si_sphinx Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I went and played in a creek yesterday to try and find sum shrimp but failed to find any. BUT, as usual, I came home with something :facepalm: just so I had an excuse to fill an empty tank Inanga I think and some sort of bully. I'm sure someone will be able to confirm what they are for me...? I just about caught a 5cm flounder but it was too quick. I will take a photo of the tank when it clears up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Inanga or smelt, or both? You see the fish in the centre of the photo, angled at about 11'o'clock, its tail is forked, which is a smelt feature. inanga have square tails. Actually looking at the head shape (smelt are finer from above) I would hazard that there are five smelt and two inanga in the photo. (side-view is easier, smelt have scales) Don't have high hopes for the smelt, they often roll and die in the early days. Fingers crossed though. Just try to keep them nice and cold and avoid stressing them. I came home with 25 flounder (~3cm average, one 10cm) last night and 64 dwarf galaxias today! I am not sure on the legal status of taking undersized flounder for the aquarium (commercial/recreational minimum size is 25cm, and chances are that applies to us too, which is bigger than you want in the average tank). I needed these for a public aquarium project and had a DOC permit. Pretty amazing fish, both species! Manawatu estuary is amazing at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Thanks Stella. I will get some photos of them when the tank clears. They ate up blood worms pretty quick so they seem to be pretty happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Just about what Stella said... inanga have a vertical-ish tail where as smelt have a pronounced v shape. Of the first 1/2 dozen smelt that went in to my tank I think about 5 died with in 48 hours, of the next 2 lots of a ~1/2 dozen I think I lost only one. Big tank and cold water helps a lot I feel. Went on a Kokopu hunt last night on only saw a few bullies, smelt, trout and 2 eels in a stream that I thought would be ideal very little in native or exotic fish life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 How the fish doing today? All still happy and going ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I had a quick look this morning before i went to work and they are still swimming around fine. I will count them tonight and see if all 7 are still alive. They all have slightly forked tales so I guess they are smelt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I can only count 6 of the 7 tonight and I can' see the 7th anywhere, either it was eaten by the bigger fish or it is hiding. Upon more observation, their tails are almost triangle in shape. I'm going to catch some bigger bullies in a few weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddle69 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 lol im keen to go fishing again but we need to find shrimp :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunger_4_more Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 mean,come to otaki....millions off shrimps-wish i could send some 2 you,im looking 4 Giants/Koaro myself,love the natives.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 mean,come to otaki....millions off shrimps-wish i could send some 2 you,im looking 4 Giants/Koaro myself,love the natives.. If I can't find any this wekend then you should send us some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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