yarimochi Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 So I found these fish in a feshwater spring near takapuna beach that comes (probably) from lake pupuke. They seemed to be able to sruvive in the sea water that flooded a near by rockpool but also seemed to survive in a fully freshwater stream. They are very silvery and look like a herring or sardine or something. They are in my native tank and are doing just fine. Can someone please ID em for me? Horrible photos, they are incredibly fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 can't really tell from photo, are there eyes yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplecatfish Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 My guess is yellow eyed mullet Aldrichetta forsteri as well, but as a second possibility I'd say the grey mullet Mugil cephalus. I've got yellow eyed mullet in my pond (with inanga and bullies), they eat algae with a shaking-head movement, (typical head banging westie fish :lol: ) . Sometimes they'll eat bloodworms and tubifex. They won't live in freshwater permanently so I'll have to release them where they came from one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 right purple one that was where i was heading or yarimochi has rediscovered the grayling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 a friend read an article recently that mentions an much older source talking about spreading grayling several inches thick on the ground and ploughing them in as fertiliser.... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: All of 25 years before they were last seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 a friend read an article recently that mentions an much older source talking about spreading grayling several inches thick on the ground and ploughing them in as fertiliser.... :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: All of 25 years before they were last seen. wow really?? and people wonder why they're not around anymore..... :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 probably lost through deforestation and introduced trout some believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 thats cool, could you post a pic of yours mystic? I wanna see what they look like when bigger before i invest in a saltwater tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 i thought they would of had blue eyes being a yellow eyed mullet and that :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 i thought they would of had blue eyes being a yellow eyed mullet and that :roll: umm ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 umm ok snookie is talking about the extremely rare blue eyed yellow eyed mullet only sighted once in whangerai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 after finding an unusual looking toadstall , any way going off topic sorry :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 i too have trouble engaging my brain before i put my mouth or fingers in gear, back on topic YELLOW EYED MULLET can take a wide range of salinity and water quality though not for too long an extended period, usually the last fish to die if the tank goes off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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