Re: [GSAS-Member] Peacock Gudgeon - Tateurndina ocellicauda

[haika@drizzle.com]

Ohhhh ohhhhh ohhhhhh....I've wanted peacock gudgeons for the LONGEST time.
I hope someone will have some for me after I get settled in the new house
(after June 15)....but now is NOT the time to be adding new tanks/fish
(sigh).

Betty Goetz

> For all who got the Peacock Gudgeons last night, I've kept them in a five
> and ten-gallon tank by themselves, along with Cherry Shrimp and snails.
> Papa
> Gudgeon entices Mama Gudgeon into the clay cave created by one of Dave's
> high-school student. Formerly, they were owned by Kate, who now on Oahu,
> and
> she used white PVC pipe. Maybe that's why Papa Gudgeon liked the white
> glazed cave the best. Males develop a hump on their head, and look like
> bulldogs. All have split fins on the top, and are yellow, red, blue, and
> black, with the females being as colorful as males. Males prance around in
> front of the female with their fins all spread out and trying to entice
> her
> to the cave. The female lays eggs over a period of few days. Then Daddy
> Gudgeon sits with the eggs until they hatch. The fry are very, very small.
> They eat paramecium, then move up to microworms, which are easy to grow,
> artemia are also good. I moved up to Grindal's and frozen Daphnia.
>
>
>
> It seems like they have taken forever to grow. They should get as big as a
> guppy. Maybe I need to do more water changes? I will bring some more to
> the
> June meeting. I have three spawns going.
>
>
>
> Susan
>
>
>
> http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Peters_Peacock_Goby.html
>
>
>
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