Your species profiles are so helpful! I hope to see more of these. What an interesting fish -- they make me smile because they remind me of those "wacky inflatable tube men" haha
This was great!!! I love the way you educate without coming across like a know-it-all "I'm better than you" kinda snob like 90% of the other people who make fish care videos.... ✌️🌎🐟☮️🦐🌿
Thank you very much. No I'd never claim to know everything myself but hopefully there are enough pointers there for anyone considering keeping these guys themselves. 👍
Very cool little dudes Daniel....really nice tank🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱....happy holidays man....we gave you a big fat shout out in our Friday video in case you missed it....👍👍😀😀
I didn't see it yet mate, sorry. I've been super busy at work last week or so which has put me behind in my RU-vid watching. Got a fair few to catch up on so I'll watch it tonight when I get home.
These are lovely fish along with the Asian Rummy nose. Both hard water fish. When you see pictures of the Asian Rummy nose they don't look much until you see them in a shop. Wow they are beautiful. Have a happy Christmas Daniel and thanks for all your excellent videos this year. .
I have some Asian Rummienose. As you say they are magnificent looking fish. Mine don't seem to school as tightly as the traditional Rummienose which was a little disappointing but they certainly make up for it in their appearance. Thank you very much for your interest in my videos through the year and always being supportive with your comments. Please you also have a wonderful Christmas and wishing you only good things for the coming year.
Oh gawd now I’ll have to get a larger tank now so I can fit about 5 if these in with my 2 peacock Gudgeons IF possible to keep together in same tank. Otherwise it’ll be a mission for another time down the track. They’re sooooooo pretty with those delicate fins... New sunny here , nice tanks Dan x
Haha, yes they are really nice aren't they? Yeah they'll work really nicely with the Gudgeon. They are found together in the wild and they look great together in a tank. They are both fish that tend to jump so if you're going to look for a bigger tank keep your eye out for one with a decent lid. Hope you find one for a decent price so you can add a few of these. You won't regret it. 👍
Thanks man. Can you believe I found a male on the floor when I got in last night? Must have jumped when I was doing some maintenance the day before and I never noticed. Gutted man. Teach me to be more careful though.
@@DanielKeepingFish it happens. Same thing happened to me with my native minnows. And I forgot I had a white cloud in my net once and found it the next day . I felt terrible 😤
I just got my hands on these little guys. Omg their so tiny and out of the 5, three have got sucked up and killed in the filter. Im going back to buy the rest of them from my little pet shop. I love their behavoir.
Cool video. De you a fan of rummy nose tetra? I love my rummy nose, and saw these fish featured in your video and thought someday I might have a tank of them.
I've just bought some and find and they are beauties. Great video very informative. On a slightly different note can I ask regarding your tank, if you should get fungal infections, bacterial skin infections and skin / gill parasites how would you treat it as most of the treatments isn't very kind to shimps etc. Thank once again
Great video! Can I use almond leaves to help with protection for the eggs? I'm going to be getting 18 blue eyed forktail rainbows for my 40 breeder. I may even add some dwarf neon rainbow too.
Yeah I've used them in the past as a natural way of helping eggs to do well. I'd keep an eye on the pH to make sure it's not drastically different than the water the eggs were in at first but otherwise yeah, a great way to help them along. 👍
Great looking little fish.... Wondered if you could advise on something?... so much contradictory stuff out there. I have a 250 litre and wanted to keep blue ram... they look the business in a large group on the stores, but the only info I see is that they are better in pairs ..? Wondered what you thought?
Yeah sure. Not sure if you mean the German Blue or the Electric Blues but they're both really nice and pretty similar. They are Cichlids who tend to quarrel over females and territory especially when preparing to breed so this tends to be when the issues arise. I find it tends to be more a case of flaring, posturing and chasing rather than actually attacking each other. While this rarely results in actual injury then it does lead to stress in the tank which in itself can lead to further complications. However I have seen a few species only tanks that have worked well (as well as those that have not). So my honest opinion would be to try it and see how it goes. They tend to use the mid and lower levels of the tank. They like to spawn on large flat leaves and flat rocks so if you spread these out across the tank that will help to create separate territories. Try to get more females than males although they can be tricky to sex as younger fish and have a back up plan for if it doesn't go so well. Some stores will allow you to return healthy fish if you have a good relationship with them. Sometimes they will exchange them for other fish or credit, sometimes they will take them off you but you need to take the hit on it. I'd maybe speak to a few if you can, explain what you are doing and see if you can get an agreement in advance. Having dither fish does help with aggression. Cories would be a good choice for the bottom of the tank and fish that use the top level will help and help you fill the empty area higher in the aquarium although I realise you said you're aiming for species only. Sometimes two species works as well though and helps to solve an issue or two. Let me know how you get on won't you? I'd love to hear back on how it went.
Recently saw 3 of mine attacking a fully grown shrimp. Not sure if it was moulting or recently deceased.. Thought it may have been because it was a red shrimp and most of the other shrimp are wild colour culls
2" would be the maximum size. I'm not sure I would say they were the best fit for Angelfish unfortunately. They are fast and a school of them buzzing about could stress the Angels and are so quick they could out-compete them for food. Also once the Angels reach full size they could probably fit one of these guys in their mouth if they could catch them.
It's one of those I haven't tried myself but I have read of others doing it. There's even a video or two on RU-vid of tanks with these fish together so it definitely can be done. Whether it would be successful every time I couldn't say. I think it would be worth giving it a go and just watching very carefully in the early stages. Hope that helps.
I think my magic number for this would be 13 Becks. Nice number for a nice display of these guys in a tank like that leaving a little wiggle room to enjoy some breeding behaviour and perhaps some fry.
I'm cycling a 55g tank right now to keep praecox rainbows, rummy nose tetras (tank raised locally that are ok with our hard water and higher ph), and 1 angelfish. I'll get the angelfish around nickel size so it should be OK around them until they get bigger. How do you think a group of 10 of these would do in my tank?
I've never done that combo but my guess would be they'd be fine with the Precox. The Angelfish will bother them when it gets bigger but you know that already. The Rummienose I'm not sure about. I mean they get much bigger than these fish and they're fast. Although I don't think the Rummies will hassle them just their presence and level of activity may make them uneasy but I couldn't say for sure. Feel like it's worth trying especially since it's a 55 but maybe keep a close eye and have a backup plan.
@juniperberries not sure there are many absolutes mate. Have seen a lot of things that shouldn't work in the hobby that did and a lot that should but did not. Educated guess with a back up plan is the 100% shot that works 9/10 haha..
It's all to go with their classification. Pacific Blue Eyes is a common name but head down to the notes section underneath the reproduction section on this page for some details of their scientific name: www.seriouslyfish.com/species/pseudomugil-furcatus/
I know some people try to keep them in mildly brackishwater but I don't believe there are any naturally occurring brackish Rainbow fish barr one which isn't common in the hobby.
@@DanielKeepingFish there is. I figured out what the species I was thinking of was called but it’s hard to get. They’re called pseudomugil cyanodorsalis. It’s not the common pseudomugil species that you typically see.
It's 46 litres, just over 12 gallons. They're a small fish so they don't need a big tank (although as large as you can provide is always the preferred choice for most fish). They'd prefer a longer tank to a taller one as they do appreciate horizontal swimming space.