What is this???

[eddyt]

yep. weather loach. an introduced pest.

[toygtr]

No doesn't have time to feed, it just trys jumping out of the bloody tank

[mcmonier]

Thanks for the responses guys!!
After googlin the supect species I'm quite sure it's one of these 'Loach' fish.
Should they be killed upon capture or released??

[eddyt]

definitely not released alive, theyre on the noxious list along with carp! I guess it is kind of cruel to kill fish for no good reason though, but I'm sure they would make good fertilizer for the garden at least

[nickb123]

i actually caught one of these near the westgate in the boat last friday night took a whole salmon fillet wondered what it was
cheers for the post
Nick

[kaotay]

i actually caught one of these near the westgate in the boat last friday night took a whole salmon fillet wondered what it was
cheers for the post
Nick

That's interesting Nick, I thought weatherloaches were freshwater. Perhaps it has high tolerance to salt?
Sure it wasn't a goby? http://speciesfishing.blogspot.com.au/2 ... s.html?m=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Fishn104]

i actually caught one of these near the westgate in the boat last friday night took a whole salmon fillet wondered what it was
cheers for the post
Nick

The one you got would have been a ling. I have caught a few of the fishing from the rocks under the westgate. You get a lot of the in western port as well.

[complete-anglerz-12]

i actually caught one of these near the westgate in the boat last friday night took a whole salmon fillet wondered what it was
cheers for the post
Nick

The one you got would have been a ling. I have caught a few of the fishing from the rocks under the westgate. You get a lot of the in western port as well.

great fish to eat their got a big one off webb dock and it was so good to eat flesh was flake looking a nice white

[mudeye 1]

Tandanas catfish