19 replies to this topic

[walks]

Hey all, changing my tank over to salt in a month or two, and ideally I'd like a jack :-) if anyone has good intel on gettin one of these rippers in my hot little hands id appreciate it ;-)


Walks

[tha_krust]

arent mangrove jack an estuary fish? dosnt that mean they start off in fresh-brackish water then go to salt, ive seen them in both? anyway i may be able to help if your willing to pay the air freight from karratha

[fish]

yeah, I heard they start off in fresh water then go to brackish water, am also looking for one myself

[tranced]

they are available but not cheap!!

[Buccal]

MR NATIVE in Campbelltown NSW sells native fish as business, aquarium and aquaculture supplier.
Also seen them time to time in city barn Malaga.

[fish]

yeah, have been ringing up city barn every week to see if they have gottne one in

[Buccal]

Why not the two of you go halves in shipping, just google the full info of mr native I gave.

[Sarah Jayne]

they are available but not cheap!!

!!!

[tha_krust]

i work in karratha and have them on an end of a line every RDO..or is that illegal or something? (as in catching them and shipping to perth)

it would be cheaper than importing discus...hhhhmmm ..... i'm having an idea

Edited by tha_krust, 25 February 2011 - 10:56 PM.

[Bowdy]

Ship them Back krust make yourself some money

[Kieran]

Topic moved, wouldn't want to ruin the discussion for future people needing this info

Mr Native is a member here. You can find him here [clicky].

The last contact details he left were to call or text Shannon on 0415802653 or email mr_native@y7mail.com

[fish]

it's expensive to get it over here

[Buccal]

The Murchison river in Kalbari are packed with juvies, so if you go for holidays that way!.

[fish]

have sent Mr Native an email

[Buccal]

M Jacks always plentiful.Patterning, colour varies in location.Queensland types much more attractive than
W.A jacks.Top eating to.

[fish]

I wont be eating the M jack, to expensive

[walks]

The thought had crossed my mind to just go home and catch a couple haha but im Pretty certain ya need a license to take live fish from the ocean/water sources for the purpose of selling or keeping as pets haha otherwise everybody would be doin it and shot wouldnt cost so much haha I've never seen any of the jacks from over east, however the estuary jacks I used to catch in Carnarvon were reddish brown with blue streaks, where as the open ocean jacks I'd catch whilst fishing off the boat in coral filled waters were a more vibrant red with brighter blue streaks. And I agree, they taste bloody Awsum and put up a huge fight!!! Haha

[tranced]

if your allowed to catch it and eat it, then you can keep it too, if thats what u wanna do

[ice]

Remember you can only keep it if its size, wouldnt wanna get caught with a bag full of undersize jacks...

[tha_krust]

oh, i just remember where ive seen some..about 2-3 weeks ago theres a little place down in baldivis it more of a pond place but inside they had 2 little jacks and a hand full of baby barra's..lotus blossoms i think its called, i would call first, you dont want to get all the way down there and theyve gone. i'm going back to karratha tomorrow and i'll suss out the logistics of bringing some back its gotta be easier than importing stuff from thailand...


better yet http://www.perthcich...showtopic=39887

Edited by tha_krust, 28 February 2011 - 09:43 PM.