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[lnicky]

that sounds weird. Maybe you should post a question to the more experienced bros in RG.

Bro goldrush, bekko and desireless are the sifus so they might have some answers

[calicoly]

yeah i probably will
hmm do u make hamemade gel food for ur fishy?

[lnicky]

yeah i probably will
hmm do u make hamemade gel food for ur fishy?

No, scared it will cloudy the water and ppl tend to overfeed with gel food.

[calicoly]

ohh the way i make it doesnt cloud the water, i notice that my fish's love the veges in it...
i love makin there food....

i'm lookin for someone in melb to go fish hunting with cos i normally go by myself cos none of my friends are too fond of fishys

[bekko]

I just read the AQIS regulations for importing goldfish into Australia. I will never again say you guys have to pay too much for imported fish. The mark-up would have to be 10 to 20-fold just to cover the cost and hassle of compliance.

I know there is at least one large koi and goldfish farm there. It is in an old wastewater treatment plant near Sydney. A guy that works there used to post under the name of "ranskye" on the Koi Bito forum.

-steve

[lnicky]

I just read the AQIS regulations for importing goldfish into Australia. I will never again say you guys have to pay too much for imported fish. The mark-up would have to be 10 to 20-fold just to cover the cost and hassle of compliance.

I know there is at least one large koi and goldfish farm there. It is in an old wastewater treatment plant near Sydney. A guy that works there used to post under the name of "ranskye" on the Koi Bito forum.

-steve

Yeah it makes it impossible for private keepers to import fish directly. Plus the big importers do not like to bring in high quality goldfish since most OZ regards them as cheap fish and don't want to pay good monies. There are only a handful of hobbyists like us in RG who is willing to pay $90-150 for a goldfish

I heard about a koi farm in Sydney but don't know that they breed goldfish. Most locally bred goldfish are feeders or shubukins. I'd better check

Hobbyists in OZ must try to breed their own goldfish to raise the standards.

[calicoly]

hey inicky u should check it out
on the subject of feeder fish i ahte watching them get eaten by big oscars i feel sorry for them

[bekko]

But there was one caveat in the regulations that seemed to exempt bringing fish into the country in luggage - unless that is just a different set of regulations.

The early history of the goldfish hobby involved one initial import into a region (via ship, no less) followed by a group of enthusiasts breeding and distributing their own fish. I am sort of sorry that I missed that era. Now, we want mass production and global distribution. But, we may be missing the best part of the hobby. Breeding goldfish is a LOT of fun.

-steve