Chilli Powder Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Here's something that you don't see everyday! I saw this at Reeflections Aquarium here in Melb. So I have no reason to doubt it! But hey.. it's pretty scary! The roumours of that crocodile being there get just that bit real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Holy craP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Holy moly, and that's why piranhas are an illegal import. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 When I was living in Victoria, the rumours about piranha in the pondage were plentiful. Obviously they weren't just rumours. This was around 2000 btw. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10050460 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 man this is exciting, can't wait to find alligator gars, shovelnose catfish, RTG, bichirs and all the exotics in the lake soon next time i go!haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 don't forget the super reds!!!!! anyone willing to do a breeding setup down there.....we'll have to call Steve Irwin first though, he'll show us how to "tame" the wild croc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucifersJester Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I can feel a "World Around Us" style expedition coming on... Who's up? Bags not going in the water first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 our own jewel of the rift JEWEL OF THE POWER STATION lol wouldnt mind going down their one day when i have sometime if only i had time to spare will be down in melbourne at the end of the year so ill be down their then fingers x'ed their is still a few snags left from the BBQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10050460 Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 hey guys, just wondering if there is really piranha in this lake or not? anyone been there in last couple of months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteFromTassie Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Holy crap, I had no idea there was anything like this in the country let alone VIC... (Sheltred pristine Tassie hey!) That is on one hand cool to think that they are surviving here... On the other it is really damn scary! What if they evolve to handle the low temperatures of our waterways? Scary thought... Anyway, cool pics! Do you get any big ones, or just little guys??? It'd be cool if (as said by another member) you could go fishing for big brutes like Dovi, Jags or Red Terrors in there!!! :-) Cheers, what an amazing thread, I have learned a lot today! Pete. P.S. Is it ok if I link this thread on my forum? I think the crew on HCS would love to see this! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Eatoff Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 ahha wow, nice pics!! kill em all, let god sort em out! haha classic quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ps. Saulosi Girl Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 The blues and red's in the pic's are great. I only wish i could get those in my fish any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astric Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 That us awsome, i wish i lived closer to the pond id love to go, i love cichlids and i love fishing, now this pond can put the two hobby together lol. Those fish looks great. Keep this wild caught photos comming lol Cheers Astric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpig Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Andy, great photos! I think the main problem with introducing predacious Australian natives into the pond would be the natives getting a foothold due to the massive population of highly aggressive fish already established there! The fingerlings wouldn't stand a chance. IMO The best way to rid the pond of these fish would be high intensity electrofishing, turn the power right up and patrol the shore lines killing the medium sized cichlids, this would lead to a gap in the food chain which could break the cycle.... (They found that a lot of fish that had been electrofished actually died a short time later as their vertebrae had been broken due to them convulsing when shocked :|) Either that or fill the dam up with clove oil (benzocaine) and let all the unconscious fish float down into the cold water (a highly practical solution! ) What is the possibility of super predators (other than said croc) inhabiting the pondage? Maybe a spot of livebaiting would be in order?! (waits for the flames to start) Cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Electro fishing would get alot but not make a dent in the population there would be too many now. You would have to let the water get cold for a period of time, that would do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Mick there has been reports of larger predatory cichlids holding in deeper rocky dropoffs, ie. dovii, but that hasn't been backed up with any real proof to my knowledge. Not sure about any natives or anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Sounds awesome, I wouldn't mind going for a dive there. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 You wouldn't see anything. You'd have 1 metre visibility at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Damn, it would be awesome with really clear water. To see how they act in the wild. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpig Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Electro fishing would get alot but not make a dent in the population there would be too many now. You would have to let the water get cold for a period of time, that would do them. I think if you did it consistantly you'd make an impact. I'm not talking about stunning them and netting them I'm saying kill them straight up with the electricity! I guess you'd be faced with a pretty toxic waterway after that if you didn't net them straight up... But you're probably right, the only thing like this I've heard of was in an impoundment in QLD where they knew some tilapia were introduced, they poisoned the waterway and up floated something like 12 tonne of cichlids! Ducks, might be worth chucking a livie out the back ALL IN THE NAME OF RESEARCH! Cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Mate that would certainly be the first thing I did when I got there Even the devils, there's got to be some big ones in there somewhere!! Shame they don't school up at adult size, imagine casting light gear with little soft plastics at schools of devils, like you would in schools of bream under oyster racks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickgibbo Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 It would be nice to trap it as well, over a few days. Might find a freaky hybrid, 2 mixes later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpig Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Yeah trapping would be good fun! You'd probably only find 1 fish per trap though! The possibilities are endless! Cheers Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Mate that would certainly be the first thing I did when I got there Even the devils, there's got to be some big ones in there somewhere!! Shame they don't school up at adult size, imagine casting light gear with little soft plastics at schools of devils, like you would in schools of bream under oyster racks! We've caught 40+cm tilapia up here in the dams on light gear and plastics, and yes cichlids do fight better than bream They take hardbodied lures aswell and it's a really interesting sight to pull up a male in full breeding dress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I caught big Tilapia in North QLD in February and there is no way I would have said they fight better than an equal sized bream? Heaps of fun though, and certainly something different. Spoke to a few people who reckoned the Tilapia are a good feed too, so we gave them ours, I just couldn't bring myself to do it when there was fresh barra on offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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