Romeo Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Gidday guys, My tank's been a bit lonely for my Koura ever since she ate all the shrimp (er, who's fault is that!) - so I thought about putting some more critters in the tank to keep her interested. Since shrimp are damn near impossible to come by, I thought I might try throwing a fish or two in. I don't really like the look of goldfish, and they seem to like hanging around the bottom of the tank a lot. I've also seen some WCMM's at the pet shop and they look pretty nice, but a bit pricey taking into account they like hanging out in groups of 6+. So what else are my options? The temperature varies from around 10°c to 16°c, there's exactly 50 litres of water (80*30*30) and it's got a 180lph filter on it. My Koura's about as long as your index finger from nose to tail. I don't think there's much in terms of native fish in Christchurch either ;[. Cheers, Romeo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorkel Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Freshwater shrimp are in there thousands, no squazillions around here mate. Look in ponds, lakes, slow streams at night with a spotlite. Goldfish are bumb boring creatures, mabee not as boring as a koura thou! :-? Get some Bullies! White clouds are cool, you'll only need a pair, they breed easily, and dont eat there fry. Give the Bullies a go thou, the're even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Goldfish are bumb boring creatures, mabee not as boring as a koura thou! Not quite sure what 'bumb' means but thats a personal opinion none the less. 8) I kept about 10 goldfish with koura, white clouds, danios, hillstream loaches and shrimps.... in a 300L without problems. WCMM are awesome, awesome fish. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeous Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Not quite sure what 'bumb' means but thats a personal opinion none the less. 8) Dumb. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 bullies are great! Keeps with the native theme too Just make sure the bullies are bigger than the cray or you can have issues. I find any sort of fish are quite at risk once the cray gets to 7+ cm in body length. I noticed that shrimp are waaaay more common up north. And mroe common closer to the coast. I want a few for my freshwater crab tank sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Go whitebaiting from one good scoop you will get atleast 20 whitbait and a good 20 shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Dumb. 8) I did actually know that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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