The first gummy we caught we kept and it had babies when we gutted her straight after landing, were alive and we released them, swam off strong, I read up after that they have a good chance of survival, i'll try n find the article....
Those harlequin fish look amazing, great eating too.
Good work on trying the save the fingerlings. I am seeing a few gummies around so hopefully they survive to grow full size. Is there any signs that the mother is pregnant that I can look out for or do you only find out once they are gutted?
Vinesh87
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Nice one, that is awesome
Nice one, that is awesome that you could let them go and they swam off. Great work !
Cardinal
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would look great in a tank.
would look great in a tank. nice colours on that quin.
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Bendawg
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Toothy
Yeah great colors and nice big fangs great if they grew as big as Dhuies
opsrey
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Guess that doesn't happen too often
That cool with the baby gummies.
kirky79
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That's a nice gummy mate.
That's a nice gummy mate. And awesome colours on the Harley. Hope the babes carry on growing bigger & better.
TonyT
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The first gummy we caught we
The first gummy we caught we kept and it had babies when we gutted her straight after landing, were alive and we released them, swam off strong, I read up after that they have a good chance of survival, i'll try n find the article....
Toby Roe
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Date Joined: 01/02/10
Those harlequin fish look
Those harlequin fish look amazing, great eating too.
Good work on trying the save the fingerlings. I am seeing a few gummies around so hopefully they survive to grow full size. Is there any signs that the mother is pregnant that I can look out for or do you only find out once they are gutted?
falttymatty
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Date Joined: 14/01/11
Awesome feeling to release
Awesome feeling to release them I had the exact same thing happen to me and they swam of strong.
awesome to see they are breeding up well
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
Noxious
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Date Joined: 22/12/11
Nice catch. Hopefully at
Nice catch. Hopefully at least 1 of those pups survives to breeding age.