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[elephantnose3334]

The interesting thing about hobbies involving fish are different. Fishkeeping, snorkelling, scuba diving and fishing are not the same hobbies. They are unique hobbies at their own right. The hobbies are together to study fish and their behaviours.

Oh no, all is good. We have to check every thread from everyone. I just sort of speedread over threads as I see new posts in them and your old fishbowl comments caught my eye.
Sometimes people misunderstand each other, or are very rigid thinkers and things get started when they clash, so we have to watch and make sure everyone is playing nicely and trying to be respectful. There aren't many problems and most people who post here are really good at getting along.

Oh, everything is okay, Gary. I never do the wrong thing in my profile. The fishbowls were from the 1920s and according to Colin, they were much nicer than today's fishbowls. He did describe them in one thread, as bowls with nice glass decorations in the outside of the bowl. The bowls are nice, but rare to find. And I wondered if I can recreate them and putting live plants and no fish in the bowl. I like these bowls, but not bowls from the present day.

 

[elephantnose3334]

One day, I can pursue three (fishkeeping, fishing and snorkelling) out of the four hobbies mentioned, I will exclude scuba diving because it's much harder than snorkelling. I love fish-related hobbies, they are relaxing.

 

[Colin_T]

Back to Fisheries and govt. wildlife department problems. What's happening with the wildlife department and Fisheries currently? Did they make new laws? I'm curious because I wanted to check what's happening currently with the departments.

I have no idea about the current laws for collecting fish in this state. The last time I spoke to a Department of Fisheries officer was in 2016 and that was when he informed me I wasn't allowed to take anything from the local waterways. It was also around the time I got done by Parks and Wildlife for translocating native fish in a National park. I was moving salamanderfish and freshwater crayfish (marron, gilgies or koonaks) from the drying pools along the side of the road so they didn't get killed and putting them in bigger pools further from the road.

If you look online, Fisheries WA have a website and you can contact them by email and ask about collecting native fishes in the state. You can do the same for Parks and Wildlife and see what they say about taking fish from national parks . Try not use your real name (certainly not your surname) and use a gmail account to contact them if you can. Do it from a school computer if possible and don't give them your phone number. And don't mention anything about me taking salamanderfish at any time because they like to bust people even if it's years after the fact.

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There are plenty of fishing shows on television and most are probably more informative than the stuff on YouTube. Mark Berg used to do a nice show and he even went to New Guinea and did some freshwater fishing there. I managed to record one episode of that but missed the second part. Rex Hunt used to do a fishing show many years ago, his motto was kissing them and throwing them back. Hook line and sinker get sponsored by BCF. The more shows you watch about fishing, the more things you will see and you can go on from there.

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I don't know if there's any groups keeping or studying salamanderfish. Graham Thompson from ANGFA WA, and other members in ANGFA WA would know more than me. I haven't been to an ANGFA or fish club meeting for over 10 yrs (probably closer to 20 yrs) and haven't been into a pet shop for a long time either.

There's a couple of videos of salamanderfish on YouTube and both appear to show the fish in captivity. The first video link below has Galaxias occidentalis in the water with salamanderfish and they don't occur together. The second video is by Heiko Bleher (a wealthy German? that likes to travel the world collecting fish). He's done a heap of books on all sorts of fish and has a fish breeding company in Europe. His video shows the fish turning its head, which no other fish in the world can do. It's really cool to watch.

First video

Heiko's video

The WA museum does have an Ichthyology department and it was run by Gerald R Allen (Jerry to his friends). He retired from there some years ago but does work for other companies surveying coral reefs and freshwater creeks and streams. He has done a couple of books with his son Mark, who is a marine biologist? and has worked with Dave Morgan at Murdoch Uni surveying and studying the freshwater fishes of WA. Dave has done a number of books and Mark has co-authored books and by now, has probably published his own books, especially if he's anything like his dad.

Dave Morgan from Murdoch Uni would also know if there are any groups studying or trying to breed the salamanderfish. His details are at the following link. You could try emailing him.

Research Portal

researchportal.murdoch.edu.au

 

[Colin_T]

Also, any tips for going fishing with dad? He used to like fishing but doesn't go as much anymore. I like keeping freshwater fish (tetras, rainbowfish and others), but also like fishing (game fish and food fish) and snorkelling now. I went snorkelling at Rottnest Island once with family.

Ask your dad if he wants to go fishing. Tell him you are interested and want to see what it's like. If he has fishing gear then he will probably hop in the car and take you to the river and cast a line in. You could probably even walk down to the Swan River in the evening and cast a line in. Get some river prawns from a bait/ fishing shop. Remove the head and shell and throw those bits in the river. Cut the remaining prawn tail into pieces about 1cm long and put one piece on a hook and chuck it in. You can use a pair of pliers to bend the barb down on the hooks so they do less damage to the fish.

I went to Rotto (Rottnest Island/ rat nest island) years ago and didn't like it. Then they found asbestos on the island and that was it for me. I'm never going back there. It was a horrible place for aboriginals who were sent there for prison sentences. It's meant to have good snorkeling because the Leeuwin Current brings lots of tropical fish larvae down the coast and they settle around Rotto.

 

[elephantnose3334]

I have no idea about the current laws for collecting fish in this state. The last time I spoke to a Department of Fisheries officer was in 2016 and that was when he informed me I wasn't allowed to take anything from the local waterways. It was also around the time I got done by Parks and Wildlife for translocating native fish in a National park. I was moving salamanderfish and freshwater crayfish (marron, gilgies or koonaks) from the drying pools along the side of the road so they didn't get killed and putting them in bigger pools further from the road.

If you look online, Fisheries WA have a website and you can contact them by email and ask about collecting native fishes in the state. You can do the same for Parks and Wildlife and see what they say about taking fish from national parks . Try not use your real name (certainly not your surname) and use a gmail account to contact them if you can. Do it from a school computer if possible and don't give them your phone number. And don't mention anything about me taking salamanderfish at any time because they like to bust people even if it's years after the fact.

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There are plenty of fishing shows on television and most are probably more informative than the stuff on YouTube. Mark Berg used to do a nice show and he even went to New Guinea and did some freshwater fishing there. I managed to record one episode of that but missed the second part. Rex Hunt used to do a fishing show many years ago, his motto was kissing them and throwing them back. Hook line and sinker get sponsored by BCF. The more shows you watch about fishing, the more things you will see and you can go on from there.

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I don't know if there's any groups keeping or studying salamanderfish. Graham Thompson from ANGFA WA, and other members in ANGFA WA would know more than me. I haven't been to an ANGFA or fish club meeting for over 10 yrs (probably closer to 20 yrs) and haven't been into a pet shop for a long time either.

There's a couple of videos of salamanderfish on YouTube and both appear to show the fish in captivity. The first video link below has Galaxias occidentalis in the water with salamanderfish and they don't occur together. The second video is by Heiko Bleher (a wealthy German? that likes to travel the world collecting fish). He's done a heap of books on all sorts of fish and has a fish breeding company in Europe. His video shows the fish turning its head, which no other fish in the world can do. It's really cool to watch.

First video

Heiko's video

The WA museum does have an Ichthyology department and it was run by Gerald R Allen (Jerry to his friends). He retired from there some years ago but does work for other companies surveying coral reefs and freshwater creeks and streams. He has done a couple of books with his son Mark, who is a marine biologist? and has worked with Dave Morgan at Murdoch Uni surveying and studying the freshwater fishes of WA. Dave has done a number of books and Mark has co-authored books and by now, has probably published his own books, especially if he's anything like his dad.

Dave Morgan from Murdoch Uni would also know if there are any groups studying or trying to breed the salamanderfish. His details are at the following link. You could try emailing him.

Research Portal

researchportal.murdoch.edu.au

That's a good idea. Why did get done for by PaW for relocating native fish? I understand that the law is the law, but that law is not a good one. You tried your best on saving salamanderfish from drying pools. So, the salamanderfish was kept in captivity years ago, but not been bred successfully. I could think about getting action for the salamanderfish. Saving the salamanderfish with other hobbyists would be an interesting project.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Ask your dad if he wants to go fishing. Tell him you are interested and want to see what it's like. If he has fishing gear then he will probably hop in the car and take you to the river and cast a line in. You could probably even walk down to the Swan River in the evening and cast a line in. Get some river prawns from a bait/ fishing shop. Remove the head and shell and throw those bits in the river. Cut the remaining prawn tail into pieces about 1cm long and put one piece on a hook and chuck it in. You can use a pair of pliers to bend the barb down on the hooks so they do less damage to the fish.

I went to Rotto (Rottnest Island/ rat nest island) years ago and didn't like it. Then they found asbestos on the island and that was it for me. I'm never going back there. It was a horrible place for aboriginals who were sent there for prison sentences. It's meant to have good snorkeling because the Leeuwin Current brings lots of tropical fish larvae down the coast and they settle around Rotto.

I understand that you don't like Rotto, but it's a nice place to snorkel in. Dad had surgery on his leg this Wednesday because of bad veins and has to recover for two weeks. I might take mum fishing probably on a weekend. The problem is Grandad doesn't have a boat anymore.

 

[Fishmanic]

I did a search on ebay for "antique fish bowls" and this is what came up:

Antique Fish Bowls for sale | eBay

Get the best deals for Antique Fish Bowls at eBay.com. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items!

www.ebay.com

 

[elephantnose3334]

I did a search on ebay for "antique fish bowls" and this is what came up:

Antique Fish Bowls for sale | eBay

Get the best deals for Antique Fish Bowls at eBay.com. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items!

www.ebay.com

You can check them out if you like.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Everything is okay currently. I want to expand my mission a bit more.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Good afternoon @Colin_T. Went to workplace learning in Fremantle today. It was fine. Anyways, I might go either snorkelling or fishing on this or next weekend.

 

[Colin_T]

what is workplace learning?

 

[elephantnose3334]

what is workplace learning?

Apprenticeship for a job, like Good Sammy's.

 

[elephantnose3334]

@Colin_T How have you been? Fishkeeping (aquarium hobby), fishing (catching fish) and snorkelling are now my favourite fish related hobbies. I love fish. There is a thing on salamanderfish in a book of animals, which I read in the school library, but there is no illustration or photo of it, but shows the range.

Dad's currently recovering from his leg surgery, which is expected to take two weeks. I am likely to go snorkelling or fishing this weekend with mum, but that hasn't been confirmed yet. Grandad might have fishing gear to borrow.

In Perth, there is the ReWild Perth website, which has tips and tricks for a native garden in my local suburb. I live in Booragoon and it isn't doing well in native garden rankings on the website. I might need to spend equal time in the indoors and the great outdoors.

Any news from Perth currently?

 

[Colin_T]

Not sure what you mean by any news from Perth currently?

 

[elephantnose3334]

Not sure what you mean by any news from Perth currently?

Like the good news. There is WWE in Perth now, and Swifties (Taylor Swift fans) taking over the world and here in Australia.