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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