Killifish, Rainbowfish, and Medaka
Spotted Blue-eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
Photo: Der Regenbogenfisch ( Diskussion ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH5.5–7.5
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size4 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 6 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Pseudomugilidae
- Origin
- Northern Australia and southern New Guinea
- Size
- 4 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- high – medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 6
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (very fine food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
Notes: Large fins with black spots that males spread out during courtship. Tiny and delicate during transport, but easy to care for once acclimated.
