caspermia Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hi Guys/Gals My name is Ben and I live in Invercargill. I was wondering were a good spot to catch native fish is in Invercargill or Southland Area? Lookig forward to responses :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Follow Stella, one of our members here, as she travels around in Maxine Van Ford! She is currently down south checking and discovering native species while writing her second book on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 +1 to what Caryl said. Most streams will hold something or another, what are you after and is for a tank or just to see what's around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hi Ben, welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caspermia Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm after some fish of some sort to put in an outdoor pond. Thanks for the warm welcomes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 If you put natives in an outdoor pond you will rarely see them as they are well camouflaged and tend to hide during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Hi Ben, I'm after some fish of some sort to put in an outdoor pond. - Sarasa Commet - Shubunkins . Goldfish (Carassius auratus) - White Cloud Mountain Minnow - Grass Carp and to keep the above in small numbers - Perch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspermia Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Thanks for the replys. Maybe I should buy another fish tank...lol mother will be impressed considering I have 3 tanks and 2 ponds. :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 3 tanks??,, so you a newbie to this addiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Ben you should have asked a week ago! I have just finished a quick circuit of Southland (and I must say it is lovely! And oddly the coast is like Northland) I saw inanga and bandeds under bridges near the Waituna wetland, southern flathead galaxias near The Key, and gollum galaxias and upland bullies in some ponds near Mandeville. Quite random places though. According to the freshwater fish database, you should be able to find these species not too far from Invercargill: inanga, banded and giant kokopu, common, giant, redfin, upland and bluegill bully gollum galaxias, torrentfish, flounder, common smelt, both eels Go forth and conquer! As for places... no idea, start looking ;P Small streams with forest cover and a variety of flow and substrate types are good places to start. During the day take a hand net, place it in the water below rocks and lift them, sweeping any fish underneath into the net. Repeat until bored or you catch something. (It does work, but can take a while, depending on the density of the fish. At The Key I caught a sum total of three fish) If the surface is not too broken go at night with a strong torch (and a friend for safety). When you see a fish sitting on the substrate, quietly slip one net in front of it, then use a stick or another net to shoo the fish in. If there are no fishy locals here, try DOC or the regional council for good streams to try, I am pretty sure they have some good fishy people I just can't remember any names. Though after your first few expeditions you quickly learn what to look for in a stream, and it becomes easier to explore elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspermia Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 3 tanks??,, so you a newbie to this addiction I've been doing this for about 2 years now. Only just found out about this website though. I must say it's good to have an NZ website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I didn't mean this website, I got up to (at my worst) 76 tanks. now down to 3 and working in the industry so have 55 tropical and around 20 coldwater to care for. scared what I will do when im not working there though..... is there a MTS anonymous?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I got up to (at my worst) 76 tanks. 76 running tanks for private use? Fishroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 I just came across this, from McDowall's New Zealand Freshwater Fishes: An Historical and Ecological Biogeography (2010) Site species richness of diadromous species in rivers flowing into Foveaux Strait is comparatively low. Diadromous species like banded kokopu, koaro, torrentfish, bluegill and giant bullies are at best sparse and sporadic in these rivers. This applies to most freshwater fish families, and may relate to recruitment problems for diadromous species associated with strong oceanic currents that sweep from the west through Foveaux Strait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspermia Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thanks Stella will go have a look one day soon and post what I find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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