Aussie natives Stocking.

[Gahandi]

Thanks for the reply. Hmmm, the eel sounds interesting. What's the go with the "freshwater" morays? What's their availability like? I'm thinking 1 or 2 larger predators rather than a heap of smaller fish. I do like the gudgeon idea though. Worst part is it will probably be a month before I get the tank, then another month at least to cycle it. Too much time to stew on the options!

got no idea on freshwater morays, as there are none (technically), i've never seen a moray for sale though (where i live anyway).
Eels are always interesting lol,as much as i'd like a large community tank, it'd just end up as another predators home. Get a short-finned eel ifyou can, they're quite the entertaining predator (or at least mine is ) as well as a golden perch, (hopefully they'll get along, having never tried this combo before i wouldn't know)failing that, maybe a sleepy cod, but i find they're boring as hell. I'd suggest a Barramundi, but really you'd need an 8 footer. So many ideas, wish i could afford a new tank already...

 

[masone]

got no idea on freshwater morays, as there are none (technically), i've never seen a moray for sale though (where i live anyway).

Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a true freshwater moray, they can be found in a few rivers up this way but are thin on the ground and damn hard to catch. See my pics in this thread.

As for the original question, you won't see them for sale. Just too hard to collect and nothing is known on their breeding. It is assumed they spawn in marine conditions like other eels, I think the paper into this is coming out soon (used otoliths to determine amount of time spent in salt/fresh over life).

 

[Gahandi]

Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a true freshwater moray, they can be found in a few rivers up this way but are thin on the ground and damn hard to catch. See my pics in this thread.
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not to be an a-hole here, but just because it can survive in freshwater, doesn't make it true freshwater eel. I thought those kinds off eel required brackish water normally?

http://fishprofiles.com/profiles/freshwater/OthersFW/Gymnothorax_polyuranodon/

 

[Antony]

Maybe a monster planted tank with a school of rainbows, preferably not wild caught though .

I'd love to set up a planted tank but I think it's a little beyond my reach (and patience ).

Get a short-finned eel ifyou can, they're quite the entertaining predator (or at least mine is ) as well as a golden perch, (hopefully they'll get along, having never tried this combo before i wouldn't know)failing that, maybe a sleepy cod, but i find they're boring as hell.

Not sure I'm keen on the idea of a golden perch, what are they like to keep? I just think of the fight (or lack of) when fishing.

Gymnothorax polyuranodon is a true freshwater moray, they can be found in a few rivers up this way but are thin on the ground and damn hard to catch. See my pics in this thread.

As for the original question, you won't see them for sale. Just too hard to collect and nothing is known on their breeding. It is assumed they spawn in marine conditions like other eels, I think the paper into this is coming out soon (used otoliths to determine amount of time spent in salt/fresh over life).

Thanks for the info. So I can pretty much rule one of these guys out.

 

[stuwil]

what about berneys catfish? they school, look great, eat anything
i got mine with a golden perch, 3 silver scats and a couple mono sebaes (not really native but great!)

 

[stuwil]

swamp eels are great to, only get to bout 60cm

 

[Antony]

swamp eels are great to, only get to bout 60cm

Are these a different species to the short finned or just a different common name?

 

[Gahandi]

Are these a different species to the short finned or just a different common name?

different species by the looks of it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_eel

 

[dingoofus]

HAHAHAHAHA, I might have to measure the barra like this.

 

[stuwil]

Are these a different species to the short finned or just a different common name?

australian swamp eel ophisternon gutturale
heres some pix of mine
the last pic is a baby longfin eel