Fish observed:
- Lerna St bridge, Woolloongabba: fork-tailed catfish
- Bowie's Flat, Coorparoo: few fish observed
- Barr St Park, Tarragindi: sea mullet
- Arnwood Place, Annerley: swordtails, tilapia, sea mullet
- Glindemann Park, Holland Park: Mosquito fish (Gambusia), swordtails
Fish that should be in our waterways:
- crimson spot rainbow fish
- blue eyes
- purple spotted gudgeon
- firetail gudgeon
- western carp gudgeon
- empire gudgeon
- olive glass perchlet
- mouth almighty
- smelt
- hardihead
- spangled perch
- eel-tailed catfish
- flathead gudgeon
- striped gudgeon
- hardy heads
- sea mullet
- bullrout
- long-finned eel
- short-finned eel
Leo's recommendations for improving fish habitat:
1. Creeks are better than ponds or lakes for maintaining a healthy population of native fish species. Native fish species are adapted to the variable flow that is a feature of Australian creeks.
2. A variety of native aquatic plants can help to provide food, shelter and oxygen.
3. Underwater structures like rocks and logs provide an important substrate for laying eggs.
4. Due to genetic variability, it is not recommended to translocate fish between catchments.
For more information on any of the fish listed above, click here to access the Freshwater Fish of Moggill Creek pdf booklet (1.3 MB).
