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I'm looking for critters to put in my upcoming reef tank, and while researching, I stumbled upon the Gumdrop Coral Croucher, and I reckon that I'd love one or two in my tank. But upon further research, I've found nothing about them being for sale in Australia I know they have been kept in Aust, as shown on Reefing the Australian Way, but nothing else, especially here in WA. Does anyone know where I can get some in Perth? Also how much would one typically fetch for?

Ok I got two more nightfish that also got sick or injured.

 

 

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The small one appears to have abrasions on its side (probably ammonia burn, hence the water change done in response to this)

 

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The adult is the one that worries me. It started off with a fungus on its lower lip (probably after a wound from ramming into something in the tank), then the fungus disappeared but the wound got bigger and just this morning, I found that the whole lower jaw was split in the middle.

Not sure if this is the right forum to post, move this thread if needed.

For anyone looking (and probably failing to find) mangrove propagules for sale in Perth, Ocean Reefs Aquariums has got quite a few of these rare little buggers for $50 each, a little pricey but not surprising considering how uncommon they are.

Awesome catch, mate. It's pretty rare to find lampreys so far north, I'd expect them to be much more common down south.

Indian almond leaves will release tannins, which give the water a yellow-brown tint. If you don't like the colour, you can run carbon on the tank and the tannins will disappear. Tannins are actually beneficial for fish and even encourage breeding in some fish, eg bettas.

After a couple days down in Collie, I can confirm the presence of western Pygmy perch, western minnows, smooth marron, swan river gobies, Redfin perch and rainbow trout in Wellington National park. Also noteworthy is the absence of Gambusia, which is always awesome. Many of the Pygmy perch are unusually dark, some nearly jet back, with no patterns. Additionally, they are larger than I've ever seen, a few were 5-7 centimetres long, one was even around 8-9 centimetres long.

All species were found in abundance and in multiple sizes, save for the Redfin perch, which was only sighted once.

ohhh, I get you now, so pretty much just look but no touch? got it, mate, I'll think about it.

Roleystone has got tons of Gambusia, as well as western minnows, mussels and marron.
 
Araluen has western minnows.

Bannister Creek has shrimp, gilgies, pygmy perch, pearl cichlids, gobies and gambusia.
 
Kent Street Weir has shrimp, gobies, gambusia and pearl cichlids (I've also caught a fish that, now that I think about it, reminds me of a western mud minnow, though I doubt it was one).

 

Maybe time to get us pleb hobbyists involved.... Look at the Murray and Mary River Cods.... bred in captivity - ensuring that the wild populations are free from the brink of extinction.

And the Lake Echam rainbow - though easy to breed, but still some hobbyists kept the gene pool alive on them.... just a couple of Aussie examples of how it is possible to keep a species from extinction by using the knowledge and abilities of non-governmentalised public.

 

There should be a push for a proper controlled breeding program while the gene pool of salamander fish still exists... lets now wait for the last puddle.

 

Not just for salamanders, but the other protected natives could benefit from such a program.