Peacock gudgeon photos

[Rocky998]

This will be a thread all on my peacock gudgeons... I will try to get the nicest pictures (it wont be daily most likely).

These are pictures I took of two of the gudgeons hanging out together... These two normally always stick close by each other.

 

[Essjay]

Did the shop indicate what gender they were? The photos show females. No hump on the forehead (though a juvenile male won't have grown it yet) and dark edges to the fins indicate females.

 

[Rocky998]

Did the shop indicate what gender they were? The photos show females. No hump on the forehead (though a juvenile male won't have grown it yet) and dark edges to the fins indicate females.

I believe I have all females

 

[Rocky998]

I believe I have all females

And no, the shop didnt say the gender I asked for 3 and he bagged em up

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

This will be a thread all on my peacock gudgeons... I will try to get the nicest pictures (it wont be daily most likely).

These are pictures I took of two of the gudgeons hanging out together... These two normally always stick close by each other.
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They look STUNNING!!!

 

[Essjay]

At least you won't have a male pestering the females on a regular basis. I've kept these fish in the past. They like to breed in tiny spaces, so small you'd wonder how they'd fit. I've seen the male trying to push a female into his 'cave'

 

[Rocky998]

At least you won't have a male pestering the females on a regular basis. I've kept these fish in the past. They like to breed in tiny spaces, so small you'd wonder how they'd fit. I've seen the male trying to push a female into his 'cave'

Lol... I did want at least one male... But I guess not... Or maybe later on I can add a fourth gudgeon and hope its a male.

 

[Essjay]

If you do decide to look for a male, see if you can source mature fish and look for one with an almost square head.

 

[Rocky998]

If you do decide to look for a male, see if you can source mature fish and look for one with an almost square head.

Why a square head?

 

[Essjay]

It's not really square, that was the best word I could come up with.
Look at the two photos here

Peacock gudgeon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The top one is a male, the bottom a female. The female's head slopes gently from the mouth towards the back. The male's head slopes at a steeper angle from the mouth, then curves over to a more gentle slope. But this 'hump' only develops when he is mature.
Males don't usually have that black edge to their fins either, that's a female thing.

 

[Rocky998]

It's not really square, that was the best word I could come up with.
Look at the two photos here

Peacock gudgeon - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The top one is a male, the bottom a female. The female's head slopes gently from the mouth towards the back. The male's head slopes at a steeper angle from the mouth, then curves over to a more gentle slope. But this 'hump' only develops when he is mature.
Males don't usually have that black edge to their fins either, that's a female thing.

I see it now! It makes sense... Thank you. Between those 2 photos the female honestly looks better... usually its the male in the animal kingdom that has a better display

 

[Rocky998]

I see it now! It makes sense... Thank you. Between those 2 photos the female honestly looks better... usually its the male in the animal kingdom that has a better display

But maybe its just that one cause im seeing really pretty male gudgeons online

 

[Essjay]

Have you noticed their eyes yet? At certain angles they look bluish white, like they're covered with a white film. Scared me the first time I saw it, I thought they had some nasty disease

 

[Rocky998]

Have you noticed their eyes yet? At certain angles they look bluish white, like they're covered with a white film. Scared me the first time I saw it, I thought they had some nasty disease

Yes I have, their beautiful

 

[Rocky998]

I was able to take a pretty darn good photo in my opinion with the phone I have... Usually its all a blur but this is really clear compared to other shots.