss wasn’t the right verbiage but he sure wasn’t gently putting them in their either....
Amazing! Really reminded me of how much I love Discus and makes me REALLY miss them! May have to set up my tank again!
Thank you so much for sharing footage like this!
Unboxing 500 fish pancakes.
When I first saw the title I was like, "you got 500 discus? Where tf are you going to put them all!?" but nvm. Lol
Thank you so much for showing this. You're right, I may never get to see that in person. This was very kind of you. They have a beautiful setup and Discus fish.
Thanks for this. I'm loving all your videos. Always something new to learn. I'm going back to the hobby after watching your videos. Got inspired by it. Thank you. Keep posting.
do they ship these fish out using 1 day shipping? also what did they use for air? i usually do the quick grab and close method to try to trap as much air in the bag as possible.
+MasterAquatics ask them. Link is in the description
I like how gentle they handle the fish
Nice video into the behind the scenes of a massive fish import and acclimization process. I always wondered how they do it and now I know. Thanks Joey. Cheers.
The king of DIY ~ watching these beautiful discus unboxing must have drove you nuts! It's about time to get yourself some.
I liked the first gen wild discus.....beautiful color! Amazing video Joey!
Hey Joey, what is your personal opinion on their rack system? I notice it doesn't look like they have the strength of yours. The cross beams seem to be supported by just screws. I'm building a fish room and want it safe, but also wouldn't mind saving on cost a bit. Looks like their racks would take a whole lot less lumber.
Joey thanks for posting that video, it was simply amazing, and where else would someone be able to see something like that. That was without question the best looking discus I've ever seen.
Man was that ever wild watching. It's so gratifying to watch them successfully make the shipping process, and finally being put in something much better for them.
Wow , even I got discus just today , a yellow diamond breeding pair !!!!! I'm really hopeful and exited
Vaan's Aquatics wow cool
finally vaan u made a video after so long and i also love the new discus pair !!!
Tnx , from now every week I'll surely make video every week a couple of times!!!
How come this type of fish doesn't flop around like others? When they took them out of the bag and into the little bin they almost looked dead. Surprised me! Then just started swimming around in the tank.
Briar Fox when fish are shipped they are given a medication to make the docile and less prone to shock. they're basicallyatoned right now
Super video. One of the best tank setups that I have seen. The colors of the Discus make me want to set up a Discus tank.
Hey Joey, thanks a lot for sharing such a awesome experience with us. . . I'm always excited every Thursday and Sunday for watching ur videos.
When u will be having ur Discuss Display tank...???
Could we get an update on the shell dwellers?
YES A LONG VIDEO! I wish you could post more videos through out the week I love watching your vids! by the way what camera do you use?
The most beautiful Diskus' I have ever seen!!! Such a cool experience! Very nice! I'm blown away but some of these fish!!!
Stunning fish - nice to see behind the scenes. I like the red melons , and all the ones with sunset colours.
I bet when the fish are getting taking out of the bag they are like "yeaaaaaaaa a slip and slide "!!😂
this is like ''you put them GENTLY and STANDING in the water''
Nex guy just trhow them at it and the poor fish just... flops into the water and sink
U don't understand
from a fellow canadian man love your videos new into the aquarium hobby really want to get into discus your vids have taught me alot thnx for all the help
Oh man. soooooo many pretty fish. I would need a couple of quite a few of those. those red and blue, the yellow. man some of those are so crazy. I definitely want some someday when I have a tank for them! saving this video for that day so i can find these guys again.
"Are you made bro" lol! That one discus was so mad!
I have a new love for the discus. This was so fun to watch. Thanks for posting.
Discus heaven. Would be a dream to work there. Great video. Loved it. And amazing discus in every tank. All quality. 👍🐠🇬🇧
I have never seen such beautiful Discs before omg, I like the way they handle them without a net I have seen videos where people would use nets and the poor thing got tore up. Take care now Joey much love from Niles, Oh
Wow these guys really know their fish, lost 1 out of 500! That's amazing! Job well done!
They don't acclimate them???
Dominic Schmidt after shipping its best to get them straight into clean water. Aslong as the temperature is similar from bag to tank it will be fine
If you watch Rachel Oleary's video on acclimating fish from a shipment, she has a lot of information on why you don't want to prolong stress by using slow acclimation. She uses a "plop & drop" method to short the amount of time the fish spends in toxic ammonia shipping water.
I would say that their bags of water are the same temp as the tanks. I'm thinking they prolly keep the building warm rather then heat all the tanks. And that way the boxed fish would have come to the same temp as the tanks.
JDO Fishtank
Dominic Schmidt yes. that exactly the question I want to ask
Beautiful fish. Thanks for getting us behind the scenes and showing us what goes on. I'm thinking about putting a discus tank in my bathroom haha.
1. Albino Alenquers
2. Red Melons
3. Cobalt Blues
It's a dream of mine to have a 2 tier setup for at least any two type among these all-time favorites.
Why didn't he have the water levels lowered before the fish went in? I have to admit this was stressful to watch....I kept thinking, 'Stop gawking and get them into clean water!'
Lowering the water level to reduce the water pressure makes no sense anyways.
It may help to lower the water pressure, that isn't what I'm saying, but it doesn't help for the reason he think it does.
O Matlo B It's about 1 atm at the surface of the water (pr definition'ish). It would be 2 atm at 10 m under the water. How tall are those tanks? Like 40 cm. 40 cm out of 10 m is 1/250, and you only lower it buy half the hight of the tank. That means you are lowering the water pressure with 1/500 atm, or 0.2 %.
The pressure could wary more do to location or weather than that.
It is less than water location and weather could account for.
Saying my argument is invalid because I'm not a fish is close to being the dumbest thing I've ever read in a youtube comment.
But lets turn it around then. Why would they guy in the video know that's why it works?
prithvi shetty I'm not saying lovering the water level doesn't work. I'm just saying it's really unlikely it works for the reason he think it does.
40cm in 10m is not 1/250, it's 1/25. Being under 1 atm of pressure feels like nothing to us because our blood pressure is pushing back out with 1 atm, making it neutral and we don't feel anything. But go under water for example, you'll feel quite a difference in pressure, even if it may only be 2% in theory. For a body that's already in balance with the 1 atm of pressure, there will be a pretty noticeable change going slightly under water. Don't know how it applies to fish since I don't know how their bodies work, but just thought I'd let you know.
21:49 he has a heart on his back! Cute!!!
22:58. Thanks Joey! In one second, you made the price jump from 20 to 25 bucks, and I'll bet it went even higher by the time you left.
This video just inspired me to set up a discus tank! I've been trying to decide what to do with my 150 gallon 6 foot long tank, and now I know!
I love it when you say the word 'about' :)
So Joey when are you getting some of them?????😄😄😄
Wow! Kind of flys in the face of the need for acclimation and the notion that discus are super delicate!
I've wanted discus for a year now. I set up my tank specifically for them after moving. Ty for sharing this.
What was bugging me the most was the one guy saying to handle the fish with care and putting the big ones vertically into the water.
And then the next guy just drops them in like that...
The other Dicus in the other tanks are like "What is going on over there?"
One tank snow whites, dark background, anubias and bucephalandra wavy on wood. Another tank mix of blue diamond and blue moon heckel, wood, rocks, echinodorus. Great vid, very interesting.
Neat. I'm thinking about getting my first discus from these guys. They are only about 6 hours away from me so I'm thinking about driving it with the crazy heat here in Phoenix, AZ.
Wow such beautiful fish. I'd love to start an aquarium but these probably aren't the best beginner fish, eh?
If u want to start an aquarium make sure u read up a ton on the nitrogen cycle and on the fish itself. I’d recommend a betta or rasboras as beginner fish
These fish are beautiful
just beautiful. I've always wanted discus I fell in love them years ago. Just so hard to find in stores. Good to know I can buy them online. I'm starting a saltwater and then definitely a discus tank!
9:51 DISCUS PANCAKES !!!!
the acclimatation??
Great video......I d get a variety for sure, IF I could afford them. Gorgeous discus, amazing that there was only 1 casualty!
Great video. Thanks Joey. I'm sure those guys know how to handle their newcomers, but I was surprised to see how they double-handled them - first they put them from a bag into a bigger container and then into a smaller one before placing them into tanks. I felt like it was an unnecessary stress for fish.
Joey , I got discus , I hope ull get back to discus and make more vids , which will help me breed and keep my new discus !!!!!! I'm very happy though , u can see the pair on my unboxing video which I made today , I just got discus today and u made a discus video on same day what a coincidence!!!🤣🤣😊
iv seen ur pair looks good
imran
No temperature acclimation?
+Kyle Le Dot Net the warehouse is heated, not the tanks. The boxes sat long enough to reaching the room temp which was the same as the aquariums.
The king of DIY oh snaps, joey replied to me. im a little star struck. thank you joey.
Pniko this was in California. Not like the boxes temps dropped that much.
But what about the waters pH differences in thought that induces shock
@@craigmcneil3555 yes but it takes WEEKS for fish to get used to a certain ph so its pretty much useless and when they know the ph of the breeder is drastically different then they dont even buy from that breeder
I would get a variety. Love all the colors golden and red checkerboard are my favorite. Love the albino blue diamonds!! Looks like a drive from San Diego to LA is in order!!! Grrrrrreat prices! Also, the names and classifications have been so hard for me to determine. This video helped beyond tremendously! Thanks Darwin! & Joey!!
They are all awesome! I would love a 220 blacked out tank with the red and ice blue discus. that would look epic! great video joey! that place is a dream world for any fish keeper!
When he first got them out of the plastic bags I thought they were all dead 💀 lol 😂
Did you ?? 👍🏻
What are some easy to keep fish for my nano aquarium?
Get a pair of killifish, relatively easy to keep if you get the right species and have great personality
Kavin Suriyaporn guppies, platies or swordtails
Kavin Suriyaporn I just discovered this type of danio. There called glow light danios. I've got 6 in a 25l tank and there awesome, active and super brightly coloured, highly recommend for an easy to keep fish.
apistogramma trifasciata
nanostomas eques
Corydoras pygmaeus or Corydoras hastatus
dwarf/pea puffer
dario dario/Scarlet Badis
Pygmy Sunfish
Endler’s Livebearer
Celestial Pearl Danio/Galaxy Rasbora
Ember Tetra
BUMBLEBEE GOBY (BRACHYGOBIUS XANTHOZONA)
some killifish...like Aphyosemion australe
some other fish may fit but due to their shoaling or schooling nature need larger tanks to act natural.....like Neons.
Good Luck :D
Kavin Suriyaporn
If you want something low maintenance I would go for Platys. Zebra danios or swordtails.
I like the wild generation discus. They look natural and do awesome in planted tanks or amazonian biotopes tank, with some corycats and some cardinal tetras :D
Love this video. Obviously we can't keep all breeds of fish, but this is an awesome way to look at how the fish are kept.
WOW! I would be in heaven...
I love that grand champion from Singapore!!!1
Paomoua Vang I'm from Singapore hahaha!😄
Marcus Teo same! Hello fellow Singaporean!ovo/
Noticed theres so many of the discus . why not jus breed em . thanks for the tour . alot of fun to watch. I remember my time on raising fish raised a pacu til 40 pds and gave to the zoo. Raising fish is fun and maybe ill do it again . had a 300 gallon for the pacu . god bless and thanks again for the tour .
the one with the full face patterns 21:50...has a heart shape near the fin ..too cute!!!
I think these Discus would like to eat my Shrimp :D
Marks Shrimp Tanks haha you have so many they'll be eating the discus
Cactus = Cacti
Discus = Disci ?!?!?
does it really mater?
***Discus'
Lol
I feel like the atmosphere of this store is really nice and it was cool to watch a video of just some people all together getting excited about fish. Makes me feel as if I was there too 😂
My favorite ones you showed were the Albino Pigeons! I would love to have those mixed with some turquoise and some red turquoise.
The guy in the blue is so rough he’s like throwing them in like there nothing !!!!!
Which one died
All of the discus are so beautiful! I am a little jealous.😄
Keep up the good work Joey!
Love how neat and clean the tanks are, setup is perfect, the fish are gorgeous
to be honest they look a lot like pumpkin seed sunfish where I can catch anywehre.
Patrick Ang. that actually is so true!
Aren't you supposed to kiss them as you take them out?
I’m an aquatics specialist at a pet store, and this is realllllllyyyyy cool to see. Thank you for filming it.
TOTALLY IN LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
21:50 in it's pattern there is a shape that looks like a heart
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Anthony Mills yeeeeeeee
First
Joey I am looking at new fish right now mostly predatory fish and I love the bowfin but can't find any solid answers on what size tank to have or how big they get.
Interesting background painting schemes. Never thought of doing red for turq based fish but it works. Generally it seems they do pigeon based fish in white.
U r the best. like if u all agree.
What about temperature acclimation? They're just tossing them in the tanks
+Alonofer20 they heat the room, not the tanks. Boxes were room temp.
Ah that makes sense. I assume you've said that in the past but I'm relatively new to your channel so thanks for the reply :)
Your right actually. What you see at about 10:00-11:00 mark is shock from the temp differences between the many places they passed them. They likely will lose plenty of fish needlessly and if I had done this at the fish market I worked, I would have been fired on the spot. lol
They lost one fish, one out of 500
Don't know how many times i will see this video again n again ..
Aweosme !! Greetings from Kolkata Discus
Those blue diamonds tho...I just found what I want in my new mega tank. I have a lot of research to do but oh my gosh 😍 I'm in love
7:37 Why does it just lay there like a mummy?
If you watched the whole video you would have heard them explaining that :)
Jake's Reptiles Well excuse me.
Ксения Ковалевская in the tote, there's a lack of water so thy can handle the fish easily, with more water, they would move around much more causing them to possibly get hurt and those are expensive discus so they are trying to avoid that.
In the tanks, there's pressure differences in the tank compared to the bag they came from.
Hope that helps!
Esai Vergara Thank you very much. I appreciate you not being a douche, like that other....douche.
omg a mummy? yiu so funny