Anything new to me that I catch I keep there isnt a species of fish found in
South Australia that I haven't kept at some time over the past 15 years from
Rainbows, Gudgeons, Gobies, Galaxias, Grunters, Perches, Cods,
Eels,Chanda's,Pygmy Perchs, even Lampreys, Congolli's, Blue-eyes &
Hardyheads, plus some more estuary
species and spiny crays, smooth crays, prawn shrimps, clawed shrimps F/W
crabs, most SA amphibians
even some water lizards Dragons and skinks ( but Im still trying to get
either a Keel-backed snake or file snake of some type & Australian Water
Rats), (Platypus to hard to get permit but not impossible though)
So basically anything aquatic and native Im interested
Danny Walker
SANFA http://www.sanfa.org.au/
ANGFA http://www.angfa.org.au/
ANGFA QLD http://www.angfaqld.org.au
Aggies Aquariums Serving Adelaides Native Fish &
Amphibians Needs
(08) 8359 - 7099 ph/fax
0416-226-512 mob/SMS
reklaw01 at bigpond.com
-----Original Message-----
From: PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu <PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Wednesday, 13 June 2001 1:58
Subject: Re: [RML] Ever heard of Galaxis zebratus
>On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Scott Davis wrote:
>
>> The several species pictured in the Baensch /Mergus Foto Index are
sometimes
>> a little reminiscent of small trout (ironic in that exotics have
threatened
>> them in places?) Do either South African or Oz or New Zealand aquarists
>> keep them? G. auratus, truttaceus, munda, and nigrostriata look kind of
>> interesting. Lepidogalaxius salamandroides rather resembles a loach or
>> darter.
>
>Galaxiids make awesome aquarium fishes but they are temperature limited.
>
>> Do cool temperature and oxygen requirements keep them from being kept
much?
>> Do they migrate to spawn or can they be aquarium spawned?
>
>Other than Galaxiella most could not be maintained in captivity easily.
>Galaxias olidus would do fine in a pond and breed. They aren't kept very
much
>as aren't most Australian native fishes except rainbowfishes. Fishkeepers
are
>a strange breed, they often seem unwilling to take a chance on keeping the
>unknown.
>
>Cheers
>Peter
>