Andyh Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hi all I am keen to get out of african and american cichlids and embrase Aussie natives. I never realised rainbows had local variants until I did some research. I have had a look at the ANGFA website and want to get to the next meeting. Does anyone keep and breed rainbows on here. I am also interested in the range of gudgeons available. And would love to keep a male mouth brooding species like mouth almighty. Any info on sourcing aussie natives from lfs or breeders would be appreciated. Cheers ANDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmick Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 there are mouth almightys in hornsby lfs they have peacock,purple spot & empire gugeons as well and some rainbows HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyh Posted May 2, 2006 Author Share Posted May 2, 2006 there are mouth almightys in hornsby lfs they have peacock,purple spot & empire gugeons as well and some rainbows HTH. ← Cheers Fishmick Info is much appreciated. I will try and track them down. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Puddlesworth Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Good work with the Aussie natives!! Ask your LFS for a list of stock that they can order in. Most shops dont carry an extensive range of natives but there are wholesalers/collectors that will even catch a species that they dont normally stock. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 If I remember correctly, limegirl is a forum member here and she has a lot to do with Aus natives. She would be a good person to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 I'd drip Gelf from these forums a PM as well because he's into Australian natives too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ps. Saulosi Girl Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I agree with Mr Puddlesworth just ask you local fish shop or any of the sposors they may not stock but may be able to order a range of Aussie Native's in on your request. Good Luck with it all and be sure to post some pic's up went you get it running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 at the ANGFA meetings here in Melbourne , ive been told that they have a trading table where you can pick up lots of various natives, it might be an idea to get in touch with the ANGFA club in Sydneyand find out when there next meeting is cheers ps i keep desert gobies and blues eyes together , the gobies are fascinating to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YAL05T Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 My lfs has a pretty good range of natives available most of the time from various ssp. of rainbows, bass, perch, cod, toga, barra and various cats. It is up here though, but it is a pretty good demonstration of what fairly readily available. A nice planted tanks with rainbows looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Austin Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 hey andy, go for it. they'res so many beautiful natives out there its not funny. Rainbows are pretty easy to breed, i did some work experience at an aquaculture business up in childers which specialises in rainbows. All they need is a spawning mop or two, the eggs are quite hard and sticky and providing you have a good healthy school of fish you should expect eggs everyday! once you find eggs in a mop remove it to another tank and wait till they hatch, then you can get away with feeding them newly hatched brine. if you wanted to maximise survival you could go for a smaller feed for the first few days but they do pretty good on the bbs. as well as rainbows you have smaller grunter species, nice catties and of course your gudgeons and gobies. heres a handy link for you, the guy running this is the manager of where i did work exp: www.livefish.com.au have fun andy, you'll love em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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