Murray cod

[Hasi]

Yes it is eaten. Some say it is great eating and some say they have had better, these fish stay in ONE area of a lake/river their whole life. They dont relocate or anything like that (the big ones anyway) and thats what makes it hard to catch the big ones, but the little ones are just like any other fish. They have an enormous appetite and as i said will eat anything.

You are what you eat and if the fish is eating other fish and meaty foods then i guess it will taste better then a fish that eats stuff like cheese so i think thats the factor.

Dont know about importing them, i'll ask around if you cant find anything on the internet.

 

[Hasi]

Steve where in Aus are you? And WHERE can you catch aussie arowana? I'd love to give it a go and drop one in the tank!!!!

 

[Steve_89]

Im in Brisbane. You can get them in Wivenhoe damn. But they are restocking them because the numbers are down. So I dont ever take any home for aquarium use even though my aro is a wild caught. I also find that wild caughts are way way more skittish and will jump all the time. There are a few other places aswell if you want them PM me.

Where are you??

 

[M|L]

Murray cod = I want.

 

[redtailfool]

Yes it is eaten. Some say it is great eating and some say they have had better, these fish stay in ONE area of a lake/river their whole life. They dont relocate or anything like that (the big ones anyway) and thats what makes it hard to catch the big ones, but the little ones are just like any other fish. They have an enormous appetite and as i said will eat anything.

You are what you eat and if the fish is eating other fish and meaty foods then i guess it will taste better then a fish that eats stuff like cheese so i think thats the factor.

Dont know about importing them, i'll ask around if you cant find anything on the internet.

Cool. Thanks for the info.

 

[ashdavid]

　　I was just wondering , have any of you guys kept one to a big size?

 

[hardb0iled]

Just stumbled across this thread, so thought I would drag it back up!

I have a Murray Cod which I just aquired about 3 weeks ago. Only about 8-9cm at the moment but growing quickly.

I spent many days trying to catch these things fishing as a kid and the best we managed was a 15cm baby! On one trip to the Murray River as a child I remember some guys spotting a huge one in a shallow backwater. It had obviously become stranded in the lagoon as the flood waters receeded. They chased it around the lagoon and shot at it with an air rifle, eventually dragging it from the water. This thing was so big you could fit your head inside its mouth! They took it home tied to the roof racks of their car! Such a shame for a great fish to come to an end like that.

They are getting very rare now - the combination of plague propertions of european carp in the murray river, motorboating causing bank errosion and silting up the water, low water levels due to farming irrigation etc. as well as over fishing have all combined to make the Murray Cod now pretty rare. Expecially the big ones!

 

[Steve_89]

If you dont mind, how much did you pay for it??

Have you got pics??

 

[Hasi]

Mate it is shocking, i hate carp with a passion - such a shame to be losing a monster native such as the murray cod BUT i must say from last season to this season there has been an improvement in juvenile cods

 

[hardb0iled]

I only paid about AU$12 for it.

I usually see about 2 or 3 appear in my LFS then once they go it will be another 6-12 months before I see any again. So this time I grabbed one whilst I had the chance. Unfortunately I think he will outgrow and eat his tank mates pretty quickly. At the moment he is sharing a 4x2x2 tank with a 25cm Bala Shark and a couple of Angels. The angels if I cant find a good home to give them to I will prob trade them back to the aquarium store. The shark I'm not sure what to do? Its about 12years old and at the moment the Cod doesnt bother him due to its size but as people have mentioned - as soon as something will fit on the cods mouth they will eat it! Even if its as big as they are! I may have to set-up another tank for the shark.

I dont have any pics at the moment but hope to get some this weekend so I will post back when I do.

Yeah carp are a major nuisance! We would catch 100's of them just for fun and then have to dig a big hole to bury them in because its illegal to throw them back in the water!