Backyard Aquaponics
A place to discuss aquaponics

I thought live caught Redfin were not able to be weaned onto pellets? Obviously they can be

Another candidate for your business OBO ?

OBO not so sure they will feed on floaters as they like the bottom, they certainly eat marron pellets and as mentioned minced red meat, also PP and unminced yabbies plus algae, I think they will eat anything that sinks, but will like to see if they get onto trout feed when trout are in, they will eat trout pellets if a sqash them and make them sink, too much stuffing around though

Guys - you just need a whole other AP setup to breed feeder fish - gambusia, goldfish.....

Me mate the Great white hunter has a soak that we thought we were stocking with Red Fin fingerlings last year but turned out to be gambusia and it has literally millions, he is the same pig hunter we will visit Nigel

Mate, work with me here - I was giving you a perfectly legitimate reason to start another system (or expand) .
OBO won't be able to just pop out to a nearby soak though and it might help him reduce costs, dunno.

Anyway, might grab some while I'm there, just so I can mix up the gene pool with the ones I'm gunna source here. Lucky I've got a lot of white buckets with lids to bring with me.

did some say they were going to visit a pig hunter??? thats my other hobby! on another forum my user name is gruntahunta!

with all the stuff on the news latly about wild pigs i am getting a little stired up to get back into it!

hope you have a blast guys.

Doubt we will be blasting Grunta, the GWH is flat out building a Saw Mill

Nige have you got air? can lend you an inverter

Thanks Paul, but I should have plenty of air available. Cheers

Mmmm....a great white hunter eh??

I dont think the fisheries licencing department would like me to include Redfin

you could always be a pioneer OBO, I doubt there would be many reddies in the gold fields,

It's exactly this kind of irresponsible behaviour that has led to current legislation... and the spread of noxious fish into our waterways....

It's also the kind of behaviour that is likely to draw negative attention to aquaponics...

Please... DON'T DO IT....

Really rupe it's his dam that is full of other shit, and every dam and water way here is full of them, except the GWH's if he want's to eat them I am not going to stop him, his dam has nothing to do with AP, as for having them in AP we are helping reduce them and not breeding them so this should give AP a good name, as for Red Fin in AP I am doing everything to make sure we are with in the law, if it is against the law then I will advise accordingly when info comes to hand from the proper sources, as for the GWH it's his farm and he can do what he wants, he *frack* ed up with gambusia and I am helping him get rid of them so again I think it is a positive move, my opinion anyhow

Nocky, while I appreciate that it might be "his" dam... the attitude that it's alright... to translocate noxious species... is what I'm objecting to... and as I say... the kind of attitude that has led to the spread of noxious fish...

Yep, removing the Redfin to an AP system ... could be seen as a "service"....

Not sureabout WA.... but most other states... it is outrightly illegal to possess certain species... they are supposed to be destroyed on the spot.... regardless of the rationale...

Translocation of even native species... is a problematical issue.... especially in WA...

Whilst I understand the experiment... as a possible AP species... and even enjoy the taste of Redfin.... there is a definite question regarding "legalities"....