Is This A Purple Spotted Gudgeon Too......

[Dwarfs]

I think those fish are the Ugliest Beauties i have ever seen, What do you need to house a few of those bad boys?

A 30" tank minimum IMO

 

[pica_nuttalli]

my LFS still has the smaller Jade goby that i saw a few weeks back do you think that an adult would be incompatible with Red-Eye Tetras and a Paradise Fish? (I'm not really concerned for the plecs or the dojo loach )

 

[lucky62]

my LFS still has the smaller Jade goby that i saw a few weeks back do you think that an adult would be incompatible with Red-Eye Tetras and a Paradise Fish? (I'm not really concerned for the plecs or the dojo loach )

Pica , I think they're brackish , and this google search I've found they are .
http/www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Dormi...ulatus.&spell=1

No Mo's by you ?


look on aquabid

 

[pica_nuttalli]

dang... well, i would've gotten in trouble for buying him anyways. my boyfriend's lost all paitience for my "oh no my new fish must have made everyone else sick" wailing. i've recieved strict orders of no more new fish

 

[Earthgirl]

Don't listen to him

 

[CFC]

Tetras = food to jade gobies, and pretty much any other goby (gudgeon) over 3"

 

[pica_nuttalli]

even 2"-3" tetras? and how about the purported brackish needs of the fish?

 

[CFC]

My jade is in brackish water with a SG of 1.014 so it can definately be said they are brackish fish. Sleaper gobies (as Morgurnda and Dorminator species are) are predators with large mouths to take advantage of any passing food so 2-3" tetras are certainly on the menu, not to mention that jades can reach 10 inches in length themselves.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

*sigh* one can dream... (i just pulled out a ruler and realized exactly how much larger 10" is than 3" )

would there be any larger gobies/gudgeons that would be suited for a 60g that would also be compatible with a paradise fish and possibly tetras? i'm too fond of paradise fish to get rid of him, but the tetras are there to swim in the middle of things and distract the kribs. if i get rid of the kribs, i don't "need" the tetras.

 

[CFC]

A paradise fish would be safe with Morgurnda morgurnda/adspersa (purple spotted/striped gudgeons) or Batanga lebrotonis (clay goby), there is also Tateurndina ocellicauda (peacock goby) which maxes out at around 2-3" but might be a little small for your needs. These are about the only freshwater and community safe larger sleaper gobies commonly available, the only other commonly available species i can think of for freshwater would be Oxyeleotris marmoratus (marble goby) which grows to a whopping great 20" and is really predatory.


Edit, the clay goby would also be safe with the tetras

 

[lucky62]

[pica]

We also have Goo Obo gudgeons [ Allomogurnda [ ?] species ], said to reach a little over 3" , had them since July , fresh water and as long as the water is changed they seem just fine , no special requirements , my Son has posted about these .

Draw-back : so far I only know of one place to find them , and that's on aquabid .......the cost was high 6 for $65 and $32 for guaranteed live delivery[now $42 I looked last night } but the good part was the guy sent me 10 instead of 6 ....[ all survived ] ............oh , BTW I chose the buy it now option , a person may get them for less by bidding on them .

Anyway we may be seeing more these fish in the future.......I hope........... ours have not bred yet , this may be the one glitch in the water conditions , but they are very hardy fish , mix well with other similarly sized fish .


hope this link ok to post http/www.australianrainbowfish.com/fish_...4.htm~mainFrame

 

[AncientMariner]

Well i dont think its a Morgurnda species, by its streamlined shape and flat pointed head i would say it is almost certainly one of the Eleotris species or possibly one of the Ophieleotris species. Keep an eye on its growth, some of these fish can grow quite big and are formidable predators quite capable of taking fish over half their own size.

Cheers CFC. After doing a google image search on the above I found the Ophieleotris aporos to be the most likely looking one.

I ended up buying this fish & so far he hasn't taken out any others - I feed him on prawns, he's even taken to Tetra Pro Energy flakes!!!

My once smaller fish community set up is slowly moving away to larger fish!!