preacher Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Thank you Hellen for letting me use your tank! It was a bit of a mission getting these, what started out as a simple catch and photo ended up with a Galaxidd jumping out the tank and a shrimp escaping into a pool of water at the bottom of the garden (I had to wait till I came home from work at 11:30pm to catch him). Lots of fun though! Heres a shrimp... What I assume to be an Inanga... And I believe a pair of Common Bullies... Which Stella has now identified as Crans Bullies! There were some photo's of a tiny 1.5cm Koura and a pink finned Crans Bully but they didn't turn out well. Shame. I have the day off Wednesday and I hope I can get some more for you. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 That is one fat looking shrimp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 nice fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Thank you Hellen for letting me use your tank! It was a bit of a mission getting these, what started out as a simple catch and photo ended up with a Galaxidd jumping out the tank and a shrimp escaping into a pool of water at the bottom of the garden (I had to wait till I came home from work at 11:30pm to catch him). Lots of fun though! Heres a shrimp... P. Your shrimp is pregnate! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Very nice fish !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Very nice! Your shrimp is indeed pregnant. Your inanga is indeed an inanga. Your common bullies look more like Cran's to me. The head profile seems wrong for commons. I vote Cran's female due to the dent behind the eyes (Cran's feature), blunt head and uncoloured fins (male feature). This is good though - we know you have a male Cran's, and being non-diadromous.... Cranslets! How long ago did you last put shrimp in there? Interesting that she is carrying. All looking very healthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 I suspect it was probably carrying eggs when I caught it. None of the shrimp have been in the tub at the bottom of the garden for more than a couple of months. Some barely weeks. Awesome, great to hear on the Bullies. I called them Crans at first but changed my mind (doh!) I have a larger one that is definately a male (pinkish/red tip on the dorsal fins) but the picture was too fuzzy I thought they were Inanga, thats cool. They will be in the pond a year in December and all but 1 are roughly 12 cm long. Strangely the smaller is about half their size, not sure why its been in there as long as the others... There is a tiny Koura in there too, thought hes only slightly smaller than that Shrimp. I have the day off on Wed. I may be able to get some more shots then. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Very nice. I like the pics of the Inanga. I have some but they are awful to try and get decent pics of. Just wont stay still for me in my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hehe, yup fast little critters aren't they. Goodness knows how many photo's I chucked in the trash on the PC. I just kept taking shot after shot after shot and sorted out the best ones. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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