the cichlid kid Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hi guys, I've been doing a bit of the research on these fish (Rhadinocentrus ornatus - ornate rainbowfish) and I really like them. I would like to get some in the not to distant future but there are just so many localities. I just want people to post up pics of there's and specify what locality it possible so I can see what's available and make a decision on which 'locality' I would like get. Thanks, Beau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Mate come to the next ANGFA meetings, which I think is the 3rd Friday in February and take your pick at the auction, last auction there were about three Rhad morphs up for sale. Teerwah creek and Searys creek at least from memory. You can come along even if you are not a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cichlid kid Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I like the seary's creek, more blue in those ones. What about the 'carland creek' variety? Are they readily available? I probably won't have their tank setup in time to get them this time around. Are the ANGFA meetings monthly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTullee Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Grubby and C kid the next ANGFA meeting is tomorrow night at 8. Must be second Friday of month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrunner Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 have plenty of fry available lake cootharaba strain bad pic I know but the colours are there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
africanman79 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) These are my eprapah ck rhads which are red. What did i do wrong with the pics? Edited February 10, 2012 by africanman79 need help with pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Currumbin ck rhads are quite nice.. red with silver speckles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Just gave my last away, Rhads are pretty nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Currumbin ck rhads are quite nice.. red with silver speckles Where abouts on Currumbin creek can you fish for Rhads ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cichlid kid Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I did a search through this website and saw a pic of DavidTullee's rhad. What locality is that one? It looks rather nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cichlid kid Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Also what's the preferred male to female ratio? It will be a display tank, not interested in breeding them. looking at maybe 6 fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTullee Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I did a search through this website and saw a pic of DavidTullee's rhad. What locality is that one? It looks rather nice. THese are from a small un-named creek as far as I can tell from maps anyway, up near the Tuan area. It's not Poona Ck though, could by Tuan creek or even an upper trib of the Mary system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cichlid kid Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Are these ones you collected yourself mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NativeHunter Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Dont remember seeing any Rhads at the ANGFA auction this month, hopefully there will be some next meeting. Seems that the Rhads from further north have better colours. ANGFA is planning a trip to Rockhampton this year, most northern location for finding R. ornatus. I have some R. ornatus from cooloothin ck, they have some nice blues and reds in them. Really glad i got hold of some, they are a fantastic fish! They breed like crazy in tubs outside If you have too many males they will harrass the females. So try and get a good mix and have some good hiding spots for the females so they can disappear if they are getting harrassed too much. Sry for the terrible photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Yeah there were none, nor any blue eyes other than P Signifer. December meeting was good for Rhads and Blue Eyes. Edited February 16, 2012 by grubby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NativeHunter Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Yeah there were none, nor any blue eyes other than P Signifer.December meeting was good for Rhads and Blue Eyes. If my fry keep growing at the rate they are, I might have some Rhads for the next meeting... Hoping there will be some more Blue Eyes at the next auction, they are a stunning little fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 ANGFA QLD meetings are the 2nd Friday of every second month starting in February. Next meeting is Friday 13 April I keep several localities of rhads. I am currently breeding the following: Searys Ck, Teewah Ck, Poonah Ck, Evans Head, 2 creeks on Stradbroke Island, and an orange rhad (it's the only orange rhad I've ever caught) from a secret location. I'll start a different thread with images. If you know what you want I can bring them down to the April meeting for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhyr Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Any hints on how to sex Rhads? I just managed to catch 4 from currumbin creek yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTullee Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Males are more colorful with more pointed fins. The females fins are rounded and they generally don't hav as much coul over their bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhyr Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Cool thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Males are more colorful with more pointed fins. The females fins are rounded and they generally don't hav as much coul over their bodies. Agreed, although I'd add to that description: Males - Pointed fins that extend all the way to the caudal (base of the tail fin) Females - rounded fins that stop short of the caudal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Also what's the preferred male to female ratio? It will be a display tank, not interested in breeding them. looking at maybe 6 fish. If they are just for display, I'd stick with all males. If you think you might breed them at a later date, keep uneven numbers of males and females; at a 1:1 ratio the females can receive too much attention and lose condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_lad Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Argh I had some murdering creek rhads in with a pair of empire gudgeon who aren't much bigger n over night they ate them the *******s, and they were in the tank for about a month n were fine together ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syndicate Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) africanman79's Edited March 14, 2012 by Syndicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
