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I'm just trying to research what fish are feasible in Melbourne Australia. From what I can tell I might be limited to trout and silver perch and that's it.

What else would survive our area without external heating?

I'd consider maron/fresh water cray, but not sure where u can buy...

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Catfish, Bass, Murray Cod, Golden perch all available here

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Species: golden perch, silver perch, Murray cod, Australian bass, catfish, yabbies

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Forget Bass... too slow growing...

Forget Golden Perch..... in tanks... just too unreliable... and unsucessful

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True but they are options

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Anyone tried catfish or cod? What are they like to raise and most importantly, eat?

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Both great eating. Have had catfish for 18 months and I reckon another summer before they get to eating size. Cod grow very quickly but in my limited experience are very canabalistic until they grow a bit. Cod should be kept in crowded conditions to stop this canabolism apparently

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Forget about Marron sorry, I think you guys can get redclaw over that way thou.

Most crustaceans like yabbies and the above mentioned are really only additions to AP. You cant stock them dense enough to make it worth being a sole venture.

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Haha, we cant have maron here Charlie

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Ha ha, you counter it with 9 other species we cant have mate.... grrrr

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Anyone tried catfish or cod? What are they like to raise and most importantly, eat?


I've got cod and catfish in together. They've been in since December. Doing well although there growth rate slows over winter. Can't comment on the taste yet. Your welcome to come and have a look. I purchased the cod from Glenwaters.


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How hard are they to keep? Everything ive read say catfish are escape artists, and Cod just eat everything?

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Dont think anything would try to eat a catfish as they have spines :D

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