Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Forktail Blue-eye
Pseudomugil furcatus
Photo: Dirk Godlinski · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Pseudomugilidae
- Origin
- Papua New Guinea (east)
- Size
- 5 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 6 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- high – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore (fine food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; lays a few eggs daily on plants
Notes: Light blue eyes and yellow fins with black edges. Small, lively, and suitable for planted aquariums with a moderate current.
