carznkats Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Does anyone know where to find live ones? I've been told near the estuary but have no idea where to go. I'm looking for them for my seahorses to fatten them up. Thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Lower styx near northwood Cam river new motorway or even near bridge in Kaiapoi Can river up near motorway (where all the crashes happen near kaiapoi/pineacres turn off) hth Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Or in the freezer - you can buy them in frozen packs from 'Biosuppliers' if you just want them for feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carznkats Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Yeah, already feed them frozen ones, but they prefer live food, and I want to fatten them up. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurfs Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hey Bubba Gump, How's da shrimpin biz going??? How are your SH's? I'd try those spots aforementioned... but just my 2cents, it doesn't need to be a big river, any little tidal creek/estuary leading out to the sea is worth a try. I like to find a nice bend with some slow water; it seems the juveniles collect there en masse.. skim with a small net, just ankle to knee deep, right along the sand or gravel bottom. Ya might not see em until you've scooped em up and put some specs on! I don't feed live anymore because they were getting too spoiled & that is ALL my SH's wanted to eat!! I still do flash freeze them and add them to the storebought, as a treat, which really seems to trigger their appetite and they will fight over the choice wild ones (SH candy!! ) , but also suck up a lot of the 'not as nice, store bought' in the process. I think they like the "sparkle".... Here is a link that shows the net size I like to use--> http://www.syngnathid.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=wc&Number=51055&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carznkats Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Thanks DJ will try looking for some when I have some free time.... :roll: am currently renovating at the moment and all my spare time is taken up, not to mention need to go xmas shopping :evil: I lost one of my boys to a bacterial infection he got... he was the one who was refusing to eat the frozen food. I had to force feed him as he was refusing food, he initially seemed to get better, then once he got tail rot his condition went down real fast. The other two are doing well and one of them just loves the water bubbles, sits there hanging onto the pipe when he's not looking for food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Oh Shiht Carznkats I am really sorry to hear you lost one of those guys. Hope the rest are going OK Do youthink you will be getting any more soon? Hint Hint. Did you have a look at where I suggested? Hope all those tanks going well. Red shoulders doing very well and colouring up nicely Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurfs Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Ohhhh, Sorry you lost your horse Glad to hear the other 2 are OK Yes, it is a hectic time of year... you must be a glutton for punishment :lol: renovating as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemsfun Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I go to the wet lands down Anzac Drive Brighton..I will be going tomorrow If you want to hook up and I show you where to go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carznkats Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Well I've finally found a source of mysis shrimp (Thanks littlemsfun ) Went there last night and found thousands, not to mention some more glass shrimps. So my seahorse is very happy about getting live food and is alot more active hunting and not so much sulking! Sadly not long after I lost my boy the wee girl came down with the same thing, and even with force feeding her (which she absolutely hated), and treating her with furan 2 she went down real fast. But since then the tank has stabilised and everything is fine now, not to mention I finally bought a chiller (thanks organism). Just as well what with the temperatures we have been having....the homemade chiller just didn't have enough guts to keep the temperature down enough.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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