phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Soooo I got bored and decided to go and play around in the Turitea stream out at Massey. There isn't a huge amount of life in the water there, but I did see what I thought was either a trout or a tench. Then i kept exploring, saw an eel, played with it for a while and then went to find another one. :facepalm: Here's some pics - Yes, that is a rat. Newest friend, don't think she liked me very much, but was none the less quite happy. Love the natural riverine arrangement of stones. Quite inspiring. Snake! :nilly: jk :lol: PS- Maybe this will make the pneumonia better Stella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Looks like you had fun with the Eel... lucky you.. lol not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 wow you must be a natural to handle that. highly dangerous those snakes :nilly: nice pics, other than the one of the rat, you could have kept that to yourself :sick: lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 sorry to disagree, but i don't think that is a rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Is it an alien? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Is it an alien? quite possibly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Travelled hundreds of light years then crashed in a stream, such a shame so much probing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 PS- Maybe this will make the pneumonia better Stella. or just make me green with envy Nice photos, looks like a great trip! Now that you have seen it during the daytime, try going back at night with a torch - you will be amazed at how much life is in there! Particularly look in the shallows, especially the beachy area in photo 3 (yeah, I know this stream well ) there will be heaps of bullies sitting on the substrate, and at this time you will probably also see some smelt - small thin mid-water fish, very very fast. Maybe even some whitebait, probably the odd eel and cray. I suspect there will be a conversion soon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Great photos bro. looks like you had some fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Picture number 2 is glorious. :sick: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Picture number 2 is glorious. :sick: :lol: Its my new desktop background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I wouldn't expect anything less of you Joshua my little emo. :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 I would love to keep an eel. But that would be mean I think, so I couldn't do it. I have a tank for a koura though - and it stays cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy4crays Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Eels are awsome in a tank dude, I saved one when it could be mistaken for a garden worm. They can get abit aggressive to its tank mates but they'll also take food out of your hands. Ive had mine for two years now, hasnt tried to escape once and seems to be the most temperature tolerant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Went again today, and all I can say is - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 So I got some bullies and even managed to find a koura! Only a little fella about 5cm long. So I put him and the bullies in my spare tank. Never in my wildest dreams thought I'd be keeping natives, but its still early days. Clearly I need to fix this tank - it's an absolute mess, but I'll sleep on it and figure something out by next weekend. I saw him try and eat a blue ram just before. Hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 blue ram, koura, same tank :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 i see a heater in there, tropical koura and bullies? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 i see a heater in there, tropical koura and bullies? :lol: Apparently :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 we could be making assumptions the blue ram may be feeder fish and the koura could be on a slow cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 and the koura could be on a slow cookyum I'm sure p44 can learn new tricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 You must have some pretty tame dreams then Agree with the :facepalm: regarding ram+heater+koura.... P44 WHAT are you thinking? Tut. Also I hope that is a south-facing window. This time of year even a little direct sunlight can heat things up fast. If it is south-facing, being by a window can be good for air movement for cooling. Remember koura can be dangerous to the health and longevity of small bullies. Not sure what size yours are. At least the tank is a lovely mess of hiding places for them all. Love the bits of wood! Much promise there. Sooooooo...... you are aware of what crayfish do to plants, right? :lol: 8) Aside from those fairly major things to iron out, welcome to the dark side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 His name is bucket. I do not know why, but it seems appropriate. The heater is off, it just lives there so I know where to find one :lol: . The blue ram is in there because it was bothering me being in the main tank. The koura seems quite intelligent. Water is about 20C. Tank gets morning sunlight and that's about it. This koura shall like plants. he is currently in training, but ill do another excursion next weekend and fix the ugliness of the tank. The bullies are still small. I put a shrimp tab in the tank, but if the koura does not know what to do with that, im hoping he knows what to do with little fish. :facepalm: In winter I might give him a never ending supply of minnows or something like that. Tank will eventually have more wood, stones, pebbles and rocks. Also leaf litter like in the stream! Do I need lots of water movement? I'd assume so, so a powerhead could be good. No heating = cheap tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 The handy thing with native tanks is they are super-cheap to set up. Free fish, gravel, wood etc, all from a stream. Leaf litter is a great way to go - it looks so natural! The koura will nibble away at it too. I am sure he will find the shrimp tab overnight. He may be too busy marauding at the moment. Some water movement is useful, but unless you are keeping fastwater fish, movement from an airstone or filter is plenty for general water circulation. Koura and most bullies seem to do better with little real flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 He seems happy this morning. I think I have decided on how to set up the tank with stones and natural stream like properties :lol: but there is no matching nature, so I might just dump everything in and let things settle and see how that goes. Maybe when the koura is bigger and stronger he can rearrange bits of the tank; but until then it'll have to be my job haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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