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Peacock Gudgeon

Peacock Gudgeon

Tateurndina ocellicauda

Taxonomy

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Subfamily: Eleotrinae

Origin: Papua New Guinea

Behavior

Minimum Group Size: 1

Size

0-8 cm

Males have a straight belly line, lighter anal and dorsal fins; gravid females have a roundly bulging, bright yellow belly area and narrower yellow margins on the anal and dorsal fins.

Diet

Omnivore

Food

Frozen Food
Flake Food
Live Food

Water Parameters

Temperature (°C):21-26 °C

pH:6.5-7.5

Carbonate Hardness (dKH):0-30 dKH

Total Hardness (dGH):7-21 dGH

CO2 (mg/L):0-30 mg/L

Tank Requirements

Tank Length (cm):50-180 cm

Nano Tank:No