Richard Posted December 1, 2002 Report Share Posted December 1, 2002 Just stopped by Organism today for a quick look and boy they have a couple of pretty big clown loaches there.... I would say they were around the 8 inch mark... biggest I have seen... can't wait till mine get that big... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 Can you give me the address for that place? Perhaps we can visit there on our club trip in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 2, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 It is on the corner of Ilam and Clyde Road, I think the address is 399 Ilam Road. Nice small shop with not a lot of fish...but some unique fish... they have a nice eel there... was a really cute dragon puffer but its been sold... and right now they have a freshwater crayfish in there as well... Other shops that I would advise to visit would be Pet World on 475 Ferry Rd, The Fish Tank on 250 Stanmore Rd, Animates on 467 Papanui Rd (not the one on Moorhouse Ave), Critter Kingdom on 213 Blenheim Rd and Redwood Aquatics on 21 Hussey Rd... those are the few shops that I frequent and I think have a better range of fish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellz Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 Few months ago fins and fangs in wgtn had some that were like fully 20cm big... mind u they were 65 bucks each.. they went pretty quick...... I prefer them smaller.. much much cuter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 Thanks Richard. They are the shops we go to as well, plus the one in the Countdown(?) or Pak n Save carpark opposite Science Alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 u mean 'BIG FRESH' Caryl I have not been to the Animates in Papanui so that will be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 2, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 Sorry to dissapoint you Caryl, but I think the one in the Countdown/ Pak n Save car park has gone out of business... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 Few months ago fins and fangs in wgtn had some that were like fully 20cm big... mind u they were 65 bucks each.. they went pretty quick...... I prefer them smaller.. much much cuter yeah I saw one, to be 20cm big it must of been atleast 10 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 2, 2002 Report Share Posted December 2, 2002 Well Goldie I knew it was some sort of supermarket :lol: Sorry to hear it has gone out of business as I only found it last year even though they said they had been there about 8 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 4, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Club trip in January eh... hmm... a bit early... cos I was just at the Fish Tank today... and they took me out to the back... they are doing quite a big renovation and adding quite a lot of big tanks at the back... they are going to expand their aquarium displays... I think they are thinking to get serious... I have heard them saying they want to display some bigger fish like arowana, and also some siamese tigers... they have a pair out the back which they are trying to bulk up quick in time for their new refurbishment... they say it will be another 4 months maybe for it to be completed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 4, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 Forgot to mention the clown loaches were selling for $45... quite reasonable I think for the size... they have it in the same tank with an eel... I like the freshwater crayfish though... hoping to get a few in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 Just go down to the stream and catch some Koura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 6, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 are they so easy to find? I do not have any idea which streams around canterbury would have koura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 Koura are a lot of :lol: to keep! To find them just take a torch, some meat and your fish net to any bush stream or lake at night. They like something soft to burrow in so look for areas with a clay or sand bed. If you don't see some right away, drop the meat in the water and return in about 1/2hr. Put your net behind them and move your hand in front of them to scare them into the net. You have a different species in Canterbury then us in the north. Yours will have hairy claws. They can get up to 15cm in a lake. For the aquarium, keep the water cool. Put supports (stones or such) under any rocks or driftwood since the crays will dig their burrows under them and will quickly bury the rock if its not supported. If you want plants - forget about it. The little blighters have the sharpest set of secateurs you will ever come across. Mine used to delight in snipping of the plant at gravel height and watching the stems float to the surface. Feed them anything. Meat, dead fish, and worms go down well but they will also eat left over fish food etc. They will have a go at any slow fish in the tank by waving their claws and hoping to connect. Fish with long flowing fins could end up having a trim, but I had no trouble with native fish. Try them - Hardy, easy to keep, very amusing and (when they know they are safe), will come out in daylight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 6, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 cool.... are they really so common?? hmm...i always thought they were really rare... might try to go around someday... maybe lake ellesmere... or the hurunui river .... or the waimak.... big streams and river are ok eh?? or does it have to be small streams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shilo Posted December 6, 2002 Report Share Posted December 6, 2002 Not sure about the large braided river beds you have down there, but lakes are good (not recently manmade). I got mine from farm drains! You never really see them in the wild during the day - to much temptation for a trout, but you will be surprised how many are crawling around at dark. The central Nrth Isl lakes would average 2-3 per square meter around the edges. Its great just walking around some water edge (lake, stream or drain) with a torch. There's more there then just eels. You might end up taking home some bullies or Galaxiids to keep your koura company. Take a browse at http://www.nzfreshwater.org/index_wildlife.html Cheers Shilo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 I went Orginisim today to look at those loaches, they are quite large, but they aren't at the shop anymore , they are in my tank I couldn't resist buying them terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 7, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 good on u !! hahaha... i cant remember how many there were...was it 2? so u bought them both? hehehe... should have gotten the eel as well... now it is gonna be lonely all alone... I would have got them if i had space for them... anyway... keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted December 7, 2002 Report Share Posted December 7, 2002 Good one Terry, hope they settle in OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 They have settled in well with the other 7 loaches, ill move them to the 1.3 meter tank when it has been set up and cycled. terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 8, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 are the other loaches as big? or bigger??? any other fish in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Here they are if you want to see them http://www.globe.net.nz/~biteme/clown.html Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Choice looking fish Terry..... now if only you could breed them ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted December 9, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 Yea... that would be good... to be able to breed them I mean... has anyone ever been successful in breeding clown loaches in a tank in NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 has anyone ever been successful in breeding clown loaches in a tank in NZ? Ditto he he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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