JLL Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Next time someone complains about fish being banned then refer to this thread! Thanks for the pics, a real eye opener. BUT the solution is so easy. A one week blackout in the middle of winter! (joking of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Wish there was a spot near here like that, I wonder what species would survive in there that wouldnt cross breed. Be good to see how big some Dimi's got in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I love the colour on those fish. Very impressed with the red devils!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saudukar Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I would totally snorkel it. Imagine all the species you might see in one place. Is the water clear or WAY to brackish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Didn't see the croc while you were there did you I wouldn't sit that close to the bank next time ← I would totally snorkel it. ← I wouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Nice colour on that Zeb too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Is it a saltie or a freshie? I'd go a freshy with a big knife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonauv Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Dave, where is the topic on here that you started that prompted that article of yours on the SCP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 The real shame is that the native species from the pond have been forgotten so quick. Heres a picture to remind you all. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John McCormick Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Hi Andy & Steve, Well I can honestly say I have never seen either of those species whilst fishing Hazelwood but if you assure me they are genuine I'll add them to the list. Cheers, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 You probably haven't seen them because they have seen you first and scarpered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 No it's definitely at the pond. Here's another pic I took showing the power station in the background: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Willy Wombat Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Really interesting Andy - Thanks for posting them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rol&Jas Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Thanks Andy for sharing your trip with us:) I loved the pics too. Now, you dont' have to travel all the way down to Africa It would be cool to set up underwater cameras and observe the cichlids in the lake. If the lake was artificially created and also heated then we can look at it as a giant backyard pond. On Margaret Island in Budapest there is an artificial pond that is heated from underground thermal springs. The hot water is mixed with water from the Danube River and the temperature is a constant 28C. I used to hang around there looking at the fishes in the lake. There were gold fish, convicts, mollies, platys, swordtails and even tropical turtles in the lake. You couldn't do fishing in the lake, but there was an outflow to the Danube River were the mesh that supposed to hold the tropical fishes back from escaping to the river was sometimes broken. We netted some fishes there and one of my mate took them home to his fish tank. Any fish that escaped from the pond faced certain death from the temperature change, especially in winter when the river often got frozen. Roland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Powder Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Hey guys, A2F are going to have a bbq there as most of the members here in Melb haven't been and wanting to go. Will post more photos! The photos are awesome Andy. You are giving your camera a real work out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orcy Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 that convict looks awesome. what could it possible cross breed with? i've never heard of convicts cross breeding with anything..... but perhaps i'm wrong. zebras and devils on the other hand there are many species of, so cross breeding is almost a definate there. anyway, being a melbournian, i must go there one day and have a look round. perhaps catch me some display convicts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 I'd be wary putting anything caught from an uncontrolled environment in a display tank. If you introduce a disease from a $2 convict, you'd be pretty upset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rol&Jas Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I agree with Andy. You could introduce some disease in your tank and wipe all your other display fishes. When I was young I put some small native fishes that some friends caught in my display tank and they wiped out all my other fishes. On the other hand you have the same issue with all the wild caught Malawis and Tanganyikan cichlids as well. Wild caught fishes need to be quaranteened, before you mix them with your other fishes. In fact all new fishes that you introduce in your existing tanks supposed to be quaranteened whether they are coming from the shops or from other breeders, but not many of us do that, do we Andy, was that convict bluish rather than grey or was it just the photo effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 It was the usual grey and black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Very nice pics Love the bright colours of the devils. Maybe there's a similar thing at lucas heights in Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCormick Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 I think they are at Lucas Heights only I heard they had two heads and six eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tara Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I live close to Hazelwood Pondage and I am still suprised about how must interest their is on what fish are in there. Being a local I didn't know that there were any Red Devils etc. in there until I got involved in the Hobby and reading these forums, I thought all that was in there were carp. So I did end up going fishing there a few times now, even though other people were I live thought I was a bit crazy. So caught a few Red Devils and others. After seeing this posting I was a bit disappointed that we didn't catch any Zebras, maybe next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reillin Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Just an idea of the lake. It is murky, probably from the tilapia stirring up the clay or detritus, dirt or mud. The temperature I found to be in the high 20s. This is freaky considering it was 19 degrees last time I went. Yes, definitely an unnatural settings. The surrounding waters are very very cold in comparison. So the chance of an exotic species spreading is like finding discus or electric yellows in our rivers down here in Victoria (could happen! I want the discus. Me! Me!) Also, you will find that people fishing know absolutely nothing about the lake. If people actually bothered to look, there was a warning sign about a crocodile (large) in the lake. However those country folks are skimping on funds so only have one sign. When I went there, we made sure to only fish near rocks and with a few people. Here is the picture of the warning sign. Be wary! Cheers, Vien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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