Tilapia in Sandgate

[Si]

Well if you are aware of the lagoons located in sandgate then you would probably know of the tilapia located in them in plague proportions.

However. i have now spotted a school of large size individuals in a small drainage channel that flows past deagon cricket parks, crosses board and braun streets and then into cabbage tree creek. this spot i saw them (braun st near squash centre) is usually estuarine with mangroves located on the edges but i think with all the fresh they have been washed down. pretty surprising to see them in an environment thats basically a drain!

These fish are having a massive effect on our native freshwater fish displacing most of them through competition for prey and habitat, predation and are highly aggressive. They breed fast and look after their young.

wasnt sure if this was supposed to go in fw or sw so feel free to move. cheers

[sharkymark2]

We have some very large ones in a park on Beenleigh Road near Stones Road.

[ShaneC]

Ring the fishos then mate.....

I'm sure they will have a way to close something down to explain the spread!!

Seriously, maybe you should give them a bell, that might be a concern to DPI.

[loophole]

If they can live in a small fish tank Toped up with Udl Beer and Rum they would be able to live in a drian, Id say the flood has flushed these things out

[Midnight]

There was a call that went out for the local fisho's to fish the Sandgate dams, and they had a great response, but then I'm pretty sure that the bureaucrats put the kibosh on it for some reason????

They say they want them eradicated, but then decide " ahhh no, no we think about it, we better not let you catch and kill them in full view of the greenies and animal welfare types"

Who knows??

Go and see if you can catch a few. Good cat food

[TheRealAndy]

What do you catch them on? Sounds like a good way to enjoy a few beers! Wander down with the esky, sit back and have a comp to see who can land the most!

[ShaneC]

I suppose, we could do that, similar to like we used to with snapper.....

Is this the proposed solution??

[gunna]

What do you catch them on? Sounds like a good way to enjoy a few beers! Wander down with the esky, sit back and have a comp to see who can land the most!

Worms will do. We get them on a dough/cheese mix when fishing for mullet.

[johnlikes2fish]

I have rang about them in Kedron brook and jacksons/nudgee and dept of env said they are everywhere and they are not trying anything to eradicate them as it is impossible, there are several species i think they said

[grave41]

The species i know of are tilapia Mossambic, Tilapia Marie, Tilapia bertone The latter being infested all!! around Brisbane.This species i had not heard of untill recently and it seems to be more prolific than the others which have been around for 20 years..Gee im getting old and i was an avid aquarist back then.My spelling of there names could be a little incorrect also.

[grave41]

The species i know of in the wild were Tilapia Mossambic ,Tilapia Marie but now this species tilapia bertone . My spelling might be incorrect as i have not kept fish for 15 years.they are very adaptable fish.
When Heiko Bleher {owner of Aquarium Rio and collector of fish species from around the world also with species named after him] Was asked the question.Who is causing more damage to the enviroment tilapia or man? After carefull consideration he answered man because of the way we are destroying our rainforests tilapia a close second.
Hope this gives a little insight about tilapia.
Graham

[rando]

Throw a net over them. If an inspector bitches about netting a Freshwater stream, tell him your just doing his job for him.

[Flash the toad feeder]

Any tips for line catching these things? I don't have a net.
I want to have a go at getting some out of Forest Lake.

[grave41]

THEY'RE that thick over there just use your hands if not a scoop net will get them.
Graham

[ifish86]

iv caught them with next to no lead and tiny hooks with bits of bread rolled up and even earthworms