Native Australian-fish photos

[Johny]

i can get smaller ones from a mate for 200 - 250

 

[channarox]

Yeah I'm hoping he starts growing faster now, he's in a new 6x2x2 tank and I'm slowly raising the temp to 24.

i heard they grow slow.

 

[Dudzy]

i heard they grow slow.

They grow slow if kept at the normal temp (18) but if you bring it up to 14 (no higher) they grow alot faster.

 

[Moontanman]

Is it true there is a species of freshwater saw fish in australia?

 

[masone]

Is it true there is a species of freshwater saw fish in australia?

Pristis microdon aka freshwater sawshark. Get too large for normal aquaria but after the breeding season the young move up into freshwater and can be caught at a fairly small size. Could be kept for awhile in a decent sized pond tho'.
Pristis microdon

 

[channarox]

They grow slow if kept at the normal temp (18) but if you bring it up to 14 (no higher) they grow alot faster.

you mean 24?

 

[Dudzy]

you mean 24?

Hey yeah?
Why does it say 14 now?

But yes, It's meant to say 24

 

[Moontanman]

Pristis microdon aka freshwater sawshark. Get too large for normal aquaria but after the breeding season the young move up into freshwater and can be caught at a fairly small size. Could be kept for awhile in a decent sized pond tho'.
Pristis microdon

cool, I thought I had seen something about them years ago, In the US we have sawfish that come into freshwater too but i don't think they have babies in freshwater.

 

[channarox]

Hey yeah?
Why does it say 14 now?

But yes, It's meant to say 24

thats what i thought you said.

 

[Dudzy]

Just got this guy today.
He looked a bit beat up, but he seems to be fine.
Is he a Rendahls eel tail or just a normal eel tail?