How to Keep Discus Fish - In a Garden Pond- oh yeah!

Dustin's Fish Tanks

Keeping discus fish in a pond??? When most people think discus fish they think of tons of work to care for them - not tossing them in a pond! Support Your Boy, check out our website! https://dustinsfishtanks.com/ Subscribe https://goo.gl/8Sa20Z Most Recent Video https://goo.gl/p4EUdq Most Popular Video https://goo.gl/ZU6YdC Water Garden How to build a Garden Pond https://youtu.be/axiuybX6eoc How to build a garden pond Digging it out https://youtu.be/HIvMvJyTdLA Koi Types- Koi Problem Continues https://youtu.be/xxnh-8DkDlw Water Garden Construction What you wanna know https://youtu.be/PXryaxIfXxA Koi Pond Design Ideas https://youtu.be/wjx5prlCUBY Fry-day Update. Discus fish Fry in Steve's tank. Discus Fry in a 55 gallon tank https://youtu.be/TiEPcrBY43Y Steve's Tips on How to Care for Discus https://youtu.be/q6CEwgu0k9M Discus Collecting, Attempt to hunt up some Discus around a fallen tree in the Amazon https://youtu.be/pJIe9x2PFUw Discus https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnw3D5LLGih2_MecJzTU0-hRFWCgr8RlI TOP 10 TIPS https://goo.gl/bRejwR/ (GET ON THE WEBINARS, get the TIPS!) Keeping Discus, in a garden pond. You gotta love Steve Stepping up and putting these suckers out in there. Look- I haven't ever kept discus because they are a bit too sensitive for my style- plus Discus hide like crazy when you walk up to the tank. But I gotta hand it to Steve for rocking Discus and then rocking them in the pond. Do I think they will live over the winter in there? Heck no- Realistically we will probably be taking them out around Labor Day. I am mega curious to see the growth rate of these suckers getting and eating all kinds of natural foods. Great for Steve...Let me know what you think about this. Welcome to Dustin's Fish Tanks YouTube Channel. My channel is made for FISH TANK PEOPLE! I try to focus on Planted Aquariums, how to grow aquarium plants, dirt as the planted tank substrate and low light aquarium plants. Planted Tanks shouldn't be difficult. My goal is to make the planted aquarium hobby easy. "Planted Tanks Made Easy" Dustin's Fish Tanks. TANK ON! Click here to subscribe for more great videos every week ! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dustinsfishtanks Free Top 10 Planted Tank Secrets on website: http://www.dustinsfishtanks.com Facebook: https://goo.gl/gkDOxP Aquarium Plants For Sale: https://goo.gl/7d8Dt6 Fish Tank People Social Community http://fishtanktv.com/

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Souvik Sinha - 6 years ago

Certainly an eye opening video

JRPy Fish-n-Game - 6 years ago

That is awesome and unheard of all at the same time :) Thanks for sharing.

Adrian Oosthuizen - 6 years ago

do your discise dei

Yongfei Cheng - 7 years ago

so nice, I will make one soon

D Leal - 7 years ago

any update on discus?

Jeff Parry - 7 years ago

This raises a great question. What fish can you keep in an outdoor pond (no heating) other than the usual suspects like koi, goldfish, guppies, mollies etc. Now there's a species Sunday.

SUG1MARA Ishamura - 7 years ago

let me tell you dude don't call my discus punks give respect get respect and if your having probs check out stronger discus my stinkers are almost too friendly

SUG1MARA Ishamura - 7 years ago

Stendker discus lol

SUG1MARA Ishamura - 7 years ago

giant cheeks so cute

Guppy Fish - 7 years ago

dude you slippin , discus in a pond,not good. no heater for neon tetra,not good. to bad your not looking at the big picture. just money for you no morals. like everybody else sub sub sub

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Nestor Chabolla - 7 years ago

sad. not enough space for those fish. need to clear it a bit for them to actually swim

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Kaleb Rinehart - 8 years ago

thats freakin awesome bro ive seen this vid before but I just had to come back

Christian 5o5 - 8 years ago

the pond liooks small

Kyle B - 8 years ago

so are they still alive? they look like they are suffering badly from gill fluke

Jeff Dekker - 6 years ago

Kyle B imo they do also....andere the eyes are to Big compared to the Body...sad to see

O Matlo B - 8 years ago

haha now thats what im talking about! When i grew up me and my dad used to put our oscar chichlids and Paku in our koi pond in the summer due to the warm water (around 22c). Worked gr8!

But personally i would never put my discus in a pond, not in sweden tho haha

ozgur yeter - 8 years ago

cruising down the street with my sycamore

RSWolfslayer29 - 8 years ago

kaipo - 8 years ago

Too COOL! THANKS

Erik Mendez - 9 years ago

what the heck?!

Jason Flessner - 9 years ago

I have a 400 gallon pond with 2 oscars,a pleco,a green terror,a jack Dempsey, a convict(soon to be 2), and a green texas(soon to be 2)

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Ok Im Fine - 9 years ago

Salt water fish In a pond? Niiccee

SoulJimyDark - 8 years ago

discus = fresh water

Wannabe Farmer - 9 years ago

Discus are fresh water fish...

keeyat - 9 years ago

this sucks - my fishpond is 100000000 times better straight up

Andrew Harrison - 7 years ago

keeyat fun fact: nobody cares

Agnes Anonymous - 9 years ago

They are beautiful! And that pond is freaking killer.

blane yoba - 9 years ago

Now an apisto pond :)

ShrimpMage - 9 years ago

Good god, Steve is taking fish keeping to an entirely new level

genemcgurts - 9 years ago

Banging vid. Sick idea.

Minase - 9 years ago

sometimes in life you just got to stick your discus in XD love it

sk8ingnugget - 9 years ago

Mole

DONFREDO - 9 years ago

Nice. Temperatures aside, this is how discus live in the wild. They don't live in insanely brightly lit tanks, crystal clear water with a lawn of managed fiddly plants. They never look happy and always look terrified. Also looked like something dark attached to the fish at the end of the clip... maybe it was just his color.

Bao Nguyen - 9 years ago

id hope no fishing bird takes them:)

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wallieCuber - 9 years ago

Took balls to put those in there.

FishLI Yorker - 9 years ago

That's crazy but I love it.... I can't wait to see what they look like when you guys pull then out.

Andrew Sterling - 9 years ago

That's cool, I put angels out in my pond, 4 months now. in Sydney Australia

xagacorp - 9 years ago

They look great and pretty healty. good work

brians aquariums - 9 years ago

my dad has done discus for years no one says there impossible just very picky the tempature has to be perfect they dont like tempature fluctuations have to do almost every other day water changes just very picky fish

Tom Carter - 9 years ago

That is pretty amazing if you ask me! They look pretty healthy too! I just wouldn't risk it hahahaha but good on him :)

Ivan Ma - 9 years ago

I think there's not enough oxygen in the pond but they are looking EPIC!!! They are rocking that pond

Mason Dodd - 9 years ago

Two giant sycamore trees either side of a pond? Must be a pain come fall xD

Micah King - 9 years ago

Steve congrats on the kid

Stevie Moore - 9 years ago

So I'm guessing they'll be coming back inside for the winter right :)

nathan Jorge - 9 years ago

Do u have c02 system in your tanks at your house for the plants

Collector-itis - 9 years ago

LOL "sometimes you just gotta stick your discus in".

Mad Hatter's Reef - 9 years ago

Oh crap, now I need to find a shovel.......... dig it.

Karrie Noto - 9 years ago

Awesome!

Ryan's Tanks - 9 years ago

Awesome video. I bet there will be an increase in pond discus in the coming months!

rdk21805 - 9 years ago

thats crazy how they are handling it in there,, what about the winter , im from the ohio area , the cold gets serious up there ?

koushinproductions - 9 years ago

Cmon discus ain't that sensitive. If you manage to keep your cardinal tetras alive, you can keep discus. Discus only wants to hide if your discus are new or no dither fish or you have too few. They are smart, and once they adapted to you and get to know you, they'll be so showy and will always follow you once you are in the room.

J Squared - 9 years ago

I just got my first three discus on Sunday I haven't had Discus in almost 40 years, I hope Steve's pond experiment goes well but I'm not sure I will give it a try! Need to do a video when he brings them back in so we know how it went?

maboleth - 9 years ago

The water seems shallow... do discus' have place to swim there?

ThereThereTBKON - 9 years ago

Ah! That is so cool.

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HalfMan HalfCichlid - 9 years ago

I don't see any updside to putting discus in a pond. You can't see them, they can fall prey to various insects and animals. I lost gofdfish and ploaties fish from blue herrons, dragon fly larvae, leeches and a mink. I hope this does not happen to yours. The pond will not appreciably accelerate their growth, but be a nice vacation, albeit a risky one.

Mohamed Gaber - 9 years ago

how deep is the pond cause it looks too shallow for the discus

ILTK - 9 years ago

Awesome, there's probably some discus guys out there screaming bloody murder lmao, and you guys crack me up :D

mike - 9 years ago

Nice, love the black tails

Pauls Planted Aquariums - 9 years ago

What about your ponds???

MasterAquatics - 9 years ago

bro, do you think Angelfish could survive in a pond as well?? Also, if fish breed in a pond, how do the babies survive, what do they eat?

joesaysso - 9 years ago

Definite fin damage on the one. Maybe it was there beforehand. This is cool in concept but it defeats the purpose of having discus in my view. Why pay money for discus if you can't see them? On the other hand, it took some serious stones to do this. I hope it works out for all involved.

ultimatemoviemasters - 9 years ago

Where I live in Wa, we need to keep our ponds deep so the damn heron doesnt eat our fish. lost koi and goldfish that way

Wayne's Fish World - 9 years ago

this should shatter all people who are like "discus need bare bottom and a water change everyday"

TheBSideDJ - 7 years ago

wayne : discus from this size don't need a bare bottom tank anymore so no breeders with bare bottom thanks are not shatters by this, this pond has maybe enough waterchanges or don't need much waterchanges with the quantity of plants so no discus breeders are not shatters with this, and yes the fish in close-up shows gillplate problems, so i have to agree with anh le..

Wayne's Fish World - 8 years ago

hold on there buddy, i gotta take up for dustin and steve in this one, this pond is bigger then the 55 they are currently houses in, so how is it terrible, nature isn't spotless, it has dirt leaves, sticks etc. and now they live in a 55 gallon.....and grew

anh le - 8 years ago

+Wayne's Fish World If your purpose is to simply have them living in a terrible environment and not growing out properly, then sure this pond probably worked. You can put a gold fish in a 5G tank and they will survive, too. But is that something you should do? No. The discus showed in the video are stunted with gill plates problems and damaged fins. I personally feel bad for them.

Max Keenan - 8 years ago

Lolz

snoblogger - 9 years ago

great!

Angofurious - 9 years ago

O_o i get no audio... is it just me?

Snipercube - 8 years ago

Yeah just you

Austin Smith - 9 years ago

Discus fins looking abit shabby here... hope they do ok!

dfunkt - 9 years ago

3:26 "sometimes you gotta stick yo discus in!...ya know what i'm sayin?!" truer words were never spoken.

i love dustin's fish tanks....probably my most favorite youtube channel! love dis shit.

Phoenixx_91 - 9 years ago

damn....like a boss!

cdr 1986 - 9 years ago

wow awesome video!! love the underwater footage. yall guys are so cool. Stick the Discus in anytime!! haha

arudimc - 9 years ago

Awesome, Thanks for sharing.

Trochartist - 9 years ago

Crazy trip with those sycamores... Crazy idea putting those discus in the pond. They will be diesel when the come out :)

TheLovatt123 - 9 years ago

What is the temp of the pond ?

9385dee7 - 9 years ago

Steves fucks are zeeerrroooo !

9385dee7 - 9 years ago

Thats my quote :3

I feel honoured.

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

haha, correct, but i believe the exact quote is, "Steve actually gives 0 fucks, that's how he can keep discus in a pond."

JBtheExplorer - 9 years ago

Love pond videos, hoping for more!

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

my personal ponds are filthy...i mooch steves

OurSnapple - 9 years ago

Another video do the the 72 while your there!!!!

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

You don't wanna see Steve's 72 at this time....

Mbuna Marcus - Aquariums, Cichlids and More - 9 years ago

Awesome...looks like they are doing very well :)

Mbuna Marcus - Aquariums, Cichlids and More - 9 years ago

About a 7 hour drive but I'm really debating hard Bro ;)

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

thanks...Notice the back tails are way darker too! (come to the ACA!)

Rice Scapes - 9 years ago

haha never thought it would work so well. but they seem healthy! thanks for the share and hope they continue to thrive and spawn as well :)

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

i'd love it if they spawned, i doubt it but you never know!

ramonypony - 9 years ago

Awesome. Discus are like the orchids of the fish world, that myth that they're impossible to keep alive and are so persnickety.

wyzemann - 9 years ago

+lumpy1space2princess
No different in Florida. I don't know of any place locally or online where they're priced "cheap"; nevertheless, I'm a long, long way from actually enjoying my an all Discus species tank. I'm still happy with my 29L overstocked community aquarium. After only 5 months in this hobby, I feel I've accomplished so much!

lumpy1space2princess - 9 years ago

+wyzemann theyre very expensive though, in california they cost 70$.

Mason Dodd - 9 years ago

They're only somewhat easy to care for when of a decent size. Anything under four inches is going to need regular water change of at least a 50% 2-3 times a week. Poor water quality as juveniles can lead to stunting, meaning irregular body shape, big goofy eyes and a poor digestive system overall. Bigger is better when buying discus. But even adults need regular water changes. I'd suggest nitrates at 15ppm maximum. I house mine with clown loaches and rummy nose tetras, both of which appreciate the clean water just as much.

wyzemann - 9 years ago

I sure hope it's just a myth, because I'm dying to accomplish an all Discus aquarium as soon once I get the right tank. I fell hard for their charm right here on YouTube and can't get enough of 'em!

KampKarl - 9 years ago

how deep is the pond. I would love to have a southamerican pond with stingrays and discus but i live in sweden. But when i have thje money ile dig a aligator gar pond.

Ruben - 9 years ago

Man that's great man but it looks like he has to remove all those dead leafs. Is he gonna take them out when it starts getting cold. Hope so.

SoulJimyDark - 8 years ago

i think the dead leaves are just going to make the water more acidic wich is great to discus isn it?

lumpy1space2princess - 9 years ago

Probably.

mokre łapska - 9 years ago

Wooooow. How the hell He manage to keep temperature for them?

mokre łapska - 9 years ago

Anyways Never ever seen before Discus outside the house! Impressive stuff!

mokre łapska - 9 years ago

Ok but what is the temperature now? Is the pond heated? Or You got such hot summer in Kentucky? Hope I didn't confuse states :)

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

he's not- we will take them out later on

Robert Jango - 9 years ago

Fish belong outside. My Discus are going in the pond tomorrow. They'll revert to wild behavior and breed like crazy. I would avoid tap water and let the pond fill with rainwater.

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

awesome and good advice, (I have zero liability with your discus going outside :)

zoofergee - 9 years ago

dam thats sweet im ticked thou i trying puting guppys in my pond last week and they died dam u michigan

mav9898 - 9 years ago

We have had some cool weather this summer in MI, but you gotta love this beautiful state!

kanda kumar - 9 years ago

cant keep em in there over winter thou?

Juan Vazquez - 8 years ago

most ponds are man made obviously... with that being said, it is up to the keeper what kind of fish and habitat to have. true pond fish can be many species, the owner holds the key their survival

KampKarl - 8 years ago

There is a guy who used geothermal heating to heat his pond during winter so he put a large pacu in it XD

Juan Vazquez - 8 years ago

+Dustin's Fish Tanks a true pond fish should survive all climates..... expensive heater if needed, monitor temperature?.. why not?

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

He's not trying to keep them over the winter, he'll take them out

KampKarl - 9 years ago

there are pond heater for people like me who live in Sweden but that are probably really expensive.

kanda kumar - 9 years ago

very very good heater

KampKarl - 9 years ago

if he gets a good heater he can but i probably will take them out.

ljml1982 - 9 years ago

discus as pond fish? keep us posted

rebeljoe williams - 9 years ago

thats awesome hope they live

leightonlawson71 - 9 years ago

Just great! Who'd of thought discus in a flippin pond! I saw the picture on fb but this was great thank you for getting there to do a video

Rico Suave - 9 years ago

Wtfff they disappear like nothing in the vegetation

Keith's Planted Aquariums - 9 years ago

That is so cool! And those are some nice discus! Great video Dustin:)

dinoweld4life - 9 years ago

That was so cool.

dan man's fish room - 9 years ago

Looks good Dustin

Juan Vazquez - 8 years ago

+Dustin's Fish Tanks you shoud've put your pumped up penis in that pond bro lmao.. and see just what happens???

Dustin's Fish Tanks - 9 years ago

thanks

Nico Measure - 9 years ago

This is amazing! What state do you guys live in?

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