Pseudomugil gertrudae
Aquarist: BTown_blackwater
Species: Pseudomugil gertrudae
Common Name: Spotted Blue-eye
Photo by: Greg Gregory
Description
A beautiful 3-4 cm blue-eye endemic to rivers in the Aru islands, western New Guinea, and Australia’s Northern Territory. Egg-scatterer which should not be bred alongside other Pseudomugil to avoid hybridization.
Category: Rainbowfish
Global Region: Southeast Asia
Distribution: None
Aquarist Notes
Collection Point: Aru IV
Genetic Line: Aquarium Strain
Year Acquired: 2024
Acquired from Moonlight Aquatics. Group size of 8 females and 9 males. Some males had a variability in color on the tips of the caudal, pectoral, and ventral fins, ranging from yellow to orange.
Species Spawned: Yes
Mop spawner, will hybridize so must be bred as the only pseudomugil in the aquarium.
Have Reared Fry? Yes
Eggs were incubated at 80 F for ~14-18 days. Methylene blue was used in the first few days with water changes done periodically to remove methylene blue.