PEACOCK GUDGEONS!! Keeping, Feeding & Breeding - Species Profile

The Peacock Gudgeon (or Peacock Goby) is an awesome little freshwater nano fish. These super colorful nano fish are an excellent choice for planted tanks, community tanks, nano tanks...
Let's take a look at how to keep, how to feed and even how to breed peacock gudgeons!
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[@davedrewett2196]

A delightful breed of fish. They always seem very relaxed in a tank and I think are relaxing to watch them going about their business picking at bits in the substrate.

[@TheFishNerd]

Agreed!

[@RaptorRockDrakeJesus]

Will these guys be ok with a female betta + yoyo loaches? 😅

[@TheHemiphil81]

Beautiful beautiful fish. I have a 300 gallon acro reef tank that i have 5 fire gobies in and these beauties look very similar to my fire fish gobies. ❤

[@krankenheim13]

An individual on FB told me about this fish. Holy cow, never knew this existed. Must have - definitely on my list of fish I am seeking. Beautiful!

[@TheFishNerd]

They are a gorgeous and rewarding fish, for sure!

[@jjxtwo1]

Great video. That's a wonderful setup you got there! The PG are truly awesome fish.

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks Jeff!!

[@dezionlion]

Cool fish! Your rocks have fluorescent hues, must be the lights. Super killer!

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks!

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

@@TheFishNerd what light are you running? Looking for something to make the fish color pop that also will meet the needs of my planted tank that’s non injected

[@azureaviantoo2352]

Excellent video! Mine are fine eating frozen and crushed pellet/flake food. I have the one pair with some Ember Tetra and a baby female betta. Everyone gets along fine and they don't hide much at all.

[@brianbrown2266]

I swear I put a few of these in my tank they vanished for a few weeks though they had persished but now they come out with the bigger fish like it's no problem 😊

[@rajgill7576]

They swim like a saltwater fish, with the alternative pectoral fins lol. I love em

[@nickbailey5201]

I like the pseudomugils I have the red neon with mine

[@maclainsxl]

I loved seeing the shrimp in the tank with the fish

[@TheFishNerd]

Me too!

[@ManxDaddy839]

Had a successful spawn and moved mom and dad to a 10 and there right back at breeding again.

[@TheFishNerd]

That's awesome!

[@chrisrusso4512]

I love the foraging behavior

[@steverob7510]

my largest male Peacock gugeon is bullying just about everything in my 29 gallon. my other male's tail is all chewed up along with the females. he made my snail hide to the point i had to put him in my betta tank. Only fish he doesn't mess with is the Dwarf Gourami because he would probably lose that battle. thinking about giving back the larger male if he doesn't stop soon.

[@Carlos-bb8bm]

Its been a year, did u end up giving back the larger male

[@greymars]

I guess we will never know

[@kaden.slone04_biology]

​@@Carlos-bb8bmI'll take it that they died.

[@gamegurl564]

I would have said remove the female.

[@LDRTHNU]

Love my gudgeons, best mild group fish for small 20g tank, only issue i had was they would bully my dwarf puffers

[@tapprs]

I love peacock gudgeons. I've found them really easy to breed but dad will definitely eat the fry. I pull out the cave and move it after days fanned the eggs for about 5 days.

[@FishRfun]

Yeah I've got 3 about to have 6 in my 55g, and although there's bigger fish in there, they're pretty comfortable....then just a single one in my 15g pygmy corys tank.

[@fredgerard7375]

So right, I love Peacock Gudgeon... Cannot keep the frys alive. Two reasons, dad will have a great meal... so you are totally right, we have to separate the frys from the parents very quickly. Then, it is difficult to feed the frys. They are so small....very small. Infusoria is my only solution... if I can keep my infusoria culture alive! or even started! bottom line I tried so many ways to feed the frys without success...make my so sad and so mad! This fish ROCK!

[@evergray]

Awesome! Would they be ok with turquoise rainbowfish, denison barbs, bozeman's and dwarf neon rainbowfish?

[@mattordiway8631]

I just had my first spawn and I think they ate some of the fry already. Great info for the future. Thanks. They are amazingly cool fish.

[@davidharrison7463]

Very interesting/informative. I love Gudgions. I have a 4 foot Aquaium (amongst others but they are spoken for) but it's only around 8 inches hight. I want Dwarf Cichlids but I also want these, do you think they could live together? Thanks from England 🇬🇧.

[@Candice.BonsaiScience]

You can do any type of peaceful community cichlid - the issue is your tank is only 8” tall which is a big problem not having swim space. Rams are a dwarf community cichlid but I would never put them in a 8” height. Your really limited to probably your shell dweller cichlids and rock dweller cichlids.

[@quint3570]

I have a 55 gallon I'm setting up as a river bank Paludarium tempted to get a gang of these guys

[@TheFishNerd]

That would be awesome!!!

[@DemiLanda]

I'm so glad I found this video. This is exactly what I want in my tank. Thanks 😊

[@KZEllis]

Very, very nice set up!

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks KZ!!

[@k0olmini11]

Dude this is a crazy good video!

[@TheFishNerd]

Thank you so much!

[@Grim_Reaper26]

I got lucky with mine it'll eat small pellets that I feed the rest of my community tank.

[@tokeme01]

I have firetail gudgeons that are wild caught and they eat frozen food or live food but I've never had luck with dried food.

[@davedrewett2196]

I have them as well. They behave very much like these peacock gudgeons I think.

[@sharronmiller451]

Love these fish!! Good info!!

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks Sharron!!

[@gladboy7722]

Great vid...👍👍👍...

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks man!!

[@tonesnaps]

thanks for the info

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

endless colors

[@yonkamacho9842]

beautiful tank

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks!!

[@daelposadas8229]

I never knew that existed till now

[@TheFishNerd]

They're super sweet

[@twincitiesguppies]

They look Awesome!!

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks Keng!

[@chrisrusso4512]

Just keep the shrimp, they’ll keep the pop in check and get live food

[@ruthgutman]

I have some peacock gudgeons and I was wondering if they would eat neocardina shrimp if I put them in the same tank?

[@320610ify]

No they wouldnt´t eat the adults. The little ones, one the other hand, maybe became food. Try to use moss or other hidden spots for the babies shrimps, so you can save some and keep them growing. Thats what i do and it works!

[@TheFishNerd]

I haven't seen them bother adults but they will eat baby shrimp that they find.

[@TheFishNerd]

Yup!

[@CooperAquatics]

Awesome fish

[@TheFishNerd]

Agreed!

[@Carlos-bb8bm]

Thanks!

[@TheFishNerd]

Welcome!

[@imalemon1050]

top fish that i like are the peacock gudgeon, dwarf/honey gouramis, and blue/bolivan rams. but i just don’t know which ones i can pair together :( i have a very calm docile black crowntail betta in a 20 long and i don’t want him to get bullied.

[@TheFishNerd]

With a betta, I'd say the peacocks are your best bet of those options. Depending on your betta, he may be aggressive towards them but I'd expect them to leave him alone just fine.

[@imalemon1050]

@@TheFishNerd yes ive been thinking on getting those although i did hear they can be a bit agressive if you only get a few

[@OPolzinsGarage]

Have you ever had problems with these and shrimp? or other small fish?(rasporas) I seem to have a problem with them.

[@samzzon3449]

good!! video!

[@pammugridge4106]

I have a male and he was going after and fin nipping my female betta! Now I have them in with guppies and I come home to find a dead guppy I don't know about this guy I don't know if I should risk anymore of my guppy. I just put the guppies in there yesterday and the dead guppy was fine yesterday.anyways I hope he did not kill it.

[@southnyourmind]

If anyone can help, my gudgeons won't eat flakes, pellets or anything else. I ordered live food, but they wont get here for a week. What can i attempt to feed them?

[@chunkymonkey4life791]

Do you have any recommendations on where we could possibly order these fish from? TIA☺️

[@TheFishNerd]

I got these from my local fish store but I imagine places like aquabid or Wet Spot have them from time to time.

[@troytorgerson3977]

Wet spot currently has some

[@chunkymonkey4life791]

Troy Torgerson thank you

[@HomnixHD]

Aquatic arts has some i just got

[@arjanbennink4187]

Nice video! Do they also work with black tetras?

[@SwAgGy_ErAj]

So cool

[@TheFishNerd]

😎

[@morganhay859]

Can I get some of these in the same tank as platy and cherry barb?

[@DavidJHarrisonEssex]

I was thinking of keeping Gobies - Gudgeon's & Blenny's together. What do you think? 🇬🇧

[@Tabernaster]

Hello, great video. Quick question for anyone that may know, I currently have a 40 gallon breeder tank with live plants, 6 Amano shrimp, 6 Nerite snails, 6 Otocinclus and 6 Florida Flagfish(1 male). I was thinking about adding 6 Peacock Gudgeons(1 male, 5 female) and was curious on compatibility with the rest of my tank. I have a Fluval 307 canister filter, do weekly water changes and all plants and life seem to be flourishing. I want to have a comfortable habitat for all residents of the tank, would adding the peacocks be okay in this regard without getting close to overstocking?

[@TheFishNerd]

I see no problem with that plan!

[@Tabernaster]

@@TheFishNerd Thank you for the reply, Have a great Thanksgiving.

[@TheDadMan]

@@Tabernaster Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

[@duncandonuts5268]

Having trouble deciding between a Peacock Gudgeon and a Dwarf Gourami.

[@jocool47]

Duncan Donuts depends on the circumstances but i’ve owned both and is say get the dwarf gourami. i’d say a honey gourami. they’re very inquisitive little fish and get very pretty. yes the peacock gudgeons are pretty but they’re so small... the dwarf gourami will definitely be more eye catching.

[@ok-mb5ul]

same here! i love the way honey gouramis swim but i also love how peacock gobys greet you sometimes :(

[@investorbettor505]

You can keep them together in my opinion as long as you have at least a 20-30 gallon tank. I think 3 peacock Gudgeons, 1 blue dwarf gourami and a dwarf pleco would make for a nice 20 gallon set up

[@ruthgutman]

I've had gouramis and I would honestly go with gudgeons because gouramis can get annoyingly aggressive.

[@investorbettor505]

Ruth G my 3 female peacock Gudgeons have been so much fun. They are very curious and do not bother other fish

[@kirteshk]

can they go with Rosy barb?

[@tuti4681]

What pleco is that

[@levivankreuningen8952]

Can I have a 5 gallon tank with only one of these perhaps?

[@MrTickles445]

He said small as 10 gallons with one so I’d just upgrade up by 5 gal, shouldn’t cost much

[@hennessey415]

Are peacocks the same as rainbow gudgeon?

[@DanielRussell-cr8vv]

Puh poo uh New guinea lol. Its Pah Pwah.

[@ngarci8040]

How many in a 10gln…!?!

[@dezionlion]

Can you tell about your setup lights rocks etc.filters

[@TheFishNerd]

Rocks I collected from a river in Arkansas. Lights are Finney Stingray and using a sponge filter.

[@AlthosWTF]

@6:11 nom nom nom

[@dh793]

What water flow do they prefer?

[@DiscoverLivelife]

Wow superb.... from where did u bought this..? Is it possible to deliver these in INDIA-Mumbai?

[@TheFishNerd]

I bought them from my local fish store. I don't know whether they're available where you live.

[@RaptorRockDrakeJesus]

Yo so I got a 40 gallon with 3 yoyos 20 guppies 2 kuhlis (will get more) 3 emerald Cory's, 15 pygmy Cory's, 5 bumble bee gobies, 2 plecos and will be adding a female betta soon. The tank is well planted and has alot of rocks. Got alot of water lettuce growing and every water test I do it always stays the same without any water changes. Around 7.0 ph, 0 nitrites and 20 nitrates. Do you think the peacock gudgeons will be ok? XD

[@kokkionglim6548]

Thanks much for posting this. Would a trio (1 male, 2 female) be ok for a 10 gallon tank? Bottom third not crowded right now.

[@TheFishNerd]

I would think so as long as it isn't otherwise crowded.

[@kokkionglim6548]

@@TheFishNerd Thank you

[@Luis-gc6fe]

They would being ok with the dwarf neon rainbow fish?

[@TheFishNerd]

Should be! I have them with kamaka rainbow fish currently and they get along just fine.

[@cheesenipspartymix]

I have 8 cardinal tetras, cherry shrimp, and am planning to get maybe a pair of killis or a couple ricefish. 20 gallon tall. Would these guys be okay in a tank like this? If so, how many is a reasonable amount?

[@TheFishNerd]

I would think 2-4 would be just fine

[@jocool47]

Shelilla i wouldn’t do killis in a 20. ive always had them be aggressive in smaller tanks

[@anthonyragan2696]

Gosh I want to keep a group of these. Such a pretty fish. Is that a 20-regular or 20 high you have them in?

[@TheFishNerd]

This is a 20 tall 👌🏼

[@biblelightbulb]

Rather than letting a large number of gudgeons naturally form mating pairs, how feasible it is just to buy a male and female, put the two in a tank together -- do that automatically become a breeding pair? Also, regarding the other fish in the tank - are those zebra danios? Do danios nip the fins of the Peacock Gudgeons?

[@TheFishNerd]

That's actually the way I've read of it being done, just adding a male and one or two females. Those are psuedomugil gertrudae, dwarf rainbows. No nipping from them but I'm not sure about all species of danios.

[@southnyourmind]

I have two peacocks that won't eat flakes or pellets. They won't swim to the top to grab the bug bites I have, nor the flakes, and the pellets are ignored. I am at my wits end here. I even offered them dried brine shrimp, and they don't pay them any mind either. I've even pinched off some brine shrimp, and put my hand in the water, in the general area of the gudgeons, and they still ignored the brine shrimp.

[@TheFishNerd]

I would try California blackworms and/or microworms.

[@southnyourmind]

@@TheFishNerd I ended up buying some live daphnia. And, it's hit or miss. Picky eaters. Sometimes they'll eat the daphnia, sometimes they'll gobble them up, and then spit them right back out.

[@ianprososki6804]

How well would they do in a 36 hex with some peaceful pea puffers and kuhli loaches?

[@TheFishNerd]

Depends on how many khuli loaches you've got and how many hiding places but sounds doable.

[@ianprososki6804]

@@TheFishNerd I opted out and I'm keeping the gudgeons where they are, I got 7 khulis 10 pea puffers and a blue phantom pleco I'm thinking some blue raspboras or somethin

[@Hi-wu6jh]

Question would 2 peacocks 2 rams and 3-4 Cory’s be ok for a 36 gallon?

[@TheFishNerd]

Stocking wise, yes. But if you're referring to GBR, they prefer higher temps than most cories.

[@kinglyzard]

I recently acquired some Gudgeon Gobies and noticed some occasional flashing. I am considering adding salt as a precaution, but I have lots of plants and snails. Is there a safe dose of salt I can use as a prophylaxis?

[@TheFishNerd]

I've never used salt so not sure.

[@thetortiecalicomiko2456]

I understand this video was 6 months ago but I have a question. why are my peacock gudgeons at the top of the tank?

[@TheFishNerd]

Hard to tell but it is unusual for them to stay at the top.

[@JackieJea]

I want to get one in my 20 gallon planted tank. Can these guys live solo in a community tank or do they need some buddies of their own species?

[@TheFishNerd]

They can totally live solo. 👍🏼

[@rrrrrr-ry3cn]

Realy intersting

[@TheFishNerd]

Thanks!

[@tim1950]

Can i hold 2 men and 3 or 4 women in 250 liters? Whats the ratio?

[@TheFishNerd]

For sure!

[@ChucksFeeesh]

Much appreciated video, bud! ty ty New sub

[@sylviapeters5224]

Starting a twenty gallon peacock tank soon, what substrate do you recommend for them to fit their natural habitat? And how many gudgeons I should put in if I want to have other fish in the twenty gallon, I don’t want to over crowd!

[@TheFishNerd]

They don't really interact with the substrate in my experience so it's your preference.

[@TheFishNerd]

For number...I'd do 3-5

[@duncandonuts5268]

Could I keep a male and a female in a 10 gallon with 7 tetras or so?

[@jocool47]

Duncan Donuts id say you could get away with this set up, although ideally i’d do a 20 gallon and get maybe even a few more tetras, they can be a splendid sight in numbers. but if you do this setup in a 10 gallon make sure to stay on top of water changes

[@wesleyw116]

Female look so fantastic comparing to male in my opinion

[@TheFishNerd]

They look so similar to me

[@wesleyw116]

The Fish Nerd I’ve seen some males have really rounded head while some don’t so it depends on the individual I guess

[@plentiiface_young1583]

What kind of rocks do you have

[@TheFishNerd]

River rocks I collected in Arkansas.

[@addnava6015]

Can you house six green neon tetra four crystal red shrimp and two peacock gudgeons in a five gallon tank?

[@TheFishNerd]

The green neons would need at least a 10 gallon. With 5 gallons you could do MAYBE one gudgeon (although 10 gallons would definitely be better). I have kept a single peacock gudgeon in a heavily planted 5 gallon in the past and it wasn't nearly as active or interesting as when I kept them in larger tanks. The shrimp would be fine in a five gallon.

[@addnava6015]

@@TheFishNerd Thank you so would I be able to house all of them in a 10 gallon ?

[@TheFishNerd]

@@addnava6015 I think so!

[@probilliards101]

Thats probably not the best for a 5 gal. You could do a pair of gudgeons in the 5 gal though or just the neons. Really depends on tank setup. I have 2 peacocks, 8 neons, 2 fire red shrimp, and 3 panda corydoras in my 15gal and they've done great so far, but I wouldn't really recommend that unless you really keep up maintenance, I also have many spots for them all and tall plants/driftwood. My peacocks have become my favorite fish though, they are so fun to watch and have such great personalities. Highly suggest them!

[@felicitygeorgiegirl5840]

Omg these are gorgeous I have a 4 foot tank with a wild pair of betta channoides and I’m trying to find what to put with them. They are only small and gentle. I’ve bought 10 spotted blue eye fish and I have the tank pretty well planted and some driftwood and rocks as hides. I’ve tried to make it look a natural as possible. I wonder if these would work too? Might need more research..

[@TheFishNerd]

As long as your betta channoides don't bother them I think they'd be fine. :)

[@daltoninman5889]

Hi. So im recently getting into the aquarium hobby. Im 16 and have been keeping fish for about 2 years and my betta has just passed and since im about to go to college soon with limited space i was thinking about keeping 2 of the peacocks in a 10 gallon with some celestial pearl danios and maybe a school of otos and kuhli loaches. Would that be be too much for a 10 gallon?

[@TheFishNerd]

I would think the school of kuhlis would be a lot for a ten gallon.

[@daltoninman5889]

@@TheFishNerd i would still definitely like to have a peackock gobys as a centerpiece fish. What would you reccomend?

[@egoranonymous3223]

Are all plecos that active?

[@TheFishNerd]

Depends. A lot of them hide a lot during the day.

[@troytorgerson3977]

Where can I find some rocks they would like?

[@no-knickers-emma1112]

Are you serious ?

[@TheFishNerd]

Anywhere from a pet store to your backyard

[@jackkelly9398]

Do you think two peacocks would be okay with a dwarf gourami in a 20 tall

[@jackkelly9398]

I want to do 2 peacock, dwarf gourami, a small schooling tetra. Potential a dwarf crayfish

[@jocool47]

Jack Kelly id say it’s fine. i would also stay away from the crayfish as they can be aggressive to other bottom dwellers and my peacock likes the ground lots haha. id stick with 1-2 peacock gidgeons, your dwarf gourami and the tetra. that tank will turn out very nice.

[@waterlover]

Wonder if they can keep guppie population in control

[@imalemon1050]

get fish that eat the fry, ik its sad but it keeps it down and the good ones survive. :)

[@TheFishNerd]

Not much, if any.

[@MattKeepsFish]

How big was this tank?

[@TheFishNerd]

20 gallon tall

[@RoswellCrash]

They come from where 😂

[@Spicy_Nugget]

Poo poo 😂

[@bobsaget769]

Papua New Guinea

[@NoapteaMintii]

They will eat the fry, most of them will be eaten by their father in the cave.

[@karthikreddy920]

Can I live alone

[@TheFishNerd]

If you're old enough. 🤣 But I think you meant can "it" live alone, in which case, yes it can. Lol

[@LaRosi0114]

At what age do they start to show their colors? I have 3 and none of them have a black line on their anal fins but also none of them have the nuchal hump. They're all slim like females. I just can't tell.

[@NoapteaMintii]

You have only females and that's a pity because males are much more colorful.

[@tim1950]

Whats that bottem sucker (😂) fish?

[@TheFishNerd]

Bristlenose pleco

[@niggawtf123]

I was told they were picky eaters and skiddish but mine eat anything literally and they will basicly eat from my hand.