Peacock Gudgeons.

[samthefishman]

Could someone give me abit of info on these fish?
I am planning on a Gudgeon/Goby tank.
I wanna get bout 6 of these for my 120L.
Will they go with a Featherfin, an Oscar (which is TINY!) and PS gudgeons?
The ones at the lfs are VERY small right now.
I am thinking my gudgeons might make food outa them, but i thought iwould ask yous.

 

[SirMinion]

Your oscars and PS gudgeons would both eat them.

Peacocks are much the same size as a neon tetra, maybe slightly bigger.

Sure they'd be safe with the other fish while they're small, but fish have a habit of growing, then it's bye bye peacocks.

 

[samthefishman]

like a tetra?? they can grow up to 2"...

 

[SirMinion]

like a tetra?? they can grow up to 2"...

Yes, like a neon tetra. Several of our neons are around two inches. Our peacock gudgeons are a little bulkier, but not much bigger

 

[lucky62]

Your oscars and PS gudgeons would both eat them.

Peacocks are much the same size as a neon tetra, maybe slightly bigger.

Sure they'd be safe with the other fish while they're small, but fish have a habit of growing, then it's bye bye peacocks.

That's right .

Sam , peacocks do well with dwarf cichlids and some other dwarf sized fish [ gouramis , labyrinth ], you could keep a pair in a tank as small as 5 gal , I myself like to give them as much room as I can afford , and other similar species to interact with .

They are cool little fish and well worth the effort .



Just remember , plants and or places to hide , also mine have never eaten flake or pellet foods .