Murray cod
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...awwwww arent they cute! 
..this isnt mine by the way, but it does look like an aquarium raised fish.
..this isnt mine by the way, but it does look like an aquarium raised fish.
I'm not sure what temps they do best at but they do come from non tropical waters (ie. S.E Aust). I have my temp set at ~24c which tends to keep him and the Bala Shark/Angels happy.
I think their metabolism speeds up in warmer water so they eat a lot more and grow a lot faster? The colder the water they tend to slow down a little. If it was just him in the tank by himself I would probably drop the temp to 18-20? But I'm no expert on the subject?
I think their metabolism speeds up in warmer water so they eat a lot more and grow a lot faster? The colder the water they tend to slow down a little. If it was just him in the tank by himself I would probably drop the temp to 18-20? But I'm no expert on the subject?
Ok, I managed a few quick piccies of my baby Murray Cod. At the moment he is probably only about 8-9cm long. After seeing all these magnificent photos of everyones fish, I didnt realise it would be so hard to photograph them! My pics turned out terrible! 
Anyone have any tips for photographing fish in aquariums? The camera is a basic point and shoot digital. I'm pretty sure I need a lot more light as the fish always come out blurry due to slow shutter speed. I disabled the flash because the flash caused the photos to look terrible.
Also my fish wont co-operate and act natural! They see me coming and all hang around at one end of the tank waiting for food!
Some more badly photographed images in my gallery if anyone is interested
Anyone have any tips for photographing fish in aquariums? The camera is a basic point and shoot digital. I'm pretty sure I need a lot more light as the fish always come out blurry due to slow shutter speed. I disabled the flash because the flash caused the photos to look terrible.
Also my fish wont co-operate and act natural! They see me coming and all hang around at one end of the tank waiting for food!
Some more badly photographed images in my gallery if anyone is interested
OH!
Hey im from Australia and i have had 2 of Murray Cod in the past, one grew to 27cm, he was great!
The most recent one was bought as a really little baby he was the coolest fish, he ate anthing and everything, then i put a redfin in the tank (known as yellow perch in US) and the murray was smaller so he became scared, he grew from 1"-6" in about 6 months.
I returned him to my LFS about 3 weeks ago.... for mlawis.....ahhh, now i want him back, i wish i didnt find this thread, i really want my murray again
(what to do.....get 12 calvus or....some aussie natives?)
Hey im from Australia and i have had 2 of Murray Cod in the past, one grew to 27cm, he was great!
The most recent one was bought as a really little baby
he was the coolest fish, he ate anthing and everything, then i put a redfin in the tank (known as yellow perch in US) and the murray was smaller so he became scared, he grew from 1"-6" in about 6 months.I returned him to my LFS about 3 weeks ago....
for mlawis.....ahhh, now i want him back, i wish i didnt find this thread, i really want my murray again (what to do.....get 12 calvus or....some aussie natives?)
