Jourama Falls, Paluma Range National Park, Townsville Queensland Australia, Wild Biotope.

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Fringed by rainforest, Waterview Creek tumbles down many picturesque cascades and rapids, with beautiful clear water in the upper reaches and slightly murky down further but still full of fish life, Jourama Falls is situated 91km north of Townsville or 24km south of Ingham just off the Bruce Highway and is worth a visit if you are interested in our native freshwater fish, the Splendid Rainbowfish here is a really nice local with it's dark banding, it reminds me of a similar local from Davies Creek on the way to Mareeba north of Cairns and lives in the same type of biotope, I also noticed the Pacific Blue-eyes here are particularly nice as well.
The habitat up stream was very rocky and devoid of any aquatic plants but down stream had a couple of species that are pretty common like Hydrilla verticillata, and hydrocotyle tripartita.
Fish species I saw here:
Melanotaenia splendida splendida, Pseudomugil signifer, Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum, Leiopotherapon unicolor, Hypseleotris compressa.
Some links on the species and the location:
parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/jo...
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Пікірлер: 39

@UKFishCam Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video! So relaxing

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@BiotopeAquariumTV Жыл бұрын

Great. Thank you

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 🙂

@Michael_Lane_Fishing Жыл бұрын

Very peaceful, relaxing.

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael! when I film these I try and do it so the viewer feels like they are there watching the fish for them selves in the wild, I hope I achieve this, they look so beautiful in their natural habitat.

@Michael_Lane_Fishing Жыл бұрын

@@australianbiotopes4563 You nailed it

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

@@Michael_Lane_Fishing Thank you! 🙂

@drandy.youtubechannel1436 Жыл бұрын

Very nice 👍👍👍

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@user-rk5mt7iq8n Жыл бұрын

Hey, Jason! Great description for the video! Beautiful video! Everything is at the highest level!!!

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! it was a beautiful spot to film.

@aquaneptun5653 Жыл бұрын

As always, cool !!!

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@aquaneptun5653 Жыл бұрын

@@australianbiotopes4563 👍👍👍💪

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

@@aquaneptun5653 Thank you! 🙂

@boarey6421 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

@NaturalBiotopes Жыл бұрын

Wonderful place, beautiful nature, good quality of shooting! I like to watch such videos, it relieves stress well.👍

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! yes it's a beautiful place to spend a bit of time.

@graphite2786 Жыл бұрын

I love the paluma range. We went snorkeling at big crystal creek, it was like swimming in an aquarium! Saw around 20+ species including mouth almighty, rainbows, gobies, gudgeon, long tom, freshwater prawn, sole, turtles and huge jungle perch. Then a bunch of yobs turned up and wrecked the serenity

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful place, I wish I could have spent more time there, it was just a stop on the way home but worth getting a video of, I hope to go back one day.

@lbs9218 Жыл бұрын

@graphite do you have a photo of the sole?

@graphite2786 Жыл бұрын

@@lbs9218 Wasn't a photography trip, just a couple of friends snorkeling. No camera.

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

@@lbs9218 I used to have one of them in my tank, they are Good escape artists, mine got out of the corner of the tank lid were the filter pipes go in, so if I ever get another one it will be totally sealed.

@MrJarrod Жыл бұрын

Came here from KFS , nicks channel.

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! yeah we go on a few adventures together, I've been showing him the bush and he has been teaching me how to do videos 🙂

@MrJarrod Жыл бұрын

@@australianbiotopes4563 Yes You came near where I live. I live in Ravenshoe on the Atherton tablelands. Happy Nick caught some Malanda golds . I didn't have any luck , was waiting for Nicks video . Maybe I can work out where is caught them. The eastern rainbows are breeding with them so it's hard to find pure Malanda golds these days . So Nick has all the luck.

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

@@MrJarrod yes nice area, we didn't get Milanda Golds on or trip, we got Utchees from Utchee Creek I was with him, a couple of us wanted them, the video may not be the best as it was pelting down rain when we were there, but I'm sure he might find a way to make a video on it, if he has any good footage 🙂

@deniswillypradita8912 Жыл бұрын

I hope i have 1 or 2 pcs rainbow fish from that place.

@think_like_a_fish Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great shots. Beautiful landscape. Wonderfully produced.

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@jokervienna6433 Жыл бұрын

Sorry if I spam, but you have very good eyes for "scapes"! You find good angles even when filming in nature. Very well done, mate!

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

No that is ok! I love the feedback, Thank you! people don't realise it takes a lot of work to get these small videos, you have to be patient and let the fish become comfortable with the camera so they do what they would do without it being there, you also have to try and get a fishes prospective to make it more interesting to the viewer I think, it does take a bit of planing but worth it in the end, and I have some great memories to look back on 🙂

@jokervienna6433 Жыл бұрын

@@australianbiotopes4563 again, very well done mate! Even before and ever since I got my hands on Amanos first book (Nature Aquariums), I have watched nature and sometimes tried to replicate it in tanks. I have never tried to film fish in nature, but yes, I guess it is some work, right? The angles you find and the patience you have makes me happy - it is tons of inspiration to create biotope aquariums (or natural looking scapes). I have always loved the "glimpse into the underwater world". Like that natural pond with the water lilies - how does it actually look from underwater? How do the fish behave when they feel no one is watching them? It is simply great! Then some tips which you likely already know: to replicate some root systems in a biotope tank, try to find willows close to a stream. They will often shoot underwater roots. Perfect to cut off and add to a biotope tank (it does not damage the trees). These roots are very hardy and will likely even start growing in the tank. Another great plant for getting root systems is Spatiphyllum. I know, it is not native and it takes a while, but they do get great roots. All the best, mate!

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

@@jokervienna6433 I used to love watching Amano do his work, his life was to short, eventually I hope to get even better, it all takes practice, I used to get disappointed even in full production videos for fish when they didn't show enough about the fish and the habitat so I'm going to try and do the opposite, I know about these roots and I may use them if I have no choice but I try and only use what is in the area, I know some of my early works on here are a bit rushed, I was trying to get content up but have since taken my time more as it get viewed by everyone, Thank you for your advice 🙂

@jokervienna6433 Жыл бұрын

@@australianbiotopes4563 I am not really into competitions anymore, but I used to be. Amano had his style and I love him for bringing more "nature thinking" into the hobby. You already have your style and a very good one at that! Cred to you for trying to only use what is in the area - it is great to see! I also remember being frustrated over Amanos missing descriptions of the fish and plants in his tanks (the first book is truly terrible in that way, but was still an enormous inspiration for me). I did find out of the Amano-shrimp though, and was one of the first in the world to breed them. Nowadays, many professionals breed them, so they have thankfully become cheap. Unfortunately not native to Australia! :D

@Lazarusthefishboy Жыл бұрын

Amazing video mate! Very well done and absolutely love those splendid rainbowfish! That's amazing seeing the Hydrocotyle in Australian waters, hopefully it's not invasive. If I'm ever in Queensland, I'll consider going to Waterview Creek! What a stunning location! Keep it up mate! 👌

@australianbiotopes4563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! no it is native to here and pretty common when you start frequenting a lot of creeks, if you ever get the chance it is worth going 🙂