carloctopus Posted June 27 Report Share Posted June 27 Hello, I'm a young budding ecologist and I've recently discovered that its legal to keep native freshwater fish. I have just set up a self-sustaining native microfauna aquarium and it is flourishing with potamopyrgus and paratya shrimp. I'm thinking of setting up a native fish aquarium of about 70L and wouldn't mind some advice on that. I live in Oratia, Auckland so does anyone know what lives around here (I've found common bullies, Koura, shrimp but nothing else in Oratia stream)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 A good start carloctopus is here maxxi1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 A lot of estuarine habitats are degraded nowadays but because they are flushed daily can still offer up a diverse range of flora and fauna especially the closer you get to the sea, keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carloctopus Posted July 3 Author Report Share Posted July 3 Thank you for the advice but I am hoping to create a native freshwater setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted Thursday at 06:32 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:32 PM Sorry I misunderstood. A good write up is here on native feshwater https://aquariumworld.nz/databases/2-new-zealand-native/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carloctopus Posted Thursday at 10:35 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:35 PM Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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