kiwiraka Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Apart from being fussy eaters my five have all survived in my aquarium for about 4-5 months. They won't eat flake food though.... How's your koura? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Apart from being fussy eaters my five have all survived in my aquarium for about 4-5 months. They won't eat flake food though.... How's your koura? The 8 that I caught would only eat diatoms and sift the sand for a very long time and slowly starved until there were only about 4 left. of them another two never put weight back on, then the cat got one of the last two when they were outside. The koura died about a year ago after a long ongoing infection in it's carapace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sounds like you've had a bit of bad luck in the last year, so what fish and how many do you currently have in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sounds like you've had a bit of bad luck in the last year, so what fish and how many do you currently have in the tank? Yeah, but that is the hobby There are two torrentfish three redfin - two male* countless common and Cran's one shoe string (caught as post elver, just got colour) one giant bully then the two stars the giant kokopu and the goldspot is back in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sounds good! Are you having any problems with the kokopu eating the smaller fish now they're bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sounds good! Are you having any problems with the kokopu eating the smaller fish now they're bigger? No. unless its guppies, then there is a fight on between them and the bigger bullies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'd love to see photos of the giants to see how their patterns are developing (*cough cough hint hint*) :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I'd love to see photos of the giants to see how their patterns are developing (*cough cough hint hint*) :spop: That would mean cleaning the glass :sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 :cofn: :sage: I will wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Wow, how big is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 WOW! They look amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 They haven't been caught to weigh/measure in a very long itme. maybe about 25cm for the big one and 22cm for the smaller one? Edit: maybe 23 and 21 - 22 cm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 There are one shoe string (caught as post elver, just got colour) What is a shoe string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 What is a shoe string? A young eel.... It's amazing how slow they're growing now that they've reached 20 cm, imagine how old that 53(?)cm record holder was (is) And BTW they're looking really nice and healthy :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Any pics of the eel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcculloch Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Have you had issues with aggression between the giant kokupu ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Not really, except last autumn when the bigest female sort of played at spawning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 After 5 years of having this tank set up I've bitten the bullet and closed down the natives. After the pump for the chiller died at the height of summer and the tank hit 27 or 28 deg and losing most of the fish I kept it going with just the eel, 2 mullet, and about 5 bullies. But with the arrival of our first child I need the room that the 3 tropical tanks were using of have moved all the natives to a SS tank out side (about 300L) and are moving all the tropicals into the 400L. When We move house and I have the space I'll set up another native setup... One place we looked at would have been perfect with a concrete basement room off the under house garage, it also had a terraced garden that would have turned into a wonderful stream next to the BBQ area but the rooms were just too small... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I'm sorry to hear about this. You had a fantastic tank set up with awesome looking fish, you lost the Kokopu? Good luck with the new arrival and hopefully it isn't too long before you get back into the natives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 That's a shame hopefully youll be able to get back into them soon. Mikey: viewtopic.php?f=41&t=68792 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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