I love mine. He lives with Angels, a Discus, a Pearl Gourami, Plecos and red tail gudgeons. I live near Searys Creek Australia. I'm going to try find some in the wild. Thanks Dan.
I'm from Australia and they survive lower then high 60s I catch them all year round in a river that in winter gets below 10 degrees Celsius and 65 f is 18 degrees Celsius so they can definitely tolerate most places in outdoor ponds and in heats of 32 degrees Celsius remember our Australian summers get like 40 degrees Celsius and higher everyday the past few weeks has been minimum 37 degrees Celsius I just went camping and seen a bunch of them out in the day when it was 45 degrees Celsius
I just received my order from you and they all arrived alive and healthy. I’m kind of a novice in the hobby but i’m going to try my best to crack the code🤘🏻 if you have any literature to suggest on them I’d appreciate it!
Congrats on getting these fish...once they mature a bit, they are going to be spectacular. I wish I could give you literature suggestions, but not a lot has been written about these guys from a hobbyist point of view. There are scientific papers readily available on Google if that is your jam.
I have one of these who is the sole survivor of a nuked tank from years ago. I asked the shop for a male, but at full growth now, I'm fairly certain it's a female (no nuchal hump, never any color. Would neither develop, though, in the absence of a female?). I'm looking to make a new community tank for it (her?), but I don't know if I want a male Empire anymore. Does anybody know how Empires and Peacocks get along together? I'm assuming they can't interbreed, but would a male Peacock and a female Empire still enjoy each other's company? Or would they not feel any affinity to each other at all? Conversely, if this is just an understimulated male, would a male Peacock and he get along? Would they stimulate each other? I looked around a lot, but only found info on one or the other, never about co-mingling.
Oh man, that one male is on 🔥🔥🔥. Love these little peek thru vids, I know you’re busy that’s what makes them more appreciated.
An Aussie here these fish will almost double the size in tank than in the wild with the females being the bigger 5inchs
I love mine. He lives with Angels, a Discus, a Pearl Gourami, Plecos and red tail gudgeons. I live near Searys Creek Australia. I'm going to try find some in the wild. Thanks Dan.
You have a ton of great videos, thank you! I wish I found your channel and your site years ago
I'm from Australia and they survive lower then high 60s I catch them all year round in a river that in winter gets below 10 degrees Celsius and 65 f is 18 degrees Celsius so they can definitely tolerate most places in outdoor ponds and in heats of 32 degrees Celsius remember our Australian summers get like 40 degrees Celsius and higher everyday the past few weeks has been minimum 37 degrees Celsius I just went camping and seen a bunch of them out in the day when it was 45 degrees Celsius
Very nice your fish. Beautiful and interesting. Thank you for sharing. Wish you all the best and good luck.
I wish I had a fish Annex. So jealous. Beautiful fish.
Thanks Dan very informative, thanks for sharing!
i know whats on my wishlist now! Awesome looking fish, was on the fence about peacocks but these I must have.
Great information Dan, appreciate it.
man nothing beats the stress of elections like Dan's knowledge of fish thanks
Super cool fish. Thanks!
wow those males really fired up!! I need to do a video on my big boys!!
I was thinking of keeping Gobies - Gudgeon's & Blenny's together rather than with Dwarf Cichlids as I love all 3. What do you think? 🇬🇧
Depends on the type of gobies. I don't really have experience with blennies, so I can't comment on that species.
@DansFish I've only had one type. Why do you say 'depends'? Because of the Gobie or the other fish?
Beautiful !!
Beautiful fish Thanks for Sharing
I love these guys. The 5 I got from you a couple years ago are doing great in my rainbow tank 👍
Looking good Dan!
they are awesome 👌thanks for the information
Beautiful. Would either of these live with my Dwarf Cichlids? 🇬🇧
I THINK they would be just fine with dwarf cichlids, but I've never tried it, so I could be wrong.
I just received my order from you and they all arrived alive and healthy. I’m kind of a novice in the hobby but i’m going to try my best to crack the code🤘🏻 if you have any literature to suggest on them I’d appreciate it!
Congrats on getting these fish...once they mature a bit, they are going to be spectacular. I wish I could give you literature suggestions, but not a lot has been written about these guys from a hobbyist point of view. There are scientific papers readily available on Google if that is your jam.
Dan, any plans on getting more of these Empire Gudgeons anytime soon? Looks like I missed out on this Group 😕
I have one of these who is the sole survivor of a nuked tank from years ago. I asked the shop for a male, but at full growth now, I'm fairly certain it's a female (no nuchal hump, never any color. Would neither develop, though, in the absence of a female?). I'm looking to make a new community tank for it (her?), but I don't know if I want a male Empire anymore. Does anybody know how Empires and Peacocks get along together? I'm assuming they can't interbreed, but would a male Peacock and a female Empire still enjoy each other's company? Or would they not feel any affinity to each other at all? Conversely, if this is just an understimulated male, would a male Peacock and he get along? Would they stimulate each other? I looked around a lot, but only found info on one or the other, never about co-mingling.
Very beautiful.
Sorry Dan, until today I never heard of a GUDGEON- but I like them 👍
Hi! Do all males develop nuchal hump?
All the one's I've had long enough have gotten it. It it does seem to take some time for it to develop.
Thanks so much for the reply!
That's a stunning fish . 👍
This is a code I want to crack. I'd love to take this on as a breeding project.... Soon I hope.
Oh wow
cool fish
Love them
I have these too amazing fish. Hard to breed(keep fry going). ❤
Hey Dan
They are fuckin tough
Interesting how the males have reflective eyes like that but the females appear to have 'normal' ones.
Wow. They are show offs
No they get too big. There’s a smaller species
400th like 😁