Johor Bahru Field Trip

[silane]

This place is about 25min drive away from Johor Bahru town. We went through palm planation, inland and road side looking for wet land, streams and ponds.

Moss Floor:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/moss_floor.jpg

This is the place where we have the most catch including Ghost shrimps, udang galah, Trichopsis vittatus:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/como.jpg
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/mostfish_202084.JPG
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/ghost.JPG
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There is a pond look like a deserted quarry, although no fauna were found, these were found in shallow part of the water:
Eriocaulon sp
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/small_gjc.jpg

Utricularia sp (this look like dragon crawl foreground plant, but extremely fine)
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/dcrawl.jpg

and hairgrass

Largest net of the day:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/soonhock_941307.JPG

Other fauna found were:

Rasbora einthovenii
Rasbora pauciperforata
Oxyeleotris mamoratus
Trichogaster trichopterus

[ice-cream]

Wow, what a fruitful day!!! I think those "gu jing cao" aka Eriocaulon sp
cannot survive in planted tank. Last time, i pick alot from a secret place, after a few days, they melt away. Recently, saw some of those selling at a lfs, told the owner my experience, he say the seller grow alot of them in his office. Maybe i am wrong, fruitpie, did you manage to get some to try in your tank? If have, can let me know do they survive. Thanks in advance.

[kross]

Largest net of the day:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/mygallery/files/2/soonhock_941307.JPG

Other fauna found were:

Rasbora einthovenii
Rasbora pauciperforata
Oxyeleotris mamoratus
Trichogaster trichopterus


The biggest catch looks yummy!! lol

[silane]

ice-cream,
Where is the secret place? In Singapore? :D You can see the water level they were in, it should be lower as it rained earlier. Not sure if it can do well fully submerged.

Does the LFS told u it need cool water? The water temperture was 30C where the plant is, as the water is shallow.

I need to know if it need CO2 injection, my tank does not has CO2. :embarasse


Kross,
We put it back, the steam it was from was too dirty. :D

[ice-cream]

I will share with you, the only place can have is our reservoir. Many reservoirs in Singapore do have, if you keep your eyes open, you will find them. I have tried few planting them in a tank a few times but they don't survive. Maybe my planting skills sucks. The other specie without the flower do survive in planted tank.

[silane]

I will share with you la, the only place can have is our reservoir la. Many reservoirs in singapore do have, if you keep your eyes open, you will find them. I have tried few planting them in a tank a few times but they don't survive. Maybe my planting skills sucks. The other specie without the flower do survive in planted tank.

I pickup another one at deeper pond, the root was rotten. So that mean it cannot grow submerged?

[ice-cream]

I pickup another one at deeper pond, the root was rotten. So that mean it cannot grow submerged?
I have tried and fail, i don't know about you. Maybe you have a different specie that can survive? Most ericaulon sp need high lightings and Co2 to survive in a planted tank, if not, they will melt away.

[NanoDave]

Organise for shrimpnow !! :p

[ice-cream]

Organise for shrimpnow la!! :p
Please organise a shrimps catching trip

[dom]

Eriocaulon you saw can survive in 30-35C when half submersed and emersed. But under shady place.. But when you put them submersed. You need to supply very cold water like 22-24Cmax. Strong lighting n CO2.

Wow..the marble goby. exp fish to eat. i got few also...they swallow any fishes which smaller than them.

The place look like tg malim... :D but tg malim is in South of Perak.

[kenny]

amazing, those seemingly small pools of water actually contains so many aquatic life... woooo