The Peacock Gudgeon Aquarium [Journal]

that is some great aquascaping.. and the peacocks are gorgeous! I've never actually seen any in either the lfs or the big box stores around here. How big do they eventually get?

The lava rock with the random plants is a good idea. Will java moss and anubias grow on those if you tie them to the rock? I'll be converting my 20 gallon to a livebearer tank in a month or so... you've inspired me!
 
Just wanted to let you know that I got my second successful batch of fry (after losing about 10 batches! its tricky knowing exactly when to seperate them from the male). I added the newborns to my old batches and now I have almost 80 peacock gudgeon fry ranging in age from 3 weeks to two days. Yikes! I'm going to need a bigger tank for them haha.

But on that note, I really have to advise that you get a PVC tube if you do want them to breed. I'm pretty sure that was the impetus for them breeding in my tank. Plus, I keep them in what is effectively a species tank. Also, 2 males and 3 females in my 10 gallon seems to be the magic number and is working perfectly.

How are things going with yours? By the way, the rescape really looks great. Nice rock/plant placement.
 
NorthcoastGirl said:
that is some great aquascaping.. and the peacocks are gorgeous! I've never actually seen any in either the lfs or the big box stores around here. How big do they eventually get?

The lava rock with the random plants is a good idea. Will java moss and anubias grow on those if you tie them to the rock? I'll be converting my 20 gallon to a livebearer tank in a month or so... you've inspired me!
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Thank you so much for the comment. Peacock Gudgeons grow to about 2.5-3" and are great fish for community tanks. The only bad things is how hard they are to find. You have to litelary order some from other people. Java Moss will grow on the rocks, but I've never tied the moss on it. Anubias will grow on it too.

FrostyNYC said:
Just wanted to let you know that I got my second successful batch of fry (after losing about 10 batches! its tricky knowing exactly when to seperate them from the male). I added the newborns to my old batches and now I have almost 80 peacock gudgeon fry ranging in age from 3 weeks to two days. Yikes! I'm going to need a bigger tank for them haha.

But on that note, I really have to advise that you get a PVC tube if you do want them to breed. I'm pretty sure that was the impetus for them breeding in my tank. Plus, I keep them in what is effectively a species tank. Also, 2 males and 3 females in my 10 gallon seems to be the magic number and is working perfectly.

How are things going with yours? By the way, the rescape really looks great. Nice rock/plant placement.
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Thanks for the help Frosty! I think I'm gonna go look for some PVC pipes to put in my tank. How big does the PVC have to be? And how long? I wanna hide it in the back of my tank so it's harder to be seen. I think i'll make it parallel to the back of the tank so I can see through it.
 
tank looks great!,nice to see the lil peacocks are still doing good.havent been able to find any locally for cheap yet though.........
also that "purple gudgeon" definitely isnt a peacock gudgeon.
 
Rsanz is a friend of mine and he's gonna set-up a breeding project for Peacock Gudgeons and FrostyNYC has some so maybe check them out for the future.

And thank you!
 
Chrisinator said:
Thanks for the help Frosty! I think I'm gonna go look for some PVC pipes to put in my tank. How big does the PVC have to be? And how long? I wanna hide it in the back of my tank so it's harder to be seen. I think i'll make it parallel to the back of the tank so I can see through it.
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One inch in diameter, and four inches long. Try to get caps to put at the end of the tube, so that when you can easily pick up the tube (with eggs and water inside) to move into a fry rearing tank. They should sell one inch caps for the PVC at Home Depot or wherever.

Having a flashlight to shine into the PVC also helps. You'll be able to check out the male fanning and moving the eggs around.
 
Some of these threads (like this one) are like outreach programs, educating newbies to the wonders of some awesome species of fish that aren't too well-known. =) Have you ever considered breeding the peacock gudgeon to sell at your local lfs? Probably for not much profit in the end, but it would be cool to be a local distributor to "bring the fish to the world" kind of thing, lol.

Could the gudgeons be housed with rainbowfish in a kind of Australasian biotope?
 
NorthcoastGirl said:
Some of these threads (like this one) are like outreach programs, educating newbies to the wonders of some awesome species of fish that aren't too well-known. =) Have you ever considered breeding the peacock gudgeon to sell at your local lfs? Probably for not much profit in the end, but it would be cool to be a local distributor to "bring the fish to the world" kind of thing, lol.

Could the gudgeons be housed with rainbowfish in a kind of Australasian biotope?
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I'm actually trying to breed these fish. And so are a few others. I'm having trouble inducing them to spawn. I'm probably gonna get what is a recommended PVC pipe for them to spawn in.

Gudgeons are one of the most beatiful and peaceful fish ever. They would definetely be a great addition in an Australian Biotope. I've thought about it ones but my fish need of different fish didn't satisfy it. I only know Rainbows and Peacock Gudgeons as fish from Australia. There are definetely some fascinating species such as Praecox and some Blue-eyes.

Wait, did you meant to put "Asian" in Australasian? That would be cool to have an AustralAsian tank. :]
 
Chrisinator said:
Gudgeons are one of the most beatiful and peaceful fish ever.
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Just to clarify... while they definitely do not bother other species, they can be aggressive toward each other. In very close quarters (aka an overstocked tank full of peacock gudgeons), they can and will fight to the death, especially when breeding. I've even witnessed my females sparring, although it never goes beyond a few nipped fins. Given enough tank space, however, they're extremely docile, and they are easily bullied by more aggressive fish.

I think one of the big issues with mass production of these fish is that it can be tricky to get them to take dry food. Mine will not touch flake, and hate many types of pelleted foods. Since most aquarium owners are not going to keep a freezer full of brine shrimp and bloodworms, these fish can prove difficult to feed.

But beautiful, interesting, hardy, and personable? Absolutely. :)
 
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