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IMPULSEBUYER
08-07-2005, 7:05 PM
Anyone keep one of these, I currently have one would like to get more they are interesting little fish, if you can call them that...
also any info on different species, expereinces?
Yeah I've got 4 periophthalmus barbarus at the moment. great little guys had them for 4 months now during which time they have become hand tame and put on about 1/2" length. I would really recommend getting more as their social interaction is really fascinating and often hilarious! I also kept two boleophthalmus boddarti for about 3 months but this genus has never been kept alive for long in captivity as they feed on microalgae in the wild in fact I beat the previous record! As for the perios, they are in a 3' tank at the moment but I am getting a tank custom made at the moment to give them more floor space as they grow. :) Incidentally I would definitely say species tank for skippers as they are quite aggressive. How do you keep yours IB?
Here's a few pics:
toxicfish
08-12-2005, 4:05 AM
:D :y220e: NICE!!!
repair
08-12-2005, 10:05 AM
STOP showing me cool things ....I only have so much room :wall: . I had someone show me his gecko and now I own one and am going to the breader reptile show on sunday.....I think it's snowing again.
marshy
08-12-2005, 10:19 AM
Really cute creatures mudskippers are...
Saw a couple of them being sold in our LFS ..
Vitaliy
08-12-2005, 10:37 AM
Cool looking setup, I would not mind getting a few of those guys for myself. How big do they get?
jenBLKAROWANA
08-12-2005, 11:00 AM
Just as repair said...STOP WITH THE COOL ****!!! lol Now I want some...I do have a spare 20 long I could use...he he he...My bf will freak out if I get more...I to have lizards...An Eastern Blue Tounge Skink...he is about 16" - LOVE HIM! And an African Fat Tailed Gecko...which I want to get rid of, but the bf likes it, so it stays... :( If I could get rid of it, I would have more room for OTHER things...GAWD this hobby is addictive...lol... :hearts:
I have caught them on flies and spincast lures near Phuket, Thailand where their is a species that gets a little over a foot long but the barbarrus, vulgarus, andpapilo species are all listed as getting around 6".
toxicfish
08-12-2005, 6:00 PM
I want some too dam it :hitting: :wall:
Steve_89
08-12-2005, 6:55 PM
Very cool looking setup!!
SKYLINE_WJ
08-13-2005, 11:52 PM
cool setup.
wenjun
08-15-2005, 5:12 AM
nice tank u have.
Nandus
08-15-2005, 5:37 AM
A friend of mine has been talking about mudskippers all the time. He wants to get them and I have a feeling he's going to break me down so I buy some too. lol. One supplier that I know has them is Franks Aquarium in NY. He also has boleophthalmus boddarti now. I didn't know about their dietary requirments. I wonder if spirulina pellets would work?