benno Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I was down the little creek today fishin with my brother when i caught this. We also spotted alot more that were alot larger than this one this one was only about 15cm. Benno Here it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Erk! It looks like a giant mutant commet! No wonder our native fish are getting a run for their money with things like that to compete with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citypainter Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 I bet your local fisheries dep"t would be interested in that. What was the waterway called where it was caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Lol, put that in ya display tank Wow i never knew goldfish exsisted in our waterways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camry_csx Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 looks like a koi x goldie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Yeah my first thoughts were that it was a Koi what does everyone else think. Also its no wonder we arent allowed to import any decent fish. Benno The waterway is called the South Para River Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksta Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Strange though, that we can still import goldfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4G13M4N Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Goldfish and carp x goldies are quite common around Adelaide unfortunatley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 It looks like a koi X goldfish to me. Those colour patterns are very koi however the thickness of the body and height around the middle are very comet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Yeah it was just the colour that pointed in the direction of koi for me. Oh well i chucked it in my pond at home so it is out of our waterways, becuase i know for a fact that there was a survey carried out on this part of the river. And they found a few natives still in there like gudgeons and galaxis etc and it wouldbe a shame to see them go. Benno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Morelia Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 It just looks like a goldfish to me, whatever they are there's plenty of them around. My Brother calls them "Golden Carp" but i am not sure of what exactly they are, he tells me he's caught them up to around 5lb. Could be just goldies, or could be hybrids. I catch them, although wild brown coloured ones, all the time whilst carp fishing. My Dad and i have probably caught 8 or more coloured ones between us in Peau's Lagoon(sp?) in Richmond, from varying bronzish shades to full on petshop-orange ones. My Mum and my Brother have both also caught true Koi, but i haven't yet. The fish pictured is definitely not a Koi (pure, anyway), wrong shape, both body and head. Have you got a larger pic you could link to ? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusn8 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 They are wild comet, I caught a couple of these a few yrs back. smaller specimen are greyish brown and turn golden when they get big......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wombat Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 i need a closer picture - especially of the mouth and head. Looks like a GF to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 if it was me benno, i wouldnt be admitting i moved a noxious fish from a waterway to your home pond. its illegal to do that matey. they have to be killed then disposed of away from the waterway if you pull them in...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wombat Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Gav has a point there Benno - what you probably meant was that you picked up some of those big goldfish at your local petshop, or your mate gave you some spare ones from his pond out the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 thats just lack of knowledge from a normal everyday person there... theres a thread about fishing using live convicts... similar thing... Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I don't think we need another debate in this thread do we? Maybe someone should just edit their post to remove any risk of a departmental body, or other likeminded person taking their actions as anything more than a touch of ignorance to the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benno Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 Gav and Tam no hard feelings, But last time i checked goldfish were not illegal were they??????????????. I still see hundreds of them in pet shops everytime i go in there. So by my calculations i do not belive i am doing anything illegal, unless goldfish are illegal in NSW which im pretty sure they are not (if someone can enlighten me)and i also live in Adelaide. I put this post up to see if someone could tell me if it is a carp goldie x. And another thing what possible harm could this fish do living in a small backyard pond with a few other goldfish and a turtle. I dont mean to stir the pot but i wasnt exactly looking for replies like that. And i belive that what i did was nothing like using convicts as live bait whilst fishing i didnt chuck the fish back into the river i was fishing in did i ???????????. Benno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsherman Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I think both sides of the situation have been put forward without too much hassle so im going to lock the thread now. I'll leave it here for re-reading but posting to it wont be allowed. If any other mods or admins disagree with my decision feel free to change it. I wont be upset about being moderated myself. Cheers, Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Wombat Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Benno if you get a better pic let me know by PM and i can post it up for you/reopen the topic. Cheers WW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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