JACK WATTLEY DISCUS HATCHERY TOUR - Breeding Discus Fish and Wild Caught Discus

I'm excited to bring you all this discus hatchery tour where they are breeding discus fish and importing wild caught discus. Jack Wattley's name is synonymous with quality discus fish and even though he is no longer with us, Gabe and the rest of the team at Jack Wattley discus have been carrying the torch. I admittedly know nothing about keeping discus let alone discus breeding so I lended up learning a lot while at the discus hatchery. Whether you keep beautiful line bred discus, stunning wild caught discus, or are like me and don't keep them at all but find them stunning...there should be something for you in this video.
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[@WildFishTanks]

PRIVATE Fish Farm Tour! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYHZnZ2Irp18hNE

[@mellewedin8221]

Seriously his love for his fish makes me feel better about how these fish are bred and raised. He actually loves each one. We need more HOBBYISTS like him💓💓

[@WildFishTanks]

Agreed, seeing the fish is always cool but meeting the people behind it all is what does it for me every time

[@jerryjobe1480]

I'm JJ. Those were my scapes at Wattleys shop.

[@mikefinley4367]

Gabe, adds what someone else would lack. Always enjoyable, he educated and is pretty direct.

[@totenkopf1479]

Your life is how I fantasize my dream life lol

[@Cvtreasures]

His wager change toilet tank refiling invention is ingenious !

[@brightstar0815]

Gabe, I have so much respect for you sir. You have so much experience and knowledge and the best is: you SHARE it! Thank you so much. Please consider writing a book. I am sure it would be the standard reference book for keeping discus for generations!

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Super nice discus and altums coolest fish farm there cheers 👍🏻👍🏻😄😄😄🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@irishaquarist]

Very nice discus and scapes.

[@WildFishTanks]

Glad you enjoyed, thank you for watching.

[@pnw_element9822]

Gabe is the man when it comes to discus

[@notnotknowing2946]

Heart felt. Happy guy

[@Spongerob0]

Love this video! Gabe is doing a wonderful job of continuing Jack's work.

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks for checking it out, I agree he is

[@MrScienceGeek]

Sharing the video I really enjoyed it. Especially hearing his story

[@christopherk7920]

i thoroughly enjoy this interview sir ! You are very fortunate Doing what you love for so many yrs. Thanks for sharing.

[@england8331]

Incredible story

[@AquariumAdventures]

There are some gems of information in this video - brilliant stuff. I also love the angles of the shots of Gabe, you must be a giant Ryan!! 😂

[@FishEZ]

Absolutely a fantastic episode with Gabe. I learned so much more in this video. Thanks for posting!

[@WildFishTanks]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching

[@masoniulianelli6449]

So good to see such a passion from such a large farm. Gorgeous fish almost makes me wanna keep some

[@WildFishTanks]

It feels like he’s still just playing around in his small personal fish room having fun

[@salvadorvelasquez6611]

That's what I'm talking about, for the enjoyment and the love of the HOBBY, congratulations on those particular moments and work and most of all the PROFESSIONALISM, MR. GABE.😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍

[@FridayFishFacts]

Ryan you’re really making some great “tour” videos. I’m really loving them

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks Ron, I’m having a blast filming them so will be trying to do as many as I can find!

[@bgs9man]

Thanks for the excellent commentary and making Discus keeping simple. I think I will give it a try now!

[@AussieAquatic]

Really enjoyed this tour :)

[@RogueAquariums]

Great tour. Some nice informative info on discus

[@MakoyUnggoy]

What a great video, very interesting to watch, thumbs up!

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks for checking it out, glad you enjoyed!!

[@bobs5596]

i remember his ad in tfh. so glad to see this vid and know the work continues.

[@WildFishTanks]

Yes Gabe puts in hard work and loves it, thanks for checking out the video

[@candemansfishtips636]

Awesome video! Gabe truly knows his stuff.

[@WildFishTanks]

He does! thanks for checking out the video

[@2-trueman918]

Cool video mate, and a great facility with a passionate owner 👍👍

[@WildFishTanks]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching

[@horaceaung3677]

I am also a hobbyist and really keen to start a small farm! After watching your videos makes me realize my destiny! Thanks so so much for your kind advices and open knowledge sharing. I will pay a visit when convid19 is over to learn a lot from your farm🥰.

[@barrylight3535]

Love the story you told. Fabulous knowledge. Wish Miami was in London 😎😎😎

[@djkoenig4716]

Those are the prettiest fish I've ever seen!

[@jaysaquatics7195]

loving your video's there so educational

[@dennis-qu7bs]

Lovin' JJs scaping and choice of fish!

[@WildFishTanks]

Me too, I had never seen cypress knees before and I really want some Congo tetras

[@jerryjobe1480]

Thank you for the compliment

[@glove8884]

Well done sir!!! Great video

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks d glove!

[@FIUPanther305]

Great video, you can see he is passionate about his business and hobby

[@WildFishTanks]

He definitely is, it oozes out of him

[@WVaMedia]

Simply WOW, I really liked this Video... You did a awesome job filming it...

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks lightning, It was a lot of fun!

[@WVaMedia]

@@WildFishTanks .... I sent you a Email, yesterday... Check it out when you get a chance... I aint in no hurry.. Rock On buddy..

[@WildFishTanks]

Lightning01 Just replied to your email

[@djkoenig4716]

OMG THE CHECKER-BOARD PANDAS!!!! SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@WildFishTanks]

Some of my favorites too!

[@madfishdiva]

Man!!! This is amazing. What a score Ryan. This guy is a wealth of knowledge and you can hear the passion in his voice for what he does and that is so important. This facility is off the chain. Discus will be my retirement fish. When I have my party I’m asking for cash to buy these fish. Lol Awesome awesome video!

[@WildFishTanks]

Every time I do a tour Char I’m so excited for the fish but end up so happy that the people involved are so passionate. Makes it that much better that there are good people behind the operation. I like your plan! I bet you could have success at breeding them if you wanted also.

[@mattdechalk7619]

What a cool story Jack set that man's future up great job on the vid one day I want to try discus 👍

[@WildFishTanks]

Definitely, I think he saw something in Gabe. Me too! Always thought they were pretty but kind of shied away from wanting to keep them...going there change my mind

[@MrEd-qg8td]

They are not that hard really and tougher than you think. About 30 years ago I bought 6 babies and raised them. I lost 2 along the way but the other 4 grew up to adult hood and started breeding. I was so surprised and so happy. I kept getting more babies than I could deal with. So i would start selling them back to the fish shop I got them from. And made a little bit of money off of them. So give it a try. Start with a Panda they are not to pricey and quite prettty. I would like to do it again but I am getting old! LOL The Discus were Red Royal Blues. And this all took place in Japan when I was stationed there. I am retired USAF 20 years.

[@NYGOLD]

This stuff is so freaking interesting. Well done!!!!

[@WildFishTanks]

I tried to do my best sponge filter impression and soak up all the good info he was pumping out

[@NYGOLD]

@@WildFishTanks You did a great job.

[@shelleydaly1726]

Awesome, I had to laugh at the discus photobomb during filming 😂😂

[@WildFishTanks]

They have a tendency to do that lol

[@Djprasad1000]

Beautiful sir hope ones I visit you and get more knowledge about these beautiful souls

[@ZxLayER]

Great story!

[@robsloaches7752]

Stunning fish and camera work,would love to visit sometime!

[@WildFishTanks]

We’ll have to plan a trip. Don’t think I got banned so we should be welcomed back lol

[@TMAquatics]

Ryan, this was an awesome video. A great inside view on one of the most respected names and providers of discus in the world. Even though I kept discus for years and consider myself “experienced”, I still learned a lot from this guy. 👍

[@WildFishTanks]

To a novice fish keeper like me, especially when it comes to discus, I wasn’t sure how much of it was me just knowing nothing haha. Glad to hear his expertise holds up. I really enjoyed the fish, the setup and hanging out with Gabe himself. I know at one point they were your main focus, pretty sure now it’s a matter of when and not if I’ll be keeping some discus.

[@garygranato9164]

what a wonderful story of how he acquired the hatchery

[@thefishylife6823]

Gabe is the real deal !!!!! Just in case anyone didn't know!!! Jack wattley discus is the Rolls Royce of fish stores.... quality fish!!!

[@WildFishTanks]

Tons of history in that place for sure! You can tell Gabe is driven by his passion for the fish.

[@bryanhealy17]

GREAT video! Makes me want to go out and get some discus from him. Thanks

[@WildFishTanks]

Glad you enjoyed it Bryan!

[@dougkidd4799]

This guy is great

[@alistairyoung7491]

What a nice guy great video 👍🏼

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks for checking it out

[@almamedina7144]

Felicitaciones de todo corazon, sangre latina siempre demostrando sus raices . Te deseo lo mejor.

[@natsen04]

Jack Wattley! My favorite place!

[@WildFishTanks]

Discus paradise indeed!

[@vichu2160]

Exactly on time video ,when i'm trying to get ica red heckel!!!

[@WildFishTanks]

Nice! Hope you get one soon!

[@linkdiablo4476]

turquoise discus is wattley legendary breeding.

[@ShotofJameson]

Very cool

[@WildFishTanks]

👍 thanks for watching

[@raditcanete4431]

Nice

[@kasperaquatics]

Absolutely Amazing video. The Man is a wealth of information and his passion for the Hobby is contagious. Thanks for sharing his passion with us all.

[@WildFishTanks]

I agree with you he is, I learned so much. It was my pleasure, Thank you for checking it out!

[@notbadsteve]

just came across your channel. amazing. 13k subs. i'd put my house on this number tripling by june. good luck.

[@AquaApprentice]

Reallly great video. good sound which is not easy to achieve in a facility and good job filming the tanks and not having to much refelction. Hats off brotha, cya tomorrow.

[@WildFishTanks]

Thanks man, glare was definitely a challenge. The sound too, used some hum reduction but still learning. See you tomorrow!!

[@maxl5112]

Gabe is amazing!

[@WildFishTanks]

Couldn’t agree more wise turtle

[@AquaAvery]

BEST DISCUS VIDEO EVER!

[@WildFishTanks]

That’s a bold statement Cotton

[@reelbocafishing5904]

Hey great vid are they open to the public

[@brasachi]

Those giant discus are awsome

[@johnlogan1022]

I lived in Miami for two years in the early 2000s and I bought discus from your facility. Absolutely gorgeous fish and extremely helpful customer service. When do you plan on getting more altums in stock? Thanks!

[@WildFishTanks]

They’ve got a ton of angelfish right now, this video was taken last week. You can reach out to them on their website or call them

[@davidlambert6171]

Guy after my heart! Moved to Miami house no furniture but with 125 galloon tank!

[@MRLMA001]

Hi Gabe, if you are running the 78 tanks on a wet/dry filter, how do you remove debris from your breeding tanks ? The bottom of your tanks look very clean :)) Do you siphon manually the 78 tanks ? Your Discus are amazing, thanks for sharing.

[@lalitgaikwad5531]

Sir very nice to see how u grow discus along with you . Sir my problem is one of my discus is not taking food from past 15 to 20 days . But it looks normal n swims healthy all around the tank . I have tried all the medicines including deworming but no changes . What should i do now ?

[@mattramsay2491]

1800 gallons of RO water is a lot to produce for the breeding pairs tanks. Wonder the frequency and % water changes are? Great video for both content and production!

[@apaoacil]

Same with mine.. first arrived they hiding.. now not anymore.. i guess they start to feel comfortable.. even love to playing around.. i can touch them ..

[@Jiban_Jiban_7]

Nice info br,how size tank breeding for discus sir?

[@blkicemike4857]

Daaauum!!! Those are impressive! The Angels & Discus both appear to have nice strains. My fav was probably @8:28-8:34 time stamp... I've only seen them once in Germany,.. well until now. So do you sell to public or private business only? Outstanding job btw! Located in S.Florida? How often are tour done if any or only by special occasion? I'm so glad i clicked on this, i mean what are the odds,rite? ;)

[@leoncoleman2221]

i brought a 75 gal aquarium and i didn't know what fish i was going to put in it but after looking at your videos i'm liking Discus fish more and more so after looking at one of your videos you where saying one fish per ten gal so maybe i can get away with 7 to 8 fish so what would i need to do to start setting up my tank i want drift wood white sand bottom and some plant thanks again

[@dennis-qu7bs]

Gabe Posada ... the man,... the legend!

[@WildFishTanks]

Indeed he is!

[@guillermorodriguez7899]

Yo acabo de comprar tres peses discos en su tienda i e quedado super satisfecho los peses tienen una salud fantástica i unos colores únicos me encantaría tener una pareja de discos adultas pero mi economía no me lo permite no doy un aficionado a reproducir los peses con el propósito de venderlos sino que me gusta mucho ver el comportamiento desa espesie en particular i la forma en se reproduce la misma , debe ser una esperiensa única verlos en el momento en que se están reproduciendo

[@milagrosvalcarcelcordoba7376]

Holaaa, un saludo e podido ver los vídeos que a hecho en español , lástima que no tenga más porque considero que es un gusto poder verlo, ojalá se anime a hacer más en español ,para los que no entendemos el idioma ,un saludo y muchas gracias por ayudarnos a los que como yo amamos los peces, sobre todo los discos, jajajajaja. Una preguntita cuando los padres no quieren criar a los alevines hay alguna manera de sacarlos adelante, y que comida podría hacerse , gracias desde España

[@sauldorantes4907]

Me facinan sus peces disco soy de merida yucatan

[@chriseverett1142]

Hi gave could you tell me the best way to fatten small discus up.

[@carlosdemelo7819]

gabe got the best discus in the world thanks gabe!

[@WildFishTanks]

Gabe is the man! Thank you for checking out the video

[@VStag]

Awesome Video Thanks for sharing FishFam NJAE19

[@josephkent3238]

South Jersey says hello

[@ashokprajapati1348]

Sir I have been facing some problem regarding breeding discus. When egg change to wiggler I am not being to able to save them to free swimer. What should I do and how to take care during wiggler stage and how to change water during wiggler stage...

[@charlesjackson7572]

Awesome video . I'm a beginner and I want to start a tank of discus . its a tall 3×12x4=90 gal ...

[@WildFishTanks]

I hope this video helped out a bit, what’s your favorite color discus?

[@kevinlundin4013]

Where is your west palm hatchery located? I would like to go!

[@davidgreer9304]

What kind of food are you feeding the discus I got 5 discus delivered from you Tuesday and they aren't eating yet

[@boonencrocket3541]

Do you buy any fish from Star Aquarium of Thailand ?

[@leocavallini9140]

do you ship to central america

[@yungstahotmail]

I have a discus pair about 2yrs old . They started spawning recently and are eating out their fry . What to do ?

[@gk9417]

Is it possible to ship a breeding pair to Winnipeg Canada ✌️🇨🇦

[@user-bw5xf3yr3m]

This guy is cool

[@woodensurfer]

Back in the 1980s a strain of discus called Schmidt-fox 5 (or Schmidt Foche-5, I remember by sound only) was quite sought after. Can any old-time discus keeper tell me what happened to this strain? Is there an equivalent strain now? This strain had brilliant blue wavy lines on an olive brown background, not a solid color fish.

[@andyrusli297]

How to take care discus pop eye Please answer me

[@jackenglish9826]

Hi! Don't know if you recognise me but I'm the guy who asked for the sticker. Have you shipped it out yet? Great vid by the way!

[@WildFishTanks]

Hey mr jack lane ;), they take a little bit to get to Canada if I remember from last time but it’s on the way, probably late this upcoming week or week after.

[@jackenglish9826]

@@WildFishTanks awesome! Thank you!

[@ritesh01naik]

Sir do u breed wild discuss.

[@MrDank132]

He gives a lot of good info on keeping Discus starting at 12:52 … Was he talking about 20% water change every day? Didn't hear him say how often

[@WildFishTanks]

I believe he meant weekly not daily. You’re right, I don’t think he mentions it on camera but I do remember him saying it to me.

[@MrDank132]

@@WildFishTanks Sweet thanks!

[@1453jaguar]

замечательно

[@DrivingDynamix]

So, mr. Gabe who will take your position in future ?

[@davidfelts1138]

Me🙂

[@jojoga1980]

Hi!! How can I Buy Discus with you guys

[@arungomes2153]

Sir discus breeding tank size

[@ipad5nguyen706]

Why My discuss alway eat eggs and baby. Is it normal?

[@tracys4161]

This is a man who has never worked a day in his life.

[@jeffreyopalda907]

how much the discus small for 10 pieces assorted