So heres how it goes...
I bought a 160L Aqualntis aquarium which I had planed to use for a marine aquarium but I decided that I would wait till next year and use my Vision260 for marines.
So I am left with a 160L tank just sitting there and I decided a I would use it to setup an Irish freshwater tank. I have read through the other thread about fish types but I want to solely use irish fish. I have been trying to get it going for a while now but been too busy.
Eventually today I headed to the Pheonix park to a pond I used to go to when I was younger with the intention of getting my some fish.. However when I got there , there was not a single fish in sight. I am not sure if its the season or that the aint fish there anymore.
Anyways I was wondering if anyone has any info on small fish in irish ponds and rivers?
I only know them as minnows and stickbacks. From memory sticklebacks are a very nice fish with a red belly.
Also if anyone knows where at this time of year I could get some.

Thanks
Damian

With our extended springs and Autumns who knows when you will get them.They usually appear around March as far as I remember.I think they only get red bellies when they are breeding.

You live in Beamount dont you.The park beside Northside SC has a river that is usually full of them.I dont actually know where they go in the winter?Im going to google that now.

http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/a...cts/stickleback.html


Good info.

Damian_Ireland wrote:

Eventually today I headed to the Pheonix park to a pond I used to go to when I was younger with the intention of getting my some fish.. However when I got there , there was not a single fish in sight. I am not sure if its the season or that the aint fish there anymore.
Anyways I was wondering if anyone has any info on small fish in irish ponds and rivers?
I only know them as minnows and stickbacks. From memory sticklebacks are a very nice fish with a red belly.
Also if anyone knows where at this time of year I could get some.

Thanks
Damian

Damian,
you are actually commiting a criminals offence moving live native fish around without a licence.
Policing is lax to say the least but don't say you haven't been warned
Holger

Thanks for that Chris.
Yeah I live in Beaumont so I will check out that river..
Just need to get a newphew to drag along so that I dont look like a bit of a weirdo

Damian

thanks for the heads up holger, but I cant really see that being an issue.
I also cant see why it would be an offense, its called fishing which as far as I know only requires a licence when specified.

Hi Damian,
you can catch as many as you like. Nobody is going to stop you. Knock them over the head and bring them home and you still not breaking the law. Put them in a bucket of water and bring them home alive and you are breaking the law

Thanks
Damian[/quote]

Damian,
you are actually commiting a criminals offence moving live native fish around without a licence.
Policing is lax to say the least but don't say you haven't been warned
Holger[/quote]


Come on Holgar non of the fish farm owners on the south coast wont talk to you, dont take politics/work into the hobby/forum.

If there was a product on the market to slip the ESB metres you would be the first to commit an "illegal offence" and if Blessington lakes in Wicklow mountains were nearer to you you would be the first to collect aquarium rocks.

Transfer of Live Roach, Bye-Law No. 561, 1973
It is illegal to transfer live roach from one water to any other waters.

Thats the only law i can see what reference to the transfer of fish from water to water.
But to be honest I dont really care.
Anyways if anyone has some of these fellas at home and wants to give them to a good home let me know

A native coldwater tanks sounds like a great idea. I was flyfishing on the grand canal under the M50 last week for pike and I caught a couple of small jack pike. This fella was the smallest of the bunch but I think it would awesome to have it in a tank until it got too big. You could get away with just feeding it garden worms!