Mudskippers
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I 'believe' mudskippers need a 'brackish' tank set up (slight salt content - as mangrove swamps, their natural habitat?)... a longer, wider tank rather than deep... with a low water level and a decent amount of 'land' for them to mooch about on... I have read somewhere on this forum that they are quite difficult to keep - so maybe not an ideal beginners fish...
Dragonscales
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There is an article I wrote on mudskippers here:
Mudskippers
I also recall a topic I posted in somewhere in the brackish forum, perhaps look that one up as well.
Mudskippers
I also recall a topic I posted in somewhere in the brackish forum, perhaps look that one up as well.
nmonks
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Check out this page:
http
/members.ozemail.com.au/~thebobo/goby.htm
It's written by a very experience mudskipper collector and keeper. Richard knows his stuff and is has produced a helpful but short care sheet if you want to get a handle on the basics:
http/members.ozemail.com.au/~thebobo/care.htm
But, as others have said, these are brackish water fish. Exact salinity actually doesn't matter, anything from 1.005 to 1.018 will do, and if you can vary it with each water change, so much the better. The traded mudskippers are astonishingly hardy and need only basic filtration. The important things are these:
1. They need humidity, so think vivarium with a tight fitting lid, rather than fish tank.
2. They need much more land than water. Basically enough water to wet their bodies.
3. They grow big. Expect fish around 15 cm when mature, and potentially more.
So you need to work around the idea of a tank at least 100 cm long, mostly filled with rocks and sand, and then fitted with a glass lid to keep the humidity high. Not difficult, but certainly different to the usual tank.
Forget about adding tankmates. Unless you have a really large aquarium, adding things like archerfish or scats is impractical. Even adding small crabs tends to be a hassle; they either get eaten (if too small) or molest the mudskippers (if too big). Snails, like those neat Nerites around these days, would work fine though.
Cheers,
Neale
http
/members.ozemail.com.au/~thebobo/goby.htmIt's written by a very experience mudskipper collector and keeper. Richard knows his stuff and is has produced a helpful but short care sheet if you want to get a handle on the basics:
http
/members.ozemail.com.au/~thebobo/care.htmBut, as others have said, these are brackish water fish. Exact salinity actually doesn't matter, anything from 1.005 to 1.018 will do, and if you can vary it with each water change, so much the better. The traded mudskippers are astonishingly hardy and need only basic filtration. The important things are these:
1. They need humidity, so think vivarium with a tight fitting lid, rather than fish tank.
2. They need much more land than water. Basically enough water to wet their bodies.
3. They grow big. Expect fish around 15 cm when mature, and potentially more.
So you need to work around the idea of a tank at least 100 cm long, mostly filled with rocks and sand, and then fitted with a glass lid to keep the humidity high. Not difficult, but certainly different to the usual tank.
Forget about adding tankmates. Unless you have a really large aquarium, adding things like archerfish or scats is impractical. Even adding small crabs tends to be a hassle; they either get eaten (if too small) or molest the mudskippers (if too big). Snails, like those neat Nerites around these days, would work fine though.
Cheers,
Neale
i'd like to see one that size... freaky...
nmonks
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Well, check out Periophthalmodon schlosseri. This mudskipper reaches 27 cm, a bit shy of 12 inches in old money.
Cheers,
Neale
Cheers,
Neale
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