> 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