Tateurndina ocellicauda(Peacock Goby)

Stunningly coloured, when kept well these fish are veritable jewels. They have blue, red, and yellow speckles all over the body and fins. The female has a more rounded belly than the male, but otherwise the two sexes are quite similar.

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Fish information (behaviour and breeding):

A peaceful species outside of breeding time, but breeding pairs defend their home range enthusiastically. They lay their eggs in the open, at which point the male drives the female off and protects the eggs until the fry are mobile. The fry are free swimming four to six days after spawning, and will immediately take newly hatched brine shrimp.

Note that this goby does not need (or like) brackish water. On the other hand, it will mix well with softwater species including rainbowfish, tetras, and halfbeaks.

Family Group:	Miscellaneous
Distribution	New Guinea
Temperature	22-26C
Size	7 cm
Water Parameters	Soft, acid water preferred
Water PH	6.0-7.0

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Useful sources of information:

For a well illustrated and detailed reference guide on this and many other fish, consider the Baensch Aquarium Atlases. Volume 2 includes this species and many other unusual aquarium fish. You can buy these books here.

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Shop stock

The latest shops to have this fish in stock are listed below. Click on a shop name for full shop details, or click the link below the shops to view ALL shops that stock this fish.

	Abacus Aquatics	Kent	DA15 8DJ
	The WaterZoo	Peterborough	PE1 2PE
	The Japanese Koi Company	Bedfordshire	SG16 6BB
	World of Water - Manchester	Cheshire.	WA15 7PJ
	Maidenhead Aquatics @ Syon Park	Middlesex	TW8 8JG
	Aquatic Design Centre	London	SW12 0PS
	Woodford Aquatics	London	E18 1EJ
	Maidenhead Aquatics@ Bracknell	Bracknell, Berkshire	RG42 4HA

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