David R Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 ^as subject says, anyone?? I'm interested in setting up a rockpool tank with local fish and want to know a bit more about them first. I'm guessing a chiller would be essential for summer... Also what are the legalities with catching fish to keep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perky Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 what are the legalities with catching fish to keep? for the legalities. you will need to check with your local council and find out what their bi-laws are. you can only collect certain species of fish and a certain number shell fish (mussels and oyters etc). It is also illegal to take a certain type of seaweed from the sea as it is a pest. hope this helps perky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critter_guy Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 hey, i kept a cold water marine it was in a 2.5ft tank which i thought was way to small i collected shrimp, small fish, shell fish all sorts but i didnt get much sea weed as i didnt want the tank to go all yuk i couldnt aford a cooler so what i done was freezed bottles of salt water and put that in the tank and that kept it cool i just feed them on flake, brine shrimp, frozen blood worms pritty much any thing tropical fish eat for filteration i only use a internal shark av which kept it pritty clean but i didnt fortnightly water changes i have to air stones running in it and a moon tube light it was so interesting to watch i will definitly get another but in a bigger tank my friend tim downs(newtman) also set one up at the same time and he still has his going cheers anthony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewtopic.php?t=3725 I used to have a rock pool marine and needed a chiller in summer. Most fish caught in the sea grow too big for an aquarium but rockfish and triplefins from rockpools look cool. Mt tank was 3ft x 1ft x 1ft with an AquaClear filter. It had sea anemones, sea cucumber, hermit brab, starfish, brittlestars, chitons, shrimps, a rockfish, triplefins and anything else we could catch in the rockpools. We topped the tank up when required with fresh sea water and gathered sea lettuce for the inhabitants to eat. Luckily we are only 20 minutes from the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I also had a saltwater tank, I fed the tank once a week had an internal filter rocks and a sponge filter I changed water once a month with either nsw or asw (natural or artificial salt water). I had this running for more than 6 months no problems. I don't know if the fish are still alive as aparently my ex girlfriend unplugged it a couple of months ago after I moved out (I still haven't gotten around to collecting that tank yet). I had heeps of glass shrimp, hermit crabs, snails and fish that I don't know the name of. they were all neat characters. Rock pool fish are relatively hardy I found and have read in books the same as they are use to quick temperature changes and salinaty changes (small amount of water in the sun evaporating the water). It is not legal to just take them I don't think (although nothing is illegal untill you get caught) but you can purchase them through your LFS or The seahorse farm in Napier Good Luck Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 It isn't the quick water temps that are a problem, it is the constant high temps in summer (depending on where you live of course ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Thanks for the info. I think I'll try to get the tank set up soon-ish and see how it goes over winter, and if it's still going well when summer comes I'll look into buying a chiller. Does anyone know of any websites to identify local fish?? *edit* also, would it be a good idea to run a skimmer? [i'm guessing it would be as it's still salt water] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I don't know a website off hand but find this book very helpful The Rockpool Fishes of New Zealand, Te Ika Aaria O Aotearoa by Chris Paulin and Clive Roberts ISBN 0-908953-01-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I don't know a website off hand but find this book very helpful The Rockpool Fishes of New Zealand, Te Ika Aaria O Aotearoa by Chris Paulin and Clive Roberts ISBN 0-908953-01-1 Thanks Caryl, another good one for the collection on the fnzas website http://www.fnzas.org.nz/therockpoolfishes.0.html even amazon doesn't know anything about this book. Any volunteers to write an editorial review and/or provide me with a picture of the cover page ?? Cees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Will do so later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtman Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 hey there yup as caryl says, that book is really helpfull for identification or things......i got it out from my local library and as anth/ critter guy says, yes i also have a nz saltie tank....which is doing great if ya want to kno more jus let me kno and i can tell u abt some of my experiences an stuf.. Cheers Newt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 What size tank are you running, filters, livestock, etc etc??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 How about some pics guys?? I had (from memory) a 4 foot cold water marine 20 odd years ago, ran it for about a year. Funny thing was the inverts lived with no problems, but the fish died with-in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I didn't have my camera then so no pics of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Newtman Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 oh, my tank is 390mm high by 915 long by 380 front to back so it holds like 135 liters i think, plus however much is in the filter (external canister). as for livestock i have a whole load of different tripplefins,about three hermit crabs, loads of dirrerent anemones(sp) some blue with 'white tube' tubeworms, a few sea squirts, and a spider like crab that is kinda flat backed. for filtration i only have an external canister, and an air driven skimmer which seems to take a great deal of skum outa the water, which is realy good cos im sure that it has at least some good efect on the healthyness of the tank. oh yea ill try an get some pics for ya soon if you want .. Newt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 What kind of lighting do you have on it? I'd imagine those anemones will need heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I had a little 8w flourescet on mine, and the anenomes were fine, i think tim has a 15w moon tube?? correct me if im wrong tim. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Mine only had one of those short fluorescents that fit an ordinary bulb socket. That was so we could see the inhabitants, the inhabitants didn't seem to care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtman Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 i hav on it a 30 watt moon tube, which is realy not enough but it will soon have a crisp kinda white fluro on it .the anemones are doind ok from what i can see but yea, the more light for them the better they'd be. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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