CodKing Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 After some post earthquake shenannigans I'm back for some more fish action! (heh, aftershock as I wrote that!) Are these little fellows Banded Kokopu? I've got four of them and a female upland Bully in 70L and a filter of around 700L/h. They are feeding well on bloodworm and hanging out in the current. As you can see there are plenty of spots to hide but they dont seem to ever rest, could this be a stress thing perhaps? Temp is sitting just shy of 20 and drops to about 17-18 at night with plenty of water movement and bubbles. Tank setup is temporary untill I can go on a rock hunt and the wood is browning the water a little too much for my taste. Talk to ya'll soon! It's good to be back fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 this site has some good info. http://www.niwa.co.nz/our-science/fresh ... fishfinder looks like a Galaxias to me but which one...pass or look here if havent already http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?PG=nativefish just setting up a tank myself after a couple of years without one your post reminded me actually :roll: , only a small flood this time :lol: ah the joys of fish keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodKing Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thanks! That site is awesome. I'm picking Canterbury galaxias being found in Canterbury and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hi CodKing. Did you get your hands on Stellas book? It's awesome and a must have for native collectors viewtopic.php?f=24&t=49416 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodKing Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Not yet but I'm sure I'll be grabbing one soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yay, Coddie is back! :happy1: :happy2: (note the new emoticons, we have become much more enthusiastic) I was worried about you - flattened in the earthquake then vanished! Good to hear your love of natives is still strong :) Definitely not a banded - colours are all wrong, mouth is not long enough, right genus though Definitely not koaro - colours better but head shape is wrong (for koaro I would expect a flatter pointier profile, larger eye and more inclined to sit on the ground. So, some kind of South Isnand non-diadromous galaxiid then. I think canterbury galaxias is pretty common, but probably your best bet is to get a list of them and work through the distributions crossing them off. The NIWA fish atlas would be handy for this. Of course there are a bunch of species in that messy little species complex that are not described or teased out. Yeah you missed the grand announcement of my book :happy1: drop me an email if you want one. Insect Direct - yeah, after flooding my entire house (literally) I have now learned to stand by the tank when it is filling... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yay, Coddie is back! Hello and welcome back from a new native keeper... Insect Direct - yeah, after flooding my entire house (literally) I have now learned to stand by the tank when it is filling...not done that yet, but I doe have 100 litres spare to play with if I'm forgetful with the hose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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