Silver Perch and Catfish Fingerlings in Melbourne available now.

[wey2go]

Hi! Just spoken to John Main of Glenwaters Native Fish.

He has the fingerlings available now. His contact is:
Phone: (03) 5797 8384; Mobile: 0428 580 633.

Can pick up fingerlings from him in Lilydale. I am going to pick mine up tomorrow.

[Cecil]

If you don't mind me asking what kind of catfish do you use in the land down under? Is it a native catfish?

[wey2go]

It is native Australian.

See: http://www.nativefish.asn.au/tandanus.html for more details.

Scientific Name: Tandanus Tandanus

[fishfood]

By all means buy them he has good stock just remember you will have to heat silvers to get them through there first year here in melbourne
Its far better to get yearlings if they were available But i am pretty shore john does not have any

[wey2go]

I have some 60 Silvers in my pool now from 20 months ago. Did not heat the pool during past winters. Lost 2 last winter from white-itch. The rest seem to cope OK.

[Cecil]

It is native Australian.

See: http://www.nativefish.asn.au/tandanus.html for more details.

Scientific Name: Tandanus Tandanus


Thanks for the link. Interesting fish that can reach a good size and is good to eat.

[fishfood]

I have some 60 Silvers in my pool now from 20 months ago. Did not heat the pool during past winters. Lost 2 last winter from white-itch. The rest seem to cope OK.
Pools do not get as cool as ap setups