The purple-spotted gudgeon makes for an amazing rare, unique, and oddball addition to a native Australian or oddball aquarium. These fish were once declared extinct in the wild but after a small population was rediscovered, they were bred in captivity and now be kept in the home aquarium. The purple-spotted gudgeon remains at a relatively small size compared to other gudgeon species and is fairly easy to care for. They are almost like small predator fish making them a great option for aquarists who have space constraints.
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cool fishThis is an awesome looking fish, it started off really shy, but then it either killed or ate everything else in my tank, even going after a gourami that was the same size as it by eating it tail and fins, after eating all of my neon tetras and guppies. it also killed my silver shark and congo tetra. But it doesn't go near my bristlenose catfish.
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love hate relationshipI have mixed feelings towards my gudgeon. he is an amazing hunter and it's great to watch him stalk the tank, and watch him feed. I made the mistake of buying some danios, a small guppy and some ghost shrimps. After initially chasing and biting the danios he leaves them alone, but he ate all the ghost shrimps and now the guppy. He is also far from the purple spotted pic and rather a brown colour. Not the prettiest fish in the world but an interesting addition to the tank. I don't want to jinx it but he gets along with my kuhli loaches, bristlenoses and even snails are fine.
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ausomethis fish is an amazing fish and whrn they feed it looks awesome. they are friendly to other fish and they just look amazing in the tank.
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