Peacock Goby

**Justikanz** · 30th Jun 2005, 16:44

Hi guys! Recently found 2 peacock gobies Tateurndina ocellicauda with a batch of killies in C328 and bought them back. They look very pretty and literature says they do take flake and granular food... Didn't see them eat in my tank, though. Just wanna find out if anyone here had tried them... Advice?

**stormhawk** · 1st Jul 2005, 08:02

Those peacock gobies will be needing live food. Try live adult brine shrimp, tubifex worms, bloodworms and even daphnia. Works for my gobies.

**benny** · 1st Jul 2005, 09:48

Oh... so that's what they are! I thought they don't really look like killifishes.

Cheers,

**Justikanz** · 1st Jul 2005, 09:55

They became more active during feeding but still didn't eat... I am unable to obtain live food till Monday! *Yikes* Dunno whether the fish will survive... Now they are just jerking forward every now and then but mainly just looking pretty in the tank.

And Auntie says the source might be brining in more as the source is treating them as killies. So, if you guys are interested, new stock for killies will arrive Mon or Tues...

**stormhawk** · 1st Jul 2005, 09:57

Benny, its actually a gudgeon although they're closely related to gobies anyway. Either way, its a cave spawner.

And certainly not a killifish.

I'll be heading down to C328 in a short while. Hopefully I'll see some interesting fish.

**hwchoy** · 1st Jul 2005, 10:03

Originally Posted by benny

Oh... so that's what they are! I thought they don't really look like killifishes.

Cheers,

these ah? see their eyes sometimes red sometimes green

**Justikanz** · 1st Jul 2005, 10:11

Also known as the sleeper gobies... Not true gobies...

Very nice pics... Wish I can take pics of fish like that... Anyway, the fish that I got has its body colour extending to the tail fin and the body is plumper or thicker... And their facial expression is like more grumpy...

**benny** · 1st Jul 2005, 10:13

Yiiiiiii! What evil eyes!!! And can change color from Green to Red!!?

Cheers,

**Justikanz** · 1st Jul 2005, 10:20

Originally Posted by benny

Yiiiiiii! What evil eyes!!! And can change color from Green to Red!!?

Cheers,

Mine changes from black to red... Waiting for the green colour to appear...

**hwchoy** · 1st Jul 2005, 10:29

Originally Posted by Justikanz

Also known as the sleeper gobies... Not true gobies...

Very nice pics... Wish I can take pics of fish like that... Anyway, the fish that I got has its body colour extending to the tail fin and the body is plumper or thicker... And their facial expression is like more grumpy...

yes I have two specimens and the other have the shape you described. could be sexual dimorphism.

I think green eyes only show upon flash.

**benny** · 1st Jul 2005, 10:54

Choy,

Out of curosity, what plants are those in the background? Are they hardy? I've been trying some other plants but they are all melting.

Cheers,

**hwchoy** · 1st Jul 2005, 15:43

those are lemon grass

**Justikanz** · 1st Jul 2005, 15:48

Originally Posted by benny

Choy,

Out of curosity, what plants are those in the background? Are they hardy? I've been trying some other plants but they are all melting.

Cheers,

Serious?? The lemon grass we use in cooking? Wow... They can be kept submersed??

Any other edible stuff we can use?? Last time some one told me to keep kangkong... Didn't work out... but they would love their feet wet... What about Watercress?

**Goondoo** · 1st Jul 2005, 16:42

Originally Posted by Justikanz

Serious?? The lemon grass we use in cooking? Wow... They can be kept submersed??

Any other edible stuff we can use?? Last time some one told me to keep kangkong... Didn't work out... but they would love their feet wet... What about Watercress?

Maybe can try Pandang leaves