Sam Newman Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Hi. Does anyone keep Gambusia (mosquito fish)? Would they get along with goldfish? or would they eat goldfish eggs or be eaten? CHEERS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 They are an unwanted organism and cannot be legally kept. They are also pretty nasty fish and are not as useful at irradicating mossies as often claimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 as alanmin has said, they are unwanted organism in NZ and if you have some you must get rid of them (not release though). Nasty fish anyway and would probably have a go at your goldfish and most certainly eat the eggs. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 What's wrong with guppies? :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Nothing wrong with guppies. Now, stream guppies you caught in the stream behind your house... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 The ones that sell P and stolen TVs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I think some1 is getting Guppys and Hippys mixd up. I don't think Guppys would sell your TV to buy P. I was hoping to catch the Gambusia to make fry to feed my fish. I ended up going eeling tonight as my mate died yesterday and smoked eel would be appreciated. Caught a dozen eels and what I think must be a Rudd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I was hoping to catch the Gambusia to make fry to feed my fish Guppies work just as well and are actually legal... viewtopic.php?f=11&t=49746 Just a thought..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Thanks Joshlikesfish. What kinda Guppys? Poecillia Reticulata? I here you can get fancy colours? Can you get albino guppys? What about Red Platies? Do they live in similar conditions to Gambusia? Could I breed them in a trough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 What about Fathead Minnows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 You could probably breed guppies in a trough during summer I'm not sure of the species. They are guppies as far as I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 26, 2010 Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I think some1 is getting Guppys and Hippys mixd up. I don't think Guppys would sell your TV to buy P. It was a cross-thread joke. Illegal implications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 I know SamH. My post was meant as a joke too. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Whyle out trapping guppies, I caught a few Gambusia. Not sure what I'm supposed to do with them as they were a by catch. I was targetting Guppies. Am I supposed to put them back? Am I supposed to kill them? and if I kill them, What am I supposed to do with them once they are dead? If I accadently catch Gambusia, Am I allowed to feed them to an Oscar? What a dillema!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Kill them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I found this site very helpful... http://www.nzfreshwater.org/thumbnails/gambusia.html should answer all your questions from there Freshwater Fisheries Regulation 1984 Section 64 (a). No unauthorised catching or keeping of certain fish (amended). No person shall, except with the prior consent in writing of the acclimatisation society for the district within which it is proposed to catch or keep the fish and except in compliance with such conditions as the society may lay down: (a) Obtain or keep in captivity any live sports fish or any mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis) or catfish or brown bullhead (Ictalaurus nebulosus). Conservation Act 1987 26zm. Transfer or release of aquatic life. (1) No person shall transfer live aquatic life or release live aquatic life into any freshwater except in accordance with this section. (2) The prior approval of the Minister of Fisheries shall be required for the following: (a) The movement of live aquatic life between sites in which it already exists. (b) The movement of live aquatic life between the islands of New Zealand. (3) The prior approval of the Minister of Conservation is required for the following: (a) The transfer of live aquatic life to or the release of live aquatic life in a new location where the species does not already exist (including the transfer of a new species to or the release of a new species in an existing or a new fish farm). (b) The transfer of a species of live aquatic life to any land or water managed or administered under this act or any other act specified in the First Schedule of this act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Do I have to club them or can I kill them with an Oskar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 :happy1: you could just put your oscar on a leash and take it for a walk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Don't even joke about it LA. :nilly: You never know if that is really an option.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Take it for a flop, close enough to a walk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Instead of doing this one thread at a time, here are all the introduced fish that live in NZ streams that you CANNOT possess, breed, transport, release, sell, breed etc etc etc: brown trout rainbow trout sockeye salmon Chinook salmon Atlantic salmon brook char mackinaw gambusia perch koi carp silver carp orfe rudd tench I may have missed some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Sockeye, Chinook and Atlantic Salmon are allowed to be farmed in New Zealand. I am not interested in keeping illeagle fish. I was only wondering if people had special licences to keep them, being an aquaria forum I thought this would be the place to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Farming and catching fish from a stream is very different. Just pays to know what your catching, not worth the trouble. I would assume fish farms have permits (or something) especially if farming species on the above list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted December 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yes. DOC permits and approval from the Ministry of Fisheries to farm them. Fishing for Sport fish or Coarse fish requires a licence from Fish and Game. Some Pest fish are allowed to be kept, bought and sold without licences or approval from the Government. Goldfish (Carassius) for example. Special permittion can also be given to keep exotic banned species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Newman Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I have aquired quite a liking for the taste of Gambusia over the last couple of months. i found my trap wasn't really suitable for catching vast quantitys, so I hacked off the mozzie netting from my tent to make a giant net. I am going to try to catch heapsa the little fulla's. Mixing them with an egg and pepper is pretty tastey. anyome got any other suggestions on how to cook em? Im presuming frying is an allowed way to kill them as I don't have a small enouf club to dong them all on the head. There are hundereds of them. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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