At this stage i am not 100% sure these are the fish mentioned .... i will have a fish expert confirm what type these are ..... i was informed these are local fish and while there is no "native" guppy that will rid ponds of Mosquito there are plenty of mosquito eating fish these are just two I could consider.
http://www.nativefish.asn.au/rainbow.html
Rainbowfish eat mosquitoes, ants and other small insects as well as algae and make an ideal pond fish.
http://www.nativefish.asn.au/smelt.html
Australian smelt are an excellent choice for much of south eastern Australia for mosquito control and have the added advantage that they are very frog/tadpole freindly.
http://www.ausnativefish.com.au/Pacific_Blue-eye.htm
Pacific Blue-eyes help control mosquitoes by feeding on the larvae & Frog friendly - does not generally eat tadpoles.
I think Aussie Smelt is the one for me.
mixing birds
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I keep Murray River Rainbow fish in an outdoor pond and they clean up mosquitoes. These are about the only temperate species of rainbow - most of the others are tropical from Northern Australia and New Guinea.
