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Gordon C. Snelling
11-24-2010, 04:40 PM
I recently acquired a pair of these cool little fish from a friend. Not as commonly seen as some of their larger cousins these fish are as colorful without the sometimes overly aggressive tendencies of the larger species.
While my friend had them they spawned on a regular basis however the male always ate the eggs within a few days. Removing the eggs always resulted in all eggs fungusing, something which is a real problem with these fish. If the eggs are removed it needs to be done just before they hatch. Fortunately this is easy to determine as the fry are quite visible as they develop. However for me the male has been a model parent and so far in the two months since i have acquired them has given me two good clutches of fry. Approximately two days after hatching i do remove the fry as the parents, esp the female may eat them if given the chance. Hatching takes 12-14 days, although in my tanks due to the lower temps take closer to 20 days.


Male
http://armyants.org/images/misc/fish/goo%20obo/gooobomale1.jpg

Female
http://armyants.org/images/misc/fish/goo%20obo/goo%20obo%20f1.jpg


Male and fry
http://armyants.org/images/misc/fish/goo%20obo/goo%20obomaleand%20fry4.jpg

William Palumbo
11-24-2010, 04:44 PM
Pretty cool! What is their maximum size?...Bill

roclement
11-24-2010, 04:47 PM
Awesome little fish! reminds me of the marine gobbies!

Rodrigo

Gordon C. Snelling
11-25-2010, 01:24 AM
The male is about 1.5 inches, the female is a hair over an inch.

Rod
11-28-2010, 04:45 PM
Nice gudgeon Gordon. We have a native species (Mogurnda adspersa) in my area, but i have never seen this dwarf type before.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mogurnda_adspersa_2.JPG

Gordon C. Snelling
11-30-2010, 11:30 AM
Rod, nice looking fish. The problems with most gudgeons that I have found is that they tend to get on the large side and can become quite nasty tempered at random moments. This species appears to have neither of these problems. With as easy as they are to breed I do not understand why they are not more commonly available. My male is once again on eggs.

Rod
12-01-2010, 04:05 PM
Rod, nice looking fish. The problems with most gudgeons that I have found is that they tend to get on the large side and can become quite nasty tempered at random moments. This species appears to have neither of these problems. With as easy as they are to breed I do not understand why they are not more commonly available. My male is once again on eggs.

I agree with you Gordon re the temprement of the larger gudgeons, in the right tank (big) with the right tankmates they are fine and make a facinating addition. Have you ever come across the australian desert goby? Imo a greatly underrated aquarium fish not unlike the gudgeon family, easy to care for, smaller size and good temprement. And fantastic looks as well. http://www.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=Australian+Desert+Goby&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=TKj2TLWoFIO-vgOP1qHjBg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCEQsAQwAA&biw=1440&bih=654

Gordon C. Snelling
12-02-2010, 05:05 PM
Rod, they are very cool fish. Sadly not commonly available here. Would love to have them though.