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[SMCK001]

ok so i know heaps of u have got some pics of ur native setups, or just the fish. it would be good to get a look at other peoples setups for ideas and to see just wat u got together etc...

come on guys, show ur skills off!

[SMCK001]

just a few to get us started:

[Benny]

ill get some of my bass tomorrow..

[cichlidboy]

will get some pics up soon!

[SMCK001]

kool thanks ppl

[Benny]

sorry cant manage to get a pic od my bass.
He is always hiding:(

[Benny]

theres my pic of my bass my avatar:P
anyone got any native pics of their fis theywould like to share.
Love to hear any stories:D

[cichlidboy]

Heres two pictures of my barramundi tank.
This was before I added my Murray cod and Jade Perch in there.
Will try to get some pics of them soon

[cichlidboy]

i gotta get pics of my sooties and bass too

[Benny]

ill try get a pic of my golden perch:)
i just bought him. He is beaustiful and hides in the cave with my bass.

[SMCK001]

lookin good guys. wow that barra must be huge and must eat a lot. good to hear that u got a gp as well benny and nice pic.

[Benny]

thanks smck001,
he always hides, i'm sorry but i jus tcant seem to get a pic for you:'(
thare always darting away from the cam. On a dif subject how quick are the gp's growth rate, do you ever see yours?

[Benny]

for some odd reason i went into my room and my bass was letting me take snaps of him:) even got a few of my gp.

[SMCK001]

thanks smck001,
he always hides, i'm sorry but i jus tcant seem to get a pic for you:'(
thare always darting away from the cam. On a dif subject how quick are the gp's growth rate, do you ever see yours?


i dont have gp's atm :(. but they are similar growth rate to the bass maybe a little bit faster if anything. they are probs rly shy atm but they will prob grow outta this and come out more. if u feed them at the same time each day, for example i feed mine at night when i turn the filters off with the light still on and there all used to it and come out as soon as i turn of th filter. so just try to get them into a routine and they should get used to it and be ready for food, thats when u can see them best :)

[SMCK001]

u got ne pics of the whole setup, that would be good.

[Benny]

why do u want the whole setup does it lok bad atm??
btw can i see a pic of your new natives?

[SMCK001]

yer ill try and get some pics soon, but my laptop has died so might be a few days. they arent that new probs bout 4mnths, but i will get some pics.
the whole setup would be good just to have a look at it, just outa interest.

[Benny]

hey ok that will be coll when u show us the pic,
soz ill get u a pic o0f it.
btw what can i feed my golden perch jus outta inetrest?

[SMCK001]

u could feed him heaps of different things and the same stuff u would feed ur bass: normal pellets, bloodworm (frozen or live), brime shrimp (frozen or live), feeder fish, anything else living in a pond eg. mosquito larvae.

i feed my natives either floating or sinking pellets 5 days a week and then the other day some frozen bloodworm or brime shrimp leaving them 1 day without food. then very occasionally would feed them feeders for the fun of it. but feeders are pretty expensive eg. $1 each, but if u can afford it do it as much as want. but if u feed say a few times a week they might only eat them and nothing else.

[SMCK001]

its so hard to get a good pic of these fish they are too fast and all te pics come out blurry ill keep tryin though. did u get ne more pics benny?

[SMCK001]

well i finally got some pics and edited them to make em smaller so here they are:

here are some of my fish when they were new:

[SMCK001]

here are some of my fish now about 4months later and a lot bigger about 12cm most of em:

[SMCK001]

they wouldnt all fit so here is some more and also 1 of a shrimp:

hope u like em :)

[SMCK001]

so ne1 else got ne pics to post??

[SMCK001]

bump?
anyone?

[cichlidboy]

mmm i haven't had time to take any pics of my mc
but i will soon, so keep an eye out!
i'm going to be setting up a new tank for a short finned eel.
so that too!

[SMCK001]

short finned eel that sounds kool!

[cichlidboy]

its a bit far fetched,
but i don't think my eel is a short finned eel.
I know the long finned ones are endangered,
but my eel has MUCH bigger eyes to normal short finned ones.
THey're literally almost the size of a five cent coin.
I can't get a picture up yet.

[SMCK001]

wow that would be awesome if u had an endangered one.
did u buy it or did u catch it?

i dont know much bout eels so i would have no idea bout the diffs, they sound like huge eyes tho.

[cichlidboy]

well, short finned eels have tiny almost beady eyes.
unless mines a freak, it might be an indonesian or long finned eel, although the fins are too different to be a long fin.
I bought it at a seafood supplier. hes grown huge now.

[SMCK001]

well uve already done this but i been doin some research into them just now and found this:

Long finned:
Maximum size 1650 mm and 22 kg, but typically about 1000 mm and 1-2 kg. The mouth is large, extending back well past the eye. The back and sides of the body are distinctly blotched or mottled with dark brownish spots or patches. Like the Short-finned eel, the dorsal, anal and caudal fins are joined. Readily differentiated from the Short-finned eel by the spotted body pattern and length of the dorsal fin, which commences well in front of the anal fin.

Short finned: (same source as above)
The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are joined, with the dorsal fin commencing just in front of, or level with the anal fin. Usually coloured a uniform olive-green to golden-brown dorsally, with a whitish or sometimes silvery-white belly. The mouth is large with distinct and numerous teeth. The mouth is large, but unlike that of the Long-finned eel, does not extend well behind the eye, instead finishing below the eye

Different source:
Characteristics - Long-finned eels have an olive-green, heavily mottled back and sides and a silvery-white to pale yellow belly. They are the largest freshwater eel in Australia, with females growing much larger than males. Closely related and very similar to the short-finned eel, however, the dorsal fin starts much closer to the head on the long-finned eel.

sounds pretty much the same. hard to tell apart to me.

[cichlidboy]

hahaha, well mine eels mouth extends behind the eye.
but its colour is just like a short finned eel.
maybe just a freak of nature that looks pretty good?

[SMCK001]

well it may be a hybrid if that is possible, who knows.

[cichlidboy]

sorry for the darkness...
was trying out the sport function on my sister's camera.
catches the fish, but it's really damn dark.

[SMCK001]

wat is the black fish in the last 2 shots?

[cichlidboy]

my sooties.

[cichlidboy]

they're temporarily in my african tank because they're not big enough to join my MC yet.
and too agreesive to put with my goldfish.

[SMCK001]

i though thats wat they might be, are they any more agressive than other natives? ive never kept them.

[cichlidboy]

Sooties are said to be really damn aggressive.
I'm starting to see some of this aggression come out now as they grow,
I think they'll ne tanks of their own once they hit around four or five inches.
But right now, my MC is still the one to beat when it comes to tank mates.

[chrisso]

heres a pic of my murray cod. getting big now :) soon to be moved into a 6 foot tank

[whence]

MY BARRA WILL EAT YOUR BARRA

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/whence/barry.jpg

[bass_hunter]

fishhies sara 3x barra mouth almight sooty 6 crtay

[stu51]

lets get this thread goin again!
heres 1 of my native tanks
occupants are some berneys catfish, triangular shield catfish, golden perch, archers, silver scat, mono serbaes and fat purple spot gudgeon

[stu51]

my eel tank
2 swamp eels, 1 baby longfin eel, 1 baby barra,ass rainbows and empire gudgeon

[stu51]

my bullrout sharing with camera shy cod