Sam Newman Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Hi Everyone! Great to have found this site. I was browsing the web, researching farming Koura in Aotearoa and came accross this forum. Last night I harvested a few from a stream up in the bush for food and found a few beauties. :happy1: Then I put them in a tank and they look so happy, I had to concider breeding them. I sent an email asking permission from doc, so will see how it goes. Cheers. Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Welcome! Solid name you got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 welcome aboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 G'day boss, nice to see another fellow Northlander join up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Thanx guys. Real nice of you all. I am having trouble uploading my avitar. Any tips please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Resize it to 140x140 (Or smaller) In MS photo manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 No worries, I did it for him and PMd it to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 No worries, I did it for him and PMd it to him Good boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Good boy. It's one of the few things I'm not bad at Let's hope he can find the PM, it's not too obvious really :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Welcome! There is a fair bit in the archives here about koura. Being in the far north you might also want to look into cooling tanks! Mine have been getting far too arm today. Keeping them is legal, and they can breed in captivity (if they don't eat eat other first!). Actually farming them would take a bunch of permits and red tape. There are two koura farms in NZ I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 hi & welcome from whangarei. i see your a possum hunter, i really enjoy getting rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Thanks Sam. I will give that a go. Cheers Stella. I had an idea to build a big cage with fine mesh and sink it into my little creak in the shade. It has fresh running water and silty mud for the Koura to sink into if it gets too hot. Do you think that'll work? There are a few naturally living there already but they don't grow as big as the ones up in the hills. Maybe if I feed them. I used to sit and feed the kokopu. Havn't seen them for a whyle but they're probably there too. I must have a look. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Here is a picture of one of my new friends from the stream in Takahue Sddle Rd. G'day boss, nice to see another fellow Northlander join up Awesome mate. Where abouts are you and what aquariums do you have? I have a fishpond outside. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted December 19, 2010 Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 We're in Okaihau and we have a number of tanks, not too many though. This is from another thread: 1 x Ar126 (currently planted, no fish) 2 x Ar380s(one empty, son's got one) 1 x Ar620(hospital /quarantine.......hopeful Congo biotope with lone Elephant nose fish when we've fully stocked other tanks) 1 x Ar850(east Asian biotope) 1 x Ar120(Amazon biotope) 1 x Sunsun 3ftr(Terrarium....3 green and golden bells) We may also look at turning a trough into a little pond at some point that is in the garden where we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2010 Very nice guys and cool that your just over the hill. We had goldfish in a trough. They did well for about 10years then they started growing lumps. When we found Big Red floating, we tried moving the others but they didn't make it. I think someome may have washed their hands in the water with something toxic on their hands or it could have been a disease. I have had my little pond (4mL X 4mW X 2mD) full of fish, I had Orandas, Selestials and a variety of Commets but they have all died exept for about 6 medium sized Commets. They have breed in the pond before and been quite happy, perhaps it is too hot. I have Abasinion bananas and a couple of lillys for shade. maybe not enuf? They are friendly. If you sit by the edge, they come up for a pat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackishtank lover Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Welcome :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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