F15hguy Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 so I went for a walk last night and found a massive colony of giant bullies, had no accurate measure but got some good pics against my average sized hand. walked about 250-300m of creek and stopped counting at 20 My first ever giant bully Heaps of shortfins 2 big giants in one scoop doing a fin count for the hell of it (yes I have been reading your posts stella ) little cutie there were 6 in one 2m stretch, only got 2 in this pic though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Impressive numbers. I have only really spotted one coastal stream with giants and saw about 10 in ~100m, and only managed to catch one of them. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 lol, you could pick them up with your hands in this one, gotta love them, pity I don't have a spare tank large enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 That is so exciting! What a find! :f77: Giants seem a bit touchy about being taken into captivity when big. You are better off getting a small one and growing it up (and then you would feel so proud of it!). I would love to try an estuary tank one day. Not brackish, but estuary themed with sand and reeds and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonka Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@. Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 It is illegal to release fish into a natural waterway without a permit. you could maybe find someone on here who could take it off your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 It is not only illegal it is very risky to all the fish involved, it will most likely not survive in the wild, and it rund the quite considerable risk of introducing some rather nasty diseases into our wild stock. where are you, located im sure someone on here will either take him or know where he could go to retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonka Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 oh man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 ok, might change my views here, the giant bully hotspot is Tauranga, found 2 more creeks today swarming with them, maybe its spawning time cause the females (?) are a heap fatter and have pink bellies. only caught a couple for positive ID's (way too big to be commons most well over 12cm biggest around the 18-20cm mark, all had 6 dorsal rays). and passed by about 50 -60 tonight. heres the photos of the 2 I got tonight. Female??? showing the pink belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 anyone know of a good spot around tga for bluegills?, I have a corner in my tank with about 1000lph flow rate over some rocks that would suit a couple nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 The ovaries in gravid female bullies are often visible through the skin and have that orangey colour. Looks likely to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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