I don’t think it’s weird man, have 3 pools in my basement full of massive catfish rescues, turtles, koi.. then again, I could just be weird myself lol.
If you've ever seen an episode of River Monsters, you'll know just how huge those things can get. Chunkers has an awesome paint job on him. Really cool get.
That is our old catfish. We named him big Willy. He was a awesome fish, just started eating out fish. He was in a 600 gallon tank and almost out grew it. He likes to eat tilapia and other fish. We also have a 28 inch shovel nose. He is a great fish also. Good luck with big Willy. Great fish but does not like other fish
Haha I like the name Big Willy!! Appreciate you checking out the video and dropping a comment! He is a BEAUTIFUL fish and clearly very well taken care of. I appreciate you taking him to Fish Freaks so that I could bring him home and appreciate him! Sorry to hear about your Arowana! I have heard of his taste for other fish.... I actually just added another big catfish today and can tell he's not a huge fan of others! 😂
Love Red Tails! Have owned several of these through the years. Used to come right up and eat out of my hand. Very personable fish, but they need a big space to grow & thrive.
Years ago I worked in a pet shop.....no room for a slew of large tin foil barbs.....we ended up putting the majority of them into a red tail cat tanks.........needless to say he ate about 8-10 of the huge tin foil barbs ultra fast before we could rescue the rest. Our boss was oblivious to this much to our delight. Awesome fish !!
If he ate that big of a fish then CHUNK is a great name for him...maybe the next catfish can be Sloth...then you can have a goonies themed catfish pond.....great video as always....cant wait to see the next couple fish for this pond.
Monster fish and a wacky inflatable tube man ....seriously you must have the coolest wife ever because you have the best man toys. Congrats on the new tote, it's sexy like a new sports car
Beautiful fish! Captain Chunkers suits I think or he could be Captain Chunkers Jasmine 😊 Can't wait to see the settling in process & the taking food from your hand. That would be so rewarding. Great thing you did giving that big guy a home he can move around in. I need a Tubeman! Like really need one lol Your girls are just getting more sweet & cute as they grow up.
He already has like 3 names! 😂 I call him Chunk off camera, Captain Chunkers on camera and my daughters are asking to see Jasmine! 😂 Maybe I should figure out if it's a boy or girl first.... 🤔🤔 It's been fun to work with this giant in just the few days I've had him. He's already more comfortable with me!
Name him juice box! And I had to spray white booth coating in our paint booth today before we shut down for the weekend, it smells, then I had some chili dogs for dindin. SC Fishkeeping for life!
Indoor noodling!!.. never knew pet stores sold ol nessy!!.. and yes chunk. Not captain chunk. Just chunk.. truffle shuffle homie!!.. 1😂😂 .. now just need a crazy looking fish in there and name it sloth.. awesome and I mean awesome new fish!! And most definitely would be hilarious to see the girls talk bout each fish. Just be alot of editing on your part! 😂 stay classy zack!
Hey Zac I just washed your hand getting shocked by your catfish great video at fish freaks that is our go-to pet store work two hours away and that is where we do all our business unless we get it online they have great employees very knowledgeable you have some great tanks and ponds
Good for you man. I hate seeing overgrown fish in small tanks . I seen a turtle red eared slider 25yrs old that some one dropped of at my LFS and I wanted to buy it so bad just to get it out of there but I don’t have the space myself . I feel your pain. Keep it up 👍
Omg! I saw that catfish on their Facebook page and I was thinking “I need it” until I saw the price I was thinking that’s way too much for me lol. I was actually going to tag you in the post and say go get it and make a video but the tagging wasn’t working lol. I’m glad you got it so it can be seen on RUclips!!!
Okay so I watched this and had a thought “man this guy really must be popular “ and see you have a following but you honestly deserve more attention and love. Great videos ! Just subscribed!
That’s awesome Zac! Great addition, can’t wait to see what else you add to the fish room. I enjoy watching your channel, I have had a set back on my recovery, so I will have to wait and just enjoy your collection brother
Big 👍! Hi, that’s one awesome hybrid catfish! Love the name too! Enjoying your channel already! Your not weird man! I have nine tanks too in my basement and building pond as well! Love keeping wild fish! Keep up the great work! Have a great week my friend! Take care, happy fish keeping and God bless! Animal Papa and Junior! 😎🐠👍❤️🙏
Finally you did it! Adding a bucket for the water pump to sit in. I learned from your flood, that I needed to do that to mine! Thanks for all your videos zach!
Besides being lil jealous lol biggest tank i can have is 75 due to appartment living but I got an amazing sassy tiger Oscar who was a recuse that is named Timothy(I was put. Pn the spot to give him a name) but I enjoy your content keep up the good videos my guy 😎😎😎
I had a redtail cat for over 10 years. It was 39" long and weighed 38 lbs. when it died. I saw a couple over 4' long at Sea World. If these hybrids get even bigger, you're going to need a bigger tank. Mine was very tame. It would come up to the top of the water for me to pet it and would eat out of my hand.
You have a loving and supportive wife man, because if I had done something like that bringing a fish into the house dripping all over the place my god man my wife would’ve kicked me out. Lmao.
I'm a fan of The Goonies.... I approve of the name Chunk! This is an amazing Hybrid. I think I've heard of these before. I gotta be honest, I hate the fact that I don't have a basement because I want to be able to build a pond like that and put Salt Water Angels in it!!!!!! ... ... Or maybe some discus.... I dunno. But amazing job, man.. it's pretty crazy. I also had an idea with your round pond you just set up where you can make it a dual habitat!
@@SCFishKeeping I like the idea of the round shape tub as a "fish tank." I think setting up a rock work in the middle of the tub where it comes out of the water elevating towards the top and some how incorporating some type of home made filter where you can design mechanical and some type of biological filtration and having it come out towards the top where it spills out like a water fall will make it look nice. But also, have a branch that come rises towards the top and have it double as an open enclosure to be able to have Chameleons also. You can set up lights and have them hang over the "branch" so that the animal can get it's proper UVB and UVA nutrients from the light, you can also incorporate some type of feeding trays so that you don't have crickets running around the basement although I am sure your daughters would get a kick out of it! lol. I know you're a fish keeper and normally so am I but I like certain reptiles and I got this idea after seeing your last video (which was my first one. well done by the way, subscribed right away!).
Chunk is cool. I want a hybrid cat like that but don’t have the room. Think it would be cool to check out your set up, went to L&A pretty cool ol man. I’m in Bennington, Nebraska.
Hell yeah those are some of my favorite fish along with bichirs, pike/pickerel species, arrowana and peacock bass. Gonna have to make a ton of trips to Larry's with that beast, if not take some fishing trips to catch bluegill and crappie. PS Chunk is definitely an awesome name, combo of what he was named and "Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen" from The Goonies
@@SCFishKeeping I mean that'd probably be singlehandedly one of the best things ever. Hahaha easily one of my favorite movies of all time growing up and still to this day. Get a messed up looking fish and name him Sloth hahahah
😂😂 Thanks buddy! Sometimes I'm editing in footage of a red, waving arms toy and I think to myself "are you having too much fun with this video?!" And then I just leave it in there and hope people appreciate it! So I'm glad you did!
Didn't your parents tell you not to run with fish. Lol that was fun! New to the channel as of a week ago been watching a lot of videos. Very much enjoy then
@@SCFishKeeping yep this month makes 10 months I have him an I bought him when he was 3inches so I think he is doing well in terms if growing I have him in a rubber tub 4 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet in dept u on Facebook ??
Nice footage and cool family first off all😁👍 I was curious if a Parachromis Dovii could live in a bigger steel frame pond. Is that possible???? Or could he bite through the layers???? Hope you could answer my question. Gr
Crazy cool fish! He's seriously gorgeous! Also you should do a whole episode with your kiddos narrating! We would all die from cuteness overload 😍
😂😂 Im going to have to!! It would be fun to film!!
"Look he's not eating me" lol. What a great experience you are creating for them. Awesome.
I don’t think it’s weird man, have 3 pools in my basement full of massive catfish rescues, turtles, koi.. then again, I could just be weird myself lol.
HOUSE BILLINGS hahah absolutely not weird, your ponds are epic #BillingsFam
Glad to hear I'm not alone! 😂
how is that weird at all?
If you've ever seen an episode of River Monsters, you'll know just how huge those things can get. Chunkers has an awesome paint job on him. Really cool get.
Oh I've seen all the episodes of River Monsters! I'm excited for this guy to pack on some size!!
That is our old catfish. We named him big Willy. He was a awesome fish, just started eating out fish. He was in a 600 gallon tank and almost out grew it. He likes to eat tilapia and other fish. We also have a 28 inch shovel nose. He is a great fish also. Good luck with big Willy. Great fish but does not like other fish
Haha I like the name Big Willy!! Appreciate you checking out the video and dropping a comment! He is a BEAUTIFUL fish and clearly very well taken care of. I appreciate you taking him to Fish Freaks so that I could bring him home and appreciate him!
Sorry to hear about your Arowana! I have heard of his taste for other fish.... I actually just added another big catfish today and can tell he's not a huge fan of others! 😂
Nice save and great opportunity to get a gorgeous fish. Lol go with Jasmine.
Love Red Tails! Have owned several of these through the years. Used to come right up and eat out of my hand. Very personable fish, but they need a big space to grow & thrive.
Years ago I worked in a pet shop.....no room for a slew of large tin foil barbs.....we ended up putting the majority of them into a red tail cat tanks.........needless to say he ate about 8-10 of the huge tin foil barbs ultra fast before we could rescue the rest.
Our boss was oblivious to this much to our delight.
Awesome fish !!
The awesomeness factor will be watching the girls hand feed captain chunkers in time keep up the great content and vibes bud you're freaking awesome 💖
Thanks April!! It will be fun watching them handfeed this pond!! They're really starting to get into the fish tanks and that's been fun for me to see!
Your passion and energy are admirable. I think you are ready for sharks!
Keep Captain Chunkers. Fun video!
Water is crystal clear, this just shows the efficiency of your homemade canister filter 🙂
Redtail gets BIG!
If he ate that big of a fish then CHUNK is a great name for him...maybe the next catfish can be Sloth...then you can have a goonies themed catfish pond.....great video as always....cant wait to see the next couple fish for this pond.
I already know the next fish going in there! Sloth is pretty fitting! 😂
@@SCFishKeeping well sounds fitting then hopefully that will be it lol
chunk is a cool name for a catfish I would keep it
It's definitely fitting!! 😂
Monster fish and a wacky inflatable tube man ....seriously you must have the coolest wife ever because you have the best man toys. Congrats on the new tote, it's sexy like a new sports car
Beautiful fish!
Captain Chunkers suits I think or he could be Captain Chunkers Jasmine 😊
Can't wait to see the settling in process & the taking food from your hand. That would be so rewarding.
Great thing you did giving that big guy a home he can move around in.
I need a Tubeman! Like really need one lol
Your girls are just getting more sweet & cute as they grow up.
He already has like 3 names! 😂 I call him Chunk off camera, Captain Chunkers on camera and my daughters are asking to see Jasmine! 😂 Maybe I should figure out if it's a boy or girl first.... 🤔🤔
It's been fun to work with this giant in just the few days I've had him. He's already more comfortable with me!
Name him juice box! And I had to spray white booth coating in our paint booth today before we shut down for the weekend, it smells, then I had some chili dogs for dindin. SC Fishkeeping for life!
I like the name! Sounds like a productive day and of course.... Now I want a chili dog! 😂
Omg!!!!! No way a tote with 2 wheels I can only find them with 1 wheel hahahah !!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 great awesome video can't wait to see more
Captain Chunkers looks delicious 😂🤣😂
😂😂 I swear... If you show up at my door with a fork and some sort of seasoning.... I won't let you in! 😂
😅😂
Your girls are absolutely adorable.
Why thank you! I agree! 😂
CHEWY!!! I love him!
Indoor noodling!!.. never knew pet stores sold ol nessy!!.. and yes chunk. Not captain chunk. Just chunk.. truffle shuffle homie!!.. 1😂😂 .. now just need a crazy looking fish in there and name it sloth.. awesome and I mean awesome new fish!! And most definitely would be hilarious to see the girls talk bout each fish. Just be alot of editing on your part! 😂 stay classy zack!
Haha I think I could handle the editing!! Be worth it to watch them make up facts and names for all the fish 😂😂
Captain chunkers is for sure an accurate name.
Haha it's definitely growing on me!!
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who thought that fish had marshmallows in his mouth. I thought I was crazy for a bit. 👍
So cute kids
Ooh Zac get a black ghost knife!!!!
And the new cat fish is badass
Thanks buddy!
Such a cool fish.. that dope..
Chunk is classic keep it as chunk
Hard to beat a classic!!
Hey Zac I just washed your hand getting shocked by your catfish great video at fish freaks that is our go-to pet store work two hours away and that is where we do all our business unless we get it online they have great employees very knowledgeable you have some great tanks and ponds
Congrats Zack!
Thanks!!
SO COOL!!
Hey great job congrats on the new fish 👍😀
That is one cool fish!!!
Dude.... He's so awesome! The fact he just swims up to me when everything else swims away alone makes him one of my favorites! 😂
Big guy looked so relieved in the new large enclosure..
btw. You got a couple of serious fish keepers ready to pick a shift.. 😂💪🏻
My day is great! That fish is awesome!! And your daughters are so cute please do a fish room tour with them!
Glad to hear it was a good day! I'm definitely going to do that tour!
SC Fish Keeping awesome my notification bell is on!!
You had me sold at ergonomic grip handles.
That would be funny to have your little ones to do a fish room tour lol
I think it would be fun!!
New subscriber. Yeah, let your little princesses do a fish room tour.
Sheesh that’s a big fish Zach good luck with him looks like he would eat everything
Good for you man. I hate seeing overgrown fish in small tanks . I seen a turtle red eared slider 25yrs old that some one dropped of at my LFS and I wanted to buy it so bad just to get it out of there but I don’t have the space myself . I feel your pain. Keep it up 👍
That’s a big boy.
Gosh ur kids r great! I like captain chunks. Weird yes, but definitely cool!
Haha thanks man! I think they're great too! Of course I'm a bit biased... 😂
That is so cool!!! congrats.
Thanks man!
Omg! I saw that catfish on their Facebook page and I was thinking “I need it” until I saw the price I was thinking that’s way too much for me lol. I was actually going to tag you in the post and say go get it and make a video but the tagging wasn’t working lol. I’m glad you got it so it can be seen on RUclips!!!
Hahaha well I appreciate you thinking of me buddy!
Brilliant video keep it up
Thanks buddy! I'm excited for this one!
@@SCFishKeeping can't wait it's going to be awesome
BEAST SLAYER,SKULL REAPER
Great video bud! The name is perfect.
Haha which one? Captain Chunk or Jasmine? 😂
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Okay so I watched this and had a thought “man this guy really must be popular “ and see you have a following but you honestly deserve more attention and love. Great videos ! Just subscribed!
👍👍Great video loved it.
Awesome vid love the new catfish
Thanks buddy!
Sweet Video! The shop employees entered the splash zone! hahaha!
😂😂 Part of me felt bad.... But most of me knew it was going to make good video content!
That’s awesome Zac! Great addition, can’t wait to see what else you add to the fish room.
I enjoy watching your channel, I have had a set back on my recovery, so I will have to wait and just enjoy your collection brother
Big 👍! Hi, that’s one awesome hybrid catfish! Love the name too! Enjoying your channel already! Your not weird man! I have nine tanks too in my basement and building pond as well! Love keeping wild fish! Keep up the great work! Have a great week my friend! Take care, happy fish keeping and God bless! Animal Papa and Junior! 😎🐠👍❤️🙏
Finally you did it! Adding a bucket for the water pump to sit in. I learned from your flood, that I needed to do that to mine! Thanks for all your videos zach!
That bucket trick is literally a life saver man! Much less water on the floor and if keeps it in the pool for the fish!
@@SCFishKeeping totally agree!!
Glad to see Captain Chunkers and Smaug got good homes. Looking forward to seeing how these guys grow. Nice choice of fish store btw. 😉👍
All I gotta say is nice!!!
What more needs to be said?! 😂
Besides being lil jealous lol biggest tank i can have is 75 due to appartment living but I got an amazing sassy tiger Oscar who was a recuse that is named Timothy(I was put. Pn the spot to give him a name) but I enjoy your content keep up the good videos my guy 😎😎😎
I enjoy your videos.
Sweet
He always makes the best videos
😁😁
Great video mate! Thank you and God bless your family and stay safe.
Awesome video
Woow! They look so powerful! Great idea with the towel! Just came across the channel the other day! Big fan already!
Great video mate u saved that bad boy.👍
I'm happy he's got plenty of space!
Dude awesome fish I have a small Lima shovel nose, albino tiger Oscar and two dinosaur birchirs
Keep up the work your going to hit 100000 this year I bet
That's the goal!!
U should get a rock bass and crappie
I dont know why but when I saw those spots on the Captian I Immediately thought Captian Freckles is what I would call him
I had a redtail cat for over 10 years. It was 39" long and weighed 38 lbs. when it died. I saw a couple over 4' long at Sea World. If these hybrids get even bigger, you're going to need a bigger tank. Mine was very tame. It would come up to the top of the water for me to pet it and would eat out of my hand.
I have a bigger pond and bigger plans 😁
I can't wait to see, and it's awesome that your rescuing fish.
Have a LOT of awesome fish in need of a new home coming soon! 😁
nice video, lets hope that oscar has a peaceful future.
Lol I wish I had my own wacky whaling inflatable tube man
You have a loving and supportive wife man, because if I had done something like that bringing a fish into the house dripping all over the place my god man my wife would’ve kicked me out. Lmao.
“But DONT put your kids in it” 😂
😂😂
Wyd didn't think I'd see you here😂😂😂
Amazing Video!! Love the new fish!!!
Appreciate you buddy!
I always love the vids and the awesome new fish you get for the tanks and ponds. Keep up the great work zack. God bless you
Appreciate you buddy!!
Is that actually u
Outstanding video, very well laid out and educational. Keep up the good work!
Such a beautiful catfish!
Agreed!! I love how he has the body of the TSN with the bright red tail.... He's a good mix!
I'm a fan of The Goonies.... I approve of the name Chunk!
This is an amazing Hybrid. I think I've heard of these before. I gotta be honest, I hate the fact that I don't have a basement because I want to be able to build a pond like that and put Salt Water Angels in it!!!!!!
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Or maybe some discus.... I dunno. But amazing job, man.. it's pretty crazy. I also had an idea with your round pond you just set up where you can make it a dual habitat!
What's your idea?!?
@@SCFishKeeping I like the idea of the round shape tub as a "fish tank." I think setting up a rock work in the middle of the tub where it comes out of the water elevating towards the top and some how incorporating some type of home made filter where you can design mechanical and some type of biological filtration and having it come out towards the top where it spills out like a water fall will make it look nice.
But also, have a branch that come rises towards the top and have it double as an open enclosure to be able to have Chameleons also. You can set up lights and have them hang over the "branch" so that the animal can get it's proper UVB and UVA nutrients from the light, you can also incorporate some type of feeding trays so that you don't have crickets running around the basement although I am sure your daughters would get a kick out of it! lol.
I know you're a fish keeper and normally so am I but I like certain reptiles and I got this idea after seeing your last video (which was my first one. well done by the way, subscribed right away!).
What a beautiful catfish, your videos are great keep up the great work and stay safe
Thanks man!! I have a lot of fun with the whole video process so it's nice to hear people enjoy them!
"let me show you some of the features of this bad boy"
Is that a Joergsprave reference?
😂😂 it wasn't!! But now that you mention it, I can hear his voice saying it!
The best laugh in germany
Cant wait to see future feeding videos with chunk in it!
Nice catfish, love the spots. Those girls just keep getting cuter and cuter.
Agree to all of those things!! 😂 Thanks Bonnie!
Another great video Zac! And I say keep it captain chunkers haha it's pretty fitting!
The name is definitely growing on me!! 😂
Chunk is cool. I want a hybrid cat like that but don’t have the room. Think it would be cool to check out your set up, went to L&A pretty cool ol man. I’m in Bennington, Nebraska.
Hell yeah those are some of my favorite fish along with bichirs, pike/pickerel species, arrowana and peacock bass. Gonna have to make a ton of trips to Larry's with that beast, if not take some fishing trips to catch bluegill and crappie. PS Chunk is definitely an awesome name, combo of what he was named and "Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen" from The Goonies
So you're recommending I just make this whole pond Goonies themed?! 😂😂
@@SCFishKeeping I mean that'd probably be singlehandedly one of the best things ever. Hahaha easily one of my favorite movies of all time growing up and still to this day. Get a messed up looking fish and name him Sloth hahahah
😂😂😂😂 this video was so entertaining you have no idea 😂😂😂😂
😂😂 Thanks buddy! Sometimes I'm editing in footage of a red, waving arms toy and I think to myself "are you having too much fun with this video?!" And then I just leave it in there and hope people appreciate it!
So I'm glad you did!
Just call him Captain lol
You mean... Cap'n! 😂
imagine 5 years from now that catfish is as big as the pool pond.
😳 That's a big fish!
Didn't your parents tell you not to run with fish. Lol that was fun! New to the channel as of a week ago been watching a lot of videos. Very much enjoy then
Good job sir
Appreciate you man!
Lovely catfish I have a red tail catfish cannot wait for him 2 get huge he is about 15 or 16 inches he love 2 hand feed
He will be huge in no time!!
@@SCFishKeeping yep this month makes 10 months I have him an I bought him when he was 3inches so I think he is doing well in terms if growing I have him in a rubber tub 4 feet by 4 feet by 3 feet in dept u on Facebook ??
I'm on Instagram! Not Facebook
That is going to be a great catfish pond.
😁 Just wait buddy! Big things coming!!
Have you ever thought of getting freshwater barracuda.
... I subscribed for the tube man
Nice footage and cool family first off all😁👍
I was curious if a Parachromis Dovii could live in a bigger steel frame pond. Is that possible???? Or could he bite through the layers???? Hope you could answer my question. Gr
Nice
Thanks;