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poppyllols Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Mar-2004   | Hi, At Sydney aquarium in the platypus tank they've got heaps of prawns - is there anywhere you can buy them here in Syd? Ive seen fresh water mussels, yabbies etc, but not prawns. |
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Callatya       Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001  | they are machrobrachium shrimp, (long arm shrimp) and no, i havent seen them in many places in Syd.. i saw them once, but i have no idea where it was  they are available at www.crayhaven.com in large numbers. If you would be able to wait, we can pick you some up in Qld where they are sold for feeders. |
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| poppyllols Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Mar-2004 | Hi -Thanks!! yes that would be cool if you could get me some, I'd be willing to wait. A guy told me at an aquarium that the ponds in La Perouse are full of freshwater shrimp.. but I'm not game to go wading in there! |
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Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003  | ...havent got anything particularly helpfull to post here (sorry). "they are sold for feeders." not too bad for human comsumption too so Ive heard. I have seen them in the river at macsville - brackish water there. |
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| snoopy Fingerling Posts: 28 Kudos: 8 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Jun-2004 | not hard to catch your own shrimp, I catch them down here in Vic for feeding my natives with. Just go to k-mart or the lie and purchase yourself a shrimp net (around 10 bucks), put a block of soap in it, then throw it in the water where you know that there is shrimp. Beware, you must have a battery operated airator to trnasprot these, as they die very qucikyl without one! |
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| Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001 | soap?? |
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Gomer    Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002 | Yep there are shrimp in the Nambucca River at Macksville (my neck of the woods!), and well they would be brackish and most likely would not survive in freshwater. I had long arm shrimp back like two years ago, they were at the LFS being sold as feeders. Eventually my Blue Acaras finished them off. I would say CrayHaven would be the place to get some.. -- Gomer |
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| snoopy Fingerling Posts: 28 Kudos: 8 Votes: 0 Registered: 26-Jun-2004 | yes, soap, for some reason they are attracted to the scent of soap, don't ask me why, I no idea, alls I know, is that it works! I catch them this way in Victorian rivers for feeding my oscar, murry cod, barramundi and redfin with. |
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| poppyllols Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Mar-2004 | Hi Folks, I think I'll just wait. I'll try cray haven - looks a bit far.... I live in inner west sydney - not exactly reputed for fresh water ways - giant storm water drains maybe. Any creeks are bound to be national parks. |
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| Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003 | Yep Gomer, my grandmother lives at Macksville and she owns a riverfront property there. Many happy holidays spent there fishing and whatever. Hows Scotts head? Good beach that. |
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| eyespy Hobbyist Posts: 130 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jul-2001 | hey ppl, crayhaven website dont work for me for some reason.. does any body know if they are open to the public? and where they located? im after some small Atyidae shrimp thanks |
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| Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001 | They are open to the public, but you have to call ahead so they can pre-catch your order. give then a day or so notice. 02)4997 3002 If anyone does do a 'shrimp run', it would be great if they could take the sydney orders and just pick up the lot while they were there. |
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| Gomer Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002 | Yeah i like Scotts Head beaches Troy.  Me goes there to play tennis almost every weekend, great place.Wells back on topic. I got a good 10 or so Atyidae Shrimp which came from Crayhaven. They stay relatively small, and will become easy fodder for most fish. So choose which fish to put them with if you want to keep them alive.  -- Gomer |
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| Miazma Fingerling Posts: 43 Kudos: 25 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-May-2004 | I actually had my LFS in Newcastle a few years ago order some in from a supplier. I'll try to find out who to go through for you. |
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| poppyllols Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Mar-2004 | Hi guys, I found some at an aquarium.. ouch for the prices.. a shrimp run huh! definately if someone goes I'm in for some. The only freshwater crustaceans I seem to find are yabbies yabbies yabbies..nice with some pasta! |
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| Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001 | Well, the long arm ones might not be til February when we go up there (you are welcome to come) but i think we can do a shrimp run soonish... There are FW crabs available in some places, are they of interest? I know a few stockists of those. |
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