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    Mudskipper foods

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    @Zenzo I saw your video on mudskipper food and found that the Indians can eat flakes. I prefer flakes, but I probably will feed them some frozen foods. Which flakes do you use for your mudskippers because I would hate to buy some flakes and then the mudskippers won’t eat any of it. Thanks

    FOR FUTURE PROJECT

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    On 6/7/2022 at 8:54 AM, SC Fish said:

    i plan to get a 65 gallon (120 x 50 x 50) in a few years (after i get the 20 gallon) , but being the obsessed person i am, i am trying to decide what to put in now.

     

    im thinking 4 or 5 fancy golfish?

     

    but nowwww im thinking about a couple puffer fish, green spotted puffer? would two of these live HAPPILY theyre whole life in this size tank?

    if not , what would? maybe another type of puffer?

     

     

    You could do that, however I would recommend pea puffers instead because you don’t have to trim their beak and if you get 3(1 male 2 females) you probably would have room to put other fish in. Just be careful and do your research though. 

    HIIIIII I’m new

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    Hi I’m new to this forum and I have 2 tanks, one still cycling. I also have a bird that I love and I have 3 fish currently, about to get a 4th. I have a Molly, guppy, and albino Cory in a 10g tank and planning on a mudskipper soon. I have kept German rams, bettafish, tetras, gouramis, and some others. I hope to make friends and have fun here

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    Mudskipper tank mates

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    On 6/15/2022 at 1:21 PM, Zenzo said:

    @urmomsguppy Bumblee gobies are pretty common. Most local fish stores will have them or be able to order them for you. As far as ordering bumblebee gobies online, I have never tried to order them, so I would not have a good recommendation. Should be easy to finds for around $5-7 per fish though. 

    Ok thanks for the feedback

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    Mudskipper tank mates

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    On 6/15/2022 at 12:13 PM, Zenzo said:

    @urmomsguppy Congratulation on getting Indian mudskippers (I am assuming Indian because of the small tank size). As someone that has been keeping mudskippers for a few years (both Indian and African variants), I would not recommend tank mates in the 10 gallon. It is a little on the small side, and most fish compatible with Indian mudskippers will not thrive with that small of a water area. With that being said, if you really want to have some tank mates, I think that a few bumblebee gobies could work (4-5). I would not do shell dwellers (I also have a few species of shell dwellers) or killifish.

    Lastly, even though your research may have shown you that they can be kept in freshwater, they really do need the minerals from the reef/marine salt. I would recommend at least a slightly brackish setup (add a few tablespoons of marine or reef salt to your setup). Brackish is super easy, and doesn't need to be exact. 

    Here is an article that I wrote for the website on brackish tanks: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/brackish-aquarium

    I also have a bunch of videos on Youtube about mudskippers and brackish water.

    Good luck, and I hoped that this helped!

    Ok thanks zenzo. I will strongly consider brackish tank, and I probably would’ve added some salt just to inrich and stimulate them. I would love to do bumble bee gobies however where would I find them. Could you recommend me a good website or source to get them from. Thanks

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    Mudskipper tank mates

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    I’m getting a mudskipper for my 10g ( don’t worry I did my research some of the smaller mudskippers CAN go in a 10g) and I used a lot of the room for sand and air. I have like 4gs left. I’m wondering tank mates but idk. I’m gonna keep it in fresh because you can do any fresh OR brackish will work. I might do 2 shell dwellers, or maybe bumble bee goby, or some killifish. This is a stretch but maybe for an odd ball I’d put a fresh water pea puffer. That might be interesting. I do need the fish I keep to

    1. Eat prepared food

    2. be somewhat peaceful 

    3. Fit in a small space

    4. Be somewhat hardy and not super fragile 

    this is my second tank and I hope for success 

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