Rare Fish pic From Rare Fish series

[fugupuff]

You might be interested in collecting some rarities from New Zealand, I dont think they exist in any collection outside of the country. Some are quite rare like the mudfish and the giant kokopu, none get RTC huge, but have the rare factor - even in hobbyists collections here. Not sure if you woul be able to actually bring them out though.

yes, all of the galaxias sp. are very neat fish, similar to a trout, most are cooler water fish if I'm not wrong, could also be a reason why they're not often kept as pets? Maybe you can share more info. regarding this group of fish with us.

 

[fishtex]

Toxotes blythii??????
I thought that these were a myth.
When are we getting them?
What would the price be so I can start talking the wife into it??
AWESOME THREAD!!!!

 

[Fraser]

yes, all of the galaxias sp. are very neat fish, similar to a trout, most are cooler water fish if I'm not wrong, could also be a reason why they're not often kept as pets? Maybe you can share more info. regarding this group of fish with us.

Yes they are cold water, they can also be kept with koura (freshwater crays), we also have eels that get pretty freakin massive and super fat, but they take a long time to get that big. A couple look a little like trout but with gold spangling/dots/lines on a green base. I think Tasmania just South of Australia has a similar looking fish to whitebait (inanga) which isn't surprising since we used to be connected.

Not especially hard to keep as pets, I once tried keeping bullies which I caught out of an estuary, but they failed to survive in the tank - must source them from fresh water to be successful.

Information is sporadic over the net, however here is a forum that I belong to which has a page on most of NZ's natives + there is a forum page for those who do actually keep them if you're interested.

http://www.fnzas.org.nz/index.php?PG=nativefish

 

[pupumole]

wes. so u bring up the question of how rare things actually are and what type of rareness they are.
so the indian tors that you have brought in, i know those are pretty rare in the wild and even rarer for people to bring into the hobby. ( Thank YOU )
but what about those freshwater trevally and freshwater bumblebee grouper, i thought those aren't that rare in the wild ... ? is there certain ban that i dont know about those ? or just not enough demand? or actually, is there just not enough that becomes freshwater resident that could be kept in freshwateR?

 

[fugupuff]

wes. so u bring up the question of how rare things actually are and what type of rareness they are.
so the indian tors that you have brought in, i know those are pretty rare in the wild and even rarer for people to bring into the hobby. ( Thank YOU )
but what about those freshwater trevally and freshwater bumblebee grouper, i thought those aren't that rare in the wild ... ? is there certain ban that i dont know about those ? or just not enough demand? or actually, is there just not enough that becomes freshwater resident that could be kept in freshwateR?

the bumbble bee grouper is rare in the wild, but they're captive breeding them now. the ones I use to bring in came from Indonesian brackish/freshwater rivers.

the trevally are not rare in the wild, but not many people know about them, and not many people think they can keep them. Most people have this notion that certain fish must go to salt water to stay healthy. I will no longer invest any energy trying to prove it otherwise, I know what I know and I'll leave it at that.

If I get some in near the future, I'll let you know...

 

[peewee]

look at this weird fish caught here in the philippines. looks like an orange pleco of panaque sp but is sw. only sold for $2, of course it ended up in somebody's plate.

 

[peewee]

 

[fugupuff]

that's is a rare fish, I've seen them in the Taiwan waters as by catch, people don't usually eat them, but they're salt water as well, nothing much we can do to keep them

 

[peewee]

i've also read in an article here in the philippines of a blind fish caught in a cave in samar island, called "caecogobius cryptophthalmus". got info on them? are they rare?

 

[pupumole]

the bumbble bee grouper is rare in the wild, but they're captive breeding them now. the ones I use to bring in came from Indonesian brackish/freshwater rivers.

the trevally are not rare in the wild, but not many people know about them, and not many people think they can keep them. Most people have this notion that certain fish must go to salt water to stay healthy. I will no longer invest any energy trying to prove it otherwise, I know what I know and I'll leave it at that.

If I get some in near the future, I'll let you know...

well good to know they are captive breeding the bumble bees. in freshwater though? cuz now that i think bout it, they are really just the same fish as " lung deng" ( dragon something) that they farm at floating platforms on sea in hong kong. but then i did see some videos of them in ponds somewhere in asia which i never figure out if its fresh or salt.

but yeee , freshwater trevally, those maliputo , too cool but too bad not enuf appreciate them .

thankies ^_^