| Spotted Blue Eye Pseudomugil gertrudae | Description and Profile | 
| Size | Up to 1.5 inches or 4 cm | 
| Origin | Northern Australia and New Guinea | 
| Natural habitat | Streams with heavy vegetation | 
| Fish Hardiness | Easy to keep | 
| Water Temperature | 68 - 86 ºF or 20 - 30 ºC | 
| Water pH | 6.0 – 8.0 pH | 
| Water Hardness | 2 - 15 dH | 
| Strata | All | 
| Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful | 
| Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better | 
| Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 40 liters for every group of six fish | 
| Community Fish | Yes | 
| Compatible with | Other Blue Eyes and Rainbowfish, Cory Cats, Plecos, Glass Catfish, Peaceful Tetras, Hatchet Fish, Peaceful Cyprinids, Killifish, Guppies, Halfbeaks and Loaches | 
| Sexes | Males are more colorful with more prominent fins | 
| Food | Flake food supplemented with live or frozen blood worms or brine shrimp | 
| Breeding | Relatively easy to breed | 
| Breeding temperature | 77 - 86 °F or 25 - 30 °C | 
| Other names | Gertrude Blue Eye, Gertrudes Rainbowfish | 
| Scientific name | Pseudomugil gertrudae | 
| Other Scientific names | None known | 
| Lifespan | 3 years | 
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