Just thought I’d share some pics of these colorful little guys
Peacock Gudgeon pics
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I am a little surprised at how few aquarists keep Gudgeons and Gobys.
Many are perfectly sized for small tanks, yet there are also those that can also be almost considered monsters
Yours are amazingly colorful, some species are quite oddball
Many make great community tank fish. (some of the predators, only in large tanks with large fish)
The above Eleotris is considered a Gudgeon, mine easily hit a foot long.
Below a couple Awaous Gobies.
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They are sand sifters, and don't eat other fish, and work well as geographically correct botton feeder species for New World biotopes with Soth or Central American cichlids.
They remind me of totally aquatic mud skippers.
Below some Gobiomorus predatory gobys.
To me, some are new world equivalent of snake heads, some like Awaous the new world equivalent to Loaches.
To me these are more proper tank mates for new world tanks.
Sorry if it seems I'm Bogartrting your thread a bit, but I find these fish quite interesting, and deserve more consideration, and notoriety than they normally seem to get.
They work for me, as good new world cichlid tank mates when young, but once they hit over 12" are not good in a community tank.
The one below ate about a dozen tetras, some catfish, and young plecos and had to be removed to a single species tank.
Many are perfectly sized for small tanks, yet there are also those that can also be almost considered monsters
Yours are amazingly colorful, some species are quite oddball
Many make great community tank fish. (some of the predators, only in large tanks with large fish)
The above Eleotris is considered a Gudgeon, mine easily hit a foot long.
Below a couple Awaous Gobies.
.They are sand sifters, and don't eat other fish, and work well as geographically correct botton feeder species for New World biotopes with Soth or Central American cichlids.
They remind me of totally aquatic mud skippers.
Below some Gobiomorus predatory gobys.
To me, some are new world equivalent of snake heads, some like Awaous the new world equivalent to Loaches.
To me these are more proper tank mates for new world tanks.
Sorry if it seems I'm Bogartrting your thread a bit, but I find these fish quite interesting, and deserve more consideration, and notoriety than they normally seem to get.
They work for me, as good new world cichlid tank mates when young, but once they hit over 12" are not good in a community tank.
The one below ate about a dozen tetras, some catfish, and young plecos and had to be removed to a single species tank.
I’m also surprised they aren’t more common.
Here are my newest gobies, stiphodon ornatus. Their behavior reminds me a lot of a lawnmower blenny i had years ago. These are more colorful than the pictures show, it’s just a little difficult to get a good picture of them
Looks like they are enjoying the environment you created for them.
Coloring up.
Here’s a few of mine. They’re hilarious and totally underrated
Those are cool, what type are they? They kinda resemble an empire with different coloring
Thx…they’re Chlamydogobius eremius, or Desert Gobies. Of all the fish I’ve kept, I’ve always missed my saltwater bicolor blennies. Found these and they pretty much act the same way…they perch on all sorts of things, are super nosy and pop in and out of tiny crevices to take a peek, get to the highest point of rock piles to keep watch, over eat, and of course, they have the silliest look on their faces.
Another comical fish that I am enjoying are sumo loaches. They are also fun to watch for similar reasons.
Hoping to get some of those Peacock Gudgeons after seeing yours
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common bullhead is somewhat reminiscent of batrachomoeus trispinosus or allenbatrachus gruniens...But only for coldwater tanks.
I had a lawnmower blenny that was one of my favorite salt fish. Did a lot of perching and watching the other fish almost like he was judging them and had a grouchy face with a mustache. I might have to get a few of those desert gobies
Yeah, loved my lawnmower as well. Definitely get some Desert Gobies, you won’t regret it