Some Native fish and Shrimp

Night Life of a Local Stream

As I am in the planning of setting up a NZ Native tank again, I decided to go and have a look at what native fish and Inverts were available in a local stream.
Armed with only a couple of torches and a digital camera I headed to a stream nearby. This is the same stream during the daytime

Here are a few pics of the creatures I found that come out at night time.

If you look closely you can see an Eel hiding in a hole with only its head showing

A young Koura (NZ Freshwater Crayfish)

An adult Koura

An unidentified Bully. Its hard to Id bullies from the top view. They can change colour with their surroundings

This photo shows how the life in the stream is camoflaged.
There are two Bullies, One Inanga (the orangey/yellow fish) and a small koura( look for the glowing eyes)