brettc777 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Thought I should show you some other fish i keep. Its native outdoor tank Keep in mind that this is done on the cheap so it’s not a great tank. Plus I didn’t clean the tank that well before I took the photos! Doh!!! The whole setup cost me $15 and that was for the tank and river sand haha. The rocks I got when I caught the Pseudomugil signifer at a creek at Uki just east of Murwillumbah. If you can make it out there go for it as it is so beautiful and rugged, huge mountains around you (including Mt Warning) It feels so ancient you think a T-Rex could come out of the forest at any second haha. The tank I got from a garage sale, the wood I got along the beach and the beach, the river sand I got from a landscape company, the plants I got from a local man made canal which was full of hornwort (not sure if it is hornwart please ID it if you can). The fish and rocks you already know about The tank contains about 20x Pseudomugil signifier (I love these little guys displaying to each other looks awesome!), 5x Hypseleotris galii and one Melanotaenia duboulayi I want to go out there again and get some more Melanotaenia duboulayi and some more girl pacific Blue-eyes as I think most are boys, I m not sure how to sex them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish4nic Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Your tank looks fantastic!... and for a grand total of $15 I'm amazed Sounds like a fantastic place...I don't suppose you have any pics of the prehistoric place? Love to see them if you do Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Nice setup! Can you get some close-ups of the fish? That's not hornwort, it's cabomba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 awww crap! I better kill the plants :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branjie Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Looks great, and what a bargain set up. Thanks for showing us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 great brett! it looks fantastic given the budget :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Way cool Brett. Can you post some pics of this magical place where you can Pick Your Own fish (for free).Oh and for us non Latin understanders what are these fish called . Your set up looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Pacific Blue-eye are the ones you can see most of, they have the blue sheen in there eyes and look brown/yellow. The brown ones are firetail gudegen and the last one which is not in the photos is a rainbow fish and well it doesnt have a non-scientific name haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Any tips on how you catch them . Id love to have a native set up for gudgeon but they dont come up for sale very often if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 depends on where you live to which fish are around your area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Looking snazzy! The collected decor makes it even more realistic and natural (though you need a broken thong and a squashed aluminium can for that really authentic look ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 ROFL and a plastic bag that's floating around pretending to be a fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Ok, well i didnt have time to stay long there this morning as my wife came along and slipped on a rock and cut her big toe from top to bottom So i was there probably 10 mins and only had time to catch some glass shrimp. (before she cut her foot). So we spent an hour in hospital I did get some photos of the area but none where i caught blue-eye. This is some of the mountain ranges on the way out... This Mt Warning, its about 1 km high... doesnt look that big in the photo but it is a fair size. This is Clarrie Hall Dam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted November 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Up stream, can see the spill way of the dam on the top of the photo. Close up, what plant is that on the bottom of the photo? there are Melanotaenia duboulayi in here Downstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Yikes! Hope your wife's ok. Sounds like she would have needed stitches and maybe even a tetanus shot. Nice photos. But I can't tell what that plant is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettc777 Posted November 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Shes ok, needs to stay off her feet. She doesnt need stitches but was close to needed them. She has an up to date tetanus shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jusdeb Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Gods country....and glad the missus is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
branjie Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Wow amazing photos brett, what a beautiful place! I hope your wife's foot feels better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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