African Mud Skippers
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JimLynchAZ
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African Mud Skippers
I know this isn't a catfish but, this forum has lots of members that are into the more unusual fish and I am trying to find out about these cool little fish. Does anyone know anything about the mud skippers or where I can go online to learn more about them? Thanks.
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Mudskippers are AWESOME. I bought some at the LFS, but they all died shortly after (stress). I have not heard of any sources online for them. However, I do believe there is someone selling 'skippers on Aquabid right now...
Mudskippers are actually not hard if you give them the right stuff. They even accept pellets and such if given the time! Mud is not a requirement, though something of the sort is necessary for them to build burrows. Burrows are not really important to the 'skippers themselves if you don't have a tide; however, they ARE what 'skippers lay their eggs in! I bought mine in freshwater, but I was going to acclimate them to brackish had they lived longer, of course because most 'skippers come from brackish areas. Watch out on getting two males though; they will fight! However, you can tell the difference because the males of most species have higher dorsal fins for display.
Mudskippers are actually not hard if you give them the right stuff. They even accept pellets and such if given the time! Mud is not a requirement, though something of the sort is necessary for them to build burrows. Burrows are not really important to the 'skippers themselves if you don't have a tide; however, they ARE what 'skippers lay their eggs in! I bought mine in freshwater, but I was going to acclimate them to brackish had they lived longer, of course because most 'skippers come from brackish areas. Watch out on getting two males though; they will fight! However, you can tell the difference because the males of most species have higher dorsal fins for display.
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JimLynchAZ
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Fortunately mine were in about a 25% of sea water salinity and at 8.0 Ph when I found them and they seem to have aclimated very well to like water in the holding tank they are in now. As a matter of fact one of them is still up out of the water and watching me type this reply. Begging for another cricket no doubt.
I will compete a customized 50 gallon set up for them this weekend with 2/3 land and 1/3 water. I plan to use a undergravel stand pipe to pump water up on to one of the two"land" areas so they have one flooded flat and one dry one.
I will compete a customized 50 gallon set up for them this weekend with 2/3 land and 1/3 water. I plan to use a undergravel stand pipe to pump water up on to one of the two"land" areas so they have one flooded flat and one dry one.
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michelle56
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They're type of GOBY.
Mudskippers are awsome!
Mudskippers are awsome!
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