*NO PLANTS* DISCUS AQUASCAPE - UNREAL TRANSFORMATION AFTER 1 YEAR 

Big respect for this video. As a person who built his channel on aquascaping, I was not expecting George at all to focus on fish more than the aquascaping and post a video about it to us. I did the same with my mbuna cichlid tank. Fish are my main focus. And other tanks are for my imagination to aquascaping. Many thanks George sharing this particular expertise with us

Those lemon tetras are mesmerizing! They are the fish equivalent of a lava lamp.

Not many fish can manage to be the main focus of an aquarium, but discus can. Every single discus hobbyist started with a fully planted tank, but the experts move to a bare bottom or hardscape approach to optimize for fish health. Some may decry that the tank doesn't look 'natural', when in fact their actual biotope is devoid of green. Great job!

I'm so glad for you and your discus fish. They look so much happier, and you sound happier when you talk about them. It's a great set up, and the contrast between the gorgeous fish and the simplicity of the hardscape is gorgeous.

This tank is gorgeous! I appreciate your honest reflection on this whole situation and working through to a lovely solution.

I think this is a beautiful example of learning and honesty. The hardscape is beautiful and the discus look amazing!

This video is pure Gold, discus keepers like me had always learn this just like you did, by try and error. A lot of ppl always try to go with the planted-discus tank, but is just not maintainable in the long term. Seeing a big aquascaper like you coming out with the humble honest truth is awesome, educational and show us that you are always open to learn and do the best for plants and inhabitants . kudos !

Looking amazing! Congrats on being strong enough to accept you needed to change something. Really appreciate you showing this!

So happy to see both you and the discus finally thriving mate! Great to see, thanks so much for this update video.

Amazing transformation! Truly less is more...the minimalism of this display hides the skill involved in the placement of the wood, it might look 'just thrown together' but knowing George, the angles, the way it flows, all the subtleties of making hardscape 'work' was something he spent time thinking about and trying out. The fish look wonderful, the discus have coloured up and the tetras are active in a way I've not seen on any of my visits...in short, the fish appear to be thriving.

you are so right, they look much better now, fabulous. The tank and fish looks magnificent, congrats. Happy for you and for your beautiful fish. 🤗

This is awesome. So glad they are thriving now and that you are also happy with the scape.

The shoaling fish just POP! Beautiful. I had considered cardinal tetras but yours are bigger and faster. Love it.

mind-blowing, thanks for taking the chance and learning from the experience

Thank you George, I feel in love with your planted discus and waved to follow suit, now I've really learnt something. I think this set up I is even more gorgeous.

Such an inspiring video, George. Great that you were not afraid to make such drastic changes. Some of us hold back to much because of fear of unknown and I know I’ve lost a fish or two because I was stuck in my own way. Kudos man. Tank looks almost surreal with the lemon tetras against the black background. Thanks as always for sharing the journey.

Gorgeous Tank! So glad the discus are looking better.

Stunning, absolutely stunning George.

Beautiful tank. I like the simplicity of it. Great job! Respectfully, Marty

I'm no expert on discus, but these ones are exactly what I love about them! I think your experience is sooooo good and teaching, thank you so much for sharing that with us! As you said I think it's all about what you want to focus on, when you want to create an ecosystem or when you just want to showcase a fishes beauty ;)

What an amazing looking tank. The Lemon Tetras add so much to tank. Beautiful!!!!!

Good stuff George this video shows growth and strength and I am here for it.

This tank is now absolutely breathtaking! And for some reason I feel a little bit like crying. This is one of the reasons that I have such an enormous amount of respect for you. Something is wrong, and you fixed it. And then you made a beautiful video telling everyone that you had made a mistake and that you recognized it and gave us the steps that you took in order to correct it. You gave credit to the advice that you were given, and you did it all beautifully. So much respect ❤

A very good decision to change the aquarium. I think I wrote a comment on your first Discus video about food, Co2 and a high oxygen level. But all these things don't count when people start with a lot of enthusiasm into the discus hobby, but as time goes by the process of understanding discus starts and we change how we care for these fish. Welcome on the maybe never-ending journey of keeping discus! I have Corydoras, which are schooling very well and some L333 in my 720l Discus tank as well.

Fantastic transformation! Well done.

I just loved the way tetras are enjoying... Their lemon color is also an outcome of a best tank set up

Wow, this is such a helpful and worthwhile video…it’s one thing to read a description of darkening fish and read all the potential factors…it’s totally another to SEE the change. Also, hats off to you for cutting back the plants soooo much even as a trial run. My tanks are quite jungle like because it pains me to cut the plants. 😂🤣. Thank for your sharing this. It’s such a valuable learning experience. (And those lemon tetras are such a unique and beautiful choice!!) Never thought one of my favorite tanks would have no plants…

A very courageous decision George. It goes against what your heart tells you. Respect to you for sharing . You’re always a wealth of info , ps just baught ur book 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼awesome!

This is gorgeous, well done !

Believe it or not, this may be one of your best works. Impeccable editing as well.

I‘m absolutely in love with this tank now.

Finally I can say it looks absolutely breathtaking 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Beautiful discuss coloration! Love the schooling behavior of the tetras.

Looks so beautiful!!❤️

Thankyou George we are waiting for our tank to be delivered .The video has saved me a lot of planting and pain your tank looks great and will model ours on it . Geofff n Lesley

What a beautiful aquarium!

What a beautiful tank great job 👏🏽

Very well done George, you took the correct step at the correct time, congratulations for yr wise move, good to know that you are also a fish lover. Great job. 👍👍🍀🇵🇹

Beautiful and elegant... it's amazing to see the schooling lemon tetras 🥰

Extraordinar! I'ts the most beautifull & simple discus thank y ever see. Congradulations!

Just beautiful ! thank you .

The fish colours look amazing 👏 tank would be a pleasure to look at as the fish are the main attraction. Thanks for the videio george

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Wow! What a difference! It looks so alive! The colors are amazing and the schooling fish brings a great movement to the scape! Yes very simple but soooo effective! I am happy you have found the right changes with this discus setup! As a aquarium hobbyist, I know it effected you before and during the process to fix the situation and the results are truly amazing! Awesome job George! Love the setup and it really POPS!

What a beautiful setup. If course, the discus are beautiful, but those lemon tetras add that wow factor. Thank you for the video.

Wow! I know the discus are the centerpieces, but those lemon tetras are amazing!

George...i absolutely understand how you are feeling. I have recently started focusing on the fish aspect of the aquarium...and my goodness the rewards are so satisfying..i had always thought an aquascaped tank was where a fish would feel most comfortable in. But i was wrong....its all about the water quality.

George, thanks for sharing your journey on this aquarium. Your original planted setup inspired me to set up my own discus tank. But my research convinced me that I shouldn't do a heavily planted tank, and maybe not even substrate. So I have a 120 gallon with a slate tile bottom, and some wood and rock. But I couldn't resist plants altogether, so I do have some epiphytes on the wood. My Stendker Discus are actually arriving today!

Wow 👏 George you shocked me 😲 But now discus tank look amazing 👏 discus look absolutely different.

Great results and yes this is beautiful even without the plants great choice with the bright substrate everyone's color is popping 😍. Its nice to see even profesional scapers can ditch plants and CO2 for the hardscape only tank great work again love the result ..

I cant belive i am going to say this but this is one of the most beautifull sterile aquarium i have ever seen in my 36 years of life . Just amaizing George ...

Wow! The fish are gorgeous. The tank looks good. Nice wood.

Really important video. Thanks for sharing your fishkeeping lessons so honestly. Love the new look of the Scape. If you feel like mixing it up at some point later botanicals are always awesome in discus tanks (and Biotope correct). Big respect!

Stunning! Love the tetra's behaviour...

Well done George! Can't be right all the time. Takes a sensible man to listen to others sometimes. As many of us know, they look so much better in their natural lighter setting. I love my plants but the Discus sell the show most of the time on their own.

A very good change, right on the point 👍 The tank looks natural and the fish look much better. regards

awesome set up

Looks a great deal like the DiscusTank on Aquatic Concepts. Both are very beautiful!

I just ordered a waterbox 4820. I'm going to set up my first discus tank. I also heard that they don't care for co2. Your video just answered a bunch of my questions. 🙂

This is a very 'Joey' style scape and the results are 'absolutely phenomenal!'

I needed this video. Thank you

WOW even with no plants your video is still very processional looking, thanks George for bringing and videoing this crystal clear nice discus tank the previous plants could have hidden bacteria effecting the discus fishes or at times discus fishes get effected by internal or external unseen parasites? which might cause the discus fishes to go inactive, yes very worrying indeed and the bare tank is a nice scape as well and also a nice large lemon shoal of fishes as well. And super nice discus fishes as the center piece fishes as well, hope u can add more fishes in the the future as well. cheers and looking forward to your next excellent video and a nice video there as well as usual cheers George

Well done, it's amazing

The discus look so much better - but those tetras are mesmerising!

it looks super clean now with just really nice timber taking centre stage . healthy-looking discus and one big single shoal of smaller fish is a great combo and what ill be going for. really stylish . i wonder what a frosted back section with lighting might really make the discus pop although the pure black back does work nicely.

Guess what im considering doing now..... Looks awesome mate. Hope the family are well.

Its beautiful and kind of ADG-like, i like IT a Lot and looking forward to follow the progress

George: “how can I showcase this six pack?” 😂😅

Beautiful aquarium. Well done! I keep both aquascapes (emphasis on plants and hardscape) and aquariums (emphasis on fish) although elements of both are integrated into all the tanks. In my mind they are different hobbies, or at the very least least require a different mindset even if some of the underlying skills are shared.

Amazing tank

Simply Beautiful 🐠

Wow just stunning

Great job, beautiful fish and tank. I found mine didn’t like ferts and a lot of co2. Now, I don’t fertilise and run lighter co2 , still have excellent plant growth and happy discus.

Wow the change... the colours on the Dicus and the lemon tetras actually now look yellow. Even without the plants the tank is stunning.........

Very nice, I’ve been thinking to go that way as well with a discus tank!!

loved this set up ... i am planning to replicate that with my 90 gallon tank ... thanks for sharing bro !

Oh wow this is the best discus tank!

Love it!!

I’m so in awe and inspired by the beauty of this tank. Thank you for sharing your discus journey, especially for those of us who aspire to keep this beautiful fish one day.

George, I started my Discus tank one year ago using this same concept with a limited amount of Anubis and Java Fern. Very similar style. The lighter bottom was the key and I knew that setting it up. Love the new look in your tank...beautiful! I would love to see a group of 5-7 Corydoras and perhaps a pleco as a cleanup crew Cheers Mate!

Looks great

This is really beautiful, although there are no plants, perhaps they are not needed here. Good job. You are an expert in your field.

Fabulous transformation 🥰 the Discus are magnificent but those tetras✨🥰💕

Beautiful discus

George..really glad about your honest opinion..,even when I started out having discus I started out having a planted tank but didn’t work out now I have a bare bottom tank with epiphyte plants only and just the hard scape and I am really happy coz the fish a dping really good ..George I am no expert but there some runts in the discus group and rather skinny it will be really good if treat the whole tank for internal parasites with API general cure and deworm the fish then they will put on some really good size and even their color will improve drastically.,like I said I am no expert but I think that’ll work .. anyways cheers mate the tank looks really great …

Them lemon tetras look awesome, really nice tank

All I can say is wow that looks awesome!!!!

Fantastic George. Have a peaceful day. Cheeri-O! - Little Bobby

I love the schooling lemon tetras.

Looking awesome ❤❤

Just really beautiful, I think I have just made my mind upto do a discus setup in my 90 gallon Fluval aquarium

So beautiful. Love your vids.

I love a good planted aquarium, but sometimes the fish deserve to be the focus of attention. The transformation in your fish is truly staggering. They look stunning!

Thank you for this!

Beautiful tank. It's nice knowing the shrimp survive in there too I wanted to put some in my tank.

stunning discus

Those lemon tetras are something else 😍

Beautiful tank I think I like it more then when it was planted I’m thinking of doing something similar with geophagus tapajos

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What an interesting transition! You always think that fish will be healthier and more active when they are given lots of cover, it’s so interesting to see how this case is the opposite!