Uncovering a Mysterious Catfish and Other Fascinating Creatures: Gudgeons, Rainbows, Spangled Perch!

Murky Seb's Wild Underwater Adventures Episode 9
We brave a remote creek deep in the wilderness to try track down one of the weirdest freshwater fish we've ever seen!
Along the way we find many incredible native fish including Purple Spotted Gudgeons, Western Carp Gudgeons, Crimson Spotted Rainbowfish, Smelt, Spangled Perch, Spiders and a very strange mystery fish .
Come along for this wild underwater adventure and learn about the lives of our native fish and the environments they live in.
Keep it murky! and lets get exploring !
Please note i have incorrectly identified some gudgeons as firetail gudgeons, they are in fact most likely western carp gudgeons. They look very similar and have similar behaviors and features to firetail gudgeons however are two different species of the same genus. Firetail gudgeons do not have the white stripe on their fin unlike the western carp gudgeons.
Also Spangled Perch eggs do not have the ability to survive being dried out
The Mystery plant is a type of liverwort. Liverwort are a group of non-vascular plants similar to mosses, a very ancient plant they are far different to most plants we generally think about because they do not produce seeds, flowers, fruit or wood, and even lack vascular tissue. Instead of seeds, liverworts produce spores for reproduction
Music by - The Eagle Junction
#PurpleSpottedGudgeons #WesternCarpGudgeon #CrimsonSpottedRainbow #Smelt #SpangledPerch

[@jokervienna6433]

It is very interesting to see fish that we keep in aquariums in their natural environment. I´ve had aquariums for like 45 years now and the last 10-15 years or so, I have seen quite many videos of "aquarium fish in the wild". Just a short comment on water flow. Many species seem to handle/prefer faster flowing water than we give them in our aquariums. After some thinking and remembering my days walking the creeks in Sweden at night (catching crayfish and seeing a lot of sleeping fish), I think this might be a "dangerous" conclusion. Yes, during daytime, some fish will be in fast flowing water, but a creek is a lot bigger than most tanks, so for the night these fish can retreat to slower flowing water to rest/sleep. This might be duplicated in an aquarium by using two pumps and a timer. The second pump just runs during daytime and gets shut off during nighttime. Just be careful with the pump that is on a timer - avoid big filters connected to that one, since the filter bacterias wont like being starved of oxygen for a longer period of time. Have the real filter compartment connected to the pump that runs all the time.

[@mattmatty4670]

Cool thanks mate

[@gabysaunders4792]

Brilliant,! So interesting, learnt so much about our local river life. Such beautiful scenery too

[@FishmanEricRussell]

Great footage and info! Thanks for sharing!

[@murkyseb]

Thank you very much :). I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@thegardenbarberbrisbane3669]

Love your videos Seb keep them coming👍🏻👍🏻

[@murkyseb]

Thanks so much :) i will keep them coming!

[@bindayirwin1523]

Those eel tail catfish get well over 600mm long in Toonumbar Dam in northern nsw, even had one grab a deep diving lure , which for a moment I thought was a record bass.Great content Seb, genuinely interesting for so many people that love their creeks and rivers.

[@murkyseb]

Wow that's very big! Thank you very much I'm glad you enjoyed my video :)

[@sarahcheeseman4457]

Such great footage and so interesting. Lovely to see so many fish in their natural environment. I love the rainbow ones!!!

[@murkyseb]

Sarah Cheeseman thanks very much :). The Rainbows are soo cool aren’t they?

[@lukebeetham6119]

Great vid, love the passion!

[@murkyseb]

thank you very much im glad to hear that :)

[@livingthedreamshutup]

Wow, mate, love your work!!

[@murkyseb]

Thanks very much :) I’m glad you’re enjoying it

[@michaelschmitz500]

Very nice video from the biotope ! The fish look very happy without aquascaping created plant habitats... great job ! Love it !

[@murkyseb]

Thanks very much :) I think they were quite happy!

[@JamieRamsay]

great show mate , you sound very passionate about what your doing

[@murkyseb]

Thank you very much :) I am very passionate, its my goal to get the general public to see and appreciate how special our underwater wildlife are and will hopefully want to look after their homes.

[@JamieRamsay]

@@murkyseb i used to live in far north qld , lots of native fish up there but i am in central nsw now , nothing around here but trout and carp. very sad indeed

[@murkyseb]

@@JamieRamsay im sorry to hear there are trout and carp in the rivers near you. Far north qld has a lot of species i wanna film

[@snortkarl2070]

Good content man.

[@murkyseb]

Thank you very much :) I’m glad you enjoy it!

[@snortkarl2070]

I really did , seeing the beautiful animals in their natural habitat has always been a dream of mine. So thanks for allowing me to accomplish that vicariously thought you.

[@murkyseb]

Anthony Campione that’s awesome I’m glad to hear that! its my pleasure :)

[@victorpau1]

Hello what creek was this in it looks amazing want to go snorkelling there

[@dreadfullguppy19]

The more info on wild bows and their environment the better..

[@murkyseb]

Thank you, I agree they are an amazing fish that deserve more attention paid to them. In my latest video i found more of them and give a bit more information on them

[@user-rk5mt7iq8n]

What is the name of this river?

[@user-rk5mt7iq8n]

In what state and area is this biotope located?

[@murkyseb]

This is in south east Queensland :)

[@user-rk5mt7iq8n]

Give a list of the Latin names of the fish species shown in the video!

[@iantibbetts6823]

Leiopotherapon unicolor = spangled perch, Hypseleotris galii - firetail gudgeon, Melanotaenia duboulayi - crimson spotted rainbow fish, Mogurnda adspersa - purple spotted gudgeon, Retropinna semoni - Australian smelt, Tandanus tandanus - eel-tailed catfish

[@justjj007]

Hey mate I caught some fish for my FNQ biotope aquarium can you help me identify these ? You have a email or number I can send these pics too ? I’m in Cairns