Scientific name: Pseudomugil Furcatus
Origin : Described from ‘Peria Creek, Kwagira River, eastern Papua New Guinea’ and despite its popularity in the aquarium hobby is endemic to a relatively small area in the country’s Northern and Milne Bay provinces.
It’s been recorded in the Musa and Kwagila river basins which drain into Dyke Ackland Bay and Collingwood Bay, respectively, and presumably occurs in drainages between the two as well.
Difficulty in keeping: Easy
Maximum size: 3-6cm Males 3-5 cm Females
Selling size: 2 cm and above
Temperature: 18-26 °C
pH: 6-7.8 Our fish are bred and grown at a ph between 6.0 and 7.5
Diet: Likely to feed on floating or suspended zooplankton, phytoplankton, and invertebrates in nature, and in the aquarium must be offered items of a suitable size.
Ideally much of the diet should comprise live foods such as Daphnia, Moina, Artemia nauplii, micro worm, etc., although small/crushed floating dried foods are also accepted.
Disclaimer: Photos are taken of our own fish and usually the breeding parents, photos are for reference only and actual fish you will receive might slightly vary. We sometimes use photos taken by friends or other hobbyists.