Help deciding on a fish

[vanalisa]

They have Peacock Gudgeons for sale at my LFS.
Anybody? The came in about a week ago, and I went yesterday and they have really colored up.
I have to go again today to get some pond snails from an employee for Niblit, my Pea Puffer and I am afraid I might get some.

 

[Naughts]

Do you have a tank suitable for them?

 

[Munroco]

Lovely wee fish, are you planning on putting them in with your puffer?

 

[LordHappy]

Happy day,

My experience is that they are rather shy and in highly-trafficked rooms, will stay hidden, nestled among the plants. I couldn't get them to take any prepared foods, but frozen works as does live. Its quite possible that...oh yes...now the memory comes back. I had them in a 20 gallon long and had read in some magazine...Tropical Fish Hobbyist, I think it was called...that live mosquito larve were a good food for them. And this was true. You know what else was true? They don't eat all the larve, especially when an idiot puts in 200 at once. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean, I keep healthy snacks everywhere in my house so I can graze without much effort. I thought maybe the fish would like that too and besides, I had no clue where else to put the larve.

Then a most amazing thing happened. See, the larve package doesn't feature born-on dating. So whatever the fish didn't eat, stopped being both larve and lunch. In fact, the whole who-eats-who paradigm shifted and the fish exited the program and my roommates and I unwitteningly went from being observers of the paradigm to rather active participants in it. I never heard such fuss out of a couple of 20-year old men. You'd think they were bitten by Godzilla from all the commotion they raised. Besides, its unhealthy for young men to sleep in the nude, as it were. It invites all sorts of unpleasant things to happen in places one would rather they don't happen.

Anyway, they are beautiful fish, and like a quite environment.

 

[vanalisa]

Lovely wee fish, are you planning on putting them in with your puffer?

No, I just have to make a trip to the store to pick up pond snails from an employee for Niblit, my Puffer.
They have them in stock and I'm tempted...

 

[vanalisa]

From Seriously Fish:

"18″ x 12″ x 12″ (45cm x 30cm x 30cm) – 40 litres is fine for a couple of adult pairs.

This species prefers soft, slightly acidic water and lots of cover. The use of a dark substrate and floating vegetation will help it feel more secure and show its best colouration. They also need plenty of hiding places, so provide bogwood and areas of dense planting. Paradoxically they will be out and about much more often in this kind of setup. In bare tanks they will usually huddle around any available bit of cover and move around the tank much less. Although they like very clean water they won’t do well if there is a lot of flow in the tank. These gobies are also good jumpers, so ensure there are no gaps around the tank cover.
Water Conditions
Temperature: 72-79°F (22-26°C)
pH: 6.5-7.5
Hardness: 5-10°

My tap water is:
180 dGH or 10ppm
7.4 to 7.8. pH

Will usually accept dried food but much prefers small live and frozen stuff, such as bloodworm, daphnia, brineshrimp etc.

A little territorial with its own kind but is suitable for many communities of small, peaceful fish. Ideal tankmates are other speciesfrom Papua New Guinea, such as Popondetta sp. rainbowfishes; but tetras, rasboras, Corydoras cats and vitually any other small peaceful species are also suitable.
The peacock goby can be kept in small groups without problems. They will squabble amongst themselves, but this is almost always restricted to displaying and flaring and in fact makes for a more entertaining spectacle than if you just have a couple."

(There was also a response from someone said he/she breeds them and never saw them get over 1.5" long...)

Sorry for the long quote...

I have a 20g high with 6 pseudomugil. furcatus (Blue eyed Forktail rainbows)
I am trying to get fry but not hung up on it...I have one growing up in a separate tank as of now...so 7 total...and anymore if I'm lucky.

On the rainbow furcatus page of Seriously Fish it suggests peacock gudgeons as comparable tank mates.