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Basil Faulty


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I have searched far & wide, cant seem to find anyone who will sell me a few native cold water fish for my new pond with solar powered fountain that looks like small boy peeing....
I could buy goldfish I guess maybe I have to catch some perch or similar and put it in the pond....

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Hi Basil
try this site       http://www.ausnativefish.com.au/Prices.htm

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Basil Faulty


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Hey thanks Reza... That is exacary what I wanted, they sell by the each too....

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Geez Basil... are you gonna put 'em under shelter in the winter? The water in our birdbath sometimes doesnt thaw for a week or more in June or July. Cant imagine too many little pondfish surviving that!

We took our water thingy out because of the water restrictions. Wish you luck!

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Depends on how much water you got in your pond Basil    i breed yabbies and fish  throughout winter time here in Nowra  i used a 300w heater in 1000ltr  drums  it keep the water warm

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Basil,I have cold water Kippers in my pond.No problem with the plastic greenery.Cheers.Ibbo

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ibbo wrote:

Basil,I have cold water Kippers in my pond.No problem with the plastic greenery.Cheers.Ibbo


I'll be over for breakfast Ibbo. Just love them kippers!!!!

Terro

 



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Reza my man, how come you didn't tell us about the yabbies over morning tea the other day.

Couldn't have been because somehow you found out that I LOVE YABBIES could it?  Trying to preserve your stock from maurading Ma's.

-- Edited by Ma on Saturday 2nd of January 2010 11:29:35 AM

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Yep Ma.............sounds like you are just a little too close to Reza for him to divulge too much..LOL

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Yeah DD, it's only about 40 minutes up the road, and he made the mistake of telling me how to get to his place, and because I eat all my carrots I can see in the dark.  So a midnight raid wouldn't be out of the question.............laughing.gif

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That's it sneaky Raffie types creeping up in the night to Nick a mans Nippers.Have you no shame?What are you teaching the easy leds?I think that Ducky baby is also encouraging you.Stay with the Crabs Ducky.Watch out Reza,put the Ma alarm on,don't feed the Rotty for a few days....No that does not sound right does it?I in know way am suggesting that Ma is called Rotty.Having put myself up to my neck in the Pooh I will go back to the Rubber Room and finish my basket weaving and knitting lessons.Cheers.Ibbo.

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My front door mat reads:  FORGET THE DOG.........BEWARE OF THE WIFE.

Need I say anymore..........laughing.gif

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i still laughing    but the thought of you gropeing around in the dark  makes me laugh morebiggrinbiggrin

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Which one Ma or Guru.LOL cheers.Ibbo.

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reza wrote:

i still laughing    but the thought of you gropeing around in the dark  makes me laugh morebiggrinbiggrin



Oh hell!!!!! what was that splash, Ma, Ma are you ok can you swim?????????  :) :) :)



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it a scary thought going head first into a 1000ltr drum   but it may be a way of catching em quick   they just cling to you

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Which one Ma or Guru.LOL cheers.Ibbo.


Well, I suppose it would have to be Guru.  He has the fishing tackle.....biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

 



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Geez Basil... are you gonna put 'em under shelter in the winter? The water in our birdbath sometimes doesnt thaw for a week or more in June or July. Cant imagine too many little pondfish surviving that!

We took our water thingy out because of the water restrictions. Wish you luck!


It's pretty deep about 3' and I fill it from the rainwater.... I had a pond at my old place and the fish seemd to be ok in winter just not very active....

 



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Oh hell!!!!! what was that splash, Ma, Ma are you ok can you swim?????????  :) :) :)

Don't you worry about me JRH.  Thorpedo owes everything he knows to me............LOL

 



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hey Basil      i never had any luck with fish in plain rain water     had to dose it up a little
Now Goldfish will live happy in the crap water in Sydney  but used to die on me in plain rain water

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Hi...I have just been down to te shops to get my ice cream supplies...making raspberry home made !! any way popped into Hill Top Pet supplies and found some fish


Murray River Rainbow fish.

Selling them for $9.95 each

http://www2.mdbc.gov.au/subs/fish-info/native_info/murrayDarlingRainbowfish.html

If you want the wbsite of the shop its below

http://www.hilltoppets.com.au/



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hey Basil      i never had any luck with fish in plain rain water     had to dose it up a little
Now Goldfish will live happy in the crap water in Sydney  but used to die on me in plain rain water


Yes I have nymphodia aka Waterlillies and will wait for some algal growth before the fish get indroduced, I could throw in some murrumbidgee water as a tonic I guess...

 



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yep good advice reza, rainwater will kill them but the plants will fix the water up, I used to breed coy carp (the big ones that the japs pay thousands for) if you use rainwater then let it "age" for at least a month with plants before introducing fishies

Basil are you anywhere near a creek/river or dam, grab one of those "bait" traps and a bit of bread and go and catch the little mosquito fish that fequent these places, they are a great little pet and free

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Oh hell!!!!! what was that splash, Ma, Ma are you ok can you swim?????????  :) :) :)

Don't you worry about me JRH.  Thorpedo owes everything he knows to me............LOL

 

 


Oh Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I thought it was those flippers he calls feet that did it for him...............LOL LOL

 



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Basil Faulty


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Was getting a new tag for FIL's dog today at Pets r Us and they stock some native cold water fish incl sucking catfish, cloud minnows, rainbows also some archer fish but they are tropicals....I was looking in the wrong place I thought Aquariums would sell fish but a Dog Shoppe has them......

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ah so next time we want to update our pooch we must attend a fish shop,

hell and they reckon the sixties were weird??????????????

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