Goo Obo gudgeon thread

CaysE · 09-18-2006, 11:19 AM

I'd like to start this thread so anyone with experience owning and/or breeding Goo Obo gudgeons can post their experiences and info about these interesting little fish.

I'm fairly new to this fish, but since I got my first one a few months ago, I've liked them a lot. They are small enough to fit 5-8 of them in a 20 gallon tank or larger. Because of their similar coloration when young, these gudgeons will occassionally follow any otos you might have in your tank and may nip at them when first introduced into a tank, but have not seen any damage done. I don't see this happen as the gudgeons grow older, though.

Feeding so far has been an ongoing experiment. They will eat any food that sinks to the substrate, but will occassionally eat food from the surface if the water is shallow, or if forced to the surface in a net. My first Goo Obo gudgeon was in the tank by himself with 8 rasboras, which are pretty voracious eaters. Any food I put in the tank was immediately eaten by the rasboras, so I had to net the gudgeon and keep him toward the surface to make sure he was eating. In my tank now, I have 8 gudgeons with just two otos, so they will snatch up any food as it is sinking. They also mysteriously like algae tablets. They will flip it around with a quick motion to break off little pieces, it was pretty entertaining.

When I owned just one gudgeon, he was pretty active along the top of the tank whenever the rasboras were being fed. In the tank now, the gudgeons seem to mostly be bottom dwellers, and will stay put and wait for food to sink to the bottom.

These gudgeons are also jumpers, so make sure the top is sealed up well. I lost my first gudgeon one day while I had the top glass off.

Please post up any info or experiences you have.

Zoe · 09-18-2006, 11:45 AM

I haven't got any experience them - but do you have pictures of your tank and gudgeons?

I'd like to see ^^

CaysE · 09-18-2006, 11:56 AM

Here is my first one as a fry:

Here's the last picture i took of the first one I had; probably about a month or two old. This picture is particularly colorful because of the angle of lighting, it doesn't always look that vibrant, but is still quite colorful:

Here is a shot of four of my new gudgeons, poking at an algae wafer:

CaysE · 10-16-2006, 02:49 PM

Here is an adult Goo-Obo gudgeon.

dolifisis · 10-17-2006, 07:20 AM

I don't have any experience yet but I plan to get a couple real soon.

CaysE · 10-17-2006, 07:58 AM

I have found that feeding a half of a Hikari sinking tablet each morning (the small ones) keeps my five gudgeons fat and healthy.

Parin · 10-18-2006, 04:46 AM

Oh how I would love to get me a few of these beautiful little fish.
Unfortunately, they are not yet available in Europe.

By the way, I love your photos! Great stuff!

CaysE · 10-27-2006, 11:43 AM

liveaquaria.com carries them; do they ship international?

Ringo · 12-12-2006, 05:55 PM

How are they when it comes to nipping other fishes fins, like bettas or whatever?

CaysE · 02-18-2007, 06:21 PM

They seem to "investigate" any new additions to the tank that are similar in size or coloration. They completely ignored my rasboras when I had them, but would follow around and occasionally nip at threadfin rainbows that I later added. This lasted about a week or so until everyone was acclimated to the new changes. Now, they get along just fine.

CaysE · 03-30-2007, 09:02 PM

A full-grown goo-obo (approximately 2 inches).

pureplecs · 04-01-2007, 09:53 AM

Keep a tight lid on them they are jumpers!!!! I feed mine live food, they like a current, good fish!

CaysE · 04-02-2007, 10:29 AM

What live food do you feed them?

Parin · 06-06-2007, 04:41 AM

I'll hopefully get my obo's next week!

Finally after all this time.

09-18-2006, 11:19 AM	#1
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	Goo Obo gudgeon thread I'd like to start this thread so anyone with experience owning and/or breeding Goo Obo gudgeons can post their experiences and info about these interesting little fish. I'm fairly new to this fish, but since I got my first one a few months ago, I've liked them a lot. They are small enough to fit 5-8 of them in a 20 gallon tank or larger. Because of their similar coloration when young, these gudgeons will occassionally follow any otos you might have in your tank and may nip at them when first introduced into a tank, but have not seen any damage done. I don't see this happen as the gudgeons grow older, though. Feeding so far has been an ongoing experiment. They will eat any food that sinks to the substrate, but will occassionally eat food from the surface if the water is shallow, or if forced to the surface in a net. My first Goo Obo gudgeon was in the tank by himself with 8 rasboras, which are pretty voracious eaters. Any food I put in the tank was immediately eaten by the rasboras, so I had to net the gudgeon and keep him toward the surface to make sure he was eating. In my tank now, I have 8 gudgeons with just two otos, so they will snatch up any food as it is sinking. They also mysteriously like algae tablets. They will flip it around with a quick motion to break off little pieces, it was pretty entertaining. When I owned just one gudgeon, he was pretty active along the top of the tank whenever the rasboras were being fed. In the tank now, the gudgeons seem to mostly be bottom dwellers, and will stay put and wait for food to sink to the bottom. These gudgeons are also jumpers, so make sure the top is sealed up well. I lost my first gudgeon one day while I had the top glass off. Please post up any info or experiences you have. __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

09-18-2006, 11:45 AM	#2
Zoe <·)))< Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 1,030	I haven't got any experience them - but do you have pictures of your tank and gudgeons? I'd like to see ^^ __________________ 90g pltd: angelfish [black, leopard, platinum, silver zebra & gold vt] · glass catfish · harlequin rasbora · neon & rummy nosed tetra · sterpai & spotted cory · bristlenose pleco 28g pltd: scarlet badis · oto cats · bristlenose 16g pltd: flame & honey gourami · cherry barbs 8g (soon to be 18g): 15 lbs LR · 10 lbs LS · YSP · zoas · shrooms · flame & hammer corals · brittle star · scarlet & electric blue hermits · firefish

09-18-2006, 11:56 AM	#3
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	Here is my first one as a fry: Here's the last picture i took of the first one I had; probably about a month or two old. This picture is particularly colorful because of the angle of lighting, it doesn't always look that vibrant, but is still quite colorful: Here is a shot of four of my new gudgeons, poking at an algae wafer: __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails. Last edited by CaysE; 09-18-2006 at 04:11 PM.

10-16-2006, 02:49 PM	#4
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	Here is an adult Goo-Obo gudgeon. Attached Images __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

10-17-2006, 07:20 AM	#5
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10-17-2006, 07:58 AM	#6
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	I have found that feeding a half of a Hikari sinking tablet each morning (the small ones) keeps my five gudgeons fat and healthy. __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

10-18-2006, 04:46 AM	#7
Parin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 3	Oh how I would love to get me a few of these beautiful little fish. Unfortunately, they are not yet available in Europe. By the way, I love your photos! Great stuff! __________________ Rainbowfish.info - a community for rainbowfish enthusiats.

10-27-2006, 11:43 AM	#8
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	liveaquaria.com carries them; do they ship international? __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

12-12-2006, 05:55 PM	#9
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 965	How are they when it comes to nipping other fishes fins, like bettas or whatever?

02-18-2007, 06:21 PM	#10
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	They seem to "investigate" any new additions to the tank that are similar in size or coloration. They completely ignored my rasboras when I had them, but would follow around and occasionally nip at threadfin rainbows that I later added. This lasted about a week or so until everyone was acclimated to the new changes. Now, they get along just fine. __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

03-30-2007, 09:02 PM	#11
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	A full-grown goo-obo (approximately 2 inches). Attached Images __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

04-01-2007, 09:53 AM	#12
pureplecs Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 64	Keep a tight lid on them they are jumpers!!!! I feed mine live food, they like a current, good fish!

04-02-2007, 10:29 AM	#13
CaysE Stowaway Winner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 316	What live food do you feed them? __________________ 20gal tall! The display tank. Flourite substrate, Nutrafin CO2 system, Aquaclear 50, 55W 6.5k bulb @ 10hrs, 65W 10k bulb @ 2hrs, 100W Visi-Therm 4 furcata rainbows (and 8 fry!), 1 albino longfin bristlenose pleco, 6 crystal red shrimp, ramshorn & physa snails 5gal hex! Mini planted tank Eclipse Hex5 with Eco-Complete substrate, 25W heater, 1 male crowntail betta, some ramshorn and physa snails.

06-06-2007, 04:41 AM	#14
Parin Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 3	I'll hopefully get my obo's next week! Finally after all this time. __________________ Rainbowfish.info - a community for rainbowfish enthusiats.

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