There are also many invasive aquatic plants you could collect from those areas for your pond as well such as kidney leaf mud plantain and water lettuce
We were on the northside of Brisbane, as there are many accessible creeks and waterways. Many are near walking paths. We do not take all that we catch, sometimes none. We have enough in tub ponds at home with a foam filter (in the tub) and often a small water pump filter (edge of tub) creating a small current. We've been using cheap K-mart water pump ones. The fish love a current and in a healthy tub with plenty of plants, both the snails and fish grow well. Some tubs don't have the side filter, and another has a floating solar flower which shoots water up, enough to break surface tension and aerate.
There are also many invasive aquatic plants you could collect from those areas for your pond as well such as kidney leaf mud plantain and water lettuce
Good idea. I might have to investigate what those plants look like, as I'd prefer not to take native ones.
Amazing idea, which park is this? do these fish require flowing water only? Can they tolerate still water ponds?
We were on the northside of Brisbane, as there are many accessible creeks and waterways. Many are near walking paths. We do not take all that we catch, sometimes none. We have enough in tub ponds at home with a foam filter (in the tub) and often a small water pump filter (edge of tub) creating a small current. We've been using cheap K-mart water pump ones. The fish love a current and in a healthy tub with plenty of plants, both the snails and fish grow well. Some tubs don't have the side filter, and another has a floating solar flower which shoots water up, enough to break surface tension and aerate.