(crowd chattering)
(water splashing)
- I absolutely take 100% accountability for this mistake.
Tragedy that ensued with putting fish in with Bowser.
("Sophomore" by Ballpoint)
Good morning everybody and welcome to the vlog!
Guess what, we have some fish goin' in!
We have some fish goin' in the pond,
that is actually a pacu, it's goin' in RJ's pond.
I'm gonna explain exactly why
there's a big pacu in RJ's pond.
It's not exactly a good story,
let me just tell you that much,
but we do have a couple other fish
that we need to bring over as well.
(rushing water)
- Ooh, gosh!
All right, hold on, hold on.
Hold on there.
- [Brian] There he goes. - There you go.
Don't bite me, now!
- So there you have it, we have some fish in RJ's pond,
but I'm gonna be honest with you,
this saga started a couple days ago,
when I really wanted to add fish to Bowser's pond.
And I kinda talked to a handful of fish people
as well as some turtle people that felt that
everything was gonna be okay with that decision,
and we chose fish that we thought
were gonna be the best for Bowser's pond.
So let's go ahead, roll back a couple days,
and see how this whole saga began.
("Sophomore" by Ballpoint)
And Big Rich made it here from Ohio Fish Rescue,
thank you so much for comin' this way,
you're gettin' us fish. - Oh, no problem.
- We are excited, I know Bruce was excited,
Eric is bummed 'cause he wanted to be here
- My crew that was here, the other one at my house, yeah.
- So he might show up, 'cause he was excited.
So basically what we're doin', is he brought me some fish,
I'm actually gonna take Bowser out,
put him next door in RJ's pond for a couple days
just so that the fish get an opportunity
to kinda settle in, and go from there.
And you said that we're gonna pump some water from here
into the tank that you have.
- We'll empty the tank that I have as low as can be,
and that way we'll be acclimating them
into their water by filling it back up,
then we can move them from their water to their water.
- Right, and the whole idea is not to shock the fish,
we want 'em to have a good time,
so I'm excited to see what Rich brought me.
It's gonna be absolutely epic,
but for now, we're gonna take Bowser out,
get him next door, and get this thing goin'.
(rushing water)
(groaning)
- Okay, so we're just gonna put Bowser in here real quick,
just to transfer him next door.
And then we'll go ahead and transfer him next door,
again we're gonna put him in RJ's pond,
but they lived together for over a year.
Now we have this pond basically set
so that we can put the fish in.
I just want the fish to acclimate, get used to things,
and then when we put Boswer back we should be okay.
The fact that Bowser has never eaten a live fish
and that we keep him really well-fed,
I've talked to a handful of people that feel
pretty comfortable in the fact
that we shouldn't have any problems,
but we're gonna keep a really close eye on it,
'cause obviously we don't want the fish to get hurt,
we don't want Bowser to do anything silly.
So for now, take Bowser next door,
and start to work on these fish.
To make matters a little bit more complicated,
we're actually about to open at The Reptarium,
so we're gonna have people in here,
we're gonna be working on the fish tank,
we're gonna be doin' stuff,
so it's gonna be a little bit chaotic,
but it was the only time that Big Rich could come up
so I was like, "Oh my gosh."
And like I said, I'm gonna put a link in the description
to his stuff so you can show him some love,
I mean he's donating these fish,
he's driven all the way from the Cleveland area to do it.
So, I'm excited to get this pond alive with fish,
it's gonna be really cool, but gonna be challenge
being the fact that we're open to the public tonight.
Definitely a little unorthodox
when it comes to opening up today,
but let's just go ahead and do it.
All right guys, we're good to go!
Watch out, don't kill yourself on the hoses,
we're just gettin' some fish in but come on in guys!
How ya doin'?
How's it goin' guys?
Hi, how are ya?
How's everything goin'?
Welcome, welcome, welcome, how's it goin'?
So the fish have acclimated to the water,
which was basically half the water that Rich brang,
and half the water from Bowser's tank.
So we are ready to start movin' a couple fish,
first one's. - Here's a Redtail.
- [Brian] It's a Redtail cat, look at that.
Oh, I love that, it's such a beautiful fish!
Okay, here we go, sorry guys!
(crowd chattering) (rushing water)
First fish!
Oh my god!
Oh my god, that is so epic!
Oh my god, that looks so good!
Next one is, oh an Albino Oscar, right?
- [Woman] Yup.
- [Brian] Oh, that's gonna look really pretty in there.
Oh my gosh that's awesome.
(tail slapping)
- [Rich] That's a big boy!
- [Brian] Oh that's a big ol' pacu!
(crowd chattering) (rushing water)
- [Brian] Oh! (laughing)
Wow!
Wow, look at this, oh my gosh!
I'm excited!
Lori, what do you think, is this cool or what?
- Yeah it is pretty cool, they're huge!
- [Brian] Oh my gosh, look at this.
- I wonder if the other little guy
is gonna come out or stay hidden! (laughing)
- [Brian] Look at that!
Oh, I'm lovin' this!
The Alligator gar, I'm excited about this one.
- [Big Rich] Oh, he's feisty.
He's feisty.
(water rushing)
- Now this guy will float at the top
and take care of all the top area
and stay away from the bottom area.
- [Lori] Oh, wow.
(water splashing)
- So there it is.
Big Rich, man, thank you so much, brother.
I mean. - Oh, no problem brother.
- This is incredible, I mean,
it just again brings life to that pond, you know?
- Yes. - It's like Bowser's amazing.
- Whole lot more life. - But he just kinda sits
there, so, and again we'll see what happens
because I think that the fish are gonna really
kinda be a cool addition to The Reptarium.
- These ones, I think, can get along with him.
- Exactly, and we wanna definitely be safe.
We don't want any fish to get hurt,
we don't want Bowser to do anything silly
so I don't know, lemme know what you guys think.
I'm excited, the water's a little bit shaken up
because of all the craziness but once this clears
it's gonna look so cool.
Oh my God, another awesome thing added to The Reptarium.
So excited about this.
It's a crazy busy night, I know I always say that
but trust me, I couldn't even get to my camera
for about three and a half hours
'cause it was so crazy.
So, the water here is definitely a little silted up
just from all the movement and stuff like that
but the fish seem to be settling in really good,
they're all cruising around, it's awesome
to see it like that so we're gonna let this
kinda calm down for the night.
I think then I'll actually end this vlog tomorrow
so it's all cleared up so we can actually see
these fish but, absolutely incredible.
I've been wantin' to get fish for this pond forever.
It's cool to finally see these guys in here.
Look at that, that's crazy.
Certainly the pacu are unbelievably active.
The catfish is underneath this log right here,
the oscar's in back, the gar is over there
in the corner just hanging out.
So we'll keep an eye on these guys
and again I'll kinda give you the update tomorrow
if that's cool with you.
And this is where the vlog kinda turns sad
and again I didn't know if I even wanted to share this
'cause I feel horrible about this
but I don't know, maybe someone will learn
from my mistakes.
But basically a couple days after we set the fish in,
things were looking good, last night we decided
to put Bowser back in his tank and we watched him
for a couple hours, everything seemed fine.
Again, talking with as many people as I could,
everyone felt it would be okay,
not to mention we actually had live fish
in with Bowser in RJ's pond
and he never did anything to 'em.
I mean, never ate even one of 'em.
And the fact that he ate frozen all the time,
we kept him really well fed, we thought
that there was a good chance that they would be okay.
Well, sure enough we came in this morning
and unfortunately the oscar and the catfish were eaten.
He had actually eaten them.
There was no sign of 'em at all.
I mean, we didn't see him eat 'em,
there was just no fish.
They weren't in here, so we know that that happened.
So, what we did is we decided we were gonna move
the fish over to RJ's pond, hoping that RJ doesn't hurt 'em.
We're gonna keep a close eye on them
and if anything happens there,
then we're gonna just have to back to Ohio Fish Rescue
with the fish and drop 'em off.
But, I mean, I'm stressed out.
I'm bummed out.
Eric was devastated.
We're all devastated here and again I wasn't sure
if I wanted to share 'cause I know some people
are gonna beat me up, like, I can't believe you
did that to the fish.
Listen, I thought it was gonna be okay.
Everyone else I talked to thought it was gonna be okay
but that doesn't make any excuse.
I am extremely bummed out about it
and by the way, just so you know,
we did the same thing that Rich did,
we took water from RJ's pond,
put it into an enclosure with some of Bowser's water
so that they could acclimate again.
They seem to be settling in good over at RJ's pond
but again we're gonna keep a close eye on 'em
but that stinks.
I just so wanted to have a fish tank
with a bunch of fish.
So, now, obviously we can't put fish in with Bowser
but maybe, again, maybe we can do some sort
of a fish tank over here.
I'm not 100% sure, so, again,
something that seemed like it was gonna be so cool
so that when kids came in they
could see the fish goin' around, you know,
maybe we could even feed the fish.
Now Bowser is gonna have to live without fish.
But I do wanna put something else in with Bowser,
maybe some other snapping turtles.
I'm not 100% sure 'cause the tank just isn't alive
without those fish.
I'm so bummed but I promise I will keep a very close eye
on what's going on at RJ.
Not only do I want the fish to be okay,
but I want RJ not to stress out too.
Again, if it doesn't work out,
we'll just go ahead and get these back to Ohio Fish Rescue.
So, again, guys I hope that you don't judge me too harshly.
I am sorry for your fish lovers out there.
We're fish lovers too, we're animal lovers,
and I absolutely take 100% accountability for this mistake.
I really thought it was gonna be okay,
especially the size of the fish
and I was completely and utterly wrong.
So, I apologize to you guys
but I did wanna share this crazy experience with you
and just kinda tell you what happened
because I wanted to be honest,
so, there it is.
That's the saga of the fish and the tragedy
that ensued with putting fish in with Bowser.
Eric, man, I am so sorry.
I know that it was a total, you're a fish lover.
- Oh, yeah, yeah. - [Brian] Oh man.
- No, I know. - [Brian] What a bummer.
- What a bummer, it's, oh man.
It's, we took the risk but I mean,
I really thought that Bowser would leave 'em alone,
he's a super picky eater, he's, you know,
he's on a special diet but you just never know.
You never know.
- [Brian] Yeah, it just stinks and again I know
that Eric took it hard because he's a fish lover.
He keeps fish, he's really into the whole thing.
Again, I am too, I mean, I used to keep fish
when I was a kid.
It's never good to see anything not go the way you want.
I mean, those fish were so cool.
Again, we were able to save the ones
and get 'em out of Bowser's pond
and hopefully it goes well with RJ.
Again, we'll kinda reassess this
and if things don't work out, as a matter of fact,
Eric wants to actually start a pond at his house.
- Yes. - And maybe
take the fish. - Yes I do, oh my.
That would be so cool, man.
And Mary's a little hesitant and we're runnin' outta room.
You get these 12 by 12, you pop a little pool,
fill it with some water, you just get a garbage can,
put your medium in there, run your water through
as a filter, good to go.
- [Brian] Exactly.
Well maybe this'll be the tipping point.
Now you have some argument with Mary saying,
listen we need to take those fish.
- Get 'em in their own home.
I think this is a home run, man.
- I think it's a good thing, I think it is.
'Cause I'm not just worried about the fish,
I'm also worried about RJ.
I don't want him to get stressed out at all.
Either, obviously, we do not want that to happen.
So, again, we'll just kinda take this a day at a time.
Whaddya say we switch over to some positive things
'cause like I said, I am definitely bummed out.
I'm havin' a hard time kinda gettin' outta
this funk of making the mistake with these fish.
So, I figure we'll start with some really good news
which is that Ben and Jerry are doing so much better.
I had mentioned that it had lost some weight,
we were a little bit concerned about the runny stool,
well, I also highlighted when I let Ben and Jerry
out last time that the stool was looking good.
So, now they've eaten a handful of meals,
have been passing perfectly and are starting
to gain weight again.
I think we're probably a few weeks away
from really seeing it beefed up like it was before
but it's definitely on the right path.
So, rather than just dwell on negative things today,
at least share with you how happy I am
about Ben and Jerry.
And, by the way, I'm gonna put Ben and Jerry back
right now and the first thing I'm gonna do
is lock the cage because we don't need
them out and about again.
Another thing that I'm extremely excited about sharing
with you with good news is, is that the closed beta
is about to launch when it comes
to our reptile breeding game called Reptile Tycoon.
So, I want you guys to go down to the description,
there's an email link that you can send your email
if you want to participate in the closed beta.
It doesn't cost you anything.
It is completely free.
We want your feedback.
Now, keep in mind a couple things,
you have to put in that email if you have an iPhone
or if you have a Google or Android
type of phone because it depends
on how you actually play the game.
We'll follow up with an email that can tell you that stuff.
And keep in mind, also, that
this is just a shell of the game.
It's just the functionality of the game.
So, it's not gonna look the way it looks
when you're playing a closed beta.
We just want you to play it so that you can give us advice
on, wow, I wish that you had this feature
or oh this feature didn't work as well as I thought
or hey, what about adding this?
And we'll take your ideas an we'll incorporate
that into the next version that will be the open beta
where everyone, not just the invites,
like we're gonna send to you guys,
but everyone can play that and then we'll refine it
and ultimately launch it.
Gonna be amazing, I cannot wait to share it with you guys.
So, again, I will pin a comment
with the email as well as put in the description
the email that you can send to if you wanna participate
in playing Reptile Tycoon for,
say, the next two to four weeks in the closed beta.
Pretty awesome, huh?
Takin' a break.
Kinda hang out here over at The Reptarium
and show you guys something I've been doing
almost every day.
And that's a little enrichment for my buddy Toothless.
You know, I want him to be like Albus when he gets bigger
which means that I wanna have him out running around
and kind of exploring the place.
But, he's a little bit small right now
to just let him on the floor and let him run around.
So, most days what I'm doing
is I'm spending like a half an hour,
sometimes even 45 minutes, just with him
on this turtle barrier right here.
He just walks around.
He'll climb up the pillar a little bit
and I'll let him just kind of explore.
I think it's a good way for him
to just get out of the cage enrichment.
He is such an amazing animal.
You can see, there's absolutely no fear in him.
You can just pet him, he'll hang out with you.
As I sit here like this, he'll often times
just climb up on my arm.
Sometimes, he's on my shoulder.
With an animal that's as smart as Toothless and Albus,
it's really important to give them a tremendous
amount of enrichment, so, I just hang out here.
It's an amazing thing for me because I love
just watching and interacting with this guy.
And, again, I think that it is just habituating him
for being an amazing animal, even better than Albus is
when it comes to people.
He is so cool.
And I'm gonna be honest with you,
like I said, I didn't know if I was even gonna release
this video 'cause I was concerned about fish people
being really upset at me for a really stupid mistake.
I hope that that doesn't happen.
I am sorry to anyone that's offended by my ignorance
in making the decision, thinking
that Bowser was gonna be okay.
Again, I took the most educated path.
I was wrong and I feel horrible about it.
With that said, I'm ending the vlog here.
Tomorrow, it's gonna be a better day, I promise you that.
Please be kind to someone today
and I promise I will see you tomorrow.
("Sophomore" by Ballpoint)