Mudskippers???????

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chloe

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lol i know NOTHING bout them hence why this is in general aquaria section.

i was just saying to mum that i want another tank, just something small, and cheap to run. no more fancy stuff with 5 filters lol.
and i thought about mudskippers.

obv i will do research but what are basic requirements?
are they coldwater?
fresh/brackish/salt?
food?
filtration?


it would literally b 2-4of them.
i have a 20g long or a bit bigger, not sure of measurements.

basically if it seems too much like hard work then we will scrap the idea.
x
 
lol even I googled it lol im just being lazy and cba to actually put my head down and research tonight.

cheers lovely...he got a bit tight at one point lol thank god for the photographers assistant.
 
Mudskippers are actually fairly though fishes as you've probably read already. They are very tolerant to less than ideal water parameters (not an excuse for a dirty tank but at least comforting to know!)

I currently have 5 Indian Mudskippers in a 90g (10 inches water level) and will be adding 6 more tomorrow! These dwarf mudskippers are said to be much easier to keep as they are less territorial than their larger counterpart. Water temp stays at roughly 27 C (81 F), low salinity (1.005 to 1.010), soft sand bed, plenty of surfaces as they'll mostly spend their time outside of the water.

Any platform will do but you'll want something that is ideally half submerged so they can stay in the water while their head sticks out. Plastic plants with large leaves float well and offer this kind of environment for a low price. As for natural vegetation you are fairly limited considering you are in a braskish environments... look for mangrooves as they are part of their natural habitat. Make sure there are no sharp edges on any of your ornaments as they have a fragile skin surface. Because of this you'll need to use a water heater that's either outside your tank or at least very well protected to avoid burning issues.

Food wise, they'll eat all kind of things but so far mine have an obvious preference for frozen bloodworms.

So overall, very easy to keep and highly entertaining. A safe bet !
 
i decided not to go down that route.
tbh and this will sound ignorant, i know, but this is why i asked.
i was looking for something i could put a small HOB filter in and b done with it. no heaters etc.
something to just fill this spare tank i got laying around.
but thats been sorted now. bought a dwarf burm home last night and picking up a T next week.

thanks anyway x
 
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