Gertrudae Rainbow
The pseudomugil gertrudae is a beautiful peaceful fish originating from the mamberamo river new guinea.
Gertrudae rainbow. Share share on facebook tweet tweet on twitter pin it pin on pinterest. They are found in small slow flowing creeks and ponds with dense aquatic vegetation and leaf litter and less than 60 cm depth. Description the spotted blue eye can reach a length of 3 8 cm 1 inches.
Pseudomugil gertrudae belongs to the rainbow fish and originates from australia and new guinea. 109 61 sana villa ramintra bangchan klongsamwa bangkok 662 9144491 6681 9317413 662 9144491. This fish have gorgeous coloration multiple males with females shows their breeding dance and a real reason to get a good sized school.
The gertrudea rainbow prefers living in the shallow marginal zones of densely vegetated standing or slow moving waters of creeks small streams lakes billabongs and swamps in the proximity felled tree branches. One of the rare species in rainbow. The species was first collected by dutchmen at the aru islands of eastern indonesia in the early 1900s.
Its scientific name is pseudomugil gertrudae. Shipping calculated at checkout. How many can i keep.
The spotted blue eye was scientifically described by weber in 1911. Pseudomugil gertrudae is a small freshwater fish growing to a size of around 30 mm and is endemic to australia and new guinea. The gertrude s spotted blue eye rainbowfish pseudomugil gertrudae is one of the lesser widespread variants of the blue eye rainbowfish and is native to indonesia new guiniea and australia.
The gertrudae rainbow pseudomugil gertrudae known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the spotted blue eye is found in the northern part of australia and southern indonesia. Gertrude rainbow pseudomugil gertrudae. Peaceful but unsuitable for the general community aquarium since it s easily outcompeted and quite timid.
Gertrude rainbow pseudomugil gertrudae regular price 5 99 we have 25 left in stock. It is not a killifish. Pseudomugil gertrudae weber 1911 spotted blue eye etymology.
This fish does best kept in groups of six or more in a peaceful community aquarium. It lives in very large schools in areas with dense vegetation so it is an ideal candidate for the planted aquarium and especially enjoys the cover of. From the ancient greek ψευδής pseudes meaning false lying untrue used here as a prefix and the generic name mugil.
