Little Kingfishers

[Nrg800]

If you lived near a river or stream getting a weeks worth of Gambusia would only take you half an hour or so...

[Jayburd]

would that be legal?

[Nrg800]

Legal to collect them, but illegal to release them back into the wild, or transport them cross-state

[Jayburd]

hmmm..... probably only a matter of time before the population ran out though, and it would almost certainly happen when you had chicks in the nest
Hopefully someone will read this and say "I should take a shot at that!"

[Nrg800]

If you run out of Mosquitofish it will be a very good thing!

[Jayburd]

for the ecosystem sure but not so much the kingfishers.
alternatively you could build the aviary over a portion of the stream and let them fish themselves

[MadOzzie]

It's not legal in Queensland to possess Gambusia.

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General information

This fish is declared noxious in Queensland. It is unlawful to possess noxious fish alive or dead or to use them as bait. It is illegal to place or release noxious fish alive or dead into Queensland waterways. Penalties of up to $200,000 apply.

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http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/28_13877.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MadOzzie

[mattymeischke]

Wow, Tintola, I think I want to be you when I grow up...
Wompoos, Sacreds....

Do you have an opening for an acolyte?

Do tell: do they need lots of live invertebrates with the odd frog, or are they happy with dead fish?
Do they need running water nearby (as I have heard said)?

Looking forward to those photos......

[iaos]

Do tell: do they need lots of live invertebrates with the odd frog, or are they happy with dead fish?
Do they need running water nearby (as I have heard said)?

There are a few articles and manuals about.

http://www.australasianzookeeping.org/H ... ISHERS.pdf

http://sgwa.net/kingfisher%20article.html

[mattymeischke]

Great links, Iaos, digesting them now....