June 2, 201016 yr comment_374994 My little brother fished some random 'guppy' fish out of the creek at the end of our road in a butterfly net. He is keeping them in my old 10ltank and feeding them this free sample fish food from our local pet shop. Do you have any idea what they could be? They are about 2-3cm long and grey, thats all i can tell you from what i have seen of them..... I will post a picture of them later. (waters to murky right now) Report
June 2, 201016 yr comment_374997 i can almost guarantee they won't be guppies.. they will be gambusia.. an illegal pest fish - you must not keep them nor return them. You now have to destroy them,. sorry! Report
June 2, 201016 yr Author comment_374998 i didnt expect them to be anything, he just asked me to find out what they were... Thanks. Report
June 2, 201016 yr comment_374999 Same fish by the way - gambusia are also known as mosquitofish Vicious things they are too! Report
June 2, 201016 yr comment_375000 they do look like female guppies except that their dorsal fin is set further back than a guppy. They were brought into NZ as mosquito fish because soldiers thought they were going to get malaria here! there are fines if you are caught breeding them or releasing them.... and yes very aggressive. will even turn on each other! Report
June 2, 201016 yr Author comment_375002 Woah. I just googled them. I think brother is feeding them to our cats... Cruel, maybe, but hes a 12year old boy so..... Thanks everyone! Report
June 2, 201016 yr comment_375057 Woah. I just googled them. I think brother is feeding them to our cats... Cruel, maybe, but hes a 12year old boy so..... Thanks everyone! Better feeding them to the cats than him being sentenced for it, I think it's up to $200K and/or 5 years in prison. Also...Hahaha, Another, "Hey I found guppies in the stream!" Report
June 16, 201016 yr comment_377861 Those things are nasty. Fish keepers with big fish should be given permits to use them as feeder fish :lol: :lol: Report
June 23, 201016 yr comment_378966 they do look like female guppies except that their dorsal fin is set further back than a guppy. They were brought into NZ as mosquito fish because soldiers thought they were going to get malaria here! there are fines if you are caught breeding them or releasing them.... and yes very aggressive. will even turn on each other! There is a trader on TM who I bought a plant from who had a tank of these he was breeding... not sure why tho Report
June 24, 201016 yr comment_378996 i used to keep those things when i was a kid. apart from the illegal part they make great first fish. they are free, not fussy about food or water chemisty and are interesting to breed. just the problem of what to do with them when you want to move on! Report
June 24, 201016 yr comment_379000 There is a trader on TM who I bought a plant from who had a tank of these he was breeding... not sure why tho You have to be careful that you are not confusing leopard fish for gambusia as they can be similar to the untrained eye and leopard fish are legal.. Report
June 24, 201016 yr comment_379072 ar they sorta like cockabelly? or are they cockabelly? cause i remember that when i was little i used to go to lake wairarapa and catch the little fish out of the stream that connected to the lake back then i didn't even have a tropical tank so now that i think about it these things that i call cockabellys (my parent told me that name) do resemble guppies. :lol: Report
June 25, 201016 yr comment_379073 ar they sorta like cockabelly? or are they cockabelly? cause i remember that when i was little i used to go to lake wairarapa and catch the little fish out of the stream that connected to the lake back then i didn't even have a tropical tank so now that i think about it these things that i call cockabellys (my parent told me that name) do resemble guppies. :lol: Cockabullies look nothing like guppies other than both being fish. Report
June 27, 201016 yr comment_379434 You have to be careful that you are not confusing leopard fish for gambusia as they can be similar to the untrained eye and leopard fish are legal.. well, I asked him what they were, and he said "mosquito fish" .... Report
June 28, 201016 yr comment_379453 Gambusia are often referred to as mosquito fish and are illegal. If he is selling them on TM then someone needs to know Report
July 2, 201016 yr comment_380179 he is not selling those on TM, pretty sure he is just breeding them for his own amusement. Report
July 17, 201016 yr comment_382959 You have to be careful that you are not confusing leopard fish for gambusia as they can be similar to the untrained eye and leopard fish are legal.. well, I asked him what they were, and he said "mosquito fish" Leopard fish are illegal? Gambusia is illegal for sure? .... Report
July 17, 201016 yr comment_382965 well, I asked him what they were, and he said "mosquito fish" Leopard fish are illegal? Gambusia is illegal for sure? .... Leopardfish are legal. Yes, Gambusia are illegal for sure. That's like asking, "Are you sure theft is illegal?" Report
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