30 replies to this topic

[jack]

i thought it would be a good idea to start thread seeing how much interest there is in natives and new guinea fish

my list currently consists of: a very interactive agro spangled perch, some wc m. australis which look like the ord river variant but they aren't from the ord river, a trio of m. pygmae and some peacock gudgeons.

so, what are you keeping?

[Managuense]

Praecox Rainbows, thats all hey.

I did have Boesmani and Incisis Rainbows a fair while ago

[Brett]

The only natives I have are P. mellis (Honey Blue-eyes)

Brett

[4x4xfar]

I have an Eel Tail Catfish and some Westen Rainbows all localy caught.

I also used to have some spangled perch but they are way too aggressive!

[Graeme]

I keep a few Australian and New Guinea natives.

Havent bred them all yet but I am trying to work through the list.

N.G.

M. Boesmani
M. Preacox
Tateurndina ocellicauda ( peacock Gudgeon )
P. furcatus

Aust.
M. duboulayi ( kangaroo creek )
M. fluvitalis
M. pygmaea
M. trifasciata ( cato river )

R. ornatus ( blue form )
I. werneri

P. gertrudae ( cadell river )
P. mellis
P. tenellus

Mugilogobius platystomus
Ambassis sp NT ( glassfish )
Denariusa bandata ( pennyfish )
Craterocephalus cuneiceps ( murchison hardyheads )
Psuedogobius olorum ( swan river goby )
Hypeseleostris compressa ( empire gudgeon )
Mogurnda mogurnda

and Jack, if you kill those pygmaea.................................


Graeme

[karl32123lrak]

Hey,

Well I don't know the scientific names for them all, but I'll do my best.

I've got:
Barcoo Grunter
Golden Eeltail
M. herbertaxelrodi (Lake Tebeka)
M. splendida splendida (Eastern)
M. boesmani
M. duboulayi
Hypeseleostris compressa (Empire gudgeon)

I also have white cloud minnow which I got told were natives but I'm pretty sure they're actually from China

[sajica]

My list..... Where to start.....

Rainbows
Mel. nigrans (No locality)
Mel. trifsciata "Goyder River"

Mel. herbertaxelrodi
Mel. kamaka (I think WAY more prettier then the Goyder River Tri's)
Met. praecox

Chilatherina bleheri (females only- Male MIA)

Pseudomugul furcatus
Iriantherina werneri

Other...
Empire Gudgeon
Firetail Gudgeon

[Arcturus]

I've only just started getting into native fish, but so far I have.....

Archerfish

P. signifer (Pacific Blue-eye)

M. lacustris

G. incisus

Hypeseleostris compressa (Empire gudgeon)

-- Ben

[jack]

nice lists people keep them coming

[jack]

there has got to be more than that

anyway i got meself another spanger hes as crazy as the other one iv got there about 5inches long

[Cicolid]

We have a colony each of :-

Melanotaenia Boesemani, M.parkinsoni, M.praecox, M.herbertaxelrodi, Glossolepis incisis, plus some unknown species.

These are all in the community tank so if they do breed the fry won't last long.
Also growing-on a trio of Rhadinocentrus ornatus but probably going to sell them as the tank is a bit overstocked.

Col

[bentaz]

G'day all

We have:

-northern purple spotted gudgeon
-empire gudgeon Hypeseleostris compressa
-barred grunter
-speckled goby
-eastern rainbow (ross river)
-mouth almighty
-red claw
-river swimming crab

still trying to catch:

-snake headed gudgeon

maybe next week end lol.

[sydad]

Currently keeping:

Australians:

Melanotaenia pygmaea (these are probably my favourites)
Melanotaenia trifasciata (Goyder River and Wonga Creek morphs)
Melanotaenia australis (Keep River)
Melanotaenia sp. (Utchee Creek)
Melanotaenia maccullochi (Cairns)
Melanotaenia splendida inornata (Yirrkala)

Pseudomugil mellis

Rhadinocentrus ornatus (2 colour morphs: exact location origins uncertain)


New Guineans:

Melanotaenia maccullochi (New Guinea)
Melanotaenia praecox
Melanotaenia boesmanni
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
Melanotaenia lacustris
Melanotaenia kamaka
Melanotaenia lakamora
Melanotaenia sexlineata

Chilatherina axelrodi
Chilatherina fasciata (Lake Wanam)
Chilatherina bleheri

Glossolepis wanamensis
Glossolepis sp. (Red-eyed Tiger)

Pseudomugil furcatus

Syd.

[Spud91]

Currently only
Pseudomugul Furcatus,
Mel. Trifasciata 'Goyder River'

Plannning on natives for my new planted tank soon.

Glen.

[Cicolid]

I only have a few species now as I am cutting back .
The ones I do have I will be selling in the near future.

M. Boesmani
M. Preacox
M.parkinsonii
G.incisis

Plus several other species.

Col

[MR NATIVE]

here is my list

45cm golden perch
20cm mangrove jack
15cm barred grunter
15cm butlers grunter
35cm bass
12cm bartail grunter
60cm shortfin eel
50cm swamp eel
12cm red scat
12cm silver scat
20cm pignose turtle

FISH FOR SALE
3* 15cm mangrove jacks
12* 5cm red scats
8* 7cm silver scats
4* 12cm golden eeltail catfish
20* 8cm manton ck splendida
13* 5cm nigrans
1* 12cm roman nose goby
60* 5cm pacific blue eyes
8* fly specked hardyheads
12* 8cm archer fish
there is quite a few more as well will add them later cheers
shannon

[mosl1]

hi all
here is a few fish i have.

mangrove jack x1
barra x1
eel tail cat x2
tandanus cat x1
salmon tail cat x2
black bream x1
sooty grunter x1
murry cod x1
ghost knife x1
saratoga jardine x1
silver scats x2

still looking for an eel and maybe even a turtle to go in with that lot.
if any one has any ideas of what looks good and does not hide all day

[jack]

good to see alot of the big stuff being kept.
mosl1 are they all in the same tank?

[mosl1]

hey jack

they are at the moment, thats not to say they will be in the future. they are only about 6 to 10cm except for the sara which is 15cm.
they are living as friends at the present but only time will tell they are all growing very quickely. i have a couple of other tanks ready to go if i need to split them up.

luke

p.s. if any one noticed the ghost knife is not a native its brazilian i think.

[jack]

hope it works out for you. just keep an eye on the saratoga they have a tendency to turn when you least expect it. over night i have seen fish of the same length get torn to pieces by saratogas.

yeah did notice that hahaha