blueether

I would be willing to bet that there is already 10 or more beehives within 1000m of your place (might be slight less with the golf course/race track). You would be surprised at just how many urban beekeepers there are.

Not that keen on the LED head torch that I have (Cyber-lite), is bright and all but there is just something I don't quite like about the way the light plays on/in the water... the same thing that makes LEDs so good for that sparkle in marine tanks? I think a kit thread is a good idea

Don't be Cruel - The King

One look at the hair was enough?

How did Dr Charles put DJ Pauly in a chair?

Stella, I think you described it quite succinctly "weird mottling" Yes thanks for the pics :happy2:

I can see why they wouldn't be interested in native fish: small, drab, colourless that all ways hide... Small: Drab: Colourless: Hiding:

If your happy and you know it

welcome I must say that my inanga are not so polite as yours

Post those pics, always good to see more kokopu. Stella should be along soon to pass comment on the fish, and who to contact... This past week I have found a good population of shortjaws, spotted about 12 in a 300m of stream, sized from 10cm to well over 20cm.

Happy Days [The theme song to the TV show] - Pratt & McClain

"The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley

shrimp :facepalm: Paratya curvirostris

I believe that they die at about 26/27 degrees, but have never tested this although I did have two in my bug tank for months and that was often at about 25 deg

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Any one up for a good kitten huffing session then?

First fish we spotted, decided to play hide and seek: Second, again big and fat: Third, a bit smaller, same fish as in the second photo in the OP (was in the same hole)? Fifth and sixth, spotted together. These two were more orange, like the ones I thought were banded the other night...? P3200063 by blueether, on Flickr Didn't get pics of the forth and last fish, the last was in the same pool that the large trout was in the other night.

So, went out last night and spotted a few more, all shortjaw kokopu. Going by the colour the ones that i spotted the othernight could have all been shortjaw as well. Two of the ones lastnight were as big as the 20+cm one fron the other night. This stream has good fish stocks in it. Photos to come I also went back to my normal stream and found shrimps, some 150km from the sea.

I siliconed the airline on as the netting fabric was getting cut... I'm too cheep to buy another net, and it is easier than re-attaching the netting after each second or third time out. You can see a few holes in the second pic that are now safely under the tubing. I'm about to head back to this stream with a waterproof digital camera :happy2:.Will have a look a bit further up stream, then head a way down stream out of the bush cover if I have time. I wonder if I'll see Koaro

We saw about 8 Kokopu in about an hour (and a very large trout, maybe about 3kgs). I would say 6 were shortjaw. I have siliconed some (split) 5mm airline around the outer edge to stop the net rubbing in the rocks/bottom, about the only improvement that is needed to it

Just back from a productive night out spotlighting. Only saw 2 eels and a single koura but much to my delight found a stream full of shortjaw kokopu with a few banded in there as well :happy1: :happy2: Shortjaw about 220 - 230mm long Another shortjaw, about 120mm Another shortjaw? about 130mm Next time I go out I think I'll have to borrow my dad's waterproof camera.

This in its self could be the (a) problem. when you clean do you clean the current filter as well? Too much of a clean will mean that the tank never cycles thus never gets into a balanced state. There is a really good stickied post about cycling tanks, could be worth a read. What sort of filter do you have at the moment? Any real plants? What fish are in the tank? What size is it? Etc...

Wow, that does look nice. I dont think I have the patience to do that sort of setup.

I wish I could find a stream with Kokopu in it around here. I know that there should be banded, giant and short jawed kokopu around-a-bouts, just have to find them... /me keeps looking