K R Brown Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 FEW PICS soz im no good at photos these were best of the lot can some one please ID the plants iv'e had em tank for couple months seem do ok i will try get some more so far in tank i have x1 eel 15cm x6 mixed bullies x1 9cm inanga x30 native snails x2 tripple fin (seem to be handling freshwater algd) all get along fine tank is 300ltr lots rock work wood etc got 2 blue lights next thing i want do is try a make a tank for flounder have a long shallow tank and have been catching a heap of small ones 2-3cm range. Also stella heard you had a book about native fish where could one purchase said book please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 AWESOME! :bounce: Bullies - yellow fins.. could be Cran's bullies. You are in the right area for them too. Got any side-on photos? Hang on, a fin on top of the head.... do you mean it just has the normal two dorsals or something weirder? Freshwater crabs - there are native freshwater crabs but they are in Waikato and further north. Estuarine crabs can be found in freshwater. Good to hear there were lots of elvers. The eel population is in a really bad way. Sadly they will probably mostly be fished out before they have a chance to go and breed themselves. Flounder - AWESOMENESS!!!! Please give me detail of how you were catching these little guys. I have never seen them. The large snails with the short smooth cone shell, dark stripes on the shells, white mantle (interior) and a thin.... cat's eye thing.... are Melanopsis trifasciata. IIRC that means dark coloured - three stripes. These are neat little snails. Really tough shells. I had some ages back but cyanobacteria toxins killed them. Make lots of beautiful lacy egg sacs when moved to a new home, but I have no idea if the juveniles can survive in aquaria. This is an adult inanga, is this your whitebait? http://contamsites.landcareresearch.co. ... Inanga.jpg I needed to come down anyway this summer to check out the lake, really excited now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 try get pics of bullies they have 2 dorsal fins and a extra fin at back of head but fin triangular and sharp like an upside down triangle snails cool got 40 of em trumpet type on tank pic u posted exactlly same as fish we caught and flounder we caught 20-30 coming up in whitebait net all brown black white spotted try get pic of bullie for you buggers so quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Hmmm, not a bully then! Sounds like some estuarine thing, possibly: http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/fresh ... _triplefin or some other triplefin species. I think I have seen Livingart post pics of these sorts of gobies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 like an upside down triangle hahaha, isn't this still a triangle? I didn't think there was a top and a bottom to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 There are some bullie pics here http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?PG=nativefish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 yeah thats it a tripple fin have let em go wont last in freshwater im guessing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 no idea.... I do know they have been found FAR inland up the Manawatu River. Estaurine things can deal with a lot. Even so, PHOTOS! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Sounds like a fun trip, definately agree with Stellas cry for photo's! Speaking of which that little inanga looks like my ones. I am borrowing a fish tank to try and get some proper photo's of my fish for you all. I discovered trying to use a pyrex bowl tends to distort the picture... doh! P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 random thought: freshwater bug guy/photographer Stephen Moore takes the most amazing underwater photos where part of the photo is looking underwater and part is looking above the surface. Apparently his trick is as technical as putting the camera in a flat-sided Click-Clack container - according to him they are very good optically, just you have to be careful not to splash the camera, and have no idea what shot you have taken. Could be something fun to try in your pond (hehe I have way too many ideas for your pond!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Awesome idea! Somehow though I don't think my wife would be very thrilled... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 how do ppl get pics so clear may need better camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 hey that looks very nice! Your rockwork is interesting. Can you post a photo showing most of the tank to see how you have landscaped it? Those triplefins are cute Amazing how the general 'goby' look is just SO similar across familes, continents etc. If you are familiar with any sort of bully (or goby!) try looking up north American darters Loving the snails. Have they laid you any lacy egg sacs yet? Not sure what that plant is. Could be a type of nitella but isn't very branchy. Or is it more like a grass? My book is so very nearly printed I am so excited! It will hopefully be done by mid-november, possibly early december at the latest. I actually have no idea about the legal deal with taking flounder for aquaria. They are managed fishery, with a minimum length of (I think) 25cm. I really need to get talking to people to find out. (They are not in the book, partly because I have not seen one. Was intending to have them in a second edition eventually, but I need to find the legal status) As for photos, once I took 400 and deleted all but 50, and only had a handful of good ones from that! Bullies are good - they sit still! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 was my first try at building rock work will endevour take a full pic now post it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise001 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 hey great catch! the eel is awsome the last ones i had were only 4cm long they were so cute, hopen to get some more bubba eels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 catch heaps at inlaws farm just down road from where you are saywells heaps lil ones 15-20cm up to eating size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 couple full tank pics soz for quality 1st time at native buzz so appreciate any comments improvments etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise001 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 looks awsum i love the little eels their so cute...................... can't wait for summer gona try an catch some fw shirp too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 there last week end at onoke out buy ocean beach there a creek runs from lake we caught over 50 or so shrimp there worth a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise001 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 i dont get out much but hopfully the local rivers have some................. as i cant really go far without my ents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 OK, I am officially blind. I can't see the eel! If you get any close-ish side-on photos of the bullies I might be able to identify them for you. I hope that heater is unplugged and just there for decoration? Have you done any research on those triplefins? I have no idea how long they can do freshwater. They are probably ok but not sure if they can cope longterm. If you can't find anything in the archives maybe try posting on the marine section of this forum. Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 cant seem capture looks heap better in person i just left heater in there from demasoni yellow tank it is why have blue lights also not going but it is a hassle to take out as for tripple fins ive put em lil tank and going to realease them back dont want them to die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise001 Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 still that tank looks great a lot lighter than mine as i need to get a new bulb for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Whip Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Nice tank. I love the go-fast driftwood 8) . Watch out for earth quakes with rocks like that :bounce:. I too have wondered about tiny flounder. I hope it all works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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