Stocking WILD FISH In My Backyard Pond... | Native Fish Pond Ft. Bluegill

In This video I'll show you how to prepare and stock a Native Fish pond featuring Bluegill aka Sunfish.
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[@jheiny1231]

Some birds will try eating your fish and even raccoons and possums. Second... put some lily pads in half the pond. It gives them shade and all shades the water from getting too hot in the summer. And also pond fish like bluegills, crappie, bass are very dirty fish.. there constantly pooping and if u don't have strong enough filter to filter out the harsh chemicals from there poop they can kill themselves. And you will also be needing to clean/replace your filters a couple times of months. But bro u got a badass channel. Glad I just came across it! Earth is my plonet! Lol. Gotta love it

[@grow5150]

Crappie are also territorial fish but do well living in the same habitat as sunfish /bluegills. I'd recommend adding some more features for the fish to hide around such as a small stump or something if you introduce more fish into the pond. Awesome vid bro!!

[@justinminarcik1650]

Pond is looking good! I’d add some floating plants before summer hits or else you might experience some algae problems. I’ve got plenty of frog bit, water lettuce & salvinia if you’re in need (Just North of Downtown).

[@mobiledragon3449]

What if you put some sort of shade like a net

[@MrTouchednut]

RIP to the homie

[@bayouboyentertainment2106]

I'd say put some driftwood and floating topwater plants like Frogbit in there gives the fish more cover and helps with the water balance of tannins and nitrates.

[@paulplantu]

Yeah, I gotta throw in a lot more elements. I’ll do an update soon

[@StunnerTheGreat]

Long live blue gill jr 😭 Paul Plantu? More like Paul bearer

[@psilocybincookies7026]

Been waiting for this pt 2 , the pond is looking absolutely fire !

[@8thLife]

Plantu's pond definitely needed some fishes. Thanks for bringing us along for the journey!

[@chosen2030]

Have you thought of stocking your pond with smaller native species like threadfin shad, fathead minnows, Texas/red/golden shiners? 50 gallons isn't a lot of water, especially with all of the rocks that displaces some of that water. I'd also recommend pond netting to prevent wildlife from eating your fish.

[@71hernandez]

50 gallons might be a tad small for a territorial fish . You'll at the very least need to add another pot or big rock pile for a second fish to have a chance. Some sort of air stone will also help the quality of the water but an actual filter is what you ultimately need. Look up diy pond filters , they can be made on the cheap out of trash cans. Love your energy on the channel keep on grinding brother!

[@paulplantu]

I did an update on the pond and only have one bluegill in there right now. I added plants and use the pond water to water my garden then do half water changes.

[@leroystpierre]

Collab with Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy

[@curse6of6me6]

Lololol

[@sparklingwiggle]

If the fish were caught in your area,u don't need a heater. They already acclimated to your outside temperarure.

[@paulplantu]

I was just paranoid because the smaller body of water will probably cool faster. I didn’t want any risk of killing them butttttt we see how that turned out 😂

[@stevensanchez2617]

When transferring them it might be easier to put them in a bucket and acclimate them by adding a lil of the new water in every few min....its more hands on but eliminate the chance of them going through the bag

[@1906wtp3]

Earf is my plaunit. Luvdat! What movie? You are a great host. Be crackin me tf up

[@joak.vintage]

This is great! I don't know shit about fish but I'm sure a bunch of the comments are tips! Keep it up, and RIP lil fish

[@santaanaroadwildman3614]

FEESH! Pond lookin good! "Urth iz ma plont"

[@joesefa474]

When you put the fish in bags.. reminded me of Nemo 😅😅😅😅😅

[@FishTankFrank13]

Turtle 🐢 would be dope

[@sinoakoresident]

PAUL♥♥♥

[@brianhurt3271]

You should probably clean out random leaves that fall in the pond. As they deteriorate they can be toxic to fish in a small pond. A few isn't a big deal, but you don't want a lot in there. I just take out any leaves I find in mine.

[@sinoakoresident]

EARTH IS MY PLOOONET ♥♥♥

[@YardeningwithAnne]

U don't need the heater they tend to shock and or fry ur fish...they are wild they are used to cold water

[@markvillarreal7408]

Np bro there is plenty of others can't wait for the next one. Go fishing 🎣

[@six9422]

Got the wrong type of clown fish, instead of getting Nemo you got a Joker 😂 that fish a bully

[@1LoDeezydotcom]

RIP Sir Blue Gillington

[@vadym8581]

Keep making these videos

[@lahabracali]

Southern Indiana is watching 👀

[@sammyfwsh1957]

Early gang

[@_VICK_]

Yoooo…I don’t even gotta look. I already know you either from Houston OR live/lived in Houston. I can hear that Houston slang …nowhatimtalmmmbout? 😝🤘🏼🚀

[@paulplantu]

Yeah, I live in Houston. Ahahaha

[@FishTankFrank13]

Some floating plants for extra filtration 💯

[@anthonykow997]

Most heaters must be fully submerge in the water. Yours may be something different.

[@pookiehoney]

R.I.P. smaller fish 🐟

[@FreekicksAndMoreAT]

Earth is my planet!!!!

[@claywood1248]

RIP Young Blue :(

[@ericaarmstrong2963]

This is my planet

[@FABCasso]

MURDERER!! Lol jkjk thanks for keeping it 100 always

[@personalemail9187]

this pond needed some good fish. sad to see the small one pass

[@spookyduzit]

a texas ciclid should be compatable and easy to find

[@leonmhernandezsatx5123]

Get a Texas cichlid around the same size as the blue gill

[@delt19]

These videos go haaaaard! RIP little fish.

[@BRADIZONI]

RIP LITTLE GIL

[@thomaslutz4528]

How do you keep the water so clear? I've got a 110g stock tank pond that I can't keep clear to save my life. Adding plants would probably help some but the water gets green so fast I've been debating just getting rid of it all together. (Houston area)

[@Assscrackkp]

Great content my boy plantu hopefully soon I will do the same !! Thanks for the inspiration

[@XXplosiveUK]

Gudgeon fish in UK rivers do really well in ponds. As do minnows. HOWEVER...you need high pond sides to stop the fish jumping as they naturally do, they easily jump out of shallow ponds with no gap between water surface and the land. dying

[@sbkpeace.24]

Hes not in the UK though 🤷‍♂️

[@monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050]

Picked up a free 120g pond liner on offerup. Did you just bury the wire in the ground? No one shows how to run the wires.

[@anthonyquezada9693]

🔥🔥

[@jamesschug3137]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@REALG_ENT.]

You don't need to warry them fish are good with the cold water what they need is more axigen buy a bubleler pump if not you can have problems

[@bettyb1313]

They don't need a heater my friend return it get something more useful

[@monicaluna5060]

some koi fish would look awesome in there!

[@paulplantu]

It's not big enough for Koi fish and they eat aquatic plants.

[@babblingbrook3329]

Hi Paul. I am building a pond and will be purchasing a pump. You mentioned that you bought yours on Amazon. So many reviews say the pump worked temporarily. How is yours doing? Thank you.

[@paulplantu]

Mine still works. It’s been running for a year

[@babblingbrook3329]

@@paulplantu Thank you. BTW, I'm late to the party but love your upbeat, helpful videos.

[@debbie47100]

Well done looking good..but I wouldn't take animals from the wild and put them in my pond..? you can put a clay pot in there so they have something to hide in..!

[@kyarilee]

My bluegill is a bully to my speck ( crappie)

[@luzaargueta7687]

They stay in that bottom because they don't like that sun

[@hoosierbackeye]

🐟😢 RIP

[@kenfox22]

Turn your hat around and the sun won't blind you. 😅

[@paulplantu]

The brim usually gets in the way when I focus the cam through the viewfinder but you’re also right 😂

[@thehammsburglar668]

I keep a school of around 20-30 minnows in my 400-500 gallon pond for my three green sunfish/bluegill hybrids...they go ape shit terrorizing the minnows lol some national geographic shit goin on in my backyard

[@paulplantu]

Hahahaha, yeah if I had a bigger pond I’d have to go full Nat Geo with the minnows. Frogs lay 1000s of eggs in my pod that turn into tadpoles and the bluegill eats all of them over a couple weeks. Hahaha

[@1LoDeezydotcom]

Get an nd filter to see into the water

[@paulplantu]

A what filter?

[@1LoDeezydotcom]

@@paulplantu My bad a polarizing filter. An nd filter has a different feature. But yea my man. Just KZbin it & look into it.

[@luzaargueta7687]

That huk eat them

[@vintageonclub9114]

Pour one out to that fish that won’t be able to provide us with hella bitchhhhhh anymore RIP

[@rozettepeckham1157]

Stop it! I want a aqua scape pond less water fall but everyone I see that has one , lives up North. No one can answer this for me…will it attract snakes? Do you know?

[@paulplantu]

I haven't seen any snakes.

[@grow5150]

Crappie are also territorial fish but do well living in the same habitat as sunfish /bluegills. I'd recommend adding some more features for the fish to hide around such as a small stump or something if you introduce more fish into the pond. Awesome vid bro!!