Catching My NEW Very First Pet!!

[@harrisoncorbett9390]

Happy GILLmore

[@willbenton131]

Bear gills

[@zacplummer6537]

Bear GILLS

[@brycep7093]

Zac Plummer I was thinking the same thing😆

[@zacplummer6537]

I think it has a nice ring and it's unique

[@tylerbushong9338]

Damn it I just thought of that 😂

[@FueledFishing]

yes Bear GILLS

[@alexandergavey6471]

YES

[@nachomacho3218]

2:18 HE MAGICAL GUYS!!!!! CHRIS TEACH US YOUR POWERS!!!

[@BorderlandMediaProductions]

Name him "Blue Grills" haha

[@chrisbulaw7270]

Who's got a good name?! I've already seen multiple bear gills hahaha

[@jadenlorang7032]

Chris Bulaw bear gills is a good one or Mr.Gill

[@SpicyCracker12]

Chris Bulaw Rocky

[@Pwgsnakes]

Chris Bulaw blueberry

[@evamadsen9340]

Gill gates

[@evamadsen9340]

John cena

[@golfislove.golfislife.745]

U should of put a pumpkin seed in!

[@PremiumDreams]

ya after a while they are beautiful in a tank

[@thejokergamingjester9344]

Timmy Turner I agree

[@finnafishfl]

Or a green sunfish or a warmouth or literally anything else lol

[@nolanh4104]

No red breast

[@zacplummer6537]

Love the videos Chris keep it up

[@boyk357]

Beric

[@oscarsrc8125]

Fin diesel

[@mustangplayer7972]

Oscars Aquariums that’s really funny

[@backwoods_outlaws9713]

one rod one reel style at 9:00 lol

[@EivindKreyHanssen]

Hi Chris! Awsome video as always. It does not really matter what type of plants etc you have in it, as long as he has somewhere to hide and feel safe (been doing aquarium for many years). A log with a cavity /cave-like structure is perfect, with some plants covering some of the entrance. Keep doing what you do! Love from Norway

[@LucassLizards]

Hey man you can set the hook for bluegill you just don't have to do it as hard as you would with a bass

[@7citiesfishing]

another dope video Chris you really deserve the 100k!

[@brycep7093]

Bear gills 🤣😂 name him Bear Gills!!

[@JeiNelson]

I had the same setup, the spay bar got annoying, i replaced the airation with an air stone bubbler, use a filter sponge on it for extra filtration. Dont bother with too many plants would be my advice, try some driftwood with anubias or java moss attached. enjoy.

[@colonelcactus2462]

Name it Bill the Gill

[@georgewalker5493]

MallardDuck Aviation and Fishing or Wild Bill Gill

[@spencerdenniston2517]

Anybody else see the bucket floating in mid air while he was walking at the beginning?

[@tree13frog96]

Spencer Denniston There was line attached to it and he was holding the line

[@gunslinger3013]

Can we get a pet peric Wait his nose won't fit.

[@Big_willf]

Can we please get a big nose bass

[@chasemarrs8765]

Gunslinger 301 yes

[@cartermiller9284]

Lmao

[@Henry-rc6nq]

Will Fant aye peric is a cool dude chill out The LETTUCE. Won't fit

[@kfcorderingmachine809]

Gunslinger 301 ahahahhahahahahahahh lol

[@christopherobrien5076]

Java fern is a low light, low nutrient plant that thrives in beginners tanks. As well as Java fern, Java moss is a great plant to provide cover on driftwood and rocks. Wood options include Malaysian, spider wood, manzanita wood, bogwood and a bunch of other kinds. Always do your research!

[@sharleen1]

You need a heater, wave pump, GOOD filter, a thermometer that’s fish tank friendly, I recommend sand over gravel cause that’s what I use for freshwater fish tank; places for the bluegill to hide and have privacy, driftwood, real plants for oxygen, and make sure you do monthly water changes, stress coat, bacteria supplement, dechlorinator, and a water test kit!

[@nolanh4104]

Plants would look nice but not needed at all for air

[@nolanh4104]

And 25% weekly water changes will slow down algae growth on the sides

[@colinwinkelmann299]

natives require no heater, in fact it can hurt them long tern to have no water temp variation

[@ericm3493]

I am thinking about catching 2 sunfish and putting them in a tank. I would get a 20 gallon aquarium BUT the sunfish are 2-4 inches long. Once they grew too big for the tank I will release them back into the creek. Any suggestions on what and how much to feed them?

[@nickolasdevage6178]

do more fishing pet videos and feed it some guppies

[@golfislove.golfislife.745]

Nickolas Devage no 15 cent goldfish

[@nitro-rc6241]

no not any they have parisites

[@nolliehater]

For plants: Java fern and Anubias are both very easy to grow without adding anything to the water, and both will grow attached to driftwood or rocks. I would definitely add some hard structure like Mopani or Malaysian driftwood. I would also get some surface plant. The easiest of which is Duckweed.

[@evanfaubert3861]

I have a pet bass and I like your vids so I named him chris

[@evanfaubert3861]

Chris Mata haha I get the joke

[@yangboi87]

Morebadideasfan 1 and then when your fish Chris drops out of college you can be disappointed in him too

[@tacticalbandit-7312]

Morebadideasfan 1 hey bro its you again from Moto madness

[@Shyzo-ig2vb]

That's weird

[@blakecochran1987]

You need to put like trees for cover asap. They get very stressed if you don't have any cover for them

[@jbarron3183]

Call him Jon B

[@outdoorsmd4084]

I see that you are using a Fenwick elite tech. I am thinking about purchasing one myself. Do you recommend it for drop shots and other finesse techniques? If so, would you get the medium or the medium light?

[@maxsisto7906]

Get a bullhead catfish they are agressive eaters

[@Njrgaming13684]

Max Sisto TRUE

[@richardoconnor7162]

Chris. Crappie are way cleaner to have as a pet. No worms just minnows for feed. I did 3 from 3" to 14" in 12 months. They are very mean to each other to even killing one off to be tops in the tank. Minnows bill here high, set up a small holding treatment tank for the minnows before letting any in the big tank that lives more than a minute. Way more fun, fun as bass.

[@danielpiunno2323]

happy gilmore

[@masonfowler6815]

Peric knows so much about blue gill fishing because he's so used to catching small fish

[@judydoty4798]

Get a red tail catfish they look so cool and once he or she get big feed it stuff

[@bradenmungeam4313]

Yeah, and they reach 4-5 feet in length... he doesn’t have the budget to house a fish that size

[@alexh.4304]

Where did u get the Mini Mites, I've been lookin for years for those. Great on crappies, whitebass, and Bigggg bluegills.

[@cadeschumacher4598]

Gillbert 😃LIKE SO CHRIS CAN SEE

[@brycep7093]

Cade Schumacher I have a bluegill named Gilbert

[@steezyy_c]

I like that name

[@playzz7790]

Hay guys I need some advice I'm looking to catch some fish from a pond and I need to know if I need an oxygen tank for the fish and BTW the tank is going to be outdoor in a minipool

[@irishmanbd8447]

Like 5 bucks at walmart for a bubbler

[@nolanh4104]

Brandon Doten you dont need one for the tank

[@irishmanbd8447]

Void Rewind Was talking about for the minnow bucket

[@aidanmulligan7342]

10:21 one time I accidentally put a sun fish in a tree

[@CampariMM]

Go with Peric for a name Chris! 👍👍

[@benpearse4298]

2:23 how are you holding that bucket

[@grantkokal6329]

Name it peric

[@samuelanderson7874]

🎣Get a pet bass🎣

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

If you put in driftwood add macropore or purigen to your filter media to remove any tannins that leach out. A tank that size could handle 3 or 4 more of those fish, so I would have gone with a few of the smaller ones you caught instead of one large one. Anubias are good aquatic plants but you can always use the good old elodea in bunches.

[@guntercastro2884]

Chris Bulaw Jr.

[@wyatte5.9l63]

Instead of bears grills call him blue gills lol😂

[@jarodboening]

You could go get some driftwood from a lake, pond, river, etc, and boil it to cure it and release some of the tannins in the wood, but it would still release some tannins into the water.

[@Bromethius88]

Gillford , Frankenstein , Prometheus. Gilbert. Gillber. Gilbert grape. Sonny. Gilson. Cleetus. Sarge. Leutenient. Captain.

[@Redskinshouse95]

You should add some Vallisneria to the back of the tank as it would make it look more natural looking to his environment, as well as provide cover for him to hide in

[@jqureshi4943]

Name him Sushi

[@TodaysAngler]

Congrats on the new family member! (Lee)

[@conorireland123]

That fish could have fed someone in Africa

[@maxchronister7713]

Next time I catch a bluegill I will ship it to Africa

[@ethanroach9941]

ur background makes sense

[@remingtongibson3525]

Ohh I think that's a great idea sense it would die and rot and they could eat its maggots

[@remingtongibson3525]

Also by your profile picture you should share some to so don't mouth.

[@remingtongibson3525]

All that food into you mouth

[@reidsmith3002]

16:08 actually you can just boil them first. Especially since you're keeping a wild fish. Think about all the tree brush and debris that falls into the pond it came out of

[@aanjaneyac.8406]

petsmart has a nice selection of bulbs and i had a lot of succes with the lilly pad type ones. i have a little outdoors setup of 20 gallons and 2 medium size bluegills and it works great as a filtration and aeration system when you have pads in the water body. the bluegill also learn to recognize you fairly well and can go for weeks without food so they are a low stress pet. i've learnt that leaving lots of plants and even a little algae reduces their stress and keeps their slime coat nice and thick. bronze and bubbles are really thriving in my setup so bear grylls should do just fine

[@coopercrowe4830]

I suggest you get some brighter lights in the tank and put them on a timer to turn off at night and on in morning. It will help your plants grow and make your fish look cooler in the water and just make the tank look better

[@TheFriskySquid]

So there are 4 common types of sunfish that look like bluegill. One is the bluegill itself, which is the lighter colored one. One is a redbreast sunfish which has the orange or red belly. Another is the pumpkinseed which looks similar to a bluegill but has orangish dots along the sides of its body. And the last is a redear sunfish which has a red spot on its operculum or gill plate and these get larger than regular bluegill. But there are also bluegill localities that occur in different states that may look similar to any of the above or they may be very dark or light in color with varying bars and patterns.

[@fish4fun354]

14:05 Why don't you use forceps?....

[@james50648]

Chris do u know if miamis fishing club is still there because I am looking at going there next year and would like to know thansk

[@emeraldalkaline1884]

If you want some wood, you can do Manzanita or spider wood if you want really branchy, but if you want big chunks, go with Mopani or bog wood. You will have to boil those though. for a couple hours

[@jaridanfinch528]

Have you thought about a bull head catfish to add to the tank as well

[@randomopinion4472]

How about moss? I've seen some grow normal moss in water before. All you have to do is make sure theirs no dirt on it for some reason I can't remember. You can also do this with other non aquatic plants, so that might be worth looking into.

[@znovosad555]

I want to do a 10 gallon tank. What can I keep? I know I can do a single crawfish but what else? Potentially fish?

[@rex-xg2un]

Zach Novosad I think a great setup would be 1 crawfish, and then a few neon tetras, or maybe some kind of dace if you can catch them. It would be simple but interesting.

[@grahams1939]

Have you considered adding a crawfish to the aquarium? If crawfish and bluegills can live together in the wild, im assuming that they can live together in an aquarium...

[@Skiddols]

Cure the drift wood yourself find a piece and bake it in the oven to kill anything. Look it up for directions. Plants just look up beginner aquarium plants.

[@mbtt7420]

how big is the tank?

[@maxsisto7906]

Should have tried to catch a green sunfish or pumpkinseed they are the best pets

[@dillenstpatrick4559]

What rod & reel is that?

[@itsheem]

Did u produce ur outro song?

[@ItsKardamin]

Yay! I've been waiting :D

[@kortoelfke4149]

Try fishing with the plastic tail AND the wax worm. I've found it tends to weed out the bigger ones

[@johnbrannen7434]

Yes

[@AdamMalcolm96]

I use size 12 to 16 fly fishing hook, nice and bite sized.

[@allahlover293]

In my experience fishing which is just panfish the like 3 or 4 inches hit like 12 inches

[@fbisurveillancevan1635]

An interesting characteristic of male bluegill is its ability to mimic the coloration of the female. It does this when another male is spawning with a female. The female mimic will approach the female from the opposite side, and release milt to fertilize some of the eggs. By adopting the coloration of the female, it does not arouse alarm in the male.

[@SGOODFISHING]

awesome video, love the videos homie!

[@DWSOutdoors]

You got the color identification correct! lol I 100% back Bear Gills!

[@cartermurkowski8039]

Is it just me. Or does the bait bucket seem to float at 2:23 (time)

[@onca6742]

Really enjoy your videos keep it up

[@ballufvondepths]

I like fishing bluegills because they put up quite the fight for a littler fish and the next time you travel with fish like that put some ice in the water with the fish. The colder the water the less oxygen they take in.

[@FloBass]

Stocked up on that Dr. Pepper! That's what I'm talkin' about!

[@owendelawter673]

Anybody else notice the "transportation bucket" floating at 2:20?😂

[@loganrichardson752]

Nice video keep up the good work!!

[@samjones4832]

Why do u not set the hook

[@brainrainbassin3205]

I love ur vids so much, i might keep a bluegill myself, keep it up chris

[@lucasschniederjan7751]

Chris if you haven't already check out bama bass' tank Tuesday vids. If you go back a few months he has a few really good tips and warnings on adding things to your tank so you don't make your fish sick. Him and his wife seem very knowledgeable on the subject.

[@huntingsensation3065]

One cool thing that I found out is that with a bluegill or any pan fish I know of if they eat good the bites good and if not eating a lot or nothing fishing is a less chance of nice fish. Just a tip I learned from my family member.

[@jacobpachin9948]

Bear Gills 🐠🐠🐟🐡🐬

[@gavinsmrz1343]

2:23 what is he holding the bucket by? I'm confused hahah

[@duxman10]

If you cover the little hook when fishing for bluegill, or sunfish with the bait it will be more effective

[@precisionanglingYT]

Bear Gills would be a sweet name!!

[@graylygnu_1772]

Love this video!

[@owen6979]

today is the day! to day is the day!

[@dylanbochnik8874]

You should put a decent sized plant that floats at the top of the tank so that he could chill in it

[@rogerwickerhamjr4319]

And a small jig

[@tannerhochstetter8630]

Bear gills it pretty good asnd I have a pet large mouth bass now and I used to have bluegill, also here is advice for know when your fish has started eating you just get couple gold fish or minnows and just leave them in the tank once they are gone your gill has started to feel comfortable in it new home

[@ricklee7171]

Name the fish Andrew, next is Alex, Jon and Rob. LOL

[@fishingillinois1359]

I am a big fan and that is a pond that I fish in I throw a frog and I caught a 4 in there

[@babiedolli]

yes

[@kennethhannum490]

Why were u using a jig head?

[@rogerwickerhamjr4319]

Used a steel head rod and it's fun

[@thegpimp]

Chris, you have far from what you need to add live plants to that aquarium. Having done numerous large planted tanks, I will be happy to help if you want. Too much to list here.