Today's a new day.

[Colin_T]

No idea, I don't get a television or radio signal where I am. There could be a major chemical spill outside my place with helicopters, news and emergency service personel and I wouldn't know about it

 

[elephantnose3334]

No idea, I don't get a television or radio signal where I am. There could be a major chemical spill outside my place with helicopters, news and emergency service personel and I wouldn't know about it

I will tell you the local news if there are any, starting tomorrow, so you will know about them.

Moving on to snorkelling. I've been snorkelling before up north, in Rottnest Island and in the Omeo shipwreck. Are there other places that you would recommend snorkelling in? Have you snorkelled before?

 

[Colin_T]

Can't help with snorkeling. I don't swim or go in the water.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Can't help with snorkeling. I don't swim or go in the water.

Okay. How about Scape It? I was thinking, for the 130L, a pygmy rainbowfish (M. pygmaeus) tank, or for the 90L 45cm cube, a natural aquascape for cardinal tetras. I do understand that most fish require 60cm or more, but I may not have enough space for a tank larger than 90cm. I use the website frequently to plan my aquascapes.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Here's the plan for tomorrow. I either go snorkelling in Mettams Pool in Trigg or go fishing for the first time with mum, if possible. Then I plan the future Petworx 90L 45cm cube for cardinal tetras only. The day after tomorrow, I would most likely go fishing on Sunday. Final plan: snorkelling on Saturday first, then fishing on Sunday

I like my fish-related hobbies, nothing seems to change after a year other than adding fishing and snorkelling into my like list. I wonder what fish I could see at Mettams.

In the future, I might plan to study the salamanderfish in-person with a couple of scientists. Let's hope we don't get caught by wildlife departments for saving these species... I just have to study ichthyology, gather a group of expert scientists and ask the departments first if we're allowed to get them and breed them in captivity, just like scientists did with rare trout-minnows.

Almost finished with my letter to the PM. What more can I add to my long letter about the lack of action regarding our natural environment and our native freshwater fish?

What a day. Workplace learning, chatting to Colin about various subjects (fish, govt. departments, news, etc.) and excessive planning on future projects and other stuff. We are getting along on the forum very well

 

[Rocky998]

Here's the plan for tomorrow. I either go snorkelling in Mettams Pool in Trigg or go fishing for the first time with mum, if possible. Then I plan the future Petworx 90L 45cm cube for cardinal tetras only. The day after tomorrow, I would most likely go fishing on Sunday. Final plan: snorkelling on Saturday first, then fishing on Sunday

I like my fish-related hobbies, nothing seems to change after a year other than adding fishing and snorkelling into my like list. I wonder what fish I could see at Mettams.

In the future, I might plan to study the salamanderfish in-person with a couple of scientists. Let's hope we don't get caught by wildlife departments for saving these species... I just have to study ichthyology, gather a group of expert scientists and ask the departments first if we're allowed to get them and breed them in captivity, just like scientists did with rare trout-minnows.

Almost finished with my letter to the PM. What more can I add to my long letter about the lack of action regarding our natural environment and our native freshwater fish?

What a day. Workplace learning, chatting to Colin about various subjects (fish, govt. departments, news, etc.) and excessive planning on future projects and other stuff. We are getting along on the forum very well

That sounds super cool!

 

[Colin_T]

It might rain tomorrow due to the cyclone coming down the west coast.

I can't remember what is in Mettam's Pool but it won't have much nowadays. There used to be starfish, shrimp, sea urchins, a really interesting coral that wasn't quite a coral, sponges, stripey butterflyfish, buffalo bream, banded sweep and a few other bits. But the last time I was at Trigg Island (albeit 20+ years ago) there wasn't much there.

If you want to study fish in the wild, you can do Marine Biology. Ichthyology is more for identifying and classifying species by counting fin rays, teeth, scales and measuring parts of their body. Marine biology is more about the lifestyle/ lifecycle of marine creatures, this includes freshwater organisms as well as brackish and saltwater.

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A group of 8-10 pygmy rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pygmaea) would be fine in a 3 foot long aquarium.

If you post another draft of your letter to the PM we can go through it and offer suggestions.

 

[Seisage]

If you want to study fish in the wild, you can do Marine Biology. Ichthyology is more for identifying and classifying species by counting fin rays, teeth, scales and measuring parts of their body. Marine biology is more about the lifestyle/ lifecycle of marine creatures, this includes freshwater organisms as well as brackish and saltwater.

As someone who's a marine biologist, I can clarify this. Marine biology is very broad and encompasses not only ecology and life history, but also things like embryonic development, genetics, morphology/morphometrics, classification/taxonomy, food web dynamics, population dynamics, and conservation. "Marine biology" is a very generalized term that refers to any and all studies of marine life. Ichthyology is simply a subset of biology/zoology, and likewise it simply refers to any and all studies of fish biology. It doesn't have to be just be classification and morphometrics. I know plenty of scientists who study the life history/ecology of fish, who are considered to be ichthyologists.

Elephantnose, for studying freshwater fish, I would recommend finding a zoology or wildlife science program at a university. Then, you can choose to specialize or do research on freshwater fish specifically. If you choose marine biology, your studies will focus almost exclusively on marine animals. Most marine biology programs do not bother educating about freshwater organisms because there's so much to learn about marine habitats on their own. Freshwater science is an independent field, somewhat separate from marine biology, in my experience.

Of course, you could still end up having a career working with freshwater animals, even if your education/degree is in marine biology, but if you want your university studies to be about freshwater, don't go with marine biology. You should also know that you must be competent in chemistry, biology, math, and physics in order to pursue a university degree in zoology or marine biology. Most programs will require you to take introductory courses on those topics. If you don't want to go through those courses, I would recommend the aquaculture TAFE program that you mentioned.

 

[elephantnose3334]

It might rain tomorrow due to the cyclone coming down the west coast.

I can't remember what is in Mettam's Pool but it won't have much nowadays. There used to be starfish, shrimp, sea urchins, a really interesting coral that wasn't quite a coral, sponges, stripey butterflyfish, buffalo bream, banded sweep and a few other bits. But the last time I was at Trigg Island (albeit 20+ years ago) there wasn't much there.

If you want to study fish in the wild, you can do Marine Biology. Ichthyology is more for identifying and classifying species by counting fin rays, teeth, scales and measuring parts of their body. Marine biology is more about the lifestyle/ lifecycle of marine creatures, this includes freshwater organisms as well as brackish and saltwater.

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A group of 8-10 pygmy rainbowfish (Melanotaenia pygmaea) would be fine in a 3 foot long aquarium.

If you post another draft of your letter to the PM we can go through it and offer suggestions.

Good morning Colin. Checked the weather for today and tomorrow and I have to cancel my plans due to rain. I might plan for next week however. Is light rain a good thing when you go fishing?

As someone who's a marine biologist, I can clarify this. Marine biology is very broad and encompasses not only ecology and life history, but also things like embryonic development, genetics, morphology/morphometrics, classification/taxonomy, food web dynamics, population dynamics, and conservation. "Marine biology" is a very generalized term that refers to any and all studies of marine life. Ichthyology is simply a subset of biology/zoology, and likewise it simply refers to any and all studies of fish biology. It doesn't have to be just be classification and morphometrics. I know plenty of scientists who study the life history/ecology of fish, who are considered to be ichthyologists.

Elephantnose, for studying freshwater fish, I would recommend finding a zoology or wildlife science program at a university. Then, you can choose to specialize or do research on freshwater fish specifically. If you choose marine biology, your studies will focus almost exclusively on marine animals. Most marine biology programs do not bother educating about freshwater organisms because there's so much to learn about marine habitats on their own. Freshwater science is an independent field, somewhat separate from marine biology, in my experience.

Of course, you could still end up having a career working with freshwater animals, even if your education/degree is in marine biology, but if you want your university studies to be about freshwater, don't go with marine biology. You should also know that you must be competent in chemistry, biology, math, and physics in order to pursue a university degree in zoology or marine biology. Most programs will require you to take introductory courses on those topics. If you don't want to go through those courses, I would recommend the aquaculture TAFE program that you mentioned.

I know now.

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Today's Saturday. Decided to cancel part of my plans for this week due to rain. It's worrying, but I will have to deal with it. I need to watch Hook, Line and Sinker on TV now. I watch TV but usually the news or watch fish-related (aquarium and fishing) TV shows. I'm not a fan of nature docos due to some parts that have been staged. I watched some fishing videos on YT and most of the videos show guys yelling and carrying on when they get a saltwater fish. Aquarium videos are a mixed bag of good and terrible. The large majority of them are good, but some are worse.

I will post a draft of a new sentence of my letter to the PM. I did draft most of the letter a few days ago. Here are the remaining sentences of the letter:

'A few years ago there was a peat fire that burned for more than 6 months in Walpole, destroying thousands of acres of salamanderfish habitat. We can prevent this from happening by reducing greenhouse gases by revegetation and choice-making, and saving precious fish habitat from being destroyed. Saving wetland habitat is the next best thing to do. Building corridors for wildlife in bushland and fishways in rivers for fish to swim up on is great.

Saving wetlands are as important as saving rainforests. If we don’t act, wetlands will disappear. Some have disappeared a long time ago, while some other wetlands are on the verge of disappearing. A few wetlands have completely dried up due to climate change, unless the rains come back.'

 

[elephantnose3334]

The local govt. has endorsed Live Lighter, a Cancer Council Australia website for people who want to eat healthy, for years. I don't care about that website. I've been seeing those different ads and campaigns on the same subject (food and health) occasionally for years and I'm fed up with them. I'm fuming like fire on these ads because they're not supposed to air on TV with children and teenagers around during the day. That includes ads airing in streaming services. If they want me to be healthy, fine. Just be careful on what they wish for.

 

[elephantnose3334]

Doing some art currently. Quickly running out of 400gsm paper I usually use.

 

[Colin_T]

You can go fishing when it's raining. Avoid heavy rain because it can cause flooding in some areas and you can be washed away and drowned by flash floods. This isn't a big issue in Perth but in Queensland, the Northern Territory and places that get a lot of rain suddenly (eg: from a cyclone), it can be extremely dangerous being near a river. If it's only sprinkling, like what we had in Perth today, that's fine.

You can also go snorkeling and swimming when it's raining lightly. Avoid swimming during storms though because you can be hit by lightning.

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I will post a draft of a new sentence of my letter to the PM. I did draft most of the letter a few days ago. Here are the remaining sentences of the letter:

'A few years ago there was a peat fire that burned for more than 6 months in Walpole, destroying thousands of acres of salamanderfish habitat. We can prevent this from happening by reducing greenhouse gases by revegetation and choice-making, and saving precious fish habitat from being destroyed. Saving wetland habitat is the next best thing to do. Building corridors for wildlife in bushland and fishways in rivers for fish to swim up on is great.

Saving wetlands are as important as saving rainforests. If we don’t act, wetlands will disappear. Some have disappeared a long time ago, while some other wetlands are on the verge of disappearing. A few wetlands have completely dried up due to climate change, unless the rains come back.'

The peat fire in Walpole didn't destroy thousands of acres of salamanderfish habitat. It destroyed thousands of acres of bushland and the salamanderfish inhabited some of that area. The peat fires did destroy tens of thousands of trees, plants and native animals.

The peat fires should have been put out by the fire department, council and state government departments but they just left it to burn out of control for more than 6 months. That sort of thing needs to stop and fires should be extinguished asap and not left to burn for months, where they release huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and destroy vast areas of natural bushland.

The same thing happened on Fraser Island where the fire department and government departments let a fire burn for 6 months and destroy everything on half the island. That should never have happened.

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A lot of wetlands in Perth were filled in by developers during the last 50 years to build housing. There needs to be a complete ban on developing anything on or near wetlands, and new wetlands should be made to provide native wildlife with some habitat.

 

[elephantnose3334]

You can go fishing when it's raining. Avoid heavy rain because it can cause flooding in some areas and you can be washed away and drowned by flash floods. This isn't a big issue in Perth but in Queensland, the Northern Territory and places that get a lot of rain suddenly (eg: from a cyclone), it can be extremely dangerous being near a river. If it's only sprinkling, like what we had in Perth today, that's fine.

You can also go snorkeling and swimming when it's raining lightly. Avoid swimming during storms though because you can be hit by lightning.

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The peat fire in Walpole didn't destroy thousands of acres of salamanderfish habitat. It destroyed thousands of acres of bushland and the salamanderfish inhabited some of that area. The peat fires did destroy tens of thousands of trees, plants and native animals.

The peat fires should have been put out by the fire department, council and state government departments but they just left it to burn out of control for more than 6 months. That sort of thing needs to stop and fires should be extinguished asap and not left to burn for months, where they release huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and destroy vast areas of natural bushland.

The same thing happened on Fraser Island where the fire department and government departments let a fire burn for 6 months and destroy everything on half the island. That should never have happened.

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A lot of wetlands in Perth were filled in by developers during the last 50 years to build housing. There needs to be a complete ban on developing anything on or near wetlands, and new wetlands should be made to provide native wildlife with some habitat.

Whoops, will edit that. I thought it was thousands of acres of salamanderfish habitat. I misread it, and I will fix it. What happened at K'gari (Fraser Island), and what fish live in that island?

 

[Colin_T]

The local govt. has endorsed Live Lighter, a Cancer Council Australia website for people who want to eat healthy, for years. I don't care about that website. I've been seeing those different ads and campaigns on the same subject (food and health) occasionally for years and I'm fed up with them. I'm fuming like fire on these ads because they're not supposed to air on TV with children and teenagers around during the day. That includes ads airing in streaming services. If they want me to be healthy, fine. Just be careful on what they wish for.

What's wrong with having cancer council adds on during normal daytime tv?
The adds encourage people to take better care of themselves, and this reduces the chance of people developing cancer, which is a horrible disease.
The more we can do to reduce our risk of developing cancer, the better for everyone.

 

[elephantnose3334]

What's wrong with having cancer council adds on during normal daytime tv?
The adds encourage people to take better care of themselves, and this reduces the chance of people developing cancer, which is a horrible disease.
The more we can do to reduce our risk of developing cancer, the better for everyone.

They're not good in my opinion and may traumatise young kids while watching these ads because of very bad, realistic depictions of cancer. I do understand that these are designed to make people healthier lifestyles, but the wrong timing may, you know, traumatise any unsuspecting young children. They might have to air them at nighttime when the kids are in bed.