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!!!
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!
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.
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 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.
@@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?
@@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.
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.
@@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
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.
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
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 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!
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?
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.
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?
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.
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!🐠🐡🐢❤️👍
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.
nao entendo inglês mas consegui compreender todo o vídeo pelo sentimento que dividimos em comum pela paixao ao aquarismo! obrigado por esse belo vídeo!
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
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
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.
Greta video, George. Thanks! I've been doing a deep dive into Korean religion & philosophy this Summer for a course I teach. Now that I know that there's a fish street (There's on in Hong Kong, too; future video??), I need to go to Seoul!
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
This place must be supported with love because 40 years man… without massive digital marketings and also in Korea (much smaller population) I imagine that would be difficult.
Unfortunately, you missed some of most important places like ‘Sang Aqua’ in Gimpo, a biggest freshwater fish shop in Korea and ‘Aquagargen’, very big and awesome aquascaped cafe in the city.
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.
Hey! thats a spearow, characterized by its tall stature, brown body, and pale red wings. Its underbelly is beige while possessing a bright yellow plumage on its head. It lives in the same habitat as its well known cousin, pidgeottoe
Yow george! Goodday! Why not try to go here in the Philippines and check out the LARGEST pet store here. The Cartimar in Pasay City😊 i bet you’ll enjoy it. Thanks
Having traveled a lot of the world - I personally found it clear people have very different 'standards' re animals and even food. We are NOT all the same! xx
My heart and mind are being tortured from watching this video. I so love fish aquariums. Sad thing is, where I live there are no more pet stores where you can buy fish.
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!!!
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!
- Thank you for that ! 😊❤
Extraordinary
You should go to Cambodia
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.
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
Where would be a good place to browser for aquairum or even look at Aquascaping scene in Seoul?
@@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.
thank you for this comment
@@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?
@@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.
The conditions that these birds are kept in is absolutely heartbreaking
동감해요, 아직 한국에서 야만적인 모습이 많이 남아 있는 거리입니다.
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.
its for temporary holding the animals they would have to spend wayyy more money to house them.
Not just the birds, literally all the animals Asia doesn’t have that good animal rights, they put betas together and had dyed fish
@@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
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.
Get a life
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
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...
Wow, what's the street's name?
@@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!
What's a mortar? Besides a firework? Or an explosive?
@@AA-zv6yo What do you mean by mortar? You know the little cannon that soldiers carry.
네 지금 청계천 수족관 거리는 거의 대부분 없어진 상태라 보면 됩니다
온라인샾이 발달하면서 오프라인 매장은 문을 닫고 있는 추세라 보면 되죠
George always falls of the face of the earth for months, then respawns in a crazy place 😅😂
next hes gonna be in north korea
3:22 The golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus), also known as the Chinese pheasant, and rainbow pheasant.
Red golden pheasant and golden pheasant
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
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?
I have gold pheasants
@@DustinMaier-c2e
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.
I grew up going to this area while living in Korea, this brings back so many memories! thank you!
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
I appreciate the fish pet store tour videos, thanks, however the birds could be housed better. That was a golden pheasant in the beggining
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?
I would’ve go there, only to see this beautiful shops!!!! Loved every moment of your video 👍🏻🇬🇧
Wow, the variety of fish and stunning aquascapes in Korea's fish stores are amazing! Definitely a must-visit for any aquarium enthusiast! 🐠🌿
with the cow fish, my head literally was like „oh, hi cheese“
thank you Taylor 🫠😂
RIP Cheese
rip
Which youtuber had that fish I used to watch them back in the day
@@YUNOstopRaging do you mean Taylor Nicole Dean? At least she’s the one I’m referring to 🙈
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.
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!🐠🐡🐢❤️👍
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.
Location please
Cool tour! What a variety of critters and tanks!
Love this video. Thanks for taking us around the world 🌎
I’ve seen this place in a dream only now am I seeing this is a real place
The shop with the old school racks also have lighting that takes me back to when good petstores were in malls etc.
nao entendo inglês mas consegui compreender todo o vídeo pelo sentimento que dividimos em comum pela paixao ao aquarismo! obrigado por esse belo vídeo!
Finally a new video🎉🎉
The fish are very well kept, but the birds are in such small cages :(
and the giny pigs
These fish are not well kept
What wonderful presentation!! Keep up the great work!
I started to like the fish because of you. I just want to say you have the beautiful eyes I have ever seen
وااااو. المحل روعه عجيب 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼🇰🇼
looks like i have to go to korea now
I’m a huge fan of your vids Bobby
Really enjoy your videos bro i like how show the prices of the fishes 👌 👌
오호 한국 오셨구나 유튜브 잘 보고있습니다 청계천인가요??
서울인 것 같아요.
청계천 맞음ㅇㅇ
It’s so sad to see the conditions that some of these animals have to endure 😢
They’re lucky we ain’t eaten em 😏, we gave them a home. A forever home 😐
😢😢
Hey I just saw myself at 1:40 that was unexpected 😂
You have a Rainbow Pheasant. If taken care of properly, they make excellent companions. Always get a pair vs just one.
Finally some fish content!!🎉🎉
대박!!! 한국에 방문 하신걸 환영합니다
So many beautiful animals. Loving the video. :)
Super su ribice..bas volim da gledam 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊
Is that the MrBallen intro music at 7:00? 😂
Lol yes it is lol
Absolutely
lol I was thinking the same thing! Gotta be uncopywritten free music
at 3:22, that's a golden pheasant. gorgeous birds!
3:27 damn I was about to say that but I guess you beat me to it 😅
That frog enclosure was truly beautiful! Love how that place treated the reptiles felt the most humane.
Bro in Korea you have to visit AQUA GARDEN shop in the Living Center dpt store near Suwon.
Welcome back!!
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
Amazing videooooo! Thank u for the tour
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
Thanks a lot! I haven’t seen such things like before.
Those peco racks are awesome.
Thanks for visiting Korea!
I was there 35 years ago, it looks like conditions have improved quite a bit!
Geaorge, nice window shoping in Asia bro!
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!
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.
What are u talking about.. what ate what?
The platinum angels defo have my heart, how beautiful!
The fish are really good and extraordinary.. greetings from fellow goldfish breeders in Indonesia
If your still there you need to check out Aqua Garden in Lotte Tower
Pheasant gold and red
Exactly!
I live like 10 minutes from here. funny seeing you here lol. hope u liked it
Greta video, George. Thanks!
I've been doing a deep dive into Korean religion & philosophy this Summer for a course I teach.
Now that I know that there's a fish street (There's on in Hong Kong, too; future video??), I need to go to Seoul!
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
Neon Gecko is so pretty 😊
This place must be supported with love because 40 years man… without massive digital marketings and also in Korea (much smaller population) I imagine that would be difficult.
And there is this 8:09
Wow i wish i could visit these stores and that cafe 😅
Unfortunately, you missed some of most important places like ‘Sang Aqua’ in Gimpo, a biggest freshwater fish shop in Korea and ‘Aquagargen’, very big and awesome aquascaped cafe in the city.
welcome you to Hong Kong, you will see the similar street like this as well!
My idol I have copd 30 years old and thanks to gorge I get to see the world of corals
George! Go to the Philippines, Cartimar Pasay, Aqualand Alley. There's a ton of cool fish and exotic animals shops there.
you can also take a tour on the Philippines, do island hopping and sea the diverse aquatic life of the country.
I would love to go to Korea! Enjoy :)
1990年代の地方のショップはこんなんだったなぁ、懐かしい！
Where was i when this was shot.. Wooooow!!!! 😎
amazing pet shops!
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.
Hey! thats a spearow, characterized by its tall stature, brown body, and pale red wings. Its underbelly is beige while possessing a bright yellow plumage on its head.
It lives in the same habitat as its well known cousin, pidgeottoe
Looks more like a roadrunner to me
Oh… you got me 😂🙌👌 good one i just remember now 😂
Yow george! Goodday! Why not try to go here in the Philippines and check out the LARGEST pet store here. The Cartimar in Pasay City😊 i bet you’ll enjoy it. Thanks
Now this is how The Aquarium store is like here in Sngapore also! This is how Aquarium stores aught to be!
Brilliant video George
3:22 - Red Golden Pheasant, next one is the yellow variety.
Bro where u been 😢😢 posting after long time ….
Anyways good to see u back
Love from Pakistan ❤️
Amazing tour, thank you.
That would be so cool if the last store ended up coming to Aquashella in the future!
Dawn seeing those massive fish cooped up like that is sad
I just searched his channel yesterday i thought why he wasn't uploading now today he is. IRONIC
BTW this video is awesome! Thank you
Great video 🎉
The chicken/parrot is a golden pheasant 👍
Come on, friends, visit the Parung market in Jakarta, Indonesia, there are lots of ornamental fish
Having traveled a lot of the world - I personally found it clear people have very different 'standards' re animals and even food. We are NOT all the same! xx
The bird that you thought was half parrot /half chicken is a Golden Pheasant also known as the Chinese pheasant, beautiful bird
The mrballen intro is crazy 🤣
Good to hear from you George! 😀
Lol the background music around 7 mins reminds me of the background music Mr Ballen uses in his intro.
You must be visit pasar Jatinegara Jakarta Indonesia, i recommend sir
My heart and mind are being tortured from watching this
video. I so love fish aquariums. Sad thing is, where I live
there are no more pet stores where you can buy fish.
Awesome prices and amazing fish😂😂❤❤
Superb❤
you should visit VIETNAM market places sometime, there are a diversity type of fish here
First ❤
hey George! Go to the Philippines and visit Cartimar!!!
note - what you describe as toad stool corals are actually sea anemones. as the former produce a calcareous base per polyp!
You have to go to Indonesia, because there are lots of amazing fish shops there