Hi all,
(unsure what area to post this)
I am considering setting up a 6ft Australian tank have been looking at barramundi and maybe a sleepy cod what other cool aussie fish are out there???
Posted 15 June 2014 - 11:05 PM
Hi all,
(unsure what area to post this)
I am considering setting up a 6ft Australian tank have been looking at barramundi and maybe a sleepy cod what other cool aussie fish are out there???
Posted 16 June 2014 - 12:47 AM
Saratoga and murray cod
Posted 16 June 2014 - 06:25 AM
Posted 16 June 2014 - 08:24 AM
Posted 16 June 2014 - 08:30 AM
Try get bull routs from over east.
Posted 16 June 2014 - 08:41 AM
Id quite like to try a barcoo grunter with my barra if I could find one 25+cm. I'm also looking for a Neosilurus Ater.
Jules I would love to get hold of Bullrout... We've been talking about this for a while but none ever seem to come up locally and I cant find a decent sized one that anyone will ship from over east. Im hoping a sponsor might be able to help out one day. I might have to just get a smaller one.
Aussie Lungfish... Super cool but expensive as buggery and even dearer to keep for a long period of time.
Posted 16 June 2014 - 09:02 AM
bullrouts are native over east, don't think they can be bought over, I have asked several fish stores already.
can get lungfish between 600-2000 depending on the seasons, pretty sure there all CITES registered etc (as there an endangered/threatened species).
once they hit 40-45cm they slow off quite quickly, interesting and unusual fish, shame there isn't many left over here.
Posted 16 June 2014 - 11:07 AM
Posted 16 June 2014 - 11:33 AM
golden pond fish farms normally have dam selective aussie species from memory, generally most LFS could order some things and some ppl on here will help out
Posted 16 June 2014 - 11:47 AM
depending on the tank temp you could try bream or mulloway if you can find some aquaculture fingerlings
Posted 16 June 2014 - 12:17 PM
Posted 16 June 2014 - 12:24 PM
Posted 16 June 2014 - 05:10 PM
Posted 23 June 2014 - 12:40 PM
scats: awesome with barra, sleepy and archers... they will eat plants though a guy I know reckons his dont touch his swords.
gday, haven't tried the scats with actively growing swords but mine certainly don't eat older tougher discarded leaves.Recently found that they don't like milfoil either [ not generaly an indoor plant] I fed my guys a heap of catterpillars delivered on a few sprigs of milfoil from an outdoor pond, them and all the others absolutely smash the grubs but 2 wcs later[2 weeks] the milfoil is still there
sorry people not good on computers top line should be attributed to mm from a previous post
Edited by shayne, 23 June 2014 - 12:47 PM.
Posted 23 June 2014 - 12:47 PM
Posted 24 June 2014 - 08:19 AM
gday MM all doing fine mate, scats are thriving and have a fast grow rate, great contrast to the reds and silver dollars. Havent got the cod to eat pellets yet that ive noticed. my fault for relying so heavily on the daphnia/ mossie larva and the bloodworms, if it doesn't wriggle they just look at me with disdain.
Posted 24 June 2014 - 08:23 AM
HAHA, yeah they were a total pain to get onto pellet. In the end they just thought bugger it, he's not gonna feed us anything else.
Posted 24 June 2014 - 08:29 AM
Doing that now to the 1 that's nice and warm in the shed but still feeling sorry for the 4 shivering on the patio
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