vkholden Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Been hearing abit about some wild cichlids apart from the common talapia been cought around the cairns area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 convicts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 their not wild caught their feral caught Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mines bigger Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 And oscars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotzy Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 heard of red devils being caught in the ross in tvile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yeah from what I hear the Ross River has more exotic species in it than Pet City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotzy Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 was told about a couple of kids fishing off the walkway under the new overpass who filled up a bin of talapia, im always trying to get a nice fresh water gar (longtom) whenever i go. even the burdekin is full of sh@t good fun for a easy fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhysl Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yeah from what I hear the Ross River has more exotic species in it than Pet City. Golden! And I found this a while ago, still crazy to watch, shame its in Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markfnq Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 find the morons who put them there and drown them in the same spot !!!!!!!!!!!! at least they wont do it again ! mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Much more interesting things than feral cichlids to be caught in the creeks around Cairns. Rainbow fish heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasu11 Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 someone dump Discus so i can catch one and say its wild caught ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 someone dump Discus so i can catch one and say its wild caught ;P Someone dump discus... so you can catch and resell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhysl Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 find the morons who put them there and drown them in the same spot !!!!!!!!!!!! at least they wont do it again ! mark ^ This. Would rather pull a Saratoga or Mary river cod out over a tilapia anyday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkholden Posted August 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 anyone actualy caught any off these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Did find a dpi website a year or to back that listed exotic sp and watercauses they were fond in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envenreptiles Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I've caught tilapia in and around Brisbane they are common, I've never caught any aquarium breeds however aside from Gupta, swordtails and gambusia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I've caught tilapia in and around Brisbane they are common, I've never caught any aquarium breeds however aside from Gupta, swordtails and gambusia What's a Gupta ??? Some sort of fish from India ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envenreptiles Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Stupid auto spell guppys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 stupid auto spell guppys lol . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Some of the sp on this sit were firemouth texas blackbelt jackdempsy trimac and a few other cant remember but found it sad that the problem was so wide spread and various in sp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkholden Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Iv managed to catch a few oscars and some angles in the net before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheries Queensland Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hi Everyone, Thought I would add to the thread. Unfortunately the Ross River is a bit of a hot spot for exotic ornamentals (as well as tilapia). Most, if not all are the result of human assisted translocation - people dumping their unwanted aquarium fish. Sadly it happens all over the state (particularly in dense residential areas), however the water temps and other conditions in the Ross River favour their survival. Most specimens that have been submitted to the Qld museum are hybrids and extremely unattractive fish due to severe inbreeding etc. I know of convicts, oscars, red devils and pelco's and of course heaps of goldfish and live bearers which can be common in other areas around the state and pearl cichlids further down south. Released exotic ornamentals are considered a pest fish. Unfortunately once a pest fish becomes established in a large open waterbody like the Ross River they are impossible to eradicate with the tools we currently have available. Education is extremely important and the only thing that can stop it - it is illegal to release an non-indigenous fish into Qld waters. However catching people in the act or proving that they released fish into a waterbody is very difficult. Please let me know if you catch or hear of any exotics living in waterbodies around the state. Pictures are always welcome as well - I use them for ID and education. Cheers, Dani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotzy Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 do you have a list on the website of what has been caught where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheries Queensland Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 The website has just gone through a review - as soon as that is finalised there will be a spreadsheet of raw pest fish report data will go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vkholden Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Cheers good **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
