At the request of another member, here's a look at my newest setup: mudskippers!
After attending the NEC convention a couple weekends ago, I bought as an intelligent impulse (lol) three dwarf indian mudskippers. I had a cycled 30 just sitting at home, so I turned it into a brackish haven for my new little guys.
Tank Specs:
- Standard 30 gallon
- Fluval Plus 2 Internal Filter
- Visi-Therm Stealth 100 Watt Heater
- 60 hrz Fountain Pump (for trickling waterfall effect)
- Standard Flourescent Lighting
- Play Sand/Pea Gravel mix for substrate
- About 10 gallons of water or so in the tank
For decor I've got one large centerpiece fake driftwood. I concealed the filter and pump by putting them behind this, and used flexible Eheim tubing to place the waterflow from the pump over the driftwood. This makes a trickling waterfall effrect, just a slight effect since the pump is so small (I'm considering figuring out a way to attach the tubing to the outtake nozzle of the internal filter instead of having to worry about the pump). I've also got another fake driftwood and a real piece of driftwood sticking out of the water with some limestone and various rocks as well for the mudskippers to perch on. I've also got a nice little sand bank on the left side.
For plants, I have some java mossed placed randomly around the tank (which I frequently find the mudskippers perch upon) as well as some duckweed.
Pics (sorry for the chords everwhere, and the condensation inside the tank):
the tank before i added the sandbank.
better look at the centerpiece
one of the little guys
That's all for now. Will post some updated pics later. I'm also considering getting some other brackish gobies, maybe a knight goby or more mudskippers, either more indians or another dwarf variety (if there is one).
(Waddya think Red? lol)
