Does anyone here have an idea of the growth rate of Boleophthalmus boddarti? A friend of mine has had three since early last year, and they have grown only...
Frank, There is a general length/weight relationship that works well for mudskippers. It is: W = a x L^b (L to the power of b) In a paper I have they studied...
... linear ... base of ... pectinirostris) grew ... for over ... 15mm/month. ... aquarium the ... then and ... captivity is ... On Behalf ... boddarti? ... ...
The person Frank was referring to was me. I purchased 4 boleophthalmus from Frank some time in July but lost one after about 3 months because it refused to...
<<Is boddarti a positive ID? The record for keeping them alive in captivity is about 4 months. I am sceptical.>> I believe the identification is correct. I'll...
My supplier had some gobies he was selling as ghost gobies. See pic at http://www.franksaquarium.com/images/ghost_goby.jpg There are no obvious markings or...
I also think the ID is correct: look at the yellow D1 (a young) and at the (fainted) black margin of the pectoral fin (last photo). Furthermore, I don't think...
... much pale. ... captivity ... ones I have ... while ... dussumieri . It is ... under the ... 09/01/07 13.37 ... actually that was an older setup as I always...
... much pale. ... captivity ... ones I have ... while ... dussumieri . It is ... under the ... 09/01/07 13.37 ... also I would like to add that before I...
1) I was obviously speaking about light intensity with respect to the substrate's colour. A white sand would intensify the effect of the illumination. Of...
<<Furthermore, I don't think B. pectinirostris is found in India.>> According to FishBase, it's not. <<I believe though that the environment offered by kainl21...
Dear all, does anyone know how to discriminate Glossogobius giuris, G. aureus and G. circumspectus? I have several specimens from Peninsular Malaysia, and I...
I don't think that the oolitic aragonitic sand (>200-50 microns) is sufficiently fine to dig stable burrows: you need clays (< 4 microns) for at least 75% in...
Dear all, can you ID these fishes? http://www.themudskipper.org/photogal/TEMP/index.htm Cheers, Gianluca Gianluca Polgar Ph.D. student c/o Prof. G. Ardizzone ...
Hi Ukkrit, I had a look around at available images. I couldn't find images of Oxyurichthys microlepis, but other species are very similar to my specimens. I...
Hi guys I am new here and was referred by a friend at Tropical Fish Forums afterstruggling with a proper I.D. I have got it as a Marbled Goby, however the...
It seems to be Oxyeleotris marmorata, the marbled goby (Eleotridae). http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5376&lang=English Watch out: it can...
O. marmorata is incredibly hardy and euryhaline. In SE Asia this big sleeper is sold in markets alive, and it is kept out of water for hours. Young are found...
Hello Gianluca -- This is very interesting. When I've seen O. marmorata sold in the UK, it's been sold as a freshwater sleeper goby. Aquarium books, such as ...
Hi Neale, I never had it in aquaria, but it is reared in fish cages in the sea (about 25 ppt) in front of Kukup Is., western peninsular Malaysia. I found...
I would guess at the moment that the salinity is much lower ;) Due to an intense monsoon this year (Very bad flooding in the South of Malaysia). But generally...
Thx for all ur help guys. When trying to find out information on it I found a few sites saying that they were found in freshwater, with few being found in...
Hypseleotris leuciscus - which may or may not be the same as H. cyprinoides. Tis a gudgeon. <')////==< Dr Helen K. Larson Curator of Fishes Museum and Art...
<<Hypseleotris leuciscus – which may or may not be the same as H. cyprinoides. Tis a gudgeon.>> Hi Helen. Thanks! Frank << Hypseleotris leuciscus – which...
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