camman Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I have question - let's say I'm out fishing and I catch a wild albino fish - it turns out to be bigger then legal size so by all rights I can legally eat it, which would be a tremendous unspeakable waste - my question is could I legally keep it as a pet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 guess so. if u can eat it legally why couldnt you keep it. as long as it was in a big enough tank i dont see the issue, unless there is a rule against that which would seem silly to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_a Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 The real question is how much better do albinos taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 come on what is it??all sorts of weird and wonderful stuff in cairns area lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaaddict Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 sooo which wine goes with white meat lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 It's just a catfish and I prefer steak and chips with beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_a Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 On a serious note ill do a bit of research later this evening and check it out from a legal standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 That would be awesome cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yodapwnsasmurf Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 PICS pls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Maybe gold rather then albino since he doesn't have red eyes but all the other tandanus catfish i've come across have been black grey mottled in any case i think he is pretty cool and i won't be cooking him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 cool looking catfish, i'm sure you can keep him, but i think if you tried to sell him it might be different, we now have a member here from the fisheries who could answer your question, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 here you go, http://www.qldaf.com/forums/welcome-room-beginners-corner-22/new-member-fisheries-queensland-84212/ send them a pm, they are here to help answer these types of questions, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Thanks mate will send him a message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gts69 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 that looks sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 yea thats pretty awesome. You can breed most eeltail cats in a pond/dam too......... so theres a chance to linebreed, but once again you would need to find out about what the go with wildcaught broodstock is here in QLD. That fish would likely be worth about $10,000 in London.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastybulls Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 after one of our big floods, a huge sandbar formed below the town bridge/weir, there were thousands of small catfish as well as heaps of others trapped, i found 2 small lutino ( red eyes) ones caught in the shallows, they stood out from all the others thats for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheries Queensland Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hi everyone, To answer your question, yes you can keep it. Regardless of what a fish looks like (i.e. colour) it is still the same species and therefore the rules and regs apply as per usual. So for Tandanus tandanus captured from the wild you can have a combined limit of 5 (Neosilurus, Tandanus and Neosiluroide spp) fish over the size of 35 cm in your possession. Possession would extend to in your freezer, bin or fish tank; dead or alive. If you are purchasing Tandanus then no size or bag limits apply, however you must keep proof of purchase for the life of the fish. Current size, take and possession limits for Fisheries Queensland can be found at: Size, take and possession limits - fresh waters | Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry | Queensland Government Hope that helps. Dani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) so if we buy one as fry or juvenile (undersize) from a pet store, we must keep a receipt for it untill its dead? .... and how would that apply to a hobbiest selling undersize breed fry to another hobbiest? would a signed handwritten receipt from the seller suffice? Edited February 19, 2013 by ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Well that's a relief it seems to have recovered well from the bumpy trip home in the esky and is eagerly excepting its dinner will move him to a six by two foot tank once I've finished setting it up - ash does raise a good point though lots of receipts I've been given arnt even broken down to include fish names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Having an aquarium journal that you store reciepts and keep records of purchases is pretty cool as a souvenier. I mean we already know you are a fish geek if you are posting on here, may as well embrace the full power of the darkside and start a scrapbook too. If your reciept leads to the lfs, then they have the burden of showing that they purchased the fish legally. Wouldnt be the first time DPI walked into a lfs to ask about a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkozana Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 The picture isn't showing for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt-sheeran Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) neither i would like to see it lol Edit: might be from the server swap over? Edited February 19, 2013 by matt-sheeran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camman Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I used to keep a similar diary for my snakes that turned into a scrapbook over the years - so such an act isn't below me guess it couldn't hurt to keep my receipts and stuff together in a folder rather then a neat bundle in the center console - could be a dangerous thing to have around if the girlfriend ever found it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 neither i would like to see it lolEdit: might be from the server swap over? yea pictures uploaded to the forum, likely now are miss-directed. Links to external picture hosts are still working tho, as are ones uploaded to the forum now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
