Peacock Goby

[jarmado]

are they fin nippers?
will they breed easily?

 

[TreesSZ]

are they fin nippers?
will they breed easily?

Mine didnt nip any fins and they certainly didnt breed that easily (may have been my set up). My last one died this morning . very pickie eaters imho. only liked bloodworm. But mine is only one opinion. They are so beautiful though

 

[jarmado]

are they fin nippers?
will they breed easily?

Mine didnt nip any fins and they certainly didnt breed that easily (may have been my set up). My last one died this morning . very pickie eaters imho. only liked bloodworm. But mine is only one opinion. They are so beautiful though

they are going for £6 each here.
how much did you get yours?

 

[aloaring]

I used to keep a pair of peacock gobies, beautiful little things they were too. I had mine in a 5 gallon heavily planted tank and they bred very easily in there (though the fry are more difficult to keep alive!) Mine quite happily took flake food too. Males will chase females but they aren't agressive at all. Form what i've read heavily planted tanks are the best to keep them in as they love to hide and breed in them.

 

[jarmado]

I used to keep a pair of peacock gobies, beautiful little things they were too. I had mine in a 5 gallon heavily planted tank and they bred very easily in there (though the fry are more difficult to keep alive!) Mine quite happily took flake food too. Males will chase females but they aren't agressive at all. Form what i've read heavily planted tanks are the best to keep them in as they love to hide and breed in them.

how do you tell the males from the females?

 

[Storm]

The males are a bit longer in the body and have a "bump" on their head. At least that's what I was told!

I've had some for almost two weeks now and I love watching them. I bought them from a local breeder for only $3.00 each. I have two males and three females so I've put some PVC piping in there. We'll see what happens next!

I've noticed they aren't interested in flake food either. I have had luck with frozen bloodworms and daphia.

 

[jarmado]

The males are a bit longer in the body and have a "bump" on their head. At least that's what I was told!

I've had some for almost two weeks now and I love watching them. I bought them from a local breeder for only $3.00 each. I have two males and three females so I've put some PVC piping in there. We'll see what happens next!

I've noticed they aren't interested in flake food either. I have had luck with frozen bloodworms and daphia.

thanks for the info.

 

[jarmado]

do they need to be in brackish water?

 

[nmonks]

No, neutral freshwater is best. I daresay like most "peripheral" freshwater fishes (e.g. puffers and halfbeaks) they will tolerate a certain amount of salt, but they don't need it, and do best without it. There's a nice little review of them here.

Cheers,

Neale

do they need to be in brackish water?

 

[jarmado]

No, neutral freshwater is best. I daresay like most "peripheral" freshwater fishes (e.g. puffers and halfbeaks) they will tolerate a certain amount of salt, but they don't need it, and do best without it. There's a nice little review of them here.

Cheers,

Neale

do they need to be in brackish water?

thanks again Neale!

 

[jarmado]

i bought 4 of the peacock gobys yesterday.
i found them to be boring although colourful.
they don't swim a lot and just stay still in one place.
maybe they are still adjusting.

 

[lucky62]

hang in there , they grow on you .
If you have both sexes more than likely they will breed , over and over ......raising fry can be quite a challenge .

By the way , courting behavior is quite a site , males are awesome at this point , but I'm biased , and that's just my opinion .

enjoy them , I enjoy mine .

 

[jarmado]

hang in there , they grow on you .
If you have both sexes more than likely they will breed , over and over ......raising fry can be quite a challenge .

By the way , courting behavior is quite a site , males are awesome at this point , but I'm biased , and that's just my opinion .

enjoy them , I enjoy mine .

i got 3 females and 1 male.
they started showing off just a few hours ago.
i am quite happy now.

 

[§tudz]

just my two cents, about this.

I read they are very hard to feed, more so if wild caught.

 

[MasterP]

If they were wild caught prabably your best bet would be live bloodworms or brine shimp and slowly try to convert them to frozen and eventually to flake food.