Exploring Cairns North Queensland Freshwater Fish and Their Habitat Part 3 North of Cairns.

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  • @CircularDesign
    @CircularDesign ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Another 23 minutes of my life well spend on youtube, thanks for your effort to create these documentaries!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you! and thanks for watching, I have to tell you when I started creating these I have as much fun checking the footage out and putting them together as I do keeping fish, it's great inspiration for me as well and I to have learnt a lot from their wild behaviour and love to share it with other people that have the same interest 🙂

  • @KeepingFishSimple
    @KeepingFishSimple ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing video mate. Well worth the wait. Loved the music transitions especially

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks mate! I was worried while rendering it that what happened last time wouldn't happen again but it was all good, now I can't wait for more adventures, I hope all is going well in the US.

  • @dankslug
    @dankslug 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This series has been wonderful. Thank you for creating something slow and spacious. Beautiful cinematography

  • @rrotley1
    @rrotley1 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Congratulations on another tremendous film Jason. The scenery and wildlife is stunning, especially the below surface footage! It is to be hoped the proper authorities have started captive breeding and release programs for the Daintree Rainbowfish and Mt Lewis Crayfish to preserve them rather than sit around doing nothing then, when they disappear from their natural enviroment, wringing their hands in anguish. Look forward to seeing more of your fantastic work. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! yes I agree they should have captive populations, they wouldn't be that hard to breed up in captivity, they have done it with a lot of others.

    • @AsaphWhelan
      @AsaphWhelan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The problem with Euastacus (spiny crayfish) is that due to the cold water they can take ages to grow to a breeding age. We also know very little about the species.

  • @IndoorEcosystem
    @IndoorEcosystem ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now we're talking!
    All of my favourite spots in one video! Great work as usual! 🙂

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! yes I love these spots also, I can just keep going back to them year after year.

    • @IndoorEcosystem
      @IndoorEcosystem ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@australianbiotopes4563 After the massive flooding we just had up there it will be an entirely different world! Every wet season shapes things differently. Looking forward to your next trip!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IndoorEcosystem Yes I just hope some of those places didn't get to damaged, but the North is much more prepared for those deluges of rain then anywhere further south, so hopefully it should be all good.

    • @IndoorEcosystem
      @IndoorEcosystem ปีที่แล้ว

      @@australianbiotopes4563 Happens every year though this was a record breaker. I really do wonder what all the tiny fish like blueeyes do when the water is raging so hard. It's hard to think anywhere is safe.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IndoorEcosystem They always seem to come back some how, this is what happened with the Brisbane floods though we had 2 so close together it never really recovered, all the mangroves in the river died and all the aquatic plants disappeared, to this day it's still shocking and if it ever does recover it will take years, and that's if we don't get any more floods.

  • @영칠시대
    @영칠시대 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    힐링 끝판왕 영상잘봤습니다 자주올려주세요^

  • @rowanwhite3520
    @rowanwhite3520 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, amazing video! Sooo... beautiful!

  • @NaturalBiotopes
    @NaturalBiotopes ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The local habitat is amazing. Superbly filmed!

  • @southernrainforest
    @southernrainforest ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your channel takes away my desire to have an aquarium, just need an 8 foot wide screen.
    Thanks for the amazing footage

  • @carl1964carl
    @carl1964carl วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just beuatifull , I have explored some of the areas you went to , but not under water.

  • @goldcoastfish
    @goldcoastfish ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another stunning video. Thanks Jason!

  • @VinhNguyen-yi1kk
    @VinhNguyen-yi1kk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish it were warm enough conditions for Melbourne to support these tropicals. Not that we don't have anything like that but no where near as much life that's all. I'm glad fish keeping is a thing we can all enjoy and appreciate though.
    Thanks for sharing mate!

  • @greggrover8247
    @greggrover8247 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "WOW" so nice to see this beautiful part of Queensland .Love your work on these videos Jason .

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I have been going there for over 10 years now and even now I always find something new that I haven't seen before, it's a special part of the world.

  • @jorg8564
    @jorg8564 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the short and interesting holiday:-) many greetings, Jörg

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you my friend! I'm happy you enjoyed it and Thank you for the donation it's much appreciated 🙂

  • @Davidova
    @Davidova ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for your work, beautyful video

  • @grbenavides
    @grbenavides ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jason, Thank you so much for the upload. I eagerly anticipate the inspiration as you capture the beauty of the natural world and its biotopes.

  • @Ozponds
    @Ozponds ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thoroughly enjoyed this series. Thank you so much for sharing it.

  • @honeyholehuntersfishing
    @honeyholehuntersfishing 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some great nature footage!, Very cool video👊👍

  • @gregmartin1615
    @gregmartin1615 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great stuff mate! really good to see footage of the Mt Lewis crayfish, those huge tris and of the Daintree Rainbowfish!

  • @patriciahughes4213
    @patriciahughes4213 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So many beautiful places. Blessings.

  • @Cracker2145
    @Cracker2145 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing documentary Jason. Top quality film and very informative. Keep them coming.👌👏

  • @bonniegoodwin5653
    @bonniegoodwin5653 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Once again, just breath taking! Thank you for the time it took you to film edit and get this out to all the people who will never be able to experience this. It’s so awesome to hear you talk about something you’re so obviously passionate about! Great job all the way around!

  • @GeoffreyGreene_au
    @GeoffreyGreene_au ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant work Jason. Great to see the rare Daintree Rainbow. These videos serve as a great library of the rich and beautiful parts of Australia. Thanks again for your enormous contribution to our unique natural environment - which many of us would never see without your dedication.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Geoff! I just hope it's still there after all the destruction we had up north with the floods, it would be a shame for an animal just not long discovered to be lost. I have been doing this for many years but unfortunately only just thought about filming a few years ago when I was on a trip with Gunther Schmida in WA, we were over there to get habitat shots for his Rainbowfish book and some articles in the Scales and Tails magazine that folded shortly after, it was a shame we got photos of around 70 or 80 species of reptile on the trip, but it was some of the cool fish habitat I would of loved to of documented, so when I got back from that trip I got some gear to do so, I think it's important to document in detail and is a great resource, I found that out by doing biotope competitions over seas when I did the local Brisbane River and found there was no information on fish habitat in particular spots unless there was something endangered, most of our information for Australian fish is general information on the species like distribution but nothing on habitat, I thought that was really sad, if you research places like the Amazon or the African Lakes there is plenty but we are lacking greatly, so I decided to do this with my channel and it should be around for ever now for everyone to enjoy 🙂

  • @rossdingle6236
    @rossdingle6236 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great footage. Some of my favourite fish you filmed there.

  • @spitzeraquascape7218
    @spitzeraquascape7218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very amazing video

  • @berinanaturethirst
    @berinanaturethirst 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The water is very clear, the narration is wonderful. My husband introduced me to life in water, he too, like I, will be happy to watch this channel. I am glad to be part of this community, and I am sure I will learn a lot about water and underwater from you. Thank you very much. ☺☺☺🙏

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for watching, there is nothing better then snorkelling in a stream watching the fish in nature 🙂

    • @berinanaturethirst
      @berinanaturethirst 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@australianbiotopes4563 I might try that some time in the future. 😊

  • @malcolmmcguire2876
    @malcolmmcguire2876 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work, well done. Plenty of inspiration

  • @andrewwhite2328
    @andrewwhite2328 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    stunning great to watch

  • @bccochrane1
    @bccochrane1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job, we’ll put together we enjoyed it thank you. Was lucky enough to visit this area twice, a very special place 👍🏻

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed it, yes it's very beautiful up there 🙂

  • @Ankescapes
    @Ankescapes ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing

  • @chisaquaticvibe6524
    @chisaquaticvibe6524 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent!

  • @keithlowe5512
    @keithlowe5512 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those cray fish are excellent

  • @Lisa.Sparkman
    @Lisa.Sparkman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely stunning! I don't know why but seeing fish out in the wild that you usually see in an aquarium is just so strange to me. It's like oh you poor baby don't you need some protection. Thank you so much for showing us what beautiful surroundings they live in❤❤❤😊😊😊

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! I guess if you've never seen them in the wild it could look like that but let me say they seem much happier here then most would in an aquarium, especially some of the larger species, this is probably why in an aquarium they get aggressive while here they have plenty of room to move 🙂

  • @meaghandunning4600
    @meaghandunning4600 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful video and music!

  • @louisaklimentos7583
    @louisaklimentos7583 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this video and so authentic . You have shown appreciation of Far North Queensland not like the young backpackers that visited Queensland between 2010 to 2015 who state that it was better in New Zealand and South East Asia . The way you presented this video was so outstanding and thank you for showing us how beautiful Far North Queensland is .

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching! yes it's a beautiful place, I could keep going back for years to come and still not be able to document everything, there is so much to see, but you have to go without expectations and with your eyes open or you will miss a lot, most people rush through and don't find a lot of places, there are a lot of hidden gems.

    • @louisaklimentos7583
      @louisaklimentos7583 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@australianbiotopes4563 So true and I will visit again !

  • @kaleheidke5232
    @kaleheidke5232 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing work...! Keep it up

  • @wilandmel
    @wilandmel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As usual, absolutely brilliant work mate. Your videos make a local proud to live here.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks mate! I'm happy you enjoyed it, and so you should be, you also do a great job of promoting it, it's a beautiful place, I just hope I do it justice, I have to say in the time that I have been going there I'm still not bored with it and plan to make many more trips as long as I can 🙂

  • @dougieGTRVspec
    @dougieGTRVspec ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video mate!!

  • @sstacey3201
    @sstacey3201 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We have just been here! My son told me about this video and we made our way to Churchill Ck. We saw a platypus, turtles and numerous fish- lots of coal grunters. It was so awesome!!!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes it's a great little spot, I'm happy you went and checked it out 🙂

  • @DaveandNessmayes
    @DaveandNessmayes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was fantastic!

  • @apanhaesta
    @apanhaesta ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was simply amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing with us your journeys.

  • @Lady_heron_
    @Lady_heron_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Was looking forward for this one to come out - this series has been amazing. Your videos have been a huge help in planning a trip to North Queensland. Cheers from Canada!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! I'm happy you liked them, when you go there you can't really go wrong, most of the creeks are nice, I just put a few up, but watch out for the crocodiles, it is no joke they could be anywhere if there are signs don't risk it, I my self have had a couple of close encounters and they hide really well even in small drains.

    • @Lady_heron_
      @Lady_heron_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @australianbiotopes4563 Good to know! Definitely want to avoid a close encounter if we can. Going to play it safe for sure

  • @nlwildmedia
    @nlwildmedia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so amazing!

  • @troppobluesgal
    @troppobluesgal ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Churchill creek - my happy place

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine to.

    • @troppobluesgal
      @troppobluesgal ปีที่แล้ว

      live down the road- after a lifetime of exotics, in process of setting up an aquascape for natives. No critters yet but enjoying the challenge @@australianbiotopes4563

  • @johnmaude5065
    @johnmaude5065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great series, I love the different biotopes you visit, the diverse of our native aquatic life is amazing, living in Alice Springs, we unfortunately don’t really have the variety of fish and vertebrates that you guys get over east, but I’m reasonably successful in breeding Melanotaenin splendida tatei up here, love my rainbow fish ❤ looking forward to your next adventures

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! yes we are pretty lucky, plenty to see especially in the tropics, the tatei are a beautiful fish, I caught some many years ago in a small drain near the NT. border near a little town called Djarra south west of Mount Isa, there was one small puddle left in the dry season and it was full of the poor fish, unfortunately at the time I was only out photographing and I didn't have the means to keep any so I had to put them back, I hope they got some rain after I left there or they would of all perished, it can be tough for fish in those areas.

    • @johnmaude5065
      @johnmaude5065 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@australianbiotopes4563 I believe that we have around 7 species of fish up here, some you don’t want to keep in an aquarium as they’ll kill everything else lol, banned grunter and spangled perch 👎

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johnmaude5065 Yes most of the Grunter and Perch family don't make good tank mates, still nice in the wild though and can be good eating 🙂

  • @australianaquarist
    @australianaquarist ปีที่แล้ว

    Jane and I came very close to buying a farm on the edge of the Mowbray. That woukd have made for some interesting collecting. Great video!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว

      That place is riddled with them, I counted 6 in that spot one day, imagine how many there must be in the whole river, I was collecting in the south Johnston River seeing what was amongst the Val beds and 2 days after I left a mate showed me a video of a large croc when he was fishing there at night, it still sends chills down my back.

  • @brushitoff503
    @brushitoff503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic, thank you.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching! 🙂

    • @brushitoff503
      @brushitoff503 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@australianbiotopes4563watched all 3 video's. Well worth it. (Just referring to this series) I've watched many other video's you've made. Cheers.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brushitoff503 Thank you, hopefully they will only get better as I get more used to the technology 🙂

    • @brushitoff503
      @brushitoff503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@australianbiotopes4563 Mate your way ahead of me. I run a Communications Business in South Aus but haven't really dove into video production as it's not a part of what we do. I just make random video's on my phone & share them (TH-cam only) Not interested in other platforms. I enjoy your video's, thanks for the reply. Cheers, Leo.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brushitoff503 I'll have to check out your videos, let me tell you it's been a hard road learning for someone like me that was never really into technology, the photography side of it has helped though.

  • @graemefinsen2814
    @graemefinsen2814 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tri's look pretty nice!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They were much more beautiful then I could capture unfortunately, the sun wouldn't agree with me, in the sunlight they were bright blue, as you know they need good lighting but hard to get in a dark jungle.

    • @graemefinsen2814
      @graemefinsen2814 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@australianbiotopes4563 Still nice to see them there - and also the Daintree's. Creek is (was) in good condition given all the issues it's had.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@graemefinsen2814 I had a mate just come back from there and he said it looked pretty good, after seeing those photos at the convention it was a bit of a worry but he saw Cling Gobies ext. and said it looked pretty healthy.

  • @stevehershberger2672
    @stevehershberger2672 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I grew up about an hour north of where the majority of this was filmed. Back in the mid to late 70's before the Bloomfield track got gouged in, and much, much more rainforest existed until the cattle and fruit farmers destroyed the bulk of it. Seeing some of these species and the bird sounds in the surrounding backdrop sure tug the heartstrings, and I thank you for it.
    Have you ever considered spending time documenting Guyu Wujalwujalensis? Perhaps other than some unique cave fish in certain areas around the globe, may be one of the most specialized species on earth inhabiting literally only about a 10k stretch of river between two pretty cool waterfalls..

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! yes the problem is getting up there, I live in Brisbane so I only get a chance maybe once a year if that, I actually have a friend that said I should try for it to one day, he might actually come up with me for a trip, he used to study fish for the government and he said it would be a great asset to get some footage of them.

    • @stevehershberger2672
      @stevehershberger2672 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@australianbiotopes4563
      I wish you luck in your endeavors sir. I realize it must be a lonely road at times studying and documenting the "non-sexy" species, that don't get all the press. It really makes me wish I still lived in Oz.
      I grew up living with the Kuku Yalangi tribe on the river, and in fact my parents learned the language, formatted a dictionary, and brought it to print, to what we see today. If you would be serious about spending time documenting this small species, I have an excellent contact, who understands field research, who also grew up on the river, and is very respected amongst the local tribe.

    • @stevehershberger2672
      @stevehershberger2672 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just remember, to study this ancient fish, means going to the absolute source of the Kuku Yalangi dreamtime and is very sacred to them. This is where young men get initiated and rituals happen, that white men like me were not privy to, and I was exposed to a lot. Tread carefully, because you'll need to straddle two worlds to spend any meaningful time on that stretch of river.

  • @rhondafitzpatrick1646
    @rhondafitzpatrick1646 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you for your time and effort on the videos, just watched all 3 for the second time while making cookies. it's April 13th and blowing and snowing and freezing rain here in central NY.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! I'm sorry to hear about your weather, it is just slowly coming on to winter hear where I live but we are a bit more spoilt in Brisbane, it never gets that cold, I hope the videos from the tropics makes you feel a little warmer, my family originally came from Europe and they used to tell me they always had a tropical aquarium in their living room, it made them feel warmer in the cold winters watching the tropical fish, I guess these videos have the same effect but without all the maintenance, I love hearing feedback like this, you brightened my morning 🙂

    • @rhondafitzpatrick1646
      @rhondafitzpatrick1646 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      and later this week it's supposed to be 75😅. spring in NY is more like a roller coaster ride.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rhondafitzpatrick1646 The weather down south is like that, up here where I live it's a lot more stable.

  • @johnmaude5065
    @johnmaude5065 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an amazing place, living in Alice Springs we are very limited to the native fish around here, I have a biotope 6 ft aquarium with ellery creek rainbows and a couple of hytles catfish, there’s a few different gobies I need to get when it cools down a bit

  • @_pawter
    @_pawter 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm just about to go visit a friend overseas. She loves hiking and nature and suchlike. Though I've not been up to FNQ for 30+ years (camping) I still have fond memories of one or two scenic spots involving freshwater creeks, though I'm not a "nature-lover" and I loathe crocs.
    I am going to send her this link. I'm sure she'll love it.

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! and thanks for watching, she might find some nice spots out of these videos.

  • @NPDNatureclicks
    @NPDNatureclicks 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🧡💛🧡💛🧡🧡💛🧡💚

  • @slanze1986
    @slanze1986 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Churchill creek also contains longtoms at certain times of the year as a local i really wished you had seen them

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have seen so many more fish in some of these waterways that I haven't yet got on film, but that gives me more content for next time, I always love going back, they are so pristine 🙂

  • @nastygollum
    @nastygollum 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Okay, do you provide tours, as I wish I could go wildlife walking with someone so knowledgeable!

    • @australianbiotopes4563
      @australianbiotopes4563  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If I was a little younger and I didn't have a bad back I probably would, I wish I did these videos a few years ago.