Bitter Springs a hidden Oasis near Mataranka Northern Territory
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- A Freshwater Fish lovers dream, Bitter Springs is nestled in amongst a palm shaded oasis in the arid Katherine region next to the small township of Mataranka.
It's a favourite rest stop for travellers to cool off in the heat of the Northern Territory, but we visited it for another reason, it's underwater inhabitants that you won't see much information of in other videos as I watched many before traveling to this spot, and don't believe the signage as I found most of it is wrong or incomplete, I have put the names of all the species we encountered along with some other interesting information in the video.
There are other springs in the area but we found this to be the best and most natural, there is a lot of history in this area so if you're interested I will put some links bellow, I hope you enjoy the video and for more like this please like and subscribe for future videos or check out some of my older videos that are also pretty interesting, Thanks for watching.
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I was a frequent visitor as I worked at Territory Manor and Caravan Park in Mataranka, beautiful place
what a beautiful biotope! it's fascinating to see no larger predatory fish like perch or eels in such a deep body of water at all
thank you for sharing :)
Thanks for watching! yes there are probably all down stream, the water conditions aren't the best for them.
"Sit back, relax and enjoy the video". I can do that! Best advice of the day, thank you!
You deserve it, Thanks for watching! 🙂
This is quality content. Just simply transfixing to watch. And very educational.
Thank you for your kind comment! I'm trying to show people some of our beautiful fresh underwater habitats, we are well known for our marine but the fresh gets left out a bit 🙂
Many thanks for this great video anf the short holiday:-) greetings from Germany, Jörg
Thank you for watching, I'm happy you enjoyed it 🙂
...I am enjoying your channel very much:-)
@@jorg8564 Thank you! Please tell all your friends 🙂
@@australianbiotopes4563...already doing ;-)
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Just amazing. Absolutely love your videos. I never comment on UA-cam but I needed too here and express my gratitude for showing us this beautiful land and native history. Liked immensely ! Also love KFS and your little trips together! Hope to do this one day. Stay beautiful x
Thank you! that means a lot, there is a whole other underwater world out there and sometimes they get over looked, I hope to bring them to people and show what most are missing in their travels, especially people that love their fish as they mostly get forgotten.
Outstanding as always good sir thank you 🙏🏼 !!! 🔥❤️🔥🔥😎👌🏼
Thank you for watching! 🙂
Really enjoy All the videos of local Australian ecosystems.
Thank you! and thanks for watching 🙂
Gorgeous habitat
Yes the cameras don't do it justice, it's amazing in person.
What a gem
Thank you! 🙂
Excellent video! I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I will, Thanks for watching 🙂
So beautiful. Love biotope thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! 🙂
I love bitter springs it is easily one of the best natural swimming places in Australia. Though, as you pointed out, it can easily become a public swimming pool. Great footage too, you are braver than me to fly your drone down the creek!
Yes I agree, and Thank you! Nick actually got the drone for this one after I lost mine doing the same in a creek in Cairns, we do take risks with our gear and as a result to get the good footage sometimes loose it, we also lost two GoPros on this trip.
@australianbiotopes4563 That's a bugger. What drone were you using?
@@ClassAves-hv4ps A Mavic Air 3, so not cheap.
I upgraded to an air 3 after I crashed my mini 3 and would still recommend the mini over the air because of how much less stressful it is to fly it being at least half the price. I love your inclusion of drone shots it adds another dimension to your videos.
so beautiful and educational! thank you.😊
Thank you for watching! 🙂
I so enjoyed my visits there - the first one in July a few years ago was perfect, pristine water, I couldn't get over the clarity of the turquoise water with plants growing far below, quite happily, due to the clarity of the water. I spent many peaceful hours floating downstream on my noodle, loving the scenery. The next time was later in the year the following year,, around September - everything looked frayed and covered in algae - a bit more like what was shown here in places. However, so great to get this underwater look at a very special place, thank you so much!
Yes I guess it depends on the season, weather and traffic, we actually found it really hard to film due to all the traffic, but I guess when you get a place like this that is so beautiful in an environment like that it's going to happen, everyone wants to enjoy it in their own way, I'm just happy it was quite clean and people seemed to be quite respectful of the nature, Thanks for watching! 🙂
Wonderful!
Thank you! sorry I didn't get back sooner, I missed your message, I'm happy you enjoyed it 🙂
awesome vid! ❤❤
Thank you!
Great video Jason. One small issue, the background music overpowered your commentary in some parts which was a pity because it is very informative.
Thank you! yes I know and am sorry, I didn't realise until I put it up and it was to hard to change, I'll have to be more careful in future, it's a learning experience for me that I will hopefully get better with in time, the song started out so soft I didn't realise it had such a loud point in it.
Great video, thanks mate.
Thank you! 🙂
Would love to visit your beautiful country again! Great content
Thank you! 🙂
Awesome footage
Thank you! 🙂
Fantastic video, what a great overview of such a special spot.
Thank you! yes a hard place to leave 🙂
Love your content. Thanks a lot! What's the floating plant resembling fox tail?
Thank you! it basically is Foxtail or Hornwort, depending on where you come from, I have actually put the scientific name for it on the right in the video at one point, it's a pretty common plant around the world.
Like 10, bravo.
Thank you! 🙂
Incredible Jason great footage what a beautiful place. Years ago my family and I were camping out there and a massive storm came down and flooded our campsite and we couldn’t leave for days as the road out was damaged and the water level to high to cross.
Thank you! yes it can be a pretty unpredictable place.
Wow
Thank you! 🙂
@@australianbiotopes4563 no, thank you
That was incredible
Thank you! 🙂
A beauty Jason
Thank you! soon we may be able to do it together in Cairns 🙂
@@australianbiotopes4563 Yes please
Come to QLD, Mackay and check out the jaguar cichlid outbreak at our botanical gardens waterway. Pretty mind blowing
If I ever go through I'll check it out.
Yes yes yes
Thank you! and Thanks for watching 🙂
I would love to try replicate this in my aquarium if my rainbows would leave my vallis in tact. And how is the hornwort anchored?
I'm surprised you have trouble with the Val. I have to always weed mine out, the Hornwort I think just get anchored on bit and pieces as it flows pretty fast, it probably just gets caught on the way through, there is heaps on the sides floating as well, the substrate is really chalky as well, easily stirred up if you touch the bottom so when there are a lot of people it gets a bit cloudy there.
Is the water clean to swim in?
Yes crystal like a swimming pool, and warm, a lot of people go there so early morning is the best time.
Can you also check out the fishes in Barry Springs in Litchfield National Park? Last time I was there I believe I saw what appeared to look like freshwater damselfishes or perhaps grunters. Could be wrong.
I'm sorry, I''m a long time back home, I did this trip a few months ago.
Hi in your recent collab with Brisbane River rhe whole journey there was one fish at 5.40, what was that? Silver biddy? But when you google that comes up with a totally different fish
In the video I was just naming some of the species that can be found, he added some footage of a biotope aquarium I did at the same time, the fish that are shown are actually Monodactylus argenteus another species found there.
@australianbiotopes4563 cool looking species, can they be acquired somehow for a freshwater aquarium
@@tysont2380 Yes they are sold in aquarium stores, if they don't have them they should be able to order them in.
Man that’s so scary to hear crocs can be present !
Yes it can be in some parts, but it can be the same in saltwater to, you never know if there are sharks present until it's to late, at least in public places like this they try and clear them out so for the most part it's pretty safe, but you never really know when in the ocean so I still prefer it 🙂
I’ve seen 3 species of turtles there
What were the others? we only saw the one.
@@australianbiotopes4563 Elsey dentata, macrochelodina rugosa
It is Vallisneria annua, not V. nana
I was told by Dave Wilson it was just nana.
Thank you so much for this amazing video. Glad I found your channel, appreciate your videos a lot 🌈🐟
@@aquaproject3138 Thanks for watching!
Challenge u to make that in your backyard 🫵🫵🫵
Only in a small scale or it would cost a fortune, but I'd love to have an in ground pool to try 🙂
@@australianbiotopes4563 geez im tempeted do make a plywood pond outside
@@Pay_attention_Benny I did have and above ground plastic pool like this a few years ago, it lasted about 3 years and I bred a lot of fish in it, also had heaps of plants growing really healthy but it was a bit disheartening pulling it down so I never did another one, I wouldn't be able to do a plywood tank outdoors at my place, the termites would eat it in a week, I've always had my eye open for one of those large moulded ones but they are few and far between, and expensive, I did think about building a steel one and glassing it but I do have trouble with room as well as I also have a lot of tubs for breeding natives to use in y biotope aquariums that I want to do down the track, so for now just a dream.
@@Pay_attention_Benny Check out The Australian Aquarist on here if you haven't already, he is a good friend and does some awesome ply tanks.
@@australianbiotopes4563 i will, yes i look and dream of those huge fibreglass tanks on Ali ex etc . I want to get that natural effect in your video