A few months ago I asked why you don't show the capture of live animals for your aquariums, can't remember which one and notification doesn't work correctly on YT but... Thx, thank you for showing some aspect of those animals in nature, it's always interesting to see the point of view of an Aquarist.
Oh, mate. That is a soft coral enthusiasts dream there in that rock pool. Is there any chance of going back in the dark with a uv torch? That would be epic! The green moray tank was beautiful. I just love those tropical algae. I just wish we could get them here in the UK.
You don’t need tropical algae!!!! My favourite cold water algae is Codiaem ( Dead Man’s Fingers). I’ve also tried twice to keep a kelp aquarium… and failed. It would look amazing, but needs intense lighting, insane surge (hmmmm Carlson surge device), and COLD WATER!!
That is a cool thing that you did, going out to look for inspiration and ideas and collect some snails. I have done the same in the past. I currently live in Cold Rainy Scotland, and believe it or not, I Once brought Plum Anemones back from Italy for my Saltwater Aquarium at that time. In Italian, we actually call them Sea Tomatoes. Anyway, it is good to see that those snails are doing a good job. All the best with your awesome Paludarium and happy reefing. Out of appreciation to you for taking the time to produce this content to share with us viewers, the video has now been given the 177th Like 🤙🏼to say thankyou very much. Have an awesome Week and take care, Sir. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Thanks Ultimate! It means a lot to me that you’ve taken time to leave this comment …. And your like ! Collecting and exploring is a very important extension of the aquarium hobby for me. I feel it brings me a great awareness of the fish’s nature behaviour, which I can use when keeping them. It’s also an endless source of inspiration for my aquariums , so far beyond today’s reefkeeping. A fallen tree into a saltwater river mouth, the sand flats and the hidden fishes that you can’t see, kelp reefs, the intertidal zone, subtropical coral reefs, a wreck display. It’s endless what you see, and could display in an aquarium
@australianaquarist It is my pleasure, Sir. I agree with you. The more that we look at in nature, the more we learn. And as for us Aquarium Hobbiests, it is wonderful when we are able to replicate it in our personal homes, or in the homes of others, or even in some Hotel, Restaurant even in Bars. I also like it when you see Aquariums in an Airport. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Visibility is improving, just got out from a snorkel, not crystal clear but not too bad. Saw some nice butterfly’s. Let me know if you come down,I’ll keep an eye out for you👍
I was literally just thinking about how I can contact you and ask about the visibility! Was thinking of coming down over the weekend to chase a vagabond butterfly and film
Not much has changed in Palau Reef regarding fish. I’ve been adding corals slowly , as money allows. I’ll definitely do a revised full fish room tour once the new build is finished!
Thanks Manik! George loves it. His particular favourite seems to be spotlighting fish at the harbour Breakwalls at night. They are full of feral pigeons that he’s taken upon himself to attempt to rectify. Trouble is in summer, I’ll be just about to net a fish, and he’ll come swimming past like a brown subtropical polar bear.
great vid mate your rock pools are something you could spend a lot of time looking threw and to what you could possibly find in there ..i could float about in them checking out whats going on in them .
Maybe a cool future project could be a mangrove forest biotope with possibly a semi aquatic reptile like a mangrove monitor, could also maybe have a bit of water where the reptile couldn't reach with some fish found in mangrove areas like archerfish and juvenile snapper.
A dream , but that is a very large display. Could do the Rusty monitor ( Varanus semiremex) which is smaller and possibly easier to cohabit with fish???…..
Hi Adam, I just discovered you on RUclips and really like your videos. I’ve tried the all black snails and the zebra snails in my reef tanks and hands down the zebra snails tend to do much better.
I’m not sure which of the two are doing the job for me, but I haven’t had to clean the back wall since adding them. I still get some algae growth, but then the next day, it’s gone! Love it, and they hang out on the rock sides of the island which is pretty cool
I found this pool on my very first exploration day, 11 years ago when I moved to Coffs Harbour. Back then, there was a colony of Acropora struggling amongst the zoanthids. It was about 40cm in diameter. The following summer it was dead. I tried to find its skeleton, but the zoa’s have swallowed it up!
I love the idea of a marine paludarium but I really struggle with figuring out what sort of terrestrial animals would be okay in this environment. I've never heard of these snails so it was super cool learning about them and seeing your beautiful tidepools!❤ (Also your dog is very handsome.)
Agreed. I feel the shore crabs are a good option, as they can climb sheer rock faces, and would have the water and shade, and occasional freshwater rinses. Otherwise, you’re really looking at the classic tidal mudflat display, with fiddler crabs, mudskippers, soldier crabs . As Glub mentioned in the comments, both Rusty and Mangrove Monitors ( goannas), as well as Asian Water Monitors, are naturally found allow marine shorelines. Trouble is they’d eat the fish and crabs
Cheers Adam I have had a rock covered in these in the pond for years. I think 💡 that these may be the cause of all my problems of the past. Palytoxin posining
Could be, however I too kept them in mixed reefs. However… there’s a really interesting presentation on RUclips by Julian Sprung called “ The Power of Palytoxin”. Worth a look
As they’re all intertidal they often live in rock pools which after rain etc are full freshwater. They all seem to be tolerant of freshwater, however they won’t reproduce in freshwater for some reason.
I got the kids a couple of Ghost Crabs once, when they got sick of them I let them go around my pond, they hung around for awhile and would take food off me then they disappeared, a couple of months latter the lady across the road asked me if I lost a crab, it had taken up residents around her in ground pool, we never found the other one, you could make a crab highway from tank to tank 🤣
No The old wife and Caulerpa filiformis tank was beautiful, but I had a lot of challenges. Despite the metal halide lighting, flow and fertiliser dosing, the C. Filiformis repeatedly sporulated, and would disintegrate. After a while, the aesthetic I was going for was unachievable. The Moray tank was running for about one year, until literally a few months ago, when I started lining and painting the shed walls, and had to move all the tanks and shelves around.
Just found your channel, started catching up on your vids. Top work. I live in the area and take my kids to the rock pools often. Are there many blue ringed occys round this area? I warn the kids, wear booties , any other advice?
Hey Jonathon I’ve only ever seen one Blue Ringed Octopus in Coffs , and it was in the marina behind the fishing boats. I spend a lot of time, especially at night , spotlighting through the rockpools at Sandy Beach, Minnie Water ( which I highly recommend) and Woolgoolga, and haven’t seen any. Plenty of common octopus though. Wearing booties is a great idea, but also simply for safety on the slippery rocks.
@jonathonduncan8502 take the kids up to Minnie Water, and the beach where the fisherman launch their boats. You turn right just as you come into town, navigate through the houses to the road that goes along the cliff top, and you’ll find the long road going down to the beach launch. The beach is enclosed by a series of islands/ rock platforms, and in summer there’s stacks of tropical fish in the lagoon. If you swim/wade across to the island, the rockpools are loaded with corals, including Acropora, LPS and softies, as well as urchins and cucumbers. Great spot.
I’m not sure about locations around Sydney. Another viewer might be able to comment here!? I believe there are encrusting coral species within the harbour itself. Most snorkellers are looking for fish life, especially around Cronulla, clovelly, Clifton gardens and Manly
If that island is Mordor then it makes sense that the giant tide pool full of paly’s is the Eye of Souron lol. But seriously I’d stay out of there you really don’t want to cut yourself in that water seems risky.
What about Bufotoxin that the cane toads produce. No animal can really survive injestion., they kill your dogs, 20ft croc, snakes and anything else that decides to eat it.
Yeah you have to admire the resilience of the cane toad, even though they are horribly invasive and deadly to wildlife. I’m not sure how bufotoxin fits into the toxin list. Luckily in Australia there are some predatory animals seemingly become resistant to the toxin. Crows have been observed flipping them over and eating the bellies, the Keelback snake is generally immune, and I think other birds have been observed carefully removing tongues and chest organs from roadkilled toads. Amazing. Hopefully wildlife continues to adapt, because the Australian government doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to finance a biological solution to the toads advancement.
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A few months ago I asked why you don't show the capture of live animals for your aquariums, can't remember which one and notification doesn't work correctly on YT but... Thx, thank you for showing some aspect of those animals in nature, it's always interesting to see the point of view of an Aquarist.
I remember!
I think at the time I felt it was in the “ too hard basket”. I’ll take you out as much as I can
Oh, mate. That is a soft coral enthusiasts dream there in that rock pool.
Is there any chance of going back in the dark with a uv torch? That would be epic!
The green moray tank was beautiful. I just love those tropical algae. I just wish we could get them here in the UK.
You don’t need tropical algae!!!! My favourite cold water algae is Codiaem ( Dead Man’s Fingers). I’ve also tried twice to keep a kelp aquarium… and failed. It would look amazing, but needs intense lighting, insane surge (hmmmm Carlson surge device), and COLD WATER!!
Great video Adam, you’re killing it! It’s amazing what we discover when we open our eyes 👍
That’s it! Now I need to know if the river has cleared up, as I want to chase butterflies this weekend!
@@australianaquarist what river?..up here its still to dirty and not healthy from all the run off ,,
That is a cool thing that you did, going out to look for inspiration and ideas and collect some snails.
I have done the same in the past.
I currently live in Cold Rainy Scotland, and believe it or not, I Once brought Plum Anemones back from Italy for my Saltwater Aquarium at that time.
In Italian, we actually call them Sea Tomatoes.
Anyway, it is good to see that those snails are doing a good job.
All the best with your awesome Paludarium and happy reefing.
Out of appreciation to you for taking the time to produce this content to share with us viewers, the video has now been given the 177th Like 🤙🏼to say thankyou very much.
Have an awesome Week and take care, Sir. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Thanks Ultimate! It means a lot to me that you’ve taken time to leave this comment …. And your like !
Collecting and exploring is a very important extension of the aquarium hobby for me. I feel it brings me a great awareness of the fish’s nature behaviour, which I can use when keeping them. It’s also an endless source of inspiration for my aquariums , so far beyond today’s reefkeeping. A fallen tree into a saltwater river mouth, the sand flats and the hidden fishes that you can’t see, kelp reefs, the intertidal zone, subtropical coral reefs, a wreck display. It’s endless what you see, and could display in an aquarium
@australianaquarist It is my pleasure, Sir.
I agree with you.
The more that we look at in nature, the more we learn.
And as for us Aquarium Hobbiests, it is wonderful when we are able to replicate it in our personal homes, or in the homes of others, or even in some Hotel, Restaurant even in Bars.
I also like it when you see Aquariums in an Airport. 🤙🏼🙂🤙🏼❤️
Visibility is improving, just got out from a snorkel, not crystal clear but not too bad. Saw some nice butterfly’s. Let me know if you come down,I’ll keep an eye out for you👍
I was literally just thinking about how I can contact you and ask about the visibility! Was thinking of coming down over the weekend to chase a vagabond butterfly and film
love the informative videos of your local waterways! awesome!
Thanks Ryan
I’m glad you’re enjoying them. More to come!
Can we get an update on all of your tanks! Looks like a lot has changed with live stock in the reef!!
Not much has changed in Palau Reef regarding fish. I’ve been adding corals slowly , as money allows.
I’ll definitely do a revised full fish room tour once the new build is finished!
Love the video and that you brought George with you!
Thanks Manik! George loves it. His particular favourite seems to be spotlighting fish at the harbour Breakwalls at night. They are full of feral pigeons that he’s taken upon himself to attempt to rectify. Trouble is in summer, I’ll be just about to net a fish, and he’ll come swimming past like a brown subtropical polar bear.
great vid mate your rock pools are something you could spend a lot of time looking threw and to what you could possibly find in there ..i could float about in them checking out whats going on in them .
Maybe a cool future project could be a mangrove forest biotope with possibly a semi aquatic reptile like a mangrove monitor, could also maybe have a bit of water where the reptile couldn't reach with some fish found in mangrove areas like archerfish and juvenile snapper.
A dream , but that is a very large display. Could do the Rusty monitor ( Varanus semiremex) which is smaller and possibly easier to cohabit with fish???…..
The ghost crabs would be amazing additions to the tank .
They are cool, but I think they need open sand to scavenge at night?
Crazy how corals can live in such harsh conditions yet, we can struggle at tikes to keep things alive in an aquarium. Thanks for showing a Gem.
I think it comes down to biological factors that we can’t or aren’t providing in our filtered aquariums
Hi Adam, I just discovered you on RUclips and really like your videos. I’ve tried the all black snails and the zebra snails in my reef tanks and hands down the zebra snails tend to do much better.
I’m not sure which of the two are doing the job for me, but I haven’t had to clean the back wall since adding them. I still get some algae growth, but then the next day, it’s gone! Love it, and they hang out on the rock sides of the island which is pretty cool
Looks amazing as ever! It’s really cool to see that much life in one tide pool
I found this pool on my very first exploration day, 11 years ago when I moved to Coffs Harbour. Back then, there was a colony of Acropora struggling amongst the zoanthids. It was about 40cm in diameter. The following summer it was dead. I tried to find its skeleton, but the zoa’s have swallowed it up!
I love the idea of a marine paludarium but I really struggle with figuring out what sort of terrestrial animals would be okay in this environment. I've never heard of these snails so it was super cool learning about them and seeing your beautiful tidepools!❤ (Also your dog is very handsome.)
Agreed. I feel the shore crabs are a good option, as they can climb sheer rock faces, and would have the water and shade, and occasional freshwater rinses.
Otherwise, you’re really looking at the classic tidal mudflat display, with fiddler crabs, mudskippers, soldier crabs . As Glub mentioned in the comments, both Rusty and Mangrove Monitors ( goannas), as well as Asian Water Monitors, are naturally found allow marine shorelines. Trouble is they’d eat the fish and crabs
Cheers Adam I have had a rock covered in these in the pond for years.
I think 💡 that these may be the cause of all my problems of the past. Palytoxin posining
Could be, however I too kept them in mixed reefs. However… there’s a really interesting presentation on RUclips by Julian Sprung called “ The Power of Palytoxin”. Worth a look
@@australianaquarist I’ll check it out this afternoon. Enjoy ya day mate.
Those black nerite snails can be kept in freshwater also
I have heard similarly, but I do think there are a few species of black nerite
As they’re all intertidal they often live in rock pools which after rain etc are full freshwater. They all seem to be tolerant of freshwater, however they won’t reproduce in freshwater for some reason.
Very interesting look into the world of rockpools and ideas about reefs :D
I got the kids a couple of Ghost Crabs once, when they got sick of them I let them go around my pond, they hung around for awhile and would take food off me then they disappeared, a couple of months latter the lady across the road asked me if I lost a crab, it had taken up residents around her in ground pool, we never found the other one, you could make a crab highway from tank to tank 🤣
I recon my wife would be sitting in the shed, with fresh chilli and lime, a bbq fired up and a glass of chardy in hand!
@@australianaquarist Hahahaha
Hard to see the snails in the video but I think they are black nerites (Nerita artramentosa) 👍
Cheers Samuel
I’ll do some research
Thanjs
Man those planted salt water tanks are amazing! Do you still have them set up?
No
The old wife and Caulerpa filiformis tank was beautiful, but I had a lot of challenges. Despite the metal halide lighting, flow and fertiliser dosing, the C. Filiformis repeatedly sporulated, and would disintegrate. After a while, the aesthetic I was going for was unachievable.
The Moray tank was running for about one year, until literally a few months ago, when I started lining and painting the shed walls, and had to move all the tanks and shelves around.
@@australianaquarist lol I hear yah there lol. Any plans on setting something up like that again?
@zaidlancaster6805 yes definitely. I’m always planning on trying a kelp tank for the umpteenth time. Just can’t get it to work…
@@australianaquarist Awesome cant wait to see it!!
Just found your channel, started catching up on your vids. Top work.
I live in the area and take my kids to the rock pools often. Are there many blue ringed occys round this area? I warn the kids, wear booties , any other advice?
Hey Jonathon
I’ve only ever seen one Blue Ringed Octopus in Coffs , and it was in the marina behind the fishing boats. I spend a lot of time, especially at night , spotlighting through the rockpools at Sandy Beach, Minnie Water ( which I highly recommend) and Woolgoolga, and haven’t seen any. Plenty of common octopus though. Wearing booties is a great idea, but also simply for safety on the slippery rocks.
Appreciate the info. There are some brilliant rock pools round here. Endless entertainment. Great vids and great tanks.
@jonathonduncan8502 take the kids up to Minnie Water, and the beach where the fisherman launch their boats. You turn right just as you come into town, navigate through the houses to the road that goes along the cliff top, and you’ll find the long road going down to the beach launch. The beach is enclosed by a series of islands/ rock platforms, and in summer there’s stacks of tropical fish in the lagoon. If you swim/wade across to the island, the rockpools are loaded with corals, including Acropora, LPS and softies, as well as urchins and cucumbers. Great spot.
Hey! I'm from Sydney, would you know the best places to snorkel to see coral?
I’m not sure about locations around Sydney. Another viewer might be able to comment here!?
I believe there are encrusting coral species within the harbour itself.
Most snorkellers are looking for fish life, especially around Cronulla, clovelly, Clifton gardens and Manly
If that island is Mordor then it makes sense that the giant tide pool full of paly’s is the Eye of Souron lol. But seriously I’d stay out of there you really don’t want to cut yourself in that water seems risky.
What about Bufotoxin that the cane toads produce. No animal can really survive injestion., they kill your dogs, 20ft croc, snakes and anything else that decides to eat it.
Yeah you have to admire the resilience of the cane toad, even though they are horribly invasive and deadly to wildlife. I’m not sure how bufotoxin fits into the toxin list. Luckily in Australia there are some predatory animals seemingly become resistant to the toxin. Crows have been observed flipping them over and eating the bellies, the Keelback snake is generally immune, and I think other birds have been observed carefully removing tongues and chest organs from roadkilled toads. Amazing. Hopefully wildlife continues to adapt, because the Australian government doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to finance a biological solution to the toads advancement.
Suck great videos !