KOREA FISH STORE TOUR!

[@coralfish12g]

I want to make it very clear… there are many animals in the initial fish stores which are in horrible conditions. My job when doing these tours is to not judge or call people out or businesses, rather but show you guys and all conclude together how we feel. These businesses are old and have not completely advanced in the way they should for various cultural and social reasons. Please be open minded and kind with your comments. Absolutely feel free to comment your thoughts, opinions, and feelings. Just please be respectful. Thanks!!!

[@CANTHINKvfhdss]

Thank you. Much respect. The documentaries about petsmart have been very very bad! The breeding animals suffer terribly.. my goal would be to help buy what I need and what's available before I start demanding from places!

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- Thank you for that ! 😊❤

[@agungagjagoldfish2007]

Extraordinary

[@rowkim8194]

You should go to Cambodia

[@아락사스밴달]

Due to the activation of online stores, the pet area of ​​Cheonggyecheon has declined. The area has been reduced by 1/3, and if you want to understand the Korean ornamental fish or reptile market, it is recommended to visit the expo as it is active.

[@yeey22]

Hey, native Korean here! Surprised and happy to see you in Korea George! The initial pet stores located in Cheonggyecheon are relatively good with aquatic animals, but when it comes to other animals such as birds and rodents most stores don't provide the best quality for them especially with elderly owners. Trust me it was way worse back then when they had cages full of cats and dogs. You can think it like this: Cheonggyecheon specializes in aquariums and the other pets such as the birds and rodents are like side jobs they do to attract in more kids who relatively prefer "touchable" pets. It has been criticized in Korea for a long time and because of that a lot of pet stores there have been shutting down and we're still in the progress of making better conditions for these animals. I hope you guys know that most Koreans (at least the younger generation) never even think about going to Cheonggyecheon to get pets because we know the poor conditions. In the early days about 20~40 years ago when regulations against animals were less strict, there were all kinds of exotic animals in Cheonggyecheon through illegal trade. We even had alligators lmao that's why we had urban legends that you could even get dolphins if you really wanted in Cheonggyecheon. However! As the interest for aquarium hobby and exotic animals in Korea is going up, we have a lot of young breeders and shop owners (especially reptiles) who are really passionate with what they are doing. Recent breeders and shops maintain good environment for the animals and they always try to study for more informations and better ways to improve. Because the market is still relatively small and obviously we're not an English speaking country, so the information we can get is very limited. That might be the reason why the workers looked confused or uninterested cause Koreans are mostly not fluent in English, but I bet they searched about the event more thoroughly after you left😂 +the supposed 'Korean' store sign is...definitely not Korean lmao. I think that's an AI generated image cause those are not even proper chinese character

[@metatwo]

Where would be a good place to browser for aquairum or even look at Aquascaping scene in Seoul?

[@narusliver6693]

@@metatwo Unfortunately, due to high land prices in Seoul, it’s hard to find convenient and easy stores for buying fish in the city. One of the best places for viewing freshwater fish is a place called Aqua Garden. However, each person must order at least one menu item, typically coffee. Most of the good aquariums are located outside of Seoul, and many of them operate online.

[@n.d3217]

thank you for this comment

[@metatwo]

@@narusliver6693thank you for this. I think that Aqua One shop is the one at Lotte World? Those good aquarium shop, if it is only online, does that mean we can’t view them? How about local shops that sell aquarium products?

[@narusliver6693]

@@metatwo Of course you can see anything inside the aquarium. Aqua Garden is located near Jamsil Station, and it’s separate from Lotte World. If you order just one coffee per person, you can stay inside and enjoy the view as long as you like. In Korea, the delivery system is so advanced that products are often delivered at the lowest price within a day, so most shops focus on online sales. Offline stores can be more expensive, so I don’t recommend them as much.

[@eeuaann]

Its my first time watching one of georges video but i love how hes respectful to everyone in korea and doesnt act uncomfortable or awkward around the people who obviously have different culture and take things in differently. He also includes facts about the country and its so nice and respectful. what a guy

[@brighteyedbirding]

Bird nerd here 👋 that was a Golden Pheasant. Although they are native to parts of China, they have been introduced to various places including the UK and Hawaii where they are now pretty hard to find and really elusive.

[@sparkdrive2900]

Get a life

[@andreagonzalezleal9043]

You can also find them in Guatemala. Is an exotic bird and its sale is illegal.

[@Eman_likes_all_hobbies]

@@andreagonzalezleal9043 My grandfather has bought one

[@Amin-oc9nq]

That store with the reptiles was so cool! The guy also was so interested in showing what he got, very nice dude.

[@bkjeong4302]

He’s one of the big-name herp breeders and importers and vivarium suppliers over here.

[@Amin-oc9nq]

@@bkjeong4302makes him even cooler because he is already big but took his time to show us around. Also he clearly is a smart businessman, uses all the opportunities to promote his business.

[@Charles-xu7pu]

The conditions that these birds are kept in is absolutely heartbreaking

[@운옹-z2e]

동감해요, 아직 한국에서 야만적인 모습이 많이 남아 있는 거리입니다.

[@thehex9959]

Well if you think about it. Aquariums stocking more than 1 fish in a 3 by 2 ft tank is also extremely uncomfortable for them. You gotta understand pet stores are limited in space and the animals there are not there to stay forever. They will get to live in a much bigger space where they end up.

[@-hu1fc]

its for temporary holding the animals they would have to spend wayyy more money to house them.

[@Timber_dragonZ]

Not just the birds, literally all the animals Asia doesn’t have that good animal rights, they put betas together and had dyed fish

[@TheJackpoth]

@@thehex9959 not always, petshops all over the world tend to sell tiny cages/enclosures/aquariums, and will even recommend them to buyers, even though they're terrible for housing animals. above the guinnea pigs (at around 3 mins in) there's some "hamstercages", that should really only be used for transportation, never for a hamster to live in

[@Loveofpets]

I appreciate the fish pet store tour videos, thanks, however the birds could be housed better. That was a golden pheasant in the beggining

[@TyTyFarmTV]

I enjoyed the fish pet store tour videos, thanks for sharing! However, it’s concerning that the birds could be housed better. That golden pheasant at the beginning was beautiful. Are there any plans to improve the living conditions for the birds? What steps could be taken to ensure they’re well cared for?

[@Cyberwarrior24680firestar]

Those birds are also called the Chinese Red Phoenix because their bright colors & scarlet red like the immortal Phoenix.

[@운옹-z2e]

10 years ago, you could easily buy crocodiles, eagles, or even wolves in the area where that pet shop is located. And there's a legend that dolphins could have been purchased 20 years ago. In 1980, there was a rumor that you could build a mortar by walking around the mall right next to the street where that pet shop is, and that was probably the truth...

[@loopwoop]

Wow, what's the street's name?

[@운옹-z2e]

@@loopwoop its called Cheonggyecheon stream. Now that modernization has progressed a lot, we can only see the traces of the past, but the old Cheonggyecheon Stream remains a legend to Koreans... The metal that was used to produce guns for the first time in Korea also came from a junk shop in this area!

[@AA-zv6yo]

What's a mortar? Besides a firework? Or an explosive?

[@운옹-z2e]

@@AA-zv6yo What do you mean by mortar? You know the little cannon that soldiers carry.

[@channel-lf2um]

네 지금 청계천 수족관 거리는 거의 대부분 없어진 상태라 보면 됩니다 온라인샾이 발달하면서 오프라인 매장은 문을 닫고 있는 추세라 보면 되죠

[@mikejurnak0324]

That frog store was awesome, even the setups 🤌🏻

[@movingwater7312]

3:22 The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant.

[@SimplyJade2024]

Red golden pheasant and golden pheasant

[@inlovewithgothhoes]

My aunt has two here in the states, idk if they’re illegal to own but she def does. They were gifted to her because she owns a bunch of chickens lol

[@TyTyFarmTV]

The golden pheasant, also known as the Chinese or rainbow pheasant, is such a stunning bird! What makes this species so unique and colorful? How do they typically live in the wild, and are they often kept in captivity? What efforts are being made to preserve their natural habitat?

[@DustinMaier-c2e]

I have gold pheasants

[@TyTyFarmTV]

@@DustinMaier-c2e

[@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist]

Years ago, my dearly departed husband and I had an entire wall of tanks from 20 to 55 gallon show tank. Our very first fish was a red goldfish we won at a carnival. Red lived 5 years and got huge. He was friendly and loved attention. Of all my wonderful fish I could not part with Red..he stayed in our freezer for several years before we finally let him go. Trust me You will love Your goldfish. The corydoras cat fish are so cute and friendly too..they have babies..but be careful. They like to jump out of the tank. Thanks for these videos.

[@Eman_likes_all_hobbies]

Literally the sweetest thing I’ve seen all night

[@kinjy677]

George always falls of the face of the earth for months, then respawns in a crazy place 😅😂

[@derrenjanpokemon]

next hes gonna be in north korea

[@bestaquariumfish]

Wow, the variety of fish and stunning aquascapes in Korea's fish stores are amazing! Definitely a must-visit for any aquarium enthusiast! 🐠🌿

[@BassFishingProductions]

looks like i have to go to korea now

[@kleinwsi]

I’m a huge fan of your vids Bobby

[@Jana_editzz]

@@kleinwsihis name isn’t “Bobby”

[@ForrestGalante]

Dude, I watched this whole video and it was awesome

[@tristambre632]

I screamed so many times watching this video, all the unusual pets I mean.. the red frog, the blue and yellow tiny lizards, the gecko.. wow

[@tommyclarke9394]

I grew up going to this area while living in Korea, this brings back so many memories! thank you!

[@juanchopingo]

The fish are very well kept, but the birds are in such small cages :(

[@AubreySchaefer-gy6vk]

and the giny pigs

[@hornedrabbit666]

These fish are not well kept

[@ErikAndrew-q2p]

Guess what? They’re usually all sold that day, or the following day, because the demand is so high over there-unlike here, in the US, where the demand may be so low that animals simply die of old age in the shops. Actually outliving their own demand. Lol. In most Asian pet markets, the animals have people waiting for them to arrive. The interest is just much bigger there. The small cages are for sale purposes, because what’s the point of having more expensive, more space-consuming, and complicated cages, when the animals are already on a waiting list, ready to be purchased? It’s not a zoo.

[@wei6571]

I've been to every shop in the video except the last one.but for me ,피셔맨브라더스 is my favorite fresh water pet fish store! (The fish variety is the best ) . A lot good shops moved out from the first area in the video.

[@bhanukafernando1605]

Location please

[@anaispeplinskix3]

with the cow fish, my head literally was like „oh, hi cheese“ thank you Taylor 🫠😂

[@alexstarker9435]

RIP Cheese

[@seyo1229]

rip

[@YUNOstopRaging]

Which youtuber had that fish I used to watch them back in the day

[@anaispeplinskix3]

@@YUNOstopRaging do you mean Taylor Nicole Dean? At least she’s the one I’m referring to 🙈

[@nl8128]

I would’ve go there, only to see this beautiful shops!!!! Loved every moment of your video 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@tthappyrock368]

Cool tour! What a variety of critters and tanks!

[@damararisandi]

George comes back to Indonesia to visit Jatinegara market. You can see protected animals for sale and there you can buy ornamental fish at 3pm. 24hours market

[@bkm2797]

Hey George, long time no see! Happy you are back, know you've been a busy guy, love to see you exploring different species and of course all the beautiful salt and freshwater critters. Thanks for the update, take care and see you soon!🐠🐡🐢❤️👍

[@anad8818]

at 3:22, that's a golden pheasant. gorgeous birds!

[@stevenaw]

3:27 damn I was about to say that but I guess you beat me to it 😅

[@BadApe351]

Great channel George. You pack tons of info and visuals into every video...with minimal filler...which is brilliant! It's mind boggling the variety of aquatic pets out there. New subby - Sydney, Australia.

[@duolingo_pte_jeonmunga]

3:29 The bird is a Golden Pheasant. They are native to forests in mountainous areas of western China and some in Korea, but they have also been introduced to other regions, including parts of Europe and the Americas.

[@svbakakris323]

Love this video. Thanks for taking us around the world 🌎

[@StudioNetherlands]

Finally a new video🎉🎉

[@KileyGarrard]

That frog enclosure was truly beautiful! Love how that place treated the reptiles felt the most humane.

[@unsocialbutterfly5760]

It’s so sad to see the conditions that some of these animals have to endure 😢

[@FlashRyu]

They’re lucky we ain’t eaten em 😏, we gave them a home. A forever home 😐

[@laughingbiplob10]

😢😢

[@عثمانعثمان-ك4خ9ل]

وااااو. المحل روعه عجيب 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼

[@mrdzuan94]

Is that the MrBallen intro music at 7:00? 😂

[@310techrepair6]

Lol yes it is lol

[@McCreepy95]

Absolutely

[@benjaminriech5414]

lol I was thinking the same thing! Gotta be uncopywritten free music

[@Landstalker1999]

I was thinking, is he trying to insinuate that the aquarium conditions are bad or what?

[@MrDriscool]

4:56 imagine you are sleeping and random tourist youtuber wakes you up by making review of your shop 😂😂

[@nathensantiago3785]

The shop with the old school racks also have lighting that takes me back to when good petstores were in malls etc.

[@WoodlandsWorld]

i love how excited you get at the simple dart frogs and geckos, brings me back to my younger days lol

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

3:22 - Red Golden Pheasant, next one is the yellow variety.

[@stefan00123]

Finally some fish content!!🎉🎉

[@loicb.2071]

Bro in Korea you have to visit AQUA GARDEN shop in the Living Center dpt store near Suwon.

[@milijanagavranic9323]

Super su ribice..bas volim da gledam 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊

[@lizlilliman3644]

I did salt water once. Was one of the 1st nano (⁹⁰l) tanks the shop had in with in built sump ect. Loved watching it grow. Unfortunately we got a crab as a hitchhicker. I didnt know untill at 1st corals qould disappear, i thought it was the fish, or from when we had a power cut. Eventually at night i caught it earing a turbo snail. Eventually everything was eaten apart from him. I gave the tank up the crab wrnt to the fish store and i never touched salf water again.

[@inlovewithgothhoes]

What are u talking about.. what ate what?

[@Lake2Bay]

Hey I just saw myself at 1:40 that was unexpected 😂

[@georgeattig8088]

Welcome back!!

[@Azron2190]

Dawn seeing those massive fish cooped up like that is sad

[@basselbanfield6883]

Really enjoy your videos bro i like how show the prices of the fishes 👌 👌

[@miroslavjrrajnak6508]

Pheasant gold and red

[@bkm2797]

Exactly!

[@souravjoshivlogs4365]

The bird is golden pheasant ❤

[@Dracomanser]

How've you been it's been months I was worried

[@maryamshamoon616]

I started to like the fish because of you. I just want to say you have the beautiful eyes I have ever seen

[@포스트잇-c2e]

I m from Korea

[@duartessilva1]

nao entendo inglês mas consegui compreender todo o vídeo pelo sentimento que dividimos em comum pela paixao ao aquarismo! obrigado por esse belo vídeo!

[@안쌈효]

오호 한국 오셨구나 유튜브 잘 보고있습니다 청계천인가요??

[@Lalaspets]

서울인 것 같아요.

[@user-bv7bd1ij4s]

청계천 맞음ㅇㅇ

[@ggana5325]

ㅇㅇ

[@Silentwisher]

So many beautiful animals. Loving the video. :)

[@mikejurnak0324]

When the American ask for the price, they double it 🇰🇷

[@CANTHINKvfhdss]

Crazy sweet. I would say more than half of the fish I saw you can find in American big box retail stores. The fact they had other animals too was crazy. The rest of fish are unique and I want some

[@Allaround111]

3:25 it’s a golden pheasant

[@minsu00713]

대박!!! 한국에 방문 하신걸 환영합니다

[@Wevensoon]

They have birds in a fish tank? That's cruel af

[@TiiTOOss]

I’ve seen this place in a dream only now am I seeing this is a real place

[@VrwithRocky-qb6ew]

I’m here

[@johnmaude5065]

The chicken/parrot is a golden pheasant 👍

[@notkorean]

Korean on thumbnail isn't Korean words. WTF bro.

[@KyriaLuna]

The platinum angels defo have my heart, how beautiful!

[@daphne10120]

I kinda feel bad that you are taking up the workers’ time and constantly asking about prices but not really buying anything.

[@Valmikii]

bro that's their job

[@Jimmythejerboa]

As someone who’s worked in pet stores I think your comment is quite silly. Even normal people asking is fine as long as they are nice but a KZbinr? Yeah of course I’ll answer every question no problem for sure even if I don’t know who they are cause that is my job

[@Windgoddess540]

Yeah I don’t mind it at all. Although I prefer to not have much contact, I much prefer answering questions about price than dealing with an angry customer that can’t be pleased and won’t go away.

[@ellejay8731]

A popular KZbinr giving their businesses exposure? Yeah I’m sure they don’t mind answering questions about prices lol

[@Shakodancer16]

Also how would he buy and bring it back to the us especially when there are so many laws involved bringing over animals????

[@agungagjagoldfish2007]

The fish are really good and extraordinary.. greetings from fellow goldfish breeders in Indonesia

[@보라매21]

간판뭐야 브로

[@randybak5754]

If your still there you need to check out Aqua Garden in Lotte Tower

[@ark_moblie]

Under 1 hour gang

[@tedojoubert2459]

What wonderful presentation!! Keep up the great work!

[@hemlockh2635]

The abuse in every cage breaks my heart

[@chinbatg]

We're the abuse????

[@deathdecorvid9926]

Most of those fishes are born in captivity if you release themb into the wild they would either die or become an invasive species

[@noobie_bruh2210]

​@@deathdecorvid9926 that is very true even if they are a relative to fish in the wild, pet fish tend to be more aggressive or hungry Wich can lead to Invasion to territory or death

[@noobie_bruh2210]

Pet fish shops tanks are well maintained they water change a overstock tank every day then the less populated tank might be also every day or every 3 days or every week if the load is running out and they use medication for the fish if they are new arrivals and If gonna be located in the other tank of the pet shop

[@timurcett]

I would love to go to Korea! Enjoy :)

[@Huumok]

Amazing videooooo! Thank u for the tour

[@Darkprince999-kc3xq]

My idol I have copd 30 years old and thanks to gorge I get to see the world of corals

[@uzumakians]

I just searched his channel yesterday i thought why he wasn't uploading now today he is. IRONIC

[@discospiders]

I was there 35 years ago, it looks like conditions have improved quite a bit!

[@YelloLibra83]

You have a Rainbow Pheasant. If taken care of properly, they make excellent companions. Always get a pair vs just one.

[@everythingwoohoo]

I live like 10 minutes from here. funny seeing you here lol. hope u liked it

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- I want all of that epic coral 🪸 😎.

[@danielvelez4001]

Awesome prices and amazing fish😂😂❤❤

[@antskorea]

Thanks for visiting Korea!

[@Brandi-qc7lx]

I spoke to your mom for a good 20 minutes at aquashella and I had no idea about your youtube yet, although she tried to tell me lol! She was awesome!

[@Ilovedeomcracy777]

George you should go to Manila Philippines try out cartimar pet market and animall where they sell really expensive super red arowanas not to mention goldfish and koi farms around the country

[@retropuffer2986]

Good to hear from you George! 😀

[@carlossenties5442]

The bird that you were amazed from is called the “Golden Pheasant”

[@touhidislam9929]

Thanks a lot! I haven’t seen such things like before.

[@stephenorourke2297]

Brilliant video George

[@DaveAkaCeladris]

That would be so cool if the last store ended up coming to Aquashella in the future!

[@josephgadway8950]

Amazing tour, thank you.

[@t-bat-t8139]

Where was i when this was shot.. Wooooow!!!! 😎

[@lovlynvaradarajan]

I like Korea fish store tour how many parts you will made? I think 1 to 28 parts right

[@Purwapada]

yeah george u need to get into the dart frog hobby. The orange ones were Phyllobates terribilis 'Blackfoot' - "The most poisonous land animal in the world" (the captive ones don't make poison tho because they only get it from eating ants in the wild). Anyway making dart frog vivariums is really fun and collecting plants is comparable to collecting coral for reefs tanks

[@user-ic8bu8mt9w]

Neon Gecko is so pretty 😊

[@gidgitvonlarue9972]

BTW this video is awesome! Thank you

[@ClasicCaillouAnimate-w7g]

Now this is how The Aquarium store is like here in Sngapore also! This is how Aquarium stores aught to be!

[@relicturtle7373]

Wow i wish i could visit these stores and that cafe 😅

[@레인보우베어]

한국에 온걸 환영해요!

[@Kaito028]

6:36 My neighbour totoro 😭 it's so cute, I want it too ❤

[@Jimmy-c5u6u]

The mrballen intro is crazy 🤣

[@maggiecameron548]

The bird that you thought was half parrot /half chicken is a Golden Pheasant also known as the Chinese pheasant, beautiful bird

[@DGsvloog]

This makes me want to go to korea