Indian mudskipper habitat

[linuxrulesusa]

New pics.

[Ogre44]

So awesome.
What's the furthest you've seen them up the log?
Do they ever fully emerge from the water, or are they always at least in a damp area?

[linuxrulesusa]

So awesome.
What's the furthest you've seen them up the log?
Do they ever fully emerge from the water, or are they always at least in a damp area?

I've only had them since Saturday, and just added the log yesterday or the day before.  But, from quick sessions of watching them, it seems they like to stay near the water, but will completely get out of the water for a decent period of time, e.g. crawl a few inches up the log, then have a spat when another one comes close.  They 'walk' on their front fins which is hilarious to watch.  Most of the time though they prefer to rest on something where the top half of their body is out of the water but the bottom part is very close to or in the water.

[Steve]

I'm liking the looks of these more and more. Looks really neat in that first pic you just posted in the new set. How big do these guys get as adults?

[linuxrulesusa]

I'm liking the looks of these more and more. Looks really neat in that first pic you just posted in the new set. How big do these guys get as adults?

Max 4" theoretical, 2.6" verified, if Indian Mudskippers which I'm fairly sure they are.

[linuxrulesusa]

So awesome.
What's the furthest you've seen them up the log?
Do they ever fully emerge from the water, or are they always at least in a damp area?

I got a couple new shots of my biggest one about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way up that piece of driftwood out of the water.  He jumped back down when I turned the light on though.

[Somethingsfishy]

Thanks for sharing these pictures!  I didn't know you could buy mudskippers.  They're pretty cute in a weird kind of way.  Do you know if they're sensitive to temperature fluctuations?  They'd be neat classroom pets, but would need to be fairly hardy.

[linuxrulesusa]

http://www.fishchannel.com/freshwater-aquariums/species-info/three-mudskipper-habitats.aspx

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/periophthalmus-novemradiatus/

Thanks for sharing these pictures!  I didn't know you could buy mudskippers.  They're pretty cute in a weird kind of way.  Do you know if they're sensitive to temperature fluctuations?  They'd be neat classroom pets, but would need to be fairly hardy.

Should be fine with a decent heater.  The main thing is to watch salinity and think about feeding e.g. would have to take them home over the summer or possibly long breaks.

See articles linked above.

[Somethingsfishy]

Thanks for the links!  I'll check them out.

[Somethingsfishy]

Well, I found out they won't work for school.  The warm, humid air they require would be too hard to create.  One moment they're blasting the heat, and the next moment it's like the Arctic in my classroom.  Too bad!

[linuxrulesusa]

Well, I found out they won't work for school.  The warm, humid air they require would be too hard to create.  One moment they're blasting the heat, and the next moment it's like the Arctic in my classroom.  Too bad!

A good glass lid with tight backsplash or tape and you could do it.  I keep mine in my basement with no humidity problems.

[linuxrulesusa]

Some more pics.

[Ogre44]

Wow, they really get about.

[linuxrulesusa]

Well, in my process of consolidation I've been brainstorming ideas to make the mudskippers work with my puffer etc.  Here's my solution.

I had seen this on some forum but I forget where.  Basically, instead of spending lots of money to do custom acrylic and silicone, you can get the soap and shower basket plastic things that suction in your bathroom.  However, in this case we're using them in the tank.  I used a  bit of plastic to seal off the holes on the bottom of the dispensers, and then filled them with sand.

Here's some examples. 





And a full tank shot.



Not the most beautiful but quite functional and a solution I'm happy with assuming the suction holds...so far so good but it's only been an hour or so.

[Ogre44]

I've seen someone use the soap dishes as baffles for HOB tanks, they said they work quite well.
Your guys seem to like their little penthouses anyway