Danni Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 It is illegal to breed these right?? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 315881.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Illegal to do anything with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danni Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Well, it looks like that person (unknowingly) is doing it in large numbers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Seller Comment: sorry have already been sold dont bid 10 Thats after I said what they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 why did you buy them on the sly Josh, highly ilegal to avoid tm fees :lol: the guy selling them is an idiot, he most likely hasnt sold them, but he can now be charged for doing so. winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 why did you buy them on the sly Josh, highly ilegal to avoid tm fees :lol: the guy selling them is an idiot, he most likely hasnt sold them, but he can now be charged for doing so. winner Oh don't tell anybody but I secretly enjoy buying fish that can get me sent in jail... :lol: Did you find these so called guppies in a stream or water way? http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index. php?PG=PestTaskForce If they are gambusia, you need to bag them up and put them in the freezer or kill them in another way. You will get in big trouble for selling. Also, do not release into the water ways, you'll get in even more trouble I posted that comment then he changed it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Suppose the title was Guppies before you commented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Plain guppies or minnows for sale "I'm unsure of what these fish are. I keep them in my pond with goldfish and in my tropical tank" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danni Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 No, the tile was: Guppies or minnows or something?, like he didn't know what they were, but in the text he said they may be Gambusia. I didn't think someone would sell 75 guppies for $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 typical :roll: True, was going to say it could be worse, the person could of had Gambusia as the title. Seems person probably did know what they are but didnt want to know....Some people really know how to ask for trouble huh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 No, the tile was: Guppies or minnows or something?, like he didn't know what they were, but in the text he said they may be Gambusia. I didn't think someone would sell 75 guppies for $20. Plain guppies or minnows-unsure Wasn't that the title? 75 guppies for $20 just makes them sound like bad quality ones :lol: But he was actually selling guppies for 200K+ jail time, not cheap "guppies" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 typical :roll: True, was going to say it could be worse, the person could of had Gambusia as the title. Seems person probably did know what they are but didnt want to know....Some people really know how to ask for trouble huh. Ignorance is bliss :roll: I found a t shirt design thats been banned in nz by the censorship minister, linked the new article about it to the seller. He told me the shirts too offensive to put the full design on trade me and that if i'm not 100% satisfied with the product I'll get a full refund. $75 sale is worth the risk of a fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danni Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Plain guppies or minnows-unsure Wasn't that the title? Yeah, actually I think it was, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Yeah, actually I think it was, sorry He obviously wasn't too clued up. some will also be pregnant have black bellies Minnows are not live bearers :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danni Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 He obviously wasn't too clued up. some will also be pregnant have black bellies Minnows are not live bearers :roll: Haha yeah, well I doubt someone that was "clued up" would ever breed them. There is no point, especially if you want to make money, as who would buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Haha yeah, well I doubt someone that was "clued up" would ever breed them. There is no point, especially if you want to make money, as who would buy them? Oh no no, you've got it all wrong... Plain guppies are like the best fish ever :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broms2 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 I remember catching hundreds of Gambusia and tadpoles down at western springs when I was younger in the surrounding ponds before they were illegal to keep, went back a few years ago to have a look and all the ponds were just dead black water as they have tried to eradicate the " noxious plants and fish" personally I think it was better as living ponds with plants and fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danni Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Oh no no, you've got it all wrong... Plain guppies are like the best fish ever :roll: :lol: I meant the Gambusia, not the guppies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 I meant the Gambusia, not the guppies I ment "plain guppies" like the guy in the auction, and it was sarcastic :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Awww, you guys always kill off these Koi or "Stream Guppies" auctions before I get to see them. Knock it off you bass turds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Awww, you guys always kill off these Koi or "Stream Guppies" auctions before I get to see them. Knock it off you bass turds. I'll make sure I pm you any I find before I make them public :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Awww, you guys always kill off these Koi or "Stream Guppies" auctions before I get to see them. Knock it off you bass turds. I'd say, tell us before TM so we can have a look first! My understanding of the law is: You can catch them, but you can't take them away from the stream and you can't put them back. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 we have thousands of the gambusia at our local ponds but lurking out just a couple more metres and deeper down are some other unknown fish. They do not look like goldfish or carp, haven't' manged to get a really close look. They are schooling fish of some sort about the size of a deeper bodied herring but with a stripe and a yellowish tail.. any ideas? I first noticed them, when something even bigger was chasing them and they were jumping. They will happily come in close when there is bread to be had. Plentiful Shrimp also in the ponds and eels. the pond may be brackish , not sure.. it's in a residential area but near mangrove sea inlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Big fish could be grass carp? Where is the pond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Ignorance is bliss :roll: I found a t shirt design thats been banned in nz by the censorship minister, linked the new article about it to the seller. He told me the shirts too offensive to put the full design on trade me and that if i'm not 100% satisfied with the product I'll get a full refund. $75 sale is worth the risk of a fine... off topic but pm if thats the one with the nun on the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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