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	Purple-Spotted Gudgeon
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Hi all, I recently purchased two purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda Adspersa as far as I can tell) under the impression that they were gobies. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had experience with them or knew whether or not they are actually brackish fish. Also, are they gobies or related, because they do look very similar. thanx, puffer_archer
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Brackish and gobies...I have several.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	I've always had sucess with them in FW. Even bred profusly.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Any ideas on how aggressive they are? I've found other information on them, but none that indicates whether they're generally peaceful or very aggressive. I know they'll eat smaller fish, but I was wondering how they would be toward similar sized tankmates. That's really cool pufferpunk Did you have any luck raising the fry? puffer_archer
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	Yes, & still have a male 6" "baby", I raised from an egg. These fish are not aggressive at all, but are predators & will eat anything they can fit into their large mouths. This is why I only have one from hundreds of fry. He ate all his siblings!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	Do you have a picture of the female or of the male and female together? I'm suspicious that both of mine are males but haven't been able to find pictures depicting both.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	For absolutely no reason at all, I found my 6" "baby" dead this morning! His parents got boiled in a heater accident about 9 months ago, so now I have none. The male is much smaller in length & girth & is much more colorful than the larger female.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
puffer_archer Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 250 Votes: 4 Registered: 20-Jul-2004	oh no! That's not good. That sounds like my Green Puffer, he died without warning too. I was wondering...do they like a sand substrate better than gravel, and will they dig in it? [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-27 00:52][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
pufferpunk Big Fish Posts: 462 Kudos: 395 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2003	Mine was usually resting on something or swimming near the middle or top. Never noticed any digging.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28


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