willyp123

hey mate, i actually just bought it and picked it up - sorry

how much? I know someone keen to buy one

A tank with a bluegill should be flowing way to fast for a crayfish - clearly that wasn't fast enough, because a cray shouldn't be in bluegill water

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I'm gonna have to agree with kiwiraka, in future you should consider not taking them and just appreciating them being there - maybe focus on breeding commons or crans?

You should probably make sure that you know that they the right type and that you can properly house them. You often seem to take a large amount that can't be kept together with them thriving and it's not good for them - maybe stick to a few species rather than all of them?

How strong is the flow? When you catch fish how often do you take them?

It certainly be an interesting case, I'll try grab some pictures of her when I get home.

Stable at 17deg c (I bought a Chiller)

Male hasn't claimed any territory and there's been no obvious spawning behaviour so I think that's somewhat unlikely

Hey guys, my female redfin bully isn't looking to happy - I think she had a mild case of fin rot which i seem to have sorted by salt dips however she looks to be breathing somewhat heavier than she should be and she has a couple of scales that appear to be coming off. She's also somewhat lethargic. She's in the tank with a decent size male redfin (who probably isn't helping the situation), but he's probably the only real aggressor in the tank and they generally don't associate - any tips on helping her out? Never had this issue with any of my other fish. Current plan is to get her in a medicine tank, what should I dose it with? Cheers, WillyP

Hey man, no need to get angry - he's just looking out for the native wildlife - just like we like to do. He's wanting to make sure that the fish are looked after the best as possible - and sometimes that's just not possible in a tank. He does make a point though, you should really think about whether you should or shouldn't take fish from the wild. I have a rule that I decide what fish i'm going to take before I go. When I go trapping for bullies, I decide that if i want bullies, i'll only take 1 bully for 5 that I find. So if I catch 10 bullies, i'll take 2. That way you always ensure there are plenty still in the environment.

Far out man I've had similar things happen to me in the past - it's always pretty disheartening Also, don't recommend doing 50% each day - i'd do 50% today, 20% each day for 3 days and you should be sweet What do you still have?

Far out man, that's really sad - really feeling you at the moment - i'd be devastated if that had happened to me Just got my chiller today so hopefully I can keep it cool

Also cool to get some bullies in the same tank Also - if your calcium levels and water hardness are all fine, you can collect the moult and dry them and collect them

Probably not one available, but most of us can probably help you out - You're going to want a decent cave like the following images, keep in mind that they will be difficult to clean well without taking them apart - so design one that can fit a siphon in or be easily reassembled. Keep in mind my tank is 160L, this is the minimum cave size you should have in any tank for a medium sized koura. You're also going to want a reasonable size tank - at least 40L (for one medium sized koura). Your gravel should be reasonably small (2-5mm) and pH inert, backgrounds aren't necessary, but I have one simply because it looks nice. Now - once this is all done you'll want ideally a HOB filter or trickle on the top. These are good because they spread oxygen all around the tank - especially important for bottom dwelling fish and invertebrates. Once the filter has finished cycling you can introduce your koura - keep in mind they do moult, so salting the tank mildly isn't necessarily a good idea. They are very sensitive to standard dechlorinators so you should have a rain water barrel to buy spring water to carry out your water changes. Keep an eye on the tanks pH, you don't want it less than 7 - otherwise their exoskeleton may become week. Now for feeding: you're going to want to have a supply of leaf litter from a local stream - my suggestion is to collect a bunch in one go and freeze it and drop 3-4 leaves in once a week. You can also feed them vege wafers that people feed catfish, you should also put a protein source - i alternate between beef heart and live worms - live worms are great because they take them out of your hands. Occasionally (like once a week), add a raw almond, this a great calcium source for their exoskeletons and after a few days you can remove it. Always remove any uneaten food, especially meat, before they rot.

Also how big is the tank?

Hey guys, Would there be problems with using a chiller that was previously used for a marine set up? Cheers

Hey hey, i'm pretty keen to help - i'm located in Albany, couple of good spotlighting places - happy to show you my tank some time as well - just PM me

Hey guys, From my understanding our freshwater shrimp have a marine stage of their life cycle. However recently i've been finding populations of shrimp in landlocked areas. One recent population was above a large water and weir - I dont think they can climb a large waterfall like that so i'm left a bit confused. Any ideas on landlocking shrimp?

They are awesome indeed, and they do when stressed apparently.

Unfortunately not, i'm really keen to get some too

The use of a dye to stain the whitebait is quite interesting, I hope this is published on the NZ Freshwater and Marine Journal, would be keen to read the study

Actually to be fair, all my banded populations are either quite inland or above migratory barriers, and inanga populations not so much - so that would make sense.

That's interesting, I know all the banded areas i've found haven't had any inanga, that's quite interesting.