AMAZING fish you can find in Australian creeks!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video we take a look at a colourful family of fish called Melanotaeniidae, also known as rainbowfish. There are species native to the creeks here in Australia; they are beautiful and easy to care for, yet for some reason, aren't all that common in the aquarium hobby!
Jason from Australian Biotopes recently setup a natural looking hardscape in my 6ft peninsula fish tank for my rainbowfish. I was keen to add some more fish, so I set out to a local creek with my friend Maggie! We managed to find crimsonspotted rainbowfish, pacific blue eyes, and ornate rainbowfish. We will show you how these beautiful fish look in their native habitat, how we caught them, and give you a closer look at them in the aquarium.
I'm looking forward to watching these beautiful fish grow and showing the potential of the Australian rainbowfish!
Timestamps:
2:16 - Maggie's fish room - discus and nano tanks
3:24 - Packing to catch fish
4:04 - Arriving at the creek and picking a spot
4:55 - How to setup the bait traps
5:51 - Rainbowfish catching regulations (QLD)
6:06 - Fish Identification Guide
6:51 - A look under the water
6:54 - Scary catfish...
7:16 - What we found in our first trap
7:26 - Swordtail fish (noxious)
7:34 - Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer)
8:02 - Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia duboulayi)
8:31 - Ornate Rainbowfish (Rhadinocentrus ornatus)
9:51 - Australian Smelt
10:42 - Travelling with the fish to get lunch
11:37 - HUGE gudgeon and glass fish
12:45 - Quarantining the fish
13:04 - Adding the fish to my aquarium
13:25 - Tech Den
QLD Regulations:
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Fish Identification Guide:
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Sources:
Millennium Rainbowfish: Overview by FishN4K
Madagascar Rainbow Fish (Up-Close) by 1984MGW
Banded Rainbowfish Melanotaenia trifasciata by Alan Marshall
Australian native pacific blue eye rainbow fish by Dundeel Fish
Blue-Eyes (Pseudomugil) by Depths Unknown
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It seems like Maggie is still sleepy and just wants to relax at home
Super nice video Maggie have a nice home and fish tanks I like the creeks and fish. Katy your fish tanks look nice in your home I remember when they set your tanks up.
Thank you so much James 😊 Yes Maggie has some incredible setups!
Another classic Katie banger! loved this and how you went in depth about the rules. Can't wait to see Maggies fish room and how she is keeping her discus!
Thank you so much Tarun!!! 😁
Mogill Creek! Wow so close.
That's amazing 😊
It's such a beautiful place! It was my first time visiting
You are so lucky being able to catch stuff lovely fish locally!
Yes, we are certainly very lucky! I can't believe I didn't even know this until recently 🤣
So true
great finds
It's great seeing that Maggie and yourself are fish lovers and keepers. Good job Girls. Cheers
Thank you so much 😊
Great video. Good to see the posting of the fish regulations. You and Maggie should collaborate on more videos. I can see great potential in you pair. Well done.
Thank you so much for the feedback Bob 😊 I think we most definitely will!
Pro Tip: if you’re really stuck for an air pump, just go in to Kmart in the fishing section and get one of their Jarvis Walker battery powered bait air pumps. They’re good as a stop gap measure, especially with the power cuts from the storms lately.
Great video Kaity and Maggie! looks like you both had a great day and saw some cool fish, I'm happy you got some Blue-eyes you'll love watching the males dance in the tank, and it was good to see you put up the laws on catching in QLD, Well Done! 🙂
Thank you so much Jason!! I'm so thankful to have had you introduce me to all these awesome fish 😊
@@Kaityscichlids Plenty more to see 🙂
@@australianbiotopes4563what was the huge gudegon? Snakehead Gudgeon? Amazing fish should of kept it Katy !
I’m almost done with college, I’m going for marine bio and can’t wait to travel to Australia. I wanna research all kinds of marine life I’m a fish hobbyist in the states, I keep many tanks with endangered fish species and I would love to donate some to Keepingfishsimple and his new shop to breed and produce more for Australia. I’ll be bring 4 goodeids species when I move down there
That's amazing!! Congratulations on almost finishing college 😊 You will love it here in Australia especially with the Great Barrier Reef!
Look into the leagalities and processes for bringing fish into Australia we have a pretty intense quarantine regime and the list of allowable imports c an be pretty restrictive
Beautifull fish
Thanks for sharing! They are beautiful fish in your beautiful tanks. I'm excited for the upcoming videos!
They surely are! Thank you so much, I appreciate the support 😊🙏
Very cool!
Another cool video. I really enjoy these trips out to the wild. Maggie's Discus tank looks amazing too.
Thank you so much Alan 😊
I enjoy your content, Kaity, thanks for the work you put into it.
Thank you so much 😊🙏
Looks very lovely
seeing the wild catch adventures are my favorites, cheers
Thank you Alex, that's great to hear!
Really nice native fish 🐟
wow that looks so cool going out there and I bet yall had a awesome time to great video can't wait to see the update 👍
Thank you Big Roy!! It certainly was a great day 😊
What a fun day! great catch!
Thank you heaps Sfephen 😄
Great video nice to see people outside in this hobby
Thank you 😊
Another great video Kaity, really enjoy watching your videos.
Thank you so much Craig 😊
Great video. Really enjoying these videos documenting your adventures! Your river tank looks amazing! 👍
Thank you so much! 😊
Great video Kaity some nice looking fish that you got keep them videos coming
Thank you Noel 😊
Great vid! Can't wait to see your Tech Den tour... I buy most of my stuff from there.
Thank you 😊 I'm excited to share it! Their new premises are HUGE
I've just found Ur channel absolutely loving the Vids so far!!! Just watching this one now 😁
Thank you so much Tim! 😊
wow cool fish
This is so cute
Good video, always good to watch you ... hi from Brazil 😊❤
Thank you so much 😊🙌
Cool Kaity. Proud of u. Great job with the editing and voice over and creative camera too. Love the tech den. Love the 3:30 nth qld storms
Thank you so much Laura 😊❤️
yall are so cute playing in the creek lol i wish i could come visit. Happy fishing from Minnesota USA
Hahaha yes, it was lots of fun! 🤣 Thank you Taylor 😊
Awesome video ❤️ the best video yet
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Yall are awesome! 💯💯💯
Thank you!! 🙌😊
That one green swordtail sitting in there with his rainbowfish mates.
Very interesting
Nice job, cool video editing with proper music, good level of info, bit wild adventures, and pretty ladies great into fish keeping! What else? ;-)
Thank you Charles! 😁
A very well presented and informative video. Also, congratulations on reaching another well-deserved milestone ... 20K subscribers, wow!!! 😀
Thank you 😄🎉🎉
Loved this one! looks like a really fun day
Thank you so much Blake 😊 We'll have to take you out when you come up to visit! 😁
@@Kaityscichlids sold!
Very chill video 👌🏻 What amazing nature you have, the sounds of crickets/cicadas and beautiful little stream filled with fish, love it! Don't have it in here in Holland so very enjoyable to watch. Also a very pretty riverbank tank you have. Keep up the good vibes!
Thank you so much 😊🙌
Great video Kiddo 👍👍
Thank you 😄
Great video. Makes me want to get a new tank for Rainbows
Thank you 😊 That's great to hear 😁
Amazing 😍😍🙏
Thank you 😊❤️
That swordtail was gorgeous.
They are beautiful fish!
Great content and nicely done. Keep it up.
Thank you 😄
hello Kaity you did it again , a nice video with your friend and that you have the possibility to collect your owne fish - lucky you🍀👌
Thank you!! 😊 Yes we are certainly very lucky!
Very cool video! Awesome stuff! Thank you for noticing my video 😀
Thank you so much!! Your footage/channel is fantastic 😊
So lucky!
Great video love the vlog type
Thank you 😊
Another great video, makes me want to search the local creeks in Sydney.
Thank you so much Peter 😊 It would be cool seeing what's in the creeks around there and the Blue Mountains
Wow...a nice fish forest, saya suka.. ✌️👍
Yes, it's very beautiful! 😊
rainbows!!!
🐟🌈😁💕
Wow awesome how lucky are you
Yes we are very lucky!!
I'm in Canada, so my local fish are not that great for aquariums, so I have to go the import route for colourful fish.
I fell in love with the "Rainbows" of Australia, so many varieties from the different regions. Hardy active friendly schooling fish, some get a decent size, and there are micro rainbows as well.
I now breed these for my local stores
Very cool to be able to catch rainbows in the wild!! I have kept rainbows over the years and they are awesome fish. I had to pay for them in Florida USA !
Yes we are very lucky to be able to go catch them!!
I really enjoyed this video, Kaity. I used to collect native fish from spots along the North Pine River, downstream from the dam. Silly me only used a large tank net though. I'd get into the water and chase them along the banks. I had a few Rainbow fish, Gudgeons, and Pacific Blue-eyes.
That's impressive you managed to catch some doing it that way! They are so quick 🤣
Awesome video! And you both have amazing fishtanks!
So jelaous that you can catch your own fish!
Greetings from Sweden! :)
Thank you so much 😊 I am jealous of you living in Sweden! 🤣
i would never put that fish in my tanks, but i enjoyed the video a lot!
New subscriber. Your tank set ups are amazing. Well done 🙂
Thank you Marc!! And thank you so much for the sub 😊
Nothing more calming than watching ur videos.love from india
Thank you so much 😊🙌
@@Kaityscichlids dont say thanks just keep going it will be biggest thanks to us
Very awesome video amazing vlogs great 👍 job cool stuff 😎
Thank you so much 😊
Your welcome anytime kaity
beatipul ayu ayu rek😍
great video
Thank you Stephen 😊
I enjoyed this kind of vid and that riverbank setup that you made, i've been inspired to make it on my 30 gallon tank and it turn completely fine it's more naturalistic than the last setup i made thanks kaity, hope we can see some new setup idea in the future.😄
That's so great to hear 😊 Thank you!
Damn Maggie’s discus tank is sick
Super good video
Thank you so much 😊
Another great video. If your ever in need for a portable air pump the best places Ive found is little bait shops. They usually have actual minnow and small fish bait buckets with pumps connected for keeping all of your bait alive and well for long fishing trips and they are usually way cheaper than pet stores. But Im loving the content, absolutely glad I subscribed. Have a great day.
That's so good, I definitely have to check that out!! Thank you so much Matthew and thank you for subscribing 😊🙌
Amazing, wish i had sometime similar here in chicago
Thank you! Yes we are very lucky here to have this close by, it's making me appreciate the area I live in more
Some of those shrimp would look good in a tank, enjoyed the underwater footage
Awesome video. That looked like fun!!! It is also awesome that you used a piece of my very good friend Depths Unknown video!!!
That's so cool you guys are friends! His footage is amazing. Thank you so much 😊
Pseudomugil paskai fish amazing😍👍👍
I live in California I’ve always wanted to build a pond and put trout in it. It amazing you have all those tropical fish in your rivers
That would be really cool! I was thinking one day I would LOVE to have a huge pond with all these natives species in it
Awesome video, you are very lucky to be able to collect so close to home, my closest collecting point is over 2000 miles away!
Steve Heller
Thank you Steve 😊 Wow, that is quite the drive! We are definitely very fortunate to have such a great location closeby
Love the thumbnail job ☺️
Thank you 😄
What a great idea, driving into nature, and catch some fish. That's absolutely impossibel living in the Ruhrgebiet of Germany. And the catfish living here reaches a length of 80 to 100cm. Perfect video and a good story to.
Thank you so much Joachim 😊 Wow, that's crazy the catfish get that huge 😳 I hope those ones don't have poisonous spikes!
@@Kaityscichlids No the have no poisonous spikes, but we have stories, that they hunt little dugs in the rivers, where they are living.
I love the fact that aussie fish going for aussie spread 😂
They love it 😂🇦🇺
Per coloro che amano la biologia, l'Australia è incredibile
Nice videos and nice narrating
Thank you 😊
I am setting up an Aussie Rainbow tank soon, had them years ago and had several big tanks now I am starting again. just scored a 4X2X2 tank and stand with lighting and all pumps etc for 100 bucks so I am onto a good start. I will be putting in Empire Gudgeons and Crimson Spotted Rainbows to start with also Blue eyes. Good to see you guys enjoying the bush. I need to dive some of the deeper holes and see what is in there.
Cheers
Brad
Hi Brad! That's awesome, you scored an absolute bargain with that. It's a good way to get back into the hobby 😊
Adorable aquarium girls :)
Great video! If you ever need battery aerators in a pinch Kmart and BCF always have them in stock
Thank you 😄 I will definitely be going there instead in the future!
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend a day and get some very cool fish. I tried to keep some of those little blue eye rainbows, but my water is not well suited for them.
Yes they can be pretty sensitive little things! We got 5 of them but lost 2 on the day. It was those and the ornate rainbow fish that seemed most sensitive
Nice tanks, I also cichlids tanks
Thank you 😊
Good luck
Maggie !!!
Hey, Kaity
If you're ever looking for a battery-operated air pump again, places like BCF, or fishing supply shops often sell bait-keeper setups with a pump, airstone and collapsable container in a complete kit. I've got one here at home that I picked up 'just in case I need it' a while back.
Thank you so much Brad!! I definitely need to check these out after paying an arm and a leg for that air pump at Pet Barn lol
I'm from Melbourne I order on line with Tech Den there prices are very reasonable loved the video Kaity 😊👍
Thank you so much Mark 😊 Yes their prices are always fantastic! I got my FX6's from them, it was the best price by far
Wow two beautiful young women full of spunk and doing what I have always loved to do, go splashing around in a creek catching native fish for my aquariums. I am getting old now, nearly 69, and unable to go splashing around in a creek by myself. You both have some beautiful big tanks so I can see money is not a problem for you and you just enjoy catching native fish in the creek. In my opinion, there is just nothing more fun than this. And to top it off you can catch swordtails, barbs, platies, mollies, and more. You are lucky. I live in the State of Ohio, USA, and near where I live is a hidden canyon that the Grand River headwaters passes through. It is just a wide and shallow creek at that upper river location. It has high rock clifts on both sides. There is an old wooden covered bridge where I like to go. Upriver, there is the remains of an Erie Indian village in the clifts that date back 500 years or more. It is all owned by a private camp for wealthy people to send their kids. I use to know the administrator and was on friendly terms with him. He would even allow me to take in my Native American friends to see the ruins. When he passed away they got this new fellow who doesn't let anyone in except his paying customers. I sneak in downriver. He doesn't own the river anyway. It is a public waterway. The canyon is beautiful and the creekbed is full of really cool native fishes under and among the many rocks in the stream bed. Two really interesting ones are the North American Darter and Sculpins. I will send you some pictures of them. Also, I will send you a link to my Aquarium Encyclopedia you might find interesting.
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Thank you so much! And thank you for the info 😊 I agree, it is so much fun!
Fantastic video, Australia has a lot of beautiful fish, and a beautiful sun.
I liked your friend's aquariums. Interesting the portable pump to supply air to the fish, with battery or using energy from the car. I appreciate the store where you bought the pump, but TechDen looks amazing.
Finally, I enjoyed seeing for a few moments, a supermarket in Australia, can you send a Coca Cola to Portugal?😄
Thank you so much Paulo 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the stores here. We have plenty of Coca cola here to send you! 🤣
@@Kaityscichlids Hello, there are fantastic aquarium stores there.
There's also Coca Cola here, but it doesn't say Made in Australia!🤣
@@Kaityscichlids You are a fantastic person, very friendly, and I like the way you make the videos, have a nice weekend.
Great video! Interesting to see all the invasive species in that area.
Not quite as bad as what I've seen from Florida though 🤣
Thank you! 😊 Yes there's seriously so many invasive fish!! I would love to see what's in the creeks in Florida, that would be so interesting. They'd be alligators I'm guessing 🐊
@@Kaityscichlids There are a few youtube channels with people catching any kind of aquarium fish you've ever seen even shrimp. It's pretty messed up.... The ecosystem is completely destroyed.
Pretty amazing vid.I live in Melbourne time to time and I haven't seen any fish in water creeks. That still a question for me
That swordtail noped out real quick
Hahaha, no wonder there's so many of them, they seem to have the best survival instinct 😂
You are awesome!!!!! Purple spotted gudgeon?
Thank you!! 😄 I'm not too sure what type of gudgeons we caught! I think that's what it was, but it's hard to tell from the video
@@Kaityscichlids Wildlife of greater Brisbane is a great book, very informative!
Amazing video! Where abouts in moggil creek is this if im to put this into the navigator ? Keep up the great content
Un abrazo
Wow - interesting to see what kind of fish you have there - and it seems very very hot in your area! Have can you survive in that heat...have a nice day/Mats
It gets super humid here in Summer!! 🥵 Thank you heaps for watching 🤗
maggie was cool being a fellow fish person, but she took it to the next level when she jumped right on the vanilla coke!
*high fives* ^_^
So true 🤣
HELL YA BROTHER!
Here in Malaysia, the local aquarium shops only sell Neon and Boesemani rainbows. Very rarely see other rainbows. I’m really jealous of seeing the huge variety available down under
Salam sejahtera saudara
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