115 koi and 5 Paddlefish went into 35,000 Gallon Pond After massive Cleanout. Must See

[@rudykozan5009]

That kid got super lucky for his community service sentencing!!

[@megamills150]

Great video guy's 👍🐟👊💯

[@jagbombs4life]

Love watching h guys

[@jagbombs4life]

U

[@FishTankMonsters]

Must be a huge relief getting it done plus big rich is always feeding everyone who helps him big rich and Josh the dynamic duo then the legend reaper always there wish I had your crew excellent job guys I wish I live in Ohio lol

[@GoddessViQtoria]

Love those paddlefish. Thanks for everything you do.

[@chefcamsey1375]

😊❤

[@annemarieacosta8775]

Pond looks great !!!

[@mrhoopah880]

Josh’s work ethic is top notch

[@karlmartin9525]

If the paddlefish are filter feeders what do you feed them ? Surely the pond doesn’t have enough food for all 5 paddlefish especially after cleaning it out

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

Yes the koi eat the pellets and tiny particles fly out there gills filling the water with suspended debris that the paddlefish eat up

[@kimcrawford5247]

Love those paddlefish. They’ve grown so much. What an amazing fish they are. Love the plants too. Awesome pond. ❤

[@finntrautsch2065]

Those paddle fish are awesomly resilient 😮 great work!!!

[@msjadeli]

Massive job that you guys tackled with ease. I admire every one of you. Thank you for what you do, Big Rich, Josh, and everybody else who helped. ❤SFMF 🐠🐟🐠🐟

[@shanna1534]

❤ SFMF #TeamTracy ❤

[@rathansherigar4527]

Loved the hard work and the effort it takes to clean the pond.. I love this kind of vids.

[@greenwarrior8971]

Fantastic cleaning service guys. The fish will really appreciate it. ❤❤❤

[@wirtification]

Yeay ❤ awesomeness

[@Msgina28]

Great video! Mahalo for sharing!🌺

[@BLUEGREEN65]

That was a HUGE job all the way around! Great job and great video! 😊

[@debbieoakes8845]

Good morning Bigrich.. That was alot of work. You all worked so hard to care for the fish. I thank for all the hours you work to do this and share with us. Try to enjoy your afternoon. Play safe have fun. 😊😊😊

[@zootallures6470]

👍 Well done! An update when the pond is full and the water is clear would be nice.

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

Will do :)

[@Whips_World]

All that in a single day (pulling thr fish empting and cleaning and starting the refill process? That's pretty amazing! I know Josh said you guys should have done the stream too, but jesus, when would you have snuck that into the timeline? I'd say you did great and call it a day! 😂

[@terrietime]

Good Morning From Texas Stay Fishy 🇨🇱

[@michaela-be4le]

Don't be surprised if the koi spawn again 😉

[@davidsmith8997]

I was wondering why the filter river wasn't also cleaned, but you answered that one. Busy day for sure! Looking forward to seeing the final filtered results.

[@insAneTunA]

My advise for your pond would be to install a good size vortex filter, or a few of them, in front of the bog filter. That will catch most of the solids, and it will be easy to suck or flush out the solids once a month or so. Otherwise this entire pond cleaning will be a yearly returning routine, or maybe you even need to do it twice a year . With all the debris in the air and falling leaves and nitrogen pollution outdoor ponds are a whole different ballgame compared to indoor fish tanks. Especially with the amount of fish that you have. The vortex filters would eliminate all that work. But to be completely fair, I also do not think that your bog filter is large enough for your setup and the amount of fish that you have. In such a small area compared to the pond you can't grow enough plants to create a balance between the amount of nutrients that are produced by the fish and contamination and the amount of nutrients that are used by the plants to grow. And to make a bog filter work really good it would be good if the bog filter also had a deeper area, preferable in front of all the gravel and the filtering plants, and where the fish can't come, where you can plant oxygen producing plants, instead of only having filtering plants. This will help your micro organisms inside the bog filter massively, but it is also good for the fish in the pond. As you know you want to help the aerobic bacteria, and you want to prevent that the bog filter becomes anaerobe from all the solids and lack of oxygen. I have experience with an outdoor aquaponics pond setup.

[@alicethorne9705]

Your pond is absolutely gorgeous. And those paddle fish have certainly grown some.

[@thelmahall2593]

WOW! you did a great job, with all that you did the first time, you do something is always the hardest you now now what, you need to do a better job the next time :) LOVE THE VIDEOS

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

Thank you so much!

[@mickeysr5817]

Great video 😊 DETROIT

[@Kirk19962]

Dream pond

[@Infamous_ytt]

Big fan of you guys and what you stand for, But the way Reaper chucked a paddle fish into the pond like that looked so wrong ,The way josh added the fish was a way more safer option rather than just chucking it. a few minutes after it was chucked josh rightfully explained the requirements these fish need as if the fish wasn't chucked into the pond, Maybe there is some explanation i personally have never heard of these fish before but if so it is important to provide context in the video as that can be seen as animal endangerment for people who may not know about these fish. Regardless you have one awesome pond with some awesome fish in it

[@stevenmotchan2048]

Rod from Predatory fins went to a breeder and did a video on paddlefish over a year ago. The breeder explained that when you handle the fish they fall into a sleepy state. If you ease them into the water they stay asleep and go belly up. You have to throw them into the water to wake them up so they can start swimming. It looks rough but the breeder says that's the way to do it.

[@assiahinarkansas]

❤

[@Rosemelodies455]

Those paddle fish are getting huge bro ❤❤❤ and stay safe

[@contentdenied]

Didn't you have 8 or 9 paddlefish originally? That second wetlands filter you've been talking about putting in is looking more and more necessary. Probably would make these cleanouts a bit less of a chore for y'all.

[@wadehiggins1114]

I think it was always 5

[@Godzuki1969]

Judging by the comments it must be Shark Week 😂

[@A.R.C.77]

😃🤘

[@PatrickForget-y3u]

Yeah I can remember watching you guys build that pond that was a hell of a project but it turned out beautiful

[@BLUEGREEN65]

Me too, building it was a huge undertaking. It’s a gorgeous pond! Love the one in the front yard too! ❤😊

[@raymeyer602]

Will any of the paddle fish go into the pool?

[@Goose00123]

🤗☺️🎉😎🎊🌞❤️🥳☀️

[@cam_o_style91]

Here's a idea maybe get a long pipie like tube then slide the fish down it so it be less stressful for the fish if u know what I mean yall did a great job n the helpers did as well

[@jamesbarnard928]

Great job guys.at least you have leftovers,Bon Appetit., Didn't see Skyler doing anything.Dont she live there anymore?

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

Not anymore, she's been gone over a week

[@jamesbarnard928]

@@ohio-fish-rescue thanks.too bad .oh well that's life.

[@SMDoktorPepper]

Sad fact, paddlefish are endangered due to pollution and extreme habitat loss

[@karaleeann1211]

Did you buy a SHARPIE, SO YOU can mark the cans Kerosine and GAS! 😮

[@bobtaylor7197]

Paddlefish are proof that God has a sense of humorGreat vid Josh!

[@tomvelgersdijk9444]

Where are the stone letters

[@kimcrawford5247]

They had decided not to put the letters in the pond cuz they couldn’t be seen. Adding them somewhere else

[@bigtime4794]

Ive never heard of these paddle fish. I want to know more.

[@giraffeyjackie]

Are you putting Tracy stones in x

[@cwo4life667]

Got to post your water bill when it comes in.

[@klinatoc]

“They’re super touchy” Next scene he throws one in 4ft up…

[@bb0123]

Wait!!!! Paddlefish are ok right????😢

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

Yes there ok. But they did go belly up in that little pool. We had to throw or slap them back awake out of their sleepy/belly up state they were in. The breeder told us of this behavior and told us to toss them to hit the water, and it made them come right back out of that state they were in. They hit the water and began swimming right away. We were so relieved. But I thought it was tp graphic during the editing, so I ended up cutting the scene and forgot I mentioned it in the title. I was tired

[@jaynemullenger1725]

Did you end up putting Tracy's name in the pond?

[@Poppinoff469]

Is there anyway to get some of those koi you guys didn’t want?

[@varana508]

What is the difference between oxygenate and super oxygenate? Is that like wet and really wet ?

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

Oxygenate is how you normally just, you know, put air in in your water.Super oxygenate is when you have something running in and pouring in and it's basically an explosion of micro air bubbles at the top of water from the water coming in. If you Did that in a fish tank it would look gray and hazy because of so many microbe bubbles

[@fresky5370]

I have to admit, I flinched when Reaper threw the paddle fish in without a care in the world. Clickbait?????? Come on! Been watching since the indoor pool build, this one had me frowning a bit.

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

It's not clickbait . The paddlefish did go belly up. We did have tol revive them. We did have a problem. I ended up cutting that scene out and forgot that I left it in the title. It's hard as I was tired as shit and was just happy to finish the video at 330 am. for its release at 7 am. Sheesh. No matter what I do. I can't make you people happy.

[@BLUEGREEN65]

@@ohio-fish-rescueSorry some people have to leave negative and ignorant comments. Are they running a rescue? No! I truly appreciate all the hard work you guys do to help fish. You have a huge job running a rescue this size and you all do a great job. Thanks for all you do!!! ❤😊

[@shanna1534]

People like you who get on KZbin crying about clickbait always make me laugh. Stay off of KZbin if you don't like clickbait. KZbins golden boy is the king of clickbait. Why don't you send an email to KZbin with your complaints about clickbait. Your comment is just ridiculous.

[@fresky5370]

I mean no offence whatsoever, as I say I've been a subscriber for over 5 years. You can't deny that if it's not in the video it's clickbait to say it happened (unless you have it in a message at the end or in narration). You do make us happy Rich, I'm normally one who defends you from trolls but to have a go at me?????

[@fresky5370]

@@shanna1534 OMG us die hard fans get emotional when there is such a thing in the title. But when it's not in the video we're left..... WTF happened? Are the paddle fish really ok? was it a joke? Can you not see what clickbait does to people who care a heck of a lot to the rescue and the fish?

[@IsleOfDuke]

Wow 1st view😅😅😅

[@michaelhintz6187]

What did you do with the detritus?

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

We had a pump pumping out while we had fresh water coming in and washed out the gravel

[@contentdenied]

@@ohio-fish-rescue If there are any gardening co-op groups around you should contact them before a project like this. They would love to get that muck for composting. You may be able to get a few extra hands for the low price of some sludge.

[@MARKluvsAZcards]

​@@contentdenied true

[@xerog2292]

huge fan of the channel for a while now but I'm a bit disappointed with the use of a clickbait title

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

It's not clickbait . The paddlefish did go belly up. We did have tol revive them. We did have a problem. I ended up cutting that scene out and forgot that I left it in the title. It's hard as I was tired as shit and was just happy to finish the video at 330 am. for its release at 7 am. Sheesh. No matter what I do. I can't make you people happy.

[@dwendel8512]

Its the Internet ​@@ohio-fish-rescuedo what u do an if people like they will wtach cant make everyone happy yall do an awesome job up there

[@MELSVLOGS47]

Surely there is a better way to put the paddle fish back in the pond other than the way Reaper did?. The way Reaper threw it in was bang out of order imo, and you just found it funny!. Expect better from you guys tbh, but that was shocking imo.

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

You obviously don't know paddle fish if you place them in there.They just lay on their side and go belly up.You have to slap them in the water.It's a half too I don't know any other fish that you have to do this too but you have to do it this way with cattle fish or they go belly up

[@MELSVLOGS47]

@@ohio-fish-rescue Wow, really?

[@airjaff]

Hah I was waiting for a comment like this. Another Karen who doesn't have a clue

[@MELSVLOGS47]

@@airjaff Did you not notice that it was actually a question that I was asking? Im happy to be corrected if im wrong, just a shame a keyboard warrior like yourself has to come out with an arsey 'Karen' comment. You must feel so proud.

[@HeilwoodBeagles]

​@MELSVLOGS47 it's all good! This is a educational channel! If you don't ask questions you don't learn. 😊

[@saltnessmonster]

OFR should have vegetable garden with the pond waste, but the deer would eat the food.

[@toddhunsley8489]

Click bait... :/

[@ohio-fish-rescue]

It's not clickbait . The paddlefish did go belly up. We did have tol revive them. We did have a problem. I ended up cutting that scene out and forgot that I left it in the title. It's hard as I was tired as shit and was just happy to finish the video at 330 am. for its release at 7 am. Sheesh. No matter what I do. I can't make you people happy.

[@saltnessmonster]

Trying to make the video seem interesting. I mean the OFR is impressive, I think we forget how amazing some of the ponds and tanks are. Most in the hobby would kill for one of their smaller tanks.