*UPDATE*... AND THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: My Discus actually have a lot of hiding spots between all the rocks, there is more space behind each rock than it seems on video, especially in the back. I have the temp set to 77° which is right in-between the liking of both fish. I would have preferred Cardinal Tetras but sometimes you just have to roll with what you were dealt and make the best of it. I'll probably switch them out eventually or possibly trade in the discus for smaller ones soon. Discus are also finally starting to eat bloodworms, the goal is to keep them well fed so they don't go after the tetras.
CoralFish12g I keep discus myself and they actually prefer higher temperatures around 80 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Blood worms are known to cause HITH (aka: hole in the head) due to the possible presence of parasites in them when cultivated. Good alternatives for discus food are beef heart, brine shrimp with spirulina, mysis shrimp, freeze dried black worm cubes with spinach (which you can stick to the wall of the tank and watch them pull apart) (makes for great video footage) or omega one discus pellets. But all in all it’s a great looking tank and welcome to the wonderful world of discus!
Keep discus well feed so they wont go after tetras?? You can do that to by separating them . Also bloodworms arent good to feed fish due to them may carrying parasites.
Freshwater Joe is legitimately a great guy. I met him over breakfast at Aquashella and he has an amazing passion for the hobby and the community. Watch this guy, he knows his stuff and is ready to share his knowledge with the fish keeping community!
Beatiful discus but dragonstone and discus is not a good combination. Discus is skiddisch and spook a lot (did I say it right) and dragonstone very sharp.. Greetz form the Netherlands
I’ve been watching this channel instead of do my homework and I’m not even a fan of fish but I think watching him deal with all his fish has been helping me get use to them
Nice scaping, but i will have problem with ur discus, for the moment your tank has a sufficient size for sub-adult but you will quickly enter problems, they will easily take another 1/3 in size more. You'll have a second problem that is the hierarchy, the dominated has no hiding place to hide in order to escape the aggressions (they can be very violent with the dominated, nobody wants to live in the same room as his attackers) Think that in a short time, you will have to prepare a new tank 125 gallons for them
I have 8 discus and i dont know if they are a good idea for that tank. The tank size is good- but even mine, which are super tame and eat from my hand (and all have names)- they get spooked VERY easy and those are some VERY sharp rocks 😅 Edit: this isnt with all fish, but my discus ate up neons
Those discus will pick each other off one by one in that small tank. Nice fish, but get ready to pull all but 2 as soon as they pair up. Also, to make those Discus feel more secure in the tank, they want less light. Try some floating plants
Discus do best at about 85 degrees, optimum ph of 6-6.5. Max temp for neons should be 79 degrees, 7.0 ph (or slightly lower). I too would worry about the dragon stone with a skittish fish like discus, they'd be less prone to injury (and watch for territorial aggression with that many.) It's been 35 years since I had my tanks, just getting back into the hobby now that I have time. Good luck! It really is beautiful.
20 years ago I had a 20gallon coral tank its been just over 20 years and after discovering your channel I'm now seating up a 4ft saltwater tank thanks for your hard work and keep it up
What’s up 12g? I’ve been watching your videos for a couple months now and love them. I live about 40 minutes way in Oak Park, IL and will be venturing off to college next fall as a marine/aquatic biology major at either University of Miami or UC Santa Cruz! I actually own a female axolotl, while it’s not exactly a fish it is still a pretty unique aquatic animal. Love the videos and keep up the good work!
Discus are more happy in a planted/blackwater tanks tho. In nature they are in rivers with strong currents and hide in the shadow of the roots. Feeling sorry for those guys right now..
I enjoyed your video from start to finish. Thank you for sharing it. I live in the boonies and was lucky to find some guppies . I am old and disabled and this was my first attempt at aquascaping with what ever I could find. Did you know land moss will grow underwater ? Potho will too ! I cycled my tank w/ chubs from the river then put them outside in a small pond when I found some guppies. It might be half rigged up but guppies are happy as they keep dropping more and more babies.. LOL Anyway. Thank you for the inspiration. Beautiful job and fish .
If your Friend from the Fish shop Knew his Freshwater he would of told u Discus prefer low lighting and some discus keepers have tannings in their tank...Planted tank with driftwood is more suitable for discus than sharp edgy rock...this type of scape is good for small schooling fish
Wow what can I say your tank looks amazing and the schooling of the neon tetras looks brill, and its complete with the discus. Just awesome George. Don't u think u need a lid on ur tank
This was so cool! I love your tank and I love Discus. I am also a freshwater scrub. 😂 recently I’ve been OBSESSED with finding a jellybean parrot cichlid, but before that discus and gourami were my favorites!
Hello Jorge! Amazing video! I am glad you were able to take the fish home safely out in Golf, Illinois! I am in Chicago, Illinois! I will be there next year!
You should put some Corydora’s in the 80 gallon. They are great lil cat fish they only get a couple of inches. And they some in a variety of colors. I have 5 albino Cory’s, they are like dogs and pigs combined. They look for food all the time and they will stir up the sand to keep algae off of the sand.
I like your content but discus and neons together???? Neons don't do well at high temperatures and discus don't do well in cooler temperatures. You should have gotten cardinal tetras instead as they both like the same temperature. Also the discus may start eating the tetras once they are settled.
Hey .. I think I join your channel very late and on 15 may 22 I saw your this dream tank update video but then also I liked your discus and tetras .. Your tank set up is very nice .
Wonderful program. Great personalities and much learned from you. Question: why don't the discus go after the neons? They seem to be the right size for a tasty treat.
I’ve been watching for a while you really inspire me I just got a new 6 gallon freshwater tank with platys, zerbra danios, and neon Tetras keep doing what you’re doing :)
6 gallon?? Omg it's over populated I just put 3 guppy and shrimps in mine(5G) and it was too much ... these fish need so much more space especially the neon tetras.. you dont put them in a bigger tank I'm efraid they wont live long :(
Wow when you said the colors of the discus would change I thought they would just get like a brighter yellow but I was not expecting such pretty colors- anyways those are some really beautiful fish! Now I think when I get an aquarium in the future this is what I’ll go for
Bad pairing, due to different temperature requirements. Not ideal, especially when there are so many tetras that prefer hotter water. Neither fish will die at the in between temperature of 25/77 but neither will truly flourish. just my 2c
Hey George I got a question I got a new beta tank with one fish, my tank is a half a gallon tank it only has the betta in it I feed him 3 small pellets a day but so far I’ve done two water changes and the next day the water was cloudy again and it had a slime like thing floating on top is this normal? what do you recommend I do ? Also I love your channel I love aquariums , my dad and brother are divers and I have snorkeled in my country Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands you would love it ...
You must mean, if they get larger in this tank. To crowded, to cold, wrong stones, wrong keeper. Keeping Discus should need a license and this dude shouldn’t get one.
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*UPDATE*... AND THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: My Discus actually have a lot of hiding spots between all the rocks, there is more space behind each rock than it seems on video, especially in the back. I have the temp set to 77° which is right in-between the liking of both fish. I would have preferred Cardinal Tetras but sometimes you just have to roll with what you were dealt and make the best of it. I'll probably switch them out eventually or possibly trade in the discus for smaller ones soon. Discus are also finally starting to eat bloodworms, the goal is to keep them well fed so they don't go after the tetras.
CoralFish12g your too smart for the fish 💯 IQ
CoralFish12g I keep discus myself and they actually prefer higher temperatures around 80 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Blood worms are known to cause HITH (aka: hole in the head) due to the possible presence of parasites in them when cultivated. Good alternatives for discus food are beef heart, brine shrimp with spirulina, mysis shrimp, freeze dried black worm cubes with spinach (which you can stick to the wall of the tank and watch them pull apart) (makes for great video footage) or omega one discus pellets. But all in all it’s a great looking tank and welcome to the wonderful world of discus!
Whenareyougoing to post abautthe pond
Do you have to soften your water for the discus at all? If you do, what are you doing to accomplish that?
Keep discus well feed so they wont go after tetras?? You can do that to by separating them . Also bloodworms arent good to feed fish due to them may carrying parasites.
Me: *has one fish*
Also me: it’s not a hobby, it’s a lifestyle
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Freshwater Joe is legitimately a great guy.
I met him over breakfast at Aquashella and he has an amazing passion for the hobby and the community. Watch this guy, he knows his stuff and is ready to share his knowledge with the fish keeping community!
guynamedfleck Whos joe?
Joe mama
@@zayahplaya Freshwater Joe. The guy in the red shirt.
Hunny idk what ur talkin bout
He is very knowledgable for sure
I MISSED MY FLIGHT! Skye😍
NOOOOOOOOO RIP
Lol you were a star in our salty world 😯
you guys need to make more videos toghether
Oof
*LOOL*
I love how the neon tetras fill in the tank that extra bit and not to mention how beautiful they look.
Thanks for featuring me in the video. I have been watching for around 15 months now!
He’s legit so precious protect him at all costs
Beatiful discus but dragonstone and discus is not a good combination.
Discus is skiddisch and spook a lot (did I say it right) and dragonstone very sharp..
Greetz form the Netherlands
skittish!
I’ve been watching this channel instead of do my homework and I’m not even a fan of fish but I think watching him deal with all his fish has been helping me get use to them
Can't wait to hear those pond secrets XD
Mike: *having a mental breakdown in the back seat* WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO
Nice scaping, but i will have problem with ur discus, for the moment your tank has a sufficient size for sub-adult but you will quickly enter problems, they will easily take another 1/3 in size more. You'll have a second problem that is the hierarchy, the dominated has no hiding place to hide in order to escape the aggressions (they can be very violent with the dominated, nobody wants to live in the same room as his attackers)
Think that in a short time, you will have to prepare a new tank 125 gallons for them
Totally agree. Tank looks already over stocked. Will only get worse when the discus grow.
- Gets nice planted tank with elements of aquascaping: Okay, maybe he knows what he's doing.
- Mixes Neon tetras with discus: Oh god, why?
I personally believe that this is over stocked but still a beautiful tank
Yeah in this size it's more like 5 discus with nothing else ;/
Good I’m not the only one
@@Kat-hs2ij but tetras lol who gives a shit
Ricardo DLT and this logic is why people lose delicate fish like angel fish and discus and wonder why
No such thing as overstocked when you dont know the water change schedual
My two favourite youtubers...I'm so jealous!! 😥💚
Love your content.
@@p-gamer1365 thank you :)
I have 8 discus and i dont know if they are a good idea for that tank. The tank size is good- but even mine, which are super tame and eat from my hand (and all have names)- they get spooked VERY easy and those are some VERY sharp rocks 😅
Edit: this isnt with all fish, but my discus ate up neons
What is “good size tank” how many gallons
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@@ojinga 125 gallon. They need room. These fish can get 12 inches in diameter.
same did my Angel Fishes with the 100 neons i had ..
Joe is soooo pumped right now !! Wooo !!
Well George for a fresh water newbie you handled those discus like a pro. Really do like the fresh water tank you have done looks amazing
Those discus will pick each other off one by one in that small tank. Nice fish, but get ready to pull all but 2 as soon as they pair up.
Also, to make those Discus feel more secure in the tank, they want less light. Try some floating plants
Dude! Your channel got me into fish and I just wanna let u know that your content is low key sweet bru!
Discus do best at about 85 degrees, optimum ph of 6-6.5.
Max temp for neons should be 79 degrees, 7.0 ph (or slightly lower).
I too would worry about the dragon stone with a skittish fish like discus, they'd be less prone to injury (and watch for territorial aggression with that many.)
It's been 35 years since I had my tanks, just getting back into the hobby now that I have time.
Good luck! It really is beautiful.
"You can't choose a favorite plant, like you can't choose a favorite kid"
Me: "Wait.....Seriously! My parents lied to me"
20 years ago I had a 20gallon coral tank its been just over 20 years and after discovering your channel I'm now seating up a 4ft saltwater tank thanks for your hard work and keep it up
Freahwater joe knows whats up in the olympics hell yea
What’s up 12g? I’ve been watching your videos for a couple months now and love them. I live about 40 minutes way in Oak Park, IL and will be venturing off to college next fall as a marine/aquatic biology major at either University of Miami or UC Santa Cruz! I actually own a female axolotl, while it’s not exactly a fish it is still a pretty unique aquatic animal. Love the videos and keep up the good work!
Discus are more happy in a planted/blackwater tanks tho. In nature they are in rivers with strong currents and hide in the shadow of the roots. Feeling sorry for those guys right now..
Tijn p he said he was wanting to add more plants soon and that he just wanted them to settle for now.
*hears discus*
Ah yes the P R E T T Y Bois
you guys need to make more videos toghether
!!!!!!!!! mike is the coolesttttt
Yo I just found your channel and started a fresh water tank and your channel has been a great part in keeping my tank clean and healthy thanks man
George that is the first tank I seen of yours that was completely scaped beautifully which I love
hi i only hope that discus wont get hurt by the sharp rocks. Im always cautious sometimes to cautious :)
I enjoyed your video from start to finish. Thank you for sharing it. I live in the boonies and was lucky to find some guppies . I am old and disabled and this was my first attempt at aquascaping with what ever I could find. Did you know land moss will grow underwater ? Potho will too ! I cycled my tank w/ chubs from the river then put them outside in a small pond when I found some guppies. It might be half rigged up but guppies are happy as they keep dropping more and more babies.. LOL Anyway. Thank you for the inspiration. Beautiful job and fish .
I saw one of you video's today and now i'm so hooked to your channel :) love what you do
WOWOWOOWOW I can’t believe it now it’s a mix of freshwater and saltwater channel.
Keep us updated for Scarlet Johansson and Shawn White
If your Friend from the Fish shop Knew his Freshwater he would of told u Discus prefer low lighting and some discus keepers have tannings in their tank...Planted tank with driftwood is more suitable for discus than sharp edgy rock...this type of scape is good for small schooling fish
Wow what can I say your tank looks amazing and the schooling of the neon tetras looks brill, and its complete with the discus. Just awesome George. Don't u think u need a lid on ur tank
This awesome !!! I love it!
Those Discus fish are beautiful!!! Just saw ur channel tonight. I really enjoyed the video 👍🏻
This was so cool! I love your tank and I love Discus. I am also a freshwater scrub. 😂 recently I’ve been OBSESSED with finding a jellybean parrot cichlid, but before that discus and gourami were my favorites!
Beautiful! Joe is awesome!
Joe is a legit genius.
You had a black neon tetra in with all those neon's that's cool 👍 Great video
Those fish are beautiful!! We have a reef tank but I really like the look of the planted with the Discus
Congo tetras, or redline sharks would look SWEET in there. Both are super chill fish and can go with your neons and Discus
LOVE how George never spoils his future videos
Hello Jorge! Amazing video! I am glad you were able to take the fish home safely out in Golf, Illinois! I am in Chicago, Illinois! I will be there next year!
I would put a cover/lid on the tank. I’ve had discuss and neons jump out of tanks.😬
Great update thanks for introducing us to freshwater Joe! Tank looks great 👍🏻
OSA in Rhode Island is amazing. great store, great fish/coral selection and really good people. Scott and Chris are awesome
You should put some Corydora’s in the 80 gallon. They are great lil cat fish they only get a couple of inches. And they some in a variety of colors. I have 5 albino Cory’s, they are like dogs and pigs combined. They look for food all the time and they will stir up the sand to keep algae off of the sand.
This is one of the coolest aquascapes I’ve seen. Great job dude ❤️
Freshwater Joe is the best WOOOOOOO !!
I always thought pet fish were super lame, but I've been binge watching this channel and you've majorly changed my mind!
I like your content but discus and neons together????
Neons don't do well at high temperatures and discus don't do well in cooler temperatures. You should have gotten cardinal tetras instead as they both like the same temperature. Also the discus may start eating the tetras once they are settled.
Neons and discus comes frome the Same Lake ther live in wild together
Sry for my Bad englisch i am german boy
@@Julien11509 ich auch
@@Julien11509 pretty sure they eat them in the wild too
@@hyperaggressive5690 wrong
@@rubenmichels4251 why not?
Hey ..
I think I join your channel very late and on 15 may 22 I saw your this dream tank update video but then also
I liked your discus and tetras ..
Your tank set up is very nice .
Another great video! Will be following you both.
12G NATION! George for president!!!
Woah I’m actually early-ish. I randomly found your vids one day and was like woah I love this .
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Nice to see back at it after aquashella! Had a blast there and meeting you, nice to see the fish finding a forever home too
Coralfish12g: "you fresh water scrub!"
*Proceeds to overstock dragon stone tank with discus and neons*
Good luck with that
Beautiful tank...tetra fishes are best for planted tank...you always make beautiful vedio...we love you work
I love this channel. Keep doing fishy things bruh
Pretty nice set up and the fish just perfect mate.
Congrats you just inspire me to do mine once I get my house soon. 🤲🏼
beautiful setup and the discus are gorgeous fish. and a big school of neons is always fascinating to watch.
What a great combo to jump into freshwater with!! Keep those nitrates low 🙌
Wonderful program. Great personalities and much learned from you. Question: why don't the discus go after the neons? They seem to be the right size for a tasty treat.
How are you running co2 and still getting algae along with having plants melt
Hell yeah bro, love the content man! KEEP PUSHING!
Love the collabs! Congrats on a great event, wish I could’ve come. Can’t wait to hear those pond secrets!😂👂
Tetras look amazing! And Casper be beautiful too!!! Can't wait to hear pond secrets!!
Aww!
All those fish are so cute!
I have a tip for the plants I use a direct way of fertilize to the roots with a syringe
Awesome!! Love the fish, tank, video, and especially the scape. 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
literally was like waiting for this vid earlier today
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Wow your aquarium looks awesome like everything and the fish 😍😍😍
George, your dad is so Greek bro. Love it ! Lolll
Sick aquarium dude!! Keep up the good work!
Beautiful tank! Great vid!
I’ve been watching for a while you really inspire me I just got a new 6 gallon freshwater tank with platys, zerbra danios, and neon Tetras keep doing what you’re doing :)
6 gallon?? Omg it's over populated I just put 3 guppy and shrimps in mine(5G) and it was too much ... these fish need so much more space especially the neon tetras.. you dont put them in a bigger tank I'm efraid they wont live long :(
Official.bp ooh. Glad to see you like the hobby but your tank is severely overstocked. Use Aq Advisor to make sure your fish live a good life!
Tek Sistas actually they have all lives all long time and I just got a 120g put into my wall which is doing great but thx for the advice
Official.bp having a 129g is awesome!
Wow when you said the colors of the discus would change I thought they would just get like a brighter yellow but I was not expecting such pretty colors- anyways those are some really beautiful fish! Now I think when I get an aquarium in the future this is what I’ll go for
you have literally made my dream tank come true i have always wanted discus and neon tetra in a tank
Bad pairing, due to different temperature requirements. Not ideal, especially when there are so many tetras that prefer hotter water. Neither fish will die at the in between temperature of 25/77 but neither will truly flourish. just my 2c
those discus look awesome man gz
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Please do your water changes now that you have discus. They require supreme water quality to look their best.
PSA sometimes discus can snack on neons but that can be said for any medium fish with something so small.
What fertilizer did you use for the plants.
Your dad is the cutest.
Your dad looks a cool guy , take care of him ! 👍
Awesome new fish bro I love seeing your amazing fish tanks you have
I love my discus tank so much I added a second one!
I suggested Discus in the set up video for this tank! I kow it's not the reason why you got them, but let me feel special for a moment...
I ❤️ Discus fish! They're soooo pretty!
Have you ever experimented with a saltwater sandfall? Really curious if they can work
I have a s.w aq. But thinking about changing to fresh. Thats a sweet tank build
You're from Chicago? Or it that just were u order the discuss from. Im about to head to Chicago if u live there 😂😂😂😂🙋🏼♀️
It looks awesome. Nice job.
Jesus plants! Lol Can't wait to see what the pond holds 😁😁
Hey George I got a question I got a new beta tank with one fish, my tank is a half a gallon tank it only has the betta in it I feed him 3 small pellets a day but so far I’ve done two water changes and the next day the water was cloudy again and it had a slime like thing floating on top is this normal? what do you recommend I do ?
Also I love your channel I love aquariums , my dad and brother are divers and I have snorkeled in my country Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands you would love it ...
The discus are going to eat the neons when they get larger
You must mean, if they get larger in this tank. To crowded, to cold, wrong stones, wrong keeper. Keeping Discus should need a license and this dude shouldn’t get one.
@@ZeDDiE1000 this tank gives me anxiety
@@ZeDDiE1000 overreacting just a bit lol. The sharp rocks are bad but its not that crowded or cold.
Lol... Joe bloomed from the apple tree in your front yard 😂😂😂😂