Blue-Eye Red Neon (Pseudomugil sp.)
*Please note: For the safety of the livestock, we only ship livestock Monday – Wednesday. Please plan accordingly. We mainly sell juvenile livestock, but adults will be sent if available. We also do not sex livestock for any client, we will send a mix if available (this is to make it fair for everybody). This is company policy. PLEASE DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY RECEIVING ONLY MALES OR ONLY FEMALES OR JUVENILE FISH.
Characteristic:
Scientific Name | Pseudomugil |
Family | Pseudomugilidae |
Origin | Trangan in the Aru Islands group, Indonesia |
Breeding | Egg-scatterer |
Temperament | Peaceful, but timid in nature |
Tank Level | Mid-dweller |
Lifespan | Up to 5 Years |
Minimum Tank Size | 40L |
Adult Size | Up to 3.0cm |
Difficulty | Easy – Intermediate |
pH | 4.5 – 7.5 |
Temperature | 18 – 26°C |
Pseudomugil is a shoaling species and should be kept in a group of at least 8+ specimens, ideally more. Maintaining it in such numbers will not only make the fish less nervous but result in a more effective, natural-looking display.
FinAttic (verified owner) –
One of the most colourful nanos available. The red is very bright and the neon blue line shimmers in the light. Great breeding behaviour. Very interesting to watch. McMerwe stock are the healthiest I have ever received.
Alicia Matthews (verified owner) –
Beautiful colour, stunningly beautiful fish. The males with their unique fins and even the females are beautiful.
Note that these guys are full of personality and are avid jumpers, so drop your waterline and get a lid or lots of floating plants. Drop a spawning mop in their tank and you might get some eggs, beware, they will eat their eggs and young if you don’t remove them really quick. Feed them some live worms for hours of entertainment, those little mouths have no problem chomping away at a large bloodworm or mosquito larvae.
Suzette Nieuwoudt (verified owner) –
Quality of fish outstanding, never had any of the fishes bought from McMerwe died.