As a resident of Hidden Valley, this is simply amazing, and we greatly appreciate your study and efforts to retain this important species native to Running River. Well done!
@jas-9453 Thanks you, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. The project is still going, with regular checks done on the fishes relocation into the AWC lands both rivers. It's unfortunate that the chances of seeing a pure fish in Running River is now extremely low, though not impossible. (Due to both rivers connection to Running River)
As a Rainbow keeper in the US, I had no clue about these guys until I randomly stumbled onto this - amazing effort and now I feel like we rainbow keepers have to help bolster the population in the hobby further.
I believe that the Running River Rainbow is in the U.S. and Europe now. I hope that one day this fish will be readily available, like many of the other species. Never had a rainbow that can show so many different colours. (Like seen in the early past of video) They never cease to amaze me. I still have 3 tanks with some of the original wild caught fish, and each tank show different colours. Very cool!!
Update, Gary Lange visited my local club (Greater Seattle Aquarium Society) and I was lucky enough to get a batch of eggs of this wonderful fish. I can't wait to do my part to ensure this lovely fish remains in the hobby and evades extinction!
Love Rainbow fish. I have a hand full of Turquoise and Australian Rainbows. Real beautiful to look at. Great work Guys. Saving this species goes a long way in the wild plus the hobbyist.
I just go into rainbows and decide to have a mixed tank of different rainbows. I purchased some running river rainbows and I'm in love. Honestly I have over 10 large tanks (down from 40+), from African and new world cichlids to fighting fish etc. These fish are the best looking fish I have ever seen
This is amazing. Awesome. Thank you for the behind-the-scenes and all the wonderful work you're doing. This is so inspirational to me, and what can be created and changed on the planet. Wow. Love this!
How utterly amazing to find out that you actually need to teach fish about predators. Without videos like this that tell the backstory of what all is involved with reintroduction of a species back into the wild, people would never know the difficulties these fish face just to learn to survive. Thank you for such an enlightening video. -What I wonder is why not release fry into the wild before their egg-sack is absorbed so they grow up learning from the getgo how to avoid predators and to find food & shelter. Their instincts can carry them naturally in the wild without having to unlearn what they were previously exposed to in the domestic conditions which dulls & alters their innate ability to properly survive once released. I would think that they would have a much harder time unlearning their domestic existence & acclimating to the realities of wild survival after having been living in a controlled cushy environment since hatching. -My thought would be to cordon off a release area in the river and put the newly hatched fry in there so they experience life's natural conditions. They could be monitored and protected within this netted area as they grow in their natural habitat until their release. This would be harder on the people involved but easier on the fish...from my humble point of view.
Future videos on updates of the species and other affliations this group/others have with different rainbowfish doing the same thing? Would really like to know a page or somewhere i can follow to read up on whats going on with the progression of their studies and work.
Hi Nathaan. We hope to have another video update before the monsoon season late this year. And I hope to be joining them on the other two species in need of help. (Seen in the video) You can follow it by joining ANGFA, and subscribing to the journal "The Fishes of Sahul". ( www.angfa.org.au/ ) Also, you could contact Peter Unmack or Karl Moy at University of Canberra here in Australia for more technical information. In the U.S., Gary Lange does lectures at some club groups, and is well up to date on the project. (And a great guy to listen talk)
Problem wasn't the running water. They main issue was like all pond breed fish, they don't know what a predator is. In the new rivers was an existing predator. So fry had to learn to avoid them.
Thanks. This fish is truly amazing. I've never seen any other rainbow have such a wide range of colour and patterns. Even in the wild, I've seen 2 different vivid colour varieties. even between tanks at home here, they look so different. Maybe it's diet, maybe water condition, maybe both. You should get a few and try for yourself. Cheers...Steve
Very nice fish the Goyder River Tri's. I also believe the Running Rivers are becoming available world wide now. A fish worth looking at. The colors vary so much depending on diet, water conditions, etc.
@@stevehume2890 would have to agree. They are honestly one of the best looking fish I have ever kept. I'm so glad I joined ANGFA and purchased these at the auction 👍🏻👍🏻
I am thoroughly enjoying this far, but half way in, some questions are raised. 1.The original contamination upstream led to the fish interbreeding in that river, why is that a problem? Is it not natural to let that happen, let the eco system evolve and have its own future uniqueness? 2. By moving the 'pure stock' fish from the lower part of one river system, because of contamination upstream, to the upstream pools of another river to preserve isolation, is that not just creating the same problem to the native fish of that new river system?
1. This was not a natural introduction. Would not have occurred without human intervention. 2. There was no rainbowfish above the falls on both rivers. Very similar to the area that the Running River fish were captive in Running River. So approval was given to introduce into both rivers that flow into Running River. These had large waterfalls stopping the flow of rainbowfish from moving into them. As mentioned in the video, both these rivers flow into Running River, so almost a perfect relocation site for saving them.
As a resident of Hidden Valley, this is simply amazing, and we greatly appreciate your study and efforts to retain this important species native to Running River. Well done!
@jas-9453 Thanks you, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. The project is still going, with regular checks done on the fishes relocation into the AWC lands both rivers. It's unfortunate that the chances of seeing a pure fish in Running River is now extremely low, though not impossible. (Due to both rivers connection to Running River)
As a Rainbow keeper in the US, I had no clue about these guys until I randomly stumbled onto this - amazing effort and now I feel like we rainbow keepers have to help bolster the population in the hobby further.
I believe that the Running River Rainbow is in the U.S. and Europe now. I hope that one day this fish will be readily available, like many of the other species.
Never had a rainbow that can show so many different colours. (Like seen in the early past of video) They never cease to amaze me. I still have 3 tanks with some of the original wild caught fish, and each tank show different colours. Very cool!!
Update, Gary Lange visited my local club (Greater Seattle Aquarium Society) and I was lucky enough to get a batch of eggs of this wonderful fish. I can't wait to do my part to ensure this lovely fish remains in the hobby and evades extinction!
Love Rainbow fish. I have a hand full of Turquoise and Australian Rainbows. Real beautiful to look at. Great work Guys. Saving this species goes a long way in the wild plus the hobbyist.
Us American fans of your beautiful Australian Rainbow fish species thank you for your wonderful work.
I just go into rainbows and decide to have a mixed tank of different rainbows. I purchased some running river rainbows and I'm in love. Honestly I have over 10 large tanks (down from 40+), from African and new world cichlids to fighting fish etc. These fish are the best looking fish I have ever seen
Good to hear. They really are special. As of typing this, (July 2024) we are still waiting on the classification as a new species.
Fantastic work
Australia has very beautiful nature, and rainbow fishes
This is amazing. Awesome. Thank you for the behind-the-scenes and all the wonderful work you're doing. This is so inspirational to me, and what can be created and changed on the planet. Wow. Love this!
Great work putting this together Steve. Nice to see video and hear stories of the places and people involved in this terrific project.
Well done. Good to see what you have done and the thinking it through, and efforts involved to make it a success.
Great project, amazing work. Small kine drunk.
How utterly amazing to find out that you actually need to teach fish about predators. Without videos like this that tell the backstory of what all is involved with reintroduction of a species back into the wild, people would never know the difficulties these fish face just to learn to survive. Thank you for such an enlightening video.
-What I wonder is why not release fry into the wild before their egg-sack is absorbed so they grow up learning from the getgo how to avoid predators and to find food & shelter. Their instincts can carry them naturally in the wild without having to unlearn what they were previously exposed to in the domestic conditions which dulls & alters their innate ability to properly survive once released. I would think that they would have a much harder time unlearning their domestic existence & acclimating to the realities of wild survival after having been living in a controlled cushy environment since hatching.
-My thought would be to cordon off a release area in the river and put the newly hatched fry in there so they experience life's natural conditions. They could be monitored and protected within this netted area as they grow in their natural habitat until their release. This would be harder on the people involved but easier on the fish...from my humble point of view.
Excellent work!
great job guys
Future videos on updates of the species and other affliations this group/others have with different rainbowfish doing the same thing? Would really like to know a page or somewhere i can follow to read up on whats going on with the progression of their studies and work.
Hi Nathaan. We hope to have another video update before the monsoon season late this year. And I hope to be joining them on the other two species in need of help. (Seen in the video) You can follow it by joining ANGFA, and subscribing to the journal "The Fishes of Sahul". ( www.angfa.org.au/ ) Also, you could contact Peter Unmack or Karl Moy at University of Canberra here in Australia for more technical information. In the U.S., Gary Lange does lectures at some club groups, and is well up to date on the project. (And a great guy to listen talk)
What about getting a large tank, set up a manifold system like a hillstream tank to get them used to running water?
Problem wasn't the running water. They main issue was like all pond breed fish, they don't know what a predator is. In the new rivers was an existing predator. So fry had to learn to avoid them.
I hope the program works!!! I'm a aquarium fish breeder and I have just purchased a big school of groyder river rainbows and turquoise rainbows!!
Thanks. This fish is truly amazing. I've never seen any other rainbow have such a wide range of colour and patterns. Even in the wild, I've seen 2 different vivid colour varieties. even between tanks at home here, they look so different. Maybe it's diet, maybe water condition, maybe both. You should get a few and try for yourself. Cheers...Steve
Very nice fish the Goyder River Tri's. I also believe the Running Rivers are becoming available world wide now. A fish worth looking at. The colors vary so much depending on diet, water conditions, etc.
@@stevehume2890 would have to agree. They are honestly one of the best looking fish I have ever kept. I'm so glad I joined ANGFA and purchased these at the auction 👍🏻👍🏻
I think i found spesies of Rainbow fish in Scouthen Island, Papua
I am thoroughly enjoying this far, but half way in, some questions are raised.
1.The original contamination upstream led to the fish interbreeding in that river, why is that a problem? Is it not natural to let that happen, let the eco system evolve and have its own future uniqueness?
2. By moving the 'pure stock' fish from the lower part of one river system, because of contamination upstream, to the upstream pools of another river to preserve isolation, is that not just creating the same problem to the native fish of that new river system?
I've forwarded this to Karl to answer.
1. This was not a natural introduction. Would not have occurred without human intervention.
2. There was no rainbowfish above the falls on both rivers. Very similar to the area that the Running River fish were captive in Running River. So approval was given to introduce into both rivers that flow into Running River. These had large waterfalls stopping the flow of rainbowfish from moving into them. As mentioned in the video, both these rivers flow into Running River, so almost a perfect relocation site for saving them.
Now where was the invasive species natural habitat in comparison to the area of the running river rainbow natural location?
Talking too much,rather than showing the species of the fish!
Thanks for your thoughts. Unfortunately, most of the non-field science was done 2and 3 thousand Km away, and was not filmed.
That dude is higher than the mountains they're releasing the fish 😂😂😂