Peacock Gobys Spawning

Pufferpunk

Pufferpunk

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I have a pair of peacock gobys that spawn at least once a week. She lays 100s of eggs on the glass & Dad fans them. They live in my 90g community tank. Every morning the eggs are gone, to who knows. I tried to put the pair into the only other extra tank I have, a 15g, but they were very unhappy in there. Since the eggs are on the glass, I am worried about scraping them off, to put in the 15g, they might get damaged. Also, I worry about fungus, since Dad wouldn't be caring for them in the smaller tank. I've tried to offer them a piece of slate, but they choose the glass.
 
Originally posted by Pufferpunk
I have a pair of peacock gobys that spawn at least once a week. She lays 100s of eggs on the glass & Dad fans them. They live in my 90g community tank. Every morning the eggs are gone, to who knows. I tried to put the pair into the only other extra tank I have, a 15g, but they were very unhappy in there. Since the eggs are on the glass, I am worried about scraping them off, to put in the 15g, they might get damaged. Also, I worry about fungus, since Dad wouldn't be caring for them in the smaller tank. I've tried to offer them a piece of slate, but they choose the glass.
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to my knowledge peacock gobys aren't brackish I've got one and he's done fine in FW for 10 months
 
Tateurndina ocellicauda
Peacock gudgeon
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Tateurndina ocellicauda Nichols, 1955
Family: Eleotridae (Sleepers)
Order: Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Max. size: 7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2060)
Environment: demersal; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 7.0; dH range: 7.0
Climate: tropical; 22 - 26°C
Importance: aquarium: potential
Distribution:
Gazetteer Oceania: eastern Papua New Guinea.
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 13-14
Biology: Inhabits rivers and ponds. Forms schools that hover over the bottom. Commonly found in rainforest streams.
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
 
Opps! You know, you're right, it is a gudgeon. I knew it was FW, but along w/the pufferfolk, I figured all the gobyfolk hung out here too. I'll try this in FW.
 
Originally posted by Pufferpunk
Opps! You know, you're right, it is a gudgeon. I knew it was FW, but along w/the pufferfolk, I figured all the gobyfolk hung out here too. I'll try this in FW.
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I see your point, I forgot to answer your original post. Put in a pvc pipe and let them spawn in it. Then remove the pvc pipe after spawning and put it into a tank with the exact conditions the gudgeon tank had (minus the gudgeons of course).
 
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